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TELEGRAMS.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH ".

SERVICE.

Opium for China. (From Our Own Correspondent.)

BOMBAY, 29th December. The P. & O. Co.'s mail steamer left Bombay yesterday afternoon with about 648 chests of Malwa opium. Prices are as follows:---

Malwa (New)...Rs. 1,650 1,780 (Old) (Oldest) 1,850

(Reuters.)

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Liberty for Russia.

THE TSAR'S PROPOSALS.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY,

HONGKONG INVESTMENTS.

POSITION OF LOCAL STOCKS AND SH RES DURING 1904.

stood at $209, creeping up as dividend time. approached in August to $236. The rate has since gradually receded to $215, at which there are buyers,

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DECEMBER

INCREASES OF CAPITAL. The following local companies have in- creased (or are increasing) their capitals:-

A. S. Watson & Co., Ld., to $900,000 by the cretion af 30,000 new shares of $10 each ata premium of $1.

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Humphreys Estate & Finance Co., Ld., to $1,500,000 by the creation of 50,000 new shin es of $10 each at par,

Dairy Farm Co., Ld, to 1187.500 by the creation of 15,000 new shares of 73 each with $6 credited as being paid up..

29, 1904.

TANJONG PAGAR DOCK CO.

To-day's Advertisements.

THE PROPOSED EXPROPRIATION. "The Directors of the Tanjong Pagar Co. have been notified by the Secretary of State THEATRE for the Colonies that Government intends to expropriate, on terms to be mutually arranged, the property of the Company."

There has not been much change in the va- lue of the Hongkong and Kowloon What! and The following particulars regarding the posi Godown Company during the past twelve tion of the principal local stocks and shares months. When the year started they were during 1904 have been gleaned from well-fisted at $95. They rose later on to Se 14, clos- informed forces and may be accepted as abso-ing at $112. This Company in order to pay off the debentures and the overdraft with the lutely trustworthy. The market for shares in

Bank have increased their capital, and the call Hongkong companies during the first three on the new shares falls due on the 31st of this manihs of the past year was, on the whole, month. rather quiet; bat later on when the principal standing at $38 when the year opened, but balance sheets the rates gradually rose and the character of the seport issued for the year of $10 each at a premium of $10, companies began to show very improved owing to the disappointment experienced by $1,500,000 by the creation of 50,000 new shares brevity ndds to the enormous importance of

very good business was done throughout the remainder of the year, at considerably higher rates than these which prevailed at the begin. ning of 1904. Heavy buyer,speculations have been in progress resulting in very substantial profits to the lucky operators. The market, nwing to the heavy December settlemenis, tight money, and the ring selling exchange, close a little quiet, but it is confidently expected that when these troubles have passed, a further improvement will be observed in the condi- tion of the market in the early pait of next year.

BANK SHARES.

The

At the beginning of 1934, the shares of the Hongkong and hanghai Banking Corporation were quoted at $615 sellers, but in the middle of Maich they fell to 1605 ex dividend. shares have since risen considerably and are now quated at $715. The Company is said to have had large earnings during the year, especially in connection with the recently con cluded Japanese Ioans.

The National Bank of China shares have gradually improved, although not to any con siderable extent, and why reas at the beginning of the year they stood at $32.50 they are now | quoted at $39.

MARINE INSURANCES.. Owing to the splendid repor issued in the latter part of the year the shares of the Union Insurance Society of Canton have risen from $490, at which they stood in the early mouths

LONDON, 27th December. The Tsar has issued a decree declaring that, in conjunction with the undeviating maintenance and immutability of the funda- mental laws of the Empire, it is the duty of the Government to meet any change in the needs of the people which are proved to be mature; even though it involves essential innovations in legislation, the decree directs the Ministers to consider means, and the pussibility of introducing various administra tive reforms, and to report them as soon as possible; these will not involve any practical change in the system of government. The proposals include: bringing the peasant laws into conformity with the general legislation, measures to ensure the application of the law for all alike, establishing legal responsi- bility for arbitrary acts, ensuring the indequieter at $695. pendence of the courts, the extension of the powers of local institutions, and measures to make them more representative, the revision of exceptional laws against the enemies of "public order, the introduction-of-which has involved the grave extension of the discre tionary powers of the administrative authori ties, the revision of the disabilities of the natives of certain territories, and the revision of the Press laws, enabling the Press to fulfil its mission worthily in interpreting the rea sonable strivings for the advantage of Russia.

