Mas. Tiedemann, wife of Mr. P. M. Tiede. maus, Russian Contul st Hongkong, arrived in the Colony last Tuesday by the 4.4. Kroei chau, from Chefoo.
THIRTEEN Australine horses were sold at the Home Bazaar auction at Shanghal on oth inst. at prices averaging Tia, 430. The bidding was fairly consistent and the prices should be con sidered satisfactory.
INSPECTOR Withers prosecuted two Shauki wan shopkeepers in the Police Court, last Tuesday, for having scales in their possesion which were set up to the standard weight They were each mulcted in the sum of Sia, Oux Caston correspondent reports that the amount of Likin dues collected during the first and second ten days of the 9th moon in Canton, as reported by the Likin Burenu, was talk. 48,151.7.3.2 and-trelu 58,770,3.3.9, réspectively. THE absence of a lighthouse on the Agincourt Island which lice thirty-six miles off Keelung has been considered by seamen very inconved. ient; and the Formosan Government has now built a temporary lighthouse there, which has been
lighted since the 22nd ultimo, The Waiwupu hai nøked, H.E. Li Sheng-tu, Chinese Minister, at Brussels, to obtain, if pas ible, for that Department "a copy of Govern- ment Regulations for the control of religious bodies." It is proposed to make such regula- tinns, when obtained, the base of similar rules in Chloa..
Š
THE export of matting from Kobe continues active. During the first ten days of this month, the value of matting shipped reached some Y417,000, the destination of the shipment being the Waited States. The explanation, of course, is the new freight rates that willshortly come into operation,
Two chair coulies who were arrested at an early hour this morning (218t inst:), in Squate Street, removing the dead body of a female child for burial, or to be dumped in the street, were, on prosecution, fined $100 each by Mr. J. H. Kemp in the Police Court, to-day. The fines were not paid and the delinquents went to gaol for two months..
On the 15th ult, the big liner Mongolit, Cap. taip Morton, of the Pacific Mail Company, left San Francisco for Honolulu and Far Eastern ports. She carried 250 saloon passengers and about half that number Asiatics in the stee age quarters. In the Mangalia cargo of 5,000 tons was a large consignment of silver bullion, valued at nearly $500,000 (gold).
IT is reparted from Peking that the Ministry of War has telegraphed to the Chinese Minister in Paris asking him to contract with French shipbuilders on behalf of the Chinese Govern- meat for the construction of fourteen gupboats. It is further reported that these vessels are to be drafted into the Paiyang and Nanyang Squadrons, and that the necessary expenses are to be defrayed by the varioui provincial governments.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY OCTOBER 24 1908.
Fon conveying a quantity of gunpowder and. fuse along the roads of She-po, Now Territory, without having the box labelled "Dangerous” a stone cutter, Sit Tak, was fined, 5 at the Police Court, on the 17th inst
MAJOR-GENERAL BROADwoon, Commander of the British troops at Hongkong, and party arrived at Soul on the 6th instant, after travelling through Manchuria. General Broad- wood was expected in Japan in a few days.
coolia,
Fox being in unlawful possession of a silver watch, valued at S6, which was stolen from 11, Pottinger Street, on the 4th instant, residing at 26, Cross Street, was, in the Police Court, on the sand, Aued $15, or in default one month gaol.
A CHINAMAN, who brought two lads into the Colony last Wednesday for emigration purposes, was, in the Police Court, on Thursday, sen- tenced to one year's imprisonment, Accused was arrested as he left the Canton steamer with the two boys in his charge,`-
THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals.
H
A. D. S. Coustard .....
E. A. Irvingtips** ***
...Sas
THE British steamer, Cheongshing reached port Jast Wedoesday evening from Tientsin, having experienced foe weather all the way down. She had on board rgo time expired med belonging to the Cameron Highlanders, in charge of Major Bragden and Captain Crichton. These men will sail for the homeland in a few days on board a trooper.
