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letter of appolualment, yesterday. Now that be has colabkind, a' telegram has been despatcbod to the Ministry of Communications and Posts

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JANUARY

Writing Baden samo date, Mar, Cawasan l'alfanjen & Co. report i

Since the issue of our last supply on the 10thi

(Yuchuaspd) chefirm'ng the electiod, MARYLAri Tecovery, har solis ffter a long,

four

The carly-cart-of the-förtäight under:

STOCKS

'BANKS.

Da,

WEST RIVER PATROL The Inspector-General of the Naval Forces review experienced's kradually increasing da. of Kwangiang, H.E. LI Chus, bas now obtain mand from the interior for No, tor, and an ed, from the Canton high authorities, authority advance of $1 to $4 per bafe was at ORCH OF to build, in addition to the four light-draft tablished. The market thus becoming Firong, cruisers that have already been ordered, in the native dealers have greatly helped in gly

giving Hongkong, noother. light-draft steam an impetus to the same by their re-appearance; Ipunches and twenty oild guardboats and owing to the near approach of the Chinese be placed on the West River. to secure ab

New Year

*Year, & inf

* largo bumber of seulements efficient patrol service in the waterways bien effected-in-well-known favourlie Bongkang & Shanghai Banking Corporation

“spin” These four proposed launches will be orderednings, other threads which are generally less in Hongkong and the guardboats in Kwangsl and it is reparted that these vessels will be all road, about the third move of the coming year. „COMPENSATION,

in-favour

vout have rotafyed their usual: Parod

Favourable advices from Shanghai and Bom National Bank of China, Limited bay hayo considerably strongibuned holders, and all-round improvement is shortly expected.

Manawhile the market closes

ses strong with a improving tendency.

64, and 83-In moderate inquiry at an improvement of St to Sa bale,

Por

With reference to the fireman who was severely injured in falling into the trench opened by the Waterworks Company for the laying down of the water mains, at roponed yesterday, the company has now paid a sum No. 1o-Have been largely deaft in at AD of money as compensation to the injured-san, appreciation of. Ya to $4 par bale, and the The accident will be a warning to the Com-demand still continuas for favourite threads, phay, and it is to be hoped that there will be

No. Ta-Not much in request,the prices

being lower than those of No, sos,

no obstructions le both periostrians and others generally Have not been lo- great demand,

¿doring the New Year holidays, ́ ́

N!

TELEGRAPHIC FACILITIES."

Telegraphic communications have now been installed between here and the district' of Yun Ping by the Chinese Telegraph Administration.

'JUNKS' PIRATED,

It is now reported that, on the 12th instant, a number of junks cariying a large quantity of cloth from the interior to Faishan to be dis posed of, was pirated at Ying Sha Mei, near Fatahan, and goods to the value of over St0,000 were taken away by the pirates, -

22nd January...

NEW GERMAN CONSUL. The newly-appointed German Consul, Dr. W. Rossler, of this port assumed charge of the Consulate here an the 20th iust,. The new Coral takes the place of ir, vna Borch.

CAPITAL OF KWANGSI.

A Peking telegram states that the Central

Government has proposed to remove the capi tal of the province of Kwangsi from the city of Kwellie to the part of Wuchow, and has given Instructions to the Governor of Kwangsi, H.K. Chang Ming-chi, to inquire into and report on the feasibility of the proposal

The official reais of the various yamens of the city was closed to-day, when the transaction of public business wit be temporarily sus panded for the New Year holidays.

23rd January.

RAILWAY 'DIRECTORSHIP. The Ministry of Communications aud Posts at Peking has sent a telegraphic despatch to the Caulon-Hankow Railway Company sanc tioping the appointment of Mr. Le Po-bun, who was elected Vice-president of the Com pany the other day.

YUMCHOW PEACEFUL.

