248
A sad barbóns fatality occurred lust Sunday, when the second'engineer of the s.s. Arraicon -Ağear met his death by Crowning.
TWENTY Russian suden** and fifteen, business mes and journalies of Vad.wgstok hava ar- rived at Tauraga que tour of compaction through Japan.
THE latest addition to the Register of Chemists and Druggists in Hongkong in that of Mr. George Harper, with Mesuri, A. S, Watson & Oo, La
OWING to the arrival at Peking of Mr. Chirol, Mr. J. O. P. Bland, bay postponed his departure for Europe. It is understood that he will leave with Mr. Chirol.
THE body of the late Mr. La Varriere, French Vice Consul, who was accidentally drowned on May 28, has been recovered at Yanglo, saya the Bankow Mail.
THE British croiser Monmouth arrived at Naga. Baki from Wai-hai-ci on the roth ulto, as well as the United States destroyers Bainbridge, Barry, Chauncey and Dale,
THE Dame of Dr. J. A. Churchill bas been ad- ded to the Register of Medical and Surgical Practitioners qualified to practice medicine and surgery in Hongkong.
H.E. CHANG Chih-tung, Director General of the Yuet Han Railway, has written to the Wal, wa-py to inquire as to the regulations for the employment of foreiga engineers,
AT the forthcoming annual meeting of the Shanghai Dock and En ineering Co., Ld., the directors will recommend a float dividend of Tis, at per share, making Tis. 5 per share for the year ended April 30 fast.
".
In view of the complicated pature of the Chino-Japanese negotiations touching the question of Pratas Island, it is announced that Japan will shortly send a commis ion to the laland to investigate the conditions locally. THE local agent of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Co, Ltd., kindly informs us that the total output of the Company's three mines for the week ending 12th June amounted to 34,158.0 tons and the sales during the period to 24.433.50 tons
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY
THE fiftieth anniversary celebration of the port of Yokobama was held on July 1.
On April 1, 1908, the total strength of the Hong- kong Volunteer Corps was 295, and on March 31, 1909, I was.18.
SUNDAY, the 4th lost, being the feast of Rev. Bro Director Christian, a concert will be given by the Boys of St. Joseph's College at 6.30
p.m.
GRAND Councillor Chang' Chih-tung proposes. to appoint a Commissioner of Commerce at Hankow after the completion of the Canton. Hankow and Szechuan-Hankow Rallways.
PROMINENT Toklo financious are organizing a syndicate to supply materials for the proposed railways between Cantor, Hankow and Sre chuan, and to assist in the work of construction,
JULY 3
1969
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
Supplied by Messrs. E. S. KADOORI & Co. Corrected to noon; later alterations given under "Commercial Intelligence," page
плоска
-BANKS.
Hongkong & Shangha! Banking Gorporation
Nailonal Bank of China, Limited
MANINN INSURANCES.
Canton Insurance Office, Limited.
Police Court is occasionally the scene of amusing incidents. Yesterday morning, an la. dine residing at Kowloon quietly walked into 11 Court room with a goat snugly resting in his North China Insurance Company, Limited a me..
ས་མ་......་
TWELVE strokes of the birch and 48 hours' de tention was awarded a Chinamas with no oc enparion at the Magistracy last Tuesday for as sulting stompatriot al Connaught Road West un Monday.
THE Ministry of Agriculture, lodustry and Commerce has decided to hold large industrial exhibitions at Hankow, Tientsin and Shanghai and a report on the subject will shortly be made to the Thrane.
1)
VALESS the Viceroy in Tianisia recovers from hi illness on expiration of his leave, the Government will appoint President_Tinh Li ag as Acting Viceroy on account of the great Importance of the post.
DURING 1908 thiet members of the Hongkong
tunteer Corps died, 5 were struck off the ength (baving left the Colony) and 76' resign- cl (1 op medical certificate, 34 on leaving the Culoby and 41 in the Colony)..
A SEVERE thunderstorm swept over Central pau on the afternoon dl the 17th ultimo, Kobe receiving the tail end of it. At Tatsuno, arar Himeji, and Miyazu, near Maizura, the storm was accompanied by a heavy shower of bril.
