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Intimation.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

1, ICE HOUSE ROAD;

HONGKONG.

CABLE ADDRESS,- Telegraph, Hongkong.

THE

"HE leading English Newspaper in China Also widely circulated in Japan, Cochin China, Ceylon, India and the Far East generally,

A daily newspaper with weekly edition published for despatch by the homeward mail The daily is recommended as more generally suitable, except for subscribers in Europe or

America

A special feature is made of full and accur. ate reports of local occurrences, and of mat-

ters of general interest.

·1906. THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 19

| HONGKONG METROROLOGALIC

SIGNALS.

A NEW CODE.

We have received from the Hongkong Observatory a new code of meteorological signals which comes into force at Hongkong on New Year's Day. They are the same us those at present in use at Shanghai, and wil be hoisted on the mast beside the time-ball' at Kowloon Point for the information of masters of vessels leaving the port. They do not neces- sarily imply that bad weather is expected. The signals are as follows:-

:

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SHARE QUOTATIONS.

Supplied by Mestre. E. S, KABOORIE & Co. Corrected to noon; later alterations given under "Commercial Intelligence," page 5.

STOCKS.

BANKS,

'longkong & Shanghai Bänking Corporation National Bank of China, Limited....

MARINE INSURANCES Canton Insurance Office, Limited

Nonh China Insurance Company, Limited

A cone point upwards and drum below in- dicates a typhoon to the North-East of the Yangisze Insurance Association, Limited Colony..

4.

A drum indicates a typhoon to the East of

the Colony,

A cone point downwards and drum below indicates a typhoon to the South-East of the

Colony.

FIRE INSTANCES.. China Fire Insurance Company, Limited....

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited.

LAST DIVIDEND.

$1,712,472 $15 @ Ex. 3/13=$16.47 for first ħall-Į

APROXIMATK RETURN AT

PRESENT QUOTATION,

(BASED ON LANT} YEAKE DIY.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS,

($805 a. & b.

London 295.10

$%

$47

POSITION AS PER LAST REPORT.

No, or SHARES."

VALUE. PAID ́UP.

RESERVE.

AT WORKING ACCOUNT.

£1,000,000)

(0,025

fr,000 T125

17

5123

$10,250,000

$250,000

year 1900

£12,731

$74,099

$150,000 $

$1 (London 3/6) for 1993

$211,540

$20 ter 2003

· 1330

Tis, 302,053

Interim div, of 715 @ ex 7/10 15/16 Tis. 2.62 on account 1905

6 %

Tik 871 sellers

+0,000

is,000

£15

܂

S

114

$1,600,00

5147,8955

Licooco)

The 100,000

Tls. 50,000). $2,000,000) £49,000

A cone point upwards indicates a typhoon to the North of the Colony,

I

Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited,

18,000.

$100

$311,131

$2,742,771

Interim div. of 130 mm 1905....

4x

51.153,844

་

5775 sellers

$569,279

$800,000)

$,000 €100

560

561,778

$50,334

Siz and 13 special dividend fru 1904

81%

5175 sellers.

$15.527

*

$1,000,000)

20,000

$100

$20

$229,488

$344,098

for 104 ....*u

61%

$95

$1,616)

1,000

$50

$1,220,938

$427,618

$25 fm 1904

74 %

3337) buyers

SHIPPING, China and Manila Steamship Company, Limited.. Douglas Steamship Company, Limited

*,000

Bas

$24

$6,000

$6,563

4i}ia !"5

67%

523

$264.0387

Nil.

70,000

550

$50

faj tot vended po 16

193.56=

6%

$42

$25.001)

$600,000

$5,464

71%

#

ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT,

A cone point downwards and ball below itongkung Telegraph is the best indicates a typhoon to the South West of the

1'ongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat. Co., La. ....

Indo-China Steam Navigition. Company, limited".. A cone point downwards indicates a typhoon Shanghai Tug and Lighter Company, Limited...? (Preference) *00,000) the South of the Colony,

·Shell" Transport and Tearing Company, Limited...,000 "Star" Ferry Company, Emitec..

50,000

515

fasi Ba. b.

$144,380

J

£120,000

10,000

£10

{10"

1s. 50

Dn.

£1

10,000 10,000

$10

$10

“ཚང༤ཏུ

£280,918

rol @ex. 2/1 9/16m $1,69

ot%

$73

£3.999

Tis. 20,000

715 27.356

Interim div. of Tls 1}}- Interim div, of Tis, ¡

{

£400,00

£107,815

£4,144

$65,000

1218

$32.947

ac 1906. 17- (Compm. No. 6) toi 1905 ... [$1.50% {$0.75

4 X

toyés ending 10.4.1926..

