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COMMERCIAL
SHARE REPORT,
Messrs. Wright and Hornby's Share Report, dated February 1, states:--
A good demand continues for local and other investment stocks and a fair amount of business has been put through during the past weak.
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Para Rubber is quoted from London at 4/3.1-2 per 1b: with the share market firm.
Bar Silver in 28.1-2 per oz. for ready and 28:11-16 per oz for forward delivery, dull steady,
but
Exchange on London opened st : 2/0.1-2 T.T.
Quotations received by cable from London today:-
Banks 485/10/-
Indos 88/15/ Shells £5/13/6
TELEGRAPU, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
1, 1913.
"THE HONGKONG
POST OFFICE.
MAILS VIA SIBERIA.
Late London
Jan, 16
Jan. 17
Sharghal Feb. 1 Feb. 3
Middle
Ural Caspians 22-11-0 Tronoha 851- United Serlangs 13/9 Rubber Trusts 13/3 Eastern Internationala Pahang Consolidateda
21/8
10/9 buyers
COAL REPORT.
Messrs. Hughes and Hough's Coal Report, dated Hongkong 31st January, slates Coals Ex-
MAILS CLOSE. Swatow-Per Haimún, 2nd Feb.,
9 a.m. Swatow, Amoy and Foochow via
Tamsui -Per Daljin- maru, 2nd Feb., 9 a.m. Hoihow, Haiphong, Pakhoi and Saigon Per Hathilde. 3rd Feb., 9 a.ma
SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVED.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the lat at 12.10.-The an- Kusichow, Br. S., 1,115, Eticyclone is now, central over,
Forsyth
N.E. China. 31at Jan.-- Manila 28th Jan., Sugar, -B. & 8.
Pressure has increased mo- derately over. N.E. China, S. Mathide, Ger. ., 831, G. Sohlen-given way slightly over S, Japan, Manchuria and N. Japan. It has kin, 31st Jan-Haiphong 3. China, and Formosa, and is and Boihow 30th Jan nearly stationary over the Philp- Rice.-J. & Co. Boshu Maru, Jap. 8.5., 1,119.. K.
pines. Tashiro, 1st Fab.-Can- ton 31st Jan, Gen.-O. B, K. Choysang, Dr. 8-9., 1,424. Court- ney, 1st Feb.-Canton 31st Jan, Gen.-J., M. & Co.
..
pected:-Japan 62,000, Dairen, Philippine Islande, Australia Kawachi Maru, Jap." 5.8., 3,821,
2.500: Formon 4,000 tons.
Airivals:-January 15th Lai- ohow, p.8. 2,200 tona Haiphong for Banks-Hongkong and Shang-Canton. January 17th Kaifku hai Banks are steady at $835 after exles at the rate: Tondon quotos £85/10/- middlė.
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Marine Insurances :-
Unions have boon dealt in at $825 and $830 closing with sellers at the latter figure and buyers at the former. Cantons have sold at $270 and North Chinas at Tie 130. Yangizes are quiet at $192, er 73.
Tasmania and New Zea land via Port Darwen Per Changsha, 3rd Feb, 11 am
Macao-Per Sui Tai, 3rd Feb.,
1.15 p.m.
Straits-Per Kueichow, 3rd Feb.
2 p.m. Saigon-Per Tjiliwong, 3rd Feb.
3 p.m.
Maru, ss. 4,200 tons Moji, sold. January 17th Foochow, s. 2,300 tons Hongay, sold: January 19th, Kiyo Maru, ss. 3.700 tons Moji, 4,900 tona Moji, sold. January sold, January 20th Beulawers, 5.8. 20th Yokohama Maru, s.s. 1,400 tons Moji, sold. January 22nd Daiys Marn, s. 2,900 tons Amoy and Foochow Per Mai- Wakamatzu, sold. January 22nd Upada, s. 2,300 tons Moji, sold. January 23rd Ariake Maru, 3,000 Fire Insurances: There are tons Miike, sold. January 24th buyera of Hongkong Firea at Siam, s.8. 1,700-ions Haiphong, $380 and sellers at $384. China
sold. Junuary 24th Dainichi Fires nro in demand at $150.
