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SOLE AGENTS
FOR
HONGKONG, CANTON AND SOUTH CHINA AND FORMOSA.
MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA AND JAPAN STATION,
BRITISH
Alserity, despateb-bost, 700 tons, 4 gune, 2,000 th.p., Comdr. A. Lowndes, Weihai wei. Astres, 2nd class craiser, 4,350 tons, 10 ans,
7,000 i.h.p., Captain E. B. Kiddle,
Hongkong
en route to
Atlas, admiralty Lug, 615 tong, 1,400 hp. West, Hongkong. Master S. Bramble, garbout 710 tons, 900 ih.p. Lient. Comdr. D. G. Washington on ronto to Shanghai.
guaboul, 710 tons, 900 h.p., Lieut.. Britomart.
Comdr... Barker, Shanghai. Cadrana,
British sloop, 1970 to, i.h.p. 1,100 f.d., Comdr. H. Lynes, Shanghai. Chorub, water tusk anil tag, 390 tons, i.h.p. 340.
Mastor W. Smith, Hongkong. Clio, British sloup, 1,070 tons, i.h.p. 1,400,
Corodr. II. I. Vale, Shanghai, Fame, torpedo-boat destroyer, 340 tons, 6 guns, 5,700 1.h.p., Lt. Comdr. H. B. Monroe, Waihsiwei. Flora, 2nd class cruiser, 4,360 tous, 10 guns, J. Nicholas, Captain i.h.p.. *7,000
en route to Hongkong. Handy, tarpedu-boat destroyer 295 tons, 6 gan". 4000 p, Lieut. Comde. Hon. Guy Stop- ford, Hongkong. Hart, torpedo-bont destroyer, 295 tons 6 guns, 4,000 h.p., Lt-Comdr. Hon. Gay Stopford, Hongkong. Janus, torpedo-boat destroyer, 320 tona, 6 guns, 3,900 h.p., Lt.-Comdr. M.. B. R. Blackwood Weihaiwol.
Kent, armoured ernier, 9,800 tons, 14 guns,
i.h.p. 22,000, Capt. 8. 81. J. Farquhar, Braising. Kiusha, river gunboat, 616 tons, i.h.p. 1,200, Liout, Comur, T. J. S. Lyne, Yangtsso. Merlin, surveying ship, 1,070, tons, 6 guns, 1,400 h. Commr. B. O. M. Dary, Labuan.
(Borneo).
srmoured orniser (flagship Vice. Minotaur
Admiral Sir A. L. Winsloe, K.C.B., C.V.O., C.M.G.) 14,600. tons, h.p. 27,000, C. Cayley, Woibaloi. Capt. G. Monmonth. armoured cruizur, 9,800 tons, ih.p. 22,000. Captain L. E. Power, M.V.O. on route to Hongkong.
Moorhen, river
180 tons, 2 gaus,
[533.14
Manobe, sarraying-ahip, 1.625 tons, 10 guns, 900 b.p., Commander isgot de le Touole, Saigon
Monguet, destroyer, 300 tons, 7 gans, 6,300 p., Commander de la Rechs Keraadraon, Soign Lieut. de Maindreville, Upper Yangtze Olry, river gunboat, 170 toas, B gans, 500 h.p.
Liont. Pasch, Tongka Pelho, river gunboat, 130 tons, 4 guar, 290 h.p.
Perle, enb-marine, 70 tons, 60 b.p., Lient. Mon-
aler, Saigon
Pistolet, destroyer, 300 tone, 7 gaan, 7,00) b.p.,
Commander Mortenol, Hoagay. Protée, sub-marine, 70 long, 60 h.p., Lisut
Morris, Saigon Redoutable, battleship (averse), 9,33) to1+
37 6,200 hp, Capt, Droest, Saiged 1,800 h.p. Liont. Seriot, Saigon, Styx, armoured ganbat, 1,9 th, agus
In Reservo, Saigon Takon, destroyer, 399 tous, gan 6,500 h.p. Vaaben, torpedo-depot, Commander Mortendi,
Hougay
Vétéran, torpedo-depot, Lient Bibel, Cap
Balut-Jacques Vigilante, river gunboat, 180 tons, & guas, 7 h.p
Liont. Ducoalin, ling
GERMAN, Aroone, cruiser, 2,719 tons, Captain von Hipper
Amoy Iltis, gunboat, 1,000 tons, 10 gans,
Captain Laus
h.p.
