BARCLAY,
PERKINS'
FAMOUS
LONDON STOUT.
The
Leading Brand
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH, 1010
SOCIALISM AND CONSOLS.
£80,000,000 IN CAPITAL LOST IN SEVEN YEARS,
The London Daily Express of the 27th ult.
казк:-
Consuls achieved another record yesterday when they fell in the course of the day to 705. To find a parallel to this it is necessary to bak ahust to the days of Waterloo-md the
1 war with France, though, of course, it hus to be bene in mind that the interest was thon 3 per cont.. whoreas now it is only 2 por cont.
To realise the real extent of the depreciation it is necessary to consider the ruthru which Connols give to the investor. At yesterday's lawod price the yield woull be as high as £3 34.out.
per cent. Not since 1875 bus bo surpassed, the average yield in that year bank £34
Console have always, bon rogarded as the best barometer of the untry's credit and general Financial position. The continuous and tourly fall is consequently a matter for serions misgirage. Biscs the rate of Interest was reduced to 24 per cent, the price and amount of Cossos bus varied as follows
INTIMATIONS
NOTICE TO THOSE INTERESTED
IN
CIVIL ENGINEERING
WORK.
THE FOLLOWING SURPLUS MATERIAL FROM CONSTRUCHONAL WORK AT THE
TAIKOO DOCK HONGKONG
JS
NOW FOR SALE.
Portable Locomotive Boilers and Engines. Marine Boilers Complote. Vertical Steam Engine, Rope Drive.
Platy Engine and Dynamo, Vertical Feed Dockey. Portable Stone Breaker and Auto
Aari Londing
Machine.
Stone Crushers, Cement Mixer. Pulsomotor Pumps. Duplex Steam Pumps,
Duplex Feed Punsp.
Secoosing
12 Expansion Joints for Centrifugal Pamp.
c. i. Foot Valves for Centrifugal Pumps 9 and
12" Dinmotor
Becker Pump bingino.
Steam Winch
Steam Tile
Pile Driving Winch.
Winch for File Living
Motor Driven Winch with Contæller.
Large Pila Driving Stone Hammers,
Small Tile Driving Steam Hammers.
Two tou Haud Caines,
Tip Waggons and n Namber of Carriages for
Rame.
Iran Skip Buckets,
in
ENGLAND.
Nominal Anunt
1905
Highest, Lowest. of Consels. 953 867 £591.000.000
Double Acting Pump, single Cylinder. Hallast Pamp
•1904
914 85
590 000,000
Pump
3. H
Tyred 1 hod without Axlon,
Pap
5.
Tyred Who
with Axles,
1905
The
91%
78
589,000,000
Pump
1906
911
851
$85,000,0 0
4.
19:17
87 BOX
1903
не B31
best that
1909
05%
82
can Yeterday.
I obtained.
SOLD
EVERYWHERE.
SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA: DADY BURJOR&C° Wholesale Wine & Spirit Merchants.
D
BEKANNTMACHUNG,
11057
3-Throw Ram Pump
584.0 0.00 Single Centrifugal Pump with Bugine 577,000,000 Single $74.0*0.000
79 78x
571,000,000 Taking the highest price yesterday and the highest in 1903, the fall amounts to no fewer than 14 3-16 points. This represents a dopre ciation in capital of over 15 pur cent. In fother words, ivery £100 of capital invested in Consols in 1903 at their highest price is now only worth £85. The declio in the sapitul Ivalon of the £574.000,000 now iurested in Lho Courols mine 1905 in represented by preligions total of £85,000,000.
LOSS OF MILLIONS.
The Post Ollico Savings Bank, which has harga holdings of Console honght n 10. and over, must alone show Josses of muy millions to the investors owing to the envy Fall.
Many ordinary banks and institutions, when they come to make up their balance shouts, will also have to write off hoary capital losses owing
this serious decline in Consola this year alone. It is only a year or two ago that many of the landing banks took what was
laught the drastic action of writing down their holdings in Cousols to 30. Under existing ciremstances it was if another five points wiß have to be kuwaked off.
