448
Anotırza" seilnus (bante", failure occurred in
Peking the the weak when a draft bank stopped payments It,is reported that the Chi. DERA Government is the banviest inser,
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OWING to the Government being in mourning, the ceramony of installing the Datal Lama with his new title, which was to have taken place on 24th Nov., has been postponed.
THE Raption Volunteer steamer Longmon has been wrecked in a gale, Japanese torpedo boats assisted her to regain Tsuruga of the 24th Now, and her passengers and freight the vale,
A FIRE broke out at No. 35, Chlu Loong Stræet, last Saturday morning and damage done to the extent of £15", Wanra net in a position to state whether or not the house was covered by Insurance.
„A STÚDENT balanging to one of the Gover ment schools in Peking has been arrested for
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY DECEMBER 5 G08:
SEVERAL Tallures of minor native banks at total sum lovolved being not very large, Hankow were announced on aard ultimo, the
however.
A BOATMAN in whose possession a drum of paint was found by the police, was givan four- tean days' on the and instant to think how he came into pomansion, or from whom he had stolen the stuff.
*
Council were simultaneously received in THE Regent and the members of the Grand audience by the Empress-Dowager (widow of
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
Supplied by Moser, E. S. KADOORSE & Co. Corrected to noon; later alterations given under Commercial Intelligence,” page gr
·BANKS..
the late Emperor Kuang Hall) on the morning Hongkong & Shanghal Booking Corporation of the 34th sitimo. The proceedings are kept
secret.
THE Chinese Engineering and Mining Com National Bank of China, Limited pany, Ld, announce that the total output of the Company's three mines for the week end-
* MARIKH INSURANCER.
ing November 14 amounted to 22,479.76 tons Canton insurance Office, Limited. and the sales during the same period to 21,140,00 lons.
spranding insidique rumours. The student willing Wing Wong Kwan, a sixteen-year-old boy. he brought before the Court of Cassation some 'time this week.
into the Colony for the purpose of selling like
"a pig" to some dealer in the Straits Settle-
ments, was sentenced to a year's gaol in the Galon Insurance Society of Canton, Limited Police Court, on the and inst,
AMnkbay dispatch to the Amhi states, that a notification has been fined, by the Viceroy. anggesting that the cultivation of opium willTHE death is announced at Tientsin of Jay be prohibited in the thres Enstaro Provinces after next your
· Among the passengers who left for Shanghai by the na. Nigdon Metru Jast Saturday was Capt. 'P. Mitchell Taylor, the popolar ADO to HE. the Governor, who recently underwent na -operation for appendicitis
It is reported that Mr. Koike, Japaness Consul General at San Francison, is to be transferred to Mukden, and that Mr. Hanibara, Second Secretary in the Taninnie Embassy in Wash. ington, will succeed to the nost vacated,
His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercite bie nower of disallowance with respect to Ordinanc N 12 of 1008, entitled An Ordinance to provide for the registration of chemists and druggists and to regulate the sale of poisons.
A LARGE wet dock of the Yokohama Dock- Dompany, which had been in course of con. struction since May ro6, has been completed and is expected in be opened by the middle of next month. This will, it is understood, bs the largest dock in Japan.
A VLADIVOSTOK dispatch rep its that remour
is current there to the effect that the Russian Viceroyalty of the Far Kast will be re-establish
Pollock. McCoy, registered at the American Consulate at Tisotein, who died of pneumonia at Peking on November 14th. He was Pre- sident of the United States Asiatic Trading Co. with beadquarters at Indianapolin.
fangtize Insurance Association, Limited
FIRE INSURANCES, CON Jhina Fire Insurance Company, Limited i......
longkong Fles Insurance Company, Limited.
NO. OF SHARE!.
VALUR. PAID UP,
POSITION LAI PER LAAT RIF ÖRT
XESERVE
AL. WORKING'
ACCOUNT.
