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1905. A HONGKONG RETROSPECT.

GENERAL AND CURBORY,

The year just endod may be mentioned as perhaps the most momentrus of the current decade. We began it by anticipating the Admiral Admiral Togo over victory of Rozhdestvonski, fire retention of Weihaiwei, at the Bnat suitement of the Tibet affair. The first we have sesti realised; the second is practically asumret; and abont the third there raqane still to hang a cloud. China has not yet confirmed our treaty; but otherwise there is no dithcally, and China, an often plays the dog in the manger that it is not probablo, any will be allowed to rise as a cous.quence of this particular illustration of her stiffnockedness. The episode most prominent in the year just over was, of course, the conclusion of peace between Russia sud Japan. The end of war, and the beginning of peace, in which Hougkong was as vitally interested as any other part of the world out imurdiately involved, are ton fresh in the memory, basu left, too vivid an impression, to need clutailui comment here.

LOCAL

We may pass at once to the strictly local aspects of the ended your ; and here we are at the extra ordinary rise once reminded of

which. jor

mure ⚫ntion). exelange ix: the general complaints of dear hons rents and increased cost of living, the shifting

of the

Imsiness contra nearer

to the

Bya, and iwe hope not regardul as congructs) the depression in the money market. The year openos badly If we tako crime as a criterion.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 1sr. 1906;

to have been satisfied. “Indo-Chinss" rose to that the proposals of two years ago, to build Of $133 on the strength of the "fat" year; and the more large docks here, wore defosted: dienppointment (in some casis telegraphed half copres we look forward still to a time when the the world) at the small. im. present docks will not be able to cope with all- way round

"loop" year returns, is the work offering; but stioh optimism was in provement on still rankling. There was an immediate slump possible in 1905. What we cultivated then was from 3125 to $100 in June, and they are carried patience. into the new year at 293.

OF DIVIDENDS IN GENERAL

LAND.

The year 1905 was marked by a curious abrink. We do not say the policy of the directors wage of land values, property declining in enses wrong altogether; but in view of the peculiar as much as twenty and twenty-five per cent. As a result, conditions under which mort stocks are beld in This was dun, no doubt, to the financial stringency this Colony, more ontsiduation might be ex- and the absence of speculatera. Londod to those investors whose interest endures "Hongkong Lands" retrogressed from 3147 for torms of four to six years, and then ressos, to $124; but " Humphrey's Estates" held their without injury to posterity. After all, the most own, ending the year as they began, at $12.50. permanent investor imaginable eminot prefer Aa. appreciation of $1.50 in eighteen years, the fluctuating dividends to which ho is accus. however, is nothing to boast of; and now that combinations are in the air, we wonder if a tomed we are not now speaking of any particular company) to returns more consistent merger of land investment companies might with earnings. We will probably have to wait not brighten things for 1906. -- for England's lead for logislation on this turn- ing question; but in the meantime, wo.commend to the consideration of thoughtful persons Gncluding His Excellency the Governor and all others set in authority over us) the unhealthy possibilities underlying a wholly aufottured discretion which may hoard up, money and suddenly, without warning or suffiont cane, Kuponuće a “thumping" dividen3,. It is not a now problem, the relation of business and

speciation: but such years as 1905 bring it more forcibly before us, and so wo muy by excusat for this apparaat digression. To avoid any misunderstanding, wo should say at one net in accordance with what were looked for, and dis pointment was not confined to any one

INDUSTRIES.

Our local coment works ("Green Island" bare had a good year, and owing to increasing business, lad to venturo en a now issue of one for every two old shares. This made the average market value $263; and the eleging rate (a steady onoj is given at 8281. The Hongkong Cotton Mill made a splendid showing during the year, paying ten por cent, on the reduced capital, and the shares closed at rates only a trifle higher than they opened. In view of the general boom in cotton, the prosperity at Shanghai, in India and Japan, those who hold,original $te

hors complain that they have a right to

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Trado baa also advantage of a fixed basis.

ода of the been bad in Ameries which is principal outlets for Canton silk.

