THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY
MARCH 20
*1908
104
Hus Excellency the Governor has been pleasI ed to appolat, provisionally and subject to His Majesty's pleasure, the Honourabla Mr Henry Keswick to be an un-official member of the Executive Consell, during the absence on laave of the Honourable Mr. B. A.. Bawett or until further notice,
We heat from Canton that Mr. J. W. Loureiro, acting deputy commissioner at Canton, will probably be transferred to Kongman, on the West River, as acting Commissioner. Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs. Mr. Loureiro's promotion will be learnt with pleasure by his friends in Hongkong.
12.Ja reported from Nagasaki that the Russian Far Eastern 5.S. Company's steamer Amur, which arrived there no March 3 on beniway ti Chafoo, was attached on behalf of the Kingata Coal Mine Company on ber arrival, owing 10 the Company having failed to pay a coil bill amounting to Y.: 37,990.
TO-MORROW Mr. Justice Wire leaves Hong kong on a well-earned holiday. During his abience from the Colony Mr. H. H. J. Com perts, first police magistrate, will act as pulene: Judge, whilst Mr. 1. A Wood, formerly of the Registrar-General's department, will be ap polated second police magistrate.
THE death of Dr. Naka Tsussi, the most distinguished Japanese authority on Chinese history and a Professor of To Imperial University and the Takin fisher Normal School, took pince on Sunday night at his residence at. Tokio Prior to his death, the Emperor was pleased to promote his rank and to confer upon him the Order of the Crown. In view of the increased number of disputes between Christian converts and the masses in
the various provinces H.E. Yunu Shih-kai. president of the Waiwapo, proposes to estab. la a Chao Wu Chủ, or Bureau of Mir sionary Aff.ics, which will be charged with the settlement of all `missionary questions. A memorial will shortly be presented to the Throne on the subject.
is reported that the Peking Goverment proposes to raine, a sum of Tis: 10,000,000, in the thi'd moon (Ap:11) for the reorganization of the nave. In future an annual appropriation
400,00n will be provided for
THY Chinese Enginesting and Mining Com Company's three mines for the work ending pany abranoces that the total output of the February 29 Amanniad 30.17,820.00 tons and the sales during the same period to 20,554.55 tops.
BANKS.
by. Mosera, E. BU
A PEKING dispatch states that the Ministry of Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation the Interier has obtained permission from the
One to taking a Causes of the inhabitants of
the whole Empire. The Viceroys and Governors National Bank of China, Limited
f provinces have been instructed on the
matter;
THE Japanese share market becomes mora demoralized. Everything conspires to drive" prices downward and there is no factor operat want is the blackest era that has visited Japan log in the opposite direction. In fact the pre- for many years, says the Japan Mall.
MARINER INSURANCEE.
Canton Insurance Office, Limited
North Chlas loturance. Company, Limited,
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
Corrected to noon; later alterations given under Commercial Intelligence," page gr
POSITION-AK-FER"LAST. REPORT.
AT WORKING
RESERYE
£125,000
LAST DIVIDEND,"
APPROXIMATE
ÉRTURN. AT
QIPTATIONE, BASED ON GAIT ||TRANE DIT)
·CLOSI QUOTATIONS
123,000 Stay
Stay
£1,500
Sargoco)
$2,000,387
Final of £2 on old and Luto on new
shares for year ending 31,12.07
1 London £75.10/
99,933 67
LO:
371,293
$300,000
Sz (London 1/6) (or 1903
$1,560,000
10,000 Fazo
$50
Sarg,058
$20 for 1006
$240
$101,959
10,000 Δες
Tis. 100,000
Tiz 48,042)
Tis. 304,474 101 1000mm Tis, 265.
(Final of 7/6 per share making in all 15/-7
Tis 83 sailors
$3,000,000
675,000
Saso
$100
$456,407 £195.337.13- $317,618 $850,000
$1,450,490
Final of Ska-making 542. for 1905 and 2 "Interim of 530'lar 1906.