તુ
бров
LAST DIVIDEND.
|APPROZENATH
QUOTATIONA ĮBAKED ON LAST
CLOSING QUOTATIONS
*
· 130,000
5125
Stag
€1,500,000) $14,000,000
32,005,974
Slaterim of a for Grst half your ©`ex}
$250,000
・$$850 males
London £87
£4,0001
99.925
$150,000
$10,233
Sa (London 3/6) for 1903
$1,560,000)
10,000
Saço
550
$234,757
Sta for 1907
5195 ale
411,990
£125,000)
LI SINO, the coolie who was accused of bring North China Insurance Company, Limited......
10,000
LU
Es
Tls. 150,000 Tiango3,747
TÌs. 163,512
Final of 7/6 making 15/- for 1907
st X
*Tis, 100
TH. FI377
$1,000,000
18,400
Saço
Sroo"
£90,000
$2,500,011
$302,478
Final of Sif making $45 for .1906 and) Linterim of $30 for 1907 ................
St X
3815 sales
£119,095
12,000 Stoo
$60
$1,000,000
5591,763
Sta and bonus Sg for 1906
9 X
$199,032
70,000 $100
8,000 Saza $50
$10
$85,157 $1,000,000 $346,097
5372,422
$6 and bonus 52 for 1906...
篇
Stoj bayern
....313,801)
5418,037
Say, for 1906
$1,323,941
Phlox and Manila Steamship Company, Limitada... Youglas Steamship Company, Limited E
30,000
525 515
$2,015
57,000.
514
20,000
$50
$164,6387
Nil
Sal for year ending 30.5.1908.
$150 sellera
533 bayers
$99,007
longkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co., Ld. m.
80,000
515
$15
$150,000
117,755
Sit for first half your ending 30.6.08...
81 %
5587,500
$81,766
ado-China Steam Navigation. Co, Ld. (Preferred)?
De.. . do,
(Deferred)} 60,000 hangbal Tag and Lighter Company, Limited... 200,000?
Στον
(Proforance)
100,000) Sbell" Transport and Trading Company, Limited..... 2,000,000 £10,000
60,000
517,655
ES
£5
10,000
£13.755
£240,000}
[61- for 1907 on Preference shares only @1 "1 "ex 1/9 11/15=$5. 154............namḤyon,
Tis. 50 Tix. sa
Tis 75,000
$10
£130,000 £00,000
Tis, 14.510 £61,817
$98
10,000
30,000
Tie, so Ti.. so
TIL. 6,869
20,000
7,000
7,000
$100 Tis, so Tis, sa
$100 5:00.
5100
THE charge against Chol Ming Shek, a cashier of the I On Marine and Fire Insurance Com- pany, who was alleged to have embossled the sum of $40,000 from his employers, has been withdrawn. The defendant's discharge came about in the Police Court, last Wednesday after-
noop.
•
A TOKIO despatch of 27th ult.says:-The Privy Council has approved of the establishment of a Railway Board, as a sequel to the nationalize- tion of Japanese railways. It is expected that Baron Goto (President of the South Manchuria Railway) will be appointed President of the Board.
THE plague is now officially declared as got under at Tongshop, but it is well-known that other cases have broken out in some of the surrounding villages, so that the Sanitary Bureau should still take preventive, measuret in, these isolated pinces, or. the disease will Boon spread.
ed. Its jurisdiction will embrace the Amar,rations and individuals to apply to the Chinese Maritime, Kamchnika, and, Yakiskcya Pro vinces, three other districts and Saghallen,
M
HIS EXCELLENCY the Governor has been pleased to appolot Mr. R. O. Hutchison to net as Head of the Sanitary Department, and M. A. E. Wood to act as Assistant Registrar General nad Deputy Registrar of Marriages, with effect from 74th Nov. until further notice.