TEA,

The Capton tea business shows a further

diminution in oxport and is gradually becoming a thing of the past,

METALS.

In this department also the trade during the year was very slock. Dealers have only had a haud to mouth business, partly on Becount of

because of the Home markets steadily rising, the distarbed financial condition and partly in consequence of which local dealers hesitated to spooalate, Still local markets have followed Home markets very closely.

OPTUM:

Bengal Opium-Tuking it all round the trade hus not beon lucrative. Heavy stocks and fluctuations have acted against all interests. The Indian Government sold during the year 48,000 chests, and woxt year the quantity to be sold has been increased by 400 chests per month. Malwu Opium-During the only part of the year the trade was satisfactory but as prices" advanced the consumption fell off owing to competition with the cheaper Tengal Opium.

FLOUR.

Thera was a big falling off in four this year. the boycott and the financial state of China con- tributing to this result. About 3,299,000 sacks of American flour war imported into Hongkong. last year as against 4,445,000 in 1904 and 5,511,000 in 1903, Thore has howover boon a fair importation from Australia. Flour is

Within the first fortnight, wa had the first that the returns froin shipping generally were expert a little better return than the actual moving very skrly here, and in French Chios

triple lunging in our history, by which three young "mehcombers" paid the penalty for

mm dering a sampan weman under circumstances of angoler inntality. This was-followed almosĚ miniately by an impulent not of piracy by Chinese within the bartur limits; and within

Company.

MARINE INSUTANCE,

A good shipping your spolls a good insuranco year, usually, and so far as we can askcertain.

CITO per cent.; and aro hoping that the

koop ia the van of program. During the year, managersnt will make strenuous efforts to all other stocks practically hold their own, with some insignificant retrogressions; and while more lustle" and enterprise is undoubtedly called for, the cancersus of opinion is that local

the boydott is making itself fult in this com mudity.

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Hongkong, 14th December, 1905.

CHINA'S NEW ARMY.

AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW.

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SPECIAL

OPPORTUNITY

AT

The trade her bos shown no development. introduce lag-needed reforms; in the THE ROBINSON

Want business has been lost by America on account of the heycult has been transnoted by

few days of that there was a fatal cash of there is no reflex livro of the uneasing gram business is weathering a crisis with comparativa thors, but there has besa po ibero ner

"amok." Cases of armed roblery were disling on ike London market. "Unions" rose from tressingly frequent throughout the year; in July there was a muslaughter case which create a temporary bad feeling between the military and civilian communities; and the Linchow massacre and the Shanghai riot, in the last two months of the year, although extraneous occurrences, added to the sum of ust year's painful sensations.

LEGISLATION.

те

His Excellency the Governor has not been able,

hope he might, to oblige us with any legislative reform in the way of the registration of servants nor the rugistration of Chinese partnerships, though

Lenstrid.

credit.

845 to $710, and for them the now year opens

GENERAL RETURNS. most hopefully, "Chatons" began at 8250

Below we give sundry rotaras ander various and close at $825, "Yangtzes" cose 820, aud "China Traders" progressed from 807 to, beadings, which bare bron compiled and the closing rata being a cum di, uno. Here collected at rather short notice. Supplemen- the feature of the year has been the combination,tary figures will be given as they come in. not actually accomplished, but decided upon :'a decision almost universally extolled, and an example that Booms wall worth the consideration of such companies na united might dourish and divided fall. Piro inserance companies have for reason not attracted speculation, and their quotations of the end of the year are just what they were at the beginning. Thoir exclusion

EXCHANGE.

The year oponed with a TT. rate of 1/11-0-16 which pelually advanced until 20-1-16 was reached ste in January, before the Chinese Now Your.

After that festival, with its very

disastrous settlement by the Chinose of their 1intities, rates fell away until the lowest point

of 1/9 was reuchel on 10th April. Rates hold

decrease.

The Standard Oil Bgures for the year are expected about the kide of the

month.

LUBRICANTS.