Jaguar, gunboat, 900 tens, 10 guns, 1,300 bp Captain Graf von Posadowrky-Wehner. Leipzig, oraisor, Captain Engel
Captain Bölken Luobs, gaabost 850 tous, 10 guns, 1,344 1.5
Soharahorst, armoured oruiser (flagshiple 11,420 togs, 52 guns, 26,9:49 h.p., Kapitau Zur Bee Manss
Taku, destroyer, 80 tons, 4 guns, and a torged tabos, 6,000 h.p.. Koumsatant Kolb (Hans) Bertram
THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 9rn, 1911
LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
A HUNGARIAN ARMY BILL
Budapest, May 23rd. The Hungarian Government have submitted aa Artay Bill increasing the roargits by 70,000 annually and reducing the period of service to two years, except in the case of Cavalry and Artillery, in which it will be three years,
[The following noto appears in a London papor received by the mail: The arrangements for the Austro-Hungarian Army Reform, based on a two instead of three years' service with the Colours, have boon completed The princi pal obstacle was the Hanzarian demand for the unrestricted use of the Magyar language by the military tribunals in Hungarian so. giments. It has now been decided that in all regiments the culprits will be examined in their mother-tongne, but, that the records. are to be kept in Gormu by the string and in in Magyar by the Hungarian tribunals, except time of war, when German will be exclusively ased. The Fremde blati states that, in view of the 2,030 re. reduction of the term of service, 212,030 ernits, instead of the pre This increase is much amber, 103,000, will be required annually. lar or than was expected,
The Austrian Press
tries to hide, but the Hungarian Press insist. on, the defeat of the Austrian by the Hun garian Government in the negotiations on the question of the use of the Magyar language in millitary tribunals.]
THE FRENCH IN MOROCCO,
London, May 23rd. Spanish troops have occupied Monut Negro,
to the month of Conta
THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIET,
London, May 23rd. Lord Curzon has been elected President of the Royal Gengraphical Society,
THE PARLIAMENT BILL
Len on, May 23rd.
In the Hense of Lords today, Lord Morisy, speaking before a crowded House, proposed the second reading of the Parliament Bl. Ha enid the Bill left the Lords substantial powers. If these were wicely need, and in spirit of co-operation, they would enable th to ex- eroise an important influence over the whole The abaracter aad skaps of legislation, mothods of the Bill were not nooussarily final. it would be open to Govern When it was passed mont to consider not only the re-constitution of the blouse of Lords, but the desirability of less dilatory procedure. Lord Morley hoped the House would avoid a course leating to extremis ties, possibly landing the country in a great difl- culty and perhaps grave confusion.
Lord Middleton said they meant to deal with the Bill as a temporary measure which would not remain on the Statute Bok. He asked their Lordships to give the second reuling on times more patriotie and uro courageous to that understanding, believing that it was some- rafuse battle than to accept.
Lord Middleton further said: We shall have grave amendments to propose concerning the questions of the powers of the Crown, Home Rale for Ireland, Wales and Scotland, sail other Constitutions! isanes. They cannot be loft to a shanes majority of the House of Commons. If we are to negotiate it must be on something like cqnal terms. We cannot negotiate on the terms suggested Wears prepared for ovoln-
Kos Captain v
You are proposing to apply to this House fetters "Torpado bost "go" Kapitan Leut, Hoyden Tiger, gunboat 90 tons, 10 guns, 1,800 h.ption, but the Bill as it stands is a catastrophe-
Captain Boss Talagtas, gunboat, 170 tons, 3 guns, 1,300 h.p.
Captain Toussaint Vaterland, gunboat, tons, 3 ganz, 500 h..
ITAJIAN,
Calabris, proteotel craiser, 2,428, tone, 28 gans 4,000 h.p., Capitano Maria Dasaguera di Jorsareck
i.h.p. 800, G. P. Leith, Puglis, propected cruiser, 2,498 toas, 28 gans, 7,000 bp, Capitsae Gusani Viyoti Mar West River. Newcastic, 2nd class oruiser, 4, 00 tons, turbine,
Captain George P. E. Hant, D.9.0. en route to Hongkong and Singapore.
river gunboat, 85 tons, 240 hr. Nightingale, Claude Hileraden Woodward.
RN., Yangtze Otter, forpedo-boat destroyer, 385 tons, 6 gus 6,300 i.h.p... Comdr. Lambe, Weihaiwel. Robin, river gunboat, 95 tous, 2 guns, 240 h.p., T-Comdr. Cosmo A. O, Douglas, Hong
kong.
