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I Bot Very Old Liquer Scotch
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1916.
Bot. St. Marceaux Champagne.
1 Bot. Burgundy ": Beaune.”
3 Bota Cisret, Út. Estephs.
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1 Bat. Part, Superior Light Invalid.
Bot. Superior O'd Liqueur Cornac. 1 Bot. Very Old Liqueur Scotch
Whinky.
1 Bst Gia.
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1 Bot. Sherry, Superior Pale Dry "D" Quality.
2 Bots. Port, Superior Light Invalid,
1 Bot. Very Finest OLD BROWN Brand “* 2" Quality.
1 Bot. Very Old Liqueur Scotch Whisky "E" Quality.
1 Bot. Dawer's Bootch Whisky.
3 Hote. Clarat, St Exiphe.
Bol Creme de Menthe.
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The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1916.
Magisterial Inconsistency,
We have many times had to
comment on the paucity of wisdom
which periodiosiły marks magis
DAY BY DAY.
FORTUNE WILL CALL AT THE
terial decisions in this Colony, SMILING GATE-Japanme Porebe
and yet again would we point out
what must be regarded as S
ou
The Malls. Mail-Olowed per Nankin at 11 s.m. to-day-
The Dollar.
The opening rats of the dollar demand to-day was 2s. 4.11/16d.
To-morrow's Anniversary,
Monday in the 54th anniver sary of the abolition I negro sl. very in the United States.
1;
Struck Off.
|
1891.
HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. AGO.
TI
(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week ending December 16, 1891)
The Dollar.
1891.
ASHRE REPORT,
—
The quotations which follo are from the Hongkong Telegraph for December 16, 1891.
THE METAL MARKET.
Some interesting Statemeats
on the Outlook.
Mr. F. Hamilton Sawyer, vice
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. -168 per cent, premium ales and president and supervisɔe of the..
foreign department of the North barers.
West Trading Company, of Union Insurance Society of Seattle, one of the best known Canton-$20 per share, buyera. firme engaged in the metal trade.
China Traders' Insurance Com
in the Colony, has just returned pany-$61 per share, sales and from Amarios, where be has boyers.
spent the last three months or SO in visiting branches of the firm, and he has many very interesting facts to tell concerning the steel market,
North China Insurance-Tie. 255 per share, buyers.
Canton Insurance Company
serious anomaly in the administra | English tion of justice. As a matter of policy there should be and we think none will gainesy thin--: some degree of consistence in the penalties ir a cted for like cfi-nces, but frequenters of our Police Courte have it far too often forved
December 18,-"The rate of pon their notice that it is merely
the dollar ou demand to-day is question of which magistrate
3/01."
Government. offenders confront which decides the fine or term of imprisonment
December 10. — “The com- they have to suffer. It is only s
Extended Business Hours. mauity of Hongkong are under matter of a few days ago that Mr. Mears. Mackintosh and Co..very heavy obligations to the Hon. J. R. Wood very rightly fined a Ltd., will remain open until 6 Mr. T H. Whitehead for the Ltd.-$106 per share, buyers. salesman in the Yanmsti market o'clock from Monday, the 18th 4turdy fight he has made for some Yangtze Insurance Association
One vital point bearing on $50 for using incorrect weights inst., to Saturday, the 23rd inst., monthe past at the Legislative-Thu, 102 per share, buyere and scales, and when, this wock, inclusive.