א
8,000 5100 4,000 $too
Sto $60
F394.520
S12 for year ending 31,12 f
30,000 Stoo
8,000 5250
$20
$7,383,94%-
5174,432
5428 027
$6 and bonus Sa for-1906
Say for 1906
5840 sales
Steal buyer 2 Staa buyers
$89.
Sag ver
$7,000
$355
Star 1906
5264,6382
396,988
Nil
$4 for year ending 304.1907
512
·$40
$250,000
*0,000. 5:5
5575,000
$73,379
$16437 ($1 for and halfver making in all Sat
for year ending M11207 kanai)
$29 sa. and i
$20,000
60,000
£60,000
$370,000
63,694
5/- for 1906. @ ex 2/2§=$2.24 per share ...
31%
SB39
1517
Tis. 14 310- (172,370
Tis. 45 seliam
INTELLIGENCE from Peking states that, in re Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited | 33,400
ty to a Note from the Walwupu concerning the agreement between the Japanese Govern Then and the Great Northern Telegraph Com
act has no connection with the coast line of Hiny, the Japanese Minister says that the com Chinn.
six truck coolies were charged at the Police Court, last Monday, at the instance of Ins prctor Callett, with negligently drawing a fuck along Des Voeux Road West on Sunday nicht, and injuring a coolis. The accused pleaded guilty. They could not stop the truck, in time, one stated, and the coalie was knocked down, the wheels passing over his
fo. t. They were fined $5 each, by Mr, Gom.
pirtz.
OUR Canton correspondent writes under yes. telegram requesting him in allow the officials of terday's date (8th)In reply to the Viceroy's
1
Yangtasó Insurance Association, Limited
Do, do, a (NEW)
FIRE INSURANCER T Chion Fire Insurance Company, Limited Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited.
SHIPPING.
China and Manila Steamship Company, Lir Douglas Steamship Company, Limited
Hoogkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co., Li
30,000
20,000
Indo-China Steam Navigation Co, Ld. (Preferred)?
*Do.
(Deferred) Варов
do
the Canton Cheap Rice Distribution Office to apghal Tug and Lighter Company, Limited 100,000 T's go Tin. so
in
Tus Hongkong. Canton and Macao Steam-parts of Pingchow and Wuchow, as reported export to Canton 50,co3 #kík of rice from the bost Company baring recently purchased theon the 4th instant, the Governor of Kwangsi, Wing Lok Street Wharf situated at the juncH.E. Chang Ming-chi, stated that be was not tion,ofing Lok Street, Des Voeux and Coa-
a parition to comply with the request at naught Road West, it is arranged that ibe steamer Pow will depart from this wharf
present, but expected to be in a position to do so within the next two or three months, commancing fram to-morrow, Wednesday(18th). The Macao steamer Sui An is now using the We are requested by the Committes which whaif and in future the Sunday Excursions by looked after the concert in aid of the blind on this vessal will depart from and arrive at this Baturday last to state that the response to their Wing Lok Street Wharf,
efforts were most satisfactory. We understand "that, a sum somewhat over $600 will be at the disposal of the Committee for this good work, We are also requested to state that the Com mittee is exceedingly grateful to the Robinson Plano Company for the help they gave them Rad for the manner in which all the priange ments were carried out,
A CONTEMPORARY color, a new, and really axpressive, word in a sole commenting on the position in the Afridi country. It says "it in known for certain that all the border claus are very short of ammunition, although rifles are believed to be fairly pastiful everywhere." Pestifal' jun describes the character of a rifle in the hands of a stark thief of the border land, It is a word that ought to go down to the "ges la company with Stellenbashed-Singapore Free Press.
