1908-05-15 — Page 17

REINFORCEMENTS, about a brigade strong, are leaving Japan for the suppression of the riots

now?THR now, staam-lighter Chaniaboon, built by Deb the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., La.,

2 for Bangkok, left for her destination last, Tues

day morning.

MR. Johnstone, of Messrs. Jardins, Matheson and Co. the well known rider of john Peel's ponies, left Shanghai last Saturday by the steamer Emprras of Japan, on one year's leave

of absence.

THE Japanese cruiser squadron from Port Arthur was expected to arrive in Tsingtao the end of last week. The German naval at authorities made considerable preparations for the reception of the visitors.

BARON Hayashi is expected to leave Feking for Tientsin to-day. Mr. H. juin, the new Japan. ese Minister to China, is returning from Lou, don to the Far East via Siberia, and will arrive at Kobe at the end of this month,

THE Chinese Engiocering and Mining. Co., Ld, announces that the total output of the Company's three mines for the week ending May 2, 198, amounted to. 28,312,76 tons and the sales during the period to 24,731.45 tons. THE trouble at the French lumber works in the Miyazaki préfecture was due to rioting on the part of the employees. Some buildings were destroyed, but the police arrived promptly on the scene and order was restored. The first report of the number of casualties' was exag gerated.

MEBSRS, John D. Humphreys & Son, general managers of the Peak Tramways Co., Ld., in form us that there is a clerical error in the Tramway report. The dividend of 8 per cent, payable amounts to $23,000 and not $34,000 as stated, and, the amount carried, forward to 57,471.65 and not $6,471.05 on stayed.

LAU FAT, a ind of about fifteen years of age, was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment in the Police Court, last Thursday, having been convicted on a charge of theft.. 'Lau, who resides at 19, Tai Wong Street, stole eight wire plyar from the Imperial Brewery, at Wong-nei-chong, on Tuesday last. Mr. F.J. Berry, the manages, prosecuted,

At about six o'clock last Tuesday evening, as the 6.1. Kuranang was steaming out of the harbour, a Obinaman jumped, overboard between Cow Pier, and Green Island. "The alarm was at ooca given, and he was picked up by one of the Harbour Office boats, and taken to the Registrar General's Office. The unfortunate man was one of the emigrants to Singapore. Six Havilland de Sausmarez, H.B.M.'s Supreme Court Judge, accompanied by Lady de Hauamarez, left Shanghai on 9th inst., by the R.M.S. Empress of Japan en route for England. It is expected that Sir Havilland will be away og furlough for about a year, and during his absence the functions of Judge will be carried out by the now Assistant Judge, Mr. F. S. A. Bourde.

THE Tatiu Maru left Kawasaki Dockyard on the 6lb inst., says a Kobe exchange. The amount to be claimed from the Chinese Go verament for damage to the hull will be made. known on the receipt of the Dockyard Com- pany's bill. It is said that it will be about yen 45,000. The damage is reported to have been caused by the vessel going aground while in

Chinese custody.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY MAY 15 1908.

THE P. and O. steamer Namur, which left London on Iith ult, took the following specis for Singapore: Coin silver, £11,930. THE ss, Kiangfoo will be docked in Shanghal for repairs to the damages effected in last week's typhoon-Bankoo Daily News, B

THE Admiralty announce the appointment of G. Price at surgega to the King Alfred, to data 13th u, and of Sub-Lisulonunt C. E. Wilkins, 1q, Kimka, to date zoth ́ult,

SHARE QUOTATIONS.

Supplied by Messrs. E. S. Kaddoris & Co. Corrected to noon; later alterations given under "Commercial Intelligence," page 51

STOCKS

BANES.

RALIZE Crews for the German cruiser squadron Hongkong & Shanghal Banking Corporation

in the Far East, numbering some 1,100-men,

left Bremerhaven on April 25 by the North German Lloyd s.s, Nikein. The vessel is duo

and at Tsingtau on June 7. ́.. nt Hongkong on June i, at Wusung on Jones, National Bank of China, Limited

MARINE INSURANCES,

Ganton Insurance Office, Limited ........

