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INTIMATIONS

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.

VICTOR RECORDS

RECORDS

JUNE

THE

OF QUALITY.

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.

Messrs. Vernon & Smivih in their we.kly share report dated the 8th June, 1917, state

Our last report was dated 1st Mar and we have to record another week of allness and inactivity in our local mar

Prices show little change on the week, but the volume of business, both for cash and forward delivery, has bec

very small indeed

Shanghai, in consequence of the politi cal troubles in the North, has been very

Singapore is also very quiet and

SUPPLEMENT ket for Rubber shares is slightly in

JUST RECEIVED.

Give us a call and make your selection.

EXCLUSIVE AGENTS:

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IN THE

"Mattamac"

FEATHERWEIGHT

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The Mattamac Stormproof Coat is exceptionally light in weight, yet intensely strong and durable, absolutely waterproof, aartly cut, and thoroughly well made. First Grade $20.00 Each.

MACKINTOSH

CO., LTD.,

our of buyers.

SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH, 1917.

COMPANY MEETING SOENGET RAMPAH RUBBER AND COCONUT PLANTATIONS

The second annual ordinary general meeting of the Spongei Rampah Rubber and Coconut Plantations Company, Ltd. was held at 4, Lloyd's Avenue, London EC

Mr. Herbers Pincknow (chairman of the company), who presided, suid. The net profit shown amounts to £7,420 7 Id, which compares favourably with the net profit of 3,093 made last year. This figure is arrived at after writing off de preciation of buildings, machinery and furniture, all the coast advances and aroruiting expenditure in respect of fav coolies obtained from Java during the year, also all other items properly charge. able to revenus Buildings, and machinery account now stands at £5,654 The policy of the board has been to write off all permanent buildings in ten years and semi-permanent buildings in five years The all-in cost of the rubber works out at is 11d, or, including the capital expenditure charged to revenue, 18 5.901. The gross average realised for the rubber sold is 25. 5.45 d, go that, dnducting the total expenditure of 18 5.86d, a prot of 11,59d per lb is shown. You will

The following are our to-day's wired

quotations

Alor Gajahs

Ayer Panas

Glenenlys

14.10. 11:60 250

Kedahe

4.40

Kempas

8.00

Mulaka Pindus

Malakoffs

Now Serendahy

2-70 4.15 4.30

Bundyerofts -Ki

Tapahsten 20.00

Plantation Rubber in London is quoted motion that the whole of the London 9/11 Bar Silver is quoted 38) Stepenses depreciation of buildings, etc. ling TT is 3/4 Singapore TT. isis horne by rubber revinne, whereas 102 Shanghai 1.T. is nominal at 40 rubber capital account and the coconut and the Bank's buying rate for 3d/s bill ren might fairly have borne their pro fe nominal at 674.

portion of these charges, but your direc- BANKA-Hongkong and Shanghai show tors consider it better to adopt a coure no alteration. No business is reported, vative policy and write off a considerable and price remains at 8705 nominal portion of capital expenditure to revenue. MAZANE INSURANCES, A few Unions With the fo.b. costs of the estate reduced have been done at 8870, and smell sales from 18. 2.31d for 1918 to 18. 0.19d for of Cantons have been made at out 301816, I think we may be satisfied with Yangtszes have dropped to a noming the remits of last season. The amount quotation of $200 with ex 7 North charged to capital account for last year Chinas also nominal at The. 150. His £1,039, which compares with an es BIRE INSURANCES. Hongkong Fires as have come to business at $327, and this due to heavier expenditure than we remains the nominal quotation. China anticipated on draming the coconut Fires are wanted at $140

plantation. We hope to have the estate SHIPPING There has been an improved thoroughly well drained before the can deanand for Dougleses and buyers offer

of the year. We propose te pince £2,000 $84, with very few shares coming out of the profit to development reserve Indo- Chinas have been steady with sales account, and the balance-shent, will then at $1073 and $108, and at the latter rate on the issued capital and reserve a few shares are obtainable Starre practically equivalent to the value Ferries are better, with buyers at $20 of the property account is shown. Con but no business reported Steamboats are unchanged at $173 buyers, but sellers sidering that this is a young estate, and are not in evidence at the rate, that capital expenditure has been met OILS-No sales are reported Shells out of revenue, I think the balance sheet can be got at 109) which, with present shows a good position. The figures be high exchange, equals only about $45. fore you may be subject to exocas profits Urals are quoted at 34 nominal. Langduty in respect of the past year, but the kats have buyers at Tla 17, but no assessment has not yet been made. It will

business has resulted.