As the opium probibition measures are deem- ed to have been carried out in Shantung with much success, the Government propose to order all the provinces to adopt the regulations
smoking.
RECENTLY the Waterworks Company in Pes -klog, when digging the ground in front of Pince Kung's establishment to lay down ser vica pipes discovered a jade bridge mensuring over thirty Chinese feel. It is reported that as it was a piece of soliquity the company decid.in force la that province for suppressing oplum ed not to disturb it without authority and the valuable bridge was again covered up.
PTY dollars was the One imposed at the Police Curt last Tuesday on Chan Kau, a boatman.. ACCORDING to the Araki, Mr. Kodama for making fast to the 5.8. Zafim whilst undar Otomatsu, saidчo-be-a-well-known-explorer-in--way on Monday Anniber boatman was fined the South Sea Islands, who has been recuperat $ for anchoring his boat within the limits of ing at his home is Fukuoka, left Moji on Mon. the Southern Faway. day by the N. Y. K. S. Sado, Moru for further adventures in the Celebes and New Guinen. He will, then proceed to Albany, West Aus- tralia, whence he will start in search of the South Pole.
ACCOLI under the Bailiff of the Supreme Court was brought up in the Police Court yesterday morning on three charges of accepting bribes .fr: m sub-tenants of various housesto allow them io remove their furniture.Bail was allowed in the sum of $200 and the case was remanded, His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the arme and on behalf of His THE body of Mr. James Earnshaw, second Majesty the King, to the following Ordinances engineer of the steamer Arvatoon & pear, was passed by the Legislative Council-An Ordia-rerovered in the harbour, gear Honghom Bay, ance to amend The Prison Ordinance 1899; at an early hour last Wednesday morning. It at Ordinance to amend The Tramways Ordin 11 he remembered, Mr. Earnshaw went out Mace 1883; an Ordinance to transfer to certain Officers of the Public Service certain duties at present performed by other Officers; and no Ordinance to amend The Prepared Opium Ordinance 1891.'
PRINCE Kung, Anti-Opium Cammissioser, has consulted the Ministry of the loterior on the possibility of affixing distinctive -door- plates to houses occupled by opium-smokers. His Highness has also decided to institute Inquiries as to what officials in the capital and the provinces are addicted to opium-smoking and tests will be held overy three months of those officials who are reported to have the babit. It is also suggested thai High Commi sloners be appointed to detect the habit among Elgh provincial officials.
The Hopan officials and geotry, as it will be remembered, have been opposing the Peking syndicate's right to self coal in that province, and the dispute is awaiting settlement in Pe king. In order to prevent all foreign mining enterprises, they are now endeavouring to ealis: the help of Chinese residing in the South Pacific colonies, many of whom are of consi derable means. They intend to send a dele gate to those places to raise capital to develop mises. Add to this, they will also apply for assistance from the people of other provinces. THE Anti-Cpiun Soclety bad a procession round the streets of Fachow on Friday, headed by two trumpeters, and escorted by banner bearers. There was a long string of coolies canying old opium pipes, and opium smoking paraphernalia; also in the procession were twn loads of the British American Tobacco Coy, cigarettes Tobacco Co.cas supply the Anti-Opium Society with an unlimited quantity of cigarettes for their bonfires... Drumhead and King Stor are very cheap, and a big blozs can be made at a small outlay
of money.
.
No doubt the British American
for a swim on Sunday and was drowned. The funeral took place the same eyeping,
A GENERAL meeting of the Osaka Spinning Company held on the 18th ultima adopted a proposal to pay a dividend for the half-year just closing at the rate of 11 per cent. per an mm, and also a proposal to increase the capit el by Y1,250,000 (the existing capital is Y3.500,00m) for the purpose.nl extending the weaving is dustry.
In regard to the propo.cd improvement of telephones in Peking. it is stated that the plan is to purchase a new plant from America, instal 105 telephone apparatus inside and outside the Wall, and gradually increase them to 6,000. The accommodation can be increas ed to 12,000. The work will be completed at the end of next year.
