We have received calendars from the Sante F6, Railway Company, which are. Ane exhibitions of the ark.
THE Hupak Jik Pad in Hankow has resumed publication and Cheng Chiang-han, the editor, hur boon roloured.
FOR meddling with the water service at No. 16, Praya, Kennedy Towo, a Chlosman was fived "525 last Wednesday."
THE Ministry of Way intends to establish a Naval School in Shanghai to train men for the maw Imperial Navy,
THE Prince Regent orders jopen men, who can read, to be selected from the eight Banner Corps, for the formation of the Imperial Guard „Darps,
Tux P. and O. Company's steamer Palma, which left London on 10th ult, took the follow log #pacie for Singapore, silver, about L01,000; Singapore, gold, about £100,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 1909.
STEALING One and a half pounds of copper, valued at fifty cents, the property of the Naval "Yard," resulted in a coolla, Luk Ho, being sing, tenced to pas month's Imprisonment last Thurs-i | day,
As the result of the explosion of an oil tank be. longing to the Rising Sun Company near Fu- kuoka on gth inst. eight houses were destraped and six people were killed. Eight others were severely injured.ru
The deputy who was tent by the Ministry of Justice to England to purchase an execution
SHARE QUOTATIONS
Supplied by Moun, E. S. KADOOR & Co. Corrected to noon; later alterations given under "Commercial Intelligence,
STOCKS.
BANKI,
machine (gallows), when that Board decided Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation to reform the Chiuose instruments of punish- ment, bas returned.
THE hawker-Wong Ping-who was accused of stealing a purse containing Sto.60 from an Indian af the race-course last Wednesday, was, in the Police Court on Thursday, sentenced to six wooks! hard labour.
THE Chinese, Engineering and Mialog Com-
National Bank of Chins, Limited.
MARINH INSURANCES.
Canton Insurance Office, Limited'
pany, Ld; announces that the total output of North Ching Insurance Company, Limited the Company's three Mines for the week ending January jo, amounted to 3.705 tops and the
THE Owners of the steamer Amoy from Fleas burg, which was employed in the Chinese. coasting trade, bave resolved to roll the steamer in consequence of the bad state of affairs, Messrs. E. S. Kadoorie & Co. are is receipt of telegraphic advices from Shanghai, informing
five days late. She had encountered heavy angtare Insurance Association, Limited them that Langkats have declared a first ins
storms throughout the whole of her passage, terim dividend of The, 121, for account 1909.
FIRE INSURANCEL. VICEROY Hsu Shih-chang has memorialized the Ir has been decided to divide the control of Chios Fire Insurance Company, Limited Throne for permission to establish Coloniza-the Tientsin-Pakou Railway. H.E. Lê Haj tion Offices at Tientsin, Hankow, Newchwang huan, Director-General, will be in charge of Hongkong Fist Insurance Company, Limited. and other places, to receive people who desire the southern section, whila H.E. Sen Pao-chi, to settle in Manchuria.
Associate Director-General, will assume control China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited.... Over the northern section of the line.
Douglas Steamship Company, Limited.............. Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co., Ld.
sales during the period to 7,889 85 tons. Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limed THE RM.5. Monteagle, which left Vancouver où January 18 and was dus at Yokohama on February & arrived at that port on the 6th inst,,
BREVET Major N. J. G. Cameras, Queen's Owa Cameron Bighlanders, has been appointed Assistant Military Secretary to General Sir Ian S, M. Hamilton, K.O.B, D.S.O., commanding the Southern Command
GRAND Secretary Chang Chib-tung intends to ask the Throne to bestow some reward o
Chinese officials and merchants who have been successful in miolog enterprises, in re- cognition of their services.
A NAGASAKI message states that the Mitsu Bishi Dockyard there the other day discharged two thousand of its employees. A number of officials at the Mitsu Bishi Dockyard at Tate- gami have also been discharged,
M. BAPST, Minister of France at Peking, will, the Paris Temps understands, be shonly up pointed to succeed M. Soulange-Bodin as Under-Director for Europe to the political and commercial direction of the Ministry of Foreiga Affairs.
