204
Mr. Machado, the manger of Unlied Slugs. "póré Rubber Plantafions, is in hospital rather
ill
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MR. J. D. Lloyd, Cadet, passed his final ox amination in Cantiusie, on the 13th May,feat. Bag
1010.
DR. and Min Hockdorned from their holiday in Japan by the 8.3. Prins. Sigiansund on Fri day morning.
A coal-coolje who len set fr on board ntha: sa. Skanal was on Monday awarded one - manib's hard labour and six hages' socks.
FOR being in possession of a quantity of stolen rice worth $8, native was on Tuesday fiaed $to. Chinese Detective-Constable 263 prose | cated..
AMM. E. A. Gardiner, scannd superintendent of Police mi Singapore, is visiting the Punjab to recruit Bikbs for the Singapore force, says no Indian paper.
THE director of health in Manila has received advices from Saigon that cholera is prevalent at that port oud that the death rate is fifteen cases a week.
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Konla Lumpur, June 6. CHINISK STRIKE IN BANGKOK.
· GLENSHIEL -3 120 lba,
BEVERLAC-8,943 lbs. Agents F. W. Barker & Co.
· MERTON :~~~1,751 lbs, «Alma')-6öb lbs.
Agents Evatt and Co.
A CHINAMAN Was food, Sio by Mt. J. Ryu | Wood in the Police Court on Wedhusday for ill-tenating pigu. The defendant was found on board the sa, Mathilde throwing the aujmals on to the deck in biskuta, a distance of nine |
As the s. faicking was leaving the Douglas wharf on Tuesday afternoon & Chinets womas was observed by the passengers of the Star Ferry boat to jump overboard from the Hoi under the Fony hurt, and both were ching. She was rescued by nce of the deck picked up by the Nippon Yusen Kalsha lausch, Thx total ou put of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company's three mines for the week ending 28th Aley, 1919, amounted to 19.00.19 tons and the calós, during the paɛiod, to 29,876.91 tons.
Tokio despatch of 8th isot, cap:--H E Wa Wei-te, Chinese Minister in Tekin, who has been appointed Junior Vice-President of the Walwupit, left Tokid for China od Moor day. His Excellency had a farewell sudience of the Emperor and was entertained at dinge by Count Kamitra, Micister of Foreign Affairs, on Monday.
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A FOURTEEN-year-old youth appeared before Mr. J. R. Wood at Magistracy pa Monday In the Summary Courton Friday m raing. Mak Nam Woon, proprietor of the Belle View Hotel, for stealing two brass carios from japanese. shop at Nu, 12, Lyndhurst Terrace. · li appears- sued }. Lafferty for the suta of Sijos. The
that the owner of the shop on several occasinos case was adi sufined to next Friday's list.
previously had missed certain valuable articles, MAJOR C. H. Evans has applied for a sum. which the thief disposed of to a number of
Tai mone against the thaster of cargo-boat Slabos-keepers is Lower Lascar Paw. for abstracting the road in the wires of the morning he was convicted but his Worship Colony in the vicinity of H.M.S. Tamar's reserved his sentence. mooring.
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ABOUT 4 a.m. on the 4th instant a fire broke out at Goto, Mataura district, Nagatari pielec ture. The fire latted about 6 hours, nod destroyed altogether zoo houses, represcoting about one-third of the village.
Tus British North Borazo Zerald is informed that Sekong Estate obtained the splendid price of 13. 4, per lb for the last lot of their rub ber sold. This is the highest price obtained so far, and we heartily 'congratulato tựe manage- meat.
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JUDGMENT was reserved by the Full Conét ön Friday to the case it which Jobs Lemm, ar chitect, is seoldog to have three judgments, de livered in conection with the recent criminal conversation eise bought by Cupt, 1. A. Mit- chell, reversed.
THE young Chinamaa who is charged with the alleged murder of ausged compatriat at No. 4. Queen Victoria Street on the 28:6 My Tetap, peared before. Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magis tracy on Friday afternoon and evidence baving been called prisoner was remanded.
THE holders of the concession for the electric
lighting of Sandakis have obtained a short ́extension of their option. This ind cater that the ncbema is still under serious consideration, and that one may shortly see the last of the old-fashioned oll lamps in the streals.