האא אא

Tis. 55 buyers

Tis, to buyers

29/6 buyers

$19

520

Tis, $8,000

1 30.479

Colony.

Taku Tug and Lavion: Campany, Limited

ELFINI DIES.

:(,000

Ts, 5050

Tis, 48,000 Tla 81,200

**13,013

Interim div. of Tis. 2 account 19c6

8

T. Tis. 5a buyers

13

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

China Sugar Refing Company, Limited.......... Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited.. Perak 'Sugar Cultivation Company, Limited

*,000

100

1:00

*,000

1100

$100

7,000

"Is. 50 T'is, 50

**Is, 100,000

$850,000) $450,000

$86,129)

доле

Tls. 3,723

10,914

1132,588

Final of Sis making $25 w 1995

Es for 1917...

Saa sellers

Tis. 2 for year ending weed ward

Tis, 84 sellers

f

J

1,000,000

1.

£80,000 £26,011 J

43.355

o. 61 interim div for 12 months? ending 28.2.06.................

7% ·

500,000

Gro G. Sto

nore

150,000

£4,873

G $909,050

Dr.

Final of to cents making G $1 for 1905

7%

Tis, gl buyers G. $14

£8.745

No. 120° the 48 cents

J91

50,000

L

F

The

medium for advertising in China. It circulates

largely among all classes of the community, is the largest daily newspaper and has a

wider circulation than any, fournal in the Far

East.

Special attention given to effectively display. ing advertisements.

A cone point upwards and ball below indicates a typhoon to the North-West of the Colony.

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

Black Signals indicate that the centre is The type used as a standard for setting believed to be less than, 300 miles away from

the Colony.

advertisements is similar to this, unless we are

instructed to display the advertisement, when any effective style of type will be adopted This standard runs exactly eight lines to the

J

loch, and about eight words to the line.

DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.

Notices of Births, Deaths, and. Marringes

$1 each insertion in the Daily and Weekly.

CONTRACT ADVERTISEMENTS,

Special Rates for standing advertisements can be ascertained from the Manager,

Advertisements for the Daily should reach the Hongkong Telegraph Office not later than noon of the day they are intended to appear.

Unless otherwise specified all advertisements will be repeated and charged for until counter-

manded

The above signals will, as heretofore, be hoisted 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 ing the harbour.

NIGHT SIGNALS.

Two lanterns hoisted vertically indicate bad weather in the Colony and that the wind is expected to veer.

Two lanterns hoisted horizontally 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 11 M's Receiving Ship.

LOCAL STORM-WARNINGS.

'MINING. Chinese Engineering and Mining Company; Ld.. értal Consolidated Mining Company, Limited ob Australian Gold Mining Company, Limited

DOCKS, WHARVES & GODOWNS. Fenwick (Geo.) & Co., Limited

Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ld....

From king and Whampoa Dock Company, Ld.. New Amoy Dack Company, Limited Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Ld.

anghai and Hengkew Wharf Company, Limited... Yangtze Wheri and Godown Company, Limited......

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS, Anglo-French Land Investment Co., Ld.*** stor House Hotel Company, Limited (Shanghai),i. Central Stores, Limited supe

Do

new issue).. (Founders). Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited

... Do.

Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ld...... Hotel des Colonies Company, Limited Hotel Metropole Company, Limited .... Mumphreys Estate & Finance Company, Limited *awie on Lard and Building Company, Limited. Ianghai. Land Investment Company, Limited "Vest, Point Building Company, Litnited

COTTON MILLS.

wo Colton Spinning and Weaving Company, Lif....

Colton Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing Company, Limited.......

national Cotton A. mufacturing Company, Lab Haou-kung-mow Cotton Spanning & Weaving Co., J.d.

by Chee Cotton Spinning Company, Limited........

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

NOTICE BOARDS.

Notice boards are placed at:--

Joint Cable Companies' Office.

MISCELLANEOUS.

ngio-German Brewery Company, Limtext ell's Asbestos kastern Agency, Limited Campbell, Mobre & Co., Limited....

Ferry Company's Pier, Ice House Street: China-Boren Company, Limited.....

**Blake Pier.

-Post Office.

JOBBING DEPARTMENT..

Job Printing of all descriptions undertaken,

PROGRAMMES,

PAMPHLETS,

CARDS.

CIRCULARS,

EXPRESSES.

All job printing is done under European supervision, well turned out, free from errors,

and remarkably cheap at

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

OFFICE.

