THE P. and O., Co.'s steamer Mongolia, which laft London on 11th al, took the following specie for Shanghai (bár silver) (^)
For behavior in a disorderly manner in Das Voeux Road Central, soltalian woman named Amore Marie was food $zo in the Police Coort, yasterday. By "kegh
THE value of the estate of the late Mr. Marke Wood, the Liverpool shipowner and merchant, exceeds £1.000.000. Holeft £170,000 to chari' ties Death duties on the estate amount to £135,000,
SUIT to recover 531.95 for refreshments sold was brought by Mr. O. E. Owas, of the Kowloon Hotel, against R. Gitespin this morning. The dafendant did not appear, and judgment was given by default.
ONE dollar for each passenger was the fine a boat master had to pay in the Police Court, to day, He was charged with carrying passengers in excess. There were elevan passedgarı over. and above the number he is permitted to carry AFTER a very enjoyabia holiday, Inspector D. Gourley, of the Hongkong Police Force, re. turned to the Colony yesterday. He was sworn in to-day, and will don'the uniform lo a day or so." It is believed that he will be sent to Aberdeen.
4
ELEVEN rounds of revolver ammupitina were found on a marina hawker by a detective yes. terday. He could not produce the permit demanded, which accounted for his presence In the Police Court to-day, a fiae of Sto being imposed.
THE quis agitation of the members of the 1. M. Customs for increased pay owing to the enhanced cost of living has, it is understood, -been-crowned-with-success News has been | received from Peking that an increased scate of pay will come into effect from the beginning of the next quarter.
ANOTHER Chinaman (Wong Fat) employed by the cotton Milla as a spioner, was given in charge last sight by a iramcar inspector for attempting to avoid paying his car fare.
The giual tactics of jumping on to the footboard and jumping off when approached by the conducior was alleged to have been employed. The case was remanded.
|
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY
THE High Commissioners for the delimitation of the Portuguese territory in Southern China will be Yu-Nan and General Joaquim Macha" do. They will meet at Hongkong. nude
MARCH 19 1909.
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
d by Mestre, E., S. Kabooris & Co. Corrected to noon later alterations given under "Commercial Intelligence,page
Supplied
STOCKS.
THE Chinese Engineering and Minint Com pany's total output of the Company's three: Minne for the week ending 6th March, 1909) amounted to 27,940,58 tons and the sales during the period to 23,640.42 1008. MARTIN CIVIL Service Commission give notice applica cations for the next examination for Eastern. Cadetships (22-24) must be made by July 1. They must be made oa forms to be obtained, Hongkong & Shanghat Banking Corporation with particulars, from the Secretary, Civil Ser rica Commission, Burlingtan-gardens, London, W-
Tux Admiralty announce the appointment of Captain F... Learmonth to the ferifn, addi- tional, to date Feb 13, and to the Merlin on recommissioning nadated. Also that of Surgeon Wilkinson, M.B., to the Merlin, additional,
· BANKS,
Naitonal Bank of China, Limited
· MARINE INSURANCES.
Canton-Insurance Ofce, Limited
to date March 1 and on secommisaloning North China Insurance Company, Limited Undated."
is stated that owing to, the growing import of cigarettes in China, which is a drain on Chinese profits, the Government is taking up the question af adopting counteracting men- surep. It is proposed that the Mlalstry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce should establish a Chinose tobacco company, and that a Superintendent should be appointed with the special duty of improving the tobacco trade. An increase of duty should be levied on im parted cigarettes, and students and, soldiers should be forbidden to smoke them. No one under eighteen years of age should be permit. ted to indulge to smoking.-N. C..D, New
A GENTLEMAN of the unemployed, giving the nains of Chung Kin, went aboard the steamer Austria yesterday without being seen. Ha found his way into one of the officer's cabins, and left it with a bundla under his arm. A he was making his way into a sampan, he was stopped and queried as to the contents of the bundle. Nothing" was the coolie's answer. On examination nothing" suddenly, and to clock, He swore that he did not know there Chung's astonishment, materialized into a was anything in his possession, and was locked off with a month's imprisonment and four up. This morning, Mr. J. R. Wood sant him
hours' stacks.
