SHARK MARKET QUOTATIONS
DAY BY DAY,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 181号:
ANGLO-JAVA ESTATES MR. ROCKEFELLER'S
LIMTERÐ.
COMMON GROWING
FAILING EYESIGHT.
IN UGANDA.
MARINE COURT CASES. THE LATE SIR C.
-SKITH.
Up to the Minuto.
Douglasss.
b. $182.00
Steamboats, sa: $18.50. Indos (Comh). n. $180,50, Indoe (Def.).
Indoe-(Pref
Sagars,
Lagoma Wharves.
Cement. Electrics. Ropes. Trama. Langists.
& $133.50.
b. $ $7.00
$143.00.
b. $ 3.00 b. $ 70.08. b. $150.00. b. $ 10.20. b. 8 44.50. 8. $ 40,00, b. $ 6,00 b. T'38.00.
Chartered f- Ecraps The Norwegian sissmer Brand A Storm Brewing in Shanghai.
been finally chartered-for Europe at the sum of $3,000. She is at present drawing $9,000 on a monthly charter.
Chief Officer's Naval Appointment
Mr. F. Scarr, lato chief officer of the Indo-Chins 2. Kinging, who left some time ago for the front, la reported to bays been. gazetted sub-licatosant of EMS
M: 20.
Fushimi Mara in Collision.
While outward bound from London on January 22, the as Fushimi Maru collided, at Grave sand with the Penrith Castle, STATE WHEAT BUYING, The Penrith Castle sustained damage to her starboard bow and lost both anchors and chains. She was escorted back by tags and placed in dry dock. The damage to the Japanese steamer was slight and she was enabled to proceed on her voyage on the 24th.
"Plans for ensuring Adequate
Stocks.
Wounded and a Prisoder.
In view of statements which have recently appeared in some LisaL RH. Fairley, R. N. R, newspaper with regard to opera-late of the China Navigation as tions in whest on account of the Singan, who left for the front soon *British Government, the following after the outbreak of the war, is facts are officially made known-reported to be wounded and a On November 29 last, at con- prisoner of war in Germany. O. ferences held with representatives first going into active service, of all the corn trade associations, Lieut. Fairley went into the rank and of the British and Irish of the 2nd Buffs and was in the Millers' Association, the proposals trenches in Flanders, being sub- of the Government for ensuring sequently recalled and given a the maintenance of adequate commission in the RN.B. stocks of wheat during the months Of Considerable Importance.” when the reserve held in the
be
Need for Improved Transport
Fadlittles
decrease
A Home Paper's Appreciation.
Says the London and. China
press
Belours Commander C. W. Beck They may in Wall Sheet that
with, RN, at the Maring. Court Mr. John D. Rockefeller has lost
this morning, John Hey, mestar his gunning on the golf cours
of the sa. Fooshing, charged 12 The Director of the Anglo-,
He has no longer the steady hand
The revenue recsired by the boat-people with unlawfully mak Java Estates. Ltil anounce that or the clear eye. Every time he Uganda Protectorate during the ing fast their boss to the an. Foo 32 a result of a meeting between steps firmly up and proceeds to rear 1914-15 balled £282,830,shing whilst under way in the Mer Edward Era, R. & F. address himself to that bewitch an increase of $26.271 on the Excbour on the 14th inst. A fina
We can scarcely render a bet HaBain, M. Speelman, and the ing little ball, which so smilingly meant collected in 1913-14, and a of $50 each was imposed.
