LOCAL AND GENERAL.
WITH' the addition of fifteen cases of plague last Tuesday, the total for, the year to noon if -7749
ARKIESTORM.
bursi
arsi on Tokio on Eth inst. of a violence without pracedent in, the last sixty
THE ships of the China Squadron which bave beam visiting Japan luft Yokohama or toth inet, dog Walhal diag
compositors of the Japan Gazalis of Yoko« hamma baya, gone, on strike. Poblication is temporarily suspended..
IT lo stated that the boiler of the Imperial yacht Panglo burst a low days ago, several Japanens angineers being injured thereby THE American Broel Trust is negotiating for a contract to supply 1,000,000 tons of rails for the Siberino Railway at a cost of G. 525,001,000, A TORIO despatch of thisst. Jays-One naval engineer and ten divers, using two diving body of God, at enazed in the search for the
Colonel H. Harlin.
body.
from Mukden states that the four A TELEGRAM Japanese who killed three Frenchmen at Tien tain during the Russo-Japanese war left on the 7th lost, for Tlontain under escort
THE South Manchuria Railway in about to open a steamship service between Tairen and Shanghai. The N. Y. K. Kobe Maru will pro bably be chartered for the purpose,
A RATHER novel import, in the shape of about 1,000 bags of antive four, arrived here last month from Hackow. Another lot of old -horse-shoes-arrived from America,Tientsin
Critic.
As the result of the heavy rain during the last few days there was a landslide in Leighton Hill Road on the afternoon of the tath inst. A large quantity of earth came crashing down the hill
side, but no damage was done.
A TOKIO despatch of 8th inst. says Diver with complets diving apparatus used in the Navy are searching for the body of. Colonel H. Martin, who was drowned in the lake at Chasenji yesterday.'
We are informed by Mr. Van Houten, agent for the Netherlands Trading Society, that the shroff Chan Chan Ting, under arrest on 4 charge of alleged embezzlement, has no con- nection with his Bank.
FROM what we learn the many agents of the British and American Tobacco Co., with head. quarters at Shangbai, are making an energetic and successful campaign throughout Man- churia against the Japanese cigarette factories. .FROM July 1, 1997, to April 30, 1908, the total shipment of silk from Yokohama te Europe and America was 89,344 bales, 29,628 of these going to Europe and 59,616, to America. A further 2,369 bales were recorded up to the sailing of the Empress of Japan, on the 15th
alta,
Tus japanese monument to the memory of the Ruman victims of the war was unveiled at Port Arthur on toth inst. Many represen- tatives of the Russian army and navy, were present, including two Lieutenant-Generals, one Rear Admiral, and the Archbishop of „Paking, besides Goneral Nogi.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JUNE 201908
ADMIRAL Li Chun and suite visited the cine matograph last Tuesday evening and returned. to Canton on board the Po Bil on Wednesday. morning
tembang keda
THE Shanghal Dock and Engineering Co, Ld, subject to audit, will declars » anal divil. dand of The . The total for the year will thun
TWELVE more cases of plague have been ra corded, bringing up the total for the yani,to Bra A case, which terminated fatally, occurred at St. Stephen's Collage.
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Aw Army Board has been appointed to sultin farms for the purchase of the Boston Steamship Company's steamers Shawmut and Tremont for Niations Bank of China, Limited
MARINE INSURANCES. use in connection with the Panama Canal. Dr. Koch, who arrived at Yokohama on hoard the P.M.S.. Siberia, immediately went up to Tokio Twenty-eight medical and scientific societies have arranged elaborate receptions in North China Insurance Company, Limited
is hour. *;
Gantos Insurance Office, Limited"
We are officially informed that the Marine Court of taquiry touching the strmoding of the steamer Pewaw, which took place recently Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited near Cap-ani-mun, will be held at the Harbour Office on Tuesday next, aged inst, atʼ10.30 am, Tue exhaustive operations undertaken by the anval divers to recover the body of Colonel H. Martin, of Hongkong, who was drowned in the lake at Chuseajl, have been abandoned," as there was no hope of their meeting with success.
THE new Chinese Steamship Co., which has adopted for lie title the Chino-Siamese Mail Sicamship Co. has now issued a first call on its subscribed capital of ice. 6,000,000. Thi first call is 40 per cent, and was payable before the 15th of the current month.
WITH a view of making himself personally acquainted with the capabilities of the various shipyards in Hongkong, Admiral 1.i Chun, of the Kwanglong navy, visited Messrs. Bailey's work at Hok Un and also Kwong Hip Loong' alipway last Tuesday afternoon.