BEFORE the business of the Criminal SessionI was opened last Tuesday morning, Mr. Justice Gompertz asked the question! "When will the manslaughter, case be taken?" This was the case in which the contractar of a number of houses which collapsed at Shau-ki wan during the last typhoon was indicted. The Attorney General replied that he would rather not refer to the case at this stage,
LAU PING is a pig-dealer, residing at Ha Chun Treung village, New Territory. In the Police Court, last Saturday morning, Lou was given a fortnight in prison for theft. On Friday mora- ing. he walked into a contractor's shop at 6t Queen's Road East to "get some work done." 'The matter could not be settled and Lau left-- with a metal water-pipe up his sleeve He waY seen, and for fourleca "days Lau and the pig farm will be apart.
·
In view of the numerous protests coming from all partsofthe country, complaining of the heavy taxation on domestic products that is now over- burdening merchants and producers, the Comp trollers-General of Customs have been lately holding several conferences in Peking to devise methods of reducing this taxation: Such a step would doubtless revive trade and ensure confeet #mongst the farmeri and traders throughout the Empire.
PRINCE Ching basissued a notification to the var. lous staffs of the Grand Council, Grand Secre- tariat, The Bureau for the Compilation of Cos- stitutional Records and Council of Staté-Affairs. that, henceforth, documents passing through the hands of each preson are in be signed by him and that such person is to be held respon---Court, this morning, with rabbing his employer "sible for suely knowledge of such document or documents that may leak out to those who have no right to it.
"THE troops left by the Powers in Noth China
THE patice vesterday (16th inst) arrested a man named 'hauChung and charged him in the Police
of a leather box containing a gold finger-ring.. ane deposit receipt and two 1. O. U., and $1,36 in cash, aggregating $1,371.5e. On this Charge defendant pleaded not guilty. Chau Chung war afiertha Bavar emtust sra now distributed ai | shopkeeper merly a cook, in the employ of-n eight places and their respectiva. numbers are the night of the 1st or early in the morning" of of 25, Connaught Road West. On said to be as follows:-British 1,950; American the ad inst., he disappeared. At the same 1231 Russian 114; German 750; French 1,400; time the leather box disappeared and suspicion Italy 230; Austria 233 and Japan 1,co. Japan fell on him. Nolice was given to the police, now proposes to withdraw one half of her infan- try and all her cavalry. The Mainichi Dempo, Chau was run to earth. The case was ad-
journed.
from which we take these details, saya that the monetary' saving effected in Japan's case will amount to 1,300,000 yen annually,
We note that Mr. Farmer, the well-known proprietor of the Victoria Hotel, Shamien, And the Macao Hotel at Macao,, has come north in the Cheongshing. He has obtained the contract for entering for the troops who are leaving, and coming to Tientsin by the above steamer. Mr. Farmer has had a long and large experience in catering in different parts of the world, and may be trusted to do things well. He is a well-known caterer in Hongkong and gels most of the big catering jobs in that post-China Critie,
THE fiat Rono-Japanese, conference on the subject of the connection of 'railway and steam- ship services in and from Manchuria will be held in St. Petersburg in November, that is to say, after the aunus) Russo-German-Dutch and Russo-Austriou conferences Japanese dele.
•
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
Supplied by Messrs. E. S. Kadoonix & Co. Corrected to noon; later alterations given under "Commercial Intelligence," pago 5.
STOCKS.
BANKS.
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation
"
National Bank of Ukius, Limited-
MARINK INSURANCES.
Canton jasomace Offcé, Limlied
North Chios ipsorsnes Campany, Limted
FIRE INSURANCES. Obina Fire Insurance Company, Limited .......... Hongkong Fire Losurance Company, Limited,,
SHIPPING,
China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited.. Douglas Steamship Compasy, Limited
NO. OF CHAREL
VALUE. PAID UP.
99,935
ફ
195
ફ
[POTITION AS-TER LAST REPORT
AZIERVE.
11,560,000) $134,757- $411,990 £125,000
AT WORKING ACCOUNT.
'LAST DIVIDEND.
AFIROXIMATE)
MEYVEN AT JESSENT QUOTATION, BASED ON LAST
CLOSING. QUOTATIONS,
130,000
Stat
5115
$1,500,000) $14,000,000 $250,000
52,005,774, Interims of "La for first half year & «x]
1/9]=521942 parmersize upuris
st x
$5800 sales {London Lo
£4,009)!
