1.
A.CONE point upwards
Canton Insurance Office, Limited
indicates a Typhoon
to the North of the Colony.
North China Insurance Company, Limited
indicates a Typhoon
to the North-East
Inika Insurance Society of Canton, Limited
of the Colony.
Sangtra Insurance Association, Limited....
Do.
do.. (new) FIRE INSURANCES.
3.
A DRUM
indicates a Typhoon
bina Fire Insurance Company, Limited....
to the last of the Colony,
fangkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited
SHIPPING...
hina and Manila Steamship Company, Limited.. Zougins Steamship Compaay, Limited ......
A CONE
indicates a Typhoon
waids and DRUM below
of the Colony,
to the South-Eastongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co., 1d.
67
Intimation.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPHA
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A special feature is made of full and accur ats reports of focal, occurrences, and of matte
ters of general interest.
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WEATHER-FORKOASTS AND
STORM-WARNINGS ISSUED
FROM THE HONGKONG"
OBSERVATORY.
| METEOROLOGIÇAL SIGNALS',
Méteorological signals are hoisted on the
mast in front of the Water Police Station R.
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
Supplied by Messrs. E. S. KADOOKIE & Co. Corrected to noon; later alterations given under "Commercial Intelligence," page 5
БТОСКВ
BANKS,
Tsim Sha Tsui for the information of masters Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation of, vessels leaving the pon. They do not necessarily imply that had weather is expected bare:--
Signal
1. A COKE
point opwards and DRUM below
.. point down.
National Bank of Chion, Limited
MARINE INSURANCES,
POSITION AJ PËR LAST REPORT
Но от SHARE..
VALDE. PAID UP
RESERYE.
AT WORKING. ACCOUNT.
$
$1,500,000) 3219,058 $401,959
125,000 Tls. 100,000 (TR 48,943)
Bone
LAST DIVIDEND.
APPROXIMATE ESTURN AT PEMBENT QUOTATION; |HÄSED ON LAST
· THAT'S_DIY,
CLOSING ¿QUOTATIONS.
£1,500,000
120,000
$125
$125
$13,500,000 $250,000
52,000,387
(Final of a on old and £1.10/ on naw
shares for year ending 31.3.07
ber
55705 ex div.
London (78
-99,975 — -£7-
£127351 $300,000
$71,293
$2 (London 3/6) for 1901
S
10,000 $250
$50
£20 for 1906
10,000
613
*Tis. 204,434
Final of 7/6 per share making in all 15/-)
6 %
Tis. 85 sallers
$3,000,000 £70,000
12,400
£250.
$100
% $456,407
*$1,450,490
Final of $12, making $41 ́for 1905 and) interim ol $50 for 1906.....
5 X
$850
5817,628 $850,000
8,000 $100
560
4,000
$100
$159,143 $1,988
$394.520
Sta for year ending431.12, 15o.
Segal buyers
15142) bayern
$1,000,000
།
20,000
$100
Sza
$320,449
5362,980
t and bonus $a for 190;
· 81%
$98
$7,516)
51,256,483
5,000 Jaso
Sto
$435,236
$40 far 1905
12%
-5332) males
30,000
Szy
$25
$7,000
$365
St or 1006
7
514
$264,6187
20,000 $50 $50
$95,988
Nil
$4 for year ending 30-40097
101
£40
£350,000
80,000
S15 515
$550,000
$27,101,
14 for 1st half-year ending 30,6.07..
61.2
$30 sellers
586,989)
Do.
*ndo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ld. (Preferred)]
do,
(Deferred)}
50,000 60,000
£60,0002
£270,000}
£3,694
$40
5/ for 1905 ex 3{2}-$2.14 per share...
31X
152B
5. 'A' CONE
point down wards
to the South of the, -Colony,
Do.
indicatesa Typhoon hanghai Tog and Lighter Company, Limited... 200,000 To Tis. 50
(Preference) "Shell" Transport and Traning Company, Limited... 2,000,000
"Star" Ferty Company,l.pmited,
Tis. 54372
Tis, 13,327
Interim of Tis it for account 1907
100,000
£400,000
41871
4.172.370
Interim of ï/- (Coupon No. 8) for a/c 1907)| 41 %
(10,000
$10
$10
$65,000
$32,957
1137
$1.00
10,000
Στο
$5
150.50)
for year ending in 3.1997.