Police Sergeant A. J. Davis the R. Bon. Sir Cecil Clementi- ter meed of praise of the work of Ber. E. Sallon, four of the largest inviter attack; he gets to thinking decresse on the wiginal estimate shareholders, and themselves, it of that other attack the politicians of £1,341.
charged J. Merlin, master of the The volume of the Protectorate 2; Ko Chow, with unlawfully W.RD." who truly says that Smith than is supplied by | will
the and the courts made to ruin proposed annual meeting, that there shall Rockefeller and the Standard Oil. trade during the year smodated carrying 36 pawangara as board he will long be remembered a be offered to the shareholders one As he thinks of Standard Oil at to £1,248,304, a
of his ship without having a licence. share for every twelve, equal to $2,000 per share as a result of £389,204 or 23.47 per cent. on from the Harbour Master on the distinguished Colonial Governor, about 37,500 shares at Tis. 4.50 that Government attack and the previous year's returas; In 8th inst. A £ne of $50 was inconspicuous for the breadth of his catlook, for his wide sympathies, per share, and that the balance of dissolation suit, be gets to laugh- poris valued at $355,958 show a posed- the 50,000 aniseed shares ing so hard that he shake all net decrease of £432,297, and
John Hay, master of the and, not least, for his answerving about 12,500 shaill be over and often the tears come in exports £657,346, a ass intresse Fooshing, charged Li Chun, cars loyalty to his principles, as well issued to J. A. Wattie & Co., Ltd., his eyes blinding his sight Be of $131,187. Comparing the wain of the steam launch Kwong to those who were so fortunate at Tis. 4.50 per share, and is getting to be a bad partner and imports of 1914-15 with those of K; Fang Kwai, coxawain of the to be numbered among his that the agreement of Haroon nobody will join a foamome the previous year, the principal seam laucoh Chi On; Sin Tak, friends. As Governor of the 25, 1910, referred to in the with him.
decreases and increases in the coxswain of the stean lanach Fr Straits Settlements at a critical Directors Report, will be The doctor insists that if he value of articles imported for Shan; and Chan Yan, cswain time, his administration was s
marked SCORES Launch Kwong
and pared called.
wishes to avoid phthisic,hicoughs hene consumption occurred an of the B
the way for those exten In the event of the above resolu-jor lacrymose distemper be mat der the following heads:-In Feng; with unlawfully cover
stona of British influence which tion being passed by the ahare-take his mind entirely of the food, drink and tobacco there was ing with matting the names halders, the Directors will adhere Government case against Stana decrease of $721 per cent. cr of their launches, and with unlaw followed. Possessed of their original intention of pro-dard Oil and place is entirely and 57,333, raw materials showed fully making fast their launches Test charm of manner, tact, and posing that a dividend of The exclusively on that little golf ball decrease of 10.35 per cent or to the ss. Fooshing whilst under sound judgment, he contrived to Otherwise he is out of the game. £3,667; manufactured or partly way in the Harbour on the 14th 0.45 be paid."
inst. The first, second and third defendants were sentenced to two months' hard labour, while the fourth defendant was sentenced to one month's hard labour,
country is usually lowest, were the abuse of preparations of fally explained and discussed. opian, the Council of the Pharm- The scheme was alm fully excentical Society has resolved to
communication make an alteration in the poisonment plained addressed on December 3 to 733 schedule of considerable in millers in the United Kingdom. portance-namely, to add to the Since then further conference list of those poisons which can have from time to time taken only be sold to persons kaɔwa 10 place with representatives of the the chemist all componads of corn trade and of the millers, and opium crataicing
"
two
sgreemert од amely →→
(1) That the stocks of wheat held by the trade (as distinct from Government) would be
the
extremely small; and
(2) That public discussion of toy echame to be adopted was inadvisable in the national inter-
eats.
per
VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
сал
manufactured articles thawed a decrease of 38.24 per cent or £254,337.
year
the
thousand three
£351,146.
