THE Prince Regent intends to send several zwpbers of the Imperial College of Physicians maxt year to study medicina and surgery in Europe.
Fox stealing fifteen yards of brown serge valued at Sıç, Hang Sing 'was awarded three moniku” harð, labour at the Police Court lasi, Monday,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JANUARY
The staff of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company will hold their annast ball to night Dancing begins at half-past eight, and for the convenience of those invited, a launch will leave Blake Fier at 7.45.
We have to acknowledge receipt of oraful desk blotteri from Mr. S. G. Newall, the local maoaget, and Marsta. Arnhold, Karborg & Co., agents, South British Insurance Co,; also a wall | calendar from the Commercial Union Assur.
Eisær powerfal tribes of aborigines in north Formous, whose supplies had been cut of forance Co., Ld. months, surrendered on 17th ulto, delivering up 151 hende and 130 rides..
FOR breaking into No. 7, Queen's Road Bast **** last Sunday night and stealing 89-cigare, a
Coolie was, to the Police Couri, on Mooday,
sentenced to three months' hard labour.
'It is reported from Paking that it has been anggested that Prince Kung shall hand, the Chinese Commissioners at the International Conference to be held next; February Shanghai.
;
FOR stealing ons roll of black, striped eatin valued at 540, the property of Ho Wa Sang, of 45, Wing Lok Street, Chal King, an unem ployed Chinaman, was given three months'
hard labour.
THE total output of the three mines of the Chigasa. Kogineering and Mining Company, Ltd, for the week, ending December 12, amounted to 30,789.06 tons and the rales duri ing the period to 10,263,80 tons.
4
THE Shanghat Mercury understands that it has .been decided to hold the meetings of ths' inter.
national Oplom Conference, which is to meet | "Is Shanghai on the 1st February, in the Ban
queting Hall of the Palace Hotel.
LAST Saturday night members of the Victoria Sao! staff held their annual smoking concert in their mess room in Wyndham Street. There was an unusually large attendance, and the programme was enjoyed by all,
:
THE Commissioner-General of Customs have sanctioned the petition of the woollen mill at Jibbul (colloquial: Zab-hai-kang) to remit the likin on the manufactures of the mill for three years. The same privilege will be given to the owners of the woolen mills in Hupeh. THE police were informed last Monday morning of a burglary which was committed in the Robin son Piano Company's premises on Sunday night, The burglars gained admittance through a side Hwindow and stole about 100 Chinese records, valued at Stoo. No arrests have been made yat.
We have received from the promoters of the Manila Carnival an artistic handbook giving particulars of the Carnival to be held from the and to the 9th February, We have also to acknowledge receipt of the list of events in the second roolial horse show to be held in the same city...
2
His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to Ordinance No. 16 of 1958, entitled an Ordins anch to extend a certain definition'' in the
1909.
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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STOCKL
BAKKE.
Hongkong & Shanghal Banking Corporation
Imperial Act styled the Evidence (Colpali Nasional Bank of China, Limited Statulda) Act 1907.
·MARINE, INSURANCES.
A SERIOUS charge is to be heard against Leongaton Invorce Ofco, Llalted moveme Luk, a married woman, and Li Hing Tong, ro
respectivaly. The alleged offence against them. siding at 264 and 286, Queen's Road Centrali
is for receiving too paaris valued at $1,100 North China faxrance Company, Limited wer and the case is likely to prove of interest.
Residents at Lhasse and various parts of THE Waiwúpu bas cautioned the Imperial. Mongolia against making agreements with foreigners unless written instructions authoriz. ing same have been received by them from the. Walwapo or other Ministries of the Central Government.
DETECTIVE Sergeant Tarrett prosecuted A Untoaman and Mok Lai Chi, & shopkasper. of 14 Lyndhurst Terrace, with selling poiso to wit, strýchains, without being a "Ifconsed druggist, and also with not labelling the bottles with labele bearing the word "Polson." Dar fendant pleaded guilty to the charges and wa Aned Sto on each count.