Sandpiper, river gunbeat, 85 tons, 2 guns, 240 h.p., Lieut.-Comdr. E. J. J. Southby, West River.
Snipe, river gunboat, 85 tons, 2 guys 2402. Lt-Comdr. Maurice B. Leslie. Yangtze. Taku, torpedo beat destroyer, 305 tour, ih.p. 6,000, Gunner E. J. Trillo H.N., Hong kong Tamar, receiving ship, 4,650 tons, 6 guus,
Commodore Eyrer, Hongkong.
Toal, river gunbiat, 180 tons, 2 game. 800 i.b.p. Lieut.-Coradr. R. J. Buchanan, Yangta Thistle, gunboat, 710 tons, 900 b.p., Liont. Comdr. M. B. Baillis Huston, Hongkong. Virago, torpedo-boat destroyer, 395 tous, o gaus Lieut. Condr. Harold D, Adair 6,300 LIP.. Hall, Weibaiwai.
chsen Lorenz
PORTUGUES
Patria, gustost, 700 tons, Captain J. À¤rezo Reisha D. Amelia, oraleer, 1,000, tong, Captain tons, Capts,
C. Lima
Fasco da Gama, senior, 3,011, Angusto Jose da Almelda
UNITED STATES. Albany, cruiser, 3,000 tons, C. 8. Williams.
Signor Araya gunboat, Lient-Comdr, Matt H
tabes Eniga Lloyd W. Townsend Bainbridge, destroyer, 7 guns and 2 torpedo destroyer, 420 tons, Ens. Edmund 3. Barry,
Boot Callao, gunboat, 243 tonn, Eus. J. B. Murrisson Cleveland, eruiser 5.200 tons, Commander
Hagh Redman, Shaoghai Charleston, battle hip (agship), 9,700, tone 58 gans, 21,000 t.p. Comdr. John H Gibbins Shanghai Chattanooge, cruiser, 3,200 tons. Commander
Joha
D. MacDonald, Shanghai Chansey
destroyer, u tons, En, I. N McNair Dale, destroyer, 420 tons, Liaut. Herbert H
Micasel Denver, oruiser, 3,300 tons, Comdr. Edward E.
Capehart, Shanghal
did not dare to impose on the white popula tion in Africa and Australia. We ask for a permanant settlemont Buck is aaobtaivahis by panitive measures, enforced by a bare majority of people.
Hii Lordship trusted that Government had not said their last word.
PROVISIONAL CENSUS FIGURES.
London, May 25th.
The provisional figures of the recent Causas give the population of Bu-land and Wales ns 36.075,269, as compared with 32,527,843 ia 1901 The population of Greater London is 7,252,963.
The greatest increases are in the counties of Middlesex (42 per cent). Glamorganshire (39 per cent.). Monmouthshirs (35 per cent), and Surrey (30 per cent.).
The borough of Coventry shows an inecease of 52 per cont., Bournemouth 31 per cent, Now-
London, May 25th. port 24 per cent, and Portsmouth 22 per cont.
:
BAGLE ATTACKS AN AVIATOR.
Tho avaitors MM, Gibert, Garros, and Ved pelled to descend.
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS STOCKS AND SHARES.
Par value each share £1. Calls paid up are:-
15/ paid
Ey. 2 ly
17/0
Malayan Companies
Alor-Pongen Anglo-Johore
Anglo-Malay Bakap... Bantong
Batu Caves
Bukit Mertajuma
RUBBER COMPANIES.
& Cura
26
3%
00
Narborough Eat
Bundan Jchore Fataling
Talopal (Johore)
Pert
Peneiro Fet.
Starou, May 11.
Singapore Fraser
& Co.'s Pricos, April 13
Diyaland
ཻ་ ུཋགླུ
10
Singapore Braser
Par value each
Dividends share £1. Calls
Prices, April 13
paid up are!
Malayan Companies.
fy, paid
2/
Malacca Ordinary Merlin144
0.13.0
5/10
1.2.10
76%
Merton Syndicato
Mount Austin
1.150
16.0.0
150%
North Hummook
15%
Padang Jawa
4/3
Balu Kawan
Batu Tigo
6.2.0
10%
Boranang Selangor
Bernam Purak
3.1.8
마
325%
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10%
Bidor
Ratanaf
fy
B'lands Selangor
10/- p
21 fy
Bukit Clob
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2
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111%
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12.10.0 50%
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3,9
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6.17.0
40%
Bukit Rajah...
