1908-02-15 — Page 8

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TEE'Governor of Hunan has been cautioned by the Government to look cut fat the Kwangsi, rebois as it is known that their chief retreats! are in Canton and Hưbats,

WHEN the is. Tuckwo, which wessel arrived at Hankow on the 78th-alt, passed Christmas Island, one of the large Chinese cruisers was observed to be ashore in a bad position. Knj AGENTS of German shipbuilding companies have beep most active in Peking in obtaining contracts for the supply of vessels for China's new Navy, and it le stated from the capital that a contract for forty torpedo-boats to be built in Germany is about to be signed by the Ministry of War

THE Vice-Minister of the Korean Educational department has notified the heads of the differ shi schools that they must establish Japanese language recitation classes within a week, it being necessary that the Japanese language should be better known in Korea than it is àt prosent.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15, 1908.

CoNBUL GENERAL, and Mixi Mannfeld arrived in Hongkong from Canton, early last Tuesday, morning on board the steamer Fairhom. They will be the guests of Sir Frederick and Lady. Lugard during race week.

The Chinese Engineering & Mining Co., Ld announces that the _total" output of the Com- pany's three mines for the week ending January 75, 1908, amounted to 17,188.05 tons ́and- the sales during the same period to 16,319.40 tons,

SHARE QUOTATIONS.

Supplied by Mesin E. S. Kaboonik & Co. Corrected to noon; later alterations given under “Commercial Intelligence," paga 5.

STOCKS

BANKS.

Do.

THE mister of a Macao fishing jook was fined Hongkong & Shanghal Banking Corporation' $150 at the Police Court, last Monday morning, for being in possession of a " quick firing” rifle and fify rounds of ammunition without a per mit. Inspector Dymond received word of the National Bank of Chius, Limited........ arrival of defendant's junk in Aberdeen Bay on Sunday night, and, having been informed that defendant was in the habit of smuggling such material into the interior, he searched the junk and found the goods.

WHILE enraged on a rubbish junk, lying op- posite the Central Market, a dust coolie was Accidentally killed early yesterday morning,. It THE business of the: Tokio. Home Improve appears that several other cooling in charge mant Company, promoted last year, is report of a dust cart lost control of the vehicle od, says ibs japan Mall, to have been very while it was being run along the praya. It successful. The gross income was Yist,got.80 careered down the road and swept over the and expenditure V56,279.84, leaving a balance prayn wall right upon the pofortunate coolie of not profit of Y95,621. Of this sum, Y61,500 who was working on board the rubbish boat, was distributed among shareholders as a divid. When picked up he was found to be dangerous end. The registered capital of the companyly injured, and an being taken to hospitat ex I■ Y1,000,000, and of this amount Y250,000 calspired shortly afterwards; was paid, up,

A VLADIVOSTOCK telegram to the Asaki states that the hond bellum development of Russian shipping in the Far Easty is making gical pro gress. It has lately been decided that the vessels of the Russian Volunteer Fleet shall run between St. Petersburg, Odessa, Calcutta, Colombo, Singapore, Shanghai, Hankow, Naga Baki and Vladivostock, and the East Asiatic 5.S. Compasy Vesele between Tsuruga, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki, Shanghai and Hapkow

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Sakajiro Takino, & “dispenser, residing at 115, Queen's Road East, created a great disturb aues Wanchal last night (2th inst.), and came very nearly setting a shop on fire. Sakajiro, it appears, had been calebrating a birthday, and had lowered more sale than was good for him or the peace of the neighbourhood. When the party broke up Sakajiro stepped to the street, and very carefully undressed himself, biding his clothing on a door step. Then, according to one eye-witness, he performed a war dance is Ahe middle of the street. This ended, ha rushad

inte a cigarette shop, knocking over lamp AFTER prolonged discussion between the Wai-

and smashing a glass case. The police were wa-pu and the Chief Comptroller of the Im-summoned and Sakefire placed in custody, but perial Chinese Customs, the Wai-wa-pu bas

before he could be removed to the station a declared that foreign merchant vessels on the prolonged search was made for his clothing, Yangtse-kiang often violate the treaties. The

which was ultimately found. He paid $io at Chinese government is therefore compelled to

the Police Court; to-day, for his outing. notify foreign countries maintaining treaty relations with China that they must respect the pravisions of the Yangise Trading Treaty of 1899. Foreign vessels are only allowed to pavigate between Chinkiang, Nanking, Wubu, Kiukiang, Hankow, Shati, ichang and Chong- king and no demand for permission to trade. with other parts can be entertaised.