$150,000
$10,225
Sa (London 3/6) (or, 1903
Motig
10,000
$250 $50
$14 for 100% sinn sene vene
8 %
1175 b. ex div.
10,000
Tis. 150,000
Tla 48,9413
TIL, 100,$12
Final of 7/6 making 150 for 1907
6 %
Tix.83 buyers
J
$3,000,000
Union insurance Korkery.al Canton, Llifted
1,400
Sage
$100
£90,000 5302,478
$3,506,011
(Final of $15 making 545 for 1906 and?
Interims of $30 for 1907
st X
$785 sales
Yangtute Instance Association, Limited
11,000
$100
$60
$199,032
3591,763
$12 and bonus 5g for 1900
5167) salar
$1,00
20,000
$100
510
$340,007
5372,432
36 and bonus $2 (oz.1906..........
st %
$13,802)
8,000
$50
52,323,941
$428,027
$27 1905
# X
5335
30,000 S25
57,000
51,935
$264,6381
$1 for 1906.
20,000 550 $50
Nil
#99,067
Tal for year ending 30. 1908
584
$250,000
30,000
$15 $13
5587,500
#7,755
$81,766
Siop first salf-year ending 10.6.08......
$17,655
ado Chlon Steam Navigation Co,, Ld. (Preferred)?
Do
do.
£10,000)
60,000 60,000
: LS
£5
(74 1,000
413755
hangha! Tug and Lighter Company, Limited
200,000 Tx. 5o Tis. 30.
LI
$10
£10
310
{S0.503
SIS
Tis, 609,755
Tit. 103,000
3,000
Tia. 50 Tis. 50
Tix. 6,869
TIL 116,000
Final of Tis, 1ẻ making Tis, 5 for 1907 „...
* X
Tic. 45 collars
Ja Sugar Refsing Company, Lite! 0200 Sugar Refining Company, L mited... trak Sugar Cultivation Company, Limited
K0,000
7,000 7,000
100 $100
froa
18 for year cuding 31.11.0^
$120
Dr. $135 13
13 fa 1897
ris, ça Tis. 5o
+. 100,000
Tie. 9:173-
TIR. (8 2) tor your audio, 11.8.00.
Sta Tie.
go bayare
MINING.
>
18/10
[19:00] £11.89) 64.373
615,556
Dr.
Interim of 1/6 (No. 10, pur account 1908......
No. 12 of 1)-48 p
71%
Tis, 16,05 %.
Sy sellers
Jongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co., Ld.
(Deferred)
(Preference) 100,000 Do. Shell" Transport and Trading Company: Limited.../1,000,000 f 10,000 *Star Ferry Company, Limited....a tomoni spe
ku Tug and Lighter Company* niited
REFINERIES,
110,000
Guese Engineering and Mining emping 000,000
b. Australian Gold Mining C. mpany, 1.imited
LOLĖS, WHARVES & SODOBNA wick (Gen.) & Co., Limlied.
rongkong & Kowloon Wharfan! Godown Có., Ldu kong,and Whampoa Dock Compa 1, Ld rese .hanghat. Deck and Englueerlag Coi bức cuốn
anghal and Hongkow Wharf Company, Limlied.
LANDA, HOTELS & BUILDINGS, Anglo-French Land Investment Co., Ld. Astor House Hotel Company, Limited (Shangksi) ....v Central Storés, Limited .....................
A PRE
Hooghong Hotel Company, Limited
est Point Building Company, Limited
COTTON MILLS,
Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company, Ld....
Two thousand pesos and costs and imprison-Cowloon-Land-and-Buliding Company, Limited - "ment in case of insolvency, was the pupinh
ment meled out yesterday, 17th inst., by Judga
Limited Crussfield of Manila 10 Dr. Dominador Gomez for having in his possession a large quantity of morphine One of his confederates, Estanislao Carballo, was sentenced to pay a fine of P500 on the same charge and the others charged with like offences were, acquitted. The other charges against Gomez and his confederates were dismissed for lack of sufficient proof on¦| the part of the government that an illègal are was made of the morphine found in possession of the accused. Dr Gomez at once gave notice of appeal from the decision to the Supreme Coast-Cobenews«& mericon.