Qcancil meetings against over- Hongkong Fire Insurance Com-American interest in the steel trade was voiced by Mr. Sawyer, a parallel cass from the Western
whelming odde in the vindication pany-$325 per share, buyers. Market was brought before Mr. It is notified that the names of of public rigbin, and for the can- China Fire Insurance Com-ho said the prices of steel and izon are, daring the war, natural- 0. D. Melbourne, one would the following Companies bare sistent curso be has pursued in rany-891 per share, sellers. naturally have expected similar been atrack off the Register: openly and fearlessly exposing the Hongkong, Canton and Macao governed by the American treatment (cr this record
The Pan Hing Hotel Compans, utterly rotten concition of the Steamboat Company-$3314per market, and that sconer or later every port which takes metals, defrauder of the public. Bat. Ltd., the Club Germanis, O. E department jobbery which for so share, sellera.
and steel in particular, must although it was stated in Court Hettings and Company, Ltd., long has so compicuously die Hongkong and Whampoa Dockrentually reflect the American that this dishonest trader tried to Parr and Company, Limited.
figured the Governmrat of Company-80 per cent, preprices. bide his scales from the Inspector,
Hongkong.
mium, sales and sellora. and that they were found to be
Arrival of Sir Willem Robinson. Hongkong Gas Company- no less than foor per cent. against
December 10. At saven $120 per share, nomias], the purchaser, bie Worship saw the crops from the estate of the o'clock this morning the Canadian Hongkong. Hotel Company-id:-"It is well-known that the price of steel and iron pro- fis to let the defendant off with the Soengei Rampab Rubber and Pacific liner Empress of Japan 150 per share, sellers. payment of a $5 fine, a thing the Occonut Pliplations Company, was signalled, and by eight
Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per duate have steadily "advanced defendant no doubt found very Limited, for tl e month of Novem- o'clock she was at her bouy in the cent. Debentures-$501.
especially daring the last eighteen profitable when contrasted with her 1916 were:-Rabber,-15,000 harbour, having made an excer-
Indo-China S. N. Company-months. There are many causes for this, the chief of which is, of the money he had made by giving lbs: Coconuts,-1,045 muta tionally good ras. His Excel- $25 per cent. dis., sellers. his customers shot weight prior
The Saltpetre Case. lency Sir W. Robinson, K U.M.G., Douglas Steamship Company-- course, the war, the Allied Coun- bis being caught. The
The bearing was continued et Lady Bobineop, and Master $38 per share, sales and buyers. tries taking to mach that some kind of retrenchment has bad to difference in treatment is here to the Police Court this morning, Robinson
were received
China Sugar Refining Company obvions to go un-noticed, and it before Mr. J.H. Wood, of the case Pedder's Wharf by Maj -General Ltd.-$176 per share, sellers. take place. Another cause is that is a pity that some understanding in which two Chinese are charged by Barker, and ine varicos Luzon Sager Refining Company, belers the war American rail- could not be come to between the with attempting to export a coneals and Government officials Limited-53 per share, sellers.syn, owing to bad businest, occupants of the two benches quantity of saltpetre without the including Mitebell-Innes, who
were economizing in the renewal Hongkong Ice Company-
of rolling stock and perminent whereby consistency could be as permit. The case was fixed wore a hat that must have des- $80 per share, sellers. secured. At the present time it for hearing at a later date. cended to bim from a long line of Hongkong Rope Manufacturways, to say nothing of the ex- would seem that it is simply a
warlike accestors were presenting Company, Ltd.-$110 pe bave experienced a run of pro- sension of branch lines, but, they matter of "je" before whom the cffader is brought that decides his punishment.
months and they are now giving.. Too Obvious.
to
a
Rubber Estate's Output. " Mr. A. Denison advises on that
The Examination Service.
It is notified that the Com-ed. On landing, scalato was Ered | share, sales and buyers.
laterviewed by a represente tive of the Telegraph, Mr. Sawyer
modore has appointed Lieuten from Murray Battery, and after a Hongkong and Kowloon Whar! sperity during the last eighteen snt Commarder Godfrey C cil few micutes occupied in greetings, and Godown Company.$04 poberal orders for steel. In fact, Echlin, RN, (Retired), to be the whole company, with the share, sellers. The more we get to know of the Officer in Charge of the Exsmiga | Regimental guard of honour and Hongkong Dairy Farm Co. Ltd verything is pointing to steel, German pesca overtures and of tion Service, rice Lieutenant John a large crowd of civilians, went-$7 per share, sales and sellers.and more steel. The recent Naval the epirit is which they are pat Austin Gaimee, B.N, with effect up to the Council Hall, where the A. 8. Watson and Co., Ltd.-Appropriation Bill has brought the U.8. Government and forward, the more apparent does from December, @ 1916.