GRAND Councillor Na Tùng has been telling ale colleagues that as the people now complain of the officials being held in comparatively too high regard, the way to appease popular objec- tion would be to elevate the status of the officials,
A NUMBER of officers have been posted to the first-class cruiser Bedford on her recommis- Bloning for further service with the China Squadron Twenty-two out of the 23 officers of the Bedford are due for relief, having served two years on the station.
A NUMBER of beggars who were found asking for alms in the streets last Sunday were "roped in" by the police. On Monday morning, they were ordered to pay a fine of a dollar each, and as they could not comply with the order they were lodged in gaol for a couple of days. A Tox10 despatch of 8th instant says The cavalty exercises which have been held pa the icebound Lake of Suwo, in Shimano, próvizce' are without precedent fù Japão. The exercises were highly successful, and the Japanese horse- shoes armed with pails proved satisfactory
THE upah Jih Po, a Chinese daily in Han. kow, has been sealed up by the Hankow sub- Prefect for drawing and publishing a cartoon, which the authorities allege was libellous to them, and the editor, Cheng Chiang-hao, bas been arrested, The journal has addressed ai telegram to the public sense of justice.
SHIPPING.
1
10,000
-LAST DIVIDEND.
73
POSITION AS PER LAST REPORT
NO. DE KHARKSA
VALUE. PAID UP.
(REFERVE)
AT WORKIKO, VO ACCOUNTA
APROXIMAT
OROTATION.
GLOSING QUOTATIONS.
€1,500,000
130,000
Sing $125
250,000
Interim of £2 for first half year @ EX]
-1/91-521.943.
55805 buyou
London 16
£1,009]]
99,925
$150,000)
$10,823
Sa (London 1/6) for 1903-
$1,500,000
10,000
$50
$14 for 1907
Sigo buyers
3411,990
Tls 150,000!
Tis. 303,747 TIA 118,377 $1,000,000
Tis. 160,513
Final of 7/6'making 15/- for 1907 9
St 2
Tiz; 100 sallam)
12,400
Stra $100
$2,506,011
(Tinal of S15 making $45 for 1906 and Interim of So for 1907:
18ag buyers
13,000 $100
$199,032
5593,761
Sra and bonus $3 for 1906.
· X ·
$190 buyers
10,000 Stoo
8,000 Saço Ssa
$20
$146,097
$1,113.941
$175,438.
-$6 and bonus Sz for 19 6...
717
Say for 1906
*$332 buyers
30,000 Say
$7,000
51,035
$1-for-1900
"Sra.sellere
20,000 550
5164,698
NIL
$99,067
Saj for your ending 30.5.1908
71%
* $34 buyers"
$150,000
$50%,490
520,179
Final of 514 making Saj for 1908
BI X
5231 buyers
279.438
1231344)
£10,000
£140,000
£13.755
{"ex 1/9 11/16=53, 154)......issonner
561- for 1907 on Freference shares only 5%.
fls. 75,000
Tis. 14.510
- Final of Tis, it making. Tis, 34 for 1908
אאאא
($38 buyers
Second Interim of 1}- for ájc.1908
($1.00)
$18 bayers
Tx 471 Tis sa buyers 49 buyan
Sast
180,503
༤
Final of Tis, af making Tia, 5 for 1907 ...
86,000
60,000 60,000
Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ld. (Preferred)]
(Deferred) do.. Do Thanghai Tug and Lighter Company, Limited.
(Preference) Do. Shell Transport and Trading Company, Limited 2,000,000, *Star Ferry Company, Limited....skrben remek Les € 10,000
Jaku Tog and Lighter Company, Limited
REFINERIES.
China Sugar Refining Company, L mited.
Luson Sugar. Refining Company, Limited. Perak Sugar Cultivation Company, Limited
MINING,
10,000
ཕ་བཞག་ན་༔་
4720,0002
6100000
$5,000
· 66L817
598
Tis. 6,869
lor year ending 10.4.1908,
200,000 THE 10 Tris, go
700,000
S10
Sy
TIL. 48,01 Tis. 420,479
30,000
Tls, 30 Tls, 50
Tia. 70,000 Tix. 81,000
TIE 12,000
10,000
$100
* 532,538
1,30 salas
7,000
$100
7,000 ris.ca Thiga
Bone 111, 100,000
Dr. $135.
