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JUD-LIEUTENANT Įsques has bean ordered to fold the King Alfred, dagship of the China Squadron.

THE HUNGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JANUARY 8 1909

INVITATIONS have been issued for the Volun teer Ball to be bold at the City Hall on the 14th inst

Wa_have_received the initial number of a MONSIEUR C. VIE, Bapst, French Minister in" | "Portuguess weekly printed at Macao and styled Pazing, has best appolated to, the Foraly" | Vida Nova (new life), (05 Ofice in Paris:

It is stated from Hoskden that the Manchurias House Hotel, grand by Mr. H. Fucht, bas been completely destroyed by fire.

SILVER and COPHer_colar bearing date of the Ant year of Heuss Tang have beso minted, and these will be lasued for currency, very shortly.

LIEUT.-Colone! Payparoux, of the and regi meat of French Colonial infantry, has besa appointed to Toop-King as chief of stuff of the troops of Indo-China,

A RELIEF land for the sufferers by the Italian arthquake has been opened at the Italian Bank at Shanghal, The members of the Con sular Body have si massages of sympathy to the Italian Consu

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THE U.S. War Department has issued a denial of the report that Mr. Bryan will become Governor of the Philippines, {

SHARE QUOTATIONS.

Supplied by Mesazh, E. B. Kanoosin & Co. Corrected to nom ; later alterations given under "Commercial Intelligence,” pagu ya

STOCKS.

BANKS.

TRX King's exequatur empowering Mr. L.C. Herrare to be Consul-General for Panama at Hongkong has received His Majesty'a sig. Hongkong & Shangkal Banking Corporation Dators."

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Ma. Heinrich Helised, who is motoring round

the world, will deliver a lecture at the German National Bank of Chian, Limited ........... Club at 9 pm, to-morrow, 'The lecture will be illustrated by lantern slides.

REGULATIONS for the issue of licences to "wholesale dealers in cocains and its salte toge- her with the conditions on which such licences are granted, are published in the Garette,

'His Excellency the Governor has been planned to recognise Mr, W. Kion as being in "charge of the consulate-general of the Netherlands. THE new colourid so-cent Chinese portage

I dia in Hongkong, doring, the abasaca on sitmp is now in use at Shanghai and other places and its colour is changed to a sisty.leave of Dr. A. van de Saude Bakthayzao, blue or cobalt. There is only the 4 cents now In the Police Court, this morning, Chua Bbui, to be issued in red ta

an unemployed coolie, was charged with rob GOH PAH and So Ho, two Chinese opiumbing one Kwok Mi Yung and Fan Chan of smokers at Maaili, were on gib inst, adjudged guilty of hitting the pipe" "and given six months' imprisonment each and ordered to pay a line of Proa-each,

1.

Taz Chinese Edjinering and Mizing Com play's total outpil of the Company's thra alues for the week ended Dec. 19, amounted to 26,039,71 tons and the sales during the periud to 23,051,10 tona.

THE Peak murder trial was concluded at the Criminal Sessioni late yesterday afternoon.

About five o'clock the jury retired to consider their verdict, returning into Court fourteen minutes afterwards. They found the first pris. soner not guilty, and the second and third guilty of manalatighter."

FROM Mesir. Fa idez, Noronha & Co.. bookbinders af printers, publishire and Shameen, Canton we have received a very artistle pocket-bost. The cover in of celluloid embellished with 1" study" of a girl bead in colours The prely advertising medium is characteristic al the firm's enterprise, POLICE sergeant Cargill, of the Water Police Station, prosecuted Hop Sing, a contractor, of 15, Gage Strest, is the Police Couli, last Tues day, for falling toke the necessary precaution Walle blasting stomp at Chater Road, Kowlood soas to prevent fagmonis flying about to the danger of pedestrians. A flue of $20 was im pored.

HRS. Arnold, aliae, Westbourne Villa, Babing, ton Path, proseceed two of her servants-a cook and a "bay-in the Police Court, for farceny. The scused were charged, with aling seventeen tins of asparagus and one bottle of brandy. After evidence had been bard the charge igal at the book was with dawo, while the "boy" was sentenced to six weaks hard labout.