ascal osthe were administered by $19 per share, bayers.
contractors in the it bec me that the enemy is ssek-
the Chial Justice before the Hongkong High Level Tram-naval
for
enormons ing to play a big game of bluff Cat. Pelliot is to give a Executive Council and an inter-way Co., Ltd.-$65 per share market But it is equally evident that lecture rn the 21st inst., anderesting assembly of ladies and sales and sellers.
one of the Allies are likely the auspices of the Odd Volumes genticmen. After the Com- Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., to be deceived or ensnared by Society, on "Central Asia as the mission appointing him had Ltd.-$25 per share, nominal.
by the transparently_clear_motives meeting point of Eastern and bcn read the Clerk Green Island Cement Co. Ltd.
Lecture.
For the Races.
amonat of this commodity, and, ia addition. mercantile ship- building is also extremely active, Dae, in the main, to the lack of competition from European nat ione, the steel export trade from the United States has greatly in- crossed, exporta "ficm Great Britain and France being hem. pered by home requirements and
of the enemy. Germany must Western Civilisations." Ey kind of Council, Sir William Robinson -$14 per abare, sellers. take the Entests Powers se permission of E. E. the Governor | took the oath of allegiance, and collection of fools if she thinks the lecture will be given in the the Governor's ostli, and then
Railway Disaster la Japan, she can persuade them to regard ballroom at Government Bouse, said: Nothing more remains theos feelere aa anything other commencing at 5 15 p.m.
Tokyo, Dec. 1-A telegram J to me except to thank your then a sign of sheer weakzosa
Excellency (Hij General Bar- from Aomori reports that a train and weariness. The tone of the Im- The peay Golofios, owned by ker) and the ladies and gentlemen on which many consoripts were the shortage of tonnage. There is perial Chancellor's eperch, the ab- Mr. Scott, of Tientsin, artived in here present, for the very cordial proceeding to their depots collided great local demand for steel and tle suggestion of the Frankfurter the Colony yesterday on the .. reception you have given me. It with a goods train at eleven iron, especially for steel frame re- Zeitung ibat the demands will be Cheangshing to undergo train-hae been, I believe, ususi to make o'clock on Wednesday night, inforced buildings. As showing moderate," and the anxiety of ing for the coming Races, Hea epeech on these occasions, but after leaving lebinoseki for that the upward tendencies of the the German Embassy in Americs won the Championship Siskes at 1 do not think that is necessary, city. One hundred and thirty market, which are not & to show the Kaiser as the champ the Tientsiz Meeting and.is ex- I have just taken a solemn oath persons were killed or injured. fash is the pan, in mEDY CADOS Our local University has held its first Congregation for the of armamente-all there things here. By the same boat EE, rely on you all, as loyni eubjects, three military officials killed and for two or three years ahead; con- limitation pected to make a good showing to do my duty, and I think I can including nineteen conscripts and contracts have been entered into confeiring of degrees, and, making due allowances and reservations, reveal Germany $8 alterly also owned by Mr. Scott, arrived. 10 sasist me in the performance twenty other conscripta injured.sequently the mills are fully
*
10 make thereof?
HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.
ion of universal
&DCE 86
"Kismat "
Belle View Hotel.
Christmas Geese.
to Gar
more
were im booked up, while adding, of it may be congratulated on a good four or five years' work. Four sick of the war, And yet wa
of the solemn and important Doctors sad nurses or five years, as goes without saying, in far too short a period to be
find General von Hindenburg
A meeting of the Licensing datice it entails. I only hope mediately sent from Aomori to course, to their plante,
"Up to the present it seeme regarded as a fair test of an institution's usefulness-tha mo e so quoting the Chancellor's atter Board is to be held in the Council that our official relations will be the scene of the disaster.