Tis. 9,175
Tis: 105 sales
130,000
18/10
£175,000?
11,189
£11,556
ƒFinal of 1/6 (coupon No. 11) for year end-?
log 29.208
-*Tis, $77 buyors
go,ana.....
-£4,873
Dr. £2,191
$81 buyers
A LOCAL paper states that in consideration of the valuable services rendered to this Viceroy- alty, in regard to foreign affairs, by Dr. J. Č. Ferguson; H.E. Viceroy Tuan Fong deems
Chiness Engineering and Mining Company, Lda 1,000,000 the Tls. 300 salary pald to him monthly by the Tantal insufficient and has, therefore, ordered the latter to increase the amount to Tis, geo-Rub Australian Gold Sining Company, Limited
N.C. D. News, ⠀
Tax Admirally have cancelled the order for the armoured crainer Warrior to be recommis. sloved at Chatham, and have directed her to go to Davonport to transfer the present crew- to the cruiser Andromeda for passage to China to join the armoured cruiser Bedford and to recommission with a Devonport crew for tem- MR. W. G. St. Clair, proprietor, Singapore Free
porary service in the Fifth Cruiser Squadron.. Press, Straits Settlements, and Mr. Crosbia Roles, editor-in-chief, Times of Ceylon, Co-THE Prince Regent has sent strict instructions lombo, have been elected to represent their to all the Viceroys and Governors, giving ar- respective cities as delegates to the forthcom-ders that le view of the present difficult times, ing Imperial Press Conference.
they should not only do their best to carry out constitutional measures, but also attend to ad. ministrative measures, defence, anti-Christian troubles, foreign and financial affairs, and add- ing that any negligence will be severely dealt
Among the visitors arrived in the Colony by she Japanese s.a. Nikko Mara from Manila is Mr. C. W. Rosenstock, the proprietor of that excellant Directory known as the "Rosea stock's Directory," which is indispensable in arery office. Mr. Rosenstock in the Colony on a pleasure trip.
with,
Docks, wharves & Godowits, Fenwick (Géo.) & Co, Limited
Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godowo Co., Ld..
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Ld Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co, Ldr
Shanghal and Hongkow Wharf Company, Limited...
Lands, Hotels & BUILDINGL.
Anglo-French Land Investment Co., Lidl, Astor House Hotel Company, Limited (Sbangbal) ... Central Stores, Limited jerapahorses 100 serviennakts par Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Don, kede ... Humphreys Estate & Finance Company, Limited
6,000* Kowloon Land and Bellding Company, Limited... market is disclosing the fact that the pier accom-angkal Land Investment Udinpany, Limited- madation and facilities for export at Tairen are
way Point Building Company, Limited_ Inadequate.
COTTON MILLS.
IT is reported that China will shortly undertake the construction of harbour works at the ice-frea port of Lienshanwan under the superintendence THE Ministry of War is discussing the ques-
of a British Engineer. A branch line connect tion of sooding deputies to survey and make
in the port with the Imperial Railways of hydrographical charts of the sombero and
North China will also be constructed, for a die- southem coasts of the empire of China. Tha northern section will be from the Kinagsu-pro-tance of three miles. The activity of the bean vince to the Gulf of Pechili and the southern from Cheklang to Kwangsi province.
THE Deutsche Bank having announced it was about to establish a branch at Constantinoplo, the German Palaestina Bank, which intended to do the same, has dropped the idea, the field for working being at present considered as het large enough, especially as the German Orient Bank also is to extend its working to the Turkish metropolis,
Tax Dutch steamer Tjibodai arrived at Sloga pore from Mentok, on 5th last, with 1,141 coolie passengers bound for China. Many of them were trying to land there when they were stop ped by the police Constables bare bac stationed on board to prevent their fanding, as ,most of them are decrepit mine coolies.