LATER.

The St. Petersburg newspapers profess al- most unqualified satisfaction with the Tsar's decree which the Novae Fremya describes as a second enfranchisement of the peasants.

CORRESPONDENCE.

· Vefa da wan ̧vicmanayily spudoren the opinions expressed by

CorrespondOTIUS 10 Tab qalaktaak.

HELP FOR THE DESTITUTE.

Work

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG TELMIRAPH." SIR,-Through the kindness of the superin- tendent of the Sailors' Home, Captain Milroy, in placing in my hands a sum of money sent to him by friends at home, I have been enabled to provide board and lodging for ten home. less and hungry men for ten days-half of whom have now gone. The men are most grateful and are showing their gratitude by keeping straight and behaving well. -not, I am sorry to say, of a remunerative kind, has been found for them and they are doing it with a will. Many people have spoken to me about the possibility of doing something for these men, and it has occurred to me that possibly some of your readers may be willing to help in providing the means to carry on this good work a little longer and so give the men a better chance. Any monies sent to me for this purpose will be used solely

for the benefit of such men and will do them

more real good than any amount of casual help. Donations will be acknowledged, with your permission, in your columns, and shall be glad to furnish particulars of cases relieved to those who help. Yours, elc.,

J. H. FRANCE. Hongkong, 29th December.

THE REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARKS,

The following telegram from Peking, dated 22nd inst., is printed in the W. C. D. News- In consequence of representations of the German, the British, the French, the Austrian Hungarian, and the Italian Ministers, the Ghinese Government has declared itself willing to take into kind consideration the proposals of the foreign Governments with regard to the trade-mark law, and has bound itself not to make any registration of trade marks

It is

before an agreement has been arrived at. officially announced, says that paper, the Chinese Government has agreed to postpone Trade-mark the enforcement of the new Regulations, until they have received further consideration. This has been done on the advice of the Austrian, British, French, Ger- map, and Italian Ministers.

THE WEATHER.

The following report is from Mr. J. 1. Plum mer, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong Obser-

vatory:-

On the 29th at 11.45 8.m. The barometer has rises slightly in Japan and fallen through out China, more particularly in the Yangtse Valley.

New Amoy Dock Company's shares were

they have been dropping a little and are nowy quoted at 527 sellers. The Company's pros pects, however, are said to be favourable.

FARNHAM, BOYD AND CO. With respect to the shares of S. C. Farnham, Boyd & Co., Ltd, they were at the beginning of the year quoted at Tis. 123. They gradually rose in public favour and there was a consider able number of transactions at intermediate rates. Towards the end of September the rate rose 10 T190 when Mr. Twentyman's scheme about the sale of the propery to a London syndicate became known. Since, however, there appeared to be several abstacles in the way of immediately finding the necessary capital in London, and as some delay in con- sequence is inevitable, the stock has suffered a reacuon. Added to these things is the fart that large quantities of shares had to be thrown on the Shanghai market by people who could not finat ce the rate, the result in the end being that the market collapsed, until the shares touched Tls. 13. The closing price is some- what better, the stock being in rather more favour with buyers and it is now quoted at Tis. 165 cash, Time shares are rather higher than the equivalent of the cash rate. Northern advices state that Tis. 173 is offering for Yarch, with no available shares at the moment.

SHANGHAI AND HONGKEW WHARF,

Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., id, to $1,000,000 by the creation of ro,000 new shares of $10 each at a premium of $30.

