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TANJONG PAGAR REPORT.

The Tanjong Pagar Dack Company issued its last directors' raport, over the signataro of the Hoa, W. P. Weddell, shairman, on the 5th. In view of the coming arbitration, and the state of the market as regards the company's shates, ita,overy item is of interoat to readers It runs as follows:-

Your directars beg to mabait a statement of accounts, duly audited, for the half-year

30th June, 1905. ending

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 1905.

As botified to members on the 25th May Jast the Government gave notice to the company that it was their intention to take over the ndortaking of the company from the 30th of Juzo, 90 and the andertaking of the gam pany became vested in the Government on that date and bas since been managed by the Tanjong Pagar Dock Bourd.

The net amount of proth, which world, uuder ordinary circumstances be available for distribu- tion, including the sum of $206.645.52 brought forward from lust account, is 8891,675.02.

SHARE REPORT.

Mossrs. Erich Georg and Co., in their weekly fare list, dated the 14th October, 1905, say:

Only a moderate business has been done daring the week under review, sales having been conflued to but few stocks, and rates have not undergone any particular change. Tho sterling deraand rate on London closes at Te. 11 7/16, while rates on Shanghai are Tls. 71 for a Bank T/f, nad. Tls, 724 for a three day's sight Private Bill. Barsilvor in London is quoted 28,d, and Consols £38 11/16.

BANK SHARES-Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Slures are quieter, and shares are on offer-at-2010 with possible sellers at a slightly to for rain, the London rate having dropped to 292. Nationals are unchanged.

MARINE INSURANCE SHARES-Unious have still buyers at $780. China Trailers gold in fair quantities at 382 to $923, and more shares can be placed a circular has been issued to shareholders, calling upon them to either give The directors recommend that the Governmeat their assent or dient to the proposed am- North Chinns, should be requested to pay over this som to the algamation with the Union Insurance Society company in accordance with the provisions of before the 1st December next.

and Yaugtszes are unchanged Cantons sold section of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Ordinancat $1423 to $315 and are wanted at the latter 1905, and that out of this sum, when received, a disiioad at the rate of $24 per sbare should brate,

paid for the half-year on the subscribed capital

of the company.

The company will, under the provisions of section 2 of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Ordinance 1905. Us entitled to be paid from the 30th of June, 1903. until the umount awarded by the Court of Arbitration to the company shall be paid or satisfied, interest at the rate of 12 per cont. per annum in the issued ordinary shore capital of the company.

P.C.

FILE INSURANCE SHABER-Hongkongs are

quet with small soles and a smail lot offering at $346. Chinas fetched SS8 to $99 per share, closing steady.

SHIPPING SHARES.-Hongkong, Cantou and Macros sold at 827 to 8267, closing with a few shares offering at latter figure. Indo-Chinos changed hands at 3 (a sale is also reported at $34), and moro shares can be placed at that London quotes

Shangini quotes bagers at Tls. 67, and Co. 10a. Od. China and Muilas The Court of Arbitration has been coustitated as follows:-Umpire: Sir Michael Edward sold and have buyers at $18, while Douglass Arbitratora: Sirare on offer at $12 Star Ferries are on offer Hicks-Beach, MP,

at old rates (viz : 833 for old and 25 for new Edward Bogle, Bart., 1.6, James Charles Inglis, shares). Shell Transports uro-stealy to fiem And is expected to commence its sitting at 21s. Od. while London quotes 2, 61. ellers. during the month of October

During the half-year the following changos on kongkong Steam Waterhouts fotched 814, the Board have taken place, Mr. A. voa Rossing, retired, and Mr. A. G. Faber was elected u director in his place. Mr. J. R. Nicholson, Mr. 9. Halter and Mr. D. K. Somerville resigned, and their stats lave not been filled.

W. P. WADDELL. BALANCE SHEET.

CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES,

CAPITAL.

th June, 1905.

but more shares are on offer.

THREE-THRONES OFFERED TO

MISS ROOSEVELT.

*Titles?" Mis Alies Roosevelt may say to her friends, Titles are nothing to mo. They offer me thrones," Miss Roosevelt says the London Daily Express, is embarrassed by the offord she receives-or, to put it more literally. by

the offers that people say they are going to Had her. Everybody knows about the Sula affair. The dusty Sultan of Sulu saw her at a review, and at onro laid an eighth part of his heart at her foot, declaring that he would make har one of his wives, and Sultans of the Archi pelago. Miss Roosevelt thought su oighth part of a Saltar's affections not enough, and declined the offer.

