*Telegrams.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH":
BERVICE.
MANCHURIAN CEREALS.
PERMISSION FOR EXPORT GRANTED.
[By courtesy of the." Sheung Po."]
Poking, 30th April. Germany and Japan have applied for permission to export cereals from Manchuria.
The Waiwapu, telegraphed to Viceroy Heu Shih-chang asking for his opinion as to the expediency or otherwise of granting the applica
tion.
His Excellency Hsu, in a telegra- phic despatch, replied that he becs no objection to the exportation of
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 1. 1909.
BANDMANN DRAMATIC
COMPANY.
**THE PRISONER OF ZENDA.
The Bardmana Dramatic Company, now touring the Best for the first time, opened their season in Hongkong by presenting to faitly good house" The Prisoner of Zenda," drama-
tized from Anthony Hope's famous novel of the same name. Mr. Heary Dallas, an old favourite with Hongkong audiences, made the play in his double såle of King Rudolf and Rudolf Rassendyll. Mr. Dallas throughout his some what difficult part displayed great skill in handling his not too easy impersonations and fully demonstrated that he is as capable of producing rears of laughter from a mirth provoked audience as to hold them spell-bound by his intensely dramatic acting. impersonation of "the inebriate potentate unquestionably seen at his best at the end of Act, when the convincing earnestness
Him
was a clever stroke, but, Mr. Dallas was
with which he lovested his acting was geno. rally admired. The part of Princess Flavia was
and many of the foreign diplomatists have not yet had a chance of being presented to her. Society at the Hague is extremely exclusive and caste-ridden, but within the marrow, circles into which is is divided there is a delightful intimacy, and the intensity of the intercourse. * make up for its want of breadth.
ANA NEIPS TERRITORIES,
DIVISION OF DISTRICTS,"
The following Order made by the Governor- in Council is pubilibed in the Gazelle
The Order-in-Council dated the 15th day of March, 1906, defining the districts into which the New Territories shall be divided for the purpose of the above-mentioned Ordinance, la hereby rescinded and the fellowing Order sub- siltuted a
To-day's Advertisements.
·NOTICE.
Public Companies.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NORDINARY LENERAL MEETING
HAVE This Day resumed thy Business of TOTICE l'herby given that an EXTRA,"
SHARE and GENERAL BROKER. B
THOMAS 1, ROSE. Hongkong, ret May, 1909.,
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NOTICE:
Old families with quaint names like the Bacleert van Blokland, Den Beer Poortugael, Van Tets vau, Goudriaan, Donde van Troost wijk, all of burgher origin, and yet of such an
It is hereby ordered that there shall be estab Cloot and distinguished respectability, havo practically no equivalent elsewhere. The pre-lished two District Land Offices for the purpose valent title of Jonkheer is also deliciously of carrying out the provisions of the Now To THE CHINESE ENGINEERING quaint. In spite of their, coldness towards titories Land Ordinance, 1965, and it is further others of a lower casto, among themselves ordered that for the purposes of the mid Ordin- their manners have an exquisiteness which lance the New Territories shall be divided into quite fascinating to those accustomed to the two districts, viz:- 1-ugh-and-tumble manners of larger capitals.
AN ECONOMICAL MONARCH., It is not generally known that Queen Wilbel mine is ace of the richest Sovereigns in the world and that she is developing lato a first rate business. wombo. She superintends her awa investments, she keeps a strict account entrusted in the capable hands of Miss Lillian personally of, her charities, and checks her Lloyd, who gave a talibful impersonation of her expenditure generally, with all the care of a part. The villain of the piece was Mr. Alec. housekeeper. She applies the same good Alves as Black Michael," who caused a shud- der in the auditorium which was at times
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business habits in public affairs, and even, at
present, receives her -Ministers and discusses
with them all the peeding matters of State.
cereals from the Three Eastern l'ro-almost natural: Mr. Edward Grahay as CaptainAs a small child, Queen-Wilhelmine was
vinces having regard to the fact that those provinces are rich in produce. THEIR LATE MAJESTIES:
INTERNATIONAL AMENITIES.
[Hy courtesy of the "Sheung Po.")
Peking, 30th April. The Special Envoys now in Pe king to attend the Imperial funeral, on the 29th ultimo, paid their re- spects before the tablete of their late Majestics, the Emperor and Empress Grand Dowager.
CHINESE STUDENTS IN JAPAN.
