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posed shipping company with a view to its establishment at an early date..

EXECUTION, OF REBEL CHIEF. The rebel chief, Lau. Yuen-ming, of Yum- chow, who had been captured and brought to this port, as yesterday beheaded in the Execution Grounds by order of the high authorities after a faal trial. There was a large gathering of people to witness this notorious criminal u dergo his last punishment.

OFFICIAL VINITE.

This morning Mr. W. Met. Parr, Commis sinner of Customs, Kowloon, arrived here and had no faterview with H.E. Viceroy Chang. It is reported that H.E. will also receive the Governor of Hongkong on the 10th instant and the U. S. Consul-General on the with instant.

TELEGRAPHIC FACILITIES.

The work of installing a direct electric tale- graph line between here and the sub-prefecture- of Yenng Kong, distance of some goa 21, has now been completed and the Telegraph Authorities have reported to H.E. the Viceroy Ito completion,

9th January.......

· suvogling or aRMI. The Tactal of the circuit of the prefectures of Welchow, Chochow and Kayingchow has received information that a large quantity of arms and ammunitions will shortly be smug glad isto the interior of Chaochow by infor. Rests, where they will attempt to raise a rabel lion. On receipt of this information the Total at once wired to the Canton authorities to that effect. And at the same time applied for, the detachment of several gunboats to be sent to the waterways of these prefectures for cruising and protection purposes in case of emergency

instant, about

3 On the aftersson of the 7th

bamed o'clock, a big fire broke out in a village Ap Ti Sha, in the district of Shontak, and ever three hundred houses were burnt to the ground. As a result of this disastrous outbreak, the tesania of the burnt houses are now homeless and are in need of immediate succour.

„REWARDS.

When H.E. Li Chua, Inspector General of the Naval Forces, was in" Pakhoi, be offered a large sam of money as rewards for the sppre- hansion of the two notoriaus rlogleaders of the rieta named Wong Wo-shun and Cheung Tak bing, but

so far these two bandits have not yet failer into the hands of the officials. Now H.E. L has obtained H.E. the Vicary's authority to add another $1,000 to the reward for the capture of Wong and another Spoo for.| the arrest of Cheung.'

INSPECTOR OF MACHINERY,

..

At the earnest request of the owners of the Chinese-owned storm, launches to appoint Total Wei Han as Inspector of Machinery to Chinese launches in place of a Customs officer, H.E. Viceroy Chang is reported to have con ferred with the Commissioner of Customs on the subject and that both parties are reported to have consented to the request. H.E. the Viceroy is also reported to have given instinc tions to Trotni Wei to bring about the desired change in a short time.

COLLISION.

"On the evening of the 7th instant, at 9 o'clock, the s. Chemgkong bous for Macao collided with the Chinese gunboat Kibong Ching when off Sai Sha, and bad her stern damaged from the deck below the water los, and as she was leaking badly she returned to Cantos.

COMMERCIAL.

YARN MARKET.

In their report dated roth instant, Phitosha . Petit & Co write-

•Sat^{}] LIQED's tum juan cant

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JANUARY 10 1908.

No. 15eglected throughout. No. 20-Small Business" "in: two or three special tickets.

Sales during the mast fortnight comprise of about go bales of No. 63 11,44% bal*a of No. inr.1 355 bales of No. 13r 1 and 30s bales of N, 207; in all about 7,130 bales, Arrivals per steamers Fooking, Arcadia, Laitang. Japan. Carl and Dean amount to about 6.214 bales. Shipment 10 Shanghal and Nor thern Parts of about how bales. The unsold stock is estimated. at about 43,000 bales.

Local Mill No business reported. Japanese Yarn:-Sales of aç'bales No, 161," at S115, and of roo bales No. 2:4, at 3:18 to $132) are reported.

SHARE QUOTATIONS.

Suppiled by Messrs. E. & KADOORI & Co. Corrected to doon; inter alterations giren under "Commercial Intelligence," page 5.

STOCKE~

·BANKS,

Hongkong & Stangbal Banking Corporation

Do.

Exchange-We quote on India to-day at National Bank of China, Limited Rs. 143% On London at se, fold.

-TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE. Salling.

London-Bank T.T...

Do, demand

Do. 4 months' sight. France-Bank T.T.. America--Bauk T.T. ..... Germany-Bank T.T. ......... todia

Do

danand Shanghai-Bank T.T. Singapore Bank T.T... Ispan-Bank T.T...... 11-Bank T.T

2. Buying, months' sight:L/C. \....

5 mouths' sight L/C.1/17/16 10 days' sight San Francisco & New York..464

months right"

NO. OF -SHARES"

VALUE: PAID UP,]

POSITION AS PER LAST REPORT:

RESERVE.

WAT WORKING! ACCOUNT.

"LASE DIVIDEND.

$1,797,16761.11

£61.15/- for §.year ending 10607 @,8x?

1/13/16=$16.04

SKYDEN ATU PRESENT "ODITATION, BARED OF LAST

WKARI_DIY.

17

CLOSING QUOTATIONS,

$793

now issue London £82.

[16zy anten

£1,000,000"

(new)

80,000 5123 40,000 Sisi

$135

511,750,000 $150,000

90,025 £

Lo

$71,293

Sz (London 3/6) for 1903

$300,000

MARINE INSURances. Canton Insurance Office, Limited mingum

51,560,000 Sa19,038

none

$20 for 1906

10,000

1250

£185,000

'3.30 PM.

1/10 North China Insurance Company, Limited

1/11 1/16

10,000

TIL 100,000

Tis. 204,424.

(Final of 2/6 par share making in all 15/-]

· for 1905mTis,” 2.65.

6%

Tia 87) seller

Union lusurance Society of Cantos, Limited

$100

$70,000 $435,407

$1,450 490

{Final of $13"making $42 for 1904 and? Linterim of Syn for 1906

1411 142

$850,000

u

23 2. pram.

Do.

91

114

11743 | Vangtate Insurance Association, Limited „meranek

do. (new) amenities; FIRE INSURANCES, A China Fire Insurance Company, Limited'.......

1,000

F100

$60

$304.520

51. for year ending 31.ra, 5

||$135 malor

4,808

1100

$60

·51,00

$20 *Ston

$320,449

1/11

Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited........ SHIPPING.

8,000

1350

*550

51,256,483

$362,980 5435,23040

$ and bonus $3 for t9ogsim

81%

1905

113 X

$350

1.11

....2.47

China and Manila Steamship, Company, Limked........ Donglas Steamship Company, Limited

$7,000

5355

11

1906

*61*%*

$15

30,000

$25

$264,0187

Nil

20,000

$50

.550.

596,988

54 for year ending 30^1907

$40 buyers

$150,000

...2,00 Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co., Ld.

80,000

Szy

$15

$550,000

$37,101

F1 for tat half-year ending 304.07...o

BEX

186,989)

...6 $10.50

Indo-China Steam Nuvigation Cr,, Ld. (Preferred)]

Do.'

da.

(Deferred)] 60,000 Shanghai Tug and Lighter Company, Limited. 200,000

(Preference) | 100,000) Do.

·Shell Transport and Trading Company, Limited... 2,000,000 Star Ferry Company, L mitei........

60,000

£5.

[{

£60,000?

£170,000

£3594

.5/- for 1906 @ ex 3/1⁄2§=$2,34-per share ..

ot%

15:39

12 X

(Tia. 44 buyers

Tia, 59 Tix, 50

Tis. 34,372

Tla 13,327

Interim of Tls. If for account 1907

and

10,000

$10

$10

£400,000 871 $65,000

Tis. Jo sellers

$32.947

172,370

($1,00% $137

Interim of 1)-(Coupon No, 8) for aft 1907-

$14 buyers

10,000

F10

·{10.50)

for year ending 30,4.1997.

