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THE N. C. D. News says that Mr. Bennet Dur HONGKONGR leigh, the famous correspondent of the Daily Tigraph, has bought the steamer: Samson from the Shanghai Tug and Lighter Co., Ld. The price is said to have been Tis. 100,000. The Samion was built in Shanghal by Messrs. Boyd & Co., Ld., in 1892, and is of 233 tons gross register and 65 K. H. P.

A Straits Ficha télegrum of 14th inst, annoucas that Mr. Tan Jiak Kim has issued a circular letter requesting contributions from non Europeans for the Straits Medicil College.. The sum of $71.000 is required. The Govern ment agrees to pay $13,200 annually for salaries and upkeep if Mr. Tan Jink Kim raises $71,000 for the establishment of the College.

THE first issue of a monthly magazine entitled, The Victoria Recreation Club Magasine; a ricord of Local Sport, is now in the hands of the printers and will be published about the middle of next month, Subscription, $2.50 per year. Intending subscribers are requested to send in their names to the Hon. Secretary, Victoria Recreation Club as soon as possible.

The Cantonese officials at Peking have receiv

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY,

TEOROLOGICAL

A NEW CODE.

!

We have received from the longkong Observatory a new code of meteorological: signals which comes into force at Hongkong on New Year's Day. They are the same as those at present in use at Shanghai, and will be hoisted on the mast beside the time-ball at Kowloon Point for the information of masters of vessels leaving the port. They do sot neces

OCTOBER 29, 1904.

SHARE QUOTATIONS: Supplied by Mere. BENJAMIN, KELLY & POTTS Conected to noon; later alterations given under

STOCKS,

BANKR

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, ...

National Bank of China, Limited..

MARINE INSURANCES. Canton Ipurance Office, Limited

sarily imply that bad weather is expected. The China Traders' Insurance Company, Limited signals are as follows;—

A cone point upwards ludicates a typhoon to North China Insurance Company, Limited the North of the Colony,

Colony.

el an urgent message from their fellow pro-dicates a typhoon to the North-East of the vincials, stating that the Kwangsi rebellion has io spread that it affects the situation in Kwang- Nng, etc. Consequently, they have, through Minister Tai Shao Hui, informed the Governor ef Kwangtung to take the necessary steps for the safe-guarding of Kwangtung.-Eastern Times.

THERE is some public indignation at Honolulu owing to the fact that the new P.M. steamer Banchuria, when she recently arrived on her maiden voyage to the Orient, was unable to enter the harbour, being too deep in the water. The situation is one that has been long fore- seen, and local papers all comment on the failure of Congress to provide for harbour dredging.

THE 6.s. Courtfield of the South Africa lines left here on Thursday, under the pilotage of Mr. A. S. Warner, second officer of the wreck- ed steamer Swanley, to take the coolies of the Jalter steamer from Seraia island on to Dur- lan route. No reports of any sickness or fatal- ities among the coolies have been received here, during their sojourn in their temporary kome on Seraia.

AN extraordinary general meeting of share. holders in Messrs. S. C. Farnham, Boyd and Company, Limited, was held at the offices, Shanghai, on Wednesday, to confirm the tesolutions passed at the previous meeting. These motions were confirmed, and the Chair. man announced that Mr. J. R. Twentyman left for England on the 8th inst. to arrange the

business in London.

Af the Civil Summary Court on Thursday, the

A drum indicates a typhoon to the East of the Colony.

A cone point dowawards and dam below. indicates a typhoon to the South-East of the

Colony,

A cone point downwards indicates a typhoon to the South of the Colony.

À cone point downwards and ball below indicates a typhoon to the South-West of the Colony,

A ball indicates a typhoon to the West of the Colony.

Yangtszé Insurance Association, Limited

FIRE INSURANCES. China Fire Insurance Company, Limited Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited.....