MUST NOTPERFORMATTHEATRES
【Py courtesy of the Sheung Po"]
Peking, 30th April. The Ministry of Education has telegraphed to the Chinese Minister in Tokio urging him to prohibit Chinese Government students in Japan taking part in theatrical por- formances.
SHANGHAI TAOTAI.
♫THE RECENT CHARGES.
[Dy courtesy of the" Shrung Po."]
Heniz was perfect. Miss Florence Talion, the leading lady of the Company, was tragically earnest as Antoinette de Maubam, and should
certalaly win the good graces of future audi. ences. The other players did well in their
stubborn and autocratic, but disappointment hos softened her character. One of the chief shortcomings is her neglect of her personal
appearance, and in this respect there is no change. She still walks about dressed like a
(4.) One district to be bereafter called and known as the "Northern District" to include the whole of the New Territories situate on the mainland excepting such portion thereof as is by this Order included in the Southern District and including all Islands which are East of Longitude 114.10 and North of Latitude 22.15 excepting the Islands of Tunglong, Fuiss Chau and Slope laland.
and
(5) Another district to be thereafter called known as the "Southern District," to ins clude that portion of the New Temitories shown on a plan marked 'Southern District" situate on the mainland as is dolidested and Mainland" dated the 21st day of February, $909, signed by the Director of Public Works
and countersigned by the Governor and de- posited in the Land Office of this Colony, and
respective paris and ably supported' the print-German governess, although the beautiful bair the remainder of the islands in the New Ter
cipals.
+
Te-night, the intensely dramatic play "Tril by" will be staged.
QUEEN WILHELMINA,
SOLUTION TO PROBLEM OF THE DUTCH SUCCESSION,
TENSE, EXCIitument at THE HAGUE. The Hague has a very short season when tourists come to see the picture galleries, the quaiat old Dutch towns, the Zuyder Zee sad the picturesque fisher-folk, and then the place subsides into its usual somnolence. When the Pence Conference was shining, the Fague was doing a thriving business. But the Dutch never admit that they are satisfied with anything. They were not even pleased with the Prace Conference. It is therefore pleasant surprise to hear everybody talk jog with such satisfaction of the coming
event, which is in solve the problem of the Dutch succession. There never was a more popular Sovereign than the little Queen at the present moment, but, in this she has only dis covered the kind feelings all her subjects had for her when she came to the Throne, Every thing is in her favour, Her youth, a certain feeling of almost pity for this young creature, deprived so early of the irresponsibility of childbood, and weighted so out of young with charles add solemnity of State so keeping with the light-heartedness of her age.
But, above all, her sufjects look to her jo save them from the Prussian beir apparent the whole nation" dreads. They welcomed their linte Queen to throne, and rejoiced as Dutch- men seldom do, but years passed, and she did not fulfil the main hope. Then her people grew more or less indiffereat, and her marriage,
Poking, 30th April. HE. Viceroy Tuan Fang has submitted his report, on the recent allegations against the Shanghai which was never popular, became decidedly
Taotui.
It is believed that no change will be effected in the Shanghai Taotaiship as the outcome of the Viceroy's investigations]:
The following is a translation of a telegram appearing in the Shumpas of April 19, 1909, which purports to be the official version of the denunciation of the Shanghai Táotaj by the Governor of Soochow
unpopular.
she lost after the typhoid fever has grown again, and her complexion, stimulated by a dily bath in the juice. of five dozen lemons, is as fair and beautiful as ever.
BLWS OF THE QUEEN OF HOLLAND. Amsterdam advices of March 24 state that the Queen 'continues in excellent health, and all preparations are being made for the event to which the whole of Holland is looking for. ward. The fever of public expectation is high.. la one town the cluck of the church, being cat of order, struck 160 times. Many people thought this meant that the eventful day bad arrived. At the Hague some boys shootlog at rocks caused some inhabitants in the neigh- bourhood to hoist flags. The latest present for the Royal nursery is a little silver hot water, botila from th: town of Roermond, in Limburg, Leeuwarden, Friesland's capital, has sent an antique oak chest for lines, containing some old Frisian misi ture silver toys, and an album
in a silver cover to note down the chief events of baby-life. Utrecht hassent a whitewash-stund with silver basin ewer, and soup box. Eceland has given a perpmbulator with a hood of the choicest lace of Sluis, the Hague a cradle with embroideries, Rotterdam silver table set, Amsterdam a complete toilet Ret, and the Durch Colony in London au'endowed bed in a hospital. One town in Zeeland is giving a pair of silver acales with which to weigh the royal child, while clocks are being presented by a samber of municipalities. Beautiful gifts are to be prescated by the colonists in the Dutch East Indies and Guiana.