Naturally the question arises... What are the
VIP-mutkevor Bekanntmaching des
Kaiserlich Deutschen Konsulate in Canenses which have led to such an astonishing ton worden wahrend des Jahres 1910 im deriines in the value of this gilt-edged security. OSTASÍA TIRCHES LLOYD dor CANTON WEEKLY Renghly, the causes may be classed as follow News und nach Bedarf auch in der HONGKONG DAILY PRESS veroffentlicht werden.
KAISERLISH DEUTSCHES
[1544
KONSULAT. Canten, de 15, Degomber, 1909.
BEKANNTMACHUNG,
DIE &is auduro gesetzlich
TE Bekanntmachung aus dem Riessoltigon
vorgeschrichen Verneffentlichungen worden im Jabre 1940 durch.
derz
All
erfolgen.
"OSTASIATISCHEN LLOYD "
HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
KAISERLICH DEUTSCHES KONSULAT. Swatas, den 16. Dezember 1909.
BEKANNTMACHUNG.
1537
Jahr 1910 durch den
"OSTASIATISCHEN LLOYD " und The IloxaкONG BALLY PRESS " erfolgen.
KAISERLICH DEUTSCHES
Predatory Socialist measures directed against capital passed by the Radical-Social- il Government.
Undermining of national confidence by the Socialistic sperches of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Rapid development of the Colonies, affor ing anfe investment for British capital at! higher rates of interent than the British Govorament offer.
The expassion of the area of investments put to fensters,
Eaormous inorense in the wealth and de. volupenient of foreign nations whoso tariffs affordsreurity to the investor which is absent in this country,
INVESTORS PRIORTENED.
No security is more sensitive to national and international influences than Consols. The obvious fact, therefore, that the Government is in the power of the Socialist, whone-paliny. if qaried to its logical conclusion, must end in chos, has frightened investors
Away from
abroad.
ing
CA. Wheels and Akles without Tyres,
1416. Rails with from Fies.
1016. Rails
Shufugal Pump with Pulleys and Phanged Steel Piping.
Double Centrifugal Pump with Pulleys and
Shafting
Contrifugal Pump with Pulleys.
Railway Sleepees,
Hardwood Corn liars,
3 Boarding.
Six Sheave Blocks.
12 ei. Right Angle Beol.
Enquiries and offers should is addressed to the undersigned, who will be plewał to supply further particulars if necessary.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
HONGKONG, CHINA AND JAPAN.
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Hongkong. 3rd October, 1910.
CROSSLEY BROTHERS, LTD.
OPENSHAW, MANCHESTER.
MAKERS OF:
GAS & OIL ENGINES,
MARINE ENGINES, MOTORS & MOTOR
CARS,
GAS PLANTS
POR POWER
AND HEATING
PURPOSES, T
WORK WITH ALL KINDS OF FUEL SUCTION
AND
PRESSURE SYSTEMS. AMMONIA RECOVERY
PLANTS, &c.
HAVE ALREADY MANUFACTUREN.CLOSE U PON 70,000 ENGINES.
SEVERAL OF THESE ENGINES CAN BE SEEN NOWAT
WORK IN THE COLONY.
HONGKONG
AGENTS FOR
CHINA:
W. R. LOXLEY. & CO.,
& SOUTH
YORK BUILDINGS.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL
LINES.
1003
Consola and fed them to place their money NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. BREMEN
In his Budget speech this your Mr. Veröffentlichnungen des Dosts Parifienden wargs raid that so had hard good de Lloyd the last few years of the decrying and the dreciation of British credit, British commerce, and British securities. Let those who have done it" he added, "examine the facts and com- then with the fanciul records of other Bound ries, and they will find that there is no need for
this well organised despondency.” Taking Mr. Lloyd George at his word and emmining the quotations for the leading Gov arment stocks at the time of bi nasumption of office as Chancellor of the Exchequer on April 13, 1908, and those reling today, the following striking comparison is obtained
April 13,
KONSULAT, Prkhai, len 24. Dezember 1909.