Tun Perak Pioneer says that no suit under the

E. WU TING-FANG, Chinese Minister de signate to the United States of America, left Shanghal for Washington on 4th inst. There was a large gathering of Chinese and foreign ers on the jetty apposite the Custom House, at 4 o'clock when llis Excellency and suite embarked on the tender Alexandra which con- veyed them to the P... Siberia at Woordng, value of $25. is now entertained in the loca!frewell on the tender were the Shanghai Amongst thong who wished His Excellency. Court of Requests, ail plaintiffs, irrespective" of nationality, being referred to the Penghulu's Tautai, His Honour M. T. Liang, U. S. Consul court. Resort to the Penghulu's Court is pure General Charles Denby, Mr. H. E. Hobson, ly optional on the part of the plaintiff, and a

Commissioner of Customs, Dr. Gilbert Reid, Dr. J. C. Fergusson, Dr. F. E. Hinckley and is bound under the provision of the Magistrate Courts Exactment to entertaió civil quits of

the mail of the United States Court for Chipą.. and American officials, Bis.Excellency had any value whalsover, so long as it does not exceed his pecuniary jurisdiction. The present umerous retinue, andsome Chinese students enforced resort to the Penghului Court is like-also travelled by the same steamer. When the ly to cause much inconvenience to parties un-tender, flying the Chinese flag at the mast, left acquainted with Malay, in which language all the jelly, thousands of crackers were fired and His Excellency waved farewells from outside processes are issued from that laibunal.

the saloon door..

Tire members of the Upper House belonging to the Duyo-kai, Kenkyu-kai and Chawa-kai intead to introduce in the 'Diet a proposal 'probibiting or limiting race clubs in general, They are of the opinion that the Horse Breed- Jng Office does not pay sufficiently careful attention to the establishment of race clubs but gives permission without any Testriction as to the nature of the associations. As a resuli, in The vicinity of Tokio oply, there are 5 race courses, namely at Ikegami, Kawasaki, The only Meguro, Itabashi and Matsuda. object of these clubs is to raise money through betting and not to improve horses. Such associations are injurious to social order.

Tux Japan Herald remarks that sneak thieves again appear to be on the prowl sucking all they can lay their handson. On Sunday even- ing, while the congregation of Union Church were worshipping at Van Schaick Hall, one of ibero unwelcome visitors secured an entrance by the back way to the lobby, where hung the coats and hais, of the gentlemen attending the service, and made off with three overcoats, During the service the momban was, as usual, :stationed as the chief entrance to the Hall, búi ho was unaware of anything uausal happening until the congregation were dismissed and three member of the congregation or rather the pastor and two members of the congrega. tion-found their overcoats had been stolen. The police were at once notified of the thest. BLEEDING freely from the ears and mouth and In an unconscious state, l' coolie, about forty years old, was found by a policeman lying on the footpath in Queen's Road West, at about seven o'clock on the evening of the 7th inst. The man was removed to hospital immediately, but it is not expected he will live. Inquiries made in the neighbourhood elicited no information as to who the man is, or how he came by his in juries. Ai he was found outside house No. 103, the theory advanced is that the man must have been visiting somebody in the house, and, So leaving, slipped, and fell down the staircas injuring his head. The medical certificate was not received by the police this morning stating what the man it suffering from, but concussion of the brain is quite likely, ...