SHIPPING, TUG AND CARGO BOATS. China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited....... Douglas Steamship Company, Limited.

Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co., Ld.....

Indo-China Steam Navigation Company, Limited ... 60,000 Shanghai Tug and Lighter Company, Limited. 200,000 Tis. 50 Tis. 50

(Preference) 100,000)

A cone point upwards and ball below indicates Straits Steamship Company, Limiled..

Commercial Intelligence, page 54

́LAST DIVIDEND.

Interim of Th 2 for 1904

Interim of 1 (Coupon No. 4 for 1903

1 Sago & b. 20 cts. í

ryear ending 30.4

de mest aver

$291 buyers

$130) buyers Tis 48 buyers

Tis: 471 buyers 13/5 buyers.

530

Siso sellere

AFRÓXIMATE

NO. OF SHARES.

POSITION 'A'S PER LAST REPORT.

VALUE. PAID UP.

QUOTATIONS.

RESERVE.

AT WORKING ACCOUNT.

80,000

#$135% -$125.

1,000,000 $7,000,000

Div. of £600

@ exchan

:1,493,554

$1641 for first half-yea

(5695 buyers.

London (59)

99,925

£7 £7.

Sat,668.

Si (London 3/6) for 1903;

%"

$19

10,000

$150

·S5a

$1,400,0

$130,494

$17 for 1903

61%

Sacs sellers

81,739)

$900,000

24,000 $83-33

sa

SIS1,992

NIL

$4 for year ended

61%

561

10,000

Th31,850 $1,850,000

Tis, 217,119 Final of 4- making 14/- for 190

Tis, & buyers

20,000

A cone point upwards and drum below in- | Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited .........

10,000

$150

$100

$372,749

$2,078,997

$35 for 1903

16jo buyers

5893 1 -5846,773)

8,000 $100

$60

$700,000

-$37,704

$486,284

$12 for 1902

81%

Sigo

$1,000,000

20,000

$100

$10

$135,675

$319,047

$6 dividend & $ bonus for 1902.

8%

5go buyers

$,000 $250

$50

$71561) $1,17288

$371,110

$az] for 1902..

64%

$335 buyers

30,000

15.

525

none.

Dr.

3.123

$5 for 1900

Saç tellers

20,000

$50

$50

$185,000)

RIL

$3 for year ended 30.6.1903.

04%

$35 buyern).

$80,935

$250,000

80,000

$15

$5

$600,000

$16,362

Sri for first half year 1904

$157,555)

£10

£10:

£205,000)

100,010)

£5.853

10/- for 1903 @ 1/10 3/16-$5.37

The 55:54

-Do.

"Shell" Transport and Trading Company, Limited...2,000,000 "Star" Ferry Company, Limited...................................

£1 10,000 $10 10,000 $io

£400,000

£19.555

STO

$60,0x7

· ($1,80 & bi 40 cis Į

$1,287:

for

$15,093

$400,000

$21.75

5,000 $100 $100

$.IB,cro

$33,648

$5 for 2nd year, making S13 for 1903

$130,153)

Tis. 98, noo

Th: 865

Taterim of Tis, 13 for 19a4

20,000 $100 $100

7,000 7,000

$100 $:00 The so Ti, 50

Dr. $147.717 Tr573.905

TIL 100,000

150,000 50,000

£1

•18/10

£49,000

£4.873 Dr.

£7,820

No. 3 of 1/64

£4.029

16,000 Fcs. 250 Fcs. 250

30,000 $50 $50

$0.000

17,000

Fcs.1,539,6423 (Fcs. 251,337]

Fcs. 85,706

$50,9891

$18,415

Fan

$30

$25,500

$505.471

2 year 1904

$roo

$100

6,000 $61 $61

$55,500

Sit fit 1903

60002

$100 $100 2,7505 55.300 Tls, Too Tis. 100- (20,000)

Tis. 100 Tla, roa 112,000

37,000 $100 $100

2,500 TL 100 Tis, 100

$150,0,0

$4.4936

Th, 1,760.