Tix annual report of the Pacific Mail Steam- ship Company, issued on May 24th, shows gloss eninings of $4,604,994, expeners $4,015," 732, leaving net earnings of S12,107, which is turned into a deficit of 53:9,685, after making allowance for depreciation and like charges
In 190: the deficit was $419,817. The retiring
directors wers re-elected.
POSITION AS PER LAST REPORT
NO. OF VALUE PAID UP,
SHARES.
ESERVE
AT WORKING ACCOUNT
10,000
(Deferred)] 60,000 hangbel Tag and Lighter Company, Limited 200,000 The Tha, jo
(Preference) 100,000 1o Transport and Trading Company, Limited. 1,000,000
holt
Do.
"Star" Ferry Company, Limited....
Taku Tug`and Lighter Company, Limited
REFINERIES,
bina Sugar Refining Company, Lited or Luzon Sagar Refining Company, Limited..................
ampeny, Lunited mimea rak Sugar Cultivation
flopse Engineer ug pad Mini Stompany, £d: Riuh Aasirallas Guld Vining Uompany, Limited
10,000
·S411,990
£125,000*
Tis 75,000
£130,000
00,000] $4858
Tls. 14 510 £61,817
$3.12
Dr. $135,833
LAST DIVIDEND,
St for 190............
for year ending 10 4. 1909
APPROXIMATE RETURN AT
QUOTATION BASED ON LAST YEAR'S DIF
CLOSING: QUOTATIONÍ.
$51,010 buyers 1London 491
120,000 $115 5135
£1,500,000) $14,500,000 $350,000
64,009)
$2,006,134
[Final of £2 and bonus of- 5/-for 1908
ax 1/8$36.024) .......
49.935
$150,000
$10,223
Sa (London 3/5) for 195g.
$1,560,000
530
$138,757
St4.for 1907.
$195 Hellare
(0,000
LIS
Tha. #50,000
Tia 160,512.
Interion of 7/6 for 1908
Tis, 108 bayern,
Tla. 303,747
Tim. 118,277,
Valon Insurance Society of Canton, Limited
13,400
$100
$3,000,000 $90,000 $191,348
$2,464,9 **
Final of $17. making $47 for 1907 and
Interim of $30 for 1908.
5837 sellers
£100,149
368 4609
$1,000,000
Yangtze loinance Association, Limited
FIRE INSURANCES. China Fire Insurance Company, Limitad Yongkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited
SHIPPING, Jhina and Manila Steamship Company, Limited........... Douglas Steamship Company, Limited
$100
$1,000
$50
$394425
Sy27,517
Sta and bonus $3 for 1957
Sazo
$199,64
$1,000,000
10,000
$100
110
3438 668
$375.341
$6 and bonus 5x for 19-20:
ชะ
$12 bayark
$18,000)
8,000
5250
150
57,415,173
#368,711
Say for 1997
8%
$345 bayers
t
14
S:D seller
30,000
Szy Sak
$7,000
52,055
e
20,000
550
$164,638
Nil
a) for year ending 30.51908
7%
536.
299,067
$150,000
longkong, Danton & Macao Steamboat Co., Ld. ....
B0,000
315
$10,279
Final of it making Ståfør 1908
71 X
513
$607,500
$79.438
$25 344.
ado-China Steam Navigation Cu,, Ld, (Preferred)]
do., Do..
(6) for 1907 an Preference shites only
4%
$66
60,000
£10,000 £240,000]
433.795
{"ex 1/9 11/16=$3, 154 km
Final of Tis, if making T11, 34 for 19:38
5 Tis. 5's sellers
Tis. 531 bayers
Second interim of 1/- for a/c 1908
61), ox div..