LAST Friday, several ships in harbour wers gaily "dressed in honour of Christmas Day. The usual festivities were indulged in right royally. Picnic partles ashore and afloat were very much in evidence, the enjoyment being enhanced by the fact that ideal weather fay oured the outings. The temperature was com- paratively warm for this time of year but was just convenient for individual temperiments. LAST Tuesday, in the Police Court, a coolie named Chan Kwai was arraigned on the charge of stealing two pigs from a pig-sty, at Homan- tin, Yau-mn-ti, on the 15th ultimo. it was alleged that accused go: the pige away from the sty, had them slaughtered, and was selling the flesh, when he was arrested. The i sgit- trate (M. J. R. Wood) adjourned the case for the police to inquire into defendant's character) In the Police Court, this morning (311tulto,), the woman-Heung Khu-who was charged with administering arsenic poisoning to her husband Bhola Singh at Kowloon City, last month, particulars of which we have already published, was found not guilty of the charge, and was accordingly released from custody: la bis dying deposition taken by a magistrato, it is wife of giving him the poison. bellaved that Bhola Singh did not accuse his
WE are glad to find that Government realiser the extent of the malaria epidemic in Bombay and has taken steps to investigate the epidemic, its causes and the best means of dealing with. it. The Corporation, the Port Trust, and Im provement Trust are to be represented on a Committee which will be presided over by an jadependent Government official and wa may expect that active measures, which ought to have baca adapted months ago, will now, ba undertaken. Bombay Gazette.
THE Prince Regent posted a Proclamation in front of the Wamén (the middle-gate) of the Imperial Palace on the 1st day of the th month (December 23) commanding Chinesn Now Year day (January 22, 1939) to be the commencement of the "First Year of the Reign of H.I.M. Hruen Tung of China." Lo Cakung, who was some time ago told 10 leave the Colony, received a surprise last Monday at the Palice Court by being senten ced to six months' hard labour. Lo's offence was returning from banishment and the pri kie presence was not wanted in the
AN unemployed shoembrer, wuvimui gavo skum. WORK on the Prince Regent's Palace within name of Ny Chung Sang, was arrested on the the Forbidden Precincts is to be begun on the Cantos Steamboat Company's wharf on susple 2413 December. His Highness hat given striction of theft. Ng was carrying three umbrellas and on being asked by the policeman from orders that there are to be no attempts at ex: travagance in decorations, etc., his only desire where be obtained them, the boat artist con being that the new Palace, shall be strongly the Suf in and had taken them from a pass. fessed that he had come from Canton on board built and comfortable, and not constructed in a.slipshod manner,
that
A Imperial Rescript has been issued com- manding the Ministry of Posts and Communi cations to instruct the various postmasters to scrutinize all papers, books and letters to Chi- Cese coming from abroad, in order to prevent the entrance into the country of seditious litera. ture. All such are to be immediately destroyed as soon as discovered.
AFINEof $as was imposed on a coolie last Tues. day morning for being in unlawful possession of property. The man, Li Hung, when arrested had two kettles in his possession. He was cri- 1. ginally charged with theft, but the evidence Was not strong enough to convicton that charge, therefore, the charge was amended to one which tavolved the dna given abov
enger, He was charged and sentenced to, six weeks hard labour, by Mr. J. H. Kemp, in the Polica Court, last Tuesday forenoon:
THE Prince Regent has announced his in- tention of sending Chang Yin-tang, Junior Deputy Vice-President of the Waiwupt, to Lhassa, in the capacity of Commissioner of International Affairs for Tibet, or, as he may be also termed, Secretary of Foreign Affairs.to the Tibetan Government, It will be remem bared that. Chang Yin-tang was in 1906 the Chinese Representative who arranged with Sir Louis, Dane, the Representative of the Indian Government, the recent Commercial Treaty concerning Tibet.
IN A fight which took place in an opium divas at West Point last Tuesday night, a coolle was arrested and charged in the Police Court, on stabbed in the back. His alleged assailant was Thursday afternoon. It would seem from the evidence that the two men were smoking apiam them overthe opiam lamp, which both men were on the same bed, and a quarrel arose between using. This led to blows and the stabbing followed. Mr. J. R. Wood convicted the accused of assault only and fined him $10. The fine was paid.