Tis. 18 for 1993

30,000

$25

Sag 2,000 T.Tla. 5o T.Tls. so 6,000 Th. 5o. Tis 50

доле

$9.989

Tis. 41,000'

$21 for year ended 326 1-.04 sentare teen Final of Tha. 4 mating "1ls, 95br 1903 "Interim" of "Tli

81%

4....

$100,000)

12,000 $50

S100 $100 sooco

9,000 Tl, as Tle. 25 δεσ $10 150,000

6,000 $50 $30

$11,824.

$11,661

$5 for first half-year 19 4 ****

Szacro)

5500.000

*$$1,005

Tls. 13,985

T1. 680

$200,607)

59,177

none

5636

Tls. 37,634

none o

Dr.1

2,132

Interim of TIS, 38-4966

325:

Taterim of 13 for 19,

none

Tis 5,150

$50

nobe

$1,362

45,000 $50

125,200

$10

30 S10

допе

170 11,655

поде

a typhoon to the North-West of the Colony.

Red Signals indicate that the centre is believed to be more than 300 miles away fr m the Colony.

Black Signals indicate that the centre in believed to be less than 300 miles away from the Colony.

1

The above signals will, as bentofore, be boisted only when typhoons exist in such posi- tions or are moving in such directions that in. formation regarding them is considered to be of importance to the Colony or to shipping leav

Paisne Judge, (Mr. T. Sercombe Smith) pre- siding, the Nan Huns Tai firm, represes led by Mr. O. D. Thomson, sued the Wing Wo firm for the recovery of $841.5%, being balance of the price of goods sold and delivered by the plaintiffs to the defendants. There was no aping the harbour. pearance on the part of the defendants, and judgment was entered for plaintiffs for the foll amount claimed, with costs.

THE new silver mint was established by the Board of Revenue, at Tientsin some time ago, and the building for the Bureau of the mint will be finished at the beginning of the next month and the mint itself is waiting for machin. ery. However, the machinery has been con. ficated by the Russians as it was carried by, a ileamer from America which had been captur ed by the Russian Vladivostock Squadron and the Walwupu has already approached the Rus- sian Minister at Peking to get the machinery back from Vladivostock, but there is no news and that port will soon be frozen and the machinery will not be available this year. Sinwanpao.

THE German steamer Dagmar, which left Bangkok for Hongkong on Sunday morning, the Bangkok Timer of 13th inst, says, collided with the Harbour Master's steamer Phra Yam later on the same day, doing considerable damage. The Phra Yom is a new bont. launched laer year, and was lying at anchor in Koh-i-Chang harbour, when the Dagmar entered. By some miscalculation the Dagmar ran into the Phra Yom striking her abreast of the engine room. The damage is estimated at about 2,000 ticals, but was not of so norions a nature as to prevent the Phra Yom making Bangkok in enfety, Sba is now under repair at the Bangkok Dočk.

Messrs. Blackhead and Co. are building for their own use under the superintendence of Mr. James E. C. Banch, who has lately arrived from the motor works of Deimler, Berlin, for the purpose, a motor boat, on the lines of the motor-boat Phyllis, built some little time ago for work in the harbour. The new boat is to be on a largerscale, but all the interior arrange- ments will be the same as those of the Phyllis, which has so far given every satisfaction. Mr. Banch, who has had considerable experience in motor engine worke, intends to devote the whole of his attention to the building of these boats, to be placed on the market, he remaining him. self in the Colony so as to personally superin fond their building and any necessary repaira

NIGHT BIGNALS.

Two lanterns hoisted vertically indicate bad weather in the Colony and that the wind is

expected to veer.

Two lanterns boisted borizontally indicate bad weather in the Colony and that the wind is expected to back.

