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NOTICES TO CONSIGNEES

8.8. YARRA."

COMPAGNIES DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

NOTICE.

CONSIGNEES from Mo

NONSIGNEES of Cargo from Loúten ex

in connection with the above stomer are hereby informed that their Goods with the exoption of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risks into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Do- down Co., Ltd., at Kowloon, whence delivery. may be obtained immediately after landing.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unles intimation is rooaived from the Consigno before Nook, To-Day, requesting it to be landed here.

Bill of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersignor Goods remaining unclaimed after MONDAY, 4th May at Noon, will be subject to rent and landing charges.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 4th May, or they will not in recognised.

All damaged packages will be examined on, |- MONDAY, the 4th May, at 3 .M.

No Fire Insurance has been effected,

J. MILLET.

Agent.

Hongkong, 27th April, 1903.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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THE-P & O. S..

"DELTA,"

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO ND

STRAITS

Consignes of Cargo-by the shova-mamed vesnel ure hereby informed ibnetsiz gootis mie being landed and placed AT TAKIM RISK in the Houglog Howlem Wadet myei Kaiowa Compsay's Godons at Nevisan, when cual signment will be sorted phe, mark by park, and divery can be obtained as sore as the Gids are landed.

This vessel bringà on Cargo:--

From London, &c. ex s.s. Victoria

From Persian Gulf er R. T. 8. N. and

B. & P. S. N. Co.'s Stanmurs. Optional goods will be landed here unleas instractions are giroy to the contrary within 6 boats.

Goods not cleared by the Bob May, of 4 P.M: Will be subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be offestad by me in any ease whaterar.

Damaged package muy left in thas Ga downs for Uzumination by the Consignes and the Company's representatives at an appointed hour. All Claim must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after wheb dato they cannot be recognised. No. Claims will be admitted after the goods, havė Toft the Godowns.

F. J. ABBOTT, Acting Superintendent.

Hongkong, 29th April, 1908.

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AMERICAN & MANCHURIAN-LINE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

FROM NEW YORK VIA SUEZ CANAL,

THE Steamship

THE

" KALOMO," Captain Linklater, having arrived from the above Porte, Consigncoa of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at Choir risk into the downs of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Gadows Company' fimited, at Kowloon, and stored at. Consignees, risk and uxponaO.

wing the steamer baving encountered heavy weather, Consignons are notified that a General Average Bond must be signed before Bill of Lading can be countersigned,

are

All broken, chafed, and damaged" Gióods Ec be left in the Godowns, where they will

be examined on WEDNESDA, the 6th May,

at.3 P.M.

All claims must be presented within Aftenn

THORNE'S

PER CASE

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$15

THIS WAT WAS STARTED BY THE LATE HOBERT THORNE OF GALENOCK AND HAS BEEN BOLO AS.M" + SINCE 1831

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 6TH, 1908.

THE CHINA ASSOCIATION.

(Continued from page 3)

and if this were so, their 1sts seemed tir to ather countries. The Committes beseved that when the true state of Japanare law, and its effects upon residents in China were pointed out to the Japanese Government, this Japanse would alter their laws of their own Accord. Uulses that were done the Association did not see its way to amour with the conclusion of any convention with China under which British property would be liable to confises in

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of freedom and of losal independenas, but ·MINING SHARES.-Charbonnages bare im-Į it hardly admitted of a doubt that a rapidly proved to $560. Renba hava smail buyers at growing population must have incressed. 38); Chinese Engiz oring and Mining Com opportunities of employment and of earning a pany's shares have buyers at Tla. 15) par shuaro livelihood; otherwise there would be trouble.ex the interim dividend of Is 64. per abars The movement to bring about a change could. (Coupon No. 10), paid. yesterday. only be successfully controlled by a strong contral sathority. The fact was that China was really an awful example of the dissipation of strength resulting from a gigautio system of Homo Rab. In China we had about a dozen different states in which, the supposed interents of the Provinces were paramount, and the only hope for na lomat progress lay in the Imperial Government controlling national affairs.

OPIUM,

DOCKS, WRAEVES, GODOWNS, S.-Hong- kong and Whampoa Docks sold at $103, $103, $102, 8104 and $103, and havo bayers at the latter raty. Fenwicka, as well as New Amoy Docks, are unshanged, Shanghai Dooke hava. advanced. to buyers at Th. 89," Hongkong and i Kowloon Wars have sellers at $21, after t mall sales at Box and $52), Shanghai and Hongkew Wharves have fullon to sollers at Tie

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LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS-Hoog-·| In regard to the opium question, if any per kong Lands sold and have further barers at Hongkong, 21 February, 1908: munant prohibition of Ladian opium were,599. Humphreys changed owners at $101SID eventually arranged it would perhaps not ba

and $104, and have sellors at the higher rate. inadvisable to take precautions that the seu ros

In other stocks under this hending no trans of supply were not merely changed, as opium actions have been reported, and rates are onld be grown in many different countries unchanged. and, they had reason to believe, was now being grown experimentally in several constries. It was estimated that the total revenue obtained by China frem foreign opium was about Tha. 5,000,000 per annum, and from. native opium about £40,000,000. If those figures were reliabla it was clear that some other sonran of revenus would have to be drosted, if Chins were to ancceed in her attempts to abolish the consump tica of opina in the seuntry.