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Visirs of courtesy form a considerable part of the fonctions of modern navier and Bangkok his no great renton to complain of neglect in this respect, remarks the local Observer. The present German naval visit is an event of inter-

can

est, Fince the last one there has been some progress all round. The German 'Navy itsell is expanding, as all the world knows, to an extent which farnishes British naval enthusiasts tra plausible excuse for demanding more ní the taxpayers money, The visitors MAY .300 signs

of administrative and social progress in Bangkok which He best appreciated by contcart with the past. The Germio community here is fun the upward grade nlab, witness the recent elevation of Herr von Próllius to the rank of" Minister Plenipotentiary, and the construction of the handsome new buildings in which the Lega. tion is housed. The audience to be given by His Majesty, together with the various ortange- ments made for the entertainment of the visi tos by Siamess and Germae hospitality, will, it is be hoped, reader their visit pleasant and memorable on all hands,

A FIR', was discovered antong some books in the Compradore's office of the Russo-Chinese Bank at Shangbai, on 5th last. A native coo- stable who was passing and saw the flames at once gave the alarm and several 'petty officers ui H.M.S. Astraca, who were close at hand, broke in a window on the Kiukiang Road side of the Bank and with the aid of a few buckets of water the flames were put out before much

damage was done. Later on ergis. Dee ard Lynch, who had heard the alarm, gained an entrance by a

rear door and

they brought a hose to beat, but it was not brigade had some difficulty in locating the Cene of the supposed fire. Seeing their ser 'vicer were not needed they returned to their quarters, The petty officer who broke the window received a bad cut on the beel while so doing, but it was nothing serious, Had the fire not been discovered when it was consider able domage might have been done, and the prompt action of the police and naval mes is Bighly to be commended. The cause of the fire was the fusing of some electric wires bé. hind a steam heater..

nendal. The fire alarm was sounded and the

THREE men were captured at Tai-kok-tsui last Bunday night,by inspector Mcllardy, and detain ed on suspicion of having been concerned in an armed robbery, which was perpetrated that It does not ofted happen that the Directors of

Four men evening, in Tai-kok-tsui Bay.

limited liability company recommand the de- boarded a fishing junk (No. 195) and on being claration of a substantial divideod, and the asked their business by the master-Wong shareholders, by a self-denying ordinance, de Chung Wo-stated that they were excisemen cide to forego their profits and place the whole In search of opium, The master's wife doubt. sum to the reserve fund. That is what happen ed their story and asked for their warranted, however, at a recent meeting of the Bangkok. whereupon, it was stated, one of the robbers Manufacturing Company Limited, says the struck her on, the face with the flat end of his Bangkok Times, when the Directors recommend. sword. The master dispossessed the robber of ed the payment of a 6 per cent. dividend for the his sword and chased them off the junk and half-year, and the amount was carried to reserve down the road, shouting Robbers" the while instead. Naturally, this has aroused much His cries were heard by an Indian policeman,curiosity, but the explanation is that threatened who captured one of the men, the remaining competition induced, the action. The Manu- two being taken later, They were charged afacturing Company has been rather Dolor the, Police Court on Monday morning, and tunate in the way of attracting competitors, for remanded.

*THE Manila Times of ath just, sayı:-The sale of the steamer Nuestra Señora de Gracia and Glerta for the satisfaction of a chattel morļa. gage did not take place this morning, due to the fact that thede Gracia had not returned to Manila from her last trip south The sale has been post- posed until Saturday, February 15, when the two vessels will be sold to the highest bidder by the sheriff of Manila. These vessels have been levied on as the property of the Gloria company, the chattel mortgage being held by Senor Barretto Machucho. There it'a 'story, in circulation in court circles to the effect - that the vessels belong to a woman in Mal who in order to avoid payment of certain

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It is less than twelve months ago that they were considering an offer of terms on which amal-

| gamation could take place with a rival concern as an alternative to competition, The offer to amalgamate was, however, rejected, and the competition lasted for a number of months, un til the competitors were bought out. Now there is a prospect of competition from another quarter, and the market value of theshares has dropped in sympathy with the rumour. As to the present position of the existing ice company, it may be noted that in the past six months, during the cold seases, and with competition against it for part of that time, the accounts show gross pro- fits of 43,000 Tex, odd. In the present half year, wilh the hot weather ahead, it should do even better. By, not, paying any, dividend, the Boerned them over to the Gloria com-

Mapofactoring Company has certainly, taken pany's manegeri. The question of the protect an important step towards strengthening the mortgages is being investigated and while the confidence felt by the lovealing public, and, at vasstis will be sold by order of the court some the ance lime, has forged a Mrong weapon Liwaly lawsuits are promised for the possession | with which to fight any competition, in the of the two steamers.