1905 has been a pro-porous your for the Vacuum Oil Company, who saw that Houg kong has become the first port in the world, haro decided to establish their head offes buro, removing it from Singapore.

BONDRIES.

This trade, in the hands of small dealers, suffered more than the others from the tight- vess of money, the sma'i dealers not having the

facilities for buying.

TONNAGE.

Business during the year has been fairly

PIANO CO.. LD.

a mere

Since the events of 1900 China has showu ni cass of tlu Army this is seen very clearly, for China possesses now all the makings of a res] national army, organised and drilled on the model of the Jananas Army, so that in fifteen ara time it will have at least 450,000 soldiers on a peace footing. According to the recent law concerning the reorganisation of the Chinese

the thirty-six divisions, comprising infantry, cavalry, artilery, engineers, and transport service, are to be formed as they shall be required, and doubtless also with regard to the funds available therefor, from 195 to 1922. In 1922 the active contingent capable of immediate mobilisation will be 30-1,000 men, and the cost involved in maintaining o Imperial Army will amount, aurording to the million tale, of Bacimates, to Bite-four 18,0001000, annually. For the present the provinces of Chi-1, Ho-aan, Chau-tung, and They will compris an active army, or chang- Shan-si have been re-organised on new linas. pei-kian; a first line of reserve, su pei-kim; and a second reserve, tho-pei-kiun. infantry, cavalry and artillery are divided into regiments. The infantry, pou-toe is grouted! RACHALS'

the Que Gets a Poor Return from a Piano if is

Article of Furniture. A tlach the Apollo Pianola and all Music is at your command-Concert, a Dance or Programme--in u moment. $290.) upwards.

Hiro or Hire Par

chase System.

The

both have been regularly mcoted a desirable from the field of spoulation appears to have their own after that, moving quietly batwoe lack except for demands created by the war.

The chief feature of the year's done them no harm, the happy investors | 1,10 and 11 until August. A provalent opinion ruights at home are good at present, and it is either in brigades, sié, or in regiments, plan, Legistation was undenbledly the recent Bill in "Hongkong Fires' drawing oloven per cent, that rates would fail as soon as the war was over which gavo power to raise a loan for the par- and "Chius Fires" eight and a quarter. pose of farthering the Kowloon-Canton Rail- way project; and we enter 1906 with the live- light hopes of having more encouraging progress to report in our next retrospect. In this eon

BUGAR.

expected that a number of ships will have the cousta. Already thiroe-small German ships have gone and five Norwegians have left or are going.

which are composed of thres battalions Finally, the baso element is the penng, of fourteen men, of whom two are non-commis. sionel effiers.

The cavalry, ma-too, is always formed on a Now that the war is over and the transport

war footing, with thres reinforood squadrons, business likely to be finished by April or May, and a regiment of artillery, pao toe, has nine batteries, of which six are equipped with fold all the steamers taken by the Japanese 'on time charter will be returning, and competitions, and three with mountain guns. The ngineers, kung-chung-too, and the transports, i likely to be kooner than ever.

teen-chung-toe, are in battalions, sach of" companies, and on a war footing both branches of arms are reinforood by sight or ten coolies Every Chinese added to every battalion,

Tour

was entirely disproved by everia anbsequent to the pace of August. Excbuage continued to A serious drop is prices was expericuced at be steadily firm and for the mail of 22nd August thus beginning of the year, but now the market the T. T. rate advanced to 111 and it has not In November a sharp is becoming studior, and prospects are regarded bees below 1/11 since. pection also we must not overlook the loan

as bright, Local rafiuorice did wall during the riso occarred owing to domsade for silver both made by the Hongkong Government to the year, Chios. Sugar" and Taikoo (a private by Russia and India, and also for the pedemption Wachang Viceroy for this purpose of redeeming concorn) (listinguishing themselves. Hongkong of the war notes in Manchuria by Japan. from the American-China Development Com people are very largely interested in China Rates advanced to over 2/1 early la Norombor pany the ennerssion for the groat trunk line of Sugars" and are long for a repetition of the and before the end of that month had touched railway which is to connect Hankow with handsome returns of 1904. The shares touched 301 pence per oz, a price which has not been picuis. To the Philippines there were exported division, for there are no Army Corps, has 54

What high political considerations 8216 during the your, whom there was perhaps too much speculation, and the closing drop to $209 is due to reports of the big continental bet crop, to the cheapness of raw sugar and

Canton.