REFINERIES Sales of China Sugars are reported at $103 and there are further sellers Malabons could be placed at $30, but shares seem scarce at this price

only be a small amount.ter

CROP FLOURES AND EXPENDITURE /

Men's Wear Specialists DOCKS, WHARVES AND GopowNs-Hong-acred 6 years old, whilst 50 acres of

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THE

BEST

TaL636.

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[103

the latter figure more shares are wanted Shanghai Docks are quoted at Tis, nominal, with no sales reported,

Kailane could be placed at 32

STIMULANT-bs were done at 82.45 and there

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CIGARETTES.

SOLD EVERYWHERE.

ure probable buyers at 32.40 Tronohs have come to business at 265 8d. and more shares could probably be placed at a

little less)

I

the rubber acreage, which will be in full

MUKDEN

OF

CENTRE EXPRESS-TRAIN ACTIVITY IMPORTANT TINE-TABLE ALTERA TIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS. Important alterations in the time tables of the South Manchuria Railway came into operation on the 1st mit

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS

-CORPS ORDERS BY MAJOR D, MACDONALD,, V-D:

APPOINTMENT.

ILE. the Governor has been plonsed to.

to be Temporary Commandant of the appoint. Major D. Macdonald, V.D., Hongkong Volunteer Corps, with of ect from 23rd May, 1917.

The weekly north-bound express still leaves Dairen on Thursday afternoons No. but at 5 o'clock instead of at 420, making den Line train-de-luxe for Tientsin, and good connections with the Peking Muk Feking at Mukden, the Manchuria Chosen express for Seoul and Japan at Makdea, and the Trans-Siberian Expres for Harbin and Europe at Changchun.

The weekly south-bound express leaves Changchun at 7.30 p... on Thursday making good connections at Mukden similar to the north-bound express), and arrives at Dairen at 11 o'clock on Fri- day mornings, just one hour before the departure of the S. M.R. mail steamer for

inglup and Shanghaize

The Manchuria Chosen weekly expres leaves Mukden for Seoul and Japan it 3 o'clock on Friday mornings, 35 minutes after the arrival of the express from Changchun and 3 hours and 20 minutes

of the train de luxe f arrival of the tr after the

Manchuria

frem

No.

No.

To

1410 Pic.-H. Archie is permitted to rusign, on leaving the Colony, dated. 30th May yo

1917

MULRAVEN

1818 Gr. E. J. Edwards is granted 6 weeks leave from 13th July, 1817-

1888 Spr, W. Brown is granted 1 month's leave from 10th July, 1917. be Sergeant, dated 1st June, 1917:--- No. 924 Acting Sergeant M. Manuk To be Corporal, dated 1st June, 1917-

No. 1200 Acting Corporal ATJ. Martina N

AVANJA STRENGTH A

from the strength of the Corps dated The leave granted to No, 1771 Pto. C. C. Boyd having expired, he is removed. * ist June, 1917.

CARE OF ARME

Members of the Corps are reminded that

wire gauze is to be used on pull- throughs only for r removing hard fouling or tust. For the ordinary cleaninga, pull-throughs are to ba used without wire gauze.

PARADES.

Poking and Tlentin chubin-Chosen

The coming soul arrives at press from Japan Mukden at 12:30, on Friday morning (half-an-hour after Thursday midnight), and, after making good connection with the Trans- the Peking-Mudken Line train-de-luxe, proceeds to connect angchun Monday, 11th inst Siberiau express at Changchun,...

