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docision on the subject, consider that nudor ordinary circumstances such a receipt is not necessarily a Annuni General Meeting
proof of ownership and could not be considered as a negotiable Thore was only a sparso ntioni-document, unless the holder could anco at the City Hall yesterday show he had secured the receipt afternoon when the Hon. Mr. E. A. in exchange for vatus received, Howell, C. C., presided over the The opium question was vory annual gonoral mosting of the fully dealt with in our last report, Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, and as you will have scon There were present the Hon. Mr. Jorrespondones on the subject up C. 11. Ross (Mosara Jardine, to May of last your was published Matheson & Co.), Messra, Q. II. in that report. As stated in my Modhurst (Dodwell & Co.); GJ.T. [last annual address, the com- Edkins (Butterfeld and Swire); mitico considered it advisablo not E. Shellim (D). "Sassoon & Co.); to lay the correspondenco before J. W. C. Banane (Gibb, Living (the members until matters had stón & Co.); F: II. Armstrong boon finally adjustod. (Reiss & Co.; N. J. Stalib In June, however, as you will
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MARCH 1 1912
With those two factors making for higher prices, and a sudden districts reacting the dealers, demand from two or three country determined rush was made to securo all that was available on the market. Importers were not slow in taking advantage of such conditions, with the consequent rosult that pricus were advanced by leaps and bounds, nnd we have to record an aggregate business of 20,000 bales including a large. lot in forward sales and a rise of $3 to 6 per balo established.
It may be stated that the local dealers themselves wore taken completely by surprise at the rocipt of orders from the country, which were entirely unexpected by thenn
The bulk of the above business has beo of course, in No. 10, and some of it speculative, while it must also be noted that many
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(Hongkong and Shanghai Bank); 800 on referonos to our prosent of the contracts were effected E. A. Williams, sacrotury; A. report, the matter was again before the ful niva es Forbes (Bradley & Co.), T, F. brought forward, anthe Cantonestab ished.
Total S les 20 000 bales. Hough Waghoz and Hough); W. | authorities were proposing to
Unrold Stocks 11,000 bales. Dickson (Chartered Bink); Had- jadopt another system by which |
Sold but un-delivered in the Joy White (Connell Bros. & Co.); they boped to intronso their realown and to arrive 30,000 A. D. Burrotto (Cruz Basto & venue at the expense of the trade balos. Co.); W. A. D wloy Vand, as usual, in defiance of treaty Co.); J. Berindonguo (Banque obligation.. do l'Indo-Chine); 1). Macdonald (Macdonald & Co.);. C. "Bond broke out resulting in a change brought in 1,022 bales for Hong- "(Gande, Prico & Co.); K. M. in the personnel of the provincial kong and 9,088 bules for Shang- Comining (W. R. Loxloy & Co.); government has left the matte-kai, Shipments from Hongkong lo W. A. Jupp, (China, Borneo Cv.); } in abeyance.
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The erection of a light on Kap-booked at $ 140 to 155. Hop).
sing, Islay which has for so many years beca dominilen by those in ferested in the river trade in, we hope, sliortly to be completed, the apparatus for the light having Tho report and accounts havidy arrived in the Colony. ing been in your hands for somme days, I will with your permission take them as road, ·
The Chairman's Speech. After expressing 'regrot at the small attendance the Chairman
Bofors proposing their adop tion, I will as usual mike a few remarks on tho more important mattors which have received the attention of the committes du ing the past twelvemonths
Chiness" 150′ small bales sold (a) that houses be found for tho $ 33 por picul. Stock. 500 bales. sufferers.
Chinese (a) $30 to $34. Quotation Bengal (a) 26 to 31
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With regard to the new Coin-
gra to Dr. Sun Yat-sen declar- panies Ordinance, the commitiéo
ing their opposition to the slee invemade suggestions to the Clov-[Tas "TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDENT.]tion of Yuan Shil-kai as Presi ernment with a view to thenmend- ment of the ordinance on certain particulars, chief among which way that the books of Chinoke joint stock Companies should he kept in English.