Green Island Cement Company, Id, to

NAVAL NOTES.

Such is the brief communication from the Managing Director of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co: received this morning, remarks the Singa- pore Free Press of the zoth inst. its very

the step to be taken in the near future. The Tanjong Pack Deck Company is unquestion ably the wealthiest industrial concern in the Straits, Not only in capital, subscribed and The following items are from the N. C. D. debenture, but also in potentiality for the good or otherwise of the Settlement of Singapore. News of 24th inst:--

Its acquisition by Government marks a new era, all the developments of which cannot be grasped at once. We may say that all the in- formation available locally is continued in the notification furnished by the courtesy of Mr. Nicholson. Presumably a local Ordinance will have to be passed, settling the terms of the pur- chase, probably also the method of raising the capital, some of the conditions under which the Government will work this huge commercial concern, whether by Fort Trust or otherwise, and the date of the final transfer. Until an Ordi. nance has been drafted there is little to be

The British

It will be learnt with much regret that H. M. S., Iphigenia, whose captain, officers, and men have made themselves so popular here during their four months' stay, leaves for Hong. kong on Tuesday, and is to be relieved by the Sirius; Captain Moore. The Andromeda has left Woosung for Weihaiwei, and the Am« phitrite has arrived there. squadron at Weihaiwei leaves that port for Hongkong early next week, only the A- dromeda remaining as guardship. The An- dromeda took up with her the six Chinese cadets who have been admitted to serve on H. M. ships on this station. It may be noted that these future Admirals with one accord had their queues removed as soon as they received their foreign kit, with which they showed them selves much delighted.

At the request of the Admiralty, the Cam- monwealth Government has agreed to co- operate in the creation of a new Naval coaling station in Australian waters. Goods Island, in Torres Straits, is the spot selected. It is close to Thursday Island, which is the northern sentinel of the Australian Commonwealth from

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said in the way of detail The first consider- tion that occurs is: Is this a move by the Imperial Government in order to carry out the Improvement of Singapore as permal Naval Base? As secondary base of the highest importance Singapore holds a re cognised place in the Empire. It has not go! a dock large enough to take in the larger war- ship, and when the Government owns it, the construction of such an important work is facilitated. So the landing and storing of coal for the Navy--although there has not been any

CITY

HALL.

RETURN OF THE LITTLE FAVOURITES.

FOR SIX NIGHTS ONLY,

POLLARD'S LILLIPUTIAN OPERA COMPANY.

TO-NIGHT (THURSDAY),

AND

TO-MORROW (FRIDAY), December 29th and poth, THE LADY SLAVEY,” SATURDAY, December 31st, and

MONDAY, January aud, (For the First-time in Hongkong),. "KING DODO.”

MATINEE SATURDAY, at 3.30 P.M., "THE LADY SLAVEY":

PRICES AS USUAL.

Box Plans at the ROBINSON PIANO Co.

[$350 Hongkong, 29th December, 1904.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"GLEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.

FROM ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO', LONDON AND STRAITS.

of 1904, to $715, closing, however, a little public indeed, the earnings were shown to be the Northern Pacific. Hitherto most of the difficulty in that matter lately-will be an im-THE Steamship'

The China Traders' Insurance Company's shares have not been dealt in to any great extent, but as this Company has also issued a favourable balance-sheet, and is expected to subinit another satisfactory one next year-that is of course, barring unforeseen accidents- the price has risen from $56 to $58

Towards the end of the year the North China Insurance Company, which subdivided their shares in the course of 1904, advanced to Tls. 100 per new share, and close at Tis. 95 seller

Those of the Yangtze Insurance Association bave also improved and while at the outset of the year they were standing at $135 they are now quoted at $150.

Another remarkable improvement in the value of shares is shown in the case of the Canton Insurance Office. While they stond at $175 when the year opened they are now quoted at $250.

FIRE INSURANCES.