Cotton sales were
exports in this class amounted to £461,294, cotton exports being responsible for $369,318 of the total Five hundred and fifty seven tons of lint cotton were exported daring the year, an increase of 351 tons on figures for 1913-14. Ungianed cotton showed net decrease of £14,681, and exports of cotton seed an increase of 1,832 on as compared with figures of the previous year. The value of cotton much reduced on account of wat, ginned cotton averaging 5 19-25d and anginned 1 18-25 at the port of shipment against 7 1-250 and 2 6-251 daring 1913-14. The quantity of cotton exported
The handling of the crop pre- from the Protectorate has risen in
sents continual difficulties the last five years from 23,233 bales, valued at £165,413,0 Demands for porterage as con- regard to transport and storage. 153,806 bales, valued a siderable at a season when native. 148. The percentage of ginned should be occupied in planting cotton exported from the Profood crope, and large quantities tectorate
ally, weather at buying centres of cotton are exposed, detriment- and at the railway and steambut
ge over roany difficulties with- out sacrifice of those great prin ciples of Imperial policy which guided him throngboat life. At this time it should not be forgot ten how much he did for educa- tion and for science in the colony be
goremed so well
Served: on the Minotaur.
Mr. James Anderson, Chist
Astifier Engineer. BN, who was killed on January 23, had twenty- five years' service. He had received the Admiralty's thanks for invent-
the Minotaur when the Endan gan oil fuel patent. He was in was located by wireless, and ziso
bardment
The transfer books will be open before the new issue is made.
Comment on the Controversy and the directors, sa sanounced
The export trade for the year Apropos the above, the V. C. yesterday, by which three-fourths exceded, for the first time, the Daily News of March 10 says:- of the issue are to be divided value of the import trade exclusive An interesting fact in conneo-among the shareholders in the of imports on behalf of the Pro-
proximated 45,000 bale of 400lbs., tion with the Anglo-Java Estates, proportion of one share to twelve, tectorate Government. The value valued at the port of shipment ai Lid, controversy came to light and one-fourth only is to go of sports of domestic produce yesterday, and that is that the 50,- to Meaars. Wattie and Co, sbored a satisfactory increase of rendered negative for six months
that With the object of preventing 900 shares, the proposed issue of means
the Anglo-2.21 per cent, or 11,494 on the from Aszust, 1914, until Feb which to Messrs. Watie & Co. at Jara Co. are practically buying figures for 1913-14, and amoanted par has created such excitement out Messrs. Wattie and Co.'s con- to £532173 of the gross total of ary, 1915, owing to the uncertain in local financial and invest-trol in that, so long as the shares 5057,346. In comparison to the markets, areas planted with the state of the local and European circles, - were actually were unissued, the company is figures of the previous issued, paid for, and deliver prohibited from borrowing. The principal increases and decresce crop fell into neglect, number of ed to Mesara Wattie & Co. effect of the annaansemasat of the under the more important heads cotton treas were uprooted, and sarly last week. But for some compromise has been that the
were Food, drink and tobacco the picked cotton destroyed in reason or other this action was re-shares, have risen in value on shored an increase of 22.74 par certain areas, as astire producers considered and the issue was can. local exchangea, and the plan has cent or 311,203, in rate materials lost hope of disposing of their Icelled and the payment returned been received with
holding A decrease of £94,634 a certain there was an increase of 29 par his Majesty's Government have cent of morphia (roughly. 34 admittel by the directors, and it believed that the majority of
That the shares were issued is smount of satisfaction. It is i cent, or £1,324 The value of occurred in the comparative value served in the Belgian coast bom-
of shipments as against figures. made it an essential part of their graian in the ounce).
for the previous year. The policy to take the whole corn srade | Appolated to Hongkong,
aoems that later; on the advice of shareholders will fall in lica with into their confidence. Opiniona i According to the L. and C. the auditors, the directors recon- the opinion of the few larger
quality of the crap was good, and
Additional Telegraphic Code. its balk, brought clean to the with regard to the scheme pro-press, the Bible Society has apsidered the matter in the light shareholders, that the compro
buying centres. Requirements of posed where varied, and repre points i the Rev. H. E. Anderson that the shares should not be is mise, as arranged, will be to the
food staffs and demanda for porters
The Eastern Extension Aastra” sentatives of equal sathority held to be one of the Society's agents sued without first putting the best interests of all concerned.