THE man Esekiel who arrested the other day on a charge of stealing $1,100 from a leather merchant in Des Voeux Road Central was, at the Police Court, this morning, sentenced to six months' hard, labour,.. It will be remem
Ne, 17, Queen's Street and asked to be shown e leather, When the shopkeeper turord
男性
his tick "empincure the stuff accused stretched Acmes the Fuster and from the sale removed
THE Viceroy at Nanking, H. E. Tuan Fanbered that on the zoth ulto accused called at has sent a dispatch to His Honour M. T. Liang, the Shanghai Tantsi, stating thint: since, accordance with the Imperial Decree all opinin dens in the native city of "hanghai have been clusad down, and no steps have been taken to close the dens in the International Seulement. Klokánður is instructed in request the Munici pal Council; through the Senior Consul, to adopt drastic measures in the inatter in order to encourage the F'auti;
ti-oplum campaign China.
THE annual report of the Taku Tog and Light ter Co, Ld. for the year ended December 31, 1907, shows as a result of the year's work ng a balance at general working account of $271,610.43. This has roabled the directors to pay to the shareholderstwa Interim dividends of 2 per cent and 3 per cent, in July and Novem bar last, and after moriding for general ix- penses, etc., there is a balance of $231,717,04 The payment of's Andi dividend, of 5 per cent, together with the interim dividends paid, will give the shareholders, a return of so per can- for the year..
a roll ni el ven Stoo bills. He was apprehended
a week later,
The monthly competition against Bogey for the Saunders Farewell Cup was held at Happy Valley between March 14th and March 16th. The following Cards were returned:-
0. P. Chater W. D. Kraft Cal. Martin
1.3. A. Baiss, R.N..." F. B. Deacon H. E. Tomlinson, R.N. C. E. H. Beavis C. T. Beath H. Hunter
Caн
(rec.) One up (rec5) All square (rec.) All square (rec.2) All square (res.14) All quare (rec. 14) All square (rec.1) not down (rec.4). One down (rec,14) Ten down
* Winner of Cup. + Tis for the Pool."
37 entries for Cup.
25, entries for Pool,
THE trafic on the trams at Shanghai on Satur. RUMOURS respecting a further increase by the day and on Sunday last was remarkable. From Hank of Japan of the bank-rate are becoming 11.30 p.m/ « large crowd stoad"near the Bund mara insistent. We are informed that bankers terminus and trams were rushed immediately in Osaka generally appear to admit the course the ap passengers alighted and the traffic to be inevitable in order to prevent the exodus manager at that point had an, irritating-task so of gold, Such
for measure is Decessary prevent the Chinese from hanging on to every strengthening, the basis of the nofe system of profection. The experience gained by two the Bank of Japan, and it can also be used to years' previous service at Coney Island in a prevent a financial crisis. It is necessary at dimilar capacity was invaluable to him, bow. the present juncture thit 'money should be over, and the trams left that point with prompt advanced freely to business of sound standing, dispatch and a bare braathing space for pas..but bank-rates now always rank higher than senger. At all the outer section the con- the official rates of the Bank of Japan. The gastion was as great, and it will be a matter of consequence is that banks borrow from the general, antisfaction when the other lines are the national bank, an i make advances to their working so that the abnormal traffic may be clients, pocketing the difference in rate of in distributed.