THE Tłentzia Dative city now presents an on- cruel appearance, all red or gilt sigon and in- scriptions &c., &c., having been now converted Isto bisa or white; and the big bell at the yamon and many of the temple bells have been kept talling for quite a while. No festl. vitles of any kind will be possible for many months
WITHIN the last two or three weeks American money to the amount of Y600,000 has been exchanged by the Yokohama Spacle-Bauk Y500,000 being in gold and the remainder in silver and notes." It is assumed that this sum represents the amount of money spent by the American sailors in. Yokohama and Tokyo during the visit of the American Flest,
Two coallen belonging to a ballast boat were prosecuted in the Palice Court, last Monday, for Causing an obstruction at Quarry Bay on Satur- day, and for assaulting an (adian policeman. The defendants had half of the rond blocked with baskets containing stones, and while they were being taken to the station they turned Da the police officer, giving him a pretty warm recaption. Finad: $1 for obstruction and 53 for
THE Japan Chronicle of 17th ultoi says:-O Sunday the new 17,000-ton Boating-dock of the Mitan Bishi' Company at Kobs was to have been launched, but for some reason not yet explained the huge mass of steel and iron refused to take the water, although two steamers were assisting in the attempt to get the dock off the lips. Another attempt was to have been made yesterday afternoon, but we believe It was unsuccessful.
.
BEFORE the steamer Courtfield (Mesare, Gibb, Livingston & Co. agents) left for Australia last Monday, the skipper ordered a search to ba made, which resulted in six Chinamen being found hidden in various parts of the ship. They ware handed over to the Water Police, and at the Magistracy on Tuesday were charged with being on board the vessel with the, intention of reaching Sydkey. They were remanded in police custody.
•
IT has been quite usual for privato corpo. Government for mining concessions and rail- way concessions, so the Wai Wu-pu has made a new rule that hereafter to applications of this sort will be received, unless such appli calinus are made through the Foreign Minister. THE Russian merchant who was charged with stealing five cases of cigarettes from a com.. patriot at Amoy the other day, bringing them to Hongkong for sale, was found not guilty of the charge by Mr. J. R. Wood, and was released 'from custody yesterday afternoon,
Mr. E. J. Grist appeared to prorecule. Mr. J. H. Gardiner defended.
THE case in which'. E. Allana, of No. 38, F. Rahim & Co., 55, Teel Street, with assault, Queen's Road Central, charged R. Rahim, of came to a satisfactory conclusion at the Police Court Inst Tuesday afternoon, when Mr. G. E. Morrell, who appeared for the defendant, Inti- inated that both parties had agreed to withdraw the charge.
AT a meeting of the Justices of the Peace, held at the Magistracy last Monday afternoon, the application of I, Gurman for a publican's licence to sell by retail Intoxicating liquors at 142 and 24, Queen's Road Contral, under the sign of the Central Hotel, was granted. Mr. E. J. Grist (of Mess, Wilkinson and Grist) ap peared for the applicant.,
SOME more deportees were landed in the Colony yesterday. Sixteen arrived from Saigon by the steamer Laertes, and twenty-four from Singapore. They were turned over to the police to be shipped to their respective homes. One of the deportees from Saigon was in very bad condition, caused through ill-health, and had to be carried sabore.
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A LAD named Lau Yau, nineteen years of age, was convicted in the Police Court, yesterday, and sentenced to fourteen days' hard labour for being a rogue and. vagabond. Lau was dis covered at about five o'clock yesterday morning Lau admitted that he was out of work and had go the staircase of 73, Queen's Road Central,
no place of abode, but denied that he was there for theft.
ONE of the largest gatherings, perhaps, the largest seen in the Supreme Court for soma time, assembled there yesterday morning. Every seat in the place was occupied and there was little standing room, On making inquiries we learnt that the crowd was there to bear the Aabeat corpul proceedings in which the Editor of the Sheung Po was concerned. These proceed. ings were, however, abandoned on Thursday on the release of the journalist, but this was not known to cartein-classes of the native com munity. 4
A RICKSHA Coolle who goes under the name of THE prosecution brought by the police against Cheung Chi lost his temporist Tuesday after the coolie Ho Chaung and Messrs. Hastings apon while receiving a lecture from his employer and Hastings shroff (Chan Chick Yes) for He strack the compradore, and then proceeded being, in unlawful possession of three cheques to demolish his vehicle. He succeeded in belonging to the Danny Farm Company, was doing Sa worth of damage only, Brught becor claded in the Police Cour last Tuesday after- fore a magistrate on Wednesday merging he noon. It will be remembered Detective Ser Was fined $4 and ordered to pay $5 compensa-geant Appleton found the lost cheques in Ho tion. The money was-not-forthcoming when
left the stagistracy, the reporter
Cheung's possession, and it was alleged that Chan Chick Yes had attempted to dispose of them for a reward. The magistrate (Mr. J. R. Wood) discharged the case.