($1,00 1
$16
10,000
$0.50}
510
TIL 98,000) T. 481.479
30,000
Tis. to Tls, fa
Tis, 44,100
Tia. 2,215
Final of Tis, if making Tis, jį for 1908
Tis. 45 bay
Tis 84,000
Tis. 7,000
20,000
1100
$100
$350,000. Dr. ~ $5,858
$56,848]
$5 for year ending 31.12 08
31%
$140 seller'
7,000
$100 5100
$3 for 1897
515 sellers
7,000
TIE, 50 Tis. 50
доро *16, 100,000
Tis, 9,171
Tla 3 for year ending 31.8.08
- Tii. 263 salon
1,000,000- 150,000
£157550
18/10
50,000
£11,289) £4871
Interim of 1/8 (coupon N112) for year
sading 29209
7 %
· Tis. 18k sellors
Dr. £1,191
No, ta of 14 cents
..$g sollore
Docks, WHAxVes, & “GodoWKI, ' Zoowick (Goo.).& uralted
18,000
-325
$25
Dr. 37,42
$1.75 for year ending 31.12.06
–841,930-
longkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ld... 50,000
$150,000
550 $50
$26,806
$30,10%....
Final of Sij making 534 bir 1007 ...
$57 buyers
$40,000
ongkong and Whauspoa Dock Company, Ld. hanghal Dock and Engineering On, Ld
thanghal and Hongkow Wharf Company, Limited ...
50,000
$50 55,700 Tls, 100 ris, 100
$6,000
Tis. 100 TI, KOO
$97,1997
$187,98
$100,000
Tis, 1,000,000₫ Tix. 697,257) Tls. 50,000 Tls. 185,000
Tis, 13.7,43
Final of 54 maklag $8 for 1913.......... Interim of Th, z for, 6 months coding 231st October, 1908
121%
61 %
$68 sellore TIL 81
Tis 22,818
Final of Tis. 6. making Tis ta for 1958 .......
ક
-13. 163
"
25,000
Tls, 100 Tia, 200
Tix. 15,000.
30,000 50,19
$15 525
$30,000
Dr.
Tia, 6 for your ending 29,2'09....................................... Szt for year ending 30.6.07.raymanna
1%
Tho. 10g sales
$30
$15 SIC
$1,000
18.0001
scor
scor
Sjoj $155
5648,973
$29
$1.20 on old and 60 cents first paw issua] Final of 53 making $6 for 1998 as m
310
$38 b. new
513,91
$100
5100
$150,000
$16,475
Final of 531 making $7 for 1405....
$10
310
5211,121)
$41,56%
$5,486
60 cants for 1908. marrage t
3X
5:1 baveri..
6,000
fo
310
차량텔
5278
* Stj for 1908.........miami ma summar
5.2
$30
78,000 Ti, jo Tin. 50
12,500
(T19. 1,523,045)
Tis, 142,404
Final of Tis, 3 and bonus of Tis, 2 making. 1 Tls, 8 for 1908
61%
Tis. 120 buyers
$50
1968
Final of Sa making $4 for (908
8%
S46) sales
15,000 Tls, 50 TIL 50 115,000
10,000 Tis.
1
++. 8.Bru
Tis, 5 for year ended 31.10. 1908 :......
4ł X
Tis. 733
SID
Sp 553.
fo cents for year ending 31.7.08
6 %
581 sollers
Tis. 75
8,000 TIL 100. TIL KOO. 3,000 TI 500 Tis, coo
Tis, & for year ending 30.9 56, (8%) Tla. 4 for 1908
Tis: 21,172
8,604 12/6 Sia 60,000 50,0001 $102
13/6
£1,500 $40,000
£04
N
514/ sales
-$to
$102
****** Szo®
50 cents for year ended 18.2.06
COLO
80 cents for 1108.
81%
Sy sales $9.60 sales
40,000
Sy
· 35 | | { ·
$100,000
$10,000) $8,000
$3,407
S1-30 for year anding 31 7.08 m
74%
5:e buyers
548
400,000
$10
Sto
.12,000
$20
STO
$11,000 $5,000
53.750
Final of 50 cents making 90 cents for 1908... 75 cents for 9 months ending 31.12.07
Sia
59 solian
21,000
310
Szo
51 for year ending 29.2.09.
91%
5186,000
18.2.
tongkong Electric Company, Limited.... Hongkong Ica Company, Limited Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Ld.m Maatschappij tot Mijn, Bosch- on Landbouwex-
pinitatie in Langkat, Lim od Peak Tramways Company, Limited........... Peak Tramways Company (new) lippine Company, Liunited Aughal Gas Conipany, Limited
50,000
Sto
510
$1 and bonus ac cts, for year ending 29.1.09.
