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LEAVE of absence, on private affaire to the United Kingdom, has been granted to Captain W. A. Odling, 3rd Middlesex. Retriment, from 25th June toʼgist December; 1908,1leichgl

THE HONGKONG 1

Court (be)

YESTERDAY forenoon, in the l Frenchman F. Detplatt was brought up on romsad," before Mickey Kamp; chargad with the larceny of $3,500, the property of the examined and, the case adjourned. French Government. The accused was further

We would like to know where all the thin sands of jasmine plants go to that are brought here every year by steamers from Canton? INFORMATION has been received from the says the

China Grille. Already two lots have Government of Bengal that Hongkong has arrived totalling some 20,000 plants

been declared an infected port, and regulations His Excellency the Governor has been pleased for the prevention of introduction of plague by to appoint Lieutenant G, R. Home, 3rd Mid-will be enforced in the port of Orissa dicsex Regiment, as the military member of "gainst

rivals from Hongkong. the committee for the Wong-nel-chong and Queen's Recreation Grounds, vice Major H.. J Keltall, R.G.A.

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THE Hongkong office of 1 the Chinese Im- perial Maritime Customs: for Kowloon and,

mites, and floor, 16, Queen's Road Central, to the 3rd "floor, York. Buildings, Chater Road, from and after Thursday, the 4th instant.

Bapplied

PH

SHARE

QUOTATIONS

BANKS.

Hongknog & Shanghal Banking Corpor

120,000

Sing

99.925

NEW LAW District will be moved from the present pre-National Bank of China, Limited

has reached Yokohama to the effect that Shing Yo & Co, a prominent Chinesa firm in Newchwang, dealing largely in beans and beancake, has failed.; it is stated that the Specie Bank and a number of japanese oil take importers have been affected by the failure

An jaquest was held at the Magistracy, af noon last Thursday, on the death, which took place a day or two ago, of a Chinaman, about fifty five years of age, who was killed by failing into the coal bunker on board the steamer Hilary. A virdict of death by misadvecture was returned.

AN Imperial Volunteer, Fleet steamer, to be named the Sakura-maru, now being built ai the Mitsu Bishi Vard at Nagasaki, it to be launched on the 6th inst. H.I.IL Prince Arina- gawa, prosident of the Imperial Marine Society. the owners of the steamer, will be present al the loach.

THE Japandia Naval Torpedo School is said to have invented a new type of submarine mines, which is now being experimented with at Nagaura 'Bay, Yokosuka,'” The special feature of the, mine is that it will sink to the sea bottom automatically after the lapse of a certain fixed period..

CEDRIC, one of the noted race ponies of Shanghai, has finished his racing daye, having baen handed over to the police a week ago. Cedric's performances have been of a notable mature, his best being in the Spring of 1906 when he carried off the Champions, creating a record of 2.35.3/5%, which was beaten at the recent meeting by 8pree, and storiak in the Champions, the latter's time being 2.34. ACCORDING to a Seoul despatch, a detachment of the Japanese expeditionary fores, thirty strong, encountered about one thousand in surgents in South-eastern Koran on Sunday and wascompelled to retire. A sergeant, an in- terpreter, and the remainder only escaped with great difficulty. The Korean Government has again prohibited the sale in Korea of a number of journals published by Koreans abroad. A SPECIAL telegram to the 'Cablenece, American dated 30th May says The Secretary of War has announced that the American fleet will arrive at Manila on October and will go to Yokohama on October 17. There the fleet will be divided into two squadrons. The first will sail directly for Manila on the 2418, and the second squadron will all on November 1 for Amoy. The second squadron will reach Manila again on November 7.

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A SERIOUS stabbing affray took place on the Praya at Kennedy Town on Saturday night last. An arrest has been effected. The injured man, who is not expected to live, was sent to the Government Civil Hospital. He was stabbed through the lungs. It is not known as yet the cause of the affray, but it is believed the trouble was over a woman. The accused, a barber, was arraigned in the Police Court, on Tuesday, and the case was adjourned, ACCORDING to a Yokosuka dispatch, instruc tions have been received by the Yokosuka

Naval Yard from the Minister of the Navy ordering the abandonment of the projected construction of three submarine boats, in order to lesson expenditure. This goes to confirm the rumours that have been in circulation for some time, to the effect that a still further reduction of the expenditure on new under- takings of the army and navy has been decided upon.