In the case of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, the shares in the early part of now quoted 1994 stood at $305; they are at $335, and should no serious fire occur in the meantime, it is anticipated that this Company will be in a rasition to issue a very satisfactory

balance sheet in February,

The shares of the China Fire Insurance Company have not fuctuated much in value; Is this Company is also doing well a further advance may confidently be expected-always provided that there are no unforeseen losses in the meantime. At the beginning of the year the shares stood at $ga while now they are quoted at $o buyers.

SHIPPING SHARES

Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company-At the beginning of the year the shares of this Company were on the list at $313, hut owing to the opposition on the Canton river this stock has suffered a decline and the clesing quotation is $18.

The Indo-China Steam Navigation Com pany, influenced by good freights and profitable sales of steamers to the Japanese, have had, as far as we can see, a very good year-an excel. lent year in fact, and as no interim dividend has so far been declared the final dividend due in July is expected to be a share at least. In the beginning of the year the shares stond at $72 while now they are quoted at $127 buyers, Shares of the China and Manila Steamship Company have not attracted much attention tiis year. In the early part of 1904 rese shares were quoted at $17. They gradually crept up to $26, closing with sales at $21.

The Douglas Steamship Company's shares have not undergone any remarkable change, the rates varying between $32 and $38, and closing with buyers at $13.

"Star" Ferries, which have also shown a very good report for the year and were quoted at $338 for old and $24) for new buyers at the beginning of the year, are now being qamed at $10 and $29 respectively.

With regard to the "Shell" Transport Com pany's shares, these have been dabbled in to a considerable extent, but the rates have been rather varying. At the beginning of the year they stood at 22/6 and now they are quoted at 25 buyers ex dividend off per, share just

declared.

REFINERY SHARES

As far as the Shanghai and Hongkew Wharf Company are concerned, their shares when the year opened, were standing at 215 taels, but the report issued on the working of the Company was nonsidered satisfactory by the investing considerably smaller than usual-and some trouble was experienced is Shanghai owing 10 the subsidence of part of the Bund. The immediate result of these difficulties was seen in the falling of the share values. Closing prices, however, indicate that the shares have become a little steadier at 145 taels cum new isstre,

"HONGKONG AND KOWLOON-LANJASTOCKS.

coal required for his Majesty's ships in Anti podean waters has been procured from New Zealand, but when this new station is estab. lished Australian coal will be largely used.

RECORD SHOOTING.

Letters received from the Channel Fleet record some marvellous naval gunnery off Gibraltar. H.M.S. Cersar, during her prize firing, beat the world's naval gunnery record, firing 227 rounds and making 149 hits. This

was al

portant feature from the naval point of view. We are, however, inclined to look upon the acquisition of Tanjong Pagar as carried out mainly in the interests of the trade of the Colony. We know of no instance where the Imperial Government owns and works so es sentially commercial an undertaking as the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company. But there is ample precedent for the suggestion of a local or municipal authority exercising such control; for instance the London Water Trust, and the proposed London l'ort Harbour authe- rity. Imperial and local interests to a large extent coincide in the question of the Singa pore Harbour facilities. It is therefore ex-

tremely likely that the Colonial Office would

In the shares of the Hongkong Land Invest- ment and Agency Company, the rates have ranged between S16n and S45 during the year, closing with sellers at $147 Kowloon Land and Building Company's shares have remained more or less unchanged and very little business is being doze in this stock owing to the fact that most of the shares are held in firm hands, The closing quotation is $38 West Points which at the beginning of the year stood at 521 gradually advanced to $61, clasing at 559. Hongkong Hotel Company's stock was at $148 when the lists were published in the opening months of the year, but they fell to $132. They recovered until they were at $ 45 and closing prices are $144. The shares in Humphreys Estate and Finance Company stood at $11 for old shares when the year commenced. During the year they fluctuated a good deal and close with sellers at $tz. Shanghai Lands have record. A. B. Layton 17 hits with 18 rounds, and we have always held that by itself such could improved in value, rising from Tls. 106 to 117

COTTON 11.1.8.