$12 bayers

1% 98,000

11. 419.479

10,000

Ti so .50

Tis, 62,000. Tis. 81,200 TIE 30,000)

18 730

Final of Tia. 2 making Tis, é for 1905

Tis. 47 sellers

$0,000

100

100

7450,000

19,218

* 18 for year ending 31-11,05

8 %

7,000

T100

1100

.ong

7,000

'T'l*. 100,000,

Tix. 8,935

44 ( 1897.*.***

*ica buyer

5:0

Tis, (82) for year ending $1.8,06

415.000) [393]

611,336

Fina) of 1/6 (No. 9) for 1907,

.71%

Tis, 15) sellers

24.873

£11,358

No, 12 of th=48 cents

sight Sydney and Melbourne...

( months' sight France massim

6 months' sight

4 months' sight Germany, obale user

nk of England rate Sovereign

·LOCAL AND GENERAL.

H.M. cruiser Bedford arrived from Labuan last Wednesday morning.

H.M.S. Fiora left Shanghai for Hongkong on 3rd inst. via Coast ports."

CAPTAIN McAllister, Army Service Corps, bas been placed under orders for service at Hong- kong.”

A HEAVY shipment of munitions el war bas been forwarded to Manila. The fact is exciting much comment.

The work of digging canale for supplying Bangkok with a wholesome water system will be shortly commenced.

MESSES. M. Breon, A. E. Wood and J. D. Lloyd bave been appointed Cadets in the Hongkong Civil Service.

VISCOUNT Aoki, late Japanese Ambassador to the United States, sallad for bome on board the P.M.S. Manchuria on January 7.

The Times correspondent at Peking inveighs strongly against Japan's military domination lo Manchuria and her breach of the open door.

CAPTAIN H. D. Stanger Leather, 1.M.S., pro ceeded to the camp of the II.K.S.B., R.G.A., omar Hang Han on the and instant, to attend the gun practice.

SECOND Lieutenant V. R. Guise, Royal Garri son Artillery, serving with No. 83 Company, Hongkong, has been promoted lieutenant aftor Moss.thran years in his fate grade.

anticipations as

faku Tug and Ligh et Company, Limited'

·FTPINEKIES,

Thina Sugar Refining Company, Limited............ Lusen Sugar Refining Company, Limited...... Perak Sugar Cultivation Company, Limited

MININO.

Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, Ld.............. 1,000,000

hanghai and Hongkew Wharf Company, Limited...

LANDE, HOTELS & BUILDINGS. Anglo-French Land Investment Co., L

stor House Hotel Company, Limited (Shanghai) ....... Sentral Stores, Limitadamamuskiej, k theung Hotel Company, Limited

Our last circular was daled the 27th Decem, versativemag uppåtimyhom to the course of silver were rather pessimistic Sethern port, M.M. torpedo boat No. 30 also

arrived last evening from Canton. and, apprehending a forther drop in exchange on india, buyers appeared in the market and good business resulted at prices which showed an appreciation of Sa per bale on last mail's quotations. But with the ushering in of the Now Year arrived the report that the Mexican Government bad again entered the silver mar+

tura

H.M. RIVER gunboat Sandpiper arrived from Canton East evening, H.M. destroyer Virago, with the senior officer on board, left the hatbour yesterday for Canton to join the Want

Two Japaness postmen have been killed and two fajured in the Chyangchyong province; but loting in Korea is subsiding generally, owing to the difficulties presented by winter, JAPAN'B tolal exports for the year 1907 : amount. keta, a buyer of the white metal for minting pura value of almost Yen 494,200,000. The ed to over Yen 430,500,000. The imports were poses. This demand gave a a wholly unexpected

le exchange quotations, and sharp re- grand total exceeds that of 1906 by over Yen covery in exchange began to set in which continu. 81,000,000, ed for the best part of the week, ibere being a light reaction towards the close. The effect of the exchange has been practically to drive denists of the market; while importers, uncer tain whether rupees would continue in

scending grade, have been free sellers. Buyers, however, have been few and far between, their operations being limited to actual require ments only. Country orders are also scarce. Advices from the interior present out tad hope. fal an outlook for the next rice crop in certain districts the paddy felds have been inundated by copious rains and unless conditions improve li is feared that the impoverishment of the country by the partial failure of the early rice crop may be repeated this year as was the case lo 1907.

No. 20-A moderate business was done in selected threads, and in some instances prices show a decline of St to Sa.

|

River Flotilla.