The signals are repeated on the flagstaff of the Godown Company at Kowloon, and also, by day only, at the Harbour Office and on H M's Receiving Ship.

LOCAL STORM-WARNING:-

The Colony itself is warned of approaching typhoons by means of the Typhoon Gun placed at the food of the maat, which is fired whenever a strong gale of wind is expected to blow here.

NOMICH BOARDI,

Notice boards are placed at:—

Joint Cable Companies' Office.

Ferry Company's Pier, Ice House Street. Blake Pier.

Post Office,

Harbour Office.

Taku Tug and Lighter Company, Limited

REFINERIES,

30,000 T.Tls. 50 T.Tls to

China Sugar Refining Company, Limited Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limi ed... Perak Sugar Cultivation Company, Limited......

MINING. Chinese Engineering and Mining Company? Ldingm: 1,000,000. Raub Australian Gold Mining Company, Limited

Société Francaise des Charbonnages du Tonkis...... Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown, Co., Ld. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, l... ...... Howarth Erskine, Limited

DOCKS, WHARVES & GODOWNS.

New Amay Dock Company, Limited...... Riley Hargreaves & Co., Limited................................

Do.

(Preference)................... S. C. Farnham, Boyd & Co., Limited.......... Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf Company ........ Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, Limited..................... Yangisze Wharf and Gotown Company. Limite

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING. Astor House Hotel Company, Limited (Shanghai)... Astor House Hotel, Limited (Tientsin) Ching Land and Finance Company, Limited Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited.........se Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co.,d... Hotel des Colonies Company, Limited (Shanghai)... Humphreys Estate & Finance Company, Limited... Kowloon Land and Building Company, Limited Shanghai Land Investment Company, Limited

Tientsin Hotel des Colónies, Limited............. Tientsin Land lavestment Company, Limited... Wei-baj-wej Land and Building Company, Limited...) West Point Building Company, Limited.............. COTTON MILLS. Ewo Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company, Ld... Hongkong Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing

Company, Limited........ International Cotton Manufacturing Company, Ld... Lacu-kung-mow Cotton Spinning & Weaving Co, Ld. Soy Chee Cotton Spinning Company, Limited......... CIGAFS AND TOBACCO COS.

Alhambra, Limited...........

Philippine Company, Limited

MISCELLANEOUS. ·

A. S, Watson & Co., Limited

IN

· 57,000 Tls. 50 | 11k. 50°

1,400 fl. 50. Tis, 50 7.726 Tis. 100 Tls. roo 3,764 Tls. 25

Tis: 25 12,500

10,500 Tis. 75Th 75

8,000 Tls, too le 100 2,000 fls, fools. 500

$200 $202 €7,500 $10

300

Shanghai-Sumatra Tobacco Company, Limited ...930,000s. 201

Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limited ........ Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited.gringe · command Central Stores, Limited'.

Do. Do.

(Founders')..... (New Issue). China-Boraco Company, Limited... China Floor Mill Co., Limited .................. Chins Light and Power Company, Limited...... China Provident Loan & Mortgage Company, 1.d.... Dairy Farm Company, Limited... E. L. Mondon, Limited ...... Fraser and Neave, Limited Geo. Fenwick & Co., Limited Green Island Cement Company, Limited...........

Tls. 201,614)

nogo пове

$235 buyers

Tis, de salón

-Tls, y sellers

$122 buyers

$271 Feller

Tis. 900,000 Tls. 487,210) Tis. 50,913) $1,550,000 Tia 6,000

-Ths. 1.456

*T 48153

Tis. 22,895

Interim of $5 for 1994 okto 53 for 1897,

T141 for year ending 309.03

No 17 of 1/48 cents...

Final of Fcs making Fes, 55 for 195

Interim of $13 for 1004

$6 dividend and $2 bonus for first ball,

Sro div. & $2 bonus for 1901/3

{$todiy, all $2k bant for 1993

157 dividend p

Tls. 7 final Tis 12 for year end. 30.4-04-

"Interim of Tls, 4 for 1904

First year-rigg?