אאא אנא
(Tim. 46
Tis. 50
45/+
$25 buyers
Staj buyers
Tis, 98,000
indicatesa Typhoon
7's. 419,479
to the Fonth-West
of the Colony.
Take Tog and Lighter Forgang, Limited
BKFINERIES.
30,000
Tis, 50 Tiv, to
Tis. 62,000
18,430
Final of Tis, 2 making Tis, 6 for 1906
12 X
Tia....47 sellors
TIL. 81,200
・TIE 39,000)
"hon Sugar Refining Company, Limited
20,000
froo
$100
$450,000
450,218
$8 for year ending 31:12,06 ...............
7. A BALL
Gun Sugar Refining Cotupaný, Limited.. indicatesa Typhoonek Sugar Cultivation Company, Limited to the West of 'the -Colony,
7,000
$100
5100
nona
*7,000
Tis, 50 Th. so
7 15. 100,000
*Tis, 8,935
$1 for 1897 ter prayers
201
̧ Tls. 4 (8 X) for year coding 31.8.06 ..................
Sig'sales Tu. Bo
MINING,
'hiness Engineerog and Mining Company, Ld..........(4,000,000
150,000
50,000
the thing the
£150,000
£4,873
*Li1,558 Jr. 411,318
Final of 1/6 (No. 9) for 1997
71%
Tis, 16 saliaru
$8
No. 1 of 148 cents
ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT.
The Hongkong" Tilegraph is the best medium for advertising in China Is circulates
largely among all classes of the community,
Is the largest daily newspaper and hus a
wider circulation than any journal in the Far
Hast.
Special attention given to effectively display
log advertisements,
The type used as a standard for setting
advertisements is similar to this, unless we are
instructed to display the advertisement, when
any affective style of type will be adopted,
This standard runs exactly eight lines to the
“luch, and about eight words to the line,
DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
Notices of Births, Deaths, and Marriages
́51 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 moon of the day they are intended to appear.
Unless otherwise specified all advertisements will be repeated and charged for until counter manded.
· JOBBING DEPARTMENT,
Job Printing of all descriptions undertaken,
PROGRAMMES,
PAMPHLETS,
CARDS.
CIRCULARS.
A CONE. point down. waids and BALL below
point_upwards ́and BALL-
below
8. A CONE
indicates a Typhoon to the North-Wort of the Colony.
sub Australian Gold Mining Company, Limited
LI
DOCKS, WHARVES & GODOWNS.
t
fer wick (Ged.) & Co., Limited
18,000
525
$64,124TM
110,335
"'$1.75 for year ending 31.12.06
113%
Jongkong & Kowloony Wharf and Godown Co., Ld... do.
FBW) Do...
Yong and Whampoa Back Cempany, Ld hanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Ld, ye
hanghai and Hongkew Wharf Company, Límitéd,..
40,000
*co
$23,152
$3,047
20,000
Bça
$50
$30,000
Interim of $2 for six months ending Juna)
30th 1907 parankeusme
(556 old
하였
{$54.w
$100,000
睡%
$98
50,000
.350
1491,580
$50,000
7 %
Tis. 84 sales
55,700 Tls, ro0, 100
ts. 1,000,000
#. 10,359
81%
Tis. 21g sales
36,000 T100, TOO
116 190,100
Red Signals indicate that the centre Lelieved to be more than 300 miles away frans
The Colony!)
Black Signal, indicate that the centre i believed to be less than 300 miles away from the Colony,
The above signals will, as heretofore, be - koiled only when typhoous exist in such positions or are moving in such directions that information regarding them is considered to be of importance to the Colony or to shippi"g- leaving the barbour,
These signals are' repeated at the Harbour. Office, H.M.S. Tamar, Green Island Signal Mast, and the Flagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at Kowloon,
URGENT SIGNAL.
In addition to the above, when it is expected that the wind may increase to fall typhoon force at any moment, the following Urgent Signal will be made at the Water Police Sidtion, and repeated at the Harbour Office ;—
THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMBS, AT INTERVALS
OF TEN SECONDS,
A Black Cross will be hoisted at the same; time, superior to the other shapes...
NIGHT SIGNALS.
The following Night Bignals will be exhibit
ed from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water
- LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS. Anglo-French Land Investment Co., Ld./1949
stor House Hotel Company, Limited (Shanghai)....i. Central Stores, Limited
Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited........... Hongkong Land lovestment and Agency Co., Ld... umphreys Estate & Finance Company, Limited... ▸uwloos Land and Building Company, Limited.......