MARINE INSURANCES.

Canton Insurance Offico, `Limited

North China Insurance Company, Limited.

"alon Insurance Society of Canton, Limited

Vangtsee Insurance Association, Limited

ten da, eta (new) Do

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

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

[ROMOF: SHARES.

POSITION AÐ FERʼLAST REPORT:

VALUE. [PAID UT.

AT WORKING

· RESERVÉ,

10,000

f25d

$50

10,000

LIS

15

$1,500,000 $219,058 20+ $401,959

£125,000 Tis.. 100,000

·TI 18,943)

$$,000,000

$70,000

PAL'ACCOUNTS

ĮLAST DIVIDEND.

$20 far 1906

Final of 7/6 per share making in all-15/.7

APPROXIMATE|

·BETURN AT

QOSTATIONST

AVRANI DAVLA

CLOSING

80,000

S F125

£1,000,000 $11,750,000

(now)⋅

40,000 $135

$1,797,167 | {£115/- for your anding 306.07 G

afa 3/16-$16,04

5729 15715

London 6804

12735

**499,925

S71,293

Sa (London 3/5) for 1903

noni

Tis. 204,424

{ for 1906 Tla, 2.65isoning

sollers

3,400

Faso

$100

$450,407

6125,137.15/

Final of Sta making $43 for 1905 und) Linterim of $30 for 1906.

1850

5817,628

$850,000

8,000 $roo

$50

4,000 Srpo +$60

$259,143

$$94,520

$1,988

Siz for year ending 31.12.95.

fftçal buyers 15142) Buyers

$1,000,000

30,000

27+20,000

$100

8,000 Saço

-30,000 $25 $25

$50

550

·$20

Sya

$320,449′′) 57,616)

$362,980

$6 and bonus $2 for 1905.

$1,150,483

$435,336

$40 for 1905

$7,000

$165

*5204,6381

$1 for 1906 si

196,988

Nil

$4 for year ending 30.6.1907.

$350,000

80,000

$550,000

$37,101

186,989

Si for 1st half-year ending 30A.07..

61%

60,000 60,000

#60,000)

ES

£270,000

£3.694

$8

5/ for 1906 @ex 2/24-52.24 per share

Tis. $4,372

£400,000

Interim of Tia, 1 for account 1907

1.Tis: 50

LI

£1,871

171,370

10,000

$10

$10

$65,000)

10,000

532,957

5137

SID

Interim of 1/ (Cougan No. 8) for a/c 190742 ($1,00) for year ending 30.4,1907.................

+46/6

Tis. 98,000

$25 buyers Stal bayers

718. 419,479

30,000

Tis. 50 TI, 50

Th, 63,000

18730

Tla, 81,200

Final of Tlu, a maklog Tls, for 1906

Tis 47 sellers

・Tls. 30,000)

10,000

1100, $100

2450,000

10,318

$8 for year ending 31.12.06

··78 %

Sixà males

7,000

$100

S100

tobe

7,000

Tie; 50: Tis. 50

1:5. 100,000

Tis, 8,935

$3 for 1897.

Tis: 4 (8%) for year ending 31,8:06

Signales

· Tls, 80

£11.556

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

150,000

50,000

發

18/10

.....

64,873

£

21.358.

No. 12 of 1/48 cents

Tie. 15.30 bi

571"

langkong, Canton & Macas Steamboat Co, Ld.

Do

do.

Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ld. (Preferred)]

(Deferred) shanghai Tug and Lighter Company, Limited... 200,000 TIL 50 Tle. 50

Do.

(Preference) 100,000, Shell" Transport and Trading Company, Limited...2,000,000

"Star" Ferry Company, Limited......

Takn Tog and Lighter Chupany Limited

REFINERIES.

hina Sugar Refining Company, Limited

Luson Sugar Refining Company, Limited............. "erak Sugaf Cultivation Company, Limited

MINING.