THE Eastern Timex states that a certain country has offered to lead China Tle now navy, and has declared that with the ships North China Insurance Company, Limited 100,000,000 for the purpose of constructing her of was built with such a sum the peace of the Far East would then be preserved.

Doloni duce Society of Canton, Limited

THE 2nd Battalion East Kent Regiment, which will relieve the "Diehards" at Hongkong-next trooping season, will celebrate its jubilee this year, as it was raised in the autumn of 1858 at Limerick, Ireland. Its 1st Battalion is one of the oldest and most distinguished regiments in Yangtses Insurance Association, Limited the army. The 2nd Battalion is commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel R. Bayards, D.S.O., with Major and Lieutenant-Colonel E. G. T. Bain- bridge second in command,

H.M. CONSUL-GENERAL at San Francisco (Mr. W. K. Hesra) advises that Chinese re sidents à Pacific: Coast ports. of the United States are subscribing to the Two Kwangs Chinese Steamship Company, formed as a patriotic concern, to organise first a service. of coasting steamers and then a transpacific fine, Agents are being appointed wherever Chinese are found in considerable numbers, to sell stock for the company. ...«

WRITING under date the 17th inst, our Cap ton correspondent saysYesterday afternoon daring a heavy shower of rain, a portion of the Yee Yuen restaurant, in Tai Shup. Po, which was in the course of repair, collapsed, and four workmen were buried under the debris, On the alarm being raised a crowd at once collected in the vicinity and the people assisted in removing the debris and extricated the lour men, who were very seriously injured.

In view of the popular ignorance of treaty stipulations, H. E. Vuon Shik-kai, President of the Waiwupu, has instructed his subordinates to compile all the treaties made between China and foreign states and to print them in book form for distribution amongst the people. The recipients will be requested. to make a close study of these treaties, so that when they have any dealings with foreigners, they may be able to act in accordance with the stipulations set forth in the treaties,

ON the 27th ult. at noon, while three Malay women were engaged in collecting frewood on the outskirts of a kampong at Trogg, & tiger was heard close by. Two of the women left their bundles and ran away, but the third being an elderly women and unable to move quickly, was pounced upon by the tiger and taken away into the jungle. No trace of the unfortunate woman has been found, but the Penghulu of Trong is organising a party to try and recover" the body and shoot the tiger. This happened near St. John's Rubber Estate Singapore Free Press. on the road leading to the stone quarry

A TOKIO message states that the Departments. A PRKING dispatch states that, Grand Coop- of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture and Com-cillor Yuan Shih-k'al is greatly dissatisfied with merce do not approve of the Spinners' Associa the slackness in which the Imperial Commands, in regard to the stopping of opium smoking lion's prize ticket system, but are unable to prohibit it owing to the absence of any law amongst the staff of the various Ministries and applicable to such a scheme. On the strength, departments in the Capital, are being carried however, of the Consular reports which it has out. Scarcely way attempt is being made to received, the Foreign Department has issued and out the men who still smoke so that they warning to the business men concerned through may be compelled to apply for leave of absence the Department of Agriculture and Commerce and prosent themselves at the Hospital to get rid of the habit. His Excellency, therefore, and the Governor of Osaka,

urged their Majesties on Wednesday to issue another stringent Edict on the subject in order to stimulate laggards into action..

It is stated that the Kawasaki Dockyard Com. pany is making arrangements to construct at floating dock with a capacity of 15,000 tons to the south of the present 5,000 tons dry dock. The authorities concerned bave already been asked to sanction the undertaking, and an in- vestigation is now being made with a view to ascertaining if the work would in any way. interfere with the construction of the Harbour Works. If the application is granted the build ing of the dock will be commenced im

mediately.