terest. Banka ure thus indured' to make advances with less care than should be observed and the incre se in the rate of the Bank of Japan will prevent this-Japan Chronicis,
THE Chief Justice. Sir Francie Piggott, reser ved his judgment last Tuesday afternoon in the case in which Lau Yeong Wood and Lam Choy, contractors, sought to recover from the Standard Oil Company of New York the aum of $75,000, being for work done and materials supplied at the request of the Standard Oil, Company for their works at Lai-chiatok. The casa lasted eight days, four of which were DC: by Counsel to open the case. Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. George A Hastings, of Messrs. Hastings and. Hastings, appeared on behalf of the plaintiffe, The Hos. Mr. H. E. Pollack, Ec, lostructed by Mr. R.”D. "Atkinson, of Maners. Descon, Looker and Deacon, represented the defendant
THE following particulars of the outward Journey of Mr. Cecil Clamenti (a nephew of Sir Clementi Smith), of whose travels we recent ly had a note, will doub lean prove interesting to our readers. The traveller left Kashgar on Aug. 4, and proceeding via Aksu, Kucher, Karashan 10 Torfan, then made a detour pla Urumchi and Kuching to Hami, where be, arrived on Oct. 18. Here be met Dr. Stein naghlo way to Kashgar, Mr. G. Clementi left Hami on Oct, as for. Bachon across the "beg gady 28 Stages, as the Chipse call them where even brackish water is scarce, and all fodder fual, and food has to be canied by the traveller, After Suchau be was going on to Lanchet, and proposed earning south into Szechuan. He telegraphad his safe arrival at Chengto, Szechuan, on Jan, 19.
Sour time ago, says the Bangkok: Times,‹ wa caferred to the complaints of European res dents in the East as to the high cost of livingTwo fataraxing details in the price of food which have just been brought to our notice certainly would appear; amy rate to give repo, if not to Josilly,
discontent of the residents of Bangkok. The fast Singapore market price jins to hand show that beef in quoted at an average of 19 dollar cents par pound. The Bangkok price is 39 dollar canis. Melton in quoted in Blog ¿pers at 40 castay here it is 73 cents. It most beyenmembered that both Bangkok and Bingapore" receive a large proportion of their mattos from Hongkong," Bearing this fact in mind, itis Indesa a purinen; qusations Way
APAN papers report that Yokohama barbour has recently been infested by a gang, of dating pirates, who attacked and pillaged vessels mopred in and out of the barbour. Early on the morning of the 23rd ultimo a sailing boat of seventy-eight tons was attacked by five mer, who, armed with drawn words, threatened the crew of the bat into giving up eighteen yez and many articles of clothing. They left the vessel after about thirty minutes and Immediate. ly rowed to another vessel, the Kyout Maru, where they succeeded in taking.only a few arti- cles, Again, on the 24th the Koki Mary, a coast ing vessel of twenty-eight tona, was visited by the pirates, who made off with four bags of rice, three bundles of charcoal clothing, etc. Од each; occasion, the piratas used the Huma threatening language, declaring that they were. members of a band of twenty-six, the terror of the seafaring community. They manouvred with great agility a temma boat, which was apparently occupied by five or six men, The gang was arrested on the following day, two in Tokią and three in Kanagawa..
IT will be a matter of regret to a great many people in Hongkong that Brotber Sylvester the genial and learned director of St. Joseph's College, is on the eve of leaving 'Hongkong to Brother Sylvester it is impossible to conceive one ssume a similar position in Caylop, Than who has endeared himself more to the hundreds of students who have been under bis charge, Although he has only been in Hongkong a matter of five years, thres of which is has occupied the highest post in B. Jesspa's College,, there has been no more popolar member of the community. It is little wonder them that the boys and formar pupils of the college bays arranged a surprise sin for one of
most upayaoming: men to Hongkong. Brother, Sylvester is laying by the P. and O. steamer Marmore to-morrow for Colombo where he will take up the duties appertaining to the post of St, Benedict's College in Colombo. His successor, we understand, will be Brothar Christian of the same collage. Whether brother Christian will remain in Hongkong in a matter of doubt, as it is understood that he will become the dric disctor of the colle which the Brothers propose to amakis
Do
-100,000
(Preference) "Shell Transport and Trading Company, Limited... 2,000,000
Star Ferry Company, Linued......................19
Taku Tug and Lighter Company, Limited
FEFINEMIES.
Chian Sugar Refining Company, Limited.