I should be noted that all the express trains from every direction connect at Travellers from Dairen will ha glad to Mukden at about the same time. Sup

Considerably learn that the new Limetable introduces some changes which make for their convenience,

The daily morning train for the leaves Dairen at 10 o'clock instong of at 9 o'clock, which will obviate the pre- sent-time rush through breakfast and packing; while the daily evening train will leave ac 8.o'clock instead of 7 o'clock, this allowing traveller to have their dinners at a convenient hour before start ing upon their journey The only in convenient but unavoidable hour in this change is the arrival of the evening, min at Mukden from Dairen at 9.20, but ar rangements can easily be made for a late dinner at the Yamato Hotel (which ad- joins the Mukden Railway Station) by telegraph the notifying the conductor of the train early requirements ahead. in the day so that he may teleg

train, the incoming daily morning which leaves Changchun at noon and Mukden at 9.50 p.m., arrives at Dairen at 8 o'clock in the morning; while the chun at 11 pim. and Mukden at 9.05 m.. daily evening train, which leaves Chang- reaches Dairen at 8:10 pm, in time for dinner at the Yamato Hotel

The management has not been able to see its way yet to attach a dining-car to is done on the Mukdea-Antung Lino but the sleeping cars attached to the ordnery

in the Dairen

evening rains arriving at Dairen in the moming

d popular du and leaving.

cach way in, day Eight and nine trains they have been retained,

proved so beneficial and

have that

5.10 p.m Contre Section M.G. Co, at Kowloon Dock Tests of Elemen- tary training Hongkong residents proceed by launch from Status Wharf at 4.30 pm

5.30 p.m. Artillery Battery ate

Bolchers Battery, pe 6.30 p.m. Left Section M.G. Co and Civil Service Co. at Headquarters ander unit Commanders, Testo of Elementary training. 5:30 pm Right Section M.G. Co, and Scouts Co. o Murray Parade Ground under unit Commandera. Aiming Instruction and Firing In- struction

5.30 pm Mounted Section at Jockey

Club Stables,

5.30 p.m. Recruits of all units on Murray Parade Ground under Cpls. Grimes, Edgepmbe and Edmonds Tuesday, 12th inst.

7.30 am. Belchers 0 Section at

Belchers Battery. 5.40 p.m. Artillery. Battery et

Belchers Battery

5.30 pm. Stretcher Bearer Section at

Headquarters.

0.15 p.ro. Signalling Section:"A"

class, at Happy Valley Wednesday, 18th inst.→→→

5.15 p.m. Centre Section and Left Service, M.G. Co, and Civil Service Co. under unit Commanders at

carlo Football Ground Happy Valley Tests of Elementary train ing Kowloon residents parade on the Football Ground at 5.30 p.m.

B 5.30 p.m. bigalling Section:

class at RA Theatre.

5.30 pm Mounted Section at Jockey 1 Stables.

Thursday, 14th inst

are still being run between Tashihchino junction, on the main line, and New- chwang and five-trains each way per day between Dairen and Port Arthur, with 6.30 p. Artillery Battery but little alteration in the times of the last year or two.

Office time-tables and pocket folders can be obtained gratis from the offices and agencies of Messrs, Thos. Cook & Son and the International Sleeping Car

Belchers Battery

Friday, 15th inst

at

7.30 am. Belchers 6" Section at

Bolchers Battery

ESTIMATES. VND The average rubber crop worked out. about 205 lbs per more from the 700 kong and Whampoa Docks have been the 1910 planting gave 150 lbs. per acre, quiet and, after a few sales at $192, and 40 acres of the 1911 planting gave buyers only offer $121. Kowloon Wharves 103 ibs, per acre. The estimated capital have been done at 876 and 875 and at expenditure for 1917 is £8,000, of which the ordinary trains on the main line, as Courts of Justice and procted by

approximately £1,000 will be required for the rubber area and £4.00 for coco nuts. In the year of 1918 a further sum of £1,000 will probably be required for bearing at a cost of about £40an sere, The coconut area will require a total sum of £1,000 during the years 1918 18-20, when the acreage will have cost £ib per LANDS HOTELS AND BUILDINGS. With ere, and should then give a small pro the exception of sales of Humphreys at These acreage costs are arrived at on the 26.30 and 36.35, nothing has been done in assumption that all expenditure is charg- this market West Points are wanted at ed to capital account, but if it is charged $75, and Hotels at $100 Lands are against revenue, taking into considera nominal at 805, and Centrals at $99. tion the 23.000 placed to reserve, the Kowloon Lands are unchanged and cost will work out at about £35 per plant nominal at $93.