for local military operations wil laaa and China Telegraph Co.. opposite views on matters of in China He will be stationed matter before the shareholders,
It might be mentioned, how
cause a decrease in next season's Ltd. advise ne that commencing detail, but there was general Hongkong, se s centre from and so a second Baard meeting was ever, that, in certain circles, there
outpat in the Buganda Province, 18th instant" Riverside Code, which to supervise the work. He held At the first Board meet is a strong feeling that the
but arrangements are in hand for 5th edition, is allowed (except as points,
will also have charge of the aning it was decided to issue the interests of the Company would
incressed cultivation ia the mentioned below) to be used in agency in Annam. It is only shares, (mbject to the approval best be served were . Davidson
neighbourhood of the giacerise addition to the seven codes during the last year and a half of the shareholders although to leave the directorate, this feel
situated in the Eastern Province alreads permitted. Exceptions: that Protestant missionaries have actually inaning them), and at the ing being based on the ground
and indications are scared thatWither via Argentine Republic been permitted by the French second meeting the same was that his position on the Basri is
the industry will extend and Brazil, with France and authorities to settle in Annam. cancelled at the end of the week incompatible with his position as
facilities for transport are in French Possessions, with Italy. But the report was already in the a partner of Messrs. Wattie & Co.
creased and the working of gia- hands of the printers, and as it On the other hand, it in pointed is said that proofs were being out that it is not unusual for
Deries confined to the producias corrected so late sa Friday, this a director to fill
the dual
areas of the Protectorate. may account for the late hour at positions if with the consent which the report was issued, only of the shareholders. It will prob practically the day before the ably he decided at a maseting of some of the larger bareholders closing of the transfer books.
The agreement with Mesra to be held to-day, whether it will Wattie and Co, which was sign be moved before the meeting of ed in May, 1910, by the terms of shareholders next Tuesday that which the 50,000 shares were to Mr. Davidson's chair should be cotton, is increasing with the be issued to Mesars. Wattis and filled by another. No one has erection of ginneries in the cotton Ca. at paz also prohibits the yet been nominated, ani iris yet districts and trading centres of the Angio-Java Do, from harrowing to be decided whether a nomina-country Manufactured articles so long sa-the shares remain finn
made: No show a decrease of 41.25 per cent. unissued. It is now learned that criticism is heard against Messrs or £880. two members of the board of Waris
Imports from the United King & 05. aa MSDA- directors, Mesra, Macray and gera and agents, the general dom, valued at £264,231, exceed Over 9,000 tons of cotton seed, Jackson, had no knowledge of the opinion being that the firm have ed the total imports from foreign valued at £18,172, were exported existence of the agreement until managed the easte akilfully and countries by 16.48 per cont. from the Protectorate in the early about three weeks ago, as neither to the best intareals of thare decrease on figures for the previous part of the year. The total would Mr. Jackson nor Mr. Macray were holders, and so far as can be year of 30.32 per cent or slave been considerably greater had members of the original Board. learned there is no movement to 218. Imports from British not increased freight rates, due It is reported that the question of sever relations with Mesars Wathis possessions amounted to $359,162, alloting the shares to Messrs and Co., as general managers, the a net decrease of #145,853, and in this product
to war, acled adversely on trade Watie & Co. was referred by tele objection being that a partner et from foreign countries 221,169,
The diminution of the number Chingehow, Bras 119, J. Doyle, 16th
8th March, Coal Order. Board, Mr. David Laxdale, now at also serve the company as a $171,078 on figures for 1913-14tinues astefactory and is believed that this would have to be done, concerned. Horgiong, and that be advised director to the interests of all: Thetransit trade shows a decrease to be general. The discovery of
of 41,66 per cent, or £40,274. as it was clearly stated in the
a new species of trypanosome in Uganda costan is the progeny the cattle of Bunyore gave rise to As already stated, the nowe of agreement that Mesare. Wattie & the compromise relative to the of "American Upland seed im-