Luton Sugar Refining Company, Limited. Terak Sugar Cultivation Company, Limited citer
DOCKS, WHARVES & GODOWNS.. Fenwick (Geo.) & Co., Limited
songkong & Kowloos Wharf and Godown Co., Edle) 6'1,000
Tix. 75,000
£400,000 £1,871, $55,000
5137
Final of Tis. If making Tia. 3) for 1907 Interim of 1 (Coupon No. 3) for sfc 1907. ($1,003 for year anding 10.4.1909, (30.50
Tla. 49 sellers. 44/6
Say buyers
10,000
Sib
*10
$32,957
·Sig bayers
10,000
fro
15
Tis, 98,000
Tis. 419,479
31,000
The go Th. so
Tis, 62,000
Ti 18.730
Final of Thi. i making Tis. 6 for 196
faj X
Tis. 47 buyers
Tis. 81,200
4:1
20,000
.100
..Tis, 30,000)
£450,000
19,215.
28 for year ending 31.12.06
S109 bayers
7,000 7,000
100 5:00 Tis. go (Tix. 50
5:5 sales
Ms, 100,000
Tis: 8,935
Tis, 4 (82) for year ending 31.8.06
Tib, 80
MINING,
broese Engloerug did Mining Company, Lumosi|1,00%
ub Australian Gold Mining Company, Limitad
£150,000 -£84,398}·
-Final of 1/6 (No. 9) for 1907
Tix. 14 buyard
·150,000.
£4.878
50,000
LI
*. £11,358
¡No, tz of 1/48 cents
18,000
Yas
164,124
$3,726
81,75 for vast ending 35,12,08
50
$26,B:6
33.556
Final of $14 making Sgt fự tướy
$40,000
-50,000
55,700
150
*ça:
$100,000
$50,000
$147.442
I't, 100
ris, TOO
T19. 1,000,000
Tis 487,310 Tis. 100,000
36,000T0000
The 190,100 Tis 75,000.
is. 20,439.-
The 33,117
Final of 54 making $8 for 1937..
Interim of Tis: al for six months endi
31st October, 1907%
Interims of Tis, & for account 1907.
Tis 114 buy
Til, 25,000
50,123 12,000 Sto $0,000
Say! 813
**Sat
The 6,591 $10,908 19,178
Tia, & for 7937 uudenais
fat for year ending 30.6.07
$1.80 for 1906 ....................................
Sco
$648,975
Sagu
Final of 3 miking Sy) for 1907
$250,000
595,075
$217,426)
anding 37.207. ingrata
$50,000
..$50,000
$4,531
Final of $3 making in alt: S7 for 'year?
70 cents for £907
доде
St4 for 1907 qan 100 ya
FFinal of T3 and bonus of "Tis: a making'
Tk. 107,547
in all Tims for 1907
Sr,541
11. 8,807 514,369
Sa
Tix35,119
Shanghal Dock and Engineering Co., Ld.
kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Ed.
Shangha! and Hongkew Wharf Company, Limited.
Anglo-French Land lavestment Co., Ld.
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Astor House Hotel Company, Limited (Shangha Central Stores, Limited
Hongkong Hetal Company, Limited ........
Songkong Land Investment and Agency Co., L
omphreys Estate & Finance Company, Limitad Sowloon Land and Bellding Company, Limited.12.09
hanghai Land (overment Company, Limited Vest Point Building Company, Limitad
COTTON MILLS.
wo Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company, La Hongkong, Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing]
Company, Limited
en vannidis netnational Cotton Manufacturing Company, Ld.....
| xoo-krag-mow Cotton Spinning & Wearing Co., Ld. Soy Chas Cotton Spinning Company, Limited,
MISCELLANEOUL.· ́
Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limitad Chian-Borneo Company, Limited............... China Flour Mill Co., Limited... China Light and Power Company, Limited..