In one of the French journals the following paragraph has appeared, forwarded by a Copon- lagen correspondsus:-

ALICE THE FIRST, QUEES OF THE VAL- RYLIES The great success of the peace negotiations, which has invested President- Roosevelt with a prostige almost royal in its character

may very easily turn the heads of the Norwegians As a matter of fact, the. modern Valkyries, who intond to leke their sbure in the sofection of the future Sovereign of Norway, have already sent petition after potition to Miss Roosevelt, offering her the Town. It may be possible after all that the Princess Alico, as her compatriots call her, will not regret having refused to share the tlirono the Sultan of Sula. Inspired by this paragraph, an Express correspondent in Lower Brittany sent the fllowing communication:

The Ladies' Committee of the Celtis Inde. pendence in Brittany, urer which presides her Graco Malamo la Duchome de Rohen. assisted by the Marquise Jo Mac-Mahou, and several been invaed. through marriages and other other ladies of American birth (Brittany having circumstances into a virtual province of the United States) is contemplating an appeal to all Roosevelt the succession of the Duchess Aune, the women of the ex-dnohy for off ring to Miss on the ground of the violation by Franco of the Treaties of Reunion in 1582"

JAPAN SEEKING A COALING STATION IN SIAM.

Once it was Russia that was said to be making great efforts to buy, barroir, or lease a Siumes

Total amaut received from starsoldiers. 1,700,000.00 are ruled very quiet, and only one small transized te be used as a costing station. Now it Number of shares feste

Number of shares issued.

All Lottors Addressed:- MANAGER, MITSU BIGHT Co., with name of Total number of gitares, a s

place under.

BRANCH OFFICES:-- NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOBE, KARATSD AND HANKOW

AGENCIES:-

·SHANGILAI: H. J. II. TRIPP.

HONGKONG: H. U. JEFFXIES,

MANILA: MACONDRAY & Co.

CHINKIANG: GEARING & CO. YOKOHAMA: M. ASADA.

CONTRACTORS OF COAL to the Im- perial Japanese Navy and Foreign Navies; the Imperial Arsenals, the Imperial Railway; Sanyo, Kiusbu and the other Prisoipal Basi wave; Industrial Werke; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers,

EXPORTERS OF COAL to Hongkong, Shanghai, Hankew, Singapore, Manila, Nort China, Korenz ports and America.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima, Oohi, Shinpew, Namazati nad Kami-Yumads Collieries and also Hojo Colliery, which will shortly be ready to produce on a large scale the best Buzen Coal.

Solo Agents for Kigie, Kouston (Tagawa) and Yashiromachi Caal (Karaten).

The Hoad and Branch Offlees and the Agen. cies of the Company will racaive any order for Coals produced from the above Collieries.

Joal sold in 1904 by the Company amounted to 1,520,000 tons.

-TAKASHIMA COAL. New and additional shafts at the Takashima Colliery have been completed and this wall. known best and most economical steam Coal is the EAST is now produced in abundance 27- can be supplied in any quantity.

Hongkong. 15th February, 1905,

HONGKONG

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

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,,1,050,000 30th June, 1909 General reserve fund being surpins pre- invisted in the company's business Loane at call and for short terms........ Interest on debentures and loans, do

30th June, 1905'...... Diretars

Couttibowy paymorite (Clause 10)...... Sundry creditoriaus Balance as per profit and loss account.

PROPKETT AND Asura. PROPERTY.

hold and leasehold fairl.............. Docks. Wharves, yodowns, coul aheds, bailing, machine shops, foundries,

Sandy Frint olectric boure and plant. &c.

MOVABLE PROPERTY.

Working plant, bailer and masting shocks,

www mills, &c. 200 Kailway and railway plast

Stean tags Sud, Merry, Bangkok,

and tug No. 12...... Storm launches, &c. Stoun dredger........... bighters

Stel lighters far lightorage.........................- Steel barges.