LOCAL AFEAÏER

The Committeo had beu informed that the

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THE OPEN DOOR, IN MANCHURIA, The Committee bad madó representation London on the subject of the prolonged delay in re establishing what was known as the Op-b Door in Manchuris. In doing so it had not been unmindful of the fact that Manchuria had only lately been the Gold of bittle, and that diffuf ties must be expected to arise in carrying out the tons of such an agreement as the Tranty of Portsmoutb. It seemed in the Committee that the trend of events appeared to indicat that the

BUNDEY MANUFACTURIBO COMPANIES —— officials had been directed towards the establish-

Hongkong Electriss sold and have buyers at ment of preferential claims for Japines

$161. B-E's Asbestos are or offer at 371 trade and the discouragement of other

Dairy Farma Fatole $10 Green Island siste

Cements sold at $10 to $lui, and are steady The Royal Prussian foreign competition, leading to a of affairs that would become a revival

at latter rate. Ices have sellers - at $225, of the "aphoro of influence" regime in

Ropes sold at rates ranging between $31 the Northern provinces. It was possible that

and 833, closing firm. at lattér rate. this was partly due to an excess of sail on the

United A bestor, oinary shares, are in dem ind at $13. Other stocks muler, this part of Japanese officials but it was felt that

beading, sre there were good grounds for calling attention,

reported Government recognized the randity of lesinobanged and no sales have

MISCELLANEOUS, Chira bir sorun ve found to the delay in fulfilling treaty obligatioesagreements and practices in connexion with the hot in any hostile spirit, but in the belief that Mized Court, a decision which would meet with us at 910, cling with sellers at $11. China Providents have esu done at 888 ) to $59, if representations in this sanse were made ta universal approval, and one which would tend closing with buyers at $3.90 Lungkan have the proper authorities of a great nation like to prolong the smooth relations which had now buyers in the North a Ts. 459 A. Watsons. Japan there could be no question but that those happily been established in Shanghai, I obligations would be carried out. He remem-

changed ownership at 81. In other stock uncal Sale 30,000,000 Bottles bered some years ago hearing this question

under this heading nothing has been done and discussed by a gentleman who occupied as

remain the same as stated last. important position in the service of Japan. He said that those people who distrusted Japan's Adhesion to the open door poliey did not give his country men credit for common cause or for baing clear honded; they knew that claime to

This was unanimou ly carried after the Chair. preferential rights in trade would alienate man had replied in the affirmative to Mr. friendly nations bit that ga Japan could collatchison's question whether the report pate for the trade of China on favourable termos prosanted to members was the only report they without any preferenes owing to her proximity would receive from the local Commities.. and ber plentiful supply of elvap lah ur, they would rely upon their natural and not upou artificial advantages Thess views appenred to be quite sound and if he bad wanted additional arguments, ka might barn pointed out that Japan was not a producer of much of the raw materials necessary for her indusdams Oran, and G, A. Riebaron. tries, but bad to draw them from the very. countries whose trade would be injerad hyde an appeal for an increase it membership

a negation of the open door, in addition to the loss of credit which any great nation' would suffer from the non.follment of its pledged word. · An there were doubtless: many influential leaders in Japan who still adhered to the same view a change for the batter in the North might be expected as time went on. It was difficult to account for the extraordinary depression that prevailed in Manchuria and for such circumstances ns that there shoulì in se plethora of sycee in Shanghai and an extraerdin. azy scarcity of it in Newchwang. No one could definitely that the withdrawal of capital from the North we due top Bitical conditions, but a mors settled state of affairs would be beneficial to commercial intercely generally.

In conclusion, Mr. Anderson apologise for this length at which be hard apoken auf thanked his audience for the patient way in which it had listened to him (Applause),

The Chairman (lies-proposed and Mr: G. 4. Richardsons seennded that the manual report as presented be accepted and

passed

Mr. W. A. U. Platt then proposed, Mr. W. D. Little seconded, and it was carried anasi-. mously; that the following gentlemen be elanted as the Committee for the carrant yaar Messrs. F. Anderson, H. T. I, Bull, A. W. Burkill, J. D. P. Bland, D. Tandale, A. M. Marshall, W.