A Yamchow correspondent slater that, soon after the arrival of Admiral and Commander. in-chief, Chua Ping-chik, peace and good order were soon restored as Libua has carried out the work of reorganisation in a mosi satis. factory manner. Many persons of the diffaredi villages in that prefecture, who took part in the recent rising, have now delivered their arms and ammuntiion and other weapons to the Commkederya-chief and have surrendered themselves in him. When such persons were Arrested, they were handed over to Chiva who tried and questioned them to a calm manger and induced them to lead a propar lite, which has brought about a peaceful state of affairs in

the country.

THREATENED BLACKMAIL. The villagers of Chat Pin, in the vicinity of Fatahan, within the last week or so, have re ceived three letters in succession from robbers, each demanding a sum of $1,000, and should the money put be forthcoming, they threatened to attack the village. The people of that vil lage bave reported to the officials these facts And, in consequence, two guard boats have now been sent there to keep walch,

...

WATERWORKB,

A shipment of some 1,050 picuts of cast iron pipes recently arrived here from Hongkong for the use of the Canton Waterworks, Company,

NEW BANK,

The Ministry of Finance at Peking has for warded a despatch to the Coton authorities, together with a code of regulations governing the establishment of the local branch of the Imperial Government Bank, urging that the bank should be established at an early date. The initial capital of the proposed institution will be tzels 7,000,000,

COMMERCIAL,

YARN MARKET.

and wifing sales have been effected at last quotations.

No. 200:-Prices of some special spionings have advanced a dollar, and a moderate busi ness has transpired at last mail quotations,

Sales during the past fortnight comprise of nucut 70 bales of No. 6.75 of No. 8.5,047. of No. Tos.; 1,375 of No. 135,; 120 of No. 16 and 1756 of No. 201,; in all about 8,436, bales Arrivals per steamers Wakamiya foru, G Apear, Namsang, Kagashima Maru, Austria

L'aninsulas and

amount to about 21365 bales. Shipment Shanghal and Northern Ports of about 1,500 balex The unsold stock is estimated at about 30,000 bales.

Local Mills-Nothing doing.

Japanese Yarn:-Importations have been few, fed business during the interval comprises of sales of 135 bales No, zu, at. $118 to $134. per balc

MARINE INSURANCES.

1908

SHARE QUOTATIONS.

1&Go. Corrected to noon later alterations given under "Commercial Intelligence," page S

POSITION AS PER LAST REPORT

·AT WORKING- ACCOUNT.

KETURN AT

· PRISIMP DOSTAVEBN.. BASED ON LAST YEAR'S DIY.

NO. OF SHAREER

VALUE PAID UT

(new)

80,000- STAS 40,000 Szaj $125

RESERVE

LAST DIVIDEND.

-$1,797,187 - §£1:15/- for 1-yar ́anding"

2/3 3/16=$16.04

Sa (London 3/6) for 1993.

San for 16

371,393

Canton Insurance Office, Limited

10,000

$210

$50

545

Tis, 100,000

North China Insurance Company, Limited

10,000

Tis, 204,424

(Final of 7/6 per share making in all 13/

for 1906–Tia, 26fteros sessi

THE 871 sellers

$3,000,000

Insurance Society of Canion, Limited

$2,400

Cangiste Josurance Association, Limited.

Do,

do.

(new) **** FIRE INSURANCES. China Fire Insurance Company, Limited........ ongkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited

SHIPPING AND

China and Manila Stanmahip Company, Limited....... Douglas Steamabis Company, Limited

Hongkong, Cantop & Macao Steamboat Co., Ld. .. £0,000

(Final of S13 making $45 for 1905 und): Listerim of Syi tér 1905.,

8,000

$100 4,000 $100

$304,530

fts for year ending 31.12. S

20,000. 5:00

8,000

Saço

$362,980

Sand benus Sa for,

1837) malen

SICO

$137

*195

$1,256,683

Fäss.330:

$40 $24 1905

$7,000

10,000 $15

$365

11. tur 1906

$164,6187

NIN

20,000 $50

| $96,468)

$4 for year ending 30 2007

$250,000

$15,

$550,000

117,101

Si for sat-half year ending 30,607,

-D.

todo-China Sienna. Navigation Co., Ld. (Preferred)]

Do

do,

(Deformed) Shanghal Tag and Lighter Company, Limited........ 200,000

(Preference). 100,000) Shell" Transport and Trading Company, Limited... 1,000,000 Star Ferry Company, Limited,..............