The Po Hing Theatre, at Yau-ma-ti, was the OUR Danton correspondent writes under scene of some trouble last Sunday night. Three yesterday's date that on Wedgerday morningmen were the cause of thadisturbance. It would two oplum smokers were found smoking opium tem that after having paid for their tickets without the necessary wooden board licences they proceeded to their seals, nod, discovering and were arrested by the police in Lung Tsong that there were no cushions there, and to get Street, Inside the city. These offendert "baya
which ap extra fee is charged, they appropriated bean bandad over to the Taotal of Constabu
those from other seats. The attendants-there lary to be punished. ******
were two-demanded from the trio a cent for ench cushion, which was refused. The result was that the three men attacked the attend. ants, giving them a severe thrashing. Need- less to say they were given in charge, and jo the Police Court, on Monday, were fined $5 each for the assault.
A SUMMONS has been issued by the Railding Authority, and will be heard in a few days time, against R, Ramos, of the Victoria Cine matograph, for alleged failure on his part to comply with's certain notice served on him by the P.W.D. in regard to his premiser, so as to avold a supposed obstruction. The summons was to be beard to-day, but owing to the abience of ons party it was adjourned.
Two native stamp on board the steamer
Delon Insurance Society of Canton, Limited
Yangtaze Insurance Association, Limited
FIRE INSURANCES.
China Fire Insurance Company, Limited Hongkong' Fire Insurance Company, Limited.
SHIPPING. Ohlus and Moulia Steamship Company, Limited...... Douglas Steamship, Company, Limited n
Hongkong, Carum & Macao Steimbour Co, Ld...
: Do...
POSITION AU TER LAST RIPORT
NO, OR CHARKS
"VALUE, PAID UR
"RESERVE
AT WORKING, ACCOUNT,
10,000
60,000 60,000
45
Indo-Chlon Stearn Navigation Co, Ld. (Prefopred)]
do.
(Deferred)} Shanghal Tug and Lighter Company, Limited 200,000 1.50 1.50
(Prelaresco) 100,000 Shell Transport and Trading Company, Limited... 2,000,000 "Star" Forry, Com, any, Limited.......
$10,000 2,10,000
Eto,
J
*
"aku Tag and Lighter Company Limited
PETINERIES...
China Sugae Rebels, Company, L.mited". Luton Sugar Refining Company, Limited..... "arak Sugar Caltivatico Cunspany, Limited.
MINIRO,
"Biners Engineer'tg and Mining Company, Ldr,000,000-
150,000 Rub Australian Gold Mising Company, Liplied
Docks, Rafvas `& ¡GodownS, towick' (Gen;) £104., 1 miled
tongkong & Kowloo Wharf and Godawa. Co., Ld......
tongkong and Whampoa Dock Compray, Ld Shzughal Dock and Englaesting Co., Ld, ---
$1,560,000* 5332,737 3411,999. £325,000
£90,000 $801,478
000
LAST DIVIDEND,''
31 (London 3/6) for 1903
A FRONTMAYR 'RETURN AT
A PRUSIKE- „QUSTATION, BALE-ON LAST
CLOSING
QUOTATI
#29171 buyers London 686
Tia. 50 bayer 54'- buyers
Sash
120,000
Stag
Stag
$1,500,000 $14,500,000
$2,006,334
fFinal of då and bonus of 5/. for 1908
~8x 1/8)➡$25.024
99.935. £7
64,009 *$150,000
$10,223
10,000
Faço
S14 for 1907
72%
$1877
Tis. 150,000 -Tier-sosiyar |
Flaal of 7/6-makis
Tis: 974
Ti 118,277
$1,000,000
15,400:
Sasa
$100
$3.506,011
Final of Sigmaking $45 for rood and? Latarias of $30 for 1907.