Ho at the back of this novel ack of the Govora. ment must be loft for the future to royal.

THE RAILWAY OPENING OF CHINA.

equalled during five years, and the T. T. ad

and to 2/1 à where it remalund for three days With slight ductuation, it went back daring

The rice crop in Saigon was poor last year, and the exports to Hongkong from April 1st to Nombor 17th only amounted to 584,601

2,355,200 plculs during 1995 and 2807,000 in 1004. To Jupau the amount exported in 1905 was 1,161,500 in 1905 and 1,315,000 in 1901

gaps, 54 acomunition waggons, 360 boxas of ammnuition, wove quick-ring guns, and lea waggons for carrying provisions and general material

Two Chinese Army officers are at present in General Chan and Colonel Wei. They have remarks were as follows:

The fact is dat until 1995 the phrase " opuu. Java sugar, and, of course, partly to the g-noras the first half of December to 2/04, although The exports to Java in 1965 amounted to Europe on a special mission; they are Major-

the pries of silver ad vaneod, until it touched 30 | 198,500 an sgainst 631,100 pieds the previous ing of China" was a misuomer. The curranta depression. This serious decline has discomfited 10d. per oz. For a similar high price of silver, year. The lotal export frondsSaigon in 1905 } bewa intervinwed racently in Vienna, when their

had been picked off the cake, as it were, by the opening of coal party; but tho hrat incisions of the carving knife were made in the period under review, as exemplified by the forms opening of the Peking-Hankow Railway, the extension of the line from Shanghai inland. and the other manifestations of railway enter- prise to which reference has just boon made. The activity of Peking and the Canton Viceroy in the matter of the Kwangtung railways, as reported in our last issue for 1905, enables us to begin the next course with a appetite.

SONEY MATTERS,

Financially, the year has been an unsatis

several holders who had bought on time. Luzons fluctuated from 318 to 31 wing to rumours that the property was to be sold, and suco they got down to $14. They close at $21.

MINES.

Vary-little-interest was taken in these things, and with the exception of Chinese Engineering and Mining. Co.'s stock, things are as they were at the end of 1994. "C.E.M's," having produced an attractive dividend. start the new year at Tis. 8.70.

WHARVES AND GODOWNS.

The Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. bas

was 8,503,699 pients, as against 11,167,600 the year before, a material reduction.

we have to go back to 1896. The your closos with a tiraish market at 2/-0.10 T.T. Silver has slightly weakened and closes at 29/-15-16, and while not posing a prophets, wo think thoro is every prospect of the dollar remaining advices, owing to the inak of raiu, it is not Army will not be brought all at once up la te

in the region of 2 for some time to come. In this connection it is interesting to note the different opinion held in two neighbouring colonies. In Hongkong there appears to be strong prodilation in favour of low-exchange, but opinion in Singapore seems to be concen trated in favour of a high exchange.

YALN

porind.

PIANOS

$550, FORMERLY $670.

JUST UNPACKED

IN NEW STORE,

BECHSTEIN,

STEINWAY,

KRAUSS,

HAAKE,

RACHALS,

WERNER.

A STOCK UNEQUALLED

IN THE COLONY.