MARINE INSURANCES,

Canton losurance Office, Limited

of Faimosan, suger, this year, is estimated at ACCORDING to official retures, the total output

goose picals. Owing to the rise of the price North China Insurance Company, Limited of the commodity, the sugar companies' proflis ara expected to be greater than last year, although the sugar cane harvest has not been so good.

Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited"

H. E. WO TING-TANG, Chinese Minister in Washington, reports that the United States Government has declared that, if China could succeed in entirely eradicating the opiam habit Yangtare insurance Association, Limited within the limit set by Imperial Decree, the United States would regard her at the fore,

· FIRE INSURANCES. most hation of Ada moral courage."

China'Fire Insurance Company, Limited

of five thousand cash, ten thousand cash, and It is reported that Chinese Government noter

also of five dollars and ten dollars will soon be put into circulation. The sample agter have been seat to the local authorities" by whom a proclamation will be issued luforming the public to circulate them.-Hankow Daily A's.

Tuz Honkat Daily News learns that the claims of the Japanese "shop-keepers who suffered during the recent riots were paid on Saturday afternoon (23rd ült,), after what amounted to an ultimatum had been sent by the Japanese Consul. The total claims amounted to the respectable little suim of thirty thousand taals.

WE learn that the now Chinese Shipping Com pany, recently formed in Bangkok, was to hold a general meeting on Sunday, 17th at," when important questions would be discussed. It is stated that a great number of shares have been purchased recently by Chinese business people in towns of the interior, and prospects are geserally encouraging.

At the Shanghai Horse Bazaar de 27th ult, the w. Il-known "race pony Runic, which showed excellent form during the latter part of the ths events of the Spring Meeting, was offered Training season, but was not entered for any of for sale by auction. There was a poor alteod- apen, and as there was no better offer iban Ts, 15 the pony was withdrawn

His Excellency the Governor has given his as ent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinances passed by the legislative Council:-An Ordin- ace to extend the provisions of The Liquor Licenses Ordinance, 1898, and to provide for the grant of brewery licenses; and an Ordio- arce to amend The Evidence Ordinance 1889.

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On the night of the 7th ultimo, two rows of house, incuding the official quarters of the Osaka Shosen, Kaisha, at Chemulpo, were destroyed, by fire. During the same night two other houses in the port caught fire by some unknown means, Happily the file was dis covered at both the latter places in time, and the dames were extinguished before much damage had been done.

A VERY sharp penalty was imposed by Mr. J. H. Kemp, in the Police Court, last Saturday, on the Chinese compradore, of 5 Chinese Street," the stolen provisions, which had been removed ho was convicted on a charge of receiving om Mesars. H. Ruttonjee and Company's store in D'Aguilar Street. Hir' Worship sent the compradora to gaol for three mouths with- out the option of a fine. The thiel received a similar sentence..

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Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited imen SHIPPING.

10,000

10,000

15

China and Mapila Steamship Company, Limited.oi. D:39,000, Douglas Steamship Company, Limited

Indo-China Steam Navigation Co, Ld. (Preferred)} 60,000

Do..

do.

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

Ic,

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

Taku Tug and Lighter Company, Limited

REFINHAIRS.

Corrected to noon later alterations given under e

AID UP.

*

571,293

Final of £2 en old and 41.10/ on: new

abares for 1-year ending 31.12.07

Sa (London 3/6) for 1903

16437-es making in all

5/- for 1906 @ex 2/28-$2,24 per share

Final of Tis, it making Tis, 3) for 1907

(Second interim of 1)--(Coupon No. 9 for

-a/c⋅ 1907 sanksj44

for year ending 10.4.198

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'TIB, 43 Bollora.

43.9

Sas

Dona

Sao lor 1906

Tis. 100,000

Tls. 204,424

Interim of 7/5 ex 2/5t for 1907

Tis, 48,941)

53,000,000 £00,000

12,400 Sago 5100

$455,407

506,011

Final of Six making 345 for 1906 and Interim of $3 for 1907

3%

13,000 $100

$60

$199,032

$591,763

$12 and bonus $3 for '1906′

10X

485.157

$1,000,000

$345,007

20,000

8,000

$100

$230 $50

Szo

$292,432

[$13,82)

56 and bonus Sa for 1905

$1,345.941

1428,037

$27 for 1905

24X

$7,000

Sas

Sat

$1,053

for 1906

$10 sallem

5204,638

23,000

550

596,988

-Wil.