All the Shanghai, mille have issued moet unsatisfactory reports, and the market has been more or less dead for these stocks. Quotations have varied very little, the closing prices being: Ewo Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company, Tis 25; Laou-kung-mow Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company, Tis 30; International Cot ton Manufacturing Company, Tis. 25: and Soy Chee Cotton Spinning Company, Tis, 150.

Hongkong Cartons which, when the year opened stood at $158, maintained their position fairly well throughout the period, at least up to the end of August, when a reaction set in and

at $37. the rate fell to $10. Closing prices are firmer

FAVOURABLE PROSPECTS

The stock of the Green Island Cement Com-

pany was quoted at $24 at the beginning of the year, and it has been largely dealt in. As high as $14 was paid for shares during the year, the closing price is $30. The prospects of this Company are said to be very good.

HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY

the rate of 9.45 rounds per miunte per gun, with 6.2 hits per minute per gun. The Cesar carries 12 six-inch guns and four 12-inch guns. Each six-inch gun was allowed two minutes to fire at a target made of canvas jofi square, the range being 1,oco yards, extending to 1,600 yards. Last year the Majestie's record of 88 hits with 153 rounds was considered remarkably good, but the previous world's record was held by H.M.S. Ocean, with 4.8 hits per minute per gun. Sergt. Wall, Royal Marine Artillery, serving on the Cortar, made 18 hits with 22 rounds in two minutes--a world's Petty Officer Sherwin 17 hits with 2 rounds, All these are fine performances.

TRAINING SEAMEN GUNNERS. The revised schemic of training seiman gun

pers is working very well. According to reports received at home from various stations abroad it seems that although the new methods are in their infancy, they are already beginning to effect an improvement in the marksmanship of the fleets. Never, in the history of the Yavy, have the targets suffered so much during prize-firing as now. Before long, good, shoot. ing will become as natural as indifferent, or even bad, shooting has been in the past.

It is interesting to note that, according to the Naval Annual for 1901, during the Naval manupvres of the previous year, H.M.S. Mi- nerva got among a fleet of fishing-boats off the west coast of Ireland, mistook them for tur- pedo-boats, remained among them for "some hours," considered herself torpedoed, declared herself out of action, and, playing the game in shares have been in good demand throughout

a nobly conscientious spirit, proceeded to Mil. the past twelve months and as the future of the Company is exceedingly bright and promising ford to place herself at the disposal of the um- there may be a further rise in the shares, pires. During the same manoeuvres, on the same authority, a destroyer is said 10 have specially if the Company decide to extend ample room lo- their operations. There such in the Colony. In the beginni of passed at night six friendly battleships, steam- the year the old shares stood at $2 and the ing without lights, and to have mistaken them new shares at $7 while now the quoration is for six torpedo boats, Stand 5g respectively.

The shares of the China-Borneo in conse quence of a very good balance sheet being presented have risen considerably. When the year started the stock was listed at $81, but on learning the contents of the hala ce sheet, buyers entered the market and raised the rate Quotations for Walson & Company's shares to the quotation at which it now stands-$138. have not varied to any great extent. They were S14h at the beginning of the year, rose to $151 and close at $13

Hongkong Ropes also show an improvement. Beginning at $145 they descended to $140, but the stock is now quoted at $150 to $155.

MISCELLANEOUS.

China Sugars have been the medium of large speculative transactions in 1904 and while they siond at 5103 at the beginning of the year, under the influence of reported grand earnings, which are likely to be maintained for so long as beet-sugar keeps up the present high prices, they gradually rose to $240, closing quieter, George Fenwick & Co's shares are but however, owing to settlements, at $127, buyers seldom deall in and the quotation does not give It is freely discussed that the profits of this evidence of much variation. The highest point Company amount to the phenomenal sum of touched during the year was 551 while the pre between a million and a quarter and a million and a half during the present year.