60,000 Ворос

£60,000)

£5

£3694

5f- for 1906 ex 2/2)=51.34 per share

$339

Tia 50 Tis. 50

The. 54,372 £400,000

11s. 23,337,

Interim of Tia 14 for account 1907-

go'saliers

173,370,

Interim of 1) (Coupon No. 8 for a/c 190741%

10,000

$10 $10.

1137

for year ending 104.1907..

10,000

S24 buyers Sri buyers

1'1%, 98,000

..1/10)

7,419,479

.3/10 15/16

2.40

........95

3432

raku Tag and Li, bien (gguờnny; Limited

REFINE KIRS. China Sugar Refining Company, Limited,

Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited, Perak Sugar Cultivation Company, Limited

*30,000

Tix. 5p. Tis, so

Tis: 62,000 TiL., 87,200 TIL 34,000

18·730°

Final of Tisz making Tis. 6 for 1905-

12) X

Ta 47 sellers

30,000

£100

: $450,000

$9,218

28 for year ending 31.22,05

7,000

$100 €100

rene

7,000

Tissa Tis, 50

Tio. 8,935

Tis, 4 (8 X) for year end up 3.206

$109 buyer

Era bayara

Tis, 80

X prom

.931

1

MINING.

Li

£11,550

Final of 1/6 (No. 9) for 1907:

.......1/tt 7/16"

150,000

10,000

£

44873

£11,358

No. 12, 6lify=48 cent

fix. 1431% On London at za, självkond

Exchange-We quote on India to-day at

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE, Selling.

London-Bank T.T. 'DA.. depiand

Du. 4 months' sight .............

A ramme-Bank "1.T.

Amerzen-Bauk T.T.

Germany-Bank T.T. Ladis T.T.

Du. demand... 59ahai-Bunk T.T. "Singapore-Bank.T.T... Japan-Bank T.T.

Buying.

months' sight 1./G

& mouth' aight L/C.

30 days' sight San Francisco & New York..47] 4 months' fight

do.

30 days' aight Sydney and Melbour 41onths night France...mà n b menihs' tight

4 mouth night Germany.muni. bar bulvet.... Bank of England exte Sovereign

י

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

ius Australian Gold Mining Company, Limited.

481

2.46

DOCKS, WHARYBS & GODOWKI. Fenwick (Geo.) &., L.mited

...2.49 2,00

...23 11/10

310.30

LOCAL AND GENERAL, The flank of England rate has further receded fo-day to four per cent,

USSIAN and German werchants in Harbin are organizing a big company, with the oljana of dusting the Japanese tea trade,

The annual meeting of the Hongkong. Base vi-lent Society will take place at the City Hall, on Thursday, 30th inst., at 5.30 p.m.

Tug British steamer Zingara, which went ashure at Moji on January 9th while on her way to Singapore, has been refloated.

| A gàs explosion hay taken place in the Yubari eliery at Hokkaido. Seventy miners out of 104 perished; sixteen others were saverely injured.” An old couple, residing at 214, Macdonnel Road, Yau-ma-ti, were malcted in the sum of Sco each, last Saturday, at the Police Court, for sturing explosives in their house and with be ing is possession of 26 sticks of dynamite with

out a permit.

CORP. F. Baroes, of the R.G.A., prosecuted a cookie named Lam Mui at the Police Court, last Saturday morning, for trespassing. The coolic was found in Belcher's Fort on Friday afternoon admiring the scenery. He pleaded. guilty to the charge and was fined 55, ...

