419
THE CHARGE AGAINST.......
THAYER.
ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES.
30:b uit..
At the Magistracy this morning, before Mr. J. R. Wood, the bearing was resumed of the case in which A. Thayer, an American, Is charged with having obtained a sum of 5.73.8 11 by falsely pretending that he bad an account with the Hongkong and. Shanghat Back in Manila.
Mr. H. L. Dennys, of the Crown Solicitor's Office, Mt. H. W. Looker, of Hestra. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, Mr. J. H. Gardiner, and Mr. A. R. Davies, manager of the Hongkong Hotel, were la Courty
Bir Worthip-Are you for the prosecution, Mr. Locker?
Mr. Looker-No, your Worship, I am not prosecuting any more. The case is a very pecullar one and I bollere is now in the hands of the Police.
His Worship-Are you prosecuting, Mr. Dannys?
Mr. Dennys-I am not prosecuting just at the moment. The Police are represented by the Inspector. I understand that Mr. Gardiner is appearing for the defence and is about to ask for a week's adjournment.
His Worship-I want to hear your stote. ment, Mr. Davies. Is the Hongkong Hotel prosecuting or not?.
Mr. Davies-No, your Worship.
His Worship-Then you are prosecuting, Sergeant Wille?
Sergeant Wills-Yes, your Worship; the case is mlae.
His Worship-Mr. Gardiner, you are ap pearing for the defence?
Mr. Gardiner-Yes, your Worship.
And you ask for an adjournment?--Yes.
For how long?-I should think about a week would suit.
Do you ask for a mal adjournment or for
a hearing-Formal
His W.rship the case is committed il will have to stadd over to the December Se Bions.
Mr. Gardiner-Will paar Worship remand it for four days?
His Worship-Very well, then, you are re maddad for four days-Saturday, at 5.m.
Mr. Dennys have not had any definita Instructions, your Worship, but I understand that there are three charges,
His Worship-Yes."
BX-GOVERNOR OF MACAO.
ARRIVAL IN HONGKONG.
His Excellency Sephor Eduards Marques, ex-Governor of Macao, and Lady Maiques arrived from the Portuguese Colony by the morning boat to-day.
They are at the present moment guests at the Hongkong Hotel His Excellency and Lady Maiques will be leaving for Lisbon by the French mall steamer on Tuesday next. A representative of the Hongkong Telegraph called on His Ex cellency this afternoon, when he found him in busy conference with the Com- mander of the gunboat Patria and with the Consul for Portugal In Hongkong, Senhor J.J. Leila. Under these circumstances, our representative hesitated to intrude upon His Excellency's lime and attention.
We believe His Excellency will call on His Excellency Sir Frederick and Lady Lugard at Goverumcat House before-taking his do- parture from the Colony,
THE INSURANCE PROSECUTION.
DECISION RESERVED.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY DECEMBER 3 1010
COMMERCIAL.
3r1 December, I p.m. The following quotations for rubber shares by wire, ara supplied by Messrs. E. S. Kadoorlo
Co
Allagars
Anglo-Jaras............... Anglo-Malays....... Balgowles........... Bertams......
Carey Uniteds...ma............... Castlefields nenu Changkat Serdangs
Do. (fully paid).$8
DRAUMEHLATAPANA LONGI
Kamonings........................................5/- prem,. Kuala Lumpers.... Ledbury)....+10 12 Linggis akuza izpadan London Artuses ****** Lendon Vanţurch. Merliman.........unbea Pojams............ Pegobs
Torrangla......ṣeresk Uplied Serdangi ...... Dalted Slugapores ................. Ualted Sumatras...................... United Langkats.
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
Suppled by Mes. E. S. KADOORIE & Co. Corrected to noon; later alterations given under "Commercial Intelligence," pago: 5.
STOCKS,
[POSITION AS' PER LAST REPORT
NO. OF SHARES,
VALUE. PAID UP.
RESERVE,
AT WORKING.
ACCOUNT
יי
£1,500,000 $15,-00,300 -$250,000)
£1,009 £3.0,000
LAST DIVIDEND.
£2 for fint half year ending 30.6.10 @ 0x)
1/98=$22,45 "...a
TIL 205, 19
Final div. of 71% for '07 making 15 % in all...