-THRE# sailors—Albert-Eugens Nielson, K. Ar Evension and Johann Hoyen-belonging to the steamer Oriel, were charged on remand befors the Hatbout-master in the Marine Court, on the rath ist, with deserting ship on the 8th inst. Defendants were ordered, to forfeit all waRGE due, and were also sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour.
A CHINAMAN was charged before. Mr. Howard, in the District Court, Singapore, on 17th inst, with taking into the Colony from Hongkong $19 59 probibited colu. The copper was returned and he was told not to circula!0 it. The dollars were confiscated and he was cautioned and discharged. Accused was told to apply to the Governor if he wanted the money.
back.
BUSINESS at the Police Court, last Wednesday. was of a very slack nature. The calendar as 02- usually small, and was lacking of interest. The only case which commanded some attention was that in which a coolie broke into the Dairy Farni coolies' quarters, at Pokfoolum, on Tues. day morning, and was in the act of leaving the premises with something like S10 worth of -private effects when he was seized The thief
was given six weeks' imprisonment.
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of
Tax steam yacht Yungho, which is said to have been presented by the Japanese Empator and Empress Dowager, was damaged by an ex- plosion in the engine room while the yacht was under trial in Lake Kunmin inside the Yuho Park some days ago in the presence many high Chinese authorities. It is said that some of the Japanese who wore in charge of the yacht were injured through the explosion, The estive papers day that the object of the Japanese in presepting this yacht to Chian was the hope of securing big orders in connection with the proposed reorganization of the Im
THE Hankow Daily News states that the burden of the compensation paid to Japancic shop-keupara, who offered during the recent Flots has fallen on the Taotal of Constabulary Fang Che-kuen, who has been forced to sell three staam-launches for a sum slightly exi Ceading twenty thousand fuels in order to meet the drain on his purse, BARON Chinda, Vice-Minister of Foreign Afperial Chinaro savy." fairs, and Baron Hayashi, former Minister to
In the Supreme Court, on the 17th_inst, Mr. Pexing, have been appointed Japanare Am Justice Gomperiz presiding, two actions were bassadors to Germany and Italy, respectively heard against the Kung Fat Wing firm, of 7, Mr. Yamara in appointed Secretary of Embassy
New Market Street, therein. The first claim in London in the place of Count Msten Hiro-
was brought by the Cheong Lee Kin Ket firm, kichi, Mr. H. Jain, Councillor of Embassy of Sha Chung, Cautop, to recover the wom In London, is appointed Japanese Minister in S116.18, and the second by the Wa Loong Kee Paklag.
of 94, Boobam Strand, in which they Arin THE Viceroy of the Hukwang provincas has sought to recover S377.79. Both claims ware reported to Paking that on the 5th instant the for goods sold and delivered to the defendants. land in the vicinity of a place called Maichuang Mr. H. R. Dennys, of Messrs. Dennys and In the district of Ch'angyang, Hupeb, suddenly Bowley, appeared for the plaintiffs. The de opened out, causing great fissures and swallow fendants did not appear, nor were they repre- sented. Mr. Dannys proved his cares and got lng up over one hundred houses and their oc cupants. The Basures are said to cover several judgment. miles in extent. It may be stated here that Changyang district belongs to the prefecture of Ichung.
........
H.E. CHEN Pib, President of the Ministry of Posts and Communications, is reported to be about to memorialize the Throne asking for the appointment of his Honour Liang Jukau (M. Liang), former Tastai of Shanghai and now Junior Councillor of the Walwupu, to the post of Superintendent-General of the Railways -of- the Empire. It-is-also-stated that the memorial has been suggested by the Grand Councillor, Yuso Shih-kal. His Honour M. T. Liang was Director of the North Chips Rail ways five years ago and worked hard and ably in that position." It Is believed that under his able administration the railways of the Empire We hear on good authority that the cara against · 1.would galo greatly in every way,
A PERING correspondant writes that it is rum oured in the capital that Messrs. Arnhold Karberg have secured the contract for the Pak- ing Water Works. The estimated cost of the works-is unid to be Tis. 1,500,000, which should mean a substantial commission for the local 6rm. A Belgian company were regarded. by many as the most likely to obtain the con tract Only one English hong, we believe, #stered.-P. & T. Timek.....