THE China Times says:-A rumour-or would suggestion be a better term?-in going the round of Tientsin in reference to the succes sion to the icepectorship-General of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs. Perhaps It is merely an expression of the antagonism shown by several interests to the succession of Sir Robon Bredon. People are telling cach other that an outsider must be introduced as head of the Customs, and the name of this out. sider is freely and confidently mentioned. It is that of Lord Curzon, Anything more absurd can scarcely be imagined. A TRUCK under charg dawn the Elgin Street of a number of coolies broke away while incline, near Queen's College, last Wednesday afternoon, and completely demolished a public chair which was standing in the road at the foot of the bill. The chair coolies had narrow

"

WRITING from Peking on the oth ult, the correspondent of the N. C. D. News says:-- Viceroy Tuan Fang telegraphs to the Waiwu- pp that he has instructed the new Customs Taolal, Taai Lai-huang that, as the foreign Municipal Council North of the Yangkingpang Creek has agreed to stamp out the opium dens within its jurisdiction in four years beginning from 1908, he, or his successor, must always axert himself to see that opium divans are effectually suppressed in tewas adjacent to Shanghai. This is necessary in order to show foreigners that the Chinese authorities are in- tending something more than mere paper re- form. Taolai Tsai has been further instructed by Viceroy Tuan Fang to render every possible assistance to the foreign Municipality in regard to the abolition of the opium dens in the later national settlement.

MESSES. Wheelock & Co. write under date Shangbai, 7th inst.:-There is no change to repart in our bomeward freight market since last writing and as the commencement of the Hankow tea season is rather later this year iban utual it is impossible to foretell exactly what the prospects are likely to be in any one direction. The only item of interest to the shipping world is that the Austrian Lloyd has at last decided to join the Chins Homeward

anca

sided

escapas. The head track coolie-Fung Cheong, Freight Conference" from the 1st of October, 1908, so that now every steam-ship line of any of 64, Jardine's Bazzar, was arrested, as was

whatever belongs to the Confer the owner of the truck, who was charged consequorstwise. The slight spust that took Biso with committing breach of his licence, by place about a month ago has now entirely sub- latting out the vehicle. The truck coolis, was

again and Coasting business is very quiet. fined $5 and also ordered to pay to compe-A few fixtures of "outsiders" have been made anties to the chair coolies, whilst the owner of

for this season's tea-trade to Siberian ports on the track was mulcted in the sum of 35.

time-charter basis but otherwise there is no JAPANESE watchmaker, Ngoneta Loksapblo, demand worth mentioning. ats residing at 113, Queen's Road East, was accus ed at the Police Court, last Thursday, of stealing gold watch, valued at $92, from Chas Shui Sang, a rattan dealer, at 5,. Billside Lane, on is the 30th April, of stealing another gold watch, valued about $20, on the 4th instant, the pro perty of Lo Lol, who resides ats, Star Street, and of stealing two other silver watches, both babaing valued at 531, from two"other personLE To all of these counts the Japanese pleaded watches were handed to defendant for repair, guilty. The facts of the case were that the bat he disposed of them. Altogether be wat sent to gaol for thirteen weeks, with hard Tallabour.

"

THE Supreme Price Court at St. Petersburg, underthe presidency of the Minister of Marine, *heard the appeal of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Company in the matter of the steamer Hipsang, sunk by the Russians on histor

In the Marine Magistrate's Court last Wednesday morning, before the Hon. Commander Basil Tay. lor, N., P. C. Edwards charged Ho Tusag, mas tar of the team launch Sun Yik, with unlawful- ty carrying 73 passengers, in excess of the num ber allowed him by bis licence outside the Harbour limits, on Torsday. The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge, P. C. Edwardy stated that, while he was going westward, bo saw a steamer which he suspected to Chinese deportees from Singapore. He met be the Hongée, où board which, ware some defendant's launch, towing some sampans, coming from the Hongbus. He stopped the launch and boarded it. The decks were so crowded with passengers and luggage that ha was unable to move, much less count the passengers. The sampaas cast off as 1000 ms he went alongside and got away. He towed defendant's launch to the Polica pier and counted the passengers there. There were 145 all told. The master is allowed' by his licenca.