143732:56 for and half year 1903

Interim of So for 904

Ti 0.87% for the year eiling 31.3.1904:

ents for 1993 ***

$1,60 for 1903

Interim of Fis. 3`for 1903,

564 sellers

$4.9

Sity buyers

Sigo Buy 510

Tix (77 sales

Tis.137 buyess

Tls. 135 buyera $240 sellers. Tis. 190 salon

$29 sales. Tis, 130 br The SE

15137 buyers

5 48 sellers

Tilzusalos

S124 buyers

$39 seller

Tls/115 buyers

Tis 34 buyers

Tis. 800,000

Tls. 150,0.10

1. 17,1442

Tis: $4,626

Th. 30,98

поде

*1 la..5,618

$5,5.0

13,86%

Tis, 68,774

·TIL 15,500 Th:26,389

sil

The 1091

$596

year

Interim of St) for 1904-

T4 for year ended 3

50

so cents for the year emil ng 31,754

Interim of 3% aje 1898

Interim of 4% afc 1893 un 6ong shares 4% for 1897

sho

Bris for year ending 30 4.

Fin year on

Interim of s

Final of 50 cents making SI Firk year

"6d. per ibare for-1993.

53 for:1903

(Interim of $1.20 for 100.j

|| Non® Sayauka! Sun Freferential of 7 per 60 cents for 1403 ka

The 6 for 199

None

Bo cepts for 1933 -

T5 for 1901

$2 70655 diy, and 32) bonus für-

**$3.75 for 1903

€37.15 iso for 1993

C

Final of #:) making 83, for 1903

$779

Sto

! is..30

114. 24,820) Tis: 25,000

60,0067 10000)

8,604 12/6

$10

- $10 12/6.

$25,00)

none

I 200

$io Sto

6,50

123

$15

$12

24,000

$15

༄༞་༈་

60,000

Siz

none

4,000 Tls. 50 Tls. ga

Tls: 25,000

(Th=1.942-

34,000

100,000

10 000

Sia 5:0 .571.

STO

none

$3.739

$55,000

36

$20,00

53,029

„Stt för year ending 31,7

7,00

Tis so

Tis. 50.

nose Dr. T. 153,318

je

4.500

5:0

$50

$112,500

6,000 $25

$25

$70,000.

$10,517

100,000 $10

Sto

$150,000

27,000

$10

$20

-13186,000

$13.104

**-7,000

£10

£10:

£23.109?

$67.025

(3,000)

30,009

510

$1,747

30,000

1,250

Sign

$100

$10 for year ending

5000

$15

Say..

58448

210,000 550

$50

$8,393

Sto for 1909

7.500)

$ro $10

none

51.548

7.500.

Z

1,00

$100 $100

3,500

SICO $100

Anne

$31,581

25,000 Gs. 100 GS 10

3,400 $10 4,000

папе

550

5633

1,200 $30

3,400

Ferry Company's Pier, Kowloon

WEATHER FORECASTS and BTORM- warmings are exhibited on the above boards daily about 13 mm, and sho at other hours, day or night, whenever necessary, Informa tion of importance is also issued by "Express.

THE CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL | Hall & Holtz, Limited......????? THE contract for the work of erection of the Queen Victoria Statue, the front wall, and new entrance to the British Legation, at Bangkok REGISTER is exhibited at the same places daily has been given to the lowest teaderer, Messrs. about noon. It contains observations made at | Thye Chuang & Co., contractors, whose prica is Ticals 19,800. The plans and specifications Hongkong and at a number of sutions in the have been prepared by Messrs. Mackay and Far East, together with Remarks, Weather Macarthur, Consulting Engineers, who will alud supervise the work of erection. These forecasts, and information regarding the arist plans and specifications have been arranged so snes vind movements afiyphoons based thereon.

