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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
IT fu stated that's Customs station has been opened at Algun.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY MAY 8 1900.
As a large sum of money is needed, to carry
gut different measures proposed by the Yuch
wpt and to pay off some loans, the large of debentures is contemplated and also the raising of loans to meet these requiremeals.
A SCHEME is said tu, ba ou fabt te hold an IT is stated that official information bas been Industrial exhibition at Harbin,LIK
WORK was begun on the 29th ulting on tha construction of the Wach'ang-Yocke milway. A RE-ORGANIZATION of the Board of Director of the Japan. Sugar Company has been affected.
THE Dame of Mr. George Leopold Wilson. has been added to the list of authorized architects In the Colony.
IT is reported that the Prince Regent proposes "to cosfer marks of appreciation on editor of
Chinese papers,
SEVER hundred and filty hanses lava bean burged down at Otero, in Hokkaidó. Twenty persons were injured.
REAR-ADMIRAL and Mrs, Hewett returned to the Colony last Tuesday, from Caniog, where' they have been on a visit.
THE Japanese training squadron in arrived at San Pedro, in South Cailfornia, where it wa! received with a warm welcome.
YESTERDAY Was settling day in the Supreme Court. There were nearly twenty cams on the list, but nothing of any importance.
No dog brought from Bangkok will be per mitted to land in this Colony for a period of afx months from the 1st day of May, 19.
THE Navy Commissioners intend toutablish. a large Naval Factory in China for the maou- facture of arms and requisites for the Navy..
THE Spanish Minister in Peking hat request. ed China to replace the Chargé d'Afaires in Spain by a Minister and the Waiwupils about to accede to the request.
THE British steamer Indrani, which 'went ashore on the Island of Mushima last month, was refloated at o'clock on 26th ulc, and proceeded to Kobe under her own steam."
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received at Tokio to the effect that the visit of Queen Margherite, mother of the King of Italy, who was to have come to Japan this autumn, has been postponed owing to the earthquake in Italy.
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
Supplied by Metari, E. S. KADOORI & Co. Corrected to noon later alterations given under "Commercial Intelligence," page 5.
STOCKS.
| BANKS,
His Excellency the Governor and suite paid a Hongkong & Shanghai Banklog Corporation. ............ visit to the Cosmopolitan Docks last Tuesday, The party then went over the Brewery, and the Cement Concrete Block Works at La-chi-kok,
Sir Frederick visited the Patroleum Works at National Bank of Chisa, Limited Lai-chi-kok alsoju
MANIKU INKUHANGES,
We learn from Macao that Capt. José Mendes Canton Insurance Olcs, Limited "R. Norton de Mattos will shortly loava Lisbon: for Macao to act as assistant in the Commission for the delimitation of Macao under General José Joaquim Machado, the Portuguess Com- |missioner.
50.
Leung Siu To S Two Patients........................HELDER_191 THE total amount of faceme from monopolies
cal year is Y. 9 616,770, a deficit of Y. 4,234,641- of the Formosan Government for the past fishina Fire Insurance Company, Limited
against the estimates. The sum of Y 1.468,048 still remaining uncollected, the actual deficit amounts-to-V-2,766,593—–
Tim Governor of Kirip, H.E. Chen Chan. ch'ang, who is a Cantonese, has invited six of his follow provincial capitalists to Kitin to in vest money in industrial developments in that provinca. It is agreed that the collaborators stall begin by investing Tis. .30,000,000 in mining and afforestation schemes.
SHENG KUNG-FAO recently made a 'suggere tion that a central Mint should be established, where all currepcy coins should be minted and a uniformity thus be ensured.. This bas met with the strong approval of Dake Taal Tse, prasident-of-the-Ministry-of-Finance, who-in- tends to put the Mint into operation.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited,
SHIPPING. ~China-und-Manila Steamship Company, Lim
Douglas Steamship Company, Limited fongkong, Cantor & Macao Steamboat Co., Ld.
NO. OF
POSITION AS PER LAFT REPOR
VALUE. PAID UP
KESERVE,
AT WORKING "ACCOUNT
99,925
Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ld, (Preferred) 60,000
Do.
do
(Deferred)} Bojopa
..
Shanghal Tog and Lighter Company, Limited,200,000 T15:50 Tla. 50
(Preference) 100,000 Shell" Transport and Trading Company, Limited 2,000,000
Do.