18.10.0 80%
Selangor
3....9
275%
Bukit Selangora
Seletar Rubber
Castlefield
9.7.0. 7+%
10
Chankat Salak R. and Tin.
Sempah Sondayan
1.17.6pm
4.12.3 15%
10
Chersonese
4,4
3.15.0
3%
Cheviot
Chota Rabber
5/5
1242
10
2.5.0
100% 9.5.0 1537%
7/8
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1.3.4
75%
10
1576
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50%
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Bobh, Selangor
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30%
102 fy.
31.
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12/6
Caring (Malacca)
Golconda
41.0.0
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Golden Hope
5.15,0
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£1
Gula-Kalampong
H. and Lowlands
6,10.0
30%
Inch Kenneth
14.0.0
20%
Johore Para...
Johore R. Lands
Jong-Landor
2
Cicely Ordinary
Preferred
Consol. Malay Damansard Donnistown
Jugra (Ordinay) Juru Estates... K'pong
Kuantan
Керова Killinghail Kinta Kellas Klanang Klian-Kellne Kota Tinggi.
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Sungei Way.. Tangkah
Third Mile Tremelbye
Utd. Sun Betong
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Companios.
Anglo-Straits R. T....
55
4.17.G
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10
4.15.0
6,6.9
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10%
10
1.17.9 75%
3
25%
Kamuning "A"
Kapor Para ... Kollas
5/2 in 15%
"B"
7/3
5/ paid
0.7.6
65%
'10
10/
Options
Eastern Internat. Trust
20%
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74%
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5
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Mid-East Invest
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Rubber Plants. Inves. Trust
71%
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331%
10
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15/
Strait. M. & Trust....
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2/0
India, Ceylon, Borneo,
Khota Tampan
Java and Sumatra.
Krubong
20%
10
Karla Klang
fy. paid
ty.
Kuala Lumpur
8.4.0
76%
*10
2
Kuala Pahi...
0%
110
Kuala Selangor
3/ fy.
Labu...
10/1
30%
13
Lanadron
5.1.9 124%
3.15:0 10%
2.0.0 pm
2.12.0 150%
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London Asiatic.
13/10
10%
110
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Nom.
Madingley Eat.
Malacca 74% Cam. Partici
pating Pref
10.5.0
10
09 2) fy.
ON SALE.
2
Ledbury
Lendu
Linggi
-
was to be noted. On homeward voyages, owing to signs of recovery from the general commercial depression and in consequence of imports antisi-
Anglo-Java Asaban (Sumatra Bangawan R.
Penufort
Central Surustra Indian Peninsula Java Amalgam Kinnis
Lichester
Nirmala (Java) Pontianak Sumatra Parn Suantra Props. Uniteri Serdang Uul. Sumatra
12/
5.15.0
331%
10%
20% 8/104
10
patory to the revision of the Customs Tariff, THE DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE 1911-
of
coupled with the small number of outside foreign steamers trading in the Far East, the quantity of cargo has naturally increased. The number passengers has increased throughout all classes, owing to the popularity of now storm
Business has been greatly affected of late on
increase
of the American Line owing to an steamers on the route. On the outward rans a scarcity of cargo and a decline in the rate of freights have to be recorded. On the home-
rines have Joit San Sebastion. All were nom-ward runs, cargoes of raw votton and salted
An eagle attacked M. Gibert while the aviator was in the air. He drove it off with two revolver shots.
Great crowds are awaiting the arrival of the aviators at Madril, including King Alfosse and Queen Ena.
BCOTTISH OIL FOR THE NAVY,
London, May 25th.
The Admiralty has concluded a contract with the Scottish Oil Companies for the supply of ten million gallons of oil fael annually. This is double what was originally negotiated for. A
Waterwitch, surveying ship, 620 tons, 450 LF | Galveston, oraiser, 8,200 tons, Commanderlinge storage tank is being erected at Rosyth.
Lieut.-Comdr. H.. L. Hancock, en route to Singapore. Whiting, torpedo-bost destroyer, 360 tons,
guns, 5,200 bp Lieut.-Coradr. G. B.
Wethniwei.
gans,
b.p
SCO gunboat 195 tons, 2. Lt. Comdr. M. H. Wildlog, Yangtze, Woodcock, gunboat, 150 tons, 2 gans, 550 h.
Lieut. Comdr. B. R. Brooke, Yangtze, Woodlark, gunboat, 150 tons, 2 guns, 550 b.r. Lient-Comdr, G. F. A. Malock, Yangt
AUSTRIAN,
Kaiserin Elisabeth, Austrian protected cruiser 4,000 Fregattenkapitan Oskar Hanss, Northern Waters Panther, third class cruiser, 1,530 tons, Fre- gatienkapitan, Theodor Skerl Ed Tun Bobmidtbeim
FRINUX.