16. X
$31 boyers Sto buyers
pong
5,195
5,000
Sat
$150.000
$7,616
50,000
$10
510
Final of Sis per share maci 1g 519 for 1908.. Final of 51 par shara makin. Sa for.1938 ...
Sr55 seller's
$20,000
$190
25,000 GL 100 G1, 100
TI 547;500?
Tix. 63.
fand Quarterly div. of Tis, 14 for account; 1. 1959 t
40%
TH, TO
15,000
STO
$ 201
50,000 75,000
$10
S80 cents on fally paid shares and 8 centi on 1 Si paid shares for year ending 30.4.09 ... 9)
Styl bayaru:
3X
anghal-Somatra Tobacco Company, Limited ...... suughal Waterworks Company, Limited..... nath China Morning Post, Limited....tuk pengu Team Laandry Company, Limited unorte asemene Pantsin Waterworks Company, Limitad
Julen Waterboat Company, Limited - artesanuo
vid Kabarina Oriental Agency, Lleilend
Sza $10 $4,000TIR. so. Ta so
Tis, 20 30,000
доре
Fa 18,540
None
The. 100,000
Tis, 24,8201
II, 0.00
Final of Tis. 4 making T., 74 for 1997 ...
64%
Tia, its salas
Tis' Saso
Final Tla, 5 making Tis. 8 tur 1908
48%
Tia. 166 sales
16.150
In m
Tis. 23,038
Final of 3/-making 46/- for 1958
Tis, 415. bayar #
6,000
30,000
S
8.5 SE
$136
40 conte for year ending $1.5.08
Tis. 94 bayare
1,000
T.100
;10:100
Tl. 201
Tis. 6) for year ending 30 4.97' muro
$1,000
110
Tis, 4000
$172
60 cents for year ending 3 (81,09 ...
5%
Stı bayara
10,000
STU
$35,000
$1,300
(80 cents on 9,900 ord, shares and $19.80 on Į 1100 Founders shares for ys, and 345,078
61%
513 sales
$300,000
p0,000
Sta
87
$15,000
$7,613
none
$3.95
Final of ga cents for 1908 me Final of 30 cts, making do cts, far the? the? -year ended soth-June, 19-6
CORD TO
*1%
$8.70
14 seller
AccoRDING to a Chinese report the Chinese. Resident at Lhasa has reported to the Govern
on the return of the Dalai Loms to Tibet and that neither the British and Russians baver taxen any nousual steps to affect the situation. The. Resident also reports that the Paoshan Lama in exceedingly loyal and submissive to Chips and the Government should, therefore bestow favours on him to strengthen his loyal feelings to the Empire.
ANOTHER development ́has taken place in regard to the Shanghai Alhambra. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of the Chinaman who lor some time past has operated the rulelte wheel there and now it oọly remaios for an opportunity to arise for the police to put Although at present it A CHINESE report tales that recently-a-Japan. the warrant into force. ese imported sine sheep to Newchwank; in-is yei early to judge of the effect of this step it rending to take them to bust Mongolia to be promises to effectively check the employment of
Chinese for this purpose in future.
THE heals of four battleships of the Dread. might type have been laid down at the Kus sian Naval Yard on the Riotic. These ships are in he named: Petropavlovik, Pollava, ferritopol and Landgoest, they will each ba equipped with len 13-inch guns, tonnage will be of 25,000 tons displacement, 6:8 feet in length, and Ba feet in width, and will have K speed of 20 knols. They are expected to be completed in three years, and to be an im provement on the warships now being built in' other countries.
"Lanns, Hotels & BUILDINGS. toglo-French Land Investment Co., Ld. istor House Hotel Company, Limited (Shangha!) ...
entral Stores, Litallad mini sân sang nan yon van ada kat se Hongkong Hole! Company, Limited ... Hangkong Land Invasicient and Agency Do., Ld. ..... Tumphrys Estate & Finance Company, Limited -
owl von Land and Building Company, Limified, Shap, bal Land Investment Company, Limited
Vest Point Building Company, Limited"
COTTON MILLS,
Ewo Bottom Spinning and Weaving Company, Ld. Hongkong, Cotton Spinslag, Weaving and Dysing?