BOCK · RETURNE.
KONGKONG AND WHAMICÁ DOCKS.
galollatha said conference will be Vice-Presi Hailan.................. AL Kostens Dock dent Yamanouchi of the Railway Board, Mr. | H.M.S. Whiting...... Tanaka, director of the South Manchuria Rail-U.S.S. Albatross way, and a representative of the Osaka. Mer. chantmen Co. The conference is to be held annually in Tairen, Tokio or St. Petersburg.
Kiang Ta.....
Sierra Blanca Kiang Chi.............. Likin..........
Kwong Fu
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THE German Emperor has conferred upor Mr. C. Stepharias, of the firm of Buchmeister Glenogle and Co., the fourth class of the Order of the Suisang Red Eagle, in acknowledgment of the great services which Mr. Stopbarius has rendered to Garman interests in Shanghai during recent Hopsang years. Mr. Stepharius has been for some years Tak Hing. president of the German Club Concordia, the Keongwai new premises of which were built during his form of office. He was one of the fauadors of the Deutscher Konzert Verein and has been chairman of its committes ever sinca, except during one year spent on furlough in Europe. For many years also Mr. Stepharius has bylang- ed, and still belongs, to the committeer of the German Church, German Association, German A. D. C., etc.; is fact his name is connected With nearly every undertaking of our German fellow-residents in Shanghal. The decoration is, therefore, beartily welcomed by all the German community which finds itself included in the honour conferred upon Mr. Stephariut:- N.O. D. Natur__-----------
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Cosmopolitan
Aberdeen at
Ships Passed The Canal.
and September-Schuylkill, Amiral-Olry, Parton 15th September-Petho, Pak Ling, Tudor Prine, Somali, Syria, Yarra, Hudson, 29th September-Kaisi, Banarty, Saxonia, Halyang, 2nd October Andrea Bickmars, Cyclops, Derfinger, Sukonta, Peleut, SANNAT Mars, Kinluck, Tourans, Wahasa Maru. 6tb October-Soparnik, 'gili October➡ZancoSporA. Afox, Australien, Myrmidon, Palermo, Sikki Nyanra, 13th October-Prinz Ludwig, Frani -Ferdinand, Benlomond, BrahersogTM Matoppo, Kiemun, Memnon, Osfack, Saratov, 16th Octo ber-Saye Mars, Awa Maru, Armand Bohic, Afalia, Cardiganshire, Prine Blid Friedrich, Slavonia, Jumna, Moyune, Traniporis, 20th October-Matuam, Glenraj, Fialená Richmars, Scandia, Ching We
THE Japan Chrouiole has received two com memorative postcards issued by the Depart ment of Communications in honour of the fonhcoming visit of the American Fleet, which Was due to arrive at Yokohama on the 17th inat, The cards, which are tastefully designed. 20d
Arrivals at Home-22nd September-Kame coloured, are emblematic. One contains a
Maru, Scharnhorst, Telemachus, Cargarvon- portrait of Admiral Sperry set, in an embosskira 15th September-Indrasamba, Nubin, ad silver shield, mounted on a golden anchor
a9th September-Nippon, Menelaus, Kawachi on which a golden eagle is perched, The Maru, Yarra, zad October-Priko, Orestis, care pleca reposesia ... Dest formed Saya Maru, 6th October-Glinstras, Prins by the American ' and Japanais_flage, fisked by appropriate foral emblems, Regni Luitpold, 9th October-Cyclops, Pak
Ling. 9th October-Syria, 13th October
Over the engla'i” kaad appear two Japanese Sanuki Maru. 16th October-Saxonia, Aus- characters meaning "Welcome." The second trailen. Difflinger. 10th October-Plus, card contains a photograph of the flagship of Buys Baru, Ajax, a1st October-NyamNG. the Fleet, sat in an embossed anchor, upon. which a spray of ratos in fastened by a golden card, whose convolutions form the wards America Fiset. The whole it crowned with the word "Welcome" in English and Japanese. The Department of Communications requests that the ́publis refrain from sending these cards through the post before the arrival of the Fisst.