Stret hopper barges

Brats and unclips in sterk und in coreo of construction. Engines and boilers in roared of con

Stock-in-trade......... Goods to arrive in transit...REALISMANİSARY Prowia of Ara inancanice belonging to

next bulf-year sen Expropriation expernes, expenditure io Sundry debtora

date

Deposit paid amount of Telok Blanga's

land purchase. Singapore Slipway and Engineering Cou

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Cash in lands of London agenes

taught workmen Equal to Homes in hands of Luxion agency account

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Hongkong, 11th May, 1906.

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REFINERIES-China Sugars have ruled very quiet, and the selling rato remains $229. Luzons MINING SHARES-Rubs sold and have are wanted at $15. bnyors at a telegram from the mine roporte of 5,3 lous of stone, yishing 702 u crushing ounces of smelted gold.

DOCKS, WHARVES. GoDowns, &c-Hoog kong nad Whampas Dock Company Shares saction nt 2181 lins been recorded; at the close shares can be obtained at 8182. Fenwicks have is Japan's efforts in the same direction that

make "copy." For a long time."

says the sellers at $27 for old and $25 for now bures. New Amoy Dooks aro obtainable at 317 for Indépendance Tonkinsise, the Japanese have new issue. Farnhaus have been more or less bout trying to obtain on the coast of Siam a Ta. 1.15 coaling depot, a concession, a fort. Their noglected; small lots solil to T, 144 cash and Tls. 147 to Tla, 145 for success in Koros and Manchuria has now om ead of the year, and the closing cash rate is s.boldened them, and they have made choice of 145 sellers. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf Kah Kram. The Japanese representative in and Godown Company's shares sold at $106 to Bangkok has proposed to Sinta to buy that island. It would be exceedingly useful ta $107, and close with buyers at $107, Shanghai Japan both as a coaling station and as and Hongkow Wharves are steady at Tis. 157 torpedo bat station. Now Kel Krom is

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS-Ho- kong Lund Investment and Agency Co's shares at the east point of the Bay of Bangkok, practically half way between Chontaboon and sold to a moderate extent at $125 to 326, and Pakuan, and a little below Kol-xi-chang there are further buyers at latter figura. Kow- loon Lands are wanted at 40, while West commands the gulf and the bay, of which the Japanese world thereby become entirely the 91,529.52 Points are quiet but steady at 35. Hongkong masters. Japan knows very well that thin two 11,250,00 Hotela have bayers at $147. Humphroys' eoll mast

prodominant Powers, the one on the east and 35,347.02 at rates ranging between $12.70 and $1280 and P

*** 215,3970 there are small bayers it. $127. Shanghai 891,075.42 Lands are on offer at. Tls. 122.

88,751,034.74

1615,550,00 2,100,000.00

151,295.43

COTTON MILLS-Shanghai quotations are Ewas Tls. 57 buyers (sales during the weak here at Tls. 55), Internationals Tls. 44, Laan Kang Mows Ts. 61, and Seyehes The 250. Hong $2,104,560.99 kong Cottons remain on offer at $144.

SUNDRY MANUFACTURING COMPANIre 3,319,157.16 Philippines have sellors at St and buyers at 8. 20,517.20 Electrics changed hands at Stal for old, and 39% for new shares, and have further buyers; we hear that a call on new shares is likely to be made in December. Uairy Farms fetched $171. Green Islands sold to a very fair extent.up to 69,17-4.54 $29, and there are further buyers at $291.

Other 90,039.00 Ices have dropped to sellers at $335. 120,053,20 stooks under this heading unchanged.

210,800,30 176,783.07

11,280.01

77.010.17 $2,593,57

MISCELLANEOUS. China Providents have been red at 59. Langkats have bayers at The 105,801.98 245; the following telegraphis information, dated 2nd instant, has been received from the 21,441 Sumatra Director and Manager Ju Langkut

Daily aggregate output of crude petroleum 41,211.27 €86,880.00 83,000 gallons; crude petroleum in tanks at 16,029 24 data 110,000 gallons, kerosine mado since the date of the preceding half monthly telegram 12,152.11 50,000 cases, kerosine shipped since 190,000 cases; and kerosine in stock at refinery 40,000 29,533.11 789,608.01568," sundry Shares are quieter and on offer at 58 and $75 respectively for old and my issue. Watsons sold at $143, and Wm. Powells at $113; both stocks Inve further sellers. 12,000.00 Other stocks under this heading unchanged.