THE richest and mit eccentric man in Switzer land; Dr. Gabrin died the other day near Geneva, leaving a fortude of $500,000, mest which he made a America. Gabiini was a mas of the simple habits and would wear the shabbiest clothes. Many tourists visiting bis bautiful Chateau Ciani accepted his services at guide under the impression that he was one of the gardeners. Gabrini used tösake their tips with glee.

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money, goods and chauels at No. 17, Bulkeley Street, Hunghom, yesterday. The case was

remanded.

His Excellency the Governor-la-Council has bean pleased to appolat the Honourable Mr. A. M. Thomson, Mesins. E. H. d'Aquino, R.H. Croftos, S. B. C. Ross, and Dr. F. W. Clark to be directors of the Widows' and Orphaus' Pan.... sions, with effect from the 31st ultimo.

SUMMONSES, returamble last Tuesday, warn issued against the master of the Kwan Tya shop,

112, Queen's Road Central, by Detective Bergeant Terrett, for selling poison without 2 druggist licence, and for not having each bottle labelled * Poison "as is required by law. The poison was strychnine. The accused was fined $50.

THE Right Hon. Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, O.C.M.C, is a passenger by the P. and O. s.. Moolian, leaving Marseilles-on-Christmas Day. Passengers for the Straits and China tranship

Canton Insurance Ofice, Limited

«North Okins' Insurance Company, Limited `'.....

Onion Insuranca Saciaty of Canton, Limited

NO. OF KMARKS..

VALUE. PAID UP.

· POSITION ́AS YER LAST REPORT

AT WOREIG

·ZESERYE

· ACCOUNT.

13,400

$100

LAST DIVIDEND.

AFROSTMATE KITTIN' AY

PERUSTE QUOTATION. BASED ON LABE

TRAK'S DIV.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

$540 sales

别

190,000 Sieg $225

$3,500,000) $14,000,000

$1,005:774

Interim of ge for first half your ✪ *x]

1/98-$31,943 ENGATAKAN INDIA

31%

{ London fka toje

£4,000}

Sa (London 1/6) for 1903

09.995

$150,000

MARITE. INFURANQES, -

10,000

Suga

Sto

$1,564,000

$214757}]

Bone

ind đạt 1067

8595 salon

$411,000

£11,000

10,000

£15

TLE. 110,000 Tia, 301747 Til,172

Tis, 160,318

Final of 7/6 making 15/«'for 1907 14

3 X

Tis, 104 barsen

$1,000,000 400,000

$5.506,011

[Final of 515 making $45' for. 1906 andį Laturia of 530 for 1009 ......

1813 buyarı

512 and bonus Sg for 1906

하지

£8,000 Sion

360

$175 buyurt

70,000

Byone Saga

STOO

330

$375,431

5425,097

$6, and bobus Ss for 1906..

가오

Srod anlas

$1,833,945

$27 lar 1906.................

5325 našlara

5

30,000

325.

Sax

10,000

Sco Sco

31,003 $164,6382

'St inr 1906 vie

Nil

Sat for year ending 30. 1,1908 mini

71%

-50%,067

Spoon

B0,000

$307,500

3811765

511,655.

60,000 вород

£10,000

£240,000

Tix. 71,000

Vangtere lesurance Association, Limited is no soy una ONE FIR INDRANCEL

Chias Fire Insurance Company, Limited

Hongkong Fire Instance Company, Limilted,

SHIPPING.

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

Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co, Ld.

Indo-Oblos Steam Navigation Cp, Ld, (Preferred)')

Do

do.