Finet of $zo per share, making la all Sto) per share for 190% and an interim divid- and of Sjo por share for 1909 win mure,
fit for year ending 12.08 and laterim of
$3 on account of 19-9
$6 and bonus Sz for job...m 127 for 1908
S.% for 1735
it for year cadlog 305.1908
Dividend of Irt for 30.6.13
res any far
JODUK HOT 18%, Carersele seiskanen
AMITOTINAT RETURN AT
HEIGHT
QUOTATION (BASED ON LANT. _YEAR'S DIV.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
1.800
1Ɛa buyers
$185 kalon
5 %
Tia, 120 buyers
(8,71 sales
སྒྲ
1395
7 %
$116 buyare -5355 buyers
18
Ergi talis
. 24/
BANKS,
17/6 prem..
....210/-
$89...
Cheras (part pald)..........................
Damansarasemassas
.88 prom. 152/6
Eastern Intomationals......13/3 prem. GlenoalysYLOR PISTESINTE
$2,00 Highlands and Lowlands.......107/6 Indragitis
Hongkong & Shanghai Bankleg Corporation
National Bank of China, Limited..................................
MARINE INSURANCES. Banton Insurance Office, Limited as
120,000 $125
$125
$2,029 3'0
99.925
17
{
530,553
Sa (London 1/6) for 1903
10,000 5250
$50.
3 68 696
Addo
$ 18
11g (or 1909...........................
fox. 21
00
North Chlon Insurance Company, Elmälted Lam
10,000
£3.
Tix, 368,644
Tis 137,308
700,000
Valon Insurance Society of Canton, Utraiter
12,400 Sago
Sico
£1248
$287,984
4105,249
5711,985
$1,000,000
Rubber TranŻN
Sandycrofts.
Saponge
Seafields.....
Vangt:za Insurance Association, Limited.
FIRE SEVANGEL.
12,000 $100 360
$894:403
37 1,537
Sbelfords..
73/9
Singapore & Jehores
Sasgof Clohi
9.7/0
Ohlen Fira Insurance Company, Lianeda men
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Llinked....
$100 20,000
8,000 $150
310
$50
Sungel KaparS................
$1,000,000 3550 343 $61 168 $150,000 $61,153
$48,100
$436,08
Tangkabs.....
SHIPPING,
par
12,6-
8/3
Obfon And Manlia Steamship Companý, Linked..... - Douglas Steamship Company, Limited
10,000 $35 325
57.743 Dr.
-53,7 7
20,000
$50
$50
$130,000
$100,489
..801.
$150,000
Hongkong, auton & Macao Steamboat Co., L...
E0,000
$15
SES
$617,500
.........34/6
178,765
515 491
6/2 per Ib..
| 3%=) on Prole i d
60,000
£138,100
19,161
...
S58 sellers
LI
£230,000
Float div, of zfó per sh. (coup. 14 matig
£1
Z100,000
12,994
in all 4/6 per sbh, for leg 2 na ins, div. of
i z
Ba- elfére
Is. per shi on ac. for 'ta
10,000
510
S71,850
$15
$1,150
10,000
$5
563,581
Sixt
A bonds of 5% *
10,000. $100
7,000 $100
5100 {
$20.000
181,620)
Dr. $,000
55 for hall your ending 30.6 1910
6%
£125
$100
20:4
OL. $15.83.
53 for 1897
sicuror yarbetaret mane meeti
Saa sellers
£115,000 £12,189
45.435
2,000,000
60,000 Ps. 10. Ps. 10
dose
Final div. a' for the year 1910 making)
15% (coupou No. 15)......................... First year
TI.-16
W 12.
.9 %
Ps, 13
"
18/10 LI
£4
mono
Si per share th dividend.
*30,000
5 X
500,0:0
G $10
IG $to
DODG
DODG
Final of Gold Sa.65 for 1909 tu ali G. $1.15...
$6 sellare 3:16
18,000
$35
115,275
$8,460
$1.75 for you t
$550,000
-$550
550
534993
$40,000
£104,847
$2 for 1909
41.X
$53 Bollera
$88,114
$50
ľ
1237,000
3x for half year ended 30,6 17 9
550 alas
1098,500
fFinal of Tia 31 maklog Ti.. 6 10 all
Tim. 618
8%
115 5774257
1 year 30.4 19ra
* Tb. 23.40,
4,113
Interim of Tis. 3 for 1910...
1 %
Tis. 97}
Da......
Tranobs ...
Para Rubber
Plantation...
WEEKLY SHARE REPORT. Reviewing the share business for the week, Messrs. E. S. Kadourie & Co. state:-Business generally is very dull and fluctuations in rates
amali.
Robbers The price of Para in London in quoted 6/3 and Plantation has advanced, 10 6/2, but the share market has not followed to Auy appreciable extent. There have been a few baying orders fom London but holders general are adverse to parting at the prices offered. reparts from that port would 'Indicate that a Singapore market remains Inactive but latest mall investment demind has set is.
medium of a small business at rates ranging Banks-Hongkong Banks have been the round about $890 but the market remains quiet owing to the uncertainly as to the future of: Exchange. Nailoanls have buyers at 580.