54 for year ending 30.5.1907

Sea

$250,000

5$75,000

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

B0,000

5x5 513

$75,279

for year ending 31.12.07

74 X

Sagt sa, and b)

$20,000

£60,000

ES

£270,000

· £3,694

718, 75,000

Tis, 50 Tix. 50

£400,000

£1,878

Tis. 14510 172,370

$65,000

16,000 10,000

$10 510

fja

14722x

593

35

Tis. 95,000

[$1,00 [S0.50)

T. 419,479

Tis. 61,000

3,boo TIs. 50 51 50

18 730

Final of Tis, making Tia, 6 for 1906

Tis, 81,300

Tis. 30,000

450,000

$8 for year ending'31.12.20

пова

f3 to 1897

3. 100,000

is, 8935

Tis. 4 (8%) for year andine 31,8,06)

Tis: 77} sellem

415.0007

L24,398

£11,556

Interim of 1/6 (No. 10) for account igå8.

78 X

Fis, 151 buyers

£4:879

15.358

No 12 of 11--48 centu

18,000

$35 $21

64,124

$3.726

£175 for wear ending 31.1 176

1,000

61,000

10"

16,8 6.

*3,556

Final of it making 531 fesy

£40,000)

50,000

55,700

fro

*$50

1100,000

$50,000

243,443)

Final of $4 making $8 for: 937

ris. 100

tis 1,000,000

Interim of Tis. 2001; six months ending

10,459

37 October, 1907" mino"

[12.69,257)

Ts 75.000

2626:

Fizal Tag making/Tis,

Tls. 123 000

25,000

Tis, 160 19, 200

T'hi. 31,000

11. 0.595

10,000

Say

525

50,138

$15

$30,000 $1,000

İLA

1048,975

(3,000.

$50

$50.

£43,075.1

50,000 S100

£100

$350,000

*

150,000 .6,000

78,000 Tis. 50 ..$2,500 Sca

$10 Sto

1217,428

150,000

Ija

4621

653

1

T4.50

·5Thu. 1,533,045)

Chian Sugar Refining Company, Limited ..........................

1

Luson Sugar Refining Company, Limited... Perak Sugar Cultivation Company, Limited .......

MINING,

·20,000) 200

*100

7,000 £100 1100.

·7,000rk, so 17650

Chinese Engineering and Mixing Company, Le............ 1,900,000 Raub Australian Gold Mining Company, Limited

Docks, Wharver & GodowNI, Fenwick (Geo.) & Co., Limited'

Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ld.

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Ld·· Shanghal Dock and Engineering Co., Ldi sumar.

Ex

50,000

50,000

Shanghai and Hongkaw Wharf Company, Limited... 36,000 T. 100% 100

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS.‹ › Anglo-French Land Investment Co., Ld, mm MARS Aster House Hotel Company, Limited (Shanghai).... Central Stores, Limited beskermákstévez vorterk Hongkong Hotel Company, 1.imited Hongkong Land Invemorest and Agency Co., Lt Humphreys Estats & Finance Company, Limited Kowloon Land and Building Company, Limited.......

hanghal Land Investment Company, Limited West Point Building Company, Limited,

THERE is a gratifying diminution in the num

COTTON MILLS. barof plaguecases last Wednesday. The official Fo Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company, Ld.... POLICEMAN Finamas, of Aberdeen Police Sta-returns state them at sixteen cases, bringing the Hongkong Cotton Spinning, Wearing and Dyeing} tion, charged the master of a fishing junk at total for the yearupto6s. With the exception of the Police Court, last Saturday, with being in

Company, Iimited couponcino S one case all were Chinese, six out of the sixteen possession of a quantity of explosives without a having succumbed to the discuss. The excep

International Cotton Maanfacturing Company, L... parmit from the police. The fishing junk was tion is European case which has occurred intron-kung-mow Cotten Spinning & Wearing Co., Ld. lying at anchor in Aberdeen Bay, P.C. Fina No.s Block, Kennedy Road quarters. This is Soy Ches Cotton Spinning Company, Limited man bearded her in search of opium, but in the second European case this year; both the stead he found one pound of dynamite and a pallents are under treatment.... quantity of fuses and detonators hidden in the bold. The defendant pleaded guilty, and a Eine of 515 was passed.