1568
FOR EUROPE AND AMERICA, INDIA, ADETRATIA, &c.,
wird for
PRIVATE RESIDENTS AT THE OUTPORTS, A Comprehensive and Complete Record of the NEWS OF THE FAR EAST.
H
is given in the ONG KONG
NG. W
NAPLES,
FOR
GENCA.
GIBRALTAR, SOUTHAMPTON,
PRINZ LUDWIG," 18,300 Į
Capt, F. v. BINZER
*PRINZ SIGISMUND,"
U. S. MAIL LINES.
A
7
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
SEMI-TROPICAL
ROUTE.
Only Lino taking the warm SOUTHERN ROUTS Boross the PACIFIC VIL
- HONOLULU, DANỮ, the most Ferill and Beautiful Island of the PACIFIC,
PROPOSED SAILING FROM HONGKONG. (SUBJECT TO ALTERATION)
STEAMERB.
MONGOLIA ...
+ TENYO MARU
* KORRA
NIPPON MARU
* SIBERIA
* MANCHURIA
CHIYO MARU
Twin Screws.
SATURDAY
TONS.
.,27,000 21.000
18,000
SATURDAY, SATURDAY, SATURDAY,
11.00
.:18,000 .21,000
27.000
SATURDAY,
SATURDAY,
† Triple Screw Stenner.
Sailing, Dates,
3rl Dec., at 1 V.M. 10: De, at 1 F..
17th Dec, ut 1 PM 31st Dec. at 1 P.K.
SATURDAY, 7 Jan 1 P,M.
All Steamers are Equipped with Winless Telegraphy,
21st Jan, at 1 r..
28. J., at 1 P.. Via Manik.
UTE · PL 8.8. “MONGOLIA" will be despatched for SAN FRANCISCO VIA TAGASAKI ROBE, YOKIAIHI, TOKOHAMA and HONOLULU, on SATURDAY, 3rd December, at 1 r..
FARES: HONGKONG to LONDON £73. 10s. Oì. Rerunn, STX MONTUS, £120; 24 Moxrus,, £125; including Berth ́and MEALS ACROSS
ÁMERICA.
SPECIAL RATES + Firl Cluss Only) Granted upon Application. To European Points: Ofeials of my European Naval, Military, Diplomney, Consular and for Civil Servicos located in Main, to European Officials is fin Services of the Governmenta of China und Japan. – To United States Points, Commisioned Officers of 'thuy United States Army, Navy, US, г.H. & M.. Servis, U.S. Consal Generals. Consuls and Vien-Consula stationed at Ports of Call, To United States and Canadian Points; Members of the. Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Consular Officials of the Governments of China and Japan. These Special Rates apply when tracoiling at their own expouse and to their families. To all points:
Missionaries and their families.
ASIA..
INTERMEDIATE· SERVICE. CHINA.........10,200 Tons,.....SATURDAY, 14th Jan, at 1 PM. 9,500. Tons......SATURDAY, ・kil Feb., at 1 P.M. STURE S.S. “ CHINA? will leave for SAN FRANCISCO VIA SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI KOBE, YOKOILAMA AND JIUNOLULU, SATURDAY, 14 Jupiny, ut 1.756. On the Fine MALI, Steamers, ASLA add CHINA, FIRST CLASS, SALOON SERVICE is furnished at Luterinediate Bales.
FARES, HONGKONG TO LONDON C Atlantic Parts. £43-
vis New York HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO Through Bill of Lading issued to Japan,, North, Central and South American Ports For further information as to Passge and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Companíce, KING'S BEI.Disa (oppositę. Blake Mer).
£45.
£25.
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FRED J. HALTON, AGENT.
PORTLAND & ASIATIC S.S. CO.
OPERATING IN CONNECTION WITH THE
OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO.