PLANTERS AND CUOLIES.
PETITION TO DE PRESENTED TO
holland's qUBEN,
ritories not included in the Northern District.
And it is further ordered that the office for the Northern District shall be situate at Tai
Po in the New Territories and the office for the
Southern District shall be situate in the City of Victoria, Hoogkong.
The above Order shall take effect as from the 21st day of February, 1909.
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COMMERCIAL.,
SHARE MARKËT
Maaars. Erich Georg ́ & Co. write in their Weekly Share List'olto-day's data as follows:- A very fair investment business has been in progress during this weak, under review, and several stocks have improved in value, the market closing firm for most securities. The sterling demand rate of exchange on London has gone up to 15,-9fd., while rates on Shang hai and vice versa nie upchanged. Bar-silver
in London is quoted 24 77-6d, and Conzols £84 15/16. Rates of discount, in London sre unchanged,
"
Bank Shares Hongkong and Shanghais sold at £940 to 5;65, closing, quieter, however, with shares offering at $250, The London tate in 89 to, od. Nationals are unchanged.
Marine Insurance Shares Unions have
MINING CO. LD.
AND
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of Ona Shill
A ing and Six Pesce per Share free of tax on account of year ending 28th February, 1959, has been declared by the Directors of the above Company.
Coupon No. 12 is payable on 1st May at the Chartered Bank of Jodia, Australia and Chios, and The Russo-Chinese Bank at Tientsin and Shanghai
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Agent,
Hongkong, goth April, 1009.
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Aloan Worth the' Price of Admission,
PRICES OF ADMISSION: Box (6 Chairs)...
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Box Plan at ROBINSON PIANO CO.
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.:
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Doors open at 8 P.M. Overture 9.
A JACKSON, Representative. Hangkank. It May, 1909.
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NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, BREMEN, IMPERIAL GERMAN, MAIL line,
"HE
NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS,
been done at hardening rates, the last sale effected being at $810, at which figure the mar ket closes strong, China Traders and Yang.
die nachanged. Cantons sold and have Steamship buydis at $187) North Chinas have inquiries at Tls. 102, ex the interim dividend of 75.5d at exchange of 15. 3/13/161.—Tl6, 323.59 per | share, paid to-day,
Fire Insurance Shares.-Hongkongs sold at $315, and have buyers now at $337. China bave it proved to buyers at 3:06.
Shipping Shares.-Hongkong, Caston and The assistants of tobacco estates in Deli Macao Steamboats have been in good demand; have drawn up a petition to the Queen of bat only few shares.changed hands at Sjoj, Holland, praying for better protection by law holders sticking out for higher rates. Indos against coolies who defy their authority. They Chinas have improved further, and at time of complain that the law in force shows too great writing, shares are wanted at $30 (pref, and def. a leaning in favour of the coolies. The penal, combined), Shanghai quoting buyers at Tis, 60, ties for insubordination and lack of disciplíne and the Landos rates boing £4 10. od. for among the coalies are too light to have any preference and 1. ros, od. for deferred shares. China and Manilas are obtainable at Siz, and terrors for the labourers, and the procedure to bring them to justice is too tiresome and pro-Douglases at $36. Old Star Ferries sold and tracted. The coolies have no fear of the law, bays buyers at $15, while the new issue is and set no store by the authority of the neglected at $15. Shell Transports have assistants, The only punishment they prefer advanced to buyers at 58%. 6d. for beater at present, is that dealt out on the spot when scrip, London quoting B. sellers (name"
abards), Union Waterboats are wanted at $10 Refineries are neglected, with callers at $137) for China, and 516 for Luzons.
CHANGE IN SENTIMENT. When it was announced a few months ago that the bapp event was expected, Queen Wilhelmina's subjects had been so often dis appointed that they gave the announcement merely a grudging acknowledgment, bot as time wore on the interest grow warmer`and warmer, till it has now reached a state of intensity which would seem almost judicrous if so much did not depend on a happy denouement. People here oped the newspapers with anxiety, 'not to see whether Russia and Austria-Hungary bave come to blows, or Bulgaria have settled their difficulties, but to read the latest news of their little Queen's health. And so, although the offence is still fresh.
offences.
ed. Raubs have sellers at $8; a telegram from
Mining Shares-Charbonnages are unchang
the mine reports a crushing of 5,746 tops óre, Hongkong Telegraph of 19th ultimo, prints the Fielding 1,034 ounces of smelied gold. The mining manager's report for the four weeks The grievance of the petitioners, in ston, is ceded 27th March, 1909. Chinese Engineering that the law safeguards the interests of the and Mining Company's shares have buyers "at coolies tos much at the expcase of the employs 17 ex the ini, dividend of 18, Ed. pershare
paid to-day. era. The assistants point out that the Govern ment does not safeguard them sufficiently against the labourers.
