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INTIMATION

MOUTRIE

& CO. LTD.

PIANOFORTE AND

MUSIC WAREHOUSE,

SOLE AGENTS

FOR

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C LD.

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Hongkong, 13th April, 1907.

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INSURANCES

AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- SURANCE CO.

OF ATX LA-CHAPELLE.

THE Undersigned, having been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, sro prepared to ACCEPT BISKS gxinat FIRE at Current Rates.

REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.

Arenta.

114 Hon kong, 1st April, 1897. NORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN.

INSURANCE COMPANY. TOTAL FUNDS ar 3ler DECEMBER, 1908

£17,837,119.

I. AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 SUBSCRIRED Capital... 2,750,000 PAID-UP CAPITAL

687,500 00 3,386,720 19 8

II. FIRE FUSD8

The Undersigned, AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACOEFT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rater.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. Aginta. Hongkong, 27th April, 1967.

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THE GLOBUS INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG.

THE Undersigned, haring boon appointed T AGENTS for the zoors Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS Against FILE

at Current Rates,

CARLOWITZ & Co. Hongkong, 13th August 1900.

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E. HING & Co.

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OF GREENCE

CONVENTION RELATING TO JAPANESE AND RUSSIAN RAILWAY CONNECTION IN MANCHURIA.

TRANSLATED FROM OFFICIAL TEXT

IN FRENCH.

1

In proof wharond the Envoy Extraordinary | and Minister Plodipotentiary of Japan and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia hava signed the prosent Provisionary Convention and afrod.their seals thereto.

Done at St. Petersburg in duplicats on the - 13th day of the sixth month of the 19th of Meiji

corresponding to 31st May or 13:4 June 1979,

(Signed) IsWOLKY,

SHARE REPORT.

The Imperial Government of Japan and the

(8 gasd) 1. Morono. Imperial Gove-ement of Russia, haring The Convention contains throe additional resolved to concludo a Convention concerning | articles and a protocal, Thane will be pablished the connection of the Japanese and the Russian in later issue. -Japan. Times. Railways in Manchuris, conformatory to the provisions of Artiolo VIII of the Treaty of Peace signed at Portsmouth on 5th September, 23rd August, 195, the undersigned, Itchiro Motono, Dootoar ou Droit, Envoy Extraord inary and Minister 'lenipotentiory of Japan. and le Maitre de la Cour Imporiol, Alexandre Iswolky, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Rusis, being duly

authodaad for the purpose by their respective Governments have agreed and encluded the following articles, under the title

of Provisionary.

Regarding thou provisions of this convention which concern the South Manchuria Railway Company on the one part and the Chinese Eastern Railway Umpany on the other, two Governments engage mutually to take Decessary means to ensure their prompt execution by the aid Companies.

Messrs. Erich Georg & Co. say in their weedly share report, data Angust 17th, 1907 - Fusiness shows us improvement and while Raubs, Dairy Farms, Caments, Ropas, Tram ways, Shanghai Dooks and Langkats show slight rise in values, Banks, Hongkong Canton and Macao Beste, Fire Shares, Star Ferries, I Sheil Transports, Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves and Elestries have declined, other stocky remaining uushangat, but rather quiet. The sterling demand rate of exchange on London closes at 26. 211; L., while the rates on Shanghai are Tis: 7 fora Bank 1 T, and Tls. 73 for a three days' sig's privats draft, Basilver in London, after adsavaing to 321 closes st 31-13:13. Consols, are quoted

11,6.

BARK SHARES.-Hongkong aud Shang bais sold at $515 and $512) for noe glares, but only is a small lois, and fractional cortificates at $19. The market slowes quiet with sellors at

Art. 1. Tho junotion of the sections of the two railways will be made at the boundary line of the Chinese Entorn Railway. The Southern Manchuria Railway Company shall prolong its lins at the gangs adopted by that Company from the Tehautobus station of the said Com pany to the limit of the Kuanchentas s'ation of 69 for old ez new, Lad $5 for new shares, the Chinese Eastern Railway, and the Chinasender quoting £90 and £30 respostively, Fontoro Railway shall constract line of the Nationals are unchauge 1.

MARINE INSURANSE SHARES-A few North, same gauge in continuation to the Japanese ling constructed by the Southern Manchurian Chinas sold at 'le 75, and more shares o Railway to the plaform of the Russian Kun-ento; other stocks under this heading re-

maining unchanged and without hasimons, chontze atation. Tuo Chinese Eastern Railway.

TIRE INSURANCE SEES. Hourkongs shall construct in prolongation of its lice, a railway of the gauge of 1 mater 524 (Basan have dropped to 8315 sellers, and probably a gauge of 5 English feel) from the platform of rats would be acceptet, if made. Chians the Russian Huaschenza station to the limit of are on offer at $87.

SHIPPING SHARES-Hongkong. Cantor and tant station, and the Southern Macharia Mane Steamboat harus sold at 20 to $291 Railway Company shall construct a line of them dividend, at 3231 to $28 w the dividoud of same gauge in continuntion to the prolongation Si por share paid on 13th instant at the close of the Russian railway enetracted by the Chiuose Bastern Bailway Company to the Japanese Telanfaboun st¬Lion,

Pullore at $28. rule the market

China ni

Manilas can be placed at $15. Douglas are The point of junction of the two saotions of griot at $41. Tados are quiet at 839 for Prefer- the Japanese and Krasian railwaye and thences and at 328 for Dsferred shares, the reapes

tive Loudon quotations being £+1s. l. and pl na of that jaustion shall be resolved upon in

£35. Od. Star Ferries have dropped to sellers common accord between the two Companies.

at 523 for old and 813 for new shares. Shell Transports are nominal at 453, Linton qualing

Art. 11. The Southern Manchurian Rs.

wer Company as well as the Chianse Eastern Railway Company shall establish besides the janotion of their lines, direct communication for passengers and for merchandise, and also all the necessary installations, in order to eff ci in the shortest time ad with the least exp mee possible, the transport of the merchandise at the terminal stations, made necessary by the difference in the width of the ganges.