As the Government attaches great importance to the oplum prohibition, it has issued circular. orders to the Viceroys and Governors of the provinces to the effect that, in the event of any of them being able to eradicate poppy planta- ion and opium-amoking in their province without causing troubles, such Viceroys, Gov. orners and officials engaged in the campaign will be given liberal rewards in order that others may be encouraged in the same dir- ection..
SPEAKING at the general meeting of the Power Gas Corporation, Mr. Alfred Mood, M.P., said that they had erected the first large- gas-power plant in China-at the Hongkong Dockyard. It was a 6,000 h.p. plant, which was working the yard by means of gas enginer and electricity, and also supplying heat to the fornaces. In Japan they had erected a 3,000 h.p. plant for a paper mill, and they had also had the honour of receiving an order for a plant for one of the Japanese Arsenals.
Ewo Cotton Splosing and Weaving Company, Ld... Hongkong Coltan Spinning, Wearing and Dyslag?
Company, Limited is someone nternational Cotton Manufacturing Company, Ld..se Lzou-kung-mow Cotton Spinning & Wearing Co., Ld toy Casa Cotton Spinnlag Company, Limlied.
יוי
MISCELLANEOUS.
i.
$450,000 $55,848
Dr. $379,17%
$8 for year ending 31.12.06
Tis. 3 wis year ending 31.8.08 *******
fla, 1,000,000
Tio. 697,57
Tis.. 150,000 15,000 Th 50Th 50Ths. 15,939 125,000 310. *xo
$30,000
10,000 · TIA, 75 - Tis, 75
8,000 Ti 100 TIs. 100 7,000 Tis, 100 (Tis, joo
1897
No.12f48ents
$1.75 year ending 31.12.06
Interim of Tix, nå for 6 months ending) Tis. 15.749rst October, 1908
Interim of Tie 4 for account 1908
Tix. 6,50K* Dr
¥4,800 59,178
TI. 6 for 1907aberats Sat for year andlag 30.6.07 ......... $1.50 for 1906 ALESSANDROVENČIN
18,000
$25
$43,601
$1,726
$50,000
60,000
550
$40
$16,806
$40,000
58,556
.Final of Sft'making Stì for 1007
576,1972
50,000 Sca
$200,000 $
5884,847 Interim of $4 for account 1903 - summonin
55,700 Ts, 1005, 100.
36,000 Tis. 100 11. 100
Tis: 75,000
74 X
$47 Balai
6 X
Sg2 saliers Tis, 783 biyera....
Tis. 167 buyers
Tis, 23,625
Tis 135,000
25,000 30,000
Tis. 100 Tia, 100
·Tis, #5,000.
Say
530,000
Tiu. 104 buyers: Stel bayers $16) buyers
Sorry
$1,000
3648,975
590 buyers
12,000
250
312,000
$14,639
Interim of 5g for account 1908
50,000 150,000
$100 $100
5250,000
: £26,475
Final of Ssi making 57 for 1908
7XX
394 buyers
$10 $10 $50 ·S30
18,000 Tli, 50 TI, so
·12,500.
Anim
241.36x
35,486
63 cents for 1g 8
$8.65 inten
301
GOA0
5178
Fri for tors
Sca
TIM 583,0452 {Th 313,000] Bund
Final of Tis. s and bonus of Tis. 2`making}
Tên: 14:49.
TIE, 8 (01 1908
72..
Tix. 1 5.5, 6x da
5: 968
Final of Sa making $4 for 1908.
92
'44 sollara
I'la. 8,620
Tis. 5 for year ended 31.10.198...............
5. X
I'is. 1oo buyers Tot buyers
$9.555
go cents for year ending 31.7.68.
Tis. 175,000
Tis, 8,37a
Tid for year ended 10.9.06 (8 %))
Bona
Tis. 18,357
Tis, 6,808
Tis. 8 for 1906.