[absolutely certain that no fall in in this particular case, in that the Empire hea been at war for halftration of
a great moral demon Chamber on Friday, D. cember at most satisfactory and that our
the price of steel products from the the strength of 11 s.m., for the purpose of con- social relations will be equally of that time. Under even the most advantageous circumstances a Germany!" Germany the
United States is reasonably to be sidering the following application: cordial. (Applause). That con- William Robinson was there; if looked for within the next few period of at least that length would be required by the authorities advocate of disarmament is 100 From Charles Morris for a cluded the show."
he had known where he wae months.. The volume of trade'msy in which to find out their initial mistakes and essential weaknesses: funny for words, and the War publicar's licence to sell by retail "Charbonnages."* and thus it is fairer to regard the Hongkong University as only now mons for is a plea which we miss No. Pak Siu. Wan, Shau has been received from Hangar bome. Posenecker, Hoppins &
going and whose gut he was, be, however, influenced by the Lord of Europe 46 smaguani intoxicating liquors at the pre-
December 1A telegram he would probably have stayed at rate of exchange or other factora, beginning. It has a big field of opportunities; what nee is it going acmebow find it difficult to accept Ki Wan Road, under the sign to the effect that Mr. O. P. Chatar Co., as entertainers to a British "Moreover, the demand for
at its face valus, Germany has Belle View Hotel," Our University has it in its power to bencft two sets of people: mads a bungle, and the Allies,
went the other day in the but only when they are a long for skilled artisans, particularly and the party of gentlemen who Governor, are good, very good labour has increased and must continue to increase, especially the Chinese who are not satisfed with their own universities; and neutral nations too, osn A Chinese was evidently getting steamship Arochie to visit the way off. In all fature legislation and certain British elements: governmental, commercial and other perceive the facta as they really ready for Christmas, for he made coal-mines there, have been most in this colony, the would-be mill-workers. These reREDDS, So- In order to give the maximum of help to the Chinese, ita professorÀ ATO, have to let the student sen that they themselves are genuice reprc-"One of the Greatest."
an excursion into the country and favourably impressed with the German actocrate must be speci-gether with the present advance arrived back in Bloogkong with general position of affairs. The ally provided for-they must be in the price of pig iron, confirm sentatives of all that makes for British refinement, self control,
is dedicated by its no less than 60 geese not hie long looked for era of production kept in their proper places. the belief that the prios of steel sense of hencer, love of fair play and rest sportsmanship. There sathor to "One of the greatest of property. He sold these to diferent has at length been entered upon, Hongkong is not the German's and iron products mast steadily was a time when the sparious article could be traded off on the Englishmen and one of the least shops, but the police were on his and active operations have now Fatherland, and this is a gentle advance for the next few month Chinote: when, so long 181 man had a white skin, he cru'd pass understced" otherwise to the track and he was arrested. His being carried out in a thoroughly lesson the Hongkong Telegraph for export to the Far and Middle for the embodiment of strength, wisdom and resource; but this is late Sir Richard Barton. Was worship sent him to prison for business-like style. The Arochie undertakes to teach
East. A factor which would no longer the case; the Chinees are growing more and more enlight-ever a happier description of that six months.
will leave Honga/ for Hongkong medest immaculate and most lesson the c.i.f, price would be ened and they are beginning to demand that the Eropean who strong, weird character-explorer. Alleged Demanding of Money.
on Monday morning at daylight wiriona visitors from the Kaiser's a drop in the freight rates, but for Pets up for being their teacher shall be equal to the task. If the author, woldier of fartane Hongkong University is going to take itself with becoming serious-and, diplomat-who, when the Mr. J. B. Wood, st the Police coal, and it is expreted that an Wyndham Street dosen't mend little likelihood of that on the A Chinese was charged before with a cargo of 2,100 tons of resims. If this boosing den in some months to coms there seeme now and to give what it undertakes to give, those Chinese whose bistory of the second means will not stretch to a Home university education will find in of the Nineteenth Century ising money by menaces whilst landed here during the course of make night hideons, to the an
balf Ccortilis morning, with demand. additional 4,000 tons will be its manners, and continues to pacific."