IT is-reported that H. E. Yuan Shibk'ai bas been persuaded to think that the Constitutional Gaverament of the Netherlands will best suit the conditions of China and instructions bavs therefore been sent to H. E. Lu Chéng-hsiang, the Chinesa Minister at the Hague, to translate the Constitution and laws of Holland for the consideration of the Waimupu. CHAN SUI MUI, described as a married woman. with no fixed place of abade in the Colony, was THE. ball which was to have bean gives on arraigned before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Police
board by the officers of the Italian craiser Court last Monday charged with the alleged Fauvio, with the assistance and co-operation theft of ten pearls valued at $1,100 fram 16, of the Puglia, has unavoidably fallen through Staunton Street. Mr. C. E.-H. Beavis (ol Messrs. Wilkinton and Grist) appeared for the defend-
Go receipt of the news of the disastrous earth- ant. The case was, remanded till Tuesday been made to a number of prominent residents, quakes in Italy. Verbal jovitations had already the gh last. Bail was allowed in the sum of who will regret to learn that the function has $1,000.
had to be put off indefinitely. The regatta Two Chinese women ware victimized in which is to be held in the harbour to-morrow Quan's Rand last Sunday. One bad her bar- (1st inst.) is to be of a private character also, in- king, attached to which was a jaderloos drop, load of a public event as at first contemplated."
ostched from her right sat, doing suvere damage, while the other woman had her gold
LAST Tuesday was a red-letter in the history of Tear-pick taken away from her hair. In each the Sikhs in this Colony, being the day Gura
case the rascals were captured. The first
Goband Singh, as of their highest priests, offender was sentenced to a year's gaol and to
was born, and it was well celebrated by every recalve two whippings of twelve strokes each..
Sikh, Dressed in their best clothes they as The other was given a term of six months.
sembled in the compound at beadquarters, where the band of the Rajputs discoursed A TOKIO telegram, of azad olio, to the N. C. sweet music. Later in the day the procession,
aumbering over a hundred, bonded" by a prat tily decorated carriage bid drawn by two ponies, followed by the band, wended its way towards the temple at Wong-nei-chong, where religious ceremony was held
D. News, saya 1-The Dist was conrcond to day. The situation is decidedly favourable to the Government. At a parliamentary baugust given this evening in honour of Marquis Nabe shige, Marquis Hosakawa and Viscount Kiy. ours, who have recently returned from Chins, the latter stated that the friendship between Mai, Kato, a.c.1.0., now on file way to Eng. Ohina and Japan was standily improving and
and as Japanese Ambassador, is a personal was more cordial than was supposed abroad.
friend of Sir Edward Grey, the present Minister of Foreign Affairs. He bus also many friends BACRIFICIAL Worship is performed by the among the English Statesman in power sa wall reigning Severeign not only before the altars RS among of deities of the Buddhistic Pantheon but also
these of the Opposition party, and is well posted a English politics. He le at the temple dedicated to all the Emperors of accompanied by Mrs. Kato, of whom Sir formar, dynastias, Upon the accession of a Claude Macdonald said at the recent naw Emperor not only in be expected to sacri- banquet of the British Society in Tokios Acs at this temple, but also at the tombs of the It may interest my haararn to know King Emperors, the immediate predecessor that when the Royal Family of England heard
the present Manchu dynasty. The foundar
that Mr. Kato had been appointed as Japanera Ae King
ontains the South-gets of the city of and in accordance with aliquette, Isacrifices must also be shared at his tomas. We understand the Manchu Brigadier „General Shmanga has been instructed by Peking to offer norificas in the new Emperor'a nama before the tomb of the Founder of the
desire that Mrs. Kato, whom they maw and ked so much, would accompany har husband. Anybody who has the proud privilege of know
og Mrs. Kata will agree with me when I say that she is a duting alpset to her husband, and a lady endowed with the most gracions sweetness of chararnar combined, with a vary great deal of comason-sassa.