The Soochow Governor memorializes that the Shanghal Trofei Tsal Nai-huing has shown disregard for public funds and made light of
Planters kapw that the law forbids their the restraints of the law, his conduct being un the Hague is to its winter sleep, the inhabitantriking the coolies, but they cannot help deal- settled and his designs beyond measure. His are very much alive, and preparations are going ing with them in a hard-handed fashion when official work is thus from the outset unreliable. | forward with the greatest activity to welcome
in connection with the failure of the Yuan the little newcomer. Just if they felt quilty of provoked beyond endurance. The unlucky Yuan Bank and the funds of the Likin Burents neglecting, and even feeling not to kindly to and undergo fiae or imprisooment for excusabir,
Assistants are then hauled up in the police court ...therewith deposited. when I dispatched lo-" "wards their poor little Queen, who was not structions to T'sai Nal-huang to require pay. | responsible for their unrealised hopes, they are "ment, he made no single, word of reply for now extravagantly desirous to show their
several months; and when i expressed a wish | gratitude. to transfer the case to the Provincial Capital for
On her side the Queen is for the first time in judgment with a view to obtaining payment, her life treating her health as a national cpa. he then, out of partiality, extended protection cern. It is quite touching to see the care with to the concerned and cunningly asteried that which she religiously follows the medical or the Likin Bureau's deposit was not public and ders Except for a short walk to her mother's two fires. If they take the law into their own The unfortunate assistants stand, between payment could not, therefore, he requited first; palace. All exercise is forbidden. She accepts hands to enforce authority against matinous adding that the merchant concerned .ätended the tyranny of har idgime with heroic deler,
and rowdy coolies, the police come down upon to commit suicide and that thern was thus mination, and it was equally touching to sto
them. 11 they do not maintain discipline with ground for anxiety as to life; adding ❘ the crowds who gather to see her pari, accom-
an fron hand, they will lose all-control over the farther that this merchant had long moved panied by a single Maid-of-Honour,
labourers and be dismissed by their employer: among foreigners, and that he was, therefore, much afraid that the latter would intervene in Queen Wilhelmina looks in excellent health self-interest leads the assistants to prefer break the interior administration of justice; thus at and-pirits, and it seemed to me, writes a coring the law when doing otherwise moins loss
of employment; tempiing 10 intimidate me throughout. I have respondent, there was little touch of humour in now again directed that the case be transferred the glances the exchanged with her beaming The petitioners conclude by praying that the to the Provincial Capital for purposes of trial- subj csi
In the shops there is a larger than labour laws Bs. so amended that investigation; and although it may be difficult usual display of Royal photographs, Royal ments zolorced should better mest the offence, to foretell whether payment can or cannot be arms, rf jugs and toys, and flags to decorate local considerations being duty, taken into ac obtained, the action of Taal Nai-buang in con- the city on the auspicious birthday.. The Count in order that fear might seiso upon the tinning to evince the demeanour of a traitorous committees which have been formed in all coolien.-Straits Times Hao, shows that were an important matter of the provinces to celebrate the event with foreign intercourse ja arise prejudice to the Realin would certainly résult; and can there- fore by no menos bo toforated. It is therefore requested that he be forthwith degraded.
The Vermilion Rescript reads "There will be different Commands,"")
The following telegram appeared in the Bku-pas of April at..
With reference to the denouncement of the Shangbai Thotai by the Governor of Cheking. sloca it was not made conjolaily with the Vices
weed for great sealed expressions are
small matters, there is much donht that it is the result of personal dialike, and ape cial orders have been dispatched to the Viceroy Fang to inves:igate the matter and reply.
· AN IVORY CRADLE.
the.panish.
|
Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c-Hongkong
"MANILA," having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are hereby. informed that their „Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being
landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowne of the Hong. kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com pany, Limited, at Kowloon, and West Point Godowa», wkonca dalivary may be obtained,
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remalo ing undelivered after the 8th of May, wifl be subject to rent.