IN view of the vast gloa of land occupied by the poppy in the Province of Sheos, His Highssss Duke Tall Tao, President of the Ministry of Finance, seat Mr. Chuan Shui, a councillor of the Ministry of Finance, to Sbassi to investigate the possibility of reducing the area in accordance with the general scheme of reduction. It is reported from Taiyuan-ju that Mr. Chuan Shui bas arrived there, and that Mr. Ko, an expectant district magistrate, has been appointed by the bead office of the Likin collectorato as assistant to Me, Chuan.

DURING the last 48 hours the number of plague cares advanced from 517 to 539, and the first European patient was taken from No. 1 Block, Kennedy Road, who is possibly a soldier. The desth-list was very high, but the European lives. During the week there were 133 cases reported and 100 deaths, among the patients being an Indian and a Portugueso. Three cases of small-pox were recorded, one of the victims being a Europeas.

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MISCELLANEOUS.

Sco

Fis. 50 $10

15,000 Tix. 50 125,000 $10

10,000 Tis, 75 Tls. 15.

2,000 Ths. 500 TIS, 100 8,000 Ti, 100 Tls, 100

Fell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limited .............. China Borneo Company, Limited.................................... China Light and Power Company, Limited............ Chips Provident Loan & Mortgage Company, Ld....

Do. Do, special shares ........... * 50,000

Dairy Farm Company, Limited.

Green Island Cement Company, Limited

inll & Holts, Limited Hongkong Electric Company, Limited

Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Ld Hongkong Ice Company, Limited IOMOSÓB... Maatschappij (ut Mijn, Beach- en Landbouwex000 G 10 Teak Tramways Compar, Limited l'eak Tramways Company (new) Sakanan 1hilippine Company, Limited

ploitatis in Langkat, Limited

2. Tls, xxx |

sone

Tis, 150,000? Ti. 29,4765

$64.000

Fis, $50,000

oona

TK 28,257

9,218

10,908 19.478 jaga

Tis. 6 for 1937

Sa for veas ending jo,6.07

$1.80 thr 1006.

Final of 11 making 571 for 1907 (Final of $31 making in'

$91,anding 31.12.07.

Tis, 107,5+7

11,540

* 10. 8,807 $14,269

Tib. 85,519

поде

I. 50,663

·53,974

70 cents for 1907 · damus,

F-Final of Tis, 3 and bonus of Th.

In all Tis. for 19075

Final of Sa,to making in all {onding gr.12.07............

Tu, z urtear ended 31,10, 1907. so canta for year ending:31,7.07

· Tis, 6 for year ended 30lp.06 (8%)

Tis, & for 1906.

Tia, 50 for 1906

· 1/3 per share för 1906,

$1.20 for 1907.

60 cents for year ended 28200 80 cents for 1907 5.

$1.30 for year ending 31.7/07

$5.978 || Final of 75 cauta making in all $13 for 1907) $15,001 Sta for year ending 28.2.07.

£9,332 $4,578

17,127 $7.314

NILE

6,64

1216 -12/6

60,000

Sia

fiz

£1,399 $25,000

50,000

SID

SKS

$25,000

15,000

SIO

3/193

25,000

571

400,000

510

$10

› 11,000+

60,000

5,000 $25 50,000

$20 -$20

$10 310

Sas.

$60,000 *#$5,000]. $13,300 $186,000

510 25,000 GL 100 GS, 100 25,000 $10 3101

$120,000 $100,000

18,193

·Tis: $47,500):

50,000

S

Tis, 27,6035 ($3,000)

75,000

banghai-Spm-stra Tobacco Company, Limitedvi

Sto 24,000 Tls, 50 Tla. 50

*-*30,000

Sta

Tls. 100,000

Tix. 20

16,350

6,000

BORG

1934:

10,000

Rona

2,000

Tis 15,295)

Tis. 4,000'3

$0,000

SIG

54

$35,000 $500,000) $2,000

DONA.