Tis 50,661
Tls, 50 for 1906
8,004 60,000
131,000
40,000
400,000 13,000 21,000
Sia Sin 50,000 S102
$10
£648 Nil
10 p thars or 19.3-$1,037 st
جديد
Tls. 74 **M16, 79 buyer
Tis. 75 sellers
fg buyers $1st sales
$1,200 1907 lindossiers
5102
S
попе
51,138.
do conté for your saded 28,1.06 ...
$10
$:03,000
$3 407
So cents for 19 BUS AND POLY
$10,000
st %
$8,000
Sto
510
$12,000
$48 $5.078
$1,go for year ending 34.7.08 ...............)
10%
$10
$10
$5,000
Saga
320
$186,000
$8,957
Interim of 40 cents for account, e908 ́......... 75 cants for 9 months ending $1.12.07. $2 for year ending 18:2.08
8.%
244 vales and bui 102132, and bu
$14 buyers £9.70 sz, and s.. $12 buyers
10. X
Sazt buyers
60,000 Sto
$10.
nona
59,321
5,000 523 -31 60,000 25,000 Gs. 100 GB, 100 25,000 50,000
$120,000
SI and bonus so ct, for year ending. 39.2,08| Interim of $4 for account 1903 nesmeni
61%
519
5220 sellers $25!
5:0
Bona
*: Interim of $1 for account 1903 JAMESONAN
Tis: 547,500
*
Tis 775 buyer
Tis. 17,127
SIO
$5,000
3314:
87:471
75,000 SIG 14,000 Tis, 50
30,000Ts, 20
Sta
NIL
Ti so
Tie. 24,8301 Tle: 75,000
Tix. 6,601 - Final of Tia. 4 making Tis, yk for 1907 ...........
· Tis, izi sallare
Tia, 8,493
Final of Tis. 9 making in all Tis, 14 for 1907
68%
13 %
Tis, xos sellers.
15,350
£20 "£
Tis. 417) salas
6,000
Sa
#0,000
Tis: $8,333 Dr. $56,622
- Flash of 1776 making 52/6 for 1907
$24
sales
2,000 Tis, 100. TIS, 100. 10,000 Sre 10,000 Sto
Sajó
Time 15:299
Sto 14
SERI
40 cents for year ending $1.5.08 ... Ti. 64 for year ending 304.07 so cants for 1907 2009 versione rovnání Lån 10h00 n
Tia. 94 buyers
eans me
$10
$15,000
Sry buyers
51,160
90,000
*510
$300,0002
Sip
$6,418
15,000
$1-95
deil's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limited membe China-Borneo Company, Limited...SEBEPLERE
bins Light and Power Company, Limited
Do. Do, special shares and ver *50,000) Jhina Provident Loan & Mortgage Company, Ld. ..... SINCE the issue a few days ago of the Imperial
Fairy Farm Company, Lifted ELÄKKI POLSTERS Edict ordering retreachment in expenditure
Green Island Gement Company, Limited...................... and dismissal of superfluous officials, only the governments of Chihli and Shantung provinces
H. Price & Company, Limited uni sve attempted to carry out the order, while
Hall & Holm, Limited
dinner-armbres sur the other provincial governments are hesitate
Hongkong Electric Company, Limited ing in the matter, The Grand Councillor has, therefore, urged them to take immediate action.
Hongkong Ice Company, Limited entregastesino H.E, LIANG TUN-YEN has been attending at the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Ld. H.E. LIANG Tun-gun, President of the Wal Walupu every day and arranging all outstand-aatschappij tot Mijn, Bosch- en Landbouwox? wups, has telegraphed to the Shanghal Tagaling matters in order according to their importe ploitatie in Langkat, Limited ardering him to make a summary of the
aoce. They will be dealt with la their proper Peak Tramways Company, Limited spavaši apsop. minutes of the Opium Commission meatings
order after the opening of the Seal. His Excel-
Peak Tramways Company (now) masserstima N and report it to the Ministry from time to time.
Pilippine Company, Limitad de muisprosenuna The full details, however, may be reported by lency has also given instructions to all mem bers of the staff to come to work early in the the High Commissioner appointed by the morning and to deal with the diplomatic come bangkal Gas Company, Limited. Throus after the Commission has finished its
munications and telegrams" as they, coma. mission.