of
THE annua!
meeting of the Kowloon general Dock Staff was held in the Reading Room on the 24th alto, when the following members were Two summonses which are expected to have elected to office for the ensuing year:-Messrs. very interesting results were adjourned at the Wm. Stewart, chairmus, 1. C. dow, secretary, Police Court, yesterday. The first one was that R. Lapsley, Treasurer, R. Brown, Librarian, in which Phaga Singh, a watchman of Sali WJ. Crawford W. Davison, J. Hand, I. Fish Lane, and Khait Singh, Also a watchmsu Ramsay and J. Tully, Committee. It was also in the employ of Messrs, Levy Hermanos, are agreed to carry on the bi-weekly dances and prosecuting the Jetosdar and a sergeant of the to hold the usual annual ball on Hogmary Eve the Opium Farm for committing an sealt on
and three Indian watchmen Polic Forca
alto. T On the night of the 23rd Nav., a bridge on the them at Ma Tais Chung on the 29th
second
summons was brought by Khal Singh Shantung (Tingtao-Trionfo) Railway, about Iwanty-eight kilometers distant froni Tsingtao, and Hira Singh against four others for a simi
lar offence. Solicitors are engaged on both brake down under the weight of a passi sides. The next hearing will take place op trala. There was some insof life, which le
Tuesday, said to be serious. The act cause accident is not yet known. There has sino Bas an accident at a German mina at Hung. BERD wanty Chiness and one European are reported to have bean drowned.N. C. D. Newry C
of the
were in the Police Court on the and inst. to her
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Steamers Expected.
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From
Agents EMA
Istria Singapore H. A Doc Two employees of the King Edward Hotal: Sithonia... Bhanghai, H. A L... DC.
Slam .............. Singapore.M. & Maueturia..... Japan... PM. 00. Dec. dispute properly setiad by a propar perso: Ernest Simons. Saigaa.. Dec. who happened to be the rat police magistate: Halata Maru MoN. Y. K....Dec. Chan Su, a coolio, was charged with atouiling Tal Chok Man, a table "boy," which he den! Tetom Maru.. Singapore N, Y. K... Dec.
Singapore C. & Co.... Dec. 8 ed it was proved, however, that a quarrel between them lad, to Chan using his strength P. Waldemer... Sydney... M. & Co... Dic. g palho. felt the pain. The pugiilst was Emp, of India - Vancouver C. P. R. Co Dec. 10 ordered to pay a Bop of St and to compost Yetoroiu Mara, Bombay NAYAKA Docker Darwin JG, L. & Co Dec. 14. Empire "boy! in the sum of 12,
SHIPPING.
¡.' Star” Ferry Company, Limitedoen aan saama voventiona
ku Tag and Lighter Company, Limited
REFİNEKIES.
bina Sugar Refining Company, Limited
on Sugar Refining Company, Limited.... rak Sugar Cultivation Company, Limited:
MINING,
vinese Englaeering and Mining Company, Ld....... 1,000,000
Rab Australian Gold Mixing Company, Limited
DOCK WHARFER & GODOWNS. awick (Geo.) & Co. Limited
ngkong & Kowlons Wharf and Godown Co, Ld... 60,000
nghong and Whampoa Dock Company, Ld., nghal Dock and Engineering Do, Lada
1
hanghai and Hongkow Wharf Company, Lixilted...
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS: oglo-French Land Investment Co, Ld. ....
we
tor House Hotel Company, Limited (Shanghai) .... entral Stores, Limited series set arvekigalign Fragkong Hotel Company, Limited's
sagkong Lind Investment and Agency Oo, Ld. ..... umphreys Estate & Finance Company, Limited
•wison Land and Building Company, Limited
aughal Land Investment Company, Limited.
st Point Building Company, Limited
COTTON MILLE
To Cotion Splaning and Weaving Company, Ld.... ngkong Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Dyoing?