apprehension of the possibility of Co. were entitled to the shares. In 50,000 shares has been recaired ported in 1910, out of which Alita transmission to human beings fact, that is a point about which with satisfaction by the larger len's long staple and "Sure The apposition was based on its there is no dispute, on the ground shareholders, and it may be said flower" were retained. It is the morphological resemblance to s that an agreement is an agree that the height of the gale has most important agricultural pro-trypanosome pathogenic to man mant, although the general opin-blown over. But as the large duct of the Protestorsis and over-in Bhadoria, but research has Per Yokohama M." čeparted from ion among shareholders is that shareholdere votes are limited shadows in its economic value all resulted in the opinion that the Hongkong on 15th March for Sentilo, da Mears. Wattie and Co. should to 20, and there are several ban-other European, or native grown fear was groendless and proposal GM ME P have taken up the shares at andred shareholders, it seems likely crops. The area under cultivation, for costly measures which had Hedman Me&e M-Senyth Mar
that the atmosphere at next of which three-quarters liesinthe been contemplated to eradicate so The compromise arrived at be- Tuesday's meeting will still be Eastern Province, mas estimated at Glossina morsitans, the carrier of Lobenstine Bar FC Waller Rare, decides tween certain large shareholders stormy-
118,778 acces and the output ap this para-e, were shan dozed. Lines Bar & Mix
by
Corps Orders issued to-day was Lieut-Gal, 4. Caapua, Dr
Joined.
The trade were, however, saaur- ed that so far as possible the
allest information should from i time to time be supplied to them.
On December 24 it announced that the British and state -- French Governments had parchas- ed from the Australian Govern
Sapper W. J. Owena joined ment 200,000 tons of wheat. The the Curpa an 14. 3. 16, is allatted share taken by the Bitish Govera ment is 50,000 $305. As the Corps No.1981 and is posted to result of an interview on January Engineer Company. 24 with the British firms engaged
Engineer Company. "Lysemoon Reliefa" from 17th in the Argentine wheat trade they to 31st March is posted on the have been informed that the total notice boud at Headquarters for quantity of Argentine wbest par information of all concerned." chased for the British Govers- ment will not exceed 250,000 qr.
ment and requisition the home
instant
Parades.
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vill
ba
sa opposed to weed
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in
termini. Efforts are, however, in hand to improve facilities for transport, and twoats ginnerie, are now established in the cotton
producing areas.
It may be added that the Parades for Thursday, 16th suggestion made in an organ of 7.00 am and 5.30 p.m. Meme the corn made that the British bers of Signalling Section and Government should follow the other Signallers, as detailed in example of the French Gera: Signalling Section order dated 8. crop of wheat at a fixed prica 12. 15--Morse flag and Morse graph to a member of the orginal Messrs. Wattie and Co. cannot or s Comparative decrease of of cases of sleeping sickness con- i
lamp practics a: Headquarters. would ntarelly involve the elim- ination of the corn ride from N.C. Oa. of Scouts Co. at Head
515. p.m. Special drill for business, and the taking over by the State of the whole supply of garter wheat for the nation-Times.
5.15. p.m. Recruits of all caits Squad drill and Bif, exercises at Headquarters moder Sergi, Longmire and Ramesy and one N.CO. from Bight Section LG Company.
Housebreaker Sentenced.
Charged on remand this mom ing, before Mr. Hazeland, with breaking and entering 121, Queen's Road West with intent to commit a felony, a Chinese was sentenced to one mouth's hard labour and four hours' stocks.
Remainder, N.
Detail.
On daty until morning of 17th inst, HKV.R..
Da day 17th instant, Right Section M. G. Company.
earlier date.
PATHÉ
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LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS. The P. & O. Homeward Mail Steamer
KARMALA with the Hongkong Kail of the 28th January last, arrived in Lendon
on Monday morning, the 13th Inst.
The C.P.3. La EMPRESS OF JAPAN due to strive in Yoknhans on Saturday, the 18th at noon, leaves Tokohama d Saturday the 18th at 4 pm.
ARRIVED.
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
Griffin Mr M Shirdden Maw
Maynard IH.
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