Med tere. Owing to the Treasury restric COTTON MILLS. In consequence of the tions we cannot make a further issue of "depression in the North, no sales are re shares during the war, but we have made ported. Kungyiks are wanted at Tea.rangements whereby we can obtain ac 14, but Shanghai Cottons are on offer at commodation, so that it will not be Tls 121 Ewes are nominal at Tls. 150 necessary for us to provide for all the and Yangtzepoos at The 5.70

expenditure out of profits. There will. 1SCELLANEOUS,Cements have been of course, be a certain amount coming quiet, a few small sales have been made in from the increasing quantities of at $7 and they close with buyers at coconuts. From the 33 acres of coconuts $7.70. Tramways have been done at 26.50, 54 years old, now partly in hearing, we and shares are wanted at $6.40. China obtained last year 5.723 nuts, and shell Brtneos and China Providents are get about 20,000 this year. As regards nominal at $7 and 28 respectively. Sales rubber, the estimates for 1917 shows that of Electrics are reported at $49 and more a crop of 200,000 lbs. may be expected, at shares could be placed, Roper have been a cost of about 10d. per lb. £ob The sold at 87 and there are further buyers crop harvested for the first three months Small sales of China Lights have been of the year amounts to 9,727 lbs; made at $4 Dairy Farms are nominal against 29,280 lbs, for the same period in. at 823

MEHO Next Settlement Day, 29 June.

28th

ASSESSMENTS

HONGKONG'S.

The following report on the assessment for the year 1917-1818 was laid on the table at the meeting of the Legislative Council on Thursday

FORWARD SALES,

During last year two forward sales were made, one for 2 tons a month for July December, 1918, at 2. d. per lb., or about 28, 8d on the market here, and another for 2 tons a month, delivery No ember, 1916-October, 1917, at 28, 2d, per lb. or about 28 ad per lb, here, both sales being made fob Sumatra port, Our policy is to sell a portion of our forward. On the advice of Mr W His Excellency the Governor in Cour Percy Pinckney, our managing director cil, under Section 8 of the Bating Or the East, we have appointed Harri- dinance No. 8 of 1901, ordered the exist ing valuation for 1916-1917 to be adopted as the Valuation for 1917-1018 During the past year no general Assessment has been made, the difference in Rateable The report and accounts were adopted

Value being the result of In

ments and Apperis

The following Table gives a comparison

of the Assessments for 3916-1917 and 1917 1918 1

Valuation Valuation District 1916-1917 1917 1918 Increase The City of

Victorie, $11,687,605 $11,766,775 $19,170 Hill District

crop

sona & Crosfield our Eastern agents, and they will now entirely supervise our catate

unanimously

DREAM RESTORES SPEECH,

The power of specch, which had left him for ten weeks, has been restored to Private George Ferguson, Black Watch Private Ferguson in a dream in Lon- den Hospital, thought he was once more in the charge in which he lost his speech as a result of a shell shock He saw 011,320 16,802 the incident of the battle re enacted, and Udreamt that a big German was lowering over him about to run him through with and Kowloon Villages 1,650, 063 1,712,058 31,995 his bayonet. The excitement of the The Rateable Value of the Colony of dream, says the Finaggi Herald, was Hongkong in each of the ten years from sufficient to cause Ferguson to raise him. 1608-1909 to 1917-1918 inclusive is given to his bed and shout loud. He as under

and I'kong Villages 914,518 Kowloon Point.

1908-09. 1909-10;

$10,616,753 10,750,902 11,082, 179 11,161,300 12312206

1910-71)

1911-12

1912,13

1013-14

1914-15

14,410,103

1915-10

14.287,295

1916-17,

1917-18,

282-186 14,410,183

HONGKONG RESERVE. ORDERS BY MAJOR WAKEMAN, O,C1, H.K.T-R.

DETAIL

On duty from the morning of Sunday,

6.30 p.m. Recruits of all units on Murray Parade Ground. 0.8.M Witchell, Corpls, Grimes and Edg curabe will attend.