A TELEGRAM from Mukden.states that severni hundred Chinese troops have mutinied t Aigus, while it is reported that unrest also pravalle at Mergen. Morgen is about half-way between, Tsitsihar and Aigua.

"LA POUFRI." was performed last Wednesday night at the Theatre Royal, by the Follard's Lilli. putians, and once more they scored a success. There was a large audience and the play ran without a hlich from start to faisb.

Two vessels attached to the West River Flotilla returned to port last Tuesday evening. One- 16-Not in request; a trifling businessH.M. sloop Cis-brought a picket boat in was done in one thread only.

No

12-Raled steady and sales are re 'ported at current rates.

10w: she belongs to H.M. cruiser Monmenth The other was the destroyer Offer.

-

'ongkong Land Investment and Agency Co, Ld..

umphreys Estate & Finance Company; Limited .... awloon Lead and Building Company, Limited.............. hanghai Land Investment Company, Limited........... Vesi Point Building Company, Limited manne

COTTON MILLE.

་

wa Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company, Led Jongkong Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Dysing?

Company, Limited

ejusmor 》 olercational Cotton Manufacturing Company, Ld... aou-kung-mow Cot on Spinning & Weaving Co, Lde Soy Chee Cotton Spinning Company, Limited...

150,000

10,000

器

2,487,310

78,000 Tis 10 11 50. Tk. 170,000

rta, 869.4933

150 Sto

подо

44/⚫ buyers

mb Australian Cold Mining Company, Limited

Docks, WHARyes & GodowNS, Fenwick (Géo) & Co., Limited"

18,000

'75

14,134

10.335

$1.75 lur, year ending.31.12,00

langkong & Kowloco Wharf and Godown Co., Lån

DEW} do. Do.

10,000

fro

#3,152)

$0,000

$50

Sto

$3,047

130,000)

Interim of $2 for six months ending June?

Joth 1007

of %

fiss old 1833 new

Long and Whampos Dock Company, bên mạn Shanghal Dock and Engineering Co., Lde

f100,000

10,000

$50

150

$50,000 $

$491,580

$4 for tat half-year ending June goth, 1907 vi

$96

5,700

Ms. 100 T1, 10

*1,1,100,000o

7is. 10,459

Tls, 3 for year ending 30th April 1907 - ...

4.X

Tia 76 sallere

36,000

The. 10,000

1775, 100 3. 100

Tis 19% roo

ris. 23,117

Interim of Tis. 8 for account 1907

of Z

Tia. 215 mallars

Tis, 75,000

25,000

The 100 T∙s, 100

7'$, 15,000

10,000...1

アイ

{!}

110,000

Tis. 3.368 $10,908

Tie, 6 for 14ł months ending 28,207, -1100991

8

Tis. zos

512 for year ending 30.6.07 ammoni

Z

Sao sellazi k

$1.80 for 1900 jarmark

13 %

514 buyers

13,000

$50 150

$64.0752

30.075

Stogas

$4 for zal all Jaar ending 35,6,0%.

71.%

$:04 buyer

50,000

$100

100

$750,000

$56,118

Interim of $31 for half year anding yador.. 74%

*95 sales

$50,000

$10

110 |{.

$108,3867

$50,000

$1,567

Bo ceas for igaő

71 X

frol sales

6,000 350

$30.

6000

$1,089

$ for 1968......

7 X

535 sellers

-0716. 61,978

Interim of Tls. 3 for account 1907 .....................

7. X

Tix. 105 sellers"

11,300

54,519

·Interim of $2 for half year ending Juna jothị

BIX

*50 sales

.

15,000 iga ri,50 175,000

Sto 510 10,000 8,000 7,000

Tis, 150,000? TIL, 13.378 $60,000

Tix. $807 514,369

Tis a car ended 31.10.1909

41%

Tis, 37 buyers

75.75 Tia 100 (Tis, 100 Tis, 500 Tis, 400

Tis. 150,000

50 cents for year ending 31,707 .........nima Tla 85$19 Tia, 6 for year ended 30.9.08 (8 %).