Estimates given for all classes of work on application to

THE MANAGER,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH CO., LD.

I, Ice House Road,

Hongkong.

Harbour Office.

Ferry Company's 'Pier, Kowtoon. WEATHER FORECASTS and STORM - WARNINGS are exhibited on the above boards daily about 11 am, and also at other hours, day or night, whenever necessary. Informa tion of importance is also issued by "Express." THE CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER is exhibited at the same places daily about noon. It contains abservations made at Hongkong and at a number of stations in the Far East, together with Remarks, Weather- forecasts, and information regarding the exist- ence and movements of typhoons based thereon,

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 special information without charge. Such inquiries, may also be sent from the Police Station at Kowloon Point which is connected with the Observatory by telephone,

THE LAW OF STORMS,

Further information concerning the weather to be expected while signals are hoisted, and sailing directions, are given in "The Law of Storms in the Eastern Seas."

་

F. G. FIOG,

Acting Director. Hongkong, Observatory, and January, 1904.

18,000

$25

529

$70,000

$8,915

$2 for 1905.

st%

$21

$550,000)

40,000

$50

$50

365,160

520,040

Szi la alc rob be

મ

$20,000)

50,000

$50

$.50

$49,500

$393,087

36 for first half-year ending 30.6.06.

8%

$153

34.%

$17

32,221

10,000

564

564

$1 for 10^5

nove

Final of Tis. 4 making Ts, 8 or 1905/6 ..

7%

Ti, co buyers

Interim div. of Tis. 8 na account 19c6

6%%

Tis: 237

Ths. 18 for 1905......

81%

Tis. 220 buyers

Th, 102

15.700 Tis, 100", too

32,000 Ms. 100 Tis, 100

7,500

s. 100

}

188,coo

7is. 1,000,000

Tis. 487,7107 Tis. 57,0051

nope

$208,386

$50,000!

none

Tis, 869.493)

Tls. 170,000

L'one

TIL. 3.997

31s: $7.95

Tis. 5.668

Tis. 1ools, too

Tls. 30,000

25,000* Tls, 100 Tis, 100.

*0,000

none

noue

325

$25

$30,000

5,418

€6,000

$15

$15

14,000

$15

none

$4.719

37% an Sy for 1905

123

515

$13

First year voreraaragis diges

13 lor year ended 30.6.6...

($2.40 on $12 for 1905.....

Nose....

(528) salda:

$18 buyers

Styl buyers

$300 buyers

11,000

$50

$50

1548,9757

110,057

$5 for first half-year for 1966

84 %

$175

$19,075

50,000

$100

$100

$250,000

$67.839

Interim div. of $31 account 19c6..............

61 %

$108 sellers

are on

9,000

Tls, 15, 25

Tis, 79.783

Tis 1,935

Final of 6% 10 % for 1905...................

16%

Tis. 15 buyers

2,000

$100

$100

$4,699

Final of $6 making $10

1 %

£90 sellers

150,000

510

510

$5,070

80 rents for 1905

7%

$11 buyers

5,000

$50

70,000 Tls. 5050 iza $50 12,500

$30

1574*

Sal for 1905

4%

5:9

Tis. 52,194

Tis. 3 for half-year 1906

34%%

Tls. 95 h. œ...

$777

Interim div. of $a accoun

8 %

Sco

15,000 T13, 50 Th.co

510 125,000

10,000 TIs. 75

8,000 Tls, 100 2,000 Tls. 500

$10

Tls. 45.934

Stin,0cm

1. 100,000

T15.75

**Is. 100,00

3 % afc 1898

Nabe

Tis. 500

Tis. 18.4

á.coo

$100

$roo

C005

$1,066

8604

12/5

12/6

1,200

STO

$10

4812 50.cxt

1856

$1,097

(10,000

512

โร

NILL

nont

China Flour Mill Co., Limited....ya yun hina Light and Power Company, Limited China Provident Loan & Mortgage Company, Ld.. Dairy Farm Company, Limited....

4,000

Tla. 50

Tis. 50

's. 50,000

Tis. 289

50,000

Sto

110

none

11,219

100,000

$10

$10

48,000

$1,581

Bo cents for 1900$

25,000

571

36

$25,000

$2,864

$21,6:0

73% 18,718 Tix. 30,760 Tls. 35,986

TH. 8 for 1905.

Tis. 25 for 190t

$7 for 1995

1/3 per share for 1905

$3 for 1905...............