1x the course of an action in the Summary Court on Friday, Mr. Reider Haris sinted that thecase was one of thosa instances in which the defendant had 'pald in interest frur times the amount of money borrowed and he asked his Lordship to make an order for the payment of a penny a month,
A STRIP of land on the 'Leila Road, Sandakan, "distant about one mlit from the Government. offices, and it acres in area, was sold by aUGS tion at the Land Offi eon 27th alt,, poi renlised the high price of $950.". The land caries n rental of $3 per annum, and is planted up with coconuts and fruit tress.
FATHER Algue, diretor of the weather bureau, is making speciál observations of the clouds in Baguio. During his recèni visit to Manila he prepared an apparatus for this purpose and carried it with him to Baguio 'where he has had it installed in the Biguia observatory. Hoax- pacts to remain there about a month in .com. nection with these interesting investigations,
HEAVY clouds of locusts are ravaging the rica fields of Pagabilon and Cuco, Camarines. They have already done great damage and the num ber of the insects in so great that while the in
· habitants bave-eates millions of them vad pick- led many millious more, the ground is still covered with them and the air thick with them. 11 believed they cams from the neighbouring bosques.
RECENT advices from Zambiles province in dicate that the rinderpest is creating.great baroc with the cattle in the district from Iba to Olongapa. Captain Washington Grayson has turned over a considerable number of his Constabulary for quarantino service, and is generally co-operating with the provincial, authorities and the farmers in an effort to suppress the destructive disasse
THE CASO WAS COncluded before Mr. Justica Hartland, Acling Fine Jadge, on Monday. afternoon to which Woor Fu Ng, compradore sued Capf. A. "A. Jcheson, Master of the sa. Shui On, to recover Sodo for alleged nesault and falso, imprisonment on thè :6th February last. Couniet on both sides having addressed the jury, a unanimous verdict that no felony had been committed by the plaintiff was returned and gondial damages were nwarded In the sum of $500. The jury was as follows: -Messrs. J. A. T. Plummer (foreman), J. A. Hunter and D. Cosper. A stay of execution was granted pending appeal.
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THE export of Japanese cotton ya'a from the ist to the 27th últim amounted to 30,013 bales, and the total for the whole month was cammated at about 33,000 balas, allowance' bring made for shipments the remaining four days. The Japan Chronicle understands that, Indian yarn having been sold at a sacrifice at Shanghai, Japanese yarn has been much affected, and little but.nets has been doing lately. However, a considerable quantity is to be delivered on con- tracts made for forward delivery, while 4,000 biles taken delivery of by the Japan Raw Cot toa Company on time birgain on the Osaka Yarn Exchange are to be shipped this month. is therefore probable, that the export this month will not fall off to any great extant
THE P. M. steamer Bibéria which jeft Yoko". hama for Sao Francisco on the afternoon of the 1st instant; was to have carrind 28 Rúsñiag labourers (14 tien and 14 women) from Kebe for Honolult. On the aerival of this steamer At Yokohama from Kobe on the morning of the 251, ten of these Russian passengers were found suffering from measles, two others having succumbed to the disease during their woying, 'at about 7 ayaa auribe, roth nkimo, The Japan. Gon-lih states that the Yokohama Agout if the Plaid asked alliņtha: Jossiamu passengers 4 to a disembark here, but they at fint efused to do ip. The Kassians were Bpally caused by the Harbour
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PATRONS of the Ring, will be interested to hear that Bill Lewis (alias Lyn Trascoil) will ba back in Hongkong, towards the end of next month. Arrangements are being made by Mr. R. Whittaker for fixing up some suitable meet- ings for Lewis. One of the first of these con tests should be with. Willis, who is much fanci. ed by his supporters. Bittling" "imu, too, is anxious for another set-to with Truscott, who, by the way, will continue to fight under his old Ring name of " Bill Lewis," while on the China
coast.
THE case was concluded before Mi. E. R. Halifax at the Magistracy last Saturday in which 5. E. Allana and DR Caplain were charger by Miss Dells Huard, of No. 49, Holly. wood Road, with alleged assault in her brothel On the 26th February Jast. His Wonbip found the defendants guilty of common assault and sentenced each of, them to fourteen days im prisonment. Mestrs. F. P. Hett and Mr. M. R. Harris, who appeared for Allana and Captain, respectively, intimated that they wished to appeal against the conviction and the defen- dusts were liberated on bad in the sum of $500 each and a personal bond of Sago each.