(Deferred) Thanghai Tag and Lighter Company, Lis 200,000 Tis. jo Tia. 50

(Preferenca) 200,000) Shall" Transport and Trading Compasy, Limited... 1,000,000

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

at Colombo to the Divanha which will arrive || Taken Tag and Lighter Company, Limited ............ at Singapote on or about Friday, Jan, 15th. Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Lady" Roberta and Ladies A. and E. Roberts are also pas songers by the Mooltán, probably for Egypt. THE manager of the Shing Kee firm of com pradores, 17, Queen Victoria Street, and two other firms were prosecuted, at the lastaoce of Inspector Withers, in the Police Court, last Tuas. day, with being lo possession of scales which, as it was alleged, did not come up to the standard waight. The charges were proved and the first two defendants were each mulcted in the sum of Sto sach, the other paying $15 for the offance.

VICEROY Yang Shih-hiang,of Chibli han obtained the sanction of the Throne to con struct a Pailou," or Memorial Arch in honour of a wife of the late Marshal Ma Yu-k'an, Pro- vincial Commander-in-Chief of Chibli. It ap› pears that the lady committed suicide as sODN བ་

the late Marabat died, determined not to survive her husband. Posthumous bodours are also to be given to the lady by the Throne in recogniton of her faithfulness to her husband..

HINING. “Minese Englanering sad Mining Company, Ld. Rab Australian Gold Mining Company,

1,000,000

150,000 Limited

-DOCRK-WKARTZE & GODOWNS. Znówick (G60.) & Co., Limited,

Hongkong & Kowlong Wharf and Godows On, L. 60,000

Fongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Ld.

50,000

Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co., Lathe, inversions | 551700. T. 100 Tis, 100

Sanghal and Hongkiw Wharf Company, Limited

LANDA, HOTELE & BUILDINGS Anglo-French Land investment Co, Led

INFORMATION has been received from the Naval Authorities in the affect that His Majesty's. surveying ships Merlin and Watercolich at pre- seat at "East Dock Busy" and "ga” buoy rés- pectively are engaged in taking observations of SERGEANT Gardag of Cheung-chen Police tidal stream off the entrance to the New Admistor House Hotel Company, Limijed (Sianght!).... Sentrál Stores, Elmllad issmansur uns nendes son las vestidan BET Station, made a decent baul last Monday. Actralty dry dock. Masters of craft and coxswains ing on laformationreceived he visited a certain of launches should keep clear of these vessels Hongkong Hotel Company, Limitad house on the island and seized thres cases of and proceed at slow speed, when passing, 21 dynamite, for which the owners-five coolies- the wash set up by them is liable to interfere

with correct observations, had no permit. Tho.quintetin were hailed ba fore Mr. J. H. Kan in the Police Coy, on Tuesday forenoon, and pleading guilty to the charge two men vera fued $75 each and the others $50 spince."

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THE 2.6. Maroa siled from Dalny on Decem ber as with nearly to,000 tons of Manchurian bos, iamrance on which' is covered by the London underwritm. At the request of the Agents of Lloyds Meters. Holme, Ringer and Oo, Capt. Matsuo, of the Marine Bureau, made the required inspection and signed the certifi cata of survey. Hestion may also be made of a probable funthererport of beans by the sa Bannockburn now the part.

"THE servant girl Chan Sho-Muir-who-was afrested the other day, charged with stealing ten pearls, valued at $1,100, from a family at 16, Staunton Street, was arraigned to answer the charge in the Police Court, Isst Tuesday afternoon. Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Menses. Goldring, Barlowind Morrell) appeared for the prosecution. Mr. E. J. Grist (of Messrs. Wil- kinson and Grit) defended, Evidence was heard and the cou adjourned.