Esch Company reserves the right to decide on the plans of construction within the limits of its own ground.

Art. III-End Company takes charge of all the undertakings mantioned ju Art. I. aud II. of the present convention bich entails on thom rospectively, aut the adortakings shall be exeated by the Companies with the least possible delay and as far as possible simultaneously.

Art IV. This maintenance of the tracks, of the installations for transmission and transport and all the other aceassaries upon the grenad of cach railway ahal respectively by taken charg of by the companies.

Art. V-The trae between the Southera Manoburia Railway and the Chinese Eastern

alters. Union Waterbits hava sellers at REFINERIE-A very ewall It of China Sagars fatelted $103 bat the closing quotation is only $100. Luzes are anetanged.

MINING SHARES.-Charbonungas are use changrad. Raubs sold at rates ranging between Saj and 8, closing with sellers at the higher gure; a telegram from the mise reports a crashing of 5,270 tons of ore, yielding 939 oxaoes of smelted gold, a distinot improvement o last arushing. Chinese Eagiasuring and Mining Company's shares have sellers at Tla a the total output of the Company's thres wines for the weekeading 27th ultime amounted to 25,225 tons of coal, and the sites during the Bae period to 14,639 tons.

DOCKS, WEARVIS, AND GODOWE &c.- Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company's shares changed bauds at 993 to $100, closing steady at the higher figure. Shanghai Docks rose to cash astos at Tle. 82, alexing at Tls. 8), sales have also been reported at Tin. 83 al 85 for 31st December, and at Ta 8 for 31st March next. Fenwicks as well as are without soles and

now

Railway shall be establislsi, oзnformatory la Amoy Shanghai and Hongkow Wharves, the following conditions

unchanged,

which paid an interim dividend of Tis, 2 par. shsro on the 13th instuut, are quoted Tls. 221 is the north, Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves found purebasers at S70, at which rate they are in small demand.

Tho passenger trains of the Southeru Man. sharia Railway, with passengers, their baggage sad other objente transported by those trains proceed on the Japanese track to the Russian station of Kaschenfes, and the passengar trains of the Chinese Eastern Railway, wikong Land Investment and Agency Company's LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS-Hong- passengers, their baggage and other objects shares are on offer at 893. West Poiets sold at transported by those trains proceed on the Russian track to the Japanese station of Tchentehoan.

The freight twins of the Southern Manchuria Railway to proceed on the Chinees Eastern lino nome on the Japanese track to the Russian station of Kuanbentze, where the delivery and transport of the merchandise to the Russian silang are affected, and the freight trains of the Chinese Esetern Railway to proceed on the Southern Manchurian line come by the Russian trak to the Japanese station of Tehanthoun, where the delivery and transport of the merchandise to the Japanoso railway, are

18 Hongkong Butels fetshed 310, which rate a few more shares can be placed, Hum- phreys have further sales and buyere at $10.3. Shanghai Landa are quoted Th. 102,

COTTON MILLS-Without, sales and without alteration in ratos.

BUNDRY MANUFACTURING COMPANIES,—— China Light and Powers sold at $5, and Hong- kong Electrics at 814. Dairy Farms Bare improved to sales and buyers at 31 Green Island Cement Shares have been done at $10! have inquiries at $25! ex the interim diristend of and $11, closing with bayers at $11 Ropes cents per share payable to-day. Other stooks Art VI-The time schedule for the under this heading are unchanged,

M18CELLANEO08. China Providents have movement of traine, basing in view the compellors at 38.91, but at 88.8 tow shares can ba hion of the two restways, shall be arranged in common accord by the managements of the two Railway companies,

affected.

-Art, VI.—The passenger freight charges for travelling between the two terminal stations sba'l be colleated; Those going from south to north, conformatory to the tariffs in force on the Southern Manchuria line, and those going from north to south, conformatory to the tariffa in force on tho Chinesa Eastern line.

The distribution of the fees collected for transport on the lines of the two Companies absil be made in socordans? with an agreement to be concluded between the managements of the two Companies.

Art. VIII-Each Company enjoy the right gratuitously and reciprocally to make nas of the connecting line and the installations attached

SCOTCH WHISKY to the servics of transport appertaining to the

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other.

Art. IX.-The two railway Companies shall organise a trainservice mutually coordinating and sufficient to ensure regular passougar, and marchandise trufi and establish regulations" Bnd provisions for the service of exploitation,

all in conformition to the interests of that service.

Art. X. All the provisions to ba later adopted on the basis of the present Convention and concerning the trans service, the transport of. merchandise, the signal service. eto, shall be regalato by special arrangement between the two Companies, with due approval of the respective Governments. The matual no. of the organs of transportation, the relation b tween employee of the two railways as well as the mode of izing the joint quofa to each administration in the distribution of the receipts, shall be regulated sabsequently by the similar arrangement.

Art. X1In all cases where the management

of the two railways o

cannot tagree on pointscovered by present Consention or in general upon all the other points concerning their raciprocal relations mentioned in tbraaid Convention, the difference3 altall be regulated by the decision of the two respective Guvernments, arrived at in gommon after the exchange of views between them on the subject.

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