Maru, .s. 3,000 tons Moji, sold. Shipping:-Indos have im-3,200 tons Mororan, soldi. Janu- January 25th Temiya Māru, 8.8. proved from $82 to $88 with ary 16th Kamor, a.a. 2,400 tons buyers at the rate. London quotes Waksmatzu, sold. January 28th £315 middle. Hongkong Can- Banri Mara; .. 1,400 tons Moji; ton and Macao Steamboats could January 28th Shinbu Maru, "8.8. be placed at $28 and China and 7,000 tona Miike, sold. January Manilas at $10 and Star Ferries 31st Inaba Maru, .. 900 tons at $30. Douglas's live sellors at Moji, sold. 34). Shell Transports have been in good demand throughout the week at 113; London quotes 113/8 middle.
Refineries: There are sellors of China angare at $108 and buyers of Luzona at $39.
Mining:
Raube are on offer
at $4.00, Langkats have buyers at Tle 73 and sellers at Tis. 74. Tronohe are a firm market with London buying at 84/- :
Docks Wharves and Godowa: --Hongkong and Whampoa Docks are in deniand at $60. Shanghai Docks are easier with sellers at Tle. 72. Kowloon Wharves have buyers at $77. Bongkow What ves are quoted at TIR. 106 sellers,
Lande, Hotels and Building's- Hongkong Lands are wanted at $101 div. Kowloon Lands at 36, West Points at $54) div. and Hotels at $115 for the old shares and $73 for the New. Humphreys Estates have sold at $8 and more shares are obtainable at this rate, Shanghai Lands are quoted at Tla. 89.
with no Sales to report.
Sales:-Market continnes firm
LOST A PROPELLER BLADE.
Shinyo.Maru Delayed by an Accident.
states
Straits,
A. Chritiansen, 1st Feb,- Moji 27th Jan., Matches, otc.-N. Y. K. Wakamatsu Haru, Jap.
9-6,
Aikawa, 1st Feb.-Kara- tau 25th Jan., Cosl.-M.
B. G. X.
F
Fooksang, Br. B., Mitchell,, 1st Feb-Moji 27th Jan., Gen.-J., & Co.
CLEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE. Jan. 31. Hunan, for Iloilo. Eastern, for Melbourne.
Feb. 1.
yang, 3rd Feb.. 5 p.m. Shanghai and North China-Per Hangsang, 3rd Feb., 5 "p.m. Ceylon & India via Bom Yuensang, for Manila.
American, for K. C. Wan.
bay-Per Kawachi-maru Shengking, for Shanghai.
Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Mathilde, for Haiphong.
Shinbu-maru, for Muji- 3rd Feb., 5 p.m.
Halmun, for Swatow. Adelaide, Western Aus-
Choysang, for Shanghai. tralia; India,
Onsang, for Canton. Wakamatsu-maru, for W'mateu Egypt and Europe vis Anhui, for Shanghai. Naples-Fer Goeben, Devawongse, for Saigon.
Manila,
Adon,
4th Feb., 9 a.m.. Batavia, Semarang and Sourabaya Per Tjimahi, 4th Feb., 11 am.
Siberian
Maij
DEPARTED.
Feb 1.
Assays, for Bombay,
Kiyo-maru, for Japan.
E. F. Ferdinand, for Yokohama. Lovat, for Boaton.
Shanghai, North Chinia Yuensang, for Philippine Islands. Japan via Nagasaki, Eastern, for New Zealand. Honolulu, Canada: Unit-Anhui, for Shanghai, ed States and South Am-Derawongae, for Saigon. erica via San Francisco Shinbu, for Maji. (Europe via Sibéria)-Por Korea, 4th Feb., noon.
The Japanese liner Shinyo Maru, which arrived yesterday, was delayed on her last trip from this port to San Francisco. An American contemporary December 23, but that between that she should have arrived on Macao-Per Sui Tai, 4th Feb. Hongkong and Nagasaki lost the
1.15 p.m. blade from one propeller. There Swatow, Amoy and the vessel was dry-docked and there was a delay of several days, waiting for a new blade. The liner lost seven days as the result of this accident, but made up three of them on the voyage home.