COMMERCIAL,
June 17th, 190.p.m.
The following quotations for rubber shares, by wire, are supplied by Messrs. E, S. Kadooric & Co.:-
*
Allogars... Anglo-Javas
...6/6 Tis, 18
.78/6
d
Ang Malays...some initiasnapuu
Bata Tigus
Bertami
Bukit Kajes (pp.) ...........................
Hukit Rajabs"..
Carey Uniteds
25/ prem
Castlefieldstie...
30/
Changkat Serdangs ..................
318
Chetas RA
Damansaas...
$20 167/6
Eastern Internationals ......35/- prem,
$3
Glenshiels
Golenodas.......ima
131/6
+$35
Fed. Selangor “mis
Glenenlysis invariati
1***-་་4444**1***.466.1,86
Golden Hopenin Highlands and Lowlands
Indragiris.......nechtzugrun
Inch Kenneths
Jnquies...........
Jooglaadors...OSAKOTETRABAND
- Kamuninga
8/6 prein.
Kuala Lumpors..........1936
Lapadrans (fully paid)
Lonsdrons (ppd.)
Ledburys.......
95/-
Linggis
London Asiatica...ima
19/6
London Ventures...
..7%
**
Merlimaus...........................
Pajams ......................................
Pegohs.........
Saggas.......
Rubber Trust ....................50/"preta..
Sandycrofts.........539
Scofields
Sekoog
Shelfords
Singapore & Johores
Sumatra Parne
3'16 prem
75
Sungel Chobs.....110 Sungei Kapars 'i, nomurkan.17/6 Tandjongs......
55/-prem, Tangkahs......
251 prem. Toerangit....... Sf- prem noms. Ulu Rabia inatimien United Serdaogs...) 376 United Singapores......................$3.
eron seuramofy a
United Sumatras United Langkats Para Rubber.......
.............................20/3 per 1b.
Linggi Co. has declared an interim divi- dead of 1/..
Anglo-Malay Co. has declared an interim dividend of éd. per share.
the
MAY RUBBER KETURNS.
Kuala Lumpor, June 4th, The following Rubber companies announce following crops for the month of May:- Anglo Malay........................... 47,953 tbs. Pajaling........
27,057 lbs. London Asiatic
.......... 12,616 lbs, Golden Hopt........... 5,827 lbs. labamaj 5,756 lbt. Ribo................mu. ↑ 5,613 lbs. Bikov. 1985 lbs. Sungai Chob.....3.9'0 lbs. Sungai Salak...auchos a
: 2,703 161. Seremban DULH
31,416 lbs. Highlands and Lowlands... 38,648 lbs. Dalu Tiga 6,621 lbs., Mentre. Dahn Moyer.
SINGAPORE PARA, May 4,550 lbs.
Other Sources.
The
- They have been having quite lively times in Bangkok lately owing to the Chinese going on strike because they hava to pay an increased poll tax, Tas following account from the Siam Observer gives some details:
The much-talked-of strika, of "Chinese on 3,003 lbs Total four account of their objections to paying the
Capitation Tax took place on June 1. strikers, having given notice of their intention, could scarcely be surprised that the Goverd ment took all rassodable steps to meet it and did so in a way which must have rather more prised those who organized the affair. The result of the whole thing was that when Bang kok awoke this morning the place was simply alive with police and, in some places, soldiers. The result was that overt acts and acts of violence, at first feared, were speedily seen to be rather too risky for the Cantonese and Tai- chews who have been at the head of the more- ment to attempt; and, as a result, the day bas passed of very quietly.
CHANGKAT SERDANG months 12,599 lbs, along Agants, Messra Aylesbury and Guigod,
SENG IT :-6 00 5 lbs): Total 26,025 lbs. GLENRALY 14626 Ibs. Total 7,850 lbs. Ratanui :—1 49 "-lbs. Total 5,129 lbs. Agents P. W. Barker & Co.
LANADRON-37,177 lbs; against 18,758 1b Total five months 143,918 161 against 84.666 Sedawaug:-6.000 lbs; against 1,208 lbs Total for ur moa:bs 19,904 lbs; against 470 lb
1bs.