5+%

Tia şi bayers

поде

118. $8,469

E

Tia, 65 sallers

7% 28,757

Tix 50,661

Tla. 50 lor 1908 dumomnaty

Tie, 270 sellers

8,504

11/6

£1,299

£638

/s per Share for 19c8,

9 %

1,200

Sio

60,000 $13

4,000 50,0002

Tiss

· 30

$10 $12 Tis, so

Sio?

$9,000

$3 for 1905....asprave voire

none

NIL

$1 for 1904db 450201 981-

$10)

Tis. 50,000

Tis, 889

Final of Tia. 5 making Tie to far 1905. ...

Tis: 58 saliers

nood

$25,000

60 cents for year endal zúzoộ vuanin

16

$10

$10

$115,000

JBSI

Bo cants for 1906 S

84 X

Sož buyers

$50,000?

$5,000

36

$5,000

52,974

$1.50 for year ending 31.7.97

74 X

517 sa. and b.

Green Island Cement Company, Limitedimina❘| 400,000 iali & Holts, Limited ........ 'longkong Electric Company, Limited Primen :longkong Ice Company, Limited Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Ed. Maatschappij tot Mijn, Bosch, en Landbouwer- ploitatie in Langkat, Limited man Peak Tramways Company, Limited imme Posk Tramways Company (naw) Hòannyaevdoucno Philipples Company, Limited ........

STA

STO

$17,000

$10,804

11,000

$20

$185,000

515,001

Interims of 50 cents per share for afc 1907...} || Bị X. Szi for year ending 18 L67.1%

511'sales

Sax buyar

60,000

510

Rona

$2,953

$7,500

5,000 50,000

$10 $5,000 Gs, 100 Gs, 100 25,000

310 50,000

330

525

$10$,000 565,000

$4.361

54,311

Tis. 547,5003

Tik, 17,0015

1 per share for year cód.og 18.2.07 Interim of $4 for 1-year ending June Joch '07 Interim of Bo cents per share for a/c 1907. Final a1. Tis. 78 and bonus of Tis. 2} mak2) Tis. 10,374ng in all Tis. 32) for 1907.

61 %

$15.

%

$140

இதந்

9.%

Tis. 3571 bayara Jura

5102

node

Dr.

P.

34,326

Tis. 100,000

Tis. 67,323 'Tis. $5,000

Tis. 7,999 TIL 1751

Tir. É,000 Tie. 24820) Tis. 50,000) Tia. 190,000

noga

Bose

A NEW YORK despatch, of 3rd inst., saya :—The departure of Viscount Anki, ex-Japanese Am re-bassador, was attended by many courtesies on the part of the U. S. Cabinet. There is no news of the date of his soccessor's arrival.

No, or Cheap rates induced buninEIS, No. Br.--Romaina neglected. No. 6r. Cheap thread found buyers at

ad prices. ported

Market closes firm, Sim-150 bales of No. 61, 3,095 bales of No to 1,125 balas of No. 12, 20 bales of No, 166, and güç biles of No.-197; in all about

No,

4.973

les

"Arrivals!--For steamers Fookrang, Laing and Japan (from Calcutta), and Arcadia, Zagaima Maru. Capri and Devands (from Bombay) of about 6,500 bales.

Unsold Stocks--About 30,000 balas. Uncleared Stock About 3op:o bales. Exchange (~We quote to-day as follows-1- Jadia T. T. at Rs. 143) per capt.

Demand London T. T..

Demand

#1

1.10 13/154.=$

Absoghai............ Tis. 7433100.

115/160. peros

Bilver

His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise ble power of disallowance with respect to the following Ordinances-To amend the Local Communities Ordinanco, 1899 ; and To limit the imposition of punishment by public exposure in iha stacks.

JAPAN is strengthening her fores of gendarmes. in Chienten. China on the other hand stoully maintains her original attitude and is prepared to uphold her contention. Regret is now be ing expressed in some quarters that such a frivolous dispute is prolonged.