Da
Do. special shares China Provident Loan & Mortgage Company, Dairy Farm Company, Limited,
Freen Island Gement Company, Limited me isli & Holtz, Limited
Hongkong Electric Company, Limited Hongkong Ice Company, Limited.......... Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Ld. Maatschappij tot Mijn, Bosch en Landbouws
ploitatie in Langkat, Limited Peak Tramways Company, Limitad” Peak Tramways Company (new) min... Philippine Company, Limited fameira shanghai Gas Company, Limited. Shanghai Horse Bazaar Co., Ld.
*banghai Pulp and Paper Company, Límited wantai-Sumatra Tobacco Company, Limitad hanghai Waterworks Company, Limited, South China Morning Post, Limited C steam Laundry Company, Limited Cientsin Waterworks Company, Limited Union Waterboat Company, Limited,
nited Aaboyton Oriental Agency, Limite Vatson, (A. S.) & Cop:Limited...
slam Powell, Limited
1100 $100
STO 6,000 Sco $30
7,000 Ts. 10 Tie, so 12,500 Sto Sco
8,000
60,000 24,000 Tis, 50 Tik, 30
50,000 S102
$30,000- $1,000
(Tis. 1,525,045)
Fi. 170,000
подф
Tia 150,000) SeTle 23,3753
$60,000
to
5221 buyers Sta
98-
$100 sellers
Sto sa, and b
:$25
BIZ
548 buyers
Ths. 54 unles
Tia. 35 nollom Th
Finni of Saïo making in'ail $4,10°(or your
ending 31.12.07
Tis., 21: for, year ended 31,10,1904
dants for year ending 3627.07. ****
Tis, 6 for year ended 30.9.06 (8 X)
59 boyarn
T. 28,33
$120,000
$50,0001
1038
*TIL 50,063
*$1,599
is per share for 1906
St for 1904.230552450 JUZOROSA
Final of Tias making Tia ta for 1905
60 cents for year saded 18.1.06
$1.go for year ending 31.7.07.
cents per share for a/c 1997..
15,000 Ti 30 Tis, so [75,000 Sto Sta!
75 T 75
118. 180,000
100 Ti, 100 1,000 Tis. 500 TR 500
DONA
Tis. B, for 190d.,
Tis, fa for 1906 Lá......
13/6 Sia
£1,199
NL
Tie 50,000
$102
THE 5.99$
Tla, 48 bay
.none"!
50,000
123,000 530
$10
80 cents for 1907 saimes
15,000
17t $6.
J
$5,000
$2,974
-Siz
400,000
-110
$10
$11,000
$10,80
Interim of
30
1,000
S20
$10
$186,000
$15,002
· Saj for year anding 28.2.07.
524 sellers
$10
$10
KOSK
58,953
$1 per share for year ending 28.3.07
68%
$120,000
$4,578
$6,000
Tip: $47.5002
100
Tis 24,601)
17,127
-Fiaal of $15 making in all $19 for 1907.....
Interim of Bo cents per share for a/c 1907... Interim of Tis, 10 for rst quarter,an
8%
$26 sales
$2,655
NİL
+7999.
I pershi, for period from 19th Oct to 30th Apr.
Nove
Sis
571 buyers
3% for account 1907.
310
Tis 40003
Fisst of Tia, 5 sad Tis. 10 for 1906
king in all TIK 14 157 1007 Interion of 251- the account 1907. (old) Interim of $1ls for account 1907
40 DENIS, for Fair ending
Thú 6) for year unding 30.4.07.
50 cents for 1907 wimmers
Bo canta on 9,900 ord, shares and
As for account 190 100 Founders sharep for yr, and. 31.5.07} Interim of ye cent
(Fiori al ja etu, making 8o cts, for the
-year ended goth June, 1999
TIL 107 Bujars
Vis: 40 sallam
45-buyers
123 salaa
Tiä: 973 säles
Say buyers
$6 sallary
Tla, 97 saliers Sto bayara
Bst
Tis 15,2957
$15,900
15,482
Atps:Sis entitled, toƐkalf
the prod