The shares of the Luzon Sugar Refining Company have been more or lees a neglected quantity in the market, although at the close of the year the tendency is firmer. In the early part of the year they were quoted at Sto, fell in 56 and are now standing at $17.

MINING MARKET.

In the case the Société Francaise des

sent quotation is $47 sellers.

SHIPPING JETSAM.

Incoming steamers from the South state that nothing was seen of the s.s. Leyarpi on the way up, and it is surmised that if still above water, the monsoon must have driven her far South, and out of the beaten track. It was understood in Manila that a second U. S. N. Collier was to be despatched to look for the long over-due vessel.

sanction such a procedure in the case of the Singapore Harbour, when the necessary money would be raised by the Colony, and the docks and wharves locally managed. Some very in. teresting points crop up, to which it is only possible to briefly allude. How will the new regime affect the Mathews Harbour Scheme? only be sonsidered, even-if-appraxed, as part of the whole scheme necessary for dealing with

the entire trade of the Port, a point to which Mr. A. Huttenbach recently drew particular and pointed attention. It may be possible for the Government, holding Tanjung Pagar, to do far more for the Port than any scheme hitherto mentioned and certainly do more for trade than the Matthews Scheme, which its warmest sup- porters have to admit would only serve to benefit the local coasting traffic, if it really did that. But further than this, there comes in the financial problem. If Government has to find sen, twelve or more million dollars to acquire Tanjong Pagar, where will the 'more than wenty millions wanted for the Mole Scheme come from? We fancy this move on the part of Government put the last nail in the coffin of the Mole Scheme. With broad views and.the

credit of the Colony to back them, the local trade might easily be provided for by some other scheme than that so universally con demned.

ADMIRERS of the gentle art of self-defence will be pleased to learn, says the Indian Daily News (28 Nov.), that Sergeant Smith of the 10th Hussars (who defeated Jack Macauliffe last year) has accepted the challenge of Charlie St. Clair, the American pug and alleged Cham- pion of the Far East. Smith will be in Calcutta, it is said, on 30th November to sign articles for the coming fight, which is to take place on the 26th December for the Championship of India and for a purse of Rs. 5,co a side. The venue has not yet been fixed, but it will be somewhere on the Maidan. As both men are hard as nails, and can take any amount of punishment there is every prospect of a good mill immediately articles are signed, both contestants will go into hard training, St. Clair under Mr. Victor Kelly and Smith under Mr. Jasper Lamphier-Straits Echo,-Il is under- stood that St. Clair was knocked out in two rounds.

To-day's Advertisements,

In view of the many accidents which so frequently occur in this harbour, in which launches either collide with each other or with junks or sampans, it is interesting to learn, through the remarks of a mariner of great artaioments and experience, that, from a con- stant study of the method in vogue among the Chinese operating the launches it is abun dantly evident that nearly all these accidents are caused by reason of the coxswain not hav The High Level Tramway Co. whose stocking a proper control of the wheel, and there- began the year with the quotation at $300 con- tinued steady at that rate for the greater part of the fore unable to properly and instantly port or year, but owing to the threatening opposition starboard his helm as necessity requires. This which the Company is about to face the market loss of proper control is directly caused by NOTICESURANCE OFFICES will t

The Ice Company's shares stond at $745 when 1904 started, but gradually fell to $110 They rose again, however, and the closing price for shares in demand is $155.

has weakened and the quotation now stands at

Charbonnages du Tonkin's stock the shates have dropped in value. When the year open- $265. ed, they were quoted at $6oo, but they now stand at Sego nominal. This Company, how- ever, is a steady dividend-paying concern and the prospects as the new year opens are rather favourable.

A MONOPOLY.