Maese Engineer and Mining Company, Ld000,000 ---áuħ -Australian Gold Mining Company, Limited

DOCKS, WHARYES & GODOWNG. Tepwick (Geo.) &Co. Limited

Inagkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Lid..|| 40,000

Do.

do.

neir)

ong kong and Whampoa Dock Company, L Shanghal Dock and Edgineering Co., L.

hanghai and Hongkew Wharf Company, Limited...

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS, Anglo-French Land lavestment Co., Ed...

or House Hotel Company, Limited (Shanghai). Central Stores, Limited

Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited.

pogkong Lead Investment and Agency Co., Ld..... umphreys Estate & Finance Company, Limited owloon Land and Building Company, Limited........

hanghai Land Investment Company, Limited

• Polat Bullding Company, Limited

COTTON MILLS.

95,700 Tis. too Tis, 200

wo Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company, Ld.... ongkong Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Dyelog

15,000 Tl. 50 Company, Limited..................................nepsy).

115,000

$10 Sta nternational Cotton Manufacturing Company, L0,000 TIL 75 TIS. 75 Lanu-kung-mow Cotton Spinning & Weaving Co., Lađa

8,000 TI, 100 Tis: 100 Soy Chee Cotton Spinning Company, Limited

1,000 TIL 500 TIK 500

MISCELLANEOUS Well's Asbestos Hastern Agency, Limited...............si|| China-Borneo Company, Limited..................... China Flour Mill Co., Limited....... China Light and Power Company, Limited

Do.

spacial adaras resor

Do.

کوبیده

Tis. 1,388 Sta,go8

Tis. 6 for 141 months ending 18:2.07 ima Ezt for year ending 30,5.07.

514 males.

18,000

$25

525

1642724

$170,000

10,335

$1.75 for year ending 31.12.06.......

11 X

$15

#

fro

20,000

$50

$50

$23,152

!3,047

130,000

Interim of $2 for six months ending June)

30th 1907 Aksiste

5555 old

61%

50,000 $50

550

$100,000 $50,000

....

1491,580

TIL. 1,000,000 Ts. 487,210

1s. 10,459

$4 for 1st half-year ending Juna goth, 1907. floterim of Tl, af for six months ending

#

$97-buyers

7. X

Tli. 831 sales

36,000 T. 100 TI, 100

Tis, sor,000

Tis 190,100

125,117.

31st October, 1907, onoma

Interim of Thu. 8 for account 1907

81%

Tisars buyers

Tis. 75,000

15,000 Tis, 100 Tis, 100

30,000

Tis. 15,000

50,133

Jay Srj

$30,000

THE 105 Szol buyers

$1,000

19,178

$1,80 for 1906 prescrizikurerese

12,000 $50 $50

€648,975)

*36,075

110,925.

50,000

5100 $100

$150,000

150,000

STO

$10{

5227,4267

4 for tat half-year ending 30.6.07. {Final-of $3} making in all Sy for year?

ending 31.11.07

$50,000

4621

7.%

70, cents for 1957 ***ter unionnten

Stof sales

6,000

$30

$30

none

$1,089

Eat for 1906........

*

$30 bayars

Tis, 869-1931

78,000 T. 5o Tis, 50 12,500

Tis. 170,000)

Tim. 61,978

550 350

none

51.541

Interim of Tis, 3 for accanat 1907, Final of $2,10 making in all $4.10 for year

ending 31-13,07..

The 108, bayers

81 %

148

TIA SOTIL 20.3783

Tla. 150,000]

560,000

11. B 807- $14,269

Tis at for year underl‘3.10.19.7 imamenni 50 cents for year ending 30.7.07

Tis, $5

miminiau

Sto

Tis, 150,000

none Tis. 28,257

ris. 85,519

Tix. 6 for year ended 30.9.06 (8 X)

T25. 55

74 31,469

Tis. 8 for 1906...

Tis, 72

Tis, 270 buyers

Tix. 50,003

Tis. 50 for 1906 ..........

•

8,604 12/6 rajó'. 60,000 Siz Sia 4,000 Tls, 50 · Tis, 50 50,000

£1,399

5618

1/3 per share for 1906 ...............