Company, Limited
is ornational Cotton Manufacturing Company, Letkom aon-kung-mow Getton Spinning & Weaving Co., Ld. Toy Chee Gottes Spinning Company, Limited....
MISCELLANEOUS. ·
18,000]
50,000. 150,000
„Juil's Asbestör Kastem Agency, Limited women. Jhina-Borneo Company, Limited...............................
bina Light and Power Company, Limited
special shares): # 30,000} Do, Do. China Provident Load & Mortgage Company, Ld.... 153,000
Jairy Farm Company, LimitedTM
Green Island Cement Company, Limited H. Price & Company, Limited Hall & Hoita, Limited
crossed with the sheep there for breeding pur posos. This Japanese has been in Mongolia for seven years, and finding sheep-breeding a profitable undertaking, returned to Japan last year, when he devoted himself to studying shoop-breeding in Japan. He has raised some capital for the enterprise, using the name of a Chinese for the venture. It appears that the value of wool exported to Japan last year amounted to over £30,000,000. SOME eighty Chinese nierchants and traders in the French Concession of Shanghai bave pre- sented a joint petition to the Taoral praying bim to try and secure reduction of rents from THE following rule of court under date Ju... | Walion, (A, S.) & Co., Limited...
be landlords in view of the hard times prevail 19th has been promulgated by Mr. Wilder, the Ing. The Tootai, whilst promising to com.
William Powell, Limited. American Consul-General, in Shanghai, in his monicate with the French Consul on the judicial capacity Admission to-practise as subject, repeats the elalement of the Franch Automeys-at-law in the United States Consular Consolar representative that landlords have the Count at Shanghai shall hereafter be granted right to ask for as high rentals as 'tenanta are only to persons admitted to practise as At- prepared to give and that they cannot be com- torneys-at-law in the United States Court for pelled to make reductions He would ask them Chiss. Foreign practitioners having permis to endeavour to obtain a reduction from the
sion, to appear in the U.S. Court for Chica Jandlords in a friendly way.-N. C. D. Now, shall be granted the same privilege to this
| Court. (gued) T. C. White, Clerk of Court,
A TELEGRAM'from Mr. Matsubara, Japanosh |· Consul at Chicago, dated the 7th Eltimo to As reported recently in our columns, petroleum the Foreign Office in Tokyo, saya :—It is re› | oil has been discovered in a well at Mori-mura, ported that the tea merchants in New York be- | near Oishi Station on the Hanshin Electric lays the Senate will not agree to impose a Railway. On the'11th ultimo Mr. Matsushima, direct duty, on tea, and the toa market In of Kobe, made an application to the Osaks America is revivjog, In Chicago the tea, mar- - District Mining Office for a charter to carry out ket is ruled mainly by the demand, and is not a trial working of the petroleum deposit within so much affected by speculative' basluess as in a space of about 1,000,000 taubo, of land com- New York, Experienced tea merchants in prizing the villages; of: Tokahams, Tokens, Chicago are of opinion that the dealers will not and Shinohara in the vicinity of Mori-mura, regain confidence before the question of the where the oil was found. Mr. Ogawa, of Nishi- Imposition of duty on tea has been finally Nada, han also mida, a similar application for
ecided by Congress.
a charter over 359,900 (sabo of ndfolying land.
1
*Those shares are entitled to half of the profits..
AAA me &
Tis, 193,000
none
Tis. 4,134 4,200 524,5,
Tls, 150,000) Tis. 45.9393
$10,000
Tis. 175,000
Tis. 8,372 -Tl2-4;329-
Tim. 5,911
Tis so for 1905...........................
ifto per share for, 19971,037.
51.30 or 1908 ................ ...............
510,000
$61,138
SID
1 Tis. 75,000}
Th8 2000
1. TILL 75;295?!
Dr. $56,602
POGO
tab
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268 ex æ.1. b.
Tis, 88 sollers
Tis: 109 vallers
Tie. 375
Scot
$24
$5 buyers