Sergeant Rangel will come beforethe Portuguese THE Huangpu Conservancy Board has secured Court in Maceo shortly, in the course of or
a strange trophy in the the form of a small can- dinary procedure, the fact that the Coast- General was the prosecutor having made it Impon which was recently brought up in the Junk Channel by a dredger in one of its capacions possible to try the cass here. Dr. Nolasco, who arrived here a few days ago le connection buckets. The cannon, which is of English with a civil case, was approached coatem make, is a four-pounder and about 4 ft. 6 in. in Ing the defence, but, it appears, declined to length; it is in a wonderful state of preserva tips and bears on the barrel the name of the take up Rangel's case.-N. C. D. Neus. ⠀
miker, Rogers; a crown's the legend, 41b.j Á TENIATION WAS CEUsed at Kowloon yesterday and the date 4. 3. 11. Within three years of ita (17th last) by the arrast of Mr. Jas, Pearson, the centenary this relic of the past has been un
and It foreman moulder of the Hongkong and Wham earthed from its long resting-place, pos Dock Company, Limited, on a charge of left to the imagination to piece together. Its obtaining a certain sum of money, the property peculiar history Of its youthful exploits noth said; but si least we can follow It of his employan, by means of false pretences, ing can be. The amount at issue is $58.30. Accused was on its long voyage round the Cape of Good charged in the Police Court, this morning, and Hope, and watch its transference or sale to the remanded. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. Chinese to be mounted, perhaps, on a war junk, Mr. F. B. Descon, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker until it sank ingloriously in the Huangpu-N and Dascon, is retained for the prosecution CD. News, a Ma THE recently issued report of the Imperial | Maritime Customs contains the Games of the various Customs officials who bave recently re ceived decorations," "Among them are Mesars.de Luces, Hiller, J. R. Brazier, T.T.K. Ferguson, LS. Palen, H. Dawson-Gions, R.HR. Wade, C. N. Holwill, A. M. J. Porter, W. C. H. Watson, B. D. Sommar, and W. O. Paggoy dot a large proportion, out of the hundreds of hard worked mas in this excelleres and
THE popolation of Acking, capital of Anhui, has been recently stirred by the brutal murder of a man by hit two sons, aged sixteen and minstess, respectively, it seems that there lived at Huining, in Anking prefecture, an expectant official named Chu, who was very poorly off. Obu, whe had been living there for upwards of ten years, had never been bragop Boat Festivalible eldes son want
an official post. On the eve of the
to
ble and asked for some money. The father
al service vir PAR WARNPN Pafter savaraly scolding his son for his prodigality "A BHANGHAI-Correspondent miles 1" By the 3328700 want to kill me, you may da sa‚”.
French Mall yesterday, May gay Mr. Henry Keswick, of Messen, Jardine, Matheson & Co., Lato,,, left, this part for Japan. After a shon stay there. Mr. Karwick will leave for the komsland. It is his present intention to Tire from basinses in China, and, if evar hs, returns, it will be as a visitor. His services to the com- munity both to volunteer, and Chairman of Coppell are so well-known. I need vnet diter upon themi Chura, OBEYAY ban
you
#1,have no more money to spend on
Thereupon the prodigal son seized a tool which Wan lying bear by and struck his fathar on the bead three times with it.The younger son who Was standing gear by also hurled a large sloze at his father who was failed to the ground, and died after few minutes. The matter was werred to the Haier way hald an inques s'AN- a result of which the two young men, were sliced under, arrest, 16: la ballavad / that Leonismus put to death, wilboat minication to the Governor -NACHD
Yangters Insurance Association, Limited
FIRE INSURANCEL. China Fire Insurance Company, Limited Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited Mili
SHIPPING." Chipa and Manila Steamship Company, Limited... Douglas Steamship Company, Limited
7
Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co., Ld.
ין
13,400
faço
$100
APPROKIMAT *MATIZEN 'ABA
2200
*$80,000 ASIOIE Sras
fVissi of. Es on old and £1.s0f-05 Dan *shares for 3-year ending 31:18.07. unnim
(3752) sajan
Landon £78,10f
99.925
£4,000 $130,000
$10,311
Sa (London 3/6) for 1903
Faso
$50.
$219,058)
$30 for 1906 i
$301,959
Tis. 100,000
16,000
LAS
Interim of 7/6 x 3/5% for 1907 ma
STIL 48,949)
Szzy sellers
#TIL 77
$3,000,000
12.506,051
fFinal of S15 making S45 for tycổ 'and) Interim of 530 or 1907
31.X
13.000
$100
360
$591,765
Siz and bonus $3 for 1906-
5151) sules:
20,000
$100
$50
5372,43%
#6 and bonus Sa for 1006..
म
*Sga bayari
$1,323,941
8,000
3950
5433,037
Say for god
5315
$7,000
30,000 $15
51,053 NİL.
$1 for 1906 is
SIF
m
20,000
550
$96,988
54 for your ânding 30.51-97
Sas buyers
$350,000 $575,000
*16,439
513 515
(31) for and half-year making in all dažą for your ending 111207 Sideskou.