Company, Limited
Prernational Cotton Manufacturing Company, Ld.... <na-kang-mow Cotton Spinning & Wearing Co., Ld. y Chee Cotton Spinning Company, Limited,2
MISCELLANEOUS,
il's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limited ins-Borneo Company, Limited..................nas ina Light and Power Company, Limited
special shares.mankan
་ ༈༙
Do,
9.
·
547,331
f. Tis, 140,03
Tla, 60, 355 Tis, 100,000
Ti1, 116,000 -Tis 17;142)
$12,538 $ANKAJ $56,848
none ('(s. 100,000
Dr. $379.871
Dr. $135 x59
Interim of Tis. 14. for account 1908 Final of ri- making sf-ine 1907 and in- ) term of (No, 10) for a/c 1908...............en 1 [$1.00) for year ending 30.4.1908...... {30}
· Final of Tis, z† making Tis g for 1909.....i.
Tis: 45 barers Tix. 57 sollera 47,6 bayara
$74
$13
II.X
Ts 45 sollers
$8 for
rear ding gr.12.01
5113). And b
Tis. 9,773.
Tis. 4 (8%) for year ending 31.8.95
$so allere Tis. 87 ellers
411,556
Final of 1/5 (coupon No. 11) for year and-?
Ing 29.4.0898) QUER
7EX
Ti'ith buyeri
Dr.
£4,871
£1,191
38
富士
13,736
kung far your clang 31.5 1.06
$53,00
350 5:0
50,050
13,556
Final of kit making 531 f 11907:
244 sellers
b26,8.6
$50 $30 The 100 Fr, 100
140,000
$46,192 $100,000
384 847
Interim of $4 for account 1909
Sot sallars
Tis. 13,743
SFloat of Tis, zj, making in all Tle. § for 7
67 %
1-year anding s30408 namaESOLUITMEN
Tia. 79 buyer
TIL 13,626
Interim of Vis. 4 for secaust 1908
Tin,143) buyarı
Tix, 100 Ts, 100
25,000 Tis, 100 Tis, 100
$25 Sas SIS SIS
£175,000} 412289
12. 100,000 Tis. 697,357) Tl. 75,000 ~~Tix:"125,000)"
AJ
**ik, $5,000
$250,000
6.%
Tia. 6,531
Tis, & for 1997 ozstretameN YO
THL 100
Dr.
$4,350
550
$50
$50,000 $1,000 1448,975)
$9,178
Sat for year ending 30,6,07 ..... $1.80 for 1906 mame
$16
Sa bayar
$14,639
Interim of by for account 1968,
$80 bayer
$roo $100
(+$2,000 ]
$30,915
Interim of $1 for account 1968 an
72
Sgy sellers
150,000 4,000
$10
350
$10
$30
F217,4232
$50,00
$4,011
70 cents for 1907 ***
7%
Soj buyers
1051
$14 for 1907 intus
5go bayars
gone,
18,000 Tis, 50 Tis, 50 13,500
Tis, 107,547
$50
$1,541
Interim of T'is, 3 for account 1908 Interim of $a for account 1905.....
7 %
Thu. 1263 buyars
9.X
545
34 X
Tie, 67 sales
15,000 Tls so Tix, 50 +15,000
I10 , · វ
10,000Ts. 75 1.75
8,000 Tis, 100 T1, 100 1,000, Tis, 500 Tls 500
Do ina Provident Loan & Mortgage Company, Ld... 175,000
ill & Holts, Limited
(Tlx, 1,223,045)
Tis. 170,000
{
ם מלון
Tix. 150,000? Tig. 45.9593 -$30,000
Tis. 152,000
Flo, 8,Bay.
50.533
Ti. 85,110
Tis, st for year ended 31.10.1907
go cents for year ending 31.7.68 Re Payan
Tis. 6. for year ended gu:9.06 (82)
Ths. B for 1906.