FOR PORTLAND, VIA MOJI, KOBE YOKOHAMA & SAN FRANCISCO
(WITH LIBERTY to Camat Honolule and San Francisco,)
STEAMSHIP
Toxa
سلام
CAIMIN
TO SA
Through Bills of Landing issued to Pacific Const Paints and all Eastern Canadian and Unitel Staton Points. For through rides of Freight, sul further information, communicate _with_or_apply_to___
FRED J. HALTON,
King's Building (Opposits Blako Pior).
AGENT
1228
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
HOMEWARD PASSENGER SEASON 1911.
PROPOSED SAILINGS OF MAIL STEAMERS
FOR
MARSEILLES AND LONDON.
TAKING PASSENGERS AUD FOR
COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, BRINDISI, &c. THROUGH TICKETS ISSUED TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK,
STEAMERS
TOXS
TO BAIL.
ALGIERS,
"LUETZOW »
Capt. B. WILHELMI
17,300
Rise or
ANTWERP & HAMBURG SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBEĮ
& YOKOHAMA
Wed'day, 30th
Nov., ot Noox.
About
...}
1908. To-day
Fall
Consola 21 p.....
873
791
-
Geran 3 pc. a
802
82
+1}
MANTIA, YAP, ANGAUR, NEW. GUINEA, BRISBANE, SYDNEY
Capt. D. LENZ
Frouch 3 pc.... XX7 EEKLY Inlinn 33 pc....
964
96
& MELBOURNE
... 102
1011
1.
** COBLENZ,”
6,000
6,750.
KOBE & YOKOHAMA...
PRESS.
Capt. H. RrGun HD "BOLNEO"
5,050
50th November.
Saturday, 3rd
Dec., at Daylight
About 7. 13th December.
Middle of Dec.
STEAM ELS
10
COLOMBO
Leave
HONGKONG
Connecting Steamers
Doe
Dao MARSW/LLER PLYMOUTH from COMBO do
(Krindisi •(London MARSEILLE & Loxtos 2days earlier) 1 day later)
Capt. F. SEMILL
New
Tens P.M. SATORMY! Steamer
February 4 DELHI...... 8000
February 18. ARCADIA..... 7:00 ASSAYE 7500 MARMORA.. 10500 DEVANKA ... 8000
Stemanex
MANTUA ......11000 MALWA ......11000
*Touk
SATURDAY
FRIDAY
March 4
March 10
March 18
March 24
March
MACEDONIA 10500
April 1
April 7
March
13
April
I
(Through Steiner
calling at BOMBAY}} | MOLDAVIA...10:00
April 15
April 21
April 20
Afay
DELHI
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS & Co., GENERAL AGENTS HONGKONG & CHINA.
CHINA
ASSAYE DELTA
8000 7500 April 9000
April
15
MONGOLIA...10000
May 13
5 May 19
20
May
MOREA .11000 MOOLEAN ...10000
May 27 June
2
Juue 10
June 16
Hongkong, 23rd November, 1910.
with which is incorporated
The CarsA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT, Subscription, paid in advance, $12 per ALBUM. Postage $2 to any pavť of the World.
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE,
From November 20th to December 2nd, 1910.
KIN-WATER.
Rosekang Hea Tra
Holpht
LOW WATIN
Hongkong Baght, Menu Time
22
k.
1. D
618
LJJ
Ž
5
BUT
27
2
fu
30
4
72
ста
想快
7.12
1
7 40%
Tue, 10
14
0
Wed.
30
A 7
m
*huz
1
ቦ ይ
M
43 a
Bri
12
11.0
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL,
CINIS TEL.
While the British security has fallen more Dan eight points German has actually rizos,
aad French and Italian show only an in KUDAT faitesimal decline.
BETTER RETURN.