In their report dated 24th instant, Messis. MR. Mucray promises a travel book of much Phirozsha P. fetit & Co. with:-

Our last circular was dated the 10th inst.. The tone of the Yarn market has been firmer daring the past fortnight due, principally, to the attitude of importers in maintaining prices And refusing to quit mock at the low rates ruting at the close of the last mail. Coupled with bit firmer fealing. Chinese dealers have come forward with buying inquiries in order to average their previous purchases when rates ware higher than those now suling. The com. bined circumstances have brought about an advance in prices of from $1 to $2 per bale all round,

superior favourite spinnings even show. ing a slightly bigher appreciation is valuss.. With the near approach of Chinese New Year, business as customary is about coming to a temporary standstill. From after the closing

the

|

interest. Its stuhor, Mr. Rt. F. Johnson, for merly of the Hoogkong Civil Service, who is British District Officer at Wei-hai-wei, made the jumay from Peking to Mandalay, taking in the lesser known pasts of Szechuan and Yunnan.

MR. Waller R. Clouth, the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, who is now home on long. lear, has been graciously granted by the Kronen Ordan IV. Klasse.). Mr. Clouth has German Emperor the "Order of the Crown many friends in China who will heartily con gratulate him upon this well-deserved honour,

longkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ld.||

Do.

do.

new)

or stong and Whimpoa Dock Company, L.d. Shanghal Dock and Engineering Co., Ldi açısı

hanghai and Hoogkew What Comminy, Limited ...

·

LANDS," HOTERANDE PRIMATENGA Anglo Bermula kada livestment Ceped

stor House Hotel ompany, Limited (Shangy Central Stores, Limited Hongkong Hotel Company, Lame... Hongkong-Land Investic and Agency Co., Ld.....

MI

"Humphreys, Estate & Finance Company, Limited Cowloon Land and Building Company, Limited

itanghal Land Investment Company, Limited....... West Point Building Company, Limited · }

COTTON MILLA..

Two Cotton Spinning Weaving. Compacy, Ld.... Hongkong Colton Spiaping, Weaving and Dyeing}

Company, Limited, enim antea 5a international Coston. Manufacturing Company, Lil..... I anu-kung-mow Cotron Spinning & Weaving Co., Ld Soy, Cheo Cotton Spinsing Comploy, Limited...........

MISCELLANE VUL

Do..

1.

3

$32,057

7+X

18,000

315

Jas

10:4,194

10,335

$1.75 for year ending 35,12,06

515

Fex0,000

40,000

Xen

*co

20,000

$50

$25,152

131047

·$30,000

Interim of $a for six months ending Jgne 6)

30th 1967

·5555 old

2533 now

$100,000

50,000 $50

550

$50,000)

„1491;580TM

Tia, 1,000,000

TIL 10,459-

Interim of Tia z for six months ending

`P4 for tat half-year ending June goth, 1907.

80%

· Soy buyam

40%

Tix 75 x div.b.

31st October, 1907

Tis. 211 soller

· 73,137°

Interim of Tia 8 for account 1937

.51,700 Ti, roo. Tis, 100:

36,000 Tls. coo +1. 100.

14,000

The 100 The too

¡T, 50 15,000 SIO Sto.. 10,000 TL 75 TL 75! 1,000 Ti 100 71, 100 7,000. Th. 500. Tls, 500

1487,720 Tis. 10,000 7'is. 193,300

Tis. 75,000)

15. F5C_0030.

none

-T's. 28,257

114,209

11. 83,519.

38, 15,000

50,103 1,000

Stj $15.

$1,000

39,178

$1.89' for: 1906 ustrumusan

$14 bayars.

550 150

"shots!

110,935

-34 for 1st half-year ending 36607

71X

Frag buyers

€0,000 $100 $100

110,000 Στο

**,000 150 75,000 Tis 17,500 150

200

136,218

Isterim of $9) for balf year ending sañ.07.