that the work can be carried out with the funds available for the purpose, the design of gates, railings, &c. is consequently not so elaborate as could be desired j ́still the frontage, when finished, will be a vast improvement on the present one, and the handsome bronze statue will have a more siritable surting. The work will be commenced immediately, says the local

Times Anda me

SPECIAL INQUIRIES

Masters of vessels or their agents may, whenever necessary, call at the Telegraph Company's Office in Connaught Road and send telegrams to the Observatory asking for Mr. W. R. D. Beckett, H.B.M. Consul, at Bangkok, who bas for some time bepp acting special information without charge. Such

local rank of First Secretary of Legation in the

as Charge d'Affaires, here, has been given, the inquiries may also be sent from the Police Diplomatic service. The news has given gene- Station at Kowloon Foint which is connected

ral satisfaction, says the Bangkok Timas, both

on Mr. Beckett's account, and because it in with the Observatory by telephoni,

hoped the precedent will be followed later on.

It will certainly be an advantage to have more

than one member of the Diplomatic service

attached to the Legation lo Bangkok. This local rank is also conferred on the Chinone.

THE LAW OF STORNI,

**

Hongkong & China Gas Company, Limited,, Hongkong Electric Company, Limited................. Hongkong High-Level Tramways Company, L....... Hongkong Ice Company Limited Hongkong Rope Banpfacturing Company, Udu Hongkong Steam Waterboat Company, Limited... Kats Brothers, Limited....................... Lare, Crawford & Co., Limited (Shanghai)... Maatschappij tot Mijn, Bosch en Landbouwex-)|

ploitatie in Langkat...on Maynard and Company, Limited............... S. Moytris & Company, Limited. Shanghai & Hongkong Dyeing and Cleaning Co., Ld. Shanghai Gas Company, Limited Shanghai Horse Bazaar Company, Linked Shanghai Pulp and Paper Company Limited 4500 Tis:00 Tis. 100 Shanghai Waterworks Company, Limited....... Singapore Dispensary, Limited South China Morning Pos, Limited Steam Laundry Company, Limited

Straits Ice Company, fimited....... Strafte Trading Company, Limited .... Tebrau Planting Company, Limited

Further information concerning the wasther Tientsin Native City Waterworks Company

Tientsia Waterworks Company, Limited

Secretary of the British Legation at Peking to be expected while siquals are hoisted, and United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited

aud on the Japanese, Secretary of the British

Legation at Tokyo, who are both of the Con- sailing directions, are given in "The Law of Watkins, Limited,

salar service. Bul the rule is that they are firations in the Eastern 8e44,- appointed Second Secretary of Legation, and Mr. Beckalt is specially to be congratulated on his having beer given the rank of First Secre- tary at once. Mr. Beckejt has been in the Con- sufar servicália Slam since 1886, and 'was, pro- moted to be Consul in January 1897,

G. Fid

Acting Director

Hoogkong, Oblerestory, and January, 1904.

nong

10,000

2,000 $1007 250,00

30,000

2,941 Tla

1,000

9.909

100

William Powell, Limited ...

Printed and Published by Josz PRIRO"

diy and 2 bonus for 903

Interim of 24 for 199

Interim of 70 cents ***. First year

$13 for 9030

* Final'of17 muking.

3rd quarterly of?!!

↑ making só far Safor yout

Finals

at at beatae. Hata are rearache rese reachede

Tis.. 125 Pales

Tl. 12 buyers 560 sellers

Tls, 28 sellers: Sic buyers Tis, 29.

Tis gasellers

Th50

$91"

Tis by buyerA

1

513 sellers

$40 buyers

312 seller $100

58 sellem

Siz buyers

Tis: 65 buyers.

- 10 anles S

$91 buyer

374 buyer

T31/40 sellais from buyers $47 sellers

$33 Wellers

SIT buyers:

$60 buyer

10 buyers