Sapt
£60,000
60,000 60,000
100,000)
LS
ES
£270,000
63,694
5/- for 1905 @ ex ajaƒ...§1. *4 per share
st %
Tis. 75,000
{
£400,000
£1873
Tis. 14 SIQ ₤172,370
Finst of Tia 14 making Tis. 37 for 1007 ...
$65,0002
10,000
•10,000
$98
(51.00
( Second Interim of 1/- (Chupon. No. 9 Mor
sic 1907máncártenbési
for year ending 30.4.178
אאאאא א
45 sallere (54) bayars.
130 $5
Tis, 140 000
Tis. 101,000
6,869
1000
Tl. 50.50
Ths. 1-6,000
Final of Tia, z making Tis, g'for'i xy,
rat #
Tip:49 sallara
Ts. 17.143.
332,538
,000
100
100
... 20.000
19,418
18 for year ending 31.12.04.
7,000
100 $100
$3 to 189
7,000
"ts, 50 Tia, 50
1 s. 100,000
Tis, 9,17;
ས་ནས་མ་་ར་་ (Tļu, « (8 %) for year ending 11.8.06
£11,396
11.358
Interim of 1/6 (No, to) for account 1905.
No. 17 of 8 centi
Siga
·Saz Tis. Bah
Tis: zył bayar
$8
Indo-Obina Steam Navigation Co, Ld. (Preferred)?
do..
(Daferred) Do Shanghal Tug and Lighter Company, Limited,200,000 TH 50 TIE. 50
(Preference)
L E Shell Transport and Trading Company, Limited... 2,000,000 Star Ferry Company, Limited......
Lo.
Taku Tug and Lighter Company, Limited
REFINERIZE,
bina Sugar Reboing, Company, Limited ...................... ..... Luzon Sagar Refining Company, Limited,.. "orak Sugar Coltivation Company, Limited
MININO.
Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, Ld1,000,000
sub Australian Gold Mining Company, Limited
DOCKS, WHARVes & GodownA. Fenwick (Gen.) & Co., Limited
Hongkong & Kowloos Wharf and Godown Co., Ld.
Jongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Ld. Shanghal Dock and Engineering Co., L.
hanghai and Hongkew Wharf Company, Limited ...
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS. Anglo-French Land Investment Co., Lad Astor House Holel Company, Limited (Shanghai) .. Central Stores, Limited ini har anders krovno osi beosz Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited - Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Uo, Ld..... Tumphreys Estate & Finance Company, Limited ..... Cowloon Land and Building Company, Limited.......
hanghal Lead Investment Company, Limited West Palat Balding Company, Limited
:
COTTON MILLE
* Cotton Splaning and Weaving Company, Ld.... onkong Cotton Spinning, Wearing and Dysing
Company, Limited
in thi tinational Colton Manufacturing Company, Ld... sau-kung-mow Cotton Spinning & Wearing Co., Ld, Soy Ches Cotton Spinning Company, Limited
MISCELLANEOUS.
150,000
50,000
18,000
વા
14
Ffio
£1
$36,848
Hoba
61340007 £13,289 LARYS
53.726
́$175 fw Year,sading 31,12,16
ro.ood
$50
$28,804 $10,000
55.556.
Final of tri making 53) 4×7 1009
(0,000
$40 $50 $5.700, Too 1%, 100
1150,000
T3, 1,006,000
5441,443 Tis. 20,459
Final of 14 making $8 for 1907.
71%
Stag
(Interim of Tis. 21 for six months ending)
61%
Tik. 8. sellers
36,000 T, 1001 200
Tir. 697,257) Tir. 73,000 TiL. 135,000)
T'is, 12 626
31st October, 1907 imesimameter 3 Fisal of Tia, 9 making Tis, 17 for xgop ............
71%
-Tis. 237) buyers
25,000 30,000
The roo 14; 100
Eas 525 50,173 315 $15. 12,000 350
Tis, 25,000
· 6,537
Tis. 6 for 1907 vie
$10.000 $1,000
$10,908
Sağ for year ending 30.6.07.
$9,178
$1.60 for 1906 ESEVANJE KOE
"Tīs; 10: sales
Sar buyera $12) sellers:
5048,075)
550
543,075
Saga
· Final of 393 making 37) for 1907:
Final of $34 making in all 37 for
50,000
$100
1100.