SINGAPORE AND JOHORE:-10.056 th aquiust 1,491 lbs; Total for five months 43,09 lbs; ngalam 8.650 lbs.
LEDBURY:-9,649 lbs: against 4.049 lb); Total for five, mouths 44463 lby;, againn, 19717 lbs.
Agents McAlister & Co. Allagar,10 lbs,
The first noteworthy sign of the approaching strike, if strike it cau be called, took place yealarday afteranon, whop there was a regular rush for loodstuffs in the markets. Every one appeared to be "laying in stores of rice, dried fish, salt, sugar and kindred com modities, as though to stand a siege of some
· NOVA SCOTIA :--8,480 lbs. -
days. The natural result of this" was that RONG-18,500 16:: Total five moath the patty traders put up their prices and in 32,94 lbs.
MAY RUBBER RETURNS. GEDONG:-13 500 lb.
some instances, doublador trebled them. Last night the Chinesa bakeri, and hutchers
ALOR PANGSU-1.570 lbs. GLR 4533) £1,:~3.470-lbs.; Against 571 15 truck work and this may be regarded as the Total for five months 12,335
real beginning of the troubles. The bakers Agents, Mesyrs, Jaegar and Co.,
were quite alive to their own interests, how UNITED UMATRA:-Collec 330 picul; over, and soms, who usually call only to the morologa, came also in the evening and deli. Rabber 3,318 the.
vered their customary jupply for today. The Agents. Guon and Co,
Chinese Butchers having slaughtered no, cattle, the B.M. C. and the Indian butchers sensibly rd their opportunity and killed an extra quantity, the result being that beef was obtain sble as usual and at the usualrates, while there were little less than the usual, amount of fruit and vegetables in the market,
TRAFALGAR LTD:-260 18.
Kuala Lumpur, Juce 7. F.M.S. 31,870 lbs; Total for year 297,573
Thi; Against 136,5 ta, ibs.
KUALA LUMPUR:38,500 lbs; Total elevsi months 449,400 lbs; Against 173,912 lbs.
EDINBURGH :~6,400.
Sungei Way 1--5,7 34. ?b?: NORTH HURMOCK :—1,189 lbs. CASTLEFIELD:~3,030' 160." Agents Sharp Ross & Co.
MERLIMAU6,032 pkis tapioca value $47,157 (Dec-May
SINGAPORIC SHARE MARKET.
FRASER AND GO/8" CIRCULAR.
No signs of improvement in the market have beon apparent during the past week, but prices „have continued to drop, and apart from a fair amount of forced selling there is little business to record. At the close, however, a better tone prevails; and the low prices are beginning to attract lavestors. T
RUBBER.It will be seen that, almost with-
WEATHER-FORKU ASTU AND STORM-WARNINGS 1880ED FROM THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY,
METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALI -
• Meteorological signals are hoisted on the mast in front of the Water Police Station at
out exception, prices of both sterling and dollar Tsim Sha Tsui for the information of masters
shares have, receded considerably. Malacca Ordination are quoted about Liz, Bukit Kajang 5. Ilighlands and Lowlands are changing Rabbers at 70s; and Bukit Mertajams at 35.7d. hands round £6, Duff round 10s, Selangor Balgownies stand at $8 to 510, Aydr Panas. are down to Sio, and United Singapores bare changed hands at 52 to 51,80. Ch ugkhat Seeds bave been done at Siz, and Puri Dicksons are attracting attention at 56 pra mium..
Tronobs have changed bands ai last week's Mices-A small number of; Raubs' nud,
quatalivas.
General Straits Trades remato ed at $58.50.10 $59 business done. Howarth
unchang Erskine's Preference Shares have been sold ne S, and St aits Ice at $165
SARAWAK OPIUM BARM,
*GOVERNMENT RELEASES FARMERS FROM" THEIR CONTRACT.