Si for 1904

190

Final of Tis. s making Tis, ca for 1905

60 cents for year ended 38,2.06

$1.20 for year ending 31.7.1905 ...........

Tis, 8 for var ended 31. 0,100§ fit for the year ending 117461

101%

Tis. 75 buyers

9%

$13

Tis. 70 sales

אאא

Tis, 83 buyers Tis. 325 buyers

1871

$32

Sio

6%

אאאא

Tis, 65 sellers

$10 $9.50

$410,000)

Greep Island Cement Company, Limited

700,000

$10

110

$52,201

Fot, div. of 75 cents for year ended 30.6.06

%

$19

$500,000

all & Holt, Limited

21,000

$20

$20

$186,000

$20,893

$1 for year ending 18.2.0...

101 X.

524 buyers

($1.00-2

ngkong Electric Company, Limited

60,000

510

$10

pope

12,508

for to mouths cuding 28.2.06 ..

8 %

$141 buyers

ongkong High-Level Tramways Company, Ld... ongkong lee Company, Limited ... rugkong Rope Manufacture, Company, Ld. Hongkong Steam Waterboat Company, Limited.. Matschappij tot Mijn, Bosch en Landbouwex-

ploitatie u Langkat, Limited pippice Company, Limited ......... -hanghai Gas Company, Limited Shanghai Horse Bazaar Co., Ld.

bangla Pulp and Paper Company, Limited hanghai-Sumatra Tobacco Company, Limited hanghai Waterworks Company, Limited. outh China Morning Post, 1.imited..... team Laundry Company, Limited........ ientsin Waterworks Company, Limited United Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited ..........

Do,

(Founders') Vatson, (A. 5.) & Co., Limited..................

William Powell, Limited

1,450

$100

$100

{nrt

$2,796

Istativ. of $20 for 1of months ending 18.10.05.

107 %/%

5115 buyers

-5,000

125

$25

$80,000

$3.776

50,000

510

$10

$61,com

55,813

Ent, div, 01 $4 for 1-year ended 30,6,06...... So for 1905 on 5 shares.

.8 %

$236

7 %

$27.

185

Final as to cents making Er for the year....

13+

$78 buyers

15,000

.310

$10

$2,500

25,000 Gs, 100 Cs, 100

J. Tis. 547,500)

(Third interim div. of s. 7making)

91 X

Tis, 237 ellers

Tls. 10,374

Tis. 27,0035

Ts. 22 so far afc yr. ended 31.10.00...

$10

$10 $7,500 16,000 Tls. 50 Tis, 50 5.400 Tls. soTis, so +,500

RODE

Da

P. 34,324

None

$5 buyers

Interim dividend of Tis., 31 account?

64%

Tis* 125 sollers

Tls. 165,000

Tls. 11,017

1. 1906..........

Tls. 45,000

Tis. 9,751

Tis. 6 for 1904

Tis. 49 sellers

Tis, 100 Tls. 100

Tls. 37,0x0

Tla. 3,753

Interim div. of Tis. 5-account 196

100%

Tis. 135.

Tis, 8,000

30,000

Tia, 20

Tis. 20

Tls. 24,820 Tls. 25,000)

Tk. 1.452

Interim div. of Tls, 4 on account 1966

$} %

Tis, 95 sellers

·7,200

£20

Tls, 190,000

Tis: 85,592

7,200

6,000

525

bone

BODO

Dr. $41,934 $1,134

(Interim div, of 15/- for 1 year 1905 [Interim div. of s] for 4-year 1906 ...

None. ̧*

Tia 365 sollers

Tls. 28o sellers

Saz buyers

20,000

7,000

Tls, 100

tis. 100

Tis. 15,295)

T8 1,000

k

9/900

$10

542

100

Sta

90,000

$10

$10

}{ $25,000)

$35,000

$300,000

$752

Tls, 1,012

So cents for year ended 31.5.05.

(70 cents for year ended 31.5.1956. 149,91

81 %

36

Interim of Tix. 4 for year gos/b....

71%

· Tis, 105 acliers

58

64

$150

$5,000..

S10

$10

$4,500

57.734

*$181

Final of 50 cents making 31, for 1995 ...........

71 %

Final of 32 cts. making 80 cts. for the? 1 year ended 30th June, 1900 anim

91 %

512.85 sales

501-

DIVIDENDS PAYABLE :-

Canton Insurance Co.

$20.00

Oct. 20th

Printed and Published by Jose PEDRO BRAGA, for the Hongkong Telegraph Company, Limited, at the Printing Qfice of the Company,

No. Ice Horse Roach in the City of Victerís.