A COOLIE, giving the name of Wong Fok, thirty years of age of 4. Upper Ruiter Street, was, last Monday, found in possession of a box, which had been ported stolen by ana Maze dals, of 35. Des Vanx Road Central. Wong could not explain matters to the satisfaction of the police, and of being charged on Tuesday morning, in the Police Court, with unlawful possession, he witflood Sr5, the alternative being a month's hard labour which he took,

in the Gornament Civil Hospital in a LYING precarious condon, is coolie, who was the Victim of a seriousāsault made upon him at Wanchal last Monday morning In a disputa between himselfind a compatriot, the mLD WE struck on the bad with an earthenware basin and knocked inmsible. The force of the

THE railway line from Kaifengfu to Hovanfu was opened on. 26th ult. The right to con struct line from Kaifenglu, capital of Bonau, by Hobanfe to Hsianfa, in the heart of Shensi was granted in the autumn of 1903 to a Belgian Chengchow where connection is made with the Company. The section from Kaifengfu to Peking-Hankow Railway was opened in April 1907. With the new section now opened the Intel length of line constructed up to date is 225 kilometres. The line serves a fertile and populous country..

Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ld.. Humphreys Estats & Finance Company, Limited ... x50,000 Kowloon Land and Hallding Company, Lilmitad „...

banghai Land Invarment Company, Limited Vest Point Building Company, Limited -

100,000 $61,000 547221

f. Els glo

TIA: 430,479. Tis. 74,000

Stå for first half-year ending $46.08.....

$61. for

£13.75${*!

TISIO LOS JIY

· 1907 on Preference shares only @1 *x+1/9 11/16–63. 134-özmemezse,

Interim of Tle, 14 for account 19oë

'Becond Interim of 1ƒ« forŝajc 1908°

$98

($1,00)

Soto for year adding

*Tis. 0,309

Final of Tis, à making’Tia, g for 1907.

1974

-$150,000

\$16,848)

11026 Tiz. 100,000

Ds. 5279:173

48 for year ending 31412.06.

îê yêự ending 11.8.08

Final of 1/6 (coupon No. 11) for year end-)

·log 29.2.08

Tis, $5,000 $10,000 $1,000

Tla. 6,531 Dr.

vom unding 31.1206

Interim of 34 for account 100%--

$1.80 for 1900 secureser

Sal sales

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FI

€

TIL 49

Stzak solleci

Srt pallaca

- Tia, 90 buyers

Tix

$13

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TIL 1003 Stap buyers

585 bayam

Li

{10,000

$10

$10

$10

53.

30,000

Tis. 50 Tis, jo

REFINERIES..

bion Sugar Refining Company, Limited win 30,000 Lion Sugar Refining Company, Limited. Parak Sugar Cultivation Company, Limited women|

7,008 7,000

5:00 5:00

5100 $100 Tia, go Tiu, fo

TIL 11,000 Tis. 11,000 $14538

Tis, 9.173

LI

$0,000

*

18/0

£17,000

€4,878

£73,550.

Dr. Laigs

No. 12 of 148 cen

515

Sas

$50,000

$50 550

326,806

$1.536

*Final of $1å making $1k fag 1907

$40,000

516,1997

500 sa, and b

3:0 350

$100,000

$354,847

T3, 1,000,000

TIL: 33:743

Interims of Tie, for 6 months ending

1st October, 1908

· 7'!s, 607,257")

36,000 Tls. 100 Ti 100

Tis. 75,000 Tlas 11,000

Tia. 12,616

Interim of Tis, & for account 1908

Tis. 135 sale

pan mae

35,000Ts. 100 Tla, 100 30,000 Sas 50,18 13,000

315

$4,300 $9,178

Tis. § for 1997 200 190 bak ás 900 me Sst for year ending 30.6.07 ...undansetrona

$648,0757

Sja

* $50

5$3,000

$14,619

Interim of 33 fox account.1908

50,000 $100

$100

$150,000 53174262

$16,915

Interim of 3 for account roletamin

-Son sellers

510

70 cents for 1909 1

712

$9) vallars

6,000

• 0001

51 for 1907 korpás

(Tia.

TIK 170,000 $

11,500

Sto

Doot

Tis, 107,347

$4541:

Interim of "Tis; s for account 1908 s

- Tia, zan bayars

$40

Interim of Sa for account 1908.

15,000 TIL, 30. TIL.50 115,000

10,000 5,000 1,000

$10

Tia. 130,000?

$10,000

Tis. 6,830

$9,553.

Ti«, 15° |Ti0, 75.