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Canton, Feb. 29. dent. Thoir grounds for objec People living in the northern tion, they say, are that Yuan's Hongkong, 28th Feb, 1912. suburbs of Conion were disturbed plans and movements are opon by the sound of gun firing on to suspicion, and they are afraid Fob. 27, which lasted woll into that he might be tempted to
HE ANNUAL I the morning. It appears that emulato Napoleon Buonaparto. MEETING Of Mombers of the during the night a large el They also declare that the whole Houk ng kaca Club will be held os MONDAY, the 4th fast., at 6,18 fight took place, many houses of the Empire and even the asp.m., at the Office of the: Hongkong boing burnt down during the gombly are, honoy-combod with Jurkoy (lab. disturbance. The people of the district aro in a state of panic The Committee then proposed and those that are able the commanders of local stoniners, that at least the statutory books fleeing into the city, Troops and thanks to the aetion of the and the cash book should be in have been sent to the spot to
The first question in the report is concerned with signalling to vossels which have taken refuge behind Stonecutter Island or in Junk Bay,
The difficulty of a full examinn- tion of barsks kept in Chinose was pointed out to the Government who, however, wore disinclined to accept the miggestion. The matter was
brought forward by a number of
are
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government and the courtesy of the English, and it would then be maintain order. Another fight America and France. The con- H.E. 1 General Officer coin-possible in the caso of a winling of a more serious nature is re-
cluding passages of the nuasage manding and the general manup to trace the receipts and exported from the Pun U district
penditure on capital account and between the villagers of Mow-say that the sooner Yuan is roof ager of the Standard Oil Co, ur rangements have now been made to work up a rough estimate of kinng and Wangsha, rising ont moved from the presidency, the to signal the latest storm warn- ings to the vessels
the trading..
of a dispute in a gambling den. The matter is still the subject Fighting still continues and over of correspondence with the 100 people have been killed or
Government.
wounded.
Another question relating to the signalling which has engaged
The necessity for d ̈ properly The Chinose residents in our attention was the advisability or otherwise of retaining the red drawn up form of bond for use Hongkong have petitioned the signals. After considerable dis-in arbitrations was referred to in Governor-General of Canton usk ouasion it has, however, heon de-my last ganual address. This ing him to prevail upon Field cided to continue their use at allmattor has now been dealt with, Marshal. Lang Chai-kwong to events until the promised and a form of hand having been re naiu in Canton, rather than pro- maelt looked for wireless station drawn up by the Chambor's ceed to Nanking, as his prosenes in hine beon erected on the Pratesicitors, which has been brought the former city is urgently need- eft to keep down. local ruffians. A meeting of the Provisional Council was held on Tuesday to
Island.
into use.
(Continued on Pagá 8.)
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You will notice that the forious
Saturday, March 9, inconvenience and in some cases.
consider a petition forwarded by Meeting of Hongkong & Kow- Twenty-Fifth Ordinary Annual notunl loss entailed on importers
the residents in Yuet Shou-fong loon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., through the disastrous strikes of
and Ma Cho-pe.. It appears that 12.30 p. m. dock labours and others which occurre last your in Great
some hundreds of them have been rondered homeless through the Britain has been considered by Since the issue of our last demolition of the city wall and the committeo who, however, were report on the 16th ultimo, por the destruction of houses in the of opinion that this was a mattor 8.8. Himalaya, qar market Ins which could be'ter be dealt with undergone a complete change, neighbourhood. Before the work
Monday, March 11. Ceremony, 11 a.m..
University Bazaar, Opening
Wednesday, March 13. Forty-Third Ordinary Mooting and it is the first time for song was commenced, the authoritica of Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., by the importing firm communi-months that we have to record responsible notified the pati-Ltd., Noon." cating direct with his buyers such a large volume of business. tionors that the work would only rather then as suggested by a The first signs of any inclins-be confined, at first, to the on, tion on the part of the dealers to inhabited districts where the wall oporate on a large scale were manifested a few days after the oxisted, but owing to a sudden
joint circular from all the import-
ing houses,
A very important point hra New Year holidays, when newa change of plans a largo number
· been ra’sed, vi): 63 to whether a roached here of the destruction of buildings have been demolish-
cotron in Bombay and America,
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5- B Hongkong, December 7th, 1911. Hotel Lists..... 6-7
Steamers IN DEKLARAT 8-0
Commercial....
Tolograms
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10-14
15-23
.31-35
.36-38
Loading Articles...........24-28 Notes and Comments......20-30 Sport
Billiards............ Yachting
............30. League Cricket ...........30 Canton and Coast Ports...37-38 Kulangau (Amoy) Muni-·
cipal Council.........38 Directors and Their Lia- Lilition, Duties and Powera....... Ounion's Governor-
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Volunteer Churoli Parade 40 Legislativo Council......... 40-41 A Desperato Suicide ......41 The Kowloon Market......42 Hongkong Benevolent So-
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Harbour Front Sensation 45. The British and Foreign
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.47 Pokfulum Water Supply...47-48. [819 London Thestrigals...mimiką
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