$895 buyers
11,000
Szz and bonus 51 for 1906
Sarat buy
20,000
Stoo
520
$375.341
$6 and bonus Sa for 1907
Sto8 buyarn
8,000 Jaso 550
30,000 515 Εξα 20,000
-€0,000-
$1.418,173
368,711
$37 for 1917
$315 buyer
$7,000
$1,035
$1 for 1900.64
Sro sellow
$50
$364,5387
NIL
Sat for year ending 304.1908.
599,067
534 buyers
$250000
Fioni di S1; making Sat for 1908
#1 %
Sagt buyers
-LX3755
£240,000
75,000
(6) for 1907 on Preference shares only 5%
ex 1/9.11/16-$3.154MINAT Final of Tis,11 making Tis. 31 for 1908
($40 buyers
Fap buyers
71
Tis, 47 buyers.
C
4720,000
$10
$10
$5,000 ~~*~Say,221,
£61,817
398
Second Interim of 1/ for a/c 1908 1
[50.50)
(51.00 for year ending 9.4.1908,
STS
Ti 98,03
30,000
Tis. 50 1.50
T: 487,479 Tis. 44,1 x Tis. 81,000
Tix
Tia 1,125
Final of Tis, 1} maklog Tie, aj for zọcB
II. X
20,000
100 $100
$850,000
$56,848,3
Dr
$558
Ss for year .nding 37.138.
· 38 · X ·
2740 ex div. 2.
7,000 7,000
$100 $100 28, go Tle, so.
anne
Dr. $135 813
¡is, tad,000
Tis. 9,173
Tiast r you ṇading-11,8.09 'ium nisier
ឆ្នេរ
50,000
£175,000
£11556 211,289)
£4,873 DI £2,191
(Final of xf6 (coupon No. 11) far year end.?
log 39.2.08
7%
· Tix, 18] buyers
No. 12 of 1/48 cento
18,000
1913
Bag
- $42 976-
Dr. $7:472
$1.25 rear-endleg 3121 16
**50,000
36,000
60,000 550 $50.
50,000 $50
530 Ms, 100, 100
Tis, 100 s. 100
126,806
$40,000)
597,191
$200,000
$30,101
1387,078
Final of $14 making $34 fɔr-1007
$53.dules
[12, 1,000,000
Tis. 697,357)
Final of $4 making $8 for.too% Tis, 13/74231st October, 1908
Interim of Te si for 6 months 'anding)
9.M
$85
Tis, 75,000
Tls. 12,616
Interim of Tis. 4 for account rg58
Tis, x35,000)
25,000 T. 100 Tls, 100 30,000
315
525
喇
50,135.
$15
Tls, 25,000
$30,000. $1,000
Tird for 1907 10-280-00-0
'DI,
$4,300 $9,173
Sal for year ending 37,6,07.*** $1.80 for 19f ..........
12,000
5048,9751
86
950
Sco
13.9195
5195
Float off making 16 for 1908.
FE 42
$100
£100
1250,000
*a0,475
STEP)
150,000
$10
Sio
·343 257
Final of $34 making $7 for 1998 67 canta for 18 To T
Sco buyers.
7.2
18.65 buyers
6,000 va. Sga
Say8
for B
30.
78,000
Lie. 5o Tis, soʻ
(TIB. 1,578,045)
50,
Xlu. 142,404
"
50
$2,500
150 Sto
51 968
Final of TB. 3 and bonus of Tis. a making) Thu. 8 for 1908. quique arası Final of $2 making 54 for 1908 qazanmı
7 X
Tis. It's bayars
· 944 söllers-
Lane Crawford & Co.
50
Garrels Border & Ca..
',
The Asiatic Petroleum Co
Rebitack and Rais
Tis.co Ero
5iv. 40 Tis. 45,9993 Tis. 150,000)
$10,000
Loxley & Conran sque inte Java-China Japan-Lija
A. R. Marty
asianomTM25
Jebten &
Tle, 175,000
node Ti 31,172
--10-8,820 ~~Tls/g-for-year ended 31:16,1968
£9.553 Tla, 8,372
4..%
Th. 121 buyers
X
At sellers
'TIs. 4,29
Tie, 6 for prar sužied 82.9.06 (8 %), Tie 4'for 198
Tis. 15,911
Tis, so for inphy.