110) per care.for 1g07=$1,037 mi $1.20 101 1907
༄།
% to
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To sellers
TIL 55
Tis, 72) sellers:
· Tie. 240 buyers
28 buyars
Tis, 6,108
une
Tir. 28,257
THE 50,08)
Tis, so for 1906 ́s
8,604
12/5
11/6
60,000
STI
Siz
$1,500
2048
$TL
50,000
$10
NIL
sossize
$25,000
30,000
61,198
60 cents for year ended 18.2.06
Est
$10
$10
iry Farm Company, Limited'
$130,000
$3.591
Bo cents for 1909.
30! buyer
$5,000
..Tro 1,000]!
een Irland Cement Company, Limited ..........
400,000
δια
SIO
$8,000
548
$1.20 for year ending 31.7.18.....
st z
Száj males
1. Price & Company, Limited
...POFEJ
12,000
510
Sta
$12,000
$5.078
Interim of go cants for account 1908
Sro sellers.
21,000
Sto
$10
$5,000
25 cents for 9 months enėling $112,07
Siz bayam
Dongkong Electric Company, Limited
60,000
$10
Sro
$186,000
18,957
$2 for your ending 28.2.08
10*%
Saol buyer!
61 X-
$18 buyers
ongkong Ice Company, Limited...“.. engkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Ld. Latschappij tot Mijn., Bosch on Landbouw
ploitatie in Langkat, Limited, ak Tramways Company, Limited
5,000
1000
$350 sollers
60,000
$10
mon
15,000 G. 100 Gs, 100
$120,000 Done
$4,578
$8,191
Interim of $1 for accogat tgoßeuromas
Tim. 547,500)
#7,127
Interim of Tia, so for 3rd quarterma
Tlf. 360 sallere
35,000 50,000
$10 3102 $30
Tis. 17,003
75,000
STO
$5,000
24,000 Tis, 30 Tim so 30,000 Ts. 20 Ti, so
87,471
NIL
допо
16,350
£20
6,000
525 125
TIL. 100,000
TIL 24,520) Ths. $5,000 Tix. 190,000
Tix. 6,001
Tís, 8,693
Tis. (17) bayans
Tis. 410
BOLO
Tia 58,232 Dr.
$90,237 Jaso
Tix. 15,795)
10,000
90,000
15,000
$10
$10
TH. 4,000)
T's, act 3riz
nons
14
$25,000,
F1,160
$10 $10
$100,000
$7 37
$25,000]
· 16,438.
$3.95
ak Tramways Company (now) ......BIERNI filippine Company, Limited asender surpas 'anglai.Gas Company, Limited
anghal-Sumatra Tobacco Company, Limited.
Anghal Waterworks Company, Limited......... ath China Morning Post, Limited eskuesestimerm am Laundry Company, Liniited .........ıqına sərəncazzammar
state Waterworks Company, Limited
alon Waterboat Company," Limited ressamme
fiad asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited Mion, (A. S.) & Un., Limited.............. illam Powell, Limited
*Their bares xip entiited
- 30,000.
1,000 Tl, 100 Tik too 50,000
• St and posts so cts. for year ending 29.3.08 $9.321
Interim of $1 for account 100)....agentonane
Ea cents on fully paid anares and 6 cents on 15s pald shares for year ending 3a4.08m)
None Final bí Tia, 4 making Tix, 79, for 2907 ***** Final of Tia'g making ju all Tis. 34 for 1907 Final of 17/5 making $2/6 for 1907' None
Cover
40 cents for year andlag 35.58ue han ass vas sav Tis, 61 for year ending 304-07 stumiami to cents for to) nominated-arborear de $80 casts on 9,900 old, sharns and $19.50 on ?.. 100 Founderk shares for yr end. 31.5,07 5- Interim of a cents n/a 1903 min Final of socis, making 80 cu. for the?
year ended soth June, 1906.
DIVIDENDS PAYABLE 19
Tis
Stj bayars
$g buyar
Langkats
tres Kwa Cotton Spinning and Weaving Co,
Tia, 10
December ath December 15th
Frinsed and Published by Jose- FEDIÓ, BRAGA, for the Hongkong Telegraph Company, Limited, at the Printing
the Company,
Hongkong.