TIL 175,000

Tia, é for your anded sagod (8 X)

T, 100 Tis: 500 TIL. 100 Tis, 400

"The 6,308 Tis: 10,558

1,600

12/6

13/9

60,000

Sis.

..... Stu

[1,900

50,000

SIO

$10

BOLS

# 50,000}

3x3

Sto sallars

$to

$110,000

$3,590

So cants for 1907 mens ne

$100,000

$5,000 400,000

36

$5,000

$48.

51.ja for your ending 317.68

$10

$18,000

$1,078

Interim of go cents for account 1908

10 %

13,000.

Slo

$5,000

Saz

71 cents for 9 months ending g1,12,27

31,000

Bro

$185,000

$8,957

52 for year ending 25.2.08 `

10 %.

Filo

to buyers Sax buystTM

60,000

$10

$10

*Hote

St and bonus so eta. for year ending" ap. 1.08

6418 buyen

Sano sellers

5,000

Say.

$120,000

$4,578

Interim of $4 for account 1908,

Bayooo

$1,000

Hó 510

деде

55,191

Interim of $1 for account 1908 juny

201

Gs, 100 GK 100

Tix. 547,500

Tix. 17,187

| 14th Quarterly diy, of Tis, to and bonus of i

Tis, to making 350 to date

·Tia. Sça baya

Sxo

$5,000

$7.47%

*MODU

Ti, tocynac

Tis, 14,130)

NIL- Tia 6,603

"..

Final of Tia, 4 making Tis. 74 for 1907,

· Tis, 8,4021.

Tis, 190,000

Tis, Jl,gga

Final of 3775 making ya/6 f48 1907 `........

6,000 10,000.

BAE SOUS

$135

40 cents for year ending31.5,00

· 5,000 .... Tia, zoo [T18, 200

Tis: 201

10,000

Sta $4

Tia, 6 for year endlag 10.6.07 mbanem sa comis for 1907)

15,000

Szo

$

COTTON MILLE,

So Cotton Splaning and Wasving Company, Lá....... Hongkong Cotton Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing}

Compasy, Limitsć International Gotten Manufacturing Company, Ld....] Lou-kung-mow Cotton Spinning & Weaving Co., Ld.

oy Chan Cotton Splaning Company, Limited

MISCELLANEOUL

THE steamer Hanping, which has been resting on the bottom of the river since her collision with H. M. S. Flora some three months ago, has Ama ben raised from her bed of mud-Sells Asbestos-Hasters-Agency, Limited-

Cofferdams bad been constructed round the steamer's hold in order to pump the water out, but great difficulties were encountered, but these" were finally surmounted by the Dock Company and the vessel now lies on her side Do the Poolung shore. A few patches are necessary before she can be righted and taken into dock for a complete overhaul-Shanghai Timist. THE Contract for the construcion, of the new graving dock at Singapore has been given to Messrs. Topham, Jones, and Railton, who finished recently the new admiralty dock at Girbraker. There are at present harbour im provement and dock works in progress at Sin- gapore involving an expenditure to the Colony of between two and three millions sterling The contractors engaged are Sir John Jackson, Limited (mela and harbour reclamation), West minster Construction Company (wharf accom- modation and large wat dock), and now this new contract,,,

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS,

blow broke the basin, and splinter enteredtes of Subscription to the Hongkong

the unfortunate man's · skull. His mevaliant sscaped, and the coolie was taken to the hos pital for treatment. He is not expected to live,

Tak managemut of the new Astor Heose (late ConnaughiHoiál) dasiras it to be known that the hotel it how for some time been under now, mangement and is excellent in avary respect. There are forty-eight comfort ableapartmanteartha accommodation of guasta and the other appointments are all compiste and up-to-date. The calsina la under the charge of a French ca The Aator Housa makes a specialty to cater to the requirements of private parties,

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and 'after' rat January, 1909, the

Telegraph (daily and weekly issues) will be as follows i—

DAILY-$36 per annum.