Marine Insurances.-There has been a steady demand for Conlons and transactions to somo- extent have been put through at £180 and $182 and more could be placed at the latter rats, or rather higher. Untoss are in demand at 58:5 with postible buyers at a slightly higher rate. North Ubinas have been in steady de- mand at the advanced rate of Tis. 120 during
the week but little business has taken place. Yanglezes iemalo nominal at Sigo.
Fire Insurances-China Fires are unchanged at $15 and thero is a fair demand for Hong- kong Fires at 5353.
Shipping-Hongkong, Caates and Macao Steamboats are quoled nominal 3t with no business passing, whilst Chisa Manilas show some inquiry at 18. Douglas Steamships'have sellers at 20 and Indos st 55%. Star Ferrins are on offer at $33 for the fully paid and 12 for the partly paid. Shells are quiet at 81.. with little business to report and Luzɔus are on Refineries-China Eugars are quoted $135 offer at $11.
Before Mr. E. R. Halifax this afternoon, TAM Tiz Koog, general manager of the Hip On Insurance Compsoy, was charged by Mr O. H. Wakeman, Registrar of Companies, with doleg life insurance business in the Colony on behalf of the Wah On Insurance Company without having registered and made a depolt as required by the Life Insurance Ordinance.cline and can now be had at 6.Buyers of Mr. H. L. Dennys, Sr, prosecuted and Mr. Chinese Engineering and Mining Company Otto Kong Slog defended.
shares at T's 16 ara no longer in evidence, the rate remaining the same.
Defsodont stated he was the canvasser in Hongkong of the Wah On Life Insurance Company, of Shanghal. He received his ap; polutment from the, agents at Canton, He had Do connection with the Head Office. Here ceived application and receipt forms. The receipts were chopped at Captoa. Defendent. "signed on the line which bore a mark by the whiness. He had no chops of the company and used no books. The Company had no office in Hongkong and witness had no authority to accept risks, Whiness received no salary. The only thing be received was the first premium, Do the 15th day of the uth moon fast year he received a letter from the agency at Canton requesting him to advertise for the cheapest
offer. Ha sent a servant to the Sheung Po with the advertisement, paid for the advertisement
Mining-Raubs have suffered a further de
and Whampoa Docks are inquired for at $10 Docks, Whatver, and Godowns, Hongkong
Shanghai Docks have declined to Tls. 67. Kow. after business during the week at $51, and looa Wharves ato on offer at $53 and Hengkan Whatves have advanced slightly to Tls. 97.
Iands, Hotels and Buildings, Hongkong Estates have further weakened to 56 sellers. Lauds are neglected at $100, and Humphrays Kowloon Lands are inquired for at $33 but buyers could probably he found at a slightly Tis. 10%, and Hongkong Hotels (old shares) are higher rate. Shanghai Lands are still quoted
no transactions. West Points are quoted at $37. on offer at 897 and the saw shares at 570, with Cotton Mill-engkong. Cottons are in
|
fudo-Oblna Storm Navigation Co., Ld. (Preferred) |
Do, Do.. -------- (Deforred) } -60,000 "Shell" Transport any Trading Company, Limited 1,000,000 "Star" Ferry Company, Limited
REFINERIES.
China Sugar Refining Dom;any, Limited'
Luzon Sugar Refiolog O mpany, Limited.... .................
MINING,
Chinese Engineering and Mialng Company, Ld.. Headwaters Mialog Company
Raub Australian Gold Mining Company, Limited | 150,000 Oriental Consolidated Mining Co., Ltd
DOCKS, WHARVES & GODOWKS. Fonwick (Geo.) & Co, Limlied mummanaže
Gongkong & Kowloon Whorf and Godown Go, Ld... 60,000
Hongkong gud Whampoa Dock Compnay, Ld Shangh Dock and Anglocoring Co., LdTls, 55,700 Tls. 100 T. 100
to 50,000
Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf Company, Limited... 16,000 T. 100 TIL 100
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS.
Anglo-French Land Investment Cop Lid, m Central Stores, Limited....... insu
Hoogkong Hotel Company, Limited................ Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ld Humphrys Estate & Finance Company, Limited Kowloon Land and Building Company, Limilied......
West Point Building Company, Limited Shaughol Land Investment Company, Limited
COTTON MILLS,
Hongkong Coitou Spinnlag, Weaving and Dyeing)| Bwo Oction Splooing and Weaving Company, Ld...