Acheron, armoured gaubost, 1,830 tons, 9 guts,
1,700 h.p., Lieut. Bertrand, Baigon Alger, 2nd class oraiser, 4,320 tone, 22 gans.
5,100 h.p. Commander Fournier, H.kong Alouette, ganbost, 506 tons, 7 gans, 400 hp
Commander Badia, Baigon
Argue,
river gunboat, 180 tons, 6 guns, 570 h.p., Lieut, Andonard, Baionnette, gunboat.
Cimeterre, gunboat, 140 tons, Reserve, Saigon Caronaide, gunboat, 181 tons, Reserve, Baigor Décidée, ganbest, 630 tons, 10 guns, 900 h.p.
de Linares, Shanghai Lisat, de Dupleix, armoured oraiser, 7,678 tons, 28 guns,
17,000 b.p.
Dessin, armoured oralser, 7,57 8 tons, 26 gans,
17,000 p D'Therville gunbeat Estoc, gunboat, 141 tone, Reserve, Haiphong Estorgeou, sub-marine, 70 tons, 60 h.p., Lieut
Combet, Balgon
Johu A, Hoogewerff, Manila Holons gaabost, 1.382 tons, Comdr. Renhon
O. Biller, shanghai
Mindoro, gunboat, Lieut. George M. Baum Mohicas (station ship). Commander G. R
Baliabary
Olongapo Monterey, mouitor, 4,000 tons, Lt. D. W, Toli
Now Oceans, oraiser, 3,430 tons, Comdr. Roger Nanshan, transport, 1,577 tous, W.D. Pardeaux
Welles New York, cruiser (flagship), Comdr. J. P
Jayne Paragusy, gunboat, Ensiga Roy L. Lawasa Pennsylvania, armoured braiser, 13,680 tous
Capt. A. Ward Pemper, collier, 1,800 tons, James D. Linett, Porpoise, 125 tons, 189 hp., Ens. Kanne
Whiting
Stolt. Rainbow, oraiser, 6,026 tons Comir. A. Shark, 125 tons, 180 hp. Ensign Theodore Gf Samar, gunboat, Ensign W. C. I. Stiles
Ellyson
C.
Villalobos, gunboat, 370 tons, Lt A. Adfeasi Wilmington, gaubost, 1990, Comdr. G.
Sailsbary Hongkong
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
Hongkong Observatory, June 8th. -
Provions On Date On
Day
Temperature
R
INTERNATIONAL ROWING.
London, May 25th, Jenus College, Cambridge, beat a picked Belgian eight at Ghent, over a course similar to that of Honley, by three lengths. The time was 6 minutes 43 seconds.
Great interest has boon displayed in the avont in both countries, and there were 60,000 spectatore,
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,
HALF-TEARLY GENERAL MEETING.
fish were not encouraging, bat as strengons sargoes of efforts were made to attract wheat and four, the quantity of cargo handled was fairly good. The number of passengers from Hongkong and Shanghai has somewhat increased.
Cargoes
between
Japan and Anstralia Rs well as intermediate ports have increased in general. Especially wool and manure from Australia to Japan has greatly augmented re- taras. The number of passengers carried has also increased.
With the development of trade between Japan and India the cargoes from Japan ars gradually increasing and the exports from Hongkong are also maintaining activity. On homeward runs, the quantity of raw cotton for Japan and China bas reached fairly large figures, but is somewhat smaller when compared with the corresponding period of last year.
FOR CHINA, JAPAN, COREA, INDO-CHINA, SIAM, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, MALAY STATES, NETHERLANDS INDIA,
PHILIPPINES, BORNEO, ETC.
British French
NAVAL. SQUADRONS
German Austrian
United Blates Гарипове Siamese Italian
OFFICERS OF COAST AND RIVER STEAKER, The Book is printed from New Type specially
The DIRECTORY movers the whole of the ports and cities of the Far East, from Nether- Inda Fadia to Siharia, in which Europeans reside. Not only is the Directory na full and complete in each case as it can be made, bat each Colony. Port, or Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIP
carefully revised each year, most of TION, which will serve as Recurate Guides on rearsed for the purpose, and uniformity in every The features in the 1911 Edition are the Tocater, giving every detail in connexion with arrangement grantly facilitates reference.