The following itam of sows is taken from the Sarawak Gepefte of Jane i
The present opïum farmers having got inte difficulties as regards' the rent for the farms, resulting in a breach of their agreement, the government have found it accassary to release the farmers from their contract at the end of this current month. A company or syndicate is being formed and will take over the farms from July next for one year and it is hoped that from the experience gained during that peried The rikisha towkays having decided to
A system may be evolved under which the join in the strike, they this morning with-basiaen can be permanently ran with local draw their vehicles from the streets, and capital to the advantage both of the govern. these latter scenied to greatly, benefit by the meat and the inhabitants of Sarawak. Govern charge. But they looked nad for, in many mant will supply a certain portion of the districts, all the shops were shut, This, it capital required, will be represented on the may be stated, was not in any way due to
board by three government officers, and will their poprietors sympathistug with the strike receive a fixed monthly payment as well as a dividend upon the money which it invests. One half of the balance of the capital is to be "subscribed by the Hokies Chinese who will be. represented by, two directors elected by iberitives, and the remaining hall by the other Chinos merchants and others who will. also choose two directors,
CHIMPUL-2,786 pkis tapioca value 518,41 (Apl. and May.)
BATANG MALAKA-2484 pkis tapioca valuing Chigete but simply through fear. There $14.740 (Dec-May.)
SINGAPORE QUOTATIONS, Massa. Ellis and Lilis advise us of the re ceipt of the fallowing telegraphic: quotation from Singapore to-day-
3,50 P./
Ayer Panas ceremonin artm$12 Balgownies.....a nepi Changkat erdangi.
Glenealys....
Jedragiris......
nas 19 13 2.75 i. 30
Pajamas su prvi
18 4:
Pegole.......raktujemske
Sandycrof
20 38..
Singapore and Jobores................................ 18. Vaited Singapores.......................................
seems to have been some doubt as to whether. the Cantonese.filters and boiler-mikari, em- ployed at Messrs. Howaith Erskine's and by the Bangkok Dock Col, would j›in in the strike, They settled this question themselves by doing 10 and they were joined in their action by most of the carpenters and black-smiths. Tua'whart coolies at Messrs. Windsor and Co.'s and those at the other whủ ves along the river sido promptly followed suit and it was difficult to get, a Chinese coole of any kind willing to work at sayıbing all day. To the rice-milly, however, things were somewhat different, and some of the milli hava been in full work all the „time, although others have closed down.
Hxtremely serious though the strike has been, it yet has its fighter side and comic interludes have been fairly frequent. One of these was the spectacle of a well-knows and popular high official killing a ply, coram populo, in a shop Hongkong, 17th June.
at Talat Noi, He did it in quite an artistic The promising outlook at the beginning of and butcherly manner too, but at the expease the week, when the market opesed strong is of a handsome silk panung. I saw much-res- sympathy with a rise in the price of Rubber pected local resident carrying something in a wis not sustained throughout the wook. The pocket handkerchief which turned out to ba smart spurt in the price of shares was woo
about a couple of pounds of valy scraggy Inok- checked and a recession took place, Bringiring beef steak, When I met him he was cum- rates down several points though not to the depth touched during the preceding wet Sales have been few and far between, though a better evidence is appirant of an inquiry for Singapore stock". steadier.
ROBBER' 'MARKET,
The market closes rather
Para Rubber in London, by private telegram, is advised atrica 3d, to-day,
The record of the week's business in detailed below:-
Angle Malars, after sales at 30/ő and
30 declined to .8/6, but at the clots are steady at | 29/-]
Allagara were sold during the early part of the week at 7/9 and later at 6ff, clasing quiet. Carey Coileds are steady af 25/- prem, Eastern Internationals have been the medium “of a fair business up to 47/6 prem, during by carly pan of the week and later at 35/ and 37/5 prem, closing at 35/- prem.
Liaggis changed hands at 6:14 London Ventures were placed at 87, 75 and 7/3, closing with probable sellers at the lalter rate.
Merlimaus are on offer from Londin at 7/j. Ledbury's have fluctuated ag iod deal during the week from 115f- downwards and now comes steady at 95/
Tongkahs dropped from 37/6 prem, to 25 prem, but now comes higher at 17/5,
United Serdangs: have been dealt in is a fair extent at various rates up to 145/- ani laler at, 149, 135/- and 130, At the close there are unllers at the latter price.
United Sumutras are quiet and without bus ness to report al 17/5,-
Sumaira Paras are also quiet at 1:3: London Asiatics rose to as high as 17/- with sales at 16fg, closing at 16/../
Balgownies have been sold at $9 and S. closing with probable buyers at the former rate Changkat Serdangs are quoted at 513 from Slogapors without business to report.