"25
25
25
25
15.
Do.
Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limited Ching-Beineo Company, Limited,natumussassinets China Light and Power Company, Limited aross
Do.
special shares or br
1,604
17/0 12/6
50,000
2018.
Sit
Siz
1/108 pår ällare, or 1907 $1,037. $1.20 1907,
STO.plea
91 %
-$12
$0,000
$102
Ss
**
30,000
161,138
6o cants for your endo? 28.2.08
bige Provident Loan & Mortgage Company, Ld..... 125,000
STO
19.go salos
$:03,000
$3.407
86 cents for 1908
menema
$10,0002
Grupp & Co....... 15 Patell & Co.
Dairy Farm Company, Limited
40,000
$8,000 $
25
́ 51,30-for-year nuding at 7.08 varsten
Green Island Cement Company, Limited.
400,000
510
10
BUT
H. Prica & Company, Limited' ..........issim:2020-30........ Hail & Holix, Limited
12,060
$5.078
Sip
Sto
$5,000
Interim of 40.cente for account 1908 heinaseh
Sgt bayers Siz
25 cents for 9 months ending 31.12.07
re
37,000
520
$186,000
Szzi salce
$8,937
Sa for year ending 18.2.08
Phirosha By Petit & Co.
Hongkong Electric Company, Llimited
60,000
Sco
$10
nobe
$9,331
61 2
118) buyers
A Patient
W. L. Pattenden
Percy Smith and Betts .....
10
W.
I. Tulehe
30
Hon. H. H. J. Gompertz .....
10
A. B. Hasan...
Hongkong Ice Company, Limited....................... Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Ld. Maatschappij tot Mijn, Bosch on Landbouw
ploitatie in Langkat, Limited ... Peak Tramways Company, Limited .......................... Peak Tramways Company (típw) vain pa Philippina Compamakémited cassandeksinaine Shanghal Gas Company; Limited
25,000
Say
150 0
69,000
$195 sellers $74
SIG
£10
$10,000
18:50
$5,000 GL100 GX 100
Tis. Boo buyers
95,000
50,000
$7.471
} Sal
25,000 $10,"
--MODE".
a
10
$4,000Tla. 50
EL
Tlage
A: Depiio...........
10
W. Pringle, Innamme pien
10
10.
i
-bangkal-Sumatra Tobacco Company, Limited shanghai Waterworks Company, Limited... South China Morning Post, Limited ... Steam Laundry Company, Limited
30,000 Ti, 20 Tx, 20 16,150
£30
620
Tis. 100,000
The 14,830) Ti75,000 Tis. 190,000
18,640 Tix. 4,60j
Fisal of Tie:4 making Tia, 74 for 1907
The rig buyers
6,000
Tia. 58,313
BONG
20,000
KORD
Clentein Waterworks Company, Limited Onion Waterboat Company, Limited ........ Taited Asbestos Oriental Agency, Limited Vatson, (A, 8.) &.00, Limited,,
· 10,000/
1,000Ts, 100 TIL 100T
510
2.000 Tia 15,1957
Dr. $56,631 Sasa
40 cents for your ending.st.5.08
rincon
Tis: #i
$10
3172
Tis, 6t for year suding 30.4.07.
10,000
··330·
54
90,000
Sia
£15,000 $500,000?
60 cents for year ending 3415,08 ma
51,360
56,438
$80 cents on a god ord, shares and $19.80 on?
ion Founders shares for vr, and, 1.5.07.
513 bayers.
$5,000
Interimd-of-so-center/4′′1908
19.10 buyers.