Every day after work His Excellency will dis- cosa international affairs with his staff so as to Increase their knowledge.
WONG Ho and Ling In, two coolies, worG aralgoed in the Police Court, fast Monday, charged with theft. It was alleged that the defendants forced an entrance into the Disin-Tur following officers join the cruiser Bedford fecting Station and stole property, valued at when she 'recommissions for another spell of! $17.80 This charge was not proved, and the service on the China Starlan Commander accused were brought in guilty of being in Trowby, Lieutenants A. E. Dixle, D. W. S.. possession of the property. They were each Douglas, E. L. Wharton, A. Johnstone, W. G. Lucas, C. A. Douglas, Engineer Liantebant given three months hard labour,
Fleet Surgeon G.A. S. Bell, Captain C. May bew, Royal Marine Light Infantry: Surgeon Regali, Rev. L. G. Jones, chaplain's Engineer sub-Lieutenant A. E. Late, and Gunner A. Danyon, Signal Boatswain). Dagott, Artificer Sub. Engineers Robertson and Driscoll Lieutenant Highton has been posted to the cruiser Kent and joins from the Naval College where he has been studying.
17 is stated that Duke Tsai Tse, President of the Ministry of Finance, in consultation with the Grand Council has arrived at the conclu alon that la these days of increased communica. tion, Seancial connections with the world are of paramount importance, and be therefore sug- gests that Ta-ching Imperial Banks should be established in the capitals of Great Britain, Germany and Japan, with officisis well versed finances in charge of them. The Grand
Council highly approve of th
of the proponition,, •
MR, R. St. George-Moore, Engineer-in-Chiel to the 'Canton-Hankow Railway, writes to The Times under date Wachang, Dec. 14 1mMight Vong Tix, the pulier of a private ricksha, I make a suggestion to manufacturers through ms arraigned in the Police Court, this morn your columns on the question of the distribu- in charged with recklessly driving the vehietlon of cuialogues? The cost of a well-pre- ck and with offering a bribe to a policeman. pared catalogue is very great, so that the dis It was slated in avidance that Wong and Ftribution is an important matter. In my-casej anther coolie wore racing along Queen's out here I have received numberless valuable Roll West, yesterday afternoon. A akong catalogues that are no pie to me, and on the falla to dodge them in time, the wheel of other hand I have not had one I wished to refer mateWor's rickaba passlag over his foot When to. My suggestion is that the manufacturers the ander was being taken to the station he should urge the Government to establish a en offer the policeman forty cents for his re catalogue reference library at each Consulate, Jasa On this first charge accused was found instead of the present system of forwarding He was fined $7, however, on the catalogues to the Consulate and saking them
to distribute them,
hanghai-Sqmatra Tobacco Company, Llimited nanghai Waterworks Gompany, Limited...... South China Morning Post, Limited unisonmen Cream Laundry Company, Limited ...minúen erresir
anisin Waterworks Company,“Limited alon Waterboat Company, Limited, #imited Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited
Vation, (A. S.).& Co., Limited....
71illam Powell, Limited"
• Those shares are entitled to half of the prosti
1;
$1,500 $15,000
K
Bone
TIL 100,000
Tis. 190,000
S8, 191
74th Quarterly div. of Tis, ro and bonus of )
BUTIK to making Tie go to date
Bo cents on fully paid shares and 6 cents on 1 Et paid shares for year ending go.4:08, 3
(Bocents on 9,900 oril shares and $19.Bo on 2. too Founders shares for gr. end. 31.5,093 Interim of sa cents afc 1998...si (Ÿinal of go cts. making 80 cts.: for the 2
year ended goth June, 1906 (
DIVIDENDS PAYABLE 2----' PAYARLE **
Hongkong & Shanghal, B'king Corporation]: £25)- Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company. Hongkong Ice Company, Limited animum Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd. St China Firm Ipsurance Company, Limited........ $8
$15.
February 20th
201 Barth 27th
March
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