3dgr 1904, ie the Gulf of Pechili. The Fort Alexandra Hil. Prita Court had rejected the awpan claim in October, 1907, and theto carry 95 in the Harbour and 64 within Fupreme Court now ordered that Court to take local trade" limits. The defendant stated

消饥

the aridience of three witnesses cited for ite that he was told to go and land passengers pellant aller which the matter will again, from the "Hong? by the boarding house." Conde before the Supreme Court. The Supreme Pri Court dismissed the appeal of seren

Snc upang sabjects, who claimed damages of

keeper. He told the latter that he could not carry more, than about do. All those people. crowded into his launch and refused to leave.

cir, co,000 for goods lost by the slaking of || He was fined $110 or, in default, tarée montha' the Garmin seemer Then on July 31, 1994 hard inbour;

+

FIRE INSURANCEB.

China Fire Insurance Company, Limited inner Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited

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

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

POSITION AS" PER LAST, REPORT

NO OF SHARES,

VALUE PAID UP.

RESERVE.

AT WORKING ACCOUNT.

176

*LAST: DIVIDEND.

APPROXIMATEJ

RETURN AT

QUOTATION BAKED ON LAST (FRAN'S DOTS -

CLOSING QUOTATIONE

$1,500,000

S125

$13,500,000

$3,800,387

$150,000)

(Final of £4 on old and 61.10). on new shares for f-your ending 31.12.07 kaasä

•st z

5700 London 674

12735?

**$71,295

00.925

L

$300,000

$2. (London 3/6) for 1903

MORE

$20 for 1906

550

133,000

1,000

10,000

£5"

$1,560,000) $219,058 $405,959 £135,000 Tla 100,000

Th 48,947)

។

* Tix. ap4,424

(Final of 7/6 per share making în1alk, 15/-?

for 1006 Tls, 2.65.....................................

Tia 77t

*12.400

F150

$100

$5,000,000 £90,000 $436,407 £125,137.25/- $434,134 $1,000,000

Ta 550,000

Final of Sit making 545 for 1926 and faterim af Sgo for 1997

5795

12:500

$100

$60

$198,013

$91,763

$1a and bonus $3 for 1906

101%

$1471 buyera

10,000 $100

$10

8,000 Saso $50

10,000 Saç Sak 10,000 $50 350

$0,000

$1,000,000) $340,097 $13,802 $1,313,941

5:72,437

$38,037

$6 and bonus Sz lors

81 X

$91 buyer

$7,000 $264,6387 $96,988

51,053 NiL

127.

$1 or 1906

1906

5312 buyer

464144430

515

$4 for veacending 30. .1007

TO X

$40

$250,000

·SIS.

$575,000

*x6 437

$75,179

(iv) for and half-year making in all SatĮ for year ending 31.1207 common)

71%

Sag sellers

$20,000

£60,000)

Es

£170,000

£3.694

5/ for 1905 @ex 2/24-62.24 per share...

31 %

TIL 75,000

Th1. 50 Tir: 50

LK

£400,000

£1

£1,871)

$65,000

$1.002

$10,000 510

$10

אא אאא א

[Tis. 45 sallamo Tin, jo sellam

$32,957

10,000

110

$5

Tl. 98,000

Tis, 419,479

3,000

"16:50 |TI, 50,

Tia. 61,000 Tis. B1,200 TIs. 30,000)

Final of Tis, a maklog Tix, 6 for 1906

·45/•

532

318

Tis, 49 sellers

$135

20,000

100

7,000 7,000

*100

1100

froo 8.50 Tls, 50

f9,218

$20 sales

none F. 100,000

to 1897 mi

1'ls. 8,935°

Tis, 4 (8%) or year ending 31,8.06

Tia, zo sales

£1,556

Interim of 1/6 (No. 10 for account 19c8....

Thu, 15:55 buyer

$81'sales

*

.*11,358

16. 12:01 ||~=48 mis

60,000 Indo-China Steam Navigation Ca,, Ld. (Preferred)]

do. Do,

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

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

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

Tako Tug and Lighter Company, Limited

REFINERIES.

China Sugar Refining Company, Limited

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

MINING.

Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, Ld....... 1,000,000 Jaub Australian Gold Mixing Company, Limited

DOCKS, WHARVES & GODOWN3. Fenwick (Geo.) & Co., Limited · ..............

150,000

50,000

39

18/10

ཚ་

*25

18,po

65,000

A0

Ko

50,000 551700

$50

5:0

.100

Shanghal and Hongkew Wharf Company, Limited....

36,000

Cs, 100

15.100

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

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Ld Shanghal Dock and Engineering Co, Ld. ...........................

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS. Anglo-French Land Investment Co., Ld. Astor House Hotel Company, Limited (Shanghai)... Central Stores, Limited E Hangkong Hotel Company, Limited Hongkong Land investment and Agency Co., 1.de .....} Humphreys Estate & Finance Company, Limlind... Kowloon Land and Building Company, Limited......

Fangbal Land Investment Company, Limited West Paint Building Company, Limited

COTTON MII 1.5.

Fwo Cortos Spinning and Wearing Company, Ld.... Hanko, Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Dyting?

Chunonay, Limited International Cotton Manufacturing Company, Lith... fnu-kung-mow Cotton Spinning & Weaving Co., Ld | Soy Ches Cotton Spinning Company, Limited.........

MISCELLANEOUS.

Nell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limited .................................... China-Borace Company, Limited.......myman China Light and Power Company, Limited upsiz.

Do.

Do. special shares................] * 50,000 China Provident Loan & Mortgage Company, Ld...

Dairy Farm Company, Limited ............................ Green Island Cement Company, Limited ...................... Hall & Holte, Limited

Hongkong Electric Company, Lomited

Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Ld. Hongkong Ice Company, Limited.............. Maatschappij tot Mija, Bosch- en Landbouwex-

ploitatie in Langkat, Limited domi Peak Tramways Company, Limited. ...................... Peak Tramways Company (now) Philippice Company, Limited Shanghai Gas Company, Limited

bangha Sumatra. Tobacco Company, Limited- Shanghai Waterworks Company, Limited.... South China Morning Post, Limited ............... Meam Laundry Company, Limited ausweis deiiiione Tiental Waterworks Company, Limited Union Waterboat Company, Limited

Limited Agency, United Asbestos Oriental

Watson, (A. 5.) & Co., Limited...

William Powell, Limited

• These shares are entitled to half of the profits.

'། ཧྥེ་ཧྰུྃ ཡོ

$450,000

£150,000) 64.398} £4,873

Ils. 14 500 (172,370

$137

P. 18.730

Final of Tis. If making Tis. 3) for 1907 (Second interim of 11- (Loupon No. 9 or {B/c 1907225045U/ELERS/

250, 505

for year coin 0.4.1907

18 for year ending 31.1205 20

*53,226

11.75 year esling 30126

*3,556

Final of 14 making 531 fl-207

61%

$53 mollarn

༤༤

1100,000 $40,000

£447,442

Final of S4 making $8 for 1997........................................

71%

S104

Ib. 30,459

Interim of Tls, zi in six months ending?

31st October, 1907

7 %

The 85% buyer

Fi.al of Tis, 9 making Tis, 17 for 1997

7 %

Tla, z2g buyera

{

· 16,8 6

J. 1,000,000

697,57)

Tis. 75.00

Tle. 125.00)

Tis. 2,000 130,000

4,1,299 $25,000

6.

25,000

Tl 100%, 100

10,000

$23

Tib. 6,53! 110,908

Tie. 6 for 197

Jaf for yeu ending 34 107...su

Tis, 100 sza buyers

Sxat Foliars

50,121

519

13,000

350

to

$1,000 5470752 "43,0753

£9,178

"$1.80 far, 1906

1252

Final of is making $71 for 1907

.78%.

196

(Final of $30 making in all 57 for year?