$1,360

16438

An Indian police constable-No. 600-was, at the Police Court, last Monday morning, son- tenced to one month's hard labour for theft. He was accused of stealing a bottle of soda water belonging to Messis, A. S. Watson and Com JUST at noon last Thursday an acciden! was re-pany on the 29th alto. The Indian, it was ported as having takes place in the barbour. A stated, picked up the bottle of soda water from Sampan, with only a woman on board, had just a box of others, drew the cork, and drank the In the U.8.S. Chutanooga and was railing for contents. He was seen by the watchman, y

who Wanchal, when a sudden gust of wind caught wat watching the case of minerals. her broadside on and overturned her. The AT Aberdeen, last Sunday, the master-Leung accident was seep by some person-on-board Choi Kwong-of a fishing junk (No. 4320) WAS HMS. Tamar, and a flaunch sent off to render arrested by Policeman Finaman on a charge of Shanghai Waterworks Company, Limited.........

being in possession of quantity of arms and South China Moming Post, Limited

to

? sangtal Gas Company, Limited

\\\nexistance. The woman was seco cling ammunition, Hidden in the hold of the junk Eb÷eam Laundry Company, Limited 'silisés.

the side of the kampan and was rescued.

boat was then takes in tow, and removed to Arsenal Street pier, where, the woman was fanded.

A LATE rumour, has spread over the China coast, much to the disquial of the Austrian merchants in Shanghai, and the other large Cilios, to the effect that the Austrian Legation in Peking has subscribed for some $100,000, Mexi can, worth of shares in a Chinese commercial enterprise. The Austrian merchants are much wrought up over what they consider a display of partiality, claiming that such action on the part of the Legation will be highly prejudicial to their interests. They are now preparing to Bad a memorial to the home office asking for

investigation-Manila Timor.).

an

the officer foundarevolver, seventy-eight rounds

of ammunition and eight spears. The accused? entsia Waterworks Company, Limited

was charged in the Police Court, on Monday Union Waterboat Company, Limited. He was discharged. The arms and ammunition were forfeited. T

sp

A RATHER serious accident befall a Chinese seamen belonging to the ss.filary, While engaged early last Tuesday morning in mopping the deck of the steamer, the native had the mia fortune of ever balancing himself and was precipitated into the hold below. The fall caused serious injuries to the deck-band; hle legs were badly hurt and his head somewhat severely bruised. The man was picked up and removed to the hospital for treatment. The Chinaman's condition is believed to be serious.

A TÁLE of a dog is told in the Japan Garelle IT is reported from Peking that the Waiwtir a

by

A fight, #ays our Yokohama contemporary, has been considering the complaints madr took place between af bay of the Commander the various Chinese Chamber of Comarca of ILAD, King Alfred and bluejacket of in the Yangtas provinces that many orchest. same ship at the English hatoba about steamers of various nationalities, has of late noon on the oth, arising out of a question, re-been visiting non-treaty porta along, he Yang garding the dog of the Commander, which was fogcontravention of the Commp fal “to be taken, back to the ship by the former 1890

after walk sabord. It is alleged

severel” bit lae blusjacket and he

"guardian of the

the dogi joud

nioquently.

tarted 10

lows foreign merchant vessels

the following eigh

hinklang, Nap

United Asbestos. Oriental Agency, Limited Watson; (A. 9.) & Co., Limited,..,.. William Powell, Limited

↑ These shkres are entitled to half of the profits.

15,000

Sto

Tiu, 24,820) Tia. 75,000), WTis, $90,000

о

TIK 6,603/

11.8.493

31 and bonus so ets, for year ending 39,208 Final of $ış making in all S19 for 1907 ...i Final of 11.30 making in all Sz for 1907

Interim of Tis, so for fat quarter

(8o coats on fully paid shares and 6 cents on 1:51 paid shares for year ending 304-08......

Final of Tis, 4 making Tiò. 7) for 1907 .....

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

Final of 37/6 making $3f6 for 1907

40 cents for year ending 34:5.07 minimum Tis, 6) for year ending 30.4.07

50 cents for 1907 ***************

Bo cents on 9,90 ord, shares and $19.80 an roa Founders shares lug vitand: 11,5.07 Final of 30 cmts:3 % making 60 cont for year ending 31.12.07 ministrija | Fina) in ju ciki asadiny Bolets. for

year onded yoth June, tuo6 minut

DIVIDENDS FAVABLE 1-***

Langkais...iland'interim)-

Siad buyers

·551⁄2 salay

Stay bayers

TIL 88-buyers

Tis. 229 aules

$100 sellers

Szo bayars

S16 bayara

#548, un, and

43%

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16) buyers.