Spor
Flast of sa cts, making do cts. for the)
ynas andad goth June, 1906.
dathilde Connolly had a quarrel to the fo'c't'la the other day, with the result that Ab Lum was stabbed on the, thigh by, it is alleged, Sit Fu. A CHAROE of ill-trenting a sleep was pre-
The baslamain of the ship said that the affair: was caused over the messing accounts, which ferred against a juggtor-Sun Man Sing-by Ab Lum was in the habit of keeping. Oo Policeman Wilson, In the Police Cout this examining the accounts on the day in question. morsing. Yesterday afternoon, prosecutor Sit Fu discovered some discrepancy and abused stated, he was walking along Queen's RoadAh Lum. The result was words were ox- East when he saw the defendant with the changed, a fight followed, during which Sit Fu abeop. He held the sbsep by a piece of cord,
was alleged to have drawn a clasp knife and and was dragging it along in such a manner at
drove the bla la lato Ab 'Lum's thigh. The to warrants prosecutor to take him in charge. police were summoned, but before their arrival The sheep was in a poor condition, and it was Sit Fu succeeded in getting rid of the knife. The stated had a sore on its hind log. The case boatswain was asked by the magistrate (Mr. was adjourned to allow the veterinary surgeon Wood) whether he had any share in the mess
inspect the animal.
bill. No replied the man." Food is sup swain." (Laughter). The case was remanded. plied free of charge by the sailors to the boat-
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the hospitals:
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THE Gasells announces that the King has been pleased to grant to the following gentlemen his Royal licence and authority to accept and wear the decorations mentioned, conferred on them by the late Emperor of China in recognition of valuable services rendered by them: Mr. Paul Henry King, of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs, the Second Class of the Second Divi sion, Mr. James Russell Brazier, the Third Class of the Second Division, and Mr. Leslin Sandercock, of the Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs, the Second Class of the Third Divi. alon of the Imperial Chlaste Order of the Double Dragon.
HENRIQUE CRUZ, a merchant, residing at 27, Graham Street, -wan fined $go by. Mr. F. R. Wood, in the Police Court, this afternoon, for disorderly conduct. I was alated that one
morning last week the defendant, who lived on the first floor, could not get any water because the tap on the ground floor was in use. De fendant proceeded thither and, entering the kitchen, closed the top. While there he was askad bis business by a youth, who alleged that he was struck and kicked by defendant. It seem that a feki was about to start the tep running agato, when it was alleged that Cruz drew a revolver and attempted to shoot him if he did. There were three charges against der fendant, but he was only convicted on one.
Ma. Okada, Chief Secretary of the Yokohama Chamber of Commerce, has received a letter from Mr. H. P. Wood, Secretary of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce, noting, that the Dommercial Committes of the Pacific Coast of America, who visited Japan last year in response to the invitation of the Japanese Chambers of Commerce has decided to invite representatives of Japanese business-men to America. The Honolulu Chamber of Com merce was invited to Jola in the welcome; The Chamber agreed to join, continues the letter, and have decided to give a reception to the Japanese business-men if they visit Honolulu on their way to America A formal Invitation- le to be issued by the Commercial, Committes of the Pacific Coast of America,
br
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A MIDDLE-AORD; queueisss Chinaman, dreit. ed in European clothes, wearing a bolt hat, with white boots to match, created a mild sensation in the Police Court this morsing by, strolling boldly into the dock, the door of which he opened without the assistance of the Tubong, and took up. bis position among the other prisoners, who appeared greatly amused the, "off" pressace The gentleman, who attracted so much interest, was none alber than t an ax-greater of the liner Ménnaaala, which -job, so ke told Mr. Kemp, ha left because his mother died. The" charge against him was that of stealing a long coat balonging to a tramcar conductor, at Wauchal, last night, After the evidence had been taken the magis trate said he doubted the story and asked the police opinion, Sargeant Clarks, who prose cated, said he believed the defendant's story, man. The magis
H
soomed. Ammaly. The story
frate discharged
the
as told by the prosecutor was that the defend ans visited the house while he was alleap and took the long cost. He was soon Isaving with is in his hand and waysalused at the foot af diairway,” Defendant said that he weni to the kouse in search of a friend, who lived there at one time. He Inquired of the prosecutor whe ther that was so or not. He was there and than attacked by a number of men, and accused of theft The man www liberated gas mentioned
Hongkong & Whampos Dock Cafroo Zoroastrian Charity Fund......... 100 J. D. Hutchison & Co...........