THE "Belle of New York" was printed for the fourth time in Hongkong last night (6th init) by the Pollard's Liliputians. That way Writing under same data, Messrs, Cawaijee, |a very large attendance.. The kiddied soum to Fallanfus & Co, raport➡

ba' at home in this place, and last night, liks Dor last report was dated the 27th ultime all other nights, the play lost sons of its {"per.9,0, Delta, since whan during the early days | bellliancy,

of the interval, a steady inquiry was being ex

perienced for approved spinnlogs of favourite H Company, and Battalion Cameron High superior chope at an improvement of Sato Sanders, as detailed below, disembarked at this per bales, holders continning strong consequent station fart Wednesday and proceeded to Mount on the prevalent decline in silver,. Subsequent- Austin Barracks, there to be quartered f 1y, owing to the reaction in

and ins Major A. F. Douglas-Hamilion, wils and child,

cessant advance

Ro, the abors. Lieutenant G. L. Dog, Lieutenant J, D. Blac

tentioned appreciation yare price has been sed 34 mon-commissioned officers and man.

-- Almost lost, and boyers hava entirely retired

from the markat which now closes quiet,

THE

engagement is announced "of Myles'

** No. 6d.—Teifing sales at a decline of 51/- Valentine Blake, second son of Mr. W.

7 No. Ber-Entirely out of request.

No for Fair business in special desirable spinnings at a'small advance,

•No. 120,|--Hsin boen in less.

Blake McGrath, of 75, Lancastergate, and Margaret Plumer, second daughter of MT, James Johnstone Keswick, of Hablo, Kirkcud brightalre, N.B. and granddaughter of the Jate Sir Harry Parker, K.O.B, G.CMG, H.B,M. Minister in Japan and China TRANS

MISCELLANEOUS A

Heff's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limited to. Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited............semesterman China Bomeo Company, Limited.....ZENEI LÅS MATERETSE China Flour Mill Co., Limited...... China Light and Power Company, Limited

Do. special shares wommen • 50,000) China Provident Loan & Morgage Company, Ld... 100,000 Dairy Fan Company, Limited...................................................

150.

hanghai Gas Company, Limited indien Shanghai Horse Bazaar Co., Ld.

Kanghai'Pulp and Paper Company, Limited

sangha-Sumatra Tebazcu Company, Limitad

shanghai Waterworks Gompany, Limited... South China Moraleg Post, Limited ma

team Laundry Company, Limited trung tremen Contain Waterworks Company, Limited Dales Waterboat Company, Limited

nited Asbes:os Oriental Agency, Limited vs.

|«tướp, (A, S,) & Că, Limit duperveggjamesgatása

Tam Powell, Linted

Printed and inb

$4,000 TL 50 Tia 50 5,400 Tis. 50 Tis. yo 4,500 Tis, 200 TI, 100 90,000 Ti, 20 | Tii, xo'

16,330 Lao [x

$25

2,000 T12, 200 TIL 100 4,000 10,000 $10 $10 10,000 $10

90,900 $10

6,000 30,000

DODA

$35,000

$25,000

15,000 510 $10

$2,655 85 parapr period from 19th Oct to goth Apr. 97%

***The 3,354'

Tix, 7,843

Interim of Tia. så for account 1907) .................................. 74%

Tis, 4 for 1905, in sumini wa mareriimamei

Final of Tis. ; and Tis to for 1996

Inlarim of Tis. 5 for a/c 1907 KIPUNARO flaturim of 15/- for accogat 1907 (old) Tia, Rs.59%Interim of 17/3 for account 1997 (new)

$41,934

$478

Tia, 201 $140

40 cents for year ending $1,507 veinizienzur

· Tie, 64 for year noding 30497 mmo

First Year..agaraprakibuzqappamongguopaspbianastas 80 cents on 9,000 ord, shares and $19.80 on 7 100 Founders shares far. 75, and; 31,5.075 Interim of 30 cents for account 1907 mus (Final of 39 cts, making So cjs, for theĮ 541 Fiedad soth Jay, 1900

* These shares are entitled to hall of

the profits.

Limitada al tha. Pelusing

Sto boyers

$$ buyers

Tis. 107 buyers

Tix. 45 sollars

Tis, 6o buyer

Tia, 1977 sallars

Tis, 350 buyers

5zo sales

$5 sallara

The 97

··Sex

3:0

·210 bayar ·

Es buyer