7.%

$100 buyers

$19 $30

1208,3807

550,000)

111,567

80 cents for 1906

Stop buyers"

sione

$1,089

52k tóx 1906

535 mellers

** F-9.5937 Th..170,000 f

45.1.1,978

Interim of Ties for account 1907

7 X

Tis, 108 buyers

$40

none

11,529

Interim of $a for half year ending June goth

Biz

Tha. 150,000)

360,000

8807

The 1), di jest ended 31,101) 7

jo cents for year ending 36.7.07

Tis. 6 for year ended 30.9.06 (8.2)

tas. 31,460

Tis. 73 sellers

11⁄2 50,563⋅

Tls, 50 for 1996

„Tis, 270 boyers

3,504

12/6. 12/6

£1,399

£638

13 per share for 1906

1,200

Sio Sio

19,000

1653

60,000 Siz $12 4,000 Tis. 5o Tla, so 50,000? *50,000!

(-000

Nil

$1 for 1964..rasa suavay vorming

12. 50,000

12, 889

$13

31,000

Sta

15,000 571. 400,000

$115,000

1853

$50,000)

$5,000

22.074

$1.30 for year cuding; 31.7.07 soon

$30

$10

511,000

110,804

11,000

520

$136,000

Interm of so cents per share for a/c 19072·8% 15,902. - Såå for year ending 28.2.07

Sar buyou

60,000

Eio

$10

none

17,953

5,000

$45

24.fis

50,000

310. $ID

tiasar

·75,000 ·¡Gx 400 GR 100

1. 10.374

25,000 Sia 5102

·320 Sif Sto Sio

16 bayers

Bell's Asbestos Enllern Agency, Limited- Campbell, Masra & Co., Limited..... China-Barnen Company, Limited... Chica Flour Mill Co., Limited...... China Light and Power Company, Limited

Do China Provident, Loan & Mortgage Compisy, Ld,... 195,000

spacial shares.

Dairy Farm Company, Limited ......................... Green Island Cement Company, Lam tes Hall & liots, Limited

Hongkong Electric Company, Limited.....

tongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Ld, Hongkong Ice Company, Limited Meatschappij tot Mija, Bosch en Landbouwer

ploitatie in Langkat, Limited....... Teak Tramwaya Company, Limited. Peak Tramways Company (0) ........... Philippine Company, Limited,......

THE new Chinese Minister to St. James's, Li Ching Fang (Lord Li), received Major Heary Wright at the Legation on gist ult; and like

three predecessors, Sir Chichen Le FengShanghai Gas Company, Limited

iu, Chang Ta Jen, and Wang ia Sieb, #igned Shanghai Horse Bazaar Co., Ld.

on Ambassadors page of Major Wright's col-

Iection of autographs, in which Lord Li washanghai Polg and Paper Company, Limited: much interested.

Shanghai-Sumatra Tobacco Company, Linijted

of the present circular no transactions can be looked forward is until after New Year holidays.

Native mer

merchants and dealers are proceed. ing with the closing up of their books pre- paratory to

to the sequal general exodus into the Interior for the festivities in the country.

Given a steady silver market it is hoped that a moderately large consumptive demand from sle of M. Samual and Co., having expired by Sun China Morning Post Limited the country after the New Year holidays will effuxion of time, Sir Marcus Samuel har decidam Laundry Company, Limited lead to briskness in the yarn market, with ed to retire. The flim will be continued ander better prices to Importers than we have been the same siyle by Mr. Samuel Samuel, who has accustomed

to now for some time,

admitted Mr. Walter #. Samuel and Mr. Wal No: 205-Cheap prices logaced business ter H. Levy to partnership. and sales are reported at an advance of 51. ..

partnership between Sir Marcus Samuel Stughes Waterworks Company Limited..

and Mr. Samuel Samuel, trading under the

No. 16-Not much in favour well done at Oriental Hotel, and C No. 121.-Ruled

led firm, sad sales

an advance of $1,

"No," Tor-Prices advance $1 to $2 and a moderate businern transpired.