(hanghai Land Investment Company, Limited
est Point Building Company, Limited ..............
COTTON MILLS.
487,310 Tis: roo,000
Tis, 75,000
1 is. 13,117
$4 for, 1st half-year ending June 30th, 1907, Interim of Tis, a lar six months ending? 131st October, 1907. mai
Interim of Tls; 8 for account 1907
ממתין
ፐ15 3,358 $10,908
29,178
25,000
Tls, 100 Tis, 100
10,000
$25
525
50,133
SIS
12,000
$50
$50%
Tls, 15,000 $30,000 $1,000 [548975)
Tls. 6 tor 14-months ending 28.2.07 514 for year ending 30/807 ........
6
4.
$1.80 for 1906m nám áààà
36,0753
3ro,ga
14 for 1st balf-year ending 30,6.07 in
71%
(0,000
$100.
*100
1250,000
3915
Final of $31 making in all Sy tor year?
אאא א א
The 205"
201 buyan $14 sales
א
$104
$100 7.%
150,000
Sto STO
$217.435)
ending 31.12.0%,
-$50,000
'4657
70 cents for 1907
7.%
104301
6,000
530
78,000 Tis. 50 ris, sa 12,500 $50 Sco
+1,089
Sal for 1906.....
Szot sales Ka
Tiz. $70,000
hope
7 X
Tis. 103 b, ex d.
Дорв
(Final of 52,10 making in all $4.10 for your
81%
548
$4,541
ending 31.12.07.
*
Tl. 150,000?
8,807
Tis, ak for year ended 31.10.1.7
41 %
Tle. 58 safes
$14.209
50 centa for year ending 31.7.07 umbran
5%
$10
Vis. 85,519
Tis. 6 for year ended 30.9.06 (8 %)
Tis. 8 tor 1905.
..
TIL. 55. Tis. zat
Tis 270 bayer
571
$tot sales
Tis. St sollers · 56 sellers
wa Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company, Ld.... kong Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing? Company, Limited ....... ernational Cotton Manufacturing Company, Ld... sou-kung-mow Coticu Spinning & Weaving Co., Ld. Soy thee Cotton Spinning Company, Limited........................
MISCELLANEOUS.
ell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limited...) China-Borneo Company, Limited.
China Flour Mill Co., Limited
hina Light and Power Company, Limited
Do. 1Do.. special shares.
15,000 (T50%, co 125,000
510 $ro
$9,000 TL 75 TIS. 75. 8,000 Tla, 100 ĮTIs. 100 *,000 T 500 Tis:coo
hing Provident Loan & Mortgage Company, Ld....125,000
Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Officery Farm Company, Limited Flagstaff, and H.M.S. Tamar.
i. Three Lights Vertical, Green Green Green,
reen Island Cement Company, Limited
Tail & Holtz, Limited
indicates that a typhoon is believed to bengkong Electric Company, Limited,
situated more than 300 miles from the Colony.
II. Three Lights Vertical, Green Red Green indicates that a typhoon; is believed to be situated less than 300 miles from the Colony.
III. Three Lights Vertical, Red Green Red, indicates that the wind may be expected to increase to fall typhoon força at any moment.
No. III. Signal will be accompanied by the Explosive Bombs, as above, in the event of the information conveyed by this signal being published by night.
These Night Signals will be substituted the EXPRESSES, the Day Signals at sunset, and will, when
necessary, be altered during the night.
All job printing is done under Europeno
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
→ SUPPLEMENTARY)WARNINGS. For the benefit of Native Craft and passing
Ocean Vessels, a Cone will be exhibited at each of the following stations during the time that any of the above Day.Signals, are, hoipted in the Harbour.
Gap Rock.
Waglan.
Stanley.
Cape Collinson.
Aberdeen.
Sau Ki Wan.
'Sal Kung.
Sta Tau Kol.
Tal Po. This will indicate that there is a depression somewhere in tha Chios Sea, and that á Storm, Warning it hoisted in the Harbour,
Punker details can always be given to Oconn Vessels, on demand;by signalţirom the light-
THE MANAGER, HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH CO., LD. | houses...