International Cotton Manntactaring Company, Ld... Dompany, Limlist..............ƒ
Say Ohoa Cottos Splooing Company, Limited.......... Laon-kung-now Ortton Spin in 3 Waving Do., Ld'
MISCELLANEOUS. *
20,000 125,000
20,000.
Tis, 75 Tle. 75 8,000 s. 100% fo 1,000 T. (00 Tls. 5.0
8,004 60,000
11/6
12/6
Sia
50,000
Hall's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limatted ...... China-Borneo Company, Limited
China Provident Loan & Munigage Compary, Ld. .. Chios Light and Pawar Company,
Limite Da
DD. Dacial skarow*0,000 $
135,000
and later received the amount from Cantos steady demand at $ąź without tenipting sellers. Dalry Farm Company, Limited 200 DNC) 2991-925998].
$10,000
110,9:45 15,856
Bone
Tia. 1,525,045"
Th. 10,000
son
་་་་་་་
$1,20 for yair ending 31.75).
laterloof of cents per share for igia
דרי
$31 pellem
Tla. 97 sellers
rat scilera
25,000 50,133
Tls. 100 T100
:12, 14,937
$15
$13
$13,000
$50
S501
4.
5. 4 314 1zA.
$1,377
8,000.
$50
Sa
50,000
5:00
$100
$150,000
($3 on old shares Sig on new shares for 1. half year ending 30.6.10.................................
Interim of $31 for 1910..............................
Tis, & inr year ending 23.2 12. «gopatena 8% for 199
1979 sales
62%
570
7 %
$100 miles
150,000
$10
45 coats for 409
6 %
16 nelers
510
Sal for 1959
8 %
$:3 buyers
6,000
$50
130
78,000 Tis. 50
12,100
T73,59
Tis 51.000
1
Interim of Tie 3 for 1910
va
Interim of $1.8a-for 1910 BANE JOLA
Bi
Ti S 319
Ti. 50
Tis. 50
Tis, I forgot suding
29.
40.09)
110
$10
fo cents for year on coa pra le
fet buyers.
Tis. 7 for year andtag 304. Gunakan cont
10 %
Tip. SI
Ti. & tar 19
10 2
15,01
Tis. 35 for joy
.17%
Tix. 150
15% per shart for 19
18 sellers
60 cents for 175g sam
61%
SID callers
150,241
do cents for yer saded 8.1.061.
90 cents bayers
da csain for 1937. mom vidifugar
10 X
$7) acliare
40,000
16
#wom! 113,000
1,39
7.7%
S171 buyarı
$10
34,190
10 %
531
400 000
510
$5,0
$370
14 per cent, viz. 51.40 for 133).
11 %
iaono
$10
веде
$11,798
60,000
$1
$1,016
5,000 60,000
15,000
525
$9,176
Sto
Gs, 100 Gs. 100
[
Tin 184,084
A dividend of $1.23 par share aɔd a bɔaus
of io canti par s. for year end, 13.1.1)... ] Interim of Fi poeshira farig10. laterim of per share (ar gear us Commer sid laterim dividend of Tis, 15 miklos 10
all Tis. 17) (ör ytɔ mann ug
6%
Siz sallars. 810
9 %
313 sellers.
.5.
X
TiL 1,0:0
13,014
25,000 50,000
F1. 18,642
ADOK-VET Shanghai-Sumat a Tobacco Company, Limited
75,000-
S0009 | 30 Tha
TU $350
-No dividend this year
...thet
13,200
12/10 3/16
Benefit
Societe des Pulpes et Papeteries du Toakia...
Halphoog Haiphong
shares
HONO
додо
$800 Hongkong
None
[curreny
nane
Now laal
Corrency
...33
1,300
воде
1,28
7:
South China Morning Post, Limited...ONAT DAY, Steam Laundry Company, Lhaked .......... mi smo Union Waterboat Company, Limited....... United Asbestos Orionta Agency, Limited
6,000
Bana
Dr. $11,096 $137,86
None
$35
8.%
to for year ending 31st May 1912, imagenes
95
20,000
8 %
50,000
$11,956 $45,000
1316
60 cents for year endlog 31.12.03
3241
15% per ordinary sh. (ar year ondel jt.....
5 %
Stit soliers
110,000
.90
pone
$1,941
} %
Si sellers
15 cents for 190g
Watkins Limited, ...........
Watson (a.S.) & Co., Limited .........og park William Powell, Limitę
10,000 90,000
$100,000 35,000
*
301
12,001
3 % for 1929
233.34AND HE WEN
$7
1751
Noos
GO36
15,000
The word "Kingleo" is the advertisem
la Northern Mill, Ewes at $57, Lagu Kung meant "broker." Witness gave the agency remain unaltered.