N 5,30 p. Centre and Left Beotions M.G. Co. and Civil Service Co. at Headquarters under unit Com manders Tests of Elementary training.ANDR

5:30 pm Signalling Section B

olass at R. A Theatre, 5.30 p.m. Artillery Battery

Belchers Battery,

10th June, to the morning of Sunday, 17th June-HK.V.CATHER Next for duty B Co-H.K.V.R Orderly Ollicer End-Lieut. G. C. Moxon. PARADES PUR THE WEEK ENDING 16TH JUNE, On duty 10th inat-Centre Sec. M.G. Co. Monday, 11th inst

Recruits on the Cricket Ground at

15 p.m. under Instructor Sergt. Oxberry Dres: Drill order. Signalling Section: "A" and "B" Classes at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.15 p.m., and C Clam at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.30 bm Dress Clean fatigue. Machine-gun Section at Wellington Barracks at 8.15 p.m. Dress: Clean fatigue, Mounted Section at Polo Ground at

5.30 p.m. Dress Drill order. Tuesday 12th inst

A and B Co on the road outside the Orderly Room at 5.16

Kowloon and Taikeo Rections on the ** Polo Ground * 5.30 p.m... Dress.

Drill order.

11th

12th

Right Beo, MG Ca Ecouts Co.

18th

14th

Civil Service Co

1th

18th

-Centre Bea M.G. Co. Right Sec. M.G. Co

Orderly Officer from 10th to 16th inst

Captain Preston,

G. E. STEWART, Capt.,

Adjutant, E.K.V.0 Hongkong, 8th June, 1917,

ST JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT.

YMCA DIVISION. June 12th

Tuesday,

p.m. First Aid Practice, 9 pm Squad and Stretcher Dill. Thursday, June 14th -

8 p.m. First Aid Practice.

pm. Squad and Biretcher Drill

BAININGPON DIVISION, Monday, June 11th

Stretcher Drill. 7pm, Sated and

June 12th Tuesday,

416 pm First Aid Lecture for Re- cruits, by Surgeon Lim. Trained Members may attend

Wednesday, 13th ind

Recruits on the Cricket Ground at 5.15% pan. under Instructor Sergt. Oxberry Dress Drill order, Thursday, 14th inst

Signalling Section: The whole sec

tion will parade at Happy Villey for Station Work Fall in at Monument 5.30 p.m. Dreas: Clean Wednesday, June 18th fatigue,

pim Gymnasium Bandage Practice,

4.15

Bargeon

Machine gun Section at Wellington Friday, June Lecture by Sargrow

Barracks at 5.15 p.m. Drese: Clean fatigue

Mounted Section at Polo Ground at

5.30 p.m. Dress: Drill order Friday, 18th inst, -- T

Con, and recruits on the road outside the Orderly Room

at 6.15 p.ms

p.m. First Aid |

Stretcher Drill 7pm. Squad and

QUELN'S COLLEGE DIVISION: Monday, June 13th

12:30 pm First And Class for Recruite,

Corp Kong in charge, Wednesday June 13th

Kowloon &in Taikoo Bections on the nanumy

Polo Ground at 5.30 p.m. Dress Drill order.

laturday, 16th inst, nel.

June 14th

4.20 p.m. Squad and Stretcher Drill Friday, June 16th

4.20 p.m Firat Aid Class for Recruits, Corp. Kong in charge

knew then that he had recovered speech, and was naturally overjoyed. In con versation with a press representative who visited the young soldier in his home Private Ferguson remarked: couldn't believe it. I just thought I was No. 627 Pie J Ince is permitted to Friday, June 15th

The

back at the old spot, and the whole affair was as clear as the actual battle. nurses and others were as surprised as Thyself when 1houted

MEN STRENGTH.

resign on leaving the Colony

(530. CRAMPRIN, Capt...

Adjutant, B.K.VR Hongkong, sin Jin, 1817.

VICTORIA DIVISION,

5.15 p.m. Baudage Practice.

(8gd) E BAPES, (Omeor in Charge of District).

Hongkong, June 9th, 1917