Ho Kam Tong
A
Koehn.......
A.F. Arculil
Otto Kong Sing ".......
H. Wicking & Co........
Lowo and Ilingbam.......
'G. Murray Bain
Schuldi & Co..WARDEDU Arratene V.Apcar & Co
W. Murray Scolt
C, Montague Ede......
Norosha & Co.
1. C. Peter
E. 1. 8. Sayer............
F. F. Talot.........
1. Walker
G. Pemberton.
Wheeley......
T.Fanatsu
W, Armstrong
C. C. Hickling ......
PS. Piercy
pretenzinaria
S. D. 3etraia
J. W. C. Bonner
-}. F. Miller.......
A. Barett 4.
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H. E Elfiatunauthor
Dr. Chadwick Kew Yo
E. Neidhart emerg
Bertolto & Co., James Craik
Efch Georg
Levy Herman08 '
Hon. Mr. Wel Yak monumen
Jorge & Co.
A. O. More,
E. S, Joseph
Liimane & Co...
sos
JRISSYYNNIKAT
Aagaard Thoresen & Commi
& Co...
Bismarck
1..3, Leiria
&00
A Ling
Barker & Co..............
Aagaard Thoresed & Co,'s (aŭd!-
Horal)
1.R. Wood nezni
P. N, Kwok & Co....
C. A. Camroodia
Ab Ying & Cou
RD Kotewal...
Kat A Shu izaten
hanghal nad Hougkew Wharf Company, Limited,
Anglo-French Land love-trient Cod
LANDS, HOTELE & BUILDINGS.
Autor House Hotel-Company, Limited (Shanghai) ... Central Stores, Limited focusintow Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited ............................... Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Oo, Ld. ... Tamphreys Estate & Fluence Company, Limited Kowloon Land and Ballding Company, Limited,
hanghai Land Invesiment Company, Limited West Palat Building Company, Limited
COTTON MILLE,
· 55.700
88
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Ewo Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company, Ld... 15,000 Hongkong Colton Spinning, Wearing and Dyolag?.
Company, Limited Jämijä
-125,000
$10 ternational Cotton Manufacturing Company, Lith... 10,000 TIL. 75 TL 75 Laod-kung-mcw Cotton Spinalog & Weaving Co., Ld. 8,000 Ti Too TIL 100 Soy Ches Cotton Spinning Company, Limited......... 3,000 Tia. so0 Ti1, 500,
MISCELLANEODE
Viifiam Powell, Limited
*These shares sin entitled to half of the predia
TH $13,000)
Juna
TIs,547.5002 737,6015
$5,000
50 cents for year ending.11.7.08,
Tis. 88 sellers....
Tis 275 sellors
Tis 102 isles
rejsales'
.117 buyers
TIS, AT
Tie 103
Tis, 325 buyers
Tis. 8.401
Sx and bonus to cts. for year sudiar 19.2.08 Final of Sc par sharo making Se9 for 1008., Float of Sr per share making Sa for 1908" ..... 4th Quarterly div. of Tis, to and bonus of 2 Tis to making Tis, to to date urientia (fo cants on fully paid shares and 6 cents on
Er påld skares for your auding 304.08... )
Final of Tis, 9 maklog in all Tis. 14 for 1907 1 Tinal of 13/6 making 52/6 for 1907 *********
218, 120 sellers:
Tim. 437† sales
-Tis: 94 buyers
$10 buyers
DIVIDENDS PAYABLE |--
$24
salon
Shanghai and Hongkow Wharf Co., Ld. v. Shanghai Sumatra Tobacco Company jari,
Tis: 5
March 2304
16 25th
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