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Ayer Panas cas probably be obtained at $iz. Pajams have Improved and there ars. an sellers under $81.
Glonenlys, alter sales at $175 and $3, ars or offer at the former price
Indragiris are quoted at $3 form Fingapors with buyers probably at St lower.
Pegons have buyers at $10, without inducing sellers.
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Vandycrafes have again been sold at $37k United Singapores alter small sales as $: close steady.
The Bank's closing T.T. quotatlops are as follows:
On London... Shanghai
#
11 Bingapore
ELLIS & ELLIS.
TO-DAY'S EXCHANDS,
Selling.
Loadca-Bank T.T...
Da demandsayi: Do
8/9 9/16 4moatia' sight/9 13/10 France Bank Temporar America Bank T
·Germany-Bank T.T..............
Inila T.TUKAN
+Do demand....SO DOMI Shangbal Bank T.T.šanas Blagapers--Bank T.T. par H.K. Saca
Jara-Bank T.T. Lazzarako
Buying,
Inch, Kenneth, May 14,418 lbs. last May | Japan-Jank T.T. 5,239 lbs, 16 May 31st 138,047),
CAREY UNITED, May 13, 02
BUKIT KAJANG, May 3,824 Ibr, total moglbs 12,761 186,
SAINT HELENA, Perak, May sa5 lbs, Mestra Guthrie & Co, este
va 4 months sight L/O, months sight Lja
from
Police at the instanceofthe agent, to comKAMUNING, MAY 7,471 lbs Revenus ply with his requested the sofferers were re-tis 33,370. April 6,393 lbs and tin $45483 ton calved to the team Hospital Those pass mom $7,367 lbs; tin reVARUS SE3A17, ** sengotsikas to be it to their desication as
soos Be the padegia become convalticam, It Taran di that enajiet thu Rois ans ja mantally
ACCA
Main Barlow & Co. 40
HiduCANDI LOWLANDS, MAY
for dvs monthi zɛuć66 167
months tight de go daya' sight San F'èo & New
today, aight Sydney & Melbourn - 4 months aight, France de
́6 mostku sl'he
4 months' slekt Germa BarBliver
vidje
total Bank of Kugland
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plaining bitterly about not being able to obtain' any bread; a sad state of affairs, truly, since he had invited a couple at friends to dinner just prior to discovering that his cook and boy, had vanished.
SUGAR IN JAPAN:
Dai Nippon SuOAR COMPANY.
ROBBAR RESILIENT,
FURTHER ADVANCE EXPECTED.
London, Juan 10.
The rubber situation is batter and the home and American demand shows an improvement. Fice Hard Fara is at 9/8 and the rise,bas for ther stimulated subber shares..
Kuala Lumpur, Juse both. Mera Harper bave a wire from Londoo stating that fine sheet rubber is fetching 8s.gd. per pound; fine crops 91, number 10' scrap
rubber 61.
The next sales wil be held on Tuesday, the 14th June. The market is considered likely to advancs,
MAY RETURNS.
of vessels, leaving the "port.” Theri do aut necessarily imply that bad weather is expected
hero
Signal
A CONE point' upwards
A CONE point opwards and RUM below..
A DEVI
4% & OOKE pblut down. wärdt and DRUM below
S. A COME point down. wards
6.
A CONE paint;down. wardi and BALL below
A BALL
8.A CONE
pulatupwards. and BATL below
Indicates a Typhoon to the North of the Colony.
Indicates Typhoon to the North-East. af the Colony..
Indicates o' Typhoon to the East, öf the Colony.
Indientes e Typhoon to the Soufli-East "of the Colony..
Indicates a Typhoon. to the Bouth of the Colony.
indicates a Typhoon to the Bonth-Wor of the Colony,
indicates a Typhoon to the West of the Colon},
Indicates a Typhoon to the Worth Wor of the Colony.;'
believed to be more than goo miles away from
Rod Signalt Indicate that the contro is
the Colony,
Black Signals indicate that the centre Is
the Colony.
Cheras, May 15 lbs; four months 1,649 bollored to be less than 300 miles away from Ibag
Seafield-14,374 lbs. Agents Barlow and Co.
for first 10 months of 1909-90 7,740 lbs, dry.