Alt broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Gadowas, where they will be examined on the 8th of May, at 9.30 AM.
All Claim: must reach us before the 12th of
May, 1909, or they will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by' the Undarsigned.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD...
MELCHERS & Co., General Agents,
Hongkong, 1st Maý, 7909,
ORIENTAL
STEAT
∙(5)
and Whampoa Docks have been on offer the THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL whole week at $79, without attracting: aston STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, tion. Geo Fenwicks, as well as New Amoy Docks, are unchanged. Shanghai Docks have buyers at T. 87. Hongkong and Kowloon improved considerably, the closing rate being Wharves have advanced to buyers at $55, after sales between $5 and $55. Shanghai, and Hongkew Wharves have sellers in the north 'Tis, 167).
Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Hongkong Leeds have advanced to buyers at $99, bbt no abares seem to be available at present. Kow loco Lands are steady at $30, and West Paints are firm at $44: Hongkong Hotels are quoled. $85 cum new are buyers, which is the equi
STRAM FOR
STRAITS, CEYLON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA, ⚫ ADEN; EGYPT, MÉDITERRANEAN
PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND
*LONDON."
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of the Society will be held at its Head Office, No. 2 Queen's Buildings, Victoria, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the 7th May, 1900, at 13.30 PM, for the purpose of confirming the following Special Resolution, which was duly passed at an Extraordinary Meeting of the Society held on the 21st April, 1909 im
That the Memorandum and Articles of "Association of the Society be respectively "extended, altered and amended so as to **read as shown in the print signed for the purpose of identification by the Chair mas of this Meeting and that such ex- "tended, altered and amended Memoraa, “dum, and: Aitichs", of "Association" de "henteforth adopied as the Memorandum "and Articles of Association of the Society #10, the "exclusion of thosa" Méretofore "prevailing."
Prints of the proposed Memorandum and Articles of Associatios can basean at "the Society's Office, or obtained on application" there. 4
By Order of the Board of Directors,
G MONTAGUE EDE,
Secretary. Hongkong, 21st April, 1969;
1362
THE CHINA TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
OTICE is hereby given that an EXTRA- ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
N°
of the Company will be held at its tiead Office, No. 2 Queen's Buildings, Victoria, Hongkong. on FRIDAY, the 7th May, 19:9, at 23.45 P.M., for the purpose of confirming the following Special Resolution, which was duly passed at an Extraordinary Maiting of the Company beld.ou the 21st April, 1909 :~~
That the Memorandum and Articles of "Association of the Company be respect "ively extended, altered and, amended 10. "as to read as shewa to the print sigoed. for the purpose of identification by the “Chairman of ibis Meeting and that Euch "extended, altered and amended Mamor- "andum and Articles of Association be "henceforth adopted as the Memorandum "and Articles of Association of the Com "pany to the exclusion of those heretofore
'prevailing."
By Order of the Board of Directors,
G. MONTAGUE EDE, Secretary, Hongkong, z1st April, 2009.
Intimations.
PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPAN
7.00 1.1.
:
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE
Week Days.
7.30 am, to 10.00 am Every 10 minutes. 10.00 am, to 11,00 1m. ...Evary 15 minutes. 11.30 am. to 12.45 p.m. ....Evory 15 minutes, 12.45 pm to 1.15 pm....Evary to minutes. 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 pm. .....Every 15 minutna 1.45 p.m. 102,73 p.m. .....Every to miantes, (4.15 p.m. to 3.00pm „Kvary 15 minutes. 3.30 p.m. to 5.00 pm Every 15 minutes 5.00p.m.to 8.00 p.m....Every to miantes, NIGHT CARL 8.45 p.m. and 9 p.m. 9.45 p.m. to 11.15 p.r. wvery half hour. STUDAYS. 8.00 am, to 9,00 8.th .....Evary 15 minutes 9.00 am to 9.30 am Evary, 30 minutes, 0.30 am. to 10.30 am. Every 15 minutas, 10.30 am to 11.00 am...Every to minuter. 11,45 2,m, to 12,00 noon...Every 15 minutos, 12.00 Noon to 1,00 p.m....Every zo micotas. 1,00p.m. to 5.00 pm. .....Evary 15 minutes. 5.00 pm to 6.00p.m....Every ro minutes, 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 pm. .....Every 15 minutes.. 7.00 p.m. to 8.00 pm....Every to minate”.