Thongh the rocklows Socialistic policy of the Goverment is responsible to a large extent far kis blow to British credit, no one sugges that it is wholly so. As already stated; the development of the Colonies and the rapidly proving wealth of many foreign protected countries has been responsible for marvelloss additions to the number of genuine investments. The rate of interest offered is invariably higher than that obtainable from Consols, while the soonrity is prastimally s
אין Yeln
As vreat. Gold bonds of repr
representative American rail- way lines. for instance, offer a perfrolly sufai por cont: investment, and the quotations for the last fier how how rapidly they have come into publia favour Farther, many foreign Guvarument stacks yielding over 4 per cent. which, four years ago, were not regarded as sound investinests are NO regarded to-day. Take, for instance, the following:
Argentina 5 pc, of 1896
Brazil (1889) 4 pio. China 5p.c. of 1896
Price, 1896, 1910. Rim
84 91 15
A SANDAKAN...
All the Steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphic. System of Telefunken,
For further Particulars, apply to
PASSENGER SEASON 1911.
IN 25 DAYS TO ITALY
BY THE
MAGNIFICENT N.D.L. LINERS:
Passagers change Steamers at COLOMBO, and those for BRINDISI transfer also. to the Express Mad Steiner a PORT SAID, Accommodation in the connecting Blaser from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in
Hongkong or at the time of Booking- FARES TO LONDON (Including Burtax): 187 SALOON $1.10 SINGLE £105.14 RETURN. 2ND
£72.12 $18.9
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS INTERME DAIT NON-Tanghipment) STEAMERS WILL LEAVE FOR
LONDON
CARRYING SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.
PROWSED SAILINGB:
STEAMERS
77 105 26
673 89 21j 98 1021 31
"PRINZESS ALICE
DISPLACEMENT,
20,300
ON MARCH 22ND.
60% 918 30 923 100 8
Capt. P. GRosen,
LUETZOW
17,300
ON APRIL 5TH.
Capt. D. WILHELMI
* SUNDA
NUDIA SYRIA
"KLEIST".
17,000
ON APRIL 19TH.
Capt. O. PANKE.
Spain 4p.c..... Mexico 5pc.
(less fax 4 p.) Italy 5. p.e. How greatly the incubus of Socialism depresses the price of Console many judged from the fuck that of long ago, when Mr. Llard George's resignation of the Chancellorship of the Exchequer was rasioured, they vere instantly marked up, or 15s. pur £100 of stock. On Dat
Hongkong Obrorrators, November 24th.
Previous Day On Date at
at
10 MUL
5.
Harometer ****
29.95
30.05
20.90
Temperature ...
75
7%
70
Humidity
71
71
Wind Direction
15
Bust
E
Force!
1
2
2
R
0
.0
ཀློཋས༠ ༔
Winther......... Rain..........
Higbeat open air Temperature on 23rd......81 Lowest open rT mperate on 23rd....60
ON SALE.
ÞOUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS. January to June, With INDEX. Price $7.50.
1910.
On sale at the "HONGKONG DAILY PBROS
Hongkong, 30th Juno, 1910,
CALLING AT NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS, GIBRALTAR AND SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS,
All the Bunters of the European Lins are fitted with Wireless Telegraphic, Nor System of Telesanken,
Early booking recommended,
For Particulars, apply to
Hongkong, 10th November, 1910.
NORE
PALAWAN
BORNEO...
SICILIA
• SUMATRA
* NILE
Due
LONDON
Leave HONGKONG
Tennage 4700
about
Januny
25 March
March
March
4700
April
4600
April
6700
May
4600 May
6700 Forin
5900 Ferry G660
6700
8 March
Amil
May
Inno June
31 July
14 July
shout
កងនគ
These Steamers call also at SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO, and at MARSEILLES.
FARES TO LONDON Ineluding Surtaa):
1st SALOON £55.0 SINGLE
2ND
£38 10
• Cerry 1st and 2nd Salcon Passengers,
MELCHERS & Co., GENERAL AGENTS,
[1062
For further Particulars, apply.to
10021
£8Ž10 RETURN. £57.4
E. A. HEWETT,
SUPERINTENDENT,
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