The work of transforming tho Chines Arey has made such good progress that it It was reported that the now erop at Saigon may be expected to be finished within a year's was particularly good, but according to latest time. It can easily be understood that the same level, and also that in those districts of expeeled la turn out so well as was ut first th Empirs in which the work of re-organisation anticipatel. Japan, where furry has been a rice bad bern begon some time ago the results of the than in other provinces. The eastial point is, famine, will have to import a lot of rice. present roform will be developeal more quickly Aiready about 70,000 tons of Rangoon rice

that the Chiness forces, which hitherto haro have been said for shipment to Japan during heon divided into various armies varying very the mouths of February, March and April.much both in strength and valour, stud be come entirely uniform in respect to their and about 592) tons of. Saigon rien hase

superior officers, their drill, equipment, bearing, will be on firetly in the suppression of the The trade of last year on the whole may be been purchased for shipment during the same and, in fact, in story detail. This azification had an exceedingly busy year, and must have gaid to have been a brisk oan and more profit-

The average rate ruling from Sonth Japan former method of onlling the various armies factory one, the Chinese residents being 30st! earned bandsous profits. The shares, however, able to importers than precious years. This is 1 coal parts to Hongkong has been $151. faftor particular provinces, and then by distribut- | ing the entirs army among army corps, which nader the weather," and their stringenes, appreciated only for dolus in the twelve-accounted for by the sunil stocks which were and to Singapore 816!. From Saigen to Houg will be numbered. The arms are the same a coupled with war effects, the rising exchange out, dus no doubt to the policy of spendataflable at the commencement of the year, kong the highest rate was 17 cents and the those used in all modern units in the five and so on, has had a most depressing affecting largely on improvements out of revenue,

salern by terial. The uniform of every brauch of army on the shars market The most relieving policy good for posterity, but ant cheap raw material and bumper crops of food lowest 8 cents; from Baigon to Java, highest branches of arms. The old squipment of arms

stuf's. It was not as remunerative to the native 3:3 couts, lowest 24 cents; Saigon to Philippinor, has been replaced already overywhere feature has been the continual onhancement in appreciated by the average Hongkong investor,

troops throughout the valan of the shares of our pronsier bank, Say a morehaut buys 2 of these shares with dealers, as the violent fluctuations in exchange highbet 55 cents, lowest 24 cents. Java to and the budges denoting rank, have ben daly

and the recent tightness of the money market Hongkong-wot sugar, highest 35 cents, lowest Exod. The drilling of th the Hongkong and Shanghai, which began, the sparo capital: he is satisfied with his fivo per

all the regulations concerning the command, year at $719 and reached $915 in Angost. con! and the safety due to the spending of had an adverse effect, and some severe losses had 25 cents; dry sugar highest 24 cents, lowest the Empire is exactly the sains every whers, and

to be faced. The year closed with an unusually 22 coats; Their subsequent decline to $860 was dae throw or foar per cunt on his asset. In two or

rank, military honours, and the like are now "Another paint of I loss importance in the onlively, we may suppose. to the desixo to three years, however, as in 1995, there comes a hoary stock and a sinek market.

Persian-Owing to short supplies there has

uniforms in the whole of Ching,

that the old custom of civil function. I TAKEN. Charges moderate. transmute dollars inte geld, when the unsunt tight year and high exchange; and he needs

been considerabla advance in values, with the

re-organisation of the Chines Army is the rise in exchange sected to ranks that the only the capital. He sells out, and leaves others to

result that it appears to have fallen into disass.

aries being allowed to hold military positions: such positions which formerly wore in the popular transection. The closing rate of reap the benefit of those improvements.

hands of civilians, will henceforth be reserved is still $150 more than the closing rate of 1901.

exclusively for officers of the Army. The benefit of this will be felt most by the shareholders at one, who are supposed to

A BAD YEAR FOR DOCKS,

A Docks have beco

sore point with! investors and dealers. Gorge Feawicks

PIECE GOODS.

Cotton had a phenomonal riss during late months which has tended to make business diffeilt. Without that rise there would have been so disastrous results to the Chiness than

Owing to the great demand for coal in Japan with its attendent rising of prices, steamship agents love had to make contraste for supplies from ludis and Australia.