Touching on the war, Mr. it a far from insignificant boon. They, in their turn, it is bored, correctly written, is going to stand acting as a revenue cficer in the next month. All this appearanoyance of all respectable resid Sawyer had some every interes will pats on some of the benefits that they have received, till, little out from its pages like & planet in public service. Another man was most satisfactory, and should be ants in the neighbourho:d, weting facts to give. He asserts that by little, their University become recognised in China as a real tropical sky? We only wish Mr. charged with siding and abetting quality of the cost prove up the shall greatly regral to here to England and the Allied sountries wellspring of elevating and usafol knowledge:
Knol lanch we'd devote himself to Mr. E. J Geist represented the standard anticipated and on that interview the police authorities to are expending about £1,400,000 a The good which the British themselves have to reap from the sympathetic and jast biography officer, and the other man's in point we never had the slightest obtain a magisterial decision as to day on munitions. new institution is just se obvious. Not all the young men who have of Burton. Lady Burton's "Life" teresis were looked after by Mr, doubt when actual mining whether or not this diarrhoea of Bpeaking with referance to when their course is ended. Many, especially on the Engineering oase her love for him amounted adjourned. graduated at Hongkong will betaks themselves to Chinese territory of him was almost valueless be-J. H. Gardiner. The one was substituted for scratching on the dranken orgies will be allowed to the pro-German alsment in
|surface-there is a big future for
Americs, aide, will wish to remain here to take service under British firma, to deification, while Mr. Thomas
Mr. Bawyer said {“Charbonnages" and at no far Wholesale Metal and· Paint
"The Poor. Unfortunate
bad been which will most certainly benefit, in most cases, by such an arrange Wright's more recent one swung
growly distant period." Thefts.
Germans." ment. Many other commercisi adrautages, which do not call for pretty much in the other direc
axaggerated, and proof of that meation now, are also to be derived in the present and near futuretion.
Before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Our Editor in Prophetic Vein. December 12.----~Pây the poor, { was tha re-election of Prezident Oas peculiarity about Police Court this morning, *
December 12-"I'be. German | unfortunats Germana.. The Korat Wilson, whom the pro-Germans by our compatriots. But, when all is said, the chief value is to the Burton that is often lost sight of Chinese was charged with larceny community had a sort of a concert (Slaw) railway contract, which were very much against. The pro- Empire, Undertaken with proper seriouncese, the University will is that, though he was "one of the of 834 lbs. of mais), four pulleys, and general jamboree in the n- the son of Fatherland moved German elemente is confined, he beci me a living and perpetual proof to the Asiatic races that British greatest of Englishmen." he was and one steel tank, valoed at Loansed public honse in Wynd- heaven and earth and ball to get says, to the East and Middle Eest methods of education (using the word in its widest renes) are to be educated in France and mash of $168, from the Naval Dockyard. ham Street last night. There hold of-for purely philanthropic Slates, say preferred before those of most other foreign rations. It will be a bis catlook was very forcibly an- Another man was charged with was a big orowd of somabodies motives, of course has been con- Ilonols. In the South, it le means of tightening the bond between the Empire and those of its English il sot anti-English, But stealing 58 lbs, of paint, and 10 and nobodies mostly of the Armed to Mesere. Murray, Camp- absolutely dead, the popula subjects who are Chiure, and of confiming in these the idea that be that as it may, his memory Iba, of old metal from the same latior,and they all had a good bell & Co., of Singapore. And being pearly all of British dannut conviction, the loyal Britiebers of Hongkong will wish it every lit'is lims that he came to his own, was found "concealed in
of to been neglected too long, and place. In both cases the property time, either a feast of music of the Chines of co
full of lagar Bir wearing and ank
continue.”
from Chicago to