Barometer... ..Températura – ma ** Humidity.... 74
Oct. #at Oct. of at
TO L
30.04
4 p
29.01 77
.76
ongkong Coitos Spinuing, Weaving and Dyeing}
Company, Limited, amparcianie spavatar. ternational Colloo Manufacturing Company, Ld... Lou-kang mow Cotton Spinalug&Weaving Co., Ld. Say Chee Colton Spinning Company, Limited...............
& S
Ils. 75,000
(731,000) £*0,000 $5,000 $47,321
Ilt, 140,000
Tis. 14 510 £63,817
$98
$61. for 1907 on Preference shares onlý ®] {ex 1/9/11/16-$3. 154........................................
Interim of Tia, t for account 1908 Final of making 3. for 1907 and in- torm of 1 (No, 10) for a/c 1908...................... 51.00
for year ending 39,4-1908..
Tis, 17,142.
$33,538
* $4,000
$56,848)
TORD
Dr. 5229.371
1
.Sath buyers
st %
1435
אא אאא
$20
[Tls. 46 sallars
{ 'Tis. t buyara
45/-
Sar
Say
$53,500
$3,726
$1.75 year nuding 31.12,36
0,000
5,0
5:0
16,806
$3,556
Final of Srt making 531 fɔi 1907 mon
7 %
350
$40,000
76,10
550
3jo
$70,000)
1384 847
Interim of 5 for account 1909
81 Z
193 bayars
55.700, 100
TU, 100
is, 100
1 100
.. 1,000,000. **:. 697,157) T!!, 75,000)
Tix. 33-74%
Final of Tis. 24 making in all Tlag tos
6 %
1 year ending 10.4.08
Tis, da
Tlu. 13,626
Interim of T 4 for account 1908
骚花
'Tis, 193 buyaro
5. 125 100
$18,35,000 $10,000
$1,000
TIR 85,519
Tis, for eù el 11.10,1907. ........ 50 cents for as inding 31.7.68 ....
Tls, 6 for year end±d 30.9.06 (8 X}
Tia. 8 for ......... ............ Tis. 50 for 100t was afrommysidipi
10 per share for 19.7÷$1,037 stators Sizo lor.1907 ......................
$16 buyers
Tie, agg buyers
25,000
TU, 100 715. foo
30,000
525 $15
Dr.
Tis. 6,531 $4,330
'Tis, 6 for 1907UROSURG
The 45
50,128
$15
:
10,178
Sat (or year eading 30.5.07 ... $1.80 for 1906 .......
16480752
Sra buyer
above
.12,000 350
550
121,000
$14,659
Interim of 3g for account 1908
8-X
tyy, buyers
tongkong Land investment and Agency Co., Ed. ... 'umphreys Estate & Finance Company, Limited
$0,000
$100
1100
$250,000
$36,915
Intérim of 53 for account 1908
71 X
$94
£217,4262
150,000
510
$10
1,000
350 550
$50,000) G020
$4,621
70-cants-for-g—7——.
“Sg bayers:
5653
Sit for 1907...!
61%
$27
sanghai Land Investment Company,
18,000 Ti, se Tis. 50 .+2,500
Tim. 1,573,04532
1 T 170,000
Tis, 107.547
Interim of Tis; for account 1908
7 %.
Tierró antes
150 $50-
1000
53,541
Interim of Sa for account. 1908....
.
$46
..5,000
Fla. 50
Tho. so.
- 25,000
10,000
8,000
1,000
$10
[1.75 Tis. 75 |T-100 TI, 100 T- 500, Tis 500
510
The 150,000? Tie. 45.939 $2,000
1% 8,807
4 %.
$9.555
4+X
$zoł
I'ts. 150,000
веде
Tis, 63 valiers
Tis. 6,508
Tla 75 buyers
1-s. $8,157"
-Tis. 50,001
8,604
£x/5 12/5
€1,500
£648
52% naina
60,000
50,0002 50,000
Sis Siz Sta?
$25,000
Nil.