POSITION AS FER LAST REPORT:
[NO. OF JHAKKA.
VALUE PAID UP.
ZEGELYK
PAT WERKING. ACCOURT.
10,000
10,000
£4,009) $130,000!
$90,000 $302,478
LAST DIVIDEND:
APFOKEMATE RETURN AT
COOTATION. |BASIS ON LAST THAN'S DET,
CLOSING! QUOTATIONS,
· 588ey wellare:
London Laro
$195 eller
120,000
Stay
£1,500,000* 14,000,000.
$8,005,774
fInterim of a for flest half year ® ex?
1/01-$11.043.00
St. X
99,021
A
$10,11
Sa (London 5/6) for 1903
$50
İyi
$1,560,000 Sag2,757 3411,900 £115,000
mone
S14 for 1907
Tia 150,000 Tis. 301747 TIL TIR277.
150,512.
Final of 7/6 making 15/- for 1907
Ti, 105
Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited
11,400
Sago
Stoo
$2,506,013 Interim of $30 for 1907
Fɣing) of S15 making $45 for 1906 and||
$835) mallare
fangisze Insurance Association, Limited
$100 $60
$595,761
Sin and bonus $3 for 1908, muRDEDON ION MORALE
*
$175 buynze
FIRE INSURANCEL China Fire Insurance Company, Limited messeneise Hongkong Fire. Ismrance Company, Limited income SHIPPING, China and Manils Steamship Company, Limited..............
Limited Jouglas Steamship Company,
70,000
$100 520
5373,433
· S6 and bonus Si for 1956
$mod sales
Βάσα 5350
37.323.541
* 5438,037
$37 för 1906
8 %
Sgay sellers
30,000
20,000
515
$7,000
51,035
$1 for 1006
$14
550
$50
$264,0382
Nil
Sa for year ending 30.5.1908,
71 X
$90,067}
132
Sarc,coo
jongkong, Cantos & Macao Steamboat On, Ld. ' voi
80,000
Sac.
SI5
3587.500
37.755
Si for Arst half-year ending go‚Â58imo
· 319) salleen
$81,766
$17,655
ndo-Chine Steam Navigation Co., LL. (Preferred)}
Do
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60,000 60,000
£10,000
£x3,755
TIS, 71,000
£20,000
2817. STIB. 47% "47/+ buyers,
Do.
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(Deferred) thanghal Tug and Lighter Company, Limited 200,000 Tix. 30 Tis, jo
(Preferance) | 100,000 Shell" Transport and Trading Company, Limited... 2,000,000
£1 $ 10,000 Star" Ferry Company, Limited........
110,000
Taka Tug and Lighter Company, Limited secureser REFINERIES.
bind Sugar Refining Company, Limited
Laton Sugar Refining Company, Limited............ Torak Sugar Cultivation Company, Limited .............
MINING.
bisera Engineering and Mining Company, Led Rab Australian Gold Midløg Company, Limited
DOCK WHAUvzs & Godowns. Acawick (Goo.) & (6., Limited
1,000,000 150,000
$0,000
15,000
dongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ld.: 60,000
tongkong and Whimpos Dock Company, id. Shaoghal Dock and Engineerlag Co., Ld.`morser.
banghal and' Kongkow Wharf Company, Limited ....
་་་།་་་
--LANDS, HO2maxmonmine si. Anglo-French Land Investment Coy Lađ. sememan Astor House Hotel Company, Limlied (Shanghai) ... Central Storas, Limited ADAM VE TEYGEN Hoogkong Land investment and Agency Co. Ld.. Hongkong Hotel Ompany, Limited accessedumia sei
Hamphreys Estats & Finance Company, Limited Cowloon Ltd and Building Company, Limitad
hangbal Land Investment Company, Limited. West Point Building Champany, Limited
CUTION MILES,
-
$5,000 547,221
$12538
$4,000.