There was some disappointment among those passengers who had expected to reach San Francisco in time to celebrate. Christmas nahore.. Captain Smith and his Cottons-Hongkong Cottons officers on this account made spe- have been dealt in at $8.3-4 cial efforts to make the Christmas and $9, closing with sellers at celebration on the Shinyo so en- the latter figure. There are buy-joyable that all disappointments era of Ewo's at Tis. 140, Shang would be forgotten. They suc- hai Cottons at $131 and Kung ceeded, and most of the passen- Tik at $14.50. Soy Chees are cers expresed: their obtainable at Tis. 48 and Lau that circumstances compelled Kung Mows at Tie. 110.
them to spend a Christmas at sea.
pleasure
Miscellaneous:-China Borneos are is demand at $10, Electrica at $27, Coments at $47-5. Ropes
Refused a Crown. at $19, Steam Laundries at 41, 23. Prince Ludwig, the new Munich (Bavaria), December Watkins at $3. William Powells prince regent of Bavaria, sent on at 19 and Weismanns at $1800. autograph letter to the Bavarian China Borneos are obtainable at Premier to-day, vetoing the move- $10 China Proviilents at $9, ment to place him on the throne Dairy Farma at $23 Peak Trams na King. He declares that he at $11 and $1.00 A. S.desires loyally to administer the Watsons at $61, and Hongkonglinheritance bequeathed him by Bleam Fisheries at $2.00
his father.
CRISP, NIPPING
MORNINGS.
A pot of hot, delicious Coffee downstairs. The in- vitlog Aroma prevades the .house. Isn't that an in-. ducement to get up and begin the day? But the Coffee mustn't be a dis appointment even one day out of six. It must be con- sistently good, and that is one of the great characteris- tics of LOTUS BRAND MOKHA COFFEE.
Obtainable at all Grocers."
H. RUTTONJEË &
SON,
88 8 40, Q1 EEN'S ROAD, OEN BAL.
indicated
Mail Steamers
THE PENINSULAR
AND ORIENTAL S. N. C
dapat VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS an or shout VILL
the DATES amel
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Fresh monsoon is along the E coast of China and over the N. China Sea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day. LONDON, VIA)
0.00 inches.
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
District.
1 Hongkong and
Neighbourhood Formosa Channel
South coast of China between H.K. and Lamooks.
4 South coast of) China between H.K. and Hainan.
Forecast.
SUAUAL PORTI OF
CALLS LONDON & ANT-]
STEAMERS
TO BAIL OF'
KEMARK
ASSAYE
Capt. G. W. Cockman, a...
Noon 1st Feb.
Freight and
Panings
WERP, S'POLI,
Paxine, O'HBO, SUNDA
about
Freight
PORT SAID AUD Capt. C. E. Irving, R.N.8,
5th Feb.
Paisage
N.E. winds, fresh; fine.
MABREILLES......
SHANGHAI
MOJL, KOBE & NAMUR
about
Freight
YOKOHAMA...
Cap. A. Collyer.
7th Feb.
Punge
Northerly
gale,
The same
as No 1,
E. winds, moderate.
P.
China Coast Meteorological
Station.
Rogister.
1st February, a.m.
Wind.
Hour.
Barometer.
Humidity.
Temperature
D'tion.
Force.
Wostock 7a 30.47 179 Nemuro
Hakodate
6a30.04-
nne
Weather.
Tokio
30.13- 30.14.
1
nw
Kochi
Nagasaki
30.39 30.50
waw 1
nne 1
K'shima 30.49
"
n 1
Oshima
30.46
Π 3
Naha
30.44
- ene 2
Ishi'jima
T
30.39
2
11
30.7124 88
O'b 30.70 30 90 n 3 b
Bonin' Is. Chefoo Whaiwei Hankow Ichang Kiuklang Changsha Shanghai Gutzlaff Sharp P. Amoy
1
80.62 38 81 waw 2.0
All the above steamers are fitted with wireless Telegraphy,
For Freight, or Passago apply to
& O. B. N. Co.'s office, ́ ́
Hongkong, 80th January, 1913,
E. A. HEWETT,
Superiatanden
NORDDEUTSCHER
LLOYD.
BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE
For
KOBE and YOKOHAMA
STA
"PRINZ S101SMUND
Capt. D. Lous
6,000
GIBRAL-GOEBEN.
M'ILA NAPLES, GENOA,)
ALGIERS, TAR, SOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERP & H'BURG., SHANGHAI, TSING-)
TAU, KOBE 10
30.6238 19 ne l'o
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W
,, 30.4740.- 7a 30.6054- 6.30.4356 69
30.4551 86. — Taihoku 5a30.37--
SHIPS PASSED THE CANAL Swatow
London, 7th January,
Taichu Arrivals from Chin's :-Hirano
Tainan Maru. Foochow
Koshun via Anping-Per Soshu-sed the Canal:Atholl, Flint-ton
The following vessels have pas-
P'dores.
Crombie, Rhesus. maru, 4th Feb., 5 p.m, shire, Hitachi Maru, Inverclyde, Gap Rock
H'kong Menelaus, Nile. Teucer, Den of
Swatow-Per Haimun, 5th Feb.
9 ..
Japan and Yokohama-Per Yat-
London, 14th January. Arrivals from China-Proteel
laus
31
30.37--
05
YOKOHAMA
MANILA, 6
0
,, 30.35-
no 2- 30.32 ne 6 30.36 ne 9a30.4357 69 ne. 1 c 6a30.3659 68 e 20 ,,/30.32-one 6 c Macao 30.3556
n 10 Wuchow 9830.5056 81,
0.2 c Hothow Pakhoi Shanghai North China, Japan via sed the Canal:Australien, Dorf C. St. J.
shing, 5th Feb, 11 a.m..
The following vessels have pas- Tourane Phulien Nagasaki, Victoria and flinger, Liberia, Ping Suey. Aparri Tacoma Per Mexico-Priam, Suavia, Africa.
Islands-For Zafiro, maru, 5th Feb., 1 p.m.
5th Feb. 3 p.m. Philippine Islands-Per Kaifong, Straits and India via Calcutta
5th Feb; 3 p.m..
Per Fooksang, 6th Feb., 11 a m.
Philippine
Siberian
Hoihow,
..
Manila
London, 17th January, Arrivals from China:-Ajax. | Iloilo
Legaspi
sed the Canal:-Andalusia, Aus- Labuan Bayern, St. Patric, Rhesus. Bacolod The following vessels have pas- Cebu
Castle, Silesia, Tango-maru, Yang tria, Erroll, Lutzow, Muncaster Teze, Paul Lecat.
Capt. A. Ahlborn
and DERFFLINGER
...Capt. F. Frosch
YAP.)
17,800
17,000
MARONN, NEW-PRINZ SIGISMUND
GUINEA, BRISBANK.
6,000
S'NEY & M⭑BOURNE.
Capt. D. Laux
•Calling at Manila.
·To 4AIL O
About TUESDAY 4th Feb.
(TUESD
4th Feb.. 10 AM..
THURSD
8th Febile,
14.9
SATURDAY 22nd Februdly
st 9.A.M.
All the steamers of the European Lino are fitted with Wireless Tolegn
New Bystem of Telefunken.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOV
MELCHERS & CO.,
GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and QUIL
For further Particulars, apply to
6 & 30.3459
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30.2363
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11
30.0573
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30.2368
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30.0875
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Hongkong, 25th January, 1918.
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30.0479 30.00 82
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T. F. Claxton, Director. Hongkong, Observatory, Feb. f1. London, 21st January. Arrivals from China-Flint- degrees Fahrenheit on the level 1 Barometer, reduced to 32: shire.
of the sea in inches, tenths and The following vessels have pas-hundredths. Shanghai, North China sed the Canal:-Keemun, Miya- Japan via
Nagasaki, saki Maru, Myrmidon, Stentor, United States, South Atreno, Ecclesia. “ America and Canada via Vancouver (Europe via Siberia)Per Empress of Japan, 7th Feb., 6 p.m.