Regalia Rubber Estates --670 lbs, dry. Tatal
. Kepong :-3,750 lbs,
Chomor Estates:-April 254 153. May:421
iby.
Kalumpang-8,855 lbs.
Rubber Estates of Krao :--2,873 lbt-Sing;
TRISHES IT PORT.
In reference to the position of the D-¡ Nip-apore Free Peon pon Sugar Company, the Nippon noies that the readjustment of the company's affairs under- taken by the nam̃ board of directors has been progressing favourably. The net profit for the present half-year it is estimated at over Ygoo,- 000, it is proposed to devote to the settlement of debis, If the scheme proposed by the board is carried out, the company's fiɔancial position will stand as follows:
Legal reserve...
Special reserva ...... ...... Profit for the present period
Total Loas brought over from the
preceding period
Y916,90). 1,61,100 400,000
Y3,100,000
¥2,500,00
It is proposed to make good the outstanding loss out of the reserves and the profit, the balance of Y600,000. being made the nucleus of a reserve. In the past the money receivable from sugar sold for forward delivery was added to the revenue, but this method is to be changed, and it is proposed to add such raquay to the profit only when it is actually received. When this is done, it is thought the revenue in the next account will "ba much inc eaned. Baldibia will be written off. If the ten years' readjustment scheme bo slightly modified and the profit for each balf-year, by devoted to the settlement of the price of the Dairi Mill-Y6,500,000— ind the payment of the debentures now standing nt Y7,000,000, concludes ibu Nirpon, the re- adjustment of the "Company's affairs will be expedited, as ibe Dairi mill will then hava bron bought in instalments. How the sugar tax in arrear is to be snitlad'is mot stated, and indeed the whole article seems to be devoted to patting the affairs ofthe compidy in the most roseats light...
IMPORT OF FORMOSAN SUGAR. The As hi sopoils that between January 1st fast and the 3rd instant the quantity of For mosae "crude sugar imported into Tokyo and Yokohama amounted to 1,036,306 bags, of which 650,751 baga.ware brown sugar, while the For- mosas cruda sugar stored in the Tokyo, Tobic, and Central wirehouse in Tokyo
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Alloe Wosimano, Bri' 1.5, 1,949, J. D. Martin, 7th June-Seigen and Juue Rice Gen--- Chinese:
Awa Haru, Jap, s. 3,912, S. lihikawa, 13th
June-Seaside tit june Flour, Coltonyara | and Gen.-N. Y. K. Benary Br. s.s., 2.5to, W. Hastie, 111k ih juan.
-Meji 5th June Coat.-G. L. & Co. Borneo, Ger..., 1,344, F. Sembill, 'th Juna —Sandakan isth juga Timber and Gen.— M. & Co..... Chowls, Ger. 8.3, 1.055, F. Schmitz, 14th Jans Bangkok and Haibow 6'h June Rice.-- B. * S.
Dalgi Mard, Jap ́s, 84, II. Murayama, 16th
· Juse--Swałów 15th June Tea and Sup dies. O. S. K.
Empress of China; Br. 1,046, W. Davison,
RHR 16th June-Vancouver, B.O. 2616 May Geo.-C. P. R. Co. Halmun, Fr. 4, 6jh, E. de Catalano,
Juse-Haiphong 4th Jane Rice and Gen. -M. M. C
The above signals will, as karetofors, be | holsted only when typhoons axlat in sach positions or are moving in such directions than Information regarding them in considered u be of Importance to the Colony or to shipping eaving the harbour.
* These signals are repeated at the Harbour Office, H.M.S. Tamar, Green Island Signal Mast, and the Flagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whati and Godówa Company at Kowloon.
URGENT SIGNAL
In addition to the above, when it is expected that the wind may increase to full typhoon force at any moment, the following Urgent. Sigart will be made at the Water Police Station, and repeated ni the Harbour Office 1--
THREE EXPLOSIVE: BOMBE, AT INTERVALI:
OF TEN SECONDS
A Black Cross will he holsted at the same line, superior to the other shapes
NIGHT SIGNALS,
The following Night Signals will be exhibit- ed from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour. Often, Flagstaff, and H.M.S. Tamar.