7. X

$100 saliers

50,000

$100

$100

1350,1:00

13943

ending 31.12.07 masi

10,000

$10

Fro

hai7 415)

$50, 0}

463

70 cents to ty 7 accepiser

7%

S10 bayars

·61%

Sad bayers

4,000

$50

630

11000

653

Suffer 1907mmingų sovne škvapras

Final of Tis, and bonus of Tis, 2 making)

FTIR. 3,523,045)

78,000

Ti, 10 l'ix, 50

'

vs. 170,ba

Tls, 107,5 7

in all Tis for 1907

7X

Tik: 113 salas

12,500

150

Sco

ยงตุง

$1,541

Final of 52.10 making in all'$4,10 (or yúrí 1 ending 31.1207.............

81%

548 st. and b.

15,900 Fis, 50 . SIO 125,000

10,000 | Fis. 75 | Fis, 75

8,000 Tls, 100 Tls. 100 2,000 Tix. 500 Thi. 400

~, co

$to

Tim 150,000) Tis. 23.2761

560,0.0

8,807

„Pi, að vor, extended ja,en,1907.

4%

* Tla, 588 bayers

214,209

50 cents for wear ending 31.7.07

41 %

$11) bagers

15,150,000

none Ts, 18,257

+15, B5.519

Tls, 6 for year ended 30.9.06 (8 %)

"Tis, & tor tycốm

RODS.

b. 50,663

Tls, ça for 1906 visnes

R,604

12/6

19 poi share in igob

Tia, 59 buyers Tie 773

Tia. 200 saliers

571

$tol bayar

Sir

Sia

Ni

$1.20 far 1907ueries

16

50,000) 115,000

Stol

513

none.

$15,000

160 cents for year ended 18.2.06

9 %

59 sales and b.

510

$10

$120,00

Bo cents for 1907 mêm......

-33,593

$50,000}

25,000

$71

$8

$5,000 $

$2,974

$1,30 for year ending 31.7.07 i

61 X

530

400,000

510

$10.

$12,00

$5.078

Final of 75 cents making in all Stå för 1907, 113.X

Stoł

11,000

Szo

$10

$186,000

$15,001

52j for year ending 28.37

12%

520-sellers

60,000 Sto

Szo

none

19.311

it and bonus 20 cis, for year ending 79.2.08

71%

Si çi buyers

5,000 50,000

$25 535

54.578

Final of 35 making in all $19 for 1907

31 ม

$225 union

Szo

18,191

Final of 51.20 making, in all Sa for 1907-****

6.%

$35

Interim of Tis, I for-ts: quarter..............

7 %

Th. 490 bayara

TIL 17,127

$10 110 75,000 $to 24,000 Tls. 50

30,000 Ts, 20

5107 St

ВОРО

$1,055

51 parah.for period from 19th Oct. to 30th Apr, 07

7%

$8

$10

NIL

Tis. 50

TIL, 20

Tia, 100,000

Tis. 6,603

None Final of Tla. 4 making Tis. 74 for 1907

..TIL 109

10,350

Lao

Tie, 24,820) Tis. 75,000 TIL, 190,000

Tls, 8.493

Final of Tis. 9 making in all Tis, 14 for 1907 19 %

: Tis. 73) bayers

TIL 58 331

Final of 37/6 making 53/6 for 1907

Tia 360

523 hayers

6,000

$25

$15

None...................

BORD

Dr.

20,000

'$

RODA

$41,034 $478

40 cents for year ending 31.5.07

મ

Tis. 97 sellers

2,000

Tis, 100 Tia 100 $0,000 $10 $10 10,000 Sro

TIL 15,299)

Tla, 6 for year ending 324.07

Sis sales

Tia. 4,000

Tls; 201

Stix

50 cents for 1907 19:35

RE

Bo cents on 9,90aard shares and $19.50 on]

90,000

15,000

$10

$10 $25,000

$35,000 $300,000

$1,360

100 Founders shares for yi, end, 34.5.09)

• 55,482

Interim of go cents for account 1907

ot%

519)

Sio bayar

Sie Sto

Bona

Sar

Final of 30 cts, making Bo cts. for the}

year ended 3th Juus, 1900,

bayers

$120,000 $100,000 Tls. $47.500) 25,000 GL 100 GL. 100T 27,633 ,25,000 50,000

1038 PRRED BRA

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