Haiphong, and Pakhoi, -Per Sungkiang, Fab, 9 a.m.
8th
London, 24th January. Maru, Africa.
Arrivals from China-Tango
The following vessels have pas- sed the Canal-Caledonien, Mo- yune, Perseus, Sicilia, Glenfärg, Nankin.
London, 28th January. The following vessels have pas Japan via Yokohama-Per Tilla-sed the Canal:-Benalder, Cal- chae, Ernest Simons. Indrasamba, Shanghai, North China, Japan Prince, Alesia, Annem.
Pelho, P. E. Friedrich, Welsh
tjap 8th Feb,, 11 am.
via Kobe-Per Namsang, 8th Feb., 11 a.m.
Philippine Islands-Per Loong-
sang, 8th Feb., 1. p.m.
London. 31st January. Arrivals from China-Liborio, Caledonien, Lutzow, Atreus, Mun- caster Castle.
The following vessels have pas-
Amoy and Foochow - Per Hai-sed the Canal:-Denbighshire,
ching, 8th Feb., 5 p.m.
Kamo Maru, Kitano Maru, Kleist, mont Castle.
Strafts and Burmah-Per Ful-Mora, Ningchow, Bachsen, Egre-
tala, 9th Feb.. 9 a.m.
Swatow. Amoy and Foochow
French
Mall.
Par Haiton 11th Feb., 9 a.m.
Saigon, Straits. Ceylon, Adelaide, Western_Aus- tralia, India, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marsell-ma
Water
degrees Fahrenheit.
2 Temperature, in the shade, in
$ Humidity, in percentage of saturated with moisture being 100, saturation, the Humidity of air 4 Direction of Wind, to two points.
5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Scale.
douglas steamship co.,
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TUESDAY, 4th Feb., at daynight Steamers will arrive at, and depart from, the Co.'s Whari near Blak,”
For Freight and Passage, apply to
Douglas, Lapralk & Co., General Managers,
6 State of Weather, b blue sky, detached cloud; d drizzling rain fog, g gloomy, h hail, I light-29] ning o showers, a squally, r rain, s snow, overcast, p· passing t, thunder, v visibility, w dew wet).
0 Rain in inches, tentha and THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIA hundredths.
METEOROLOGICAL.
1. Am.
Barometer 30.45 30.43 Temperature 56 51
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Mail Service to Australia
via Manila.
MAIL SCHEDULE
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Arrive Bongkong
Previous
Day On Date On Date
stu p.m.
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30:38
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57
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58
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Steamers
BASTERN ............ an ļ EMPIRE.................. Į
On the 10th Jan. On the 7th Feb.
2
2
b
b
Humidity
Wind
Direction E
Hesgoog Force
Mesa
Weather ***Rain
TIDE TABLE.
Jan. 27th to 2nd Feb., 1913.
High Water Hongkong Maa
Time.
7.2
32.
6 19 29
6.1
• 1.0
742 3.0 Lowast
3-J
Bay
23 = 5.3
30
3.7
23 19 S
5.0
34
20 34 4,5
4.57
Wal.
les (Late Letters 11 tor Noon. Extra Postage 10 cants). (Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes The in time for the first sl. clearance will be included Satur. in this contract mail.)-s. Per Magellan, 11th Feb., 11a.m.
734** Highest open air Temperature on the goib
13*** H.K. Observatory, 31st Jan, 1913.
T. F. Claxton, Director.
All productions of the ALE- 110XANDRA CAFE CO. are under;
w mornings afternoon,
from Australia
Leave Hongkong
for Australia.
On 1st Feb., 11! On 1st March 1146, w The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinery, ensuring Eentiful supply of Ice, French Provisions, etc., and are lighted throughost with; Slectricity: All State-Rooma ave Electric Fans, A duly qualified Doctoral ta wardess are carried,
For further partonlar, apply to
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