1. Three LightsVortical, Green Green Green, indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated more than yoo miles from the Colony,
11. Threo Lights Ver val, Green Red Green; Indicates that a typhoon is believed to be "eltuated loss than 300 miles from the Colony,
Haldis, Nor. *, 106, Gibr. Solberg 17th Jase-from Bangkok Rice. Asgard Thoresen & Po Hongkong Maru, Jap. 3.417, S. Toro 11th June ***Meji 24th M'dise, Coal-T. K. KADAN Hoe. Fr. *.*., 743, Papier, 8th May--Haiphong
5th May Get-M, & On... ̈ ̈ Kaifuba Maru, Jan. 3,070, 5. Suda, 15th
Jose-Moji gel Jund Coal-Viken Bishi. Laerter, Br. 4.8., 1,340, H. C. D. Frampinn, 15th
TIL Three Lightse tical, Red Green Red, Tute-Saigon 7th June Rice and Gestoicates that the wlad may be expected to Wo Fat Sing „Land-at-Scheiff, Ger. és, 1,211, A. Struze, Increase to full typhoon force at any moment,
16th Jane Bangkok and Swatow Bib Tape No. III. Signal will be accompanied by the Explosive Bambs, as above, in the event of the Informaiton conveyed by this signal being firs pablished by night.
Rice. S. & Co. Laisang, BF, 8., 2,315, E. J. Tadd, 10th Tuse
-Singapore 7:h juce Ga., M. & Co. Michael Jebsen, Ger, 25, 957, J. Patera
13th June-Salgon qik Juns Rica, Paddy
hema amounts to soon barya and Yoko Per la Sal Fish.J, & Co. Guargevich, 1716
and Yokohama districts, including the two cities, the consumption of sugar in the past fire months amounted to 84000 bigi per month on an average.➡Japan Chronicle,
ANOTHER RECORD, FOR THE
"MINNESOTA," .
STEAMSHIP, WITH SILK CARGO, REACHES SEATTLE' IN. TWELVE DAYS,TORAG We are informed by Mr. G. F.McWilliams, General Agest for Chios, Japse and the Philip „pines of the Great Northam S8. Co, that a cable from Seattle, annonacor the arrival of the Cols s.. Minnesota from Yokohama on 101| || Friday morning, the "ed init. This is another record trip for the big boat, as she snied A day late and got to a day ahead of sche dofa time. Her schedule sailing date from Yokohama was Saturday, May 1st, and Ker schedule data for reaching Bestilo Jane 41b, but she left Yokohama on Sunday after noon, May aznd, and actually reached Statile, as stated on the moming of: Jone sid.". The point will be of Interest to silk shippers, as the Pariquitos Carelad visi balss of alk from this
These Night Signals will be subsituted the
VÄIKE SUPPLEMENTARE WARNINGR
fore-Trieste 27lb Joke Goo.—S, W. & the Day, Signals at sunset, and will, when Co.
Te necessary, be aliamd during the night, Pongtong, Ger, 11, 997, W. Bö-oführ:16th-
June Bangkok folb Jane Rice. B. & S. Quarta, Gor: 1.5, 1.145, H. Madsen, sith June,
Macassar 3rd June Sugar and Ges.-.Tor the beneft of Natire Drah and passing C. J. L.
Ocean Vessels, a Cons will be nubibited at Rajabuil, Gen 48, 1,189, H. Bremer, 16h nach of the following stations during tas time Jana-Hangkok sath june Rice and Wood, that say of the above Day Signals his hole ed -My & Compa
In the Harboter, Samson, Gor, 6, 998, K. Paterasu, 16th June.
Swatow esth Jane Rico.--B. & BN M Spir, Nor, 8.8, 871, H, C. Solum, sih Jess
Salzon fath Jane Gen-Angaard, Thore- sco & Co. Shantung. Br. s.2, 1,000, H. Oldmann, 16th JoeBangkok Bib June and K'chang gib Rice B. & Soldataks Siagara, Ger. 4., 1,110, Fr. Minkwila 8th Jane Bangkok 31st May Rite-B, 20 Team, Br. 3, 3,346, 4. W. Outerbridge, 17th
Jare-Manila T4th Juan Gon Tsurugisan Maru, Tap, # 2,050,
Jack Milke dth, Juan Coal,
on 8th June Ricas and
Gap Roc Wagian, Stan
Capa Collinson,
This wil indicate