No.

Ɛs, and 65,--Nothing đọing." Market closes firm,

50,000 *67,500

24,000 Tis. 50. Tis-50

5,400 TIL 50 TIL 59. 4,500 Ti 100 TIL 100

30,000 Ti, 20 Tis, 20

$105,000,

+- 165,000 „Tiac-547,500) {$.,27,603)

nona

TIL 100,000 Tia, 67,393 Tix. 45,000)

Final of Tias making Tis: taylor1gogë

60 cents for year ended: 18,2.06

80 cents for 1906

17 pershare for your ending 28.2.07 Interim ol 84 for year ending June soth on t interim of Eo cents per share for a/c 1907) Final of Tix7 and bonus of Tis, a) mak-7 Ex-ing in all, Tiu, 35) for 1907: užsakomosás, 836550-53 perak.iprparlod from 19th Oct.to 30thāpt. 07

1.34,324

Tis. 7,990

Timi 4,75%

Noss

Interim of Tli. 31 for accbant 1907.

Tina for 1905

Final of Tha, 5 and Ti£ to for 't jo6.

Interim

of Tics fox, a/c 1907 ..................

{ Interim of ssi» for account 1907.(old)

Tia 85,1991~ {Interim of x1};'for soconut: 1967, (00W

Tix, Ja44.

16,359,

Tie: 24,820 Tis. 50,000)

Ti. 190,000

Tis, 7,843

6,000*

20,000

Sal $25 $.5

$41,934

enisie, Waterworks Company, Limited

$475

1,000 Tis, soo TÉR XOOK

Union Waterboat Company, Limited L...

50,000.

Sig... $10.

Tis. 201 $349

mited Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited wards, (A. Š.) & Co. Limited.... Wit..m Powell, Liznited

-10,000,

·Szo

90,000

519

$10.

'$$$,000. $300,000) $15,000

$5,000

510

pena.

CHEUNG ON, & "boy" hau, & cook, residing In the employ of the ar Kowloos, were charged at the Police Court, last Saturday the former with disobeying the orders of the manager, Mr, C, Frericka-and the Jatter with being found in the servants' quarters of the hotel on Friday night without permis. sion, it appears that the first defendant hadn't time to work an account of the vitit paid him by bis friend, the cook. They were both food Sgi, The death is, announced of Professor Jan. sen, tha famous Directeur of the Mendon Ob servatory, "Professor Janssen, who was eighty: three years of age, was decorated with the Royal Society's medal in 1877. We may recall that in 1868 he was sent to java by the Mjajp- try of Public Instructios and the Academy, of Setences

The practical results, of that ex pidition on him the Lalande prize, from Like A padsmy; In 1874 be carted out a verer. Demandi„rajuritoakjad. Engccasstol mfanion tápán, and on his returni

Marg

Sales1,935 bales of No. 10, pas bales, of No. far, so bales of Ne, 16, and 1,875.bales is all about 4,875 bains of No. 201-15

Arrivals-Per stepmera, Catherine, ¿pear, Nawsong" and Kuuizing (from Calcutta), and Wakamya

Austria, Kagoshima Afaru (from Bombay) of about 3,000 ・balus. *** Unsold Stock --About 28,000 bales. ---

Uncleared Stock About yo, oca bales Exobesge:_We quots to-day as follows c--ï

India STATUT at RiZJ43ì: pár centi:

And

'40 centa for year ending/31/507 in

Tia, Ok for your puding 304-07. First year...

So canta on 9,900 ord shares and $19.80 00 $1,350-roa Founders sharea foriyrjandi $5,483 Interim of go cents for account 1907

Final of 30 cts, making 8o cts for,

year ended 3oth Jaun,'1906;

· Theao mbaros'are

to half of.

the profits.

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