"NIGHT CARS is on Weak Daysling
SATURDAYS. ́Extra cars, at 2.15 p.m., 11.30 pm, and £1.45.P.m
SPECIAL CARS by Arrangement at the Company's Office, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGI, Das Voeux Road Central,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON;
General Managern, Hongkong, Ist April, 1909. »
SPECIAL NOTICE.
CHARGEURS RÉUNIS. FRENCH STEAMSHIP' Company;
THE French Steamship Company, CHAR-
.public that their steamers of the Round the World Line will henceforth suppress calling at Vancouver and Puget Sound Ports." They wilt proceed from "YOKOHAMA DIRECT to
SAN FRANCISCO, without, making any port
of call en roate.
́ ́ Shippers" of cargo to SAN FRANCISCO, MEXICO and SOUTH AMERICA, no doubt ap- preciate this now, facility "afforded to them of a fast cargo-boat service from China and Japan to above-mentioned destinations.. For full information, apply to
'MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
Ages at Hongkong. Hongkong, 15th April, 1900.
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. į
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rates of Subscription to the Hongkong Telegraph (daily and weekly issues) will be as Jollows
Dark-336 per annum
WEEKLY-S13 per annum.
The rates per quarter and per mensem, pro. portional Subscriptions for any period less than one mouth will be charged as for a full ti
The daily issge in delivered free when the
address is accessible to messenger. --Peak- subscribers can have their copies delivered at these rosidences without soy extra charge. On copies sent by post sa; additional St.so por quarter is charged for postage
for the new isɔum alone (535 paid up). Homp vant of 51 for old ex now issue, and 2431
"DELTA," breys Estates sold and have buyers at $9;
Captain B. W. Snow, carrying His Ma Shanghai Lands have been sent to the north at 116, 1178 and Tis, 218, closing with sallate
Testy's Mails, will be despatched from this for at Tis, Lið,
BOMBAY, &c on SATURDAY, the 15th Cotton Hill-Shangbai quotations are May, at Noon, taking Passangers and Cargo Ewas Tin: 3 gternationals Tis. gr, Laou for the above Porti la connection with the Com:,
month 2, and Socychees Tle, 405 many's 68, India, 8,000 tons, from Colombo, Kung Mowin
Passengers accommodation in which vessel Hongkong as sold at 5814
Sondry Mfacturing Companies-Hong, secured before departate from Hongkong, tong. Electrics have buyers at 5.81 ex the Silk and Valuables, all Cargo for France, dividend of $t.zo per share, paid on sótt ultimo and Tas for London (under Arrangement Dairy Farms sold in a small way at 5.71, but will be transkipped at Colombe into the shares are on offer now at $7. Green Island Mail steamer proceeding direct to Marsilites Cement shares feiched $8.80 and $300, closing and London, other Cargo for London, &c, will with seljara at` latter' figure, Icer have been
be conveyed via Bombay by the R.M.8/ Arabia, dus la London on 16th June, 1909. unchanged and without any reported sales.
* Parcals will be recalvad at this Office un:]} Miscellaneoon-China-Borneos, after further
and Value of all Packages are required. ver
Tor forskar Particulari, apply to
EMINEN
adequate sejnicings are racking their brains | MR. Yamada Isaburo, 'whose airship proved to to find pleasing and acceptable presents successful in the Russo-Japandig war, claims to show their delight. All these presents now to have invented a flying scblue capable have been approved by the Queen herself. of transporting a heavy load, and of ready One of them is a cradle in ivory, with pink mearing. The inventor has just taken out a astin and Chantilly Jaçe custalon, another is a patent for the same. Mr. Yamada.bas also in perambulator, also trimated with pink satin and vented an aliship destroyer fitted with explosive Chantilly lace, a screen, with paintings of the shells which automatically explode on contact greatest Dutch masters, a tea service en viour with another airship, being practically a coup- Sure, babies' playthings in silver, a knife and terpart of the matine torpedo destroyer. Apons at 5150. Other stocks under this heading fork, etc., etc. They would fill a museum to plication has been filed for the invention. It
Judge from the length ICH SOCIETY
EXCLUSIVE DUTCH'
Meanwhile, the festivities are, for the first time, almost brilliant in this old world capitál, The Dowager Oused is receiving in the place
1 that he
the destroyers will be adopted by the Japsners army. Mr. Yamida has been decorated with the sixth class of the Order of the Rising Sun, in recognition of the qtilliy of his previous lux
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