2,860.42

23,000.00

of expropriation exposic

227,236.15

Chartered Bank of Linda, Australia wi

China, Singapore

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor

peration, Singapore ...........

246,085.00

12,007,50

$8.754,037.44

PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT. For the half-year ending 30th June, 1905.

Dr.

To dividend of $20 por share for the half-

year ended 31st December, 19848

balance carried forward..

To general charges, stationery, printing, advertising and administration expenses To quite rents and assesment

To interest an debentares, loana, "ku.... In line insurance on buildinga stocks, &c. To mirectors' fees

an

To London'mmittee's feus

To contributory payment (Clause 107).... To bud debtsei

To balance AALTONE 22N51

Cr.

By balance at credit ut 31st December,

1984

By balance brought down By earnings for balf-year........... By charges accend at 30th June

sadry roovipts By ronte.....

740,000.00

206,645.5%

$945,645.52

RUSSIAN STEAMER SERVICES IN THE EAST.

The recant telegram announcing that the Basso-East Asian Steamship Co. is opening regular service to the East, is news to the local agents of the Russian Steamrelip Lines, remarks a Ceylon contemporary. Before the war began there were three steamship lines trading between Russin and the Far East and, although Russien vessels stopped calling here, chartered steamers hire kept

dap the service of one line-the Kassia Enet Asiatic 8. 8. Company. It is thought to be the East Aviatie Line which it meant ; and 88,6$1.27 as one of the results of the recent treaty of peace 23,593.95 it is additionally welcomel. This line is said to 43,940.64 enjoy exceptional treatment. in Russia, all 18.631.40

by their boats being recorded special ahippool 11,50,00

rates from the discharging port to 4,737,31 29,532,58 any destination inland on the railway, and also

४० the this is

British 4724.81 reduced Customs dues. If 291,675.02 Foreign Office should surely have something to The Volunteer Fleet of steamers was Bay. $1,118,134,01 another line which cal'ad regularly here, but it is not expected to resume the service after the disasters met with in the war. The Russian 946,645.52 Northern Steamship Company was also a regular line of callers at Colombo, but most of its vessels ́8 046,645.52 are said to have been captured by Japan.

208 645,32 836,253,42

12,514.47 22,720,60

THE MANCHESTER COTTON TRADE.

The total ehipments of cotten piece goods-for- $1,118,14.01 the eight months ending August are given in

the following comparative table

1905

1904

1903

4,076,229,300ydı. ...3,509,155,300yds. 3,558,314,800yds.

THE PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL.

The greatest increase this year as compareil A Washington telegram to a Manila con- temporary states that Senator Sereno E. Payne with 1904 is to China (23000,000 yards); then comes Japan (61,700,000 yards), Bengal is occupied in drafting the tariff bill which is to be introduced at the nort cession of Congress (47.000 000 yards), and Dutch East Indies and which, it is confidently hoped, will create (9.000.000 yards). The Argentine Republic free trade between the United States and the shows a decrease of 25,000,000 yards, and Philippines, or at least cut down barriers to Venezuela 16,000,000 yards. the minitauma. Senator Payne has returned The aggregate shipments of cotton yarn for from his visit to the Philippines, whither he the year so far amounted to 192.114,2016., went with the Taft party, sathusiastic over the against 102,633,1001b, in the corrisponding fature of the islands if they have proper period of 1904 and 101,918,30016. in the same treatment by the United States. The leader of eight months of 1903 Most of Manchester's the Sonate said, in an interview with a Cable customers increased their imports, notably China (4,700,000lb.), news correspondent, that whether or not the Indis (7,300,00016.), tariff

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the other on the west of Siata, are France and England. She wishes, however, to establish her- self between the two at the heart of the position."

Our contemporary, however, understands that Great Britain has protested, and that the pro- posal has been abandoned, which seems almost a pity as thors is so little sensation left. The Independance, however, shakes its head over the Secriculture Department's school to the north of Korat. With Japanese terobars, it is a very suspicious. establishment, Bangkok Times.

PLAGUE VERSUS PEY ER:

Though one hears so much of it, remarks a Coylon contemporary, plague, as has more than once been remarked, kills a small number of people when compared with ferar. This is particularly the case in Bengal. Last year, for instance, there were 75,436 deaths from plagna, while fever was responsible for no less, Chan 1,555,199 deaths.

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