1. Ice House Road,
·F. G. F100,
Directo;
longkong Ice Company, Limited
iongkong, Rope Manufacturing Company, Ld. Agatschappij tot Mijn, Bosch, en Landbouwex-,
ploitatie in Langkat, Limited............ Peak Tramways Company, Limited Peak Tramways Company (new)
bilippine Company, Limited shanghai Gas Company, Limited Shanghai Horse Bazaar Co., Lḍ, mine
hanghai Pulp and Paper Company, Limited .......
anghai Sumatra Tobacco Company,
Limited..... hanghai Waterworks Company, Limited.. south China Morning Post Limited
team Laundry Company, Limited....
extrin Waterworks Company, Limited .............. Union Waterboat Company, Limited......
mited Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited............. Watson, (A. 5.) & Co., Limited....................
ham Powell, Limited
{Tis. 23.27%}
$60,000
Fix, 150,000
BODE
'1'-9, 28,257
41,299
голе
nono
•s: 50,663
£638
$35,000
Tis. 50 for 1906
$1 for 1904 CGSTEN HEMLIne presi
Tis. 547,500
Tis. 27,603)
s. 17,127
I'.34.374
if par share for year ending 28.2.07. Interim of $4 for 1-year ending June 30th:07 Interim of 80 cents per share for alc 1907... Final of Tis. 7 and bonus of Tie,'2}'mak+2 ing in all Tis. 3a) for 1907. ennai, Sparsh. torperiod from 19th Oct. to 30th Apr. 078%
8,504
Siz 60,000
4,000 (Tls. 50 Tis. 50 50,000 $10)
12/6 -Siz
1/3 per share for 1906
Nil
'Tis. 50,000
.1's. 889
Final of Tia. s making TIs. in tui 1905.
STO?
nana
50,000)
51 j Sto
S
60 cents for year ended zizos
STO
$120,000
3.:93
Ea ceuls for 1907
9%
$50,000
25,000
Szi
'. 56
$5,000
*12,974
51.30 for year ending 31.7.57
517
400,000
510
$10
$11,000
$10,804
Interim of so cents per share for a/c 1907...
.81%
21,000
520 $20
•* $186,000
115,002
52 for year ending 28. 2017.........
Sai bayers
61 Z
$15
60,000
$10
$10
Done
iz.953
$240
5,000
£25
$25
50,000
310
$10
$105,000 $65,000
$4,341
$25 salas
14,312
Tia 430 sales
25,000 Gs, 100 Gs. 100
$13
75,000
Sro
50,000
110
St
67,500 S10
$10
11.
None
$7. buyers
34,000 TIL 50 Tis, 50° 5,400 Tls. 50 Ti 50 4,500 Tis, zoo Tis. 100
30,000 Tis.20 Tls, 20
16.150 £20
6,000 1-$25. 525 20,000 ..35
Tls. 100,000
I'ls. 7,990
Interim of Tis, 31 for sccount 1997.mmar
71%
Tis. **3 sellors
TIL. 67,375* Tis. 45,000) TIs. 8,000 Tla, 24,820) Tia. 50,000 Tis. 190,000
Tis. 9,751
Tia. A for 190g
Tla. 45 salos
115. 3,354
Final of Tis. 5 and Th, to for 1996
Tis, 64 saliers
778, 239 solen
17.843
Tis, 65.592
Done
- $41,934 $478 57..201
2,000 Th.100 TL 100 50,000 10,000
none
4,000 TIL 15,295
Sro SIG Sto 54
----none
$35,000
90,000 $5,000
$10 Sto
$10
$25,000
дода
$2,655
51,360
55,482
Interim of Tis. 5 for afc 1907. {Interim of 15/- for account 1907 (old))
Isteria of 11/3 for account 1907 (new)
NORE.........
40 centi for year ending 31.5.07............................ Tis, 6j for yearending 304.07 musimpiici -50 cents for 1907.pomeranian 80 cents on 9,900 ord, shares and $19.80 onĮ 100 Founder shares tur yr.end, 31.5.073 Interim of 39 cents for account 1907 missm. (Final of sa ca makink Bo cts. for the 2 1 year ended 30th June, 1906. ...............
Tis: 350 buyers
56 sellars Tis, 97 sollers!
Sio b ex
55 hpyers
541
"These shares ́are entitled to half of
the profits.
"Printed and Pabllakad 22. fit SUNNO GRABA Sew the Hongkong Telegraph Gempnay, Lalakitad, at the