Mcws at Tis. 481, and Soy Chres at Tls. 250, no authority to put his name in, the ad vertisement. As far as he remembered enlyst 5 o, and Dairy Farms braneglected at $71
Miscellaneous-China Borceos are offering. six or seven policies passed through him Horgkong Electrics have been dealt in during all being in respect of children. He was in the Colony when he was four years old, being at $71, Cements at $33, Ropes at 518, without the week at $20, Cli'sa Fiov'dants are on offer altogether over fifty years in the Colony. That was the first time he appeared in that Court as
inducing buyers. Watsons are a ceglected A defendant,
market at for, and China Ligtes are laquired for at go cents,
Witness was cross-examined by Mr. Dennys. The Court having been addressed on be half of both parties, his Worship reserved his decision till Monday afternoon.
CLAIM ON PROMISSORY NOTE,
30th ult.
This morning, before Mr. Justica F. A. Hateland, Puisce Judge, a case was called in which Oyager Slagh, a watchmin la the em ployment of Messrs. Mody and Co., sued Kwong Oban, 6 Spring Garden Lane, and Ab Shlu, a Banitory Board coolie, for a sum of $45.50 of which $15 was due on a promissory note dated 12th August, and the balance in terest thereon.
Mr. 1. H. Gordiner, who appeared for the plaintiff, stated that the defence was that the promissory note was one which had been given In substitution for snother. There were two promissory notes. 1o the one case the amount was 550 and it was sigued by one person. The second promissory note, apon which this claim. rested, was for $35.. It was signed by two par- sone, the defendante,
Ab Shin, on being called forward, Identified the 550 promissory note as belog the original one signed by him on 1st June, igro. Hager the money for his own uses, and Kwong Chan was only guarantor,
The case Monday.
was further adjourned until
CHINESE A. D. C.
Ist last. The Chinese A. D. U. is playing to crowded houses nightly at the Teung Hing Theatre. The plece staged, is of the farcical variety and the acting is good. Some fine sceneries are to be
Exchange. The Bank's drawing rate en London is 1/10 on demand, and the T/T rits en Shanghai is 737
Sailing,
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.-
London-Bank T.T......
Do. domand Do. 4 months' sight franco-Bank T.T. America-Bank T.T.
Germany-Bank T.T.
India T......ORATI
Do. demaodani Shangha!—Bauk T,T. Slogapore-Bark T.T. per H.K, 510078)
a-Book T.Tuinon Java-Bank T. Tu..............
Buying, month! sigh IL/0...20 9/166 6 months' aight 4/0
...1/10 12/11 todays sight Sao Fco & Now York 4
4 months' sight
do.
30 daya' sight Sydney & Melbourne...1/10 13/16 4 months' sight Francoon2.376
months' sight 4 mois sight Germany.I.53} Bank of England rate ..................... Sovereign
Har Sliver
HEAVY STORM IN JAPAN SEA,
SEVERAL WRECKS.
On the morning of the 16th last, an excep tionally violent storm raged In the Japan Sea, states à message from Tsurage, and tremen- dous sens skept the coast The pier at Tadraga Machi was entirely broken and several
seon and the amateurs are to be congratulated embankments were washed away. Conth of
on their praiseworthy efforts. The proceeds will be devoted to charity. The performance la to be repeated this evening and the following two nights,
the River Kaya, all the embankments were not only washed away but every ship which had taken refuge there was wrecked. Fortunately, tku larga steamera escaped,
Green IslandComant Company, Lilled H. Price & Company, Limited Hongkong Electric Company, Limited ................. Hongkong Rose Manniacturing Company, Ld. Hongkong Ice Corapany, Limito Maatschappli Mija, Busch- au Landbouwe
ploitaila to Langkat, Limited Peak Tramways Company; Limited Peak Tramways Complay (000) Philippine Com any, L miled
ུཧཎྜ ཊྛི གནྡྷོ ནྟི | བྷཡ བྷ ཡོ 1 བྷ
A A A A A
$150,000 $40,000
TH. 547,500 is. 63,974 $10,000
ROSA
4 Th. 21,810
Ti 100,000)
$115 sellers
80 canti on fall, at share5 cents wa
S: paid shirat a year ending 374,10...+ )
(Sit callers
Stii sellers
adap sa
Printed and Published by Richard Irving Hope for the Hongkong Telegraph Company, Limited, at the Printing Office of the Complay.
No, 47, Dot Your Road Central, in the City of Victoria, Hongkong,"
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