The Hongkong Steam Waterboat Company's shares have improved, advancing from $15 to $20 at which they stand. This Company has doubled its original capital for the purpose of Raub Australian Gold Mining Company's taking over the opposition water-boat company shares have been the subject of speculation, to run by Lane, Crawford and Company, so that some extent, in the course of the year, rising practically speaking the Steam Waterboat from 16 to $71. The closing week saw seller. Company has a monopoly in Hongkong. at $4. This was owing to the poor, stuff crush. The shares of the China Provident Loan and The maximum pressure is still over Centraled at present by the Company and further Mortgage Company bave fluctuated between China and is least in the southern Philippines. new must be awaited regarding the new deep $99 and $84, closing with sellers at $91.

For Walkins, Limited, the quotation has Gradients are more moderate upon the shaft the Company is sinking in conjunction China Coast, and moderate NE. monsoon will with the Government of the Federated Malay varied, ranging between $7 and Sio closing be experienced in the Formosa Channel and States before anything definite can be said with sellers at $91. fresh monsoon in the northern part of the China Sea.

about the future of the Company.

DOCK, WHARF AND GODOWN. SHARES. At the beginning of 1904, the shares of the Kanokang and-Whamnos Dock Company

At the beginning of the year the shares of William Powell, Limited, stood at $ot and gradually improved to $tal cum dividend. The present value is Sraj ex dividend buyers.

FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF

HONGKONG.

NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

hereby given that FIRE the fact that, in nearly all the launches plying CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Busi about the harbour, the coxswains sit down ness on MONDAY and TUESDAY, the 2nd while in charge of the wheel, and thus cannot and 3rd January, 1905, respectively.

By Order, properly control the helm with that alenness that a sudden emergency requires. From the same source we learn that on one launch in

particular, believed to be Lloyds, the coxswain is never seen sitting down when his boat is under way, and the record of that launch is that it bas never met with an accident of any description, although plying about the harbour for many years. The fact that these coxswains do sit with impunity while in charge of the wheel of their boats goes to show that the regulations must be very lax in this direction and need looking into. It would not be tolerated by any ship's captain on an ocean.. going vessel, and in this harbour, so generally crowded with maritime traffic, and thus fall of danger, it should be put down with a firm hand;

A. R. LOWE, Secretary...

[1395 Hongkong, 29th December, 1904.

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE,

THE Date of the CLOSING OF ENTRIES THE for the forthcoming Race Meeting is

Postponed rail SATURDAY, the 14th January, 1905.

By Order,

T. F. HOUGH, Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 29th December, 1994,

"GLENLOGAN," having arrived from the above Ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the "Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, at Kowloon, where each consignment will be soned out mark by mark, and delivery can be.. obtained as soon as the Goods-are-landed.

be

Goods not cleared by the 5th proximo will subject to rent.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. All damaged packages must be left in-the- Godowns, and a certificate of the damage ob tained from the Godown Company within ten days after the steamer's arrival, after which no claims will be recognised,

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MCGREGOR BROS. & GOW. Hongkong, 19th December, 1904. (1396

THE DAIRY FARM CO., LIMITED.

FARMS AT POKFOOLUM.

KOWLOON BRANCH-47, ELGIN ROAD. OFFICE & TOWN DEPOT:-WYNDHAMSTREET.

DEST Australian Table Buffer, yo cents per b. B'

Capons (House Fed) ......32 Chickens Australian Bacon and Ham......65 Wiltshire Baton 90.

....70 Fritz Sausages........ Yorkshire Ham.......

Pheasants (Frozen)...........................$1.60 per brace. Partridges

1.50

..60

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11

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OUR OWN PICKLING. A few House Fed Turkeys.........70 cents par.

Corned Beef (Farm Fed)..........35 cents per-b. Corned Pork

........30 1 Hongkong, 29th December, 1904.

Intimation.

THE POPULAR

SCOTCH

IS

"BLACK&WHITE"

JAMES BUCHANAN & CO.. SCOTCH WHISKY QISTIZERS. By Appointment, to

HM. THE KING

and

HRH the PRINCE of WALES

+

[i195

Supplied at all the LEADING CLUBS. and HOTELS, and to be (1397 | the principal Stores,

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