$250,000
$10,915
X 3100 vellers
150,000
$117,436
Lending 31.12.07
inccineadenynak,
$10
$50,000
$4,601
1,000
• поде
514 for 1902...es skersund
$50
70 cents for 1907. Canoni
↑ Final of Tis, 3 and bonus of Tia's making
(516) zaļas-
(Tia. 1,525,045)
· 17,500
$40
Th, 107,547
· 51,541.
in all Tis, 8 for 1907,
ERKENNTAGIONE,
·Tis. 124 salas
Final of $x,xo making in all $4.10 for year
84%
-ending 31.1207) perimtrentenata
10,00
15,000 Th, 50 TIL 50 125,000
$10 SIO
TL 75 Ti 75
Tia. 45.9393
$60,000
Tis. 8,607
514,169
Tis, ag for year ended 31.10.1907 **** 50 cents for year ending 367,07 maan
41%
Tis, gå bayazı
47%
-41
Tia, 150,000
Tis, 85,519
Tis. 6 for year andad 30.9:06 (8 X) NE
5,000.
7,000
TI, 100 Ti, 100 Tix 500 Tis'ção
none
Tis, 38,357
TIL 50,061
Tis. B for 1906.............
Tis, 50 for 1906 ....
12/6 11/6
€1,399
* 1/3 per share for 1906
60,000
Siz
Siz
$55,000
$1.20 for 1907..............n
50,000
$101
Fro?
RODE
£25,000
to cents for year ended 182.06...
$10
Sto
$130,000
'$2.593
Bo coals for 1907
$60,000
45,000 $71
$5,000
52,974
St.go for year ending 31.7.07:
$10
Srajoo
$3078
12,000
$3,000
Bast
vy cents for 9 months ending 31.12.07 ****
11,000 60,000
$20
$185,000
8917
5:0 Sia
·Sogat
$10 10%
Sza
Sis bayanı Sig bayers
Fany buyers
5,000
65,000
535 fas $10
$130,000
15,000 Gr: too G 100 $25,000 $10. Star Sr.
Tik 547,500) Tis, 37,603)
$5,000
75,000 Sto Sto 14,000 |[[1, 50 [Tis: 50
30,000 Tis: 20TH, 20
TIL 100,000
NIL Tis, 6,601
16,390.
6,000 20,000
£20 ∙Sax
Tia: 24,830) Tis. 75,000 Tis, 190,000
GODE BOSS
Tia. 38,937 $90,337
201
Hell's Aibestor Eastern Agency, Limited ...v8,004 Chion-Borneo Company, Limited... China Light and Power Company, Limited-USOIRESIDE
Do Do, special sharos „ause m • 50,000 China Provident Loan & Mortgage Company, Led.... 135,000 Dairy Farm Company, Limited
Green Island Cement Company, Limited ipii..... H. Price & Company, Limited, ............. *........ Hall & Holtz, Limited. Hongkong Electric Company, Limited ......i Hongkong Ice Company, Limited... Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Ld Maatschappij tot Mijn, Bosch en Landbouwer. pinitatie in Langkat, Limited (namiguil Peak Tramways Company, Limited Pesic Tramways Company (189) Mot Philippine Company, Limited shanghai Gas Company, Limited
banghai-Sumatra Tebacco Company, Limit Shanghai Waterworks Company, Limited, South China Morning Port, Limited ..... Team Laundry Company, Limited we Tientsin Watarworks Company, Limited Union Waterboat Company, Limited. Inited Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited.
Vatson, A. 5.) & Co., Limited,
. illam wall, Limited,"
* These shares are entitled to half of the
$20
Tix 35,2953 3,000 Tis, 100 T18, 100 TIL 1,000
90,000
$10
Printed and Peblinkes we Joan Penn
54.338
Th. 17,397. $7.471
Final of 75 cents making in all Stå for 1907 12
32 for year ending 28.2.commu
·S1 and bonus 20 cts, for year ending ag zob Final of $15 making in all $19 for 1907 ag Final of $1.20 making in all Sa for 1907..... Interim of Tis, so for and quarter museos (lo canta on fully paid shares and 6 cents on 2 281 paid shares for year ending 3o4.08...).
Nonn
Final of Tin, 4 making Tis. 7 for 1907 72
for 1907 Final of Tis, 'g making in all Tia/ Fins) of 37j6 making 53/6 for 1907 1
·Nous suurimatis
40 cents for yair ending 34.5.07 impertine Tis, 61 for year ending '30.4.07
so canta for 1907 190989991191/KERANA
So cents on ggoo ord: shares and $19.80 en Yoo Founders skates for yr, end, 31,5,07 Final of go canton3 X-making 60 cents ** for year ending St.13/07/renovantes podem Filmi di so eta, making to cts, for the
yuar ended 30th June, 1900 margin,
BOSS. $35,000
$1,360