WEEKLY-513 per annum,

The rates per quarter and per mansem, pro- portional Subscriptions for any period lass than one mouth will be charged as for a foll month.

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The dally lénue in delivered from whan_the address is, accessible to massanger. Park subscribers can have their copies delivered' at their residences without say extra charge. On coples sauf by post an additional $1.60 per quater is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly imus to any patt

of the world is so canta per quarter. Single Copies, Daily, tas Cants: Wasklyy

twenty five cents (for cash only).

(PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.) There will be 'no rebute to Missionary the | Subscribers as heretofore,

By Order,

GAFT: D. Bastly, who was to recommission the Queer on 15th it, occupies the Ehsanih posl. fos is the list of his ranks. He will not actal Bia 38th birthdy until Jan, 17,

fing rust in the near future, will be the youngest, rear-idmiral in the fest, - This un- rapid idrance is dus to Capt. Beatty's

DATA War urvicas, which faclado EN

work in Egyp and sharwards in the Boxar

le was commander of t Befour, on the China Station," Ashore with so blow-jackets, he led a daspa kała siłacić za tvo" Chinese guns, which were causing a gran dial of tracila, and was twice. younded in hii fenitiose, but daring, afara.

THE MANAGER, Hongkong Telegraph Go! 1.4. Hongkang siad Dadamber, BODË

China-Borneo Campmy, Amitedam tas minimas.

“king Light and Power Company, Limited anime pe

Do, Dio, special shares messages Chloe Provident Lom & Mortgage Company, Ld. .... ....195,000

Pairy Farm Company, Limited ei kad pataas naoz Green Island Cement Company, Limited

H. Prica & Company, Limited winESOLUTIONNENDE DON IN

ali & Holts, Limited. Hongkong Electric Company, Limited stressessoreness Hongkong Ice Company, Limited Yongkong Rope Manufacturing Company Led. ama Maatschappij tot Mja, Bosch, en Landbouwer-

ploitatie in Langkat, Limited ON JOESTEMMINGEIDE) Peak Tramways Company, Limited Peak Tramwaya Company (new).... Philippias Company, Limited semipes novada marras Shanghal Gas Company, Limited DNT-SEEN SOUV

"Nanghai-Sumatra Tobacco Company, Limitad, man

Wangkal Wainworks Company, Limfind... imminum South China Morning Post, Limited armijocassoumise Flaam, Laundry Company, Limited personne une serpesänen] Tantsin Waterworks Company, Lim

Union Waterboat Company, Limited up asinsson var me an “ufted Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limitad

Watson, (A. 8.) & Oa, Limitad.....

“Villiam Powell, Glestient

Thasa sharan am sutitled to kali of the.

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- Tis. 45,039 3

75,000 $10 Jio 14,000 Tia: se. [Tia, jo || 34,000 The 20 10 30 27,000}] 18,110 to Lw

Tia's for year ended 31.10.1908'.-5. 50 cents for yaar anding 31.7,08 E VON GON BOT

. Stx

''Tis. 79 saļas:

59 bayan

Tie. 67

Tin. Hij boynes

39 Bayarı 811 sã, and by

Tim sp to ipod

1/10 per share for 1907–81.037

bo bants for year ended 28,2.06..

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-$1.35 for 1909.2000 ingu

† to canta on fully pasd shares and ó canta on 1.St paid shares for your ending 30408...)

924 sales

64.%

Tia. 130 buyers The. zas bey

Final of Tis, 9 making in all Tiú. 14 for 1907). 114 %

Tis. 4373

$34

165

- $1,360

55,438

§ Bà cents on 9,900 ord. tharsa und $19.80 an}

100 Founders shares for yr, and. 31.5,07 3 Interim of sa canta aja ignƐ... NA KOJI ZA ƒFinal of go cia, makinguló eis,, for thei ₤year ended 30th Juna, 1900 – va miner)

DIVIDENDI PÁVABLE')

U10 sales

$2.95

and Fubijsbad by Joan Fenso Brask for the

i tha Printing Ofios af 1