A. K. H. B."

A Stories of Dr. Boyd better known as K. H. B. are always welcorn, ad, key, far as we know, two Lew ones were told by Dr. Mair,

Bosses fully eighty per cent of this started at 4 and closed at 828: Hong popular stock. The substantial riso had stb. and Whampoos" started at 9916 and closed as they have yet experienced. It helped to steady of Cape Town, at last night's dinner of S/ Colours, three years in the Reserve, and thres

Thus HT 11:21

who

stantial causes, the very solid administration $161," Furnbane" started at. Th. 15 and closed at Tis. 15; and New Amoys" started at $27 being an important factor, and the Bank made enormous profits from the several Japauss wae and bod at 517. loans, and the Shanghai Nanking Railway loan. chose Far Eastera decks in 1945 as an A rich corpanti a like this is also enable to investment web ingin again this year with take greater advantage of the fluctuations in exchange by which others may be embarrassed.

founded that oven a cyclone of commercial

about three fourths of his original capital. Tho war is Flamed for the bad business, lesamorg

prices

COTION,

Importers live not done badly during the past year, fer though values bare hare not past to the subacred cost in Bombay; the steadiness of silver and rise in exchange have more then covered the loss in priece. Obinero

The length of service has bom fired: hitherto it has been entirely arbitrary; banco- forth it will consist of three years with thes years in the Militia. The military authoriti

of introducing Andrews Men in London. On ona decasion, ať

are working in the dir eligu n watering place, the other of "The Reeren-

eeescription by ranking it obligatory on every tions of a Country Parson was recognised by prosiecte furnishes eertain number of recruits. anti-lih cierryman, who addressed him as has, at the end of 1945, China will have an

Calvinistic brother."

army of mer than 100009 rane, all Regular Calvinst, I am a Presbyt wine," was the answer

troops, and in ten years' time it will be able to Wat is the difference? y

"gnering the stranger.

rais an army of 1,2 0, 0) trained soldiers. Well, sir was the reply, if I had been a

Under this pow order of things, a way The Calvinist I should have cosigned you to

a military sentiment of duty and a king for earner have grown considerably among the

I

La not

The H. “S.," indeed, uppeurs to bese firms taken off the regular lines to serve as transports dears did not howevor fare so well. Imports Torhut by predestination; as a Presbyterisu spirit has come over the Chines Arm... erikas culmot shake it.. Banking generally and so on. Increasing competition lowering to Tiongkong during 1995 amounted to 333,616 any you will be damned on your merits."

The other story old by Dr. Muir of Chinese officare, as a body, while in all the prius without a corresponding drop in expenses bales as against 21, 60% in 1901, au increase of Dato mintuts and other famo, concerned raks of the Army there is visible an activity, probably has a good deal to do with it. The 50 per cent. Sales, on the other hand, have not Professor Ludovic Fiseler and "A. K. H. B." Hongkong docks suffered disappointment during bean so brisk, the year at the failure to raise the wrecked French cruiser Sully. It must appear singular

the increasing ought to bavo fourished on turn-over; and we are therefore particularly sorry to note the disappearance during the past year of the local branch of the Imperial

Bank of China,

SHIPPING.

FILE

The Canton silk this year shows a deficiency that with Hongkong enjoying the reputation

of 10 to 20 per cent, having suffered from with over nineteen million tons of shipping

Which permits us to hope that the transforme They had heer working together on the smo

with suceres nad established on solid basey. education committee, and on some particular tion of China's military forces will be crowne mattor had not ses-eye to eye. The next day within a short space of thing. they met in the streut, and A. K. H. B

It is quite possible that these utterances may passed him without recognition. The Professor, be unduly optimistic, if not somewhat exag to fit to return to Poking with armed forces, they will have to send out thither something stronger than flying columns. Globe

of being the world's leading shipping porJayanese competition. In addition to the short who was on his way to college at the time, 1 the pablie looked very hopefully during the passing through our docks should bare to trop the Chinese have lost heavily through the commenced his Tecture by drawing-four-lines gersted. Still, if the countries of Europe ever

Shipping shares were a feature to which

year, hut though charters were plenty and freights bigk, shareholders can scarcely be said

complain of scarcity of employment. It is a rise in exchange, being able to buy Jese for meroy, in vior of this strange development, the dollar; while the Japanese have had the

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