TRADES and LISTS of CLASSIFIED the places, their fistory, Topography, wc, Se. The Information in these Descriptions, con-
the larger Commercial aleting of a hundred interesting-articles, packed PROFESSIONS at
The with fasts concisely set out, and containing antres.
of RESIDENTS slatistics of the TRADE of each Country and Port, would alone suffice to all a cargo volume ALPHABETICAL LIST
20,000 FOREIGNERS, Royal Octavo-Complete with Fifteen Maps, contains the memes of over ad Plans, 1,832 $10.00. Diretory only
marefully arrangal, with the Initials a well as PIX 862, 56.5
the Surnames in strictly Alphabetiml Order,
that any name enn be found instantly,
The Directories and Descriptions are of
CHINA Seochow
Peking Tientsin Peitaiko
Canton
Chiakiang Whsnipe Nanking Kowloon Wnku Ispp Kewklang Samshai
Hankow Kengmoon
Yochow Naaning
Wnchowfu
Chinwangtao Taku Antang Manchurian
Trade Centres Shasi Now hwang Tairon Port Arthur Chefoo
Weihsiwei Kisoshan
Makron
Shanghai
As mentioned above, the business in the term expenditure of the Company has the under review was fairly favourable on the whole, while been curtailed through several changes of ar- rangements, fairly favourable results have been schieved in financial matters. Owing to the decrease
ase of the Navigation Encouragement Subsidy under the Navi ution Encouragement Low, the secounts of income and expenditure are about the same as those of the corresponding. Tainaafu
hors Ten The half-yearly general meeting of the Nippon period of last year, viz-The gross income i
to Yen Yasen Kai-ho was held at the Company's officos Yez 13,849,641 and gross
whon the business (9,787,676, leaving a balaves amon in Tokyo, recently, report and statement of scoounts were present od and approved. The report states:
e number of steamers on both foreign and The coastal services owned by the Company is 69, tounage of ever 281,000 tone, those entrusted to the Comp ny (Volunteer Fleet 8 of over 31,000 tons, while Bumber steamer*}
bonnage
of obartered stasmers number 12. The
the period was transported during cargo 1,560,000 and the number of passengers carried over 75.000, the milonge navigated reaching over.
the coasting 1.450,000. Fight prospects on lines have not yet besome active, but a fair dehoning amount of cargoes have been carried some increase sa compared with the correspond ing perid of the previous year. Freight ratos
with
4,66,965. Of the shore Yen 1,915,225 is to be placed to the Rasarvo fand and Yan 429 304, to the fund for the Depreciation of Buildings prescribed in the Company's contract of Associa in, the net profit available for distribution standing at Yon 1,717,433.
HŨNGKONG TIDE TABLE. From Jane 9th to 15th, 1911. HIGH WAER.
Dlays of
Montle
Height.
Kwangchanwan
gking Pakhoi Hangchow Heihow
Imagchow Ningpo Wêncho Méngtzar Santu Foochow
Amoy
Swatow
Hokow Szemao
JAPAN AND FORMOSA
Osaka
Keelung Tainanfa
Takow
Mon Nagasaki Hakodate Auping
Tokyo Yokohama Hyogo Kobe. Shimonoseki Tamsai
EASTERN BLEERIA
Vladivostock
Nicojowak
CHOSET Wonsag
Ецвал
Pingyang
Mokyo Chinnompo Songchin
HONGKONG AND ITS DEPENDENCIES.
Seoul Chemulpo
LOW WATER.
Kunsan
'kong
H'kong
MACAO FRENCH INDO-CHINA:
Mean
Mean
Hanci
Time.
Time,
b. m.
ft. in.
h.
位
it, in
4m 1 4
2 5
Anusm Hue Haiphong Tonkin Provinces Quinhos PHILIPPINES
Iloilo Manila
2 31
311
1 342
BORNEO Labuan
BANGKOK
*
had to be reduced owing to the competition of other lines and the railway. The number of
9 7 35 Fri. Date passengers increased on the Formosan, and Karafato (aghalion) service, but a decrease on
8 45 all other routes as noted.
11m 8.6 Business had been fairly stive in the far sat. Eastern service, but oing to the prevalenes of
26 11 8 plague is Manchuria several ports in North Sun.
10 27 China and Korea were not touched at, and the number of passengers and the quantity of on. cargoes were both adversely affected.
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Saigon Montonim, armoured cruiser, (Jugahip) 9,367 toms, 38 guns, 18,600 h.p., Rear Admiral de la Croix de Castries (Commander-in- Chief)
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