Before the meeting dispersed the Chairman

Mr. A. D. Lowe.propsed a role of thanks to the Chairman, which was carried with loud opplause..

SHARE REPORT.

Messrs. Brick Georg & Co, say in their wookly share report dated Hongkong, Zul May 1908,

There are very fow changes, to report in. rates, and the business during the week under review has been a moderate one only. The sterling demand rate of exchange on London closes at (s. 9.5-161,, while rates on. Shanghai are Tls. 744 for a Bank TC, and Tla. 744 for a three daya' sight Private Bill, the rate in Shanghai ou this for a three dys sight Privats Draft being Ta. 744. Barsilver in London bax dropped to 245-16d, and Consols are gasted £901 The Rink of England rats rate of disconat 2 per con, of discount le 3 per cent, and the private market

BANK SHARES.-Hongkong and Shaughnis. sold at $600 and $6923, closing fairly firm at the latter rats: London quotes 174. Nationals

unchanged.

are

North

MARINE INSURANCE SHARES.No busines has been reported and rates for Unions, China Traders and Cantons are inchanged. Chinas bara bayers at Is. 76 ex the dividend. angizes baro buyers at $143 az the dividend of $15 per old shere paid in Shanghai on 29th ultimo; okt sud new shares are now alike.

have small buyers at 8010. A few Chinas have FIBE INSURANCE SHARKS Hongkongs been done at $21, and mora sharon can be placed, HIT ING SHARES-Hongkong, Canton

and

THE FEMEN BATÍMAT. The Committen had boon asked to support the User-sation of the Northwang Glamber of Com

merus regarding the Fakumon Railway, and had complied with that request beans it boliated ruch railway would be beneficial in developing at he might deseribe as the hinterland of Newahwang With facilities for commenics. tion it was believed that a large aron of that aountry might be developed into wheat growing, country. Whoat was ap reduce that would not bear long end expensive transport and in view of the presoat high prices of food staffs

6 usw source of supply would to ex andoubted srautage to the whole of the East, While the Committee did not profere to hare. entered fully into all the defails of the disenssion that had arisen in connexion with this line, if, as it seemed, the only objection to it was that it would cornete with the main Japonese that was a difficulty that might be overcom" by bailding the railway a few miles further boats, after sales at $20, have The British objcation, to the building of "a line parallel to the Kowloon and Canton line was hardly on all feare with the Fakume railway; the proposed line in the South was only four mil distant from the an the British and Chinese Corporation were building, whereas the Fakumen railway was some thirty-fire milng distant from the main Japanese line at its nontest point. It was not quits apparent how the Japaness ferred competition from the ropaand line, more especially as China after he had bult railways, imposed ho vy likita axation on the cargo carried by them while it was anderstood that no likin was charged on the Japanese line. If the difficulties in the way thẻ construction of the Fakumen line could be divorcome either Ey mulual agreement or bitration it was the Committee's bali-f that both Japanese and foreign trade would benefit AND HRONICLE considerably. If the Chinesa Governmen

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E Company's Steamship

"PRINZ SIGISMUND;" having arrived, Consignees of Cargo aro hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception. of Opium, Treasure and Valuables, are being laudet and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd, Kowloon whence delivery may be obtained. No Claims will be admitted after the Goods havo left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining

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callers at $29). A small lot of Indo-Chinas las buen axed at $62; Shanghai quotes buyers at. Tls. 45, while London quotations are £458. Cd. preferance and £210 01 for deferred shares. Chius and Manilas, as well as Douglas, are changed and without sales, Star Forries are offering at $32 for the old, and at $18, for A small lot of Shell Transports the new i has been placed at 51; Lordon quotes 48 31 Union Wstarboats fetched $12, bat allers, more shares are obtainable,

BeF NERIES-China ugari stadied a bid, and several small lots sold t $135, Luzons are of uoobanged.

were urged to improve the navigation of the Lian River this would afford -EU additional means of communication in Man ctraris.

TTKIN. Likin on the Northern railways liss already. bean referred to, and it was unfortud alely the case that much of the advantage to be gained by the extention of railwaye was mentridized by likin taxation levied on merchandise. So much was this the case that in some instances traffic Con railways was confined to passengers alone, t was dificult for people at a distance to realiza that this condict of internete all pravall on lines owned by the Imperial Govora- ment, but it was a fact nevertheless. No doubt a compromise would be effected in time hat it was a omplicated question, as the interests of the likin officials wers opposed is any change in the direction of removing restrictions upon trade. The whole likin Pyslem, as they had known for many years, was wasteful and onmbersome, but notwith- taoding the Mackay Treaty there was no intentions that any stops were being taken either teen'raliza or abolish the system.

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