$16,848)
Tis. 14.510 £63817
Tia. 6,859
Dr. 5179,371
Dr. $135 139 Tia. 9,173
£6)- for 1907 on Preference thares only ©) ex 1/9 11/1653, 154minimumm↓
Interim of Tia, 1ệ for account 1908 Final of tf making 3/- for 1907 and In-
tarim of 1f (No, zo) for aje 1968.................. $1,00
· for year soding 10.4.1908.... 130.303
Flash of Tis. zł making Tia, 5 for 1999
28 for year „nding 31 13.00
$3 for 1397
Tis. getur ya andin, 1.805LZEDONI
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1:8 sellers
Tis. go bayars
Tia. 1001
1141 bayers
585 buyera
Sro $10 510
Ti. Sea Tia, 42',479
34,000
Tla. so Tis: sa
Tis: 74,400 Tis. 8,000 Tis. 18,000
20,000
$100
$100
7,000
5x00
$100
7,000
Tie, so Tik so
LODO Tis, 100,000
£175,000
£*1,556
£11,289
18/10
£4,873
Dr. £3,191
Final of 1/6 (coupon No. 11) for year end-2
No. 12 al 18-0013 DESEM
7 X
Tis, 17) buyera
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Sij
$53,601
51,736
$1.35 * very ending 31:22,06,
$450,000
350
$50
$16,500
$3,550
Final of $ię making Saf fər 1907
71 X
545 bayar
$40,000
50,000 55,300 Tis, zon Tis, too.
$78,972
50
$10
$200,000
$384,847
Interim of $4 for secouat igol
BI X
Ipo sallare
115, 1,000,000
Flant of Tie aj making in eil Tis. 3 for? Tia. 33,749 | 1 yase ending 304,08 mennääisime vee ja
61%
Tia. 75 boyais
36,000 Tis: 100 [Tis. 100
Tis. 691,357 Tls. 75,000
•Tis. 135,0003
Tia. 23,636
Interim of TI. 4 for account 1908.
6 %
Tis. 140
25,000
30,000
Tis, 100 T1%, 100
Tis. $5,000
Tis. 6,591
Tik, 6 for 1907 Homem não saint i
Jac
53%
$30,000
Dr.
$4,300
·50,188
$15.
$1,000
59,178
Sat for year ending 30,6,070 janariansaa 51.80 for 1906
5648,9752
15,000
350
$21,000
$14,639
Interims of 5g for account 1908 200
7 %
5100
$250,000
Sg5,9xs
Interim of 59) for account 1908
192 sellans
150,000
$10
$10 {
S217,436
$50,000
$4,691
70 cents for 1907
ámṣanage
71%
·Sph salluru
6,000 Sco 530 18,000 Tis. 50 TIR, SO -12,500 550 Sto
рове
5611
Sit for 1907 tigresk indsnavarr
st x
533 vallard
{Kia 1,535,045) {Tle, 170,000
Interim of Tle 3 for account rgod
Tis, 107:547
7 X
Tis. 120 sellers
. 2000
$1,541
Interim of Sa for account 1908 m
9 I
Tis. 150,0001
$10,000
Tia. 5,810
59,553
Tis, 5 for year ended 31.10.1908, sima 50 cents for year ending 30.7.08. ima
61%
Tis. 75 bayers
TX
ito vallart
Tİ3, 475 409
Tix. 1,373
Tia 6 for year ended 30.9.06 (5 %)
Tis. 18,57
Tia. 6,308
Ti4.8 to 1906 212 +229 +90 +90 238 2
Tis. 73 sellars
Tis. 50,061
Tis, so for 1906
Tin, als buysts
I
3,604
12/6
£3,500
L648
50,000 50,000
Sis Siz
$15,000
Nil
30,000}
3:3
роле
"61,138
6o cants for year ended 18.2.06
$10
口
$190,000
£3.591
89 cants for 1907: .........
8%
*Ste sales
35,000
521
$8,00
$48
31.10 for year sading 31.7.08
#%
ધર્મ
400,000
Ste
Sto
$12,000
15.078
13000
Sto
$10
*$5,000
Sasz
Interim of 40 cents for account 1908. 75 cents for 9 months ending 31.12.07mm
30.00 sallars
Sis buyers
$1,000.