005#.
. $13
$35,000
60 cents for year ended 18.2.06 arziyanı,
. Sto
F130,000
$3,598
Bo cants for 1907
998952190904142
81%
Sot buyers
$60,000
Jalry Farm Company, Limited'espresivejerne
*5,000
50
$5,000
$3,974
St.go for year ending 11.7.57 ........................
$24
Green Island Cement Company, Limited ........................400,000 H. Price & Company, Limited ..................................................................
Sro
111,000
15.078
Interim of 40 cents for account 1908
Szo saler
*12,000
SIO
$5,000
S25x
75 cents for 9 months ending $1.13.07......
8 %
Sra buyers
Hall & Holts, Limited
11,000
520
Szo
$186,000
18,957
Sa for year ending 28.1.08
Hongkong Electric Company, Limited
60,000
$10
Jone
$9,321
to %% .64%
520 buyars 517
Hongkong Ice Company, Limited ................INSPIR Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Ld. .... Maatschappij zot Mijn-, Bosch on Landbouwex-'
ploitatie in Langkat, Limited
5,000 50,000
310
Sz $10
$120,000,
Bone
8 %
J
25,000 Gs. 100 G1, 100
T *5,000
110
50,000 75,000
Tis. [47.500) ..Tis. 27,603)
$5,000
Tia 635 buyara
Sto
$10 $ro
MISCELLANZUUS.
sell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limited China-Borneo Company, Limited.......................
hlon Light and Power Company, Limited ..............
Do.. Do. special shares ...aine sp hina Provident Loan & Mortgage Company, Ld... 115,000
Peak Tramways Company, Limited
Peak Tramways Company (new) seinonmutarou Philippine Company, Limited ...........................
banghini Gas Company, Limited Regen
ourgbai-Sumatra Tobacco Company, Limited
nanghal Waterworks Company, Limited........
AAA & A na 2 Aga ea a
34,000 Tla. 50 Tla, 50
30,000 Tis, 10 Tla, 20
16,150.
$5
· £x
in. 100,000 Tis. 24,820)
{Tis: 75,000}
Tis, 190,000
אא
אאא
$4,578 18,191
ris. 17,127 $7,471
$t and bonus 20 cts. for year ending 29.3.08| Interim of $ for account 1908................................. Interim of $1 for account rgoda
Interim of Tis, to for zad quarter ********* 80 cents on fully'paid shares and 6 cents on " $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.08... 3
1907 Final of Tit. 9 making in all Tis, 14 for 1907),114 X
'Final of 17/6 making 5a/6 for 1907 kontak
$10 $5#
$115.
$514
$8.
NIL Tla. 6,601
Nons Final of Tis. making Tis, 7 for
67
Tia, 117 bayern
Tis. 8,493
Tia, 120 salas
b China Morning Port, Limited.......... im Laundry Company, Limited arate summer estein Waterworks Company, Limited -
6,000
DONO
Tix 58,883 Dr.
***
Tia. 400
$90,257
Say
Nose.....
30,000
Bona
40 cents for-year ending 31.5. 8 ununuraine,
8 X
2,000
T4, 100 TIL 100
Tis. 15,295?
Tis. 201
Tis, 6è for year ending 30.4.07
slou Waterboat Company, Limited quament. 53,000 Shed Asbastos Odenizi Ágancy, Limited
$10 Szo
10,000
$10
14
51,860
ainda, ¡À ̈ 3.) & Co., Limited...........................
- Ham Powell, Limited
90,000
$10
$10{
325,000}
15,000
Sto.
$10
to cants, for 1907qumpsitantendo un ƒ80 cents on 9,900 ord, shares and $19,80 on 1100 Foud-ins shares for yr.end. 31.5.07. ƒ Fload on 30 1 .. tg Xmaking 50 canta 1 for yeni anding 31.13.07 secretariat, 【Final și 30 Gila, making to cta. for the 1 year andad jota jusë, ry00
41 X
Tis. 94 buyer $10
518:
6 X
$10
***
Those shares no datitled to ball of the prosti
TIL 4,000
BOOS
$15,000
10,418
Dividends PAYABLE.
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