B000

NIL

Si for 1904...

43219

TIL 50,000

Tia, 889

+

50,000

Sr

5:3

mone

bo cents for year ended 38.206......

Tis. 51 seller

$6 sellerm

$10

$10

$120,000

$3,593

Bo cents for 1907

9. %

184.buyers

$50,000

15,000

571

36

$5,000

52,974

Stigo for year ending 31.7.97.

*%

Sty

400,000

$10

$10

$11,000

$10,804

Intering of so cents per share for a/c 1907...**.

-S11) buyers

21,000

$10 *$20

$186,000

$15,000

$så for year ending 28.2.07 ........

521 buyers

761%

60,000

Siq

510

5,000

525

$25

50,000

$10

510

$105,000 $65,000

$240 $35

*25,000..] G1, 100 GB, 100,

Tix.-547,500?

Tis, 27,0035

25,000 $10

50,000 110 63,500, $10 24,000 Tis, 50 Tis, 50 3,400 Tls. 50 Tis go 4,500 Tis, 100 TIL 500

30,000 Ti, 20 - *}Tia, 20

∙16,550

ST Dose

Dr.

Tis. 100,000

Tia. 67,323, TIL. 45,000

Th, B,000 $ Tie 24,820 Tie, 50,000)

Ti 7,999

Tis. 45 sales

TIL 9,751

Tis. 4 for 1905 mo

Tis. 3,354

Tls, 7,843

Final of Tls. 5 and Tis. 10 for 1906

Tis, 6s sellers

Tla 125 buyers

Tis, 190,000

Tix. 85,593 Dr. $41,934

Tis. 15,295)

Tls. 4,000

Tis. 201

HODO

$349

$35,000

$1,360

$300,000

$5,482

Stol buyers

Stk bayars

541

China Provident Loan & Mortgage Company, Ld.... 135,000 Dairy Farm Company, Limited ..... Green island Cement Company, Limited Itali & Holtz, Limited ................... Hongkong Electric Company, Limited ............. Hongkong Ice Company, Limited Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Ld... Maatschappij to: Mijn, Bosch, en. Landbouwer.

ploitatie in Langkat, Limited Peak Tramways Company, Limited Peak Tramways Company (new). Philippine Company, Limited

banghai Gas Company, Limited Shanghai Horse Barber Co., Lde nenosi Shanghai Pulp and Paper Company, Limited

hanghai-Sumatra Tobacco Company, Limited ihanghai Waterworks Company, Limited, South China Morning Posi, Limited Steam Laundry Company, Limited kinnine amaştanti Tientsin Waterworks Company, Limited on Talon Waterboat Company, Limited..................... Jaited Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited Vaison, (A. S.) & Co., Limited........... Villiam Powell, Limited

6,000 20,000

1,000 Tis, 100 | TIL 100 50,000

10,000

25,000

£25,000

Final of Tls, 5 making Tis. to for 1905. ...

$2,953 $4,361

· 14,313.

17,127

11 per share for year ending 28.2.07 '......... Interim of $4 for 4-year ending June 30th '07 Interim of 80 cents per share for a/c 19077 (Final of Tia. zẽ and bonus of Tla at mak-]

ing in ali Tis. 32) for 1907

$2,055 Si pershor period from 19th Oct. to 30th Apr,↑

P. 34,324

None

Interim of Tis, så for account 1907...............

#56 bayarsa:

Tis, *13 sellers

· 3278.

Interim of Tis. s for aje 1907

§ Interim of 15/- for account 1997 (old), Unterim of 17/3 for account 1907 (new)

None Ma 40 cents for year ending; 35,5,07 kisi Tis of for year ending 30.4.07 First year.

{80 cents on 9,900 ord, shares and $19.80 on

too Founders shares for yr.end. 31.5.07 $ Interim of 30 cents for account 1907 ... Final of 30 cts, making Bo cts. for the 2 year ended 30th June, 1906 jaanuar |

Tla, 360 buyers

56 sallars) TIL 97 sellers,

These abares are entitled to ball of. by the profits. 962)