$20
$186,000
8,957
Sz for year ending 28.2.38
min 10 X
Sal buyers
60,000 5,000
$10
STO
ROBO
59.32i
$120,000
$4,578
60,000
$10 Sto
5x and bonus socis, for year ending 29.2.08 Interim of $4 for account 1908-153 Interim of 37 for account 1908:
41%
$15. and B.
$24
58,191
28,000 Gs to G 100
$5,000
50,000
75,000
*10?
SIO Sta #4,000 Tia. 50 Ti so
30.000 Tia. 30 Ti, 10
Sto
Thì họa hay á St4
nous
Tis. 100,000.
Tix 24,820) 28. 75,000
Tis. 6,491
Final of Tis, 9 making in all Tia, 14 for 1907 13
• Tia, 133 boyam
16310
Emmeri
6,000 30,000
£30 £30 Say Jas
. T. 190,000
NORG
BOND
Fia. 58,333 Dri
Finsi of 37/6 making 53/6 for 1907 ......
Tix 4373
$56,630
1,940, toc Til 200
The 15,-95)
50,000
Thx 4.000$
Tis: sor
110
30,000
$4
$15,000
90,000
Sto
1x0
$300,000
$25,000 $
15,000
Ewo Ootton Spinsing and Weaving Company, Lestane Hoogkong Cotton Splacing, Wasvlas, and Dyeing
Company, Limind eveneenesessions OOR DESTINE, International Cottos: Manufacturing Company, Ld... Laon-kung-mo Cetion Spinning & Wesving Co., LL Soy Ches Contón Spaning Company, Limiliadamy
MISCELLANEOUL,
15,000 Tis, 50: Tix, 50 | 10939}| 125,000 510 $10
10,000.Tl. 75 Tia, 75
8,00 TL TO TIS, 100 1,000 Ti1. 500 Tis, coo
dall's Asbeston Kuurn Agency, Limited ............ China-Borneo Compsay, Limit öðru sa China Light and Power Company, Limited ................. hias Provident Loss & Mortgage Company, Ld...]|| 181,900
Do. Do.
-special shares
zumina.
Dairy Farm Company, Limited.............. Green Island Cement Company, Limited H. Prica & Company, Lasalted Hall & Holts, Limlad ..................... Hongkong Electric Company, Limited amascopoverspeser Hongkong Ice Company, Limited......... Hongkong Ropa Minufacturing Company, L.d. Mastschappij tot Mijn, Bosch- en Landbouwax.)
ploitatie in Langkat, Limited........
Fask Tramways Company, Limited Psak Tramways Oɔmpany (now) ............ Philippins Company, Limita♬ meren Shanghal Gaz Company, Limited
hanghal-Sumatra Tobacco Company, Limited “orod hagen! Waterworks Gompany, Limited South China Morning Post, Limited itsam Laundry Company, Limited szemét management Tiantain Waterworks Company, Limited moni Union Waterboat Dompany, Limited ....... United Ashantos Oriental ́Agency, Limited
Vation, (A. Ñ,) & ̈09, Lellit#mem
William Powell, Limited was
*These thatas are entitlad to half of the profits
Boga..
Tix. $47,500)
$5,000
TIL 27,0033
1,101 p. chars for 19171$1,037 $1,20 for 1907.
Tla. 17,137
$87:471*
MIL
-Tia 6,603
4th Quarterly div. of Tls, to and bouns of }
Tis to making $30 to data
So cants on fally paid shares and 6 cents on Er pald shares fok year ending 20.6:05.00)
Final of Tia, e making Tia, 76 for 1907
$1,369 56,438
40 cents for year ending 31.5′′8 meganie Tis, 6 for yaar ending 30-4-97
flo cents on 9,900 ord, sharerand'$19.50 on? | 2---100F009-10m shares for wr, and. 31,5.075 Interim of 30 cents afo 1900 marsipaani Final of 10 cts, making 60 cts for the
year ended 30th Jung, 1900 0 191 TOLAGE 2
DIVIDENDS PAYABLE.
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