Star Ferry Company, Limited..
"aka Tag and Lighter Company, Limited
REFINERIES.
$411,990
$1,560,000) Sag2,757
£125,000 T: 150,000 Tis: 303,747
03,000 6,000 $43,221
LAST DIVIDEND.
£33,755
$6 for 1907_on_Preference shares only ✪ ex 1/9 11/16=53, 154..................RULPEN
t
Final of Tis. If making Ti4,34 for 198
L'APPROXIMATE
1 KRYHEN AT: ...PRESENT... QUOTATION – “BARKO ON KAST YEAR'S 'DIU)
CLOVING QUOTATIONE,
(Tis, gal bayara Tin, buyers $7/6 bayers
$1,500,000"}
130,000
$125
$14,500,000
ƒFinal of £2 and bonus of 5) for 1998 ℗
20000x 1/81=$15,014
(5945 sellers
5 X
1 London £89.10:
1250,000,
£4,000 $150,000
· 310,223.
Sa (London 3/6) for 1903
10,000
Salo
550
$14 for 1907
7 X
Sigo buyers
Flaal of 7/6 making 15/- for 1907-
st X
Tis, rot buyers
North China Insurance Company, Limited-
10,000
Tla 118,377)
$1,000,00
£90,000
THE Hon. Treasurer of the Alica Memorial Valos Insurance Society of Canton, Limited. **** and Affiliated Hospitali begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the hospitals:-
13,400
$100
$2464,9 ›
$19,948
Final of $17 making $47. for 1907 and
intedm of Syo for 1908.
5815 buyers
$105,949
$68 4,609
$1,000,000
Yangtare Insurance Association, Limited ...
FIRE INSURANCESİ'
11,000
Sico
$60
$757,697 $12 and bonus 53 for 1957
71 X
Sass sellors
$199,64
$1,000,000
70,000 $100
510
$438,661
5373,34%
56 and bonds St for 1997.
71%
Steб buyers
313,803)
$8,000
$1,438,173
1368,711
$17 for 1937 m
B%
$340 sallars
--30,000. 30,000
80,000
---515-
$30
550
-$7,000- $254,6387
51035 ·
31 för 1906
Srid collars
·NİL
zi for year ending 30.6.1903
7% $36 sellers,
599,067
$850,000
515
SI5
$607,500
Sao,ayo
Final of th making Saffor 1998-
81%
531" buyors
$79,423
$15 344)
£3
$10,000
£240,000
Tix: 75,000
Th, 14,510 £61817
$10 | 10,000 10,000
510
$10 55
598
Second interim of t/- for a/c 1908 ... ($100) for year ending 10.4. 1908.....
$5 buyers
Tls $8,0:0 Tia, 481,479
30,000
Tia. 30 | 50
Ti, a,asy
Final of Tis. if making Tis, af for 1908 ..............)
11 X
Tie 45 alon
20,000 5100
7,000 7,000
$100
Stoo $too Tis, 50 Tis, yo
• $16,848.
.Tis. 100,000
Tis, 81,000
TIL 7,000, $350,000
'Dr.
$5,858
...$$ for year ending 91,12 08
st %
5137
-Dr. $195,531 Th..71
$3 for 1897
$16
Tim. 31 for your anding 31.8.08 ......................
Tls. 160 buyers
61
150,000
10
50,000
£
£175,000) £12,289 £4,873
£11,550
ƒlutarim of 1/6. (conpon No.12) for year
ending 29.2.09 aimaitu asiyeometres) No, 14 of: 1/48 centr
%
Tis. 18 an exc
58
18,000
$25
Sx3
Dr.
543,9 8
$7,432
$1.75 for year ending 31.12.06
$550,000
550
550
$15,506
$10,101
Final of Sık making 534 for 1007
$40,000)
50,000 $10 55.700 TIs. Foo ris, 100
197,199)
$200,000)
$187,073
Tiz. 1,000,000
35,000 Tis: 100, 100
:'
Tlo. 697,257) 111. 50,000 Tis. 125,000)
TIL
35,000 Tis, 100-1'is, 100 30,000 Sar
Tis, $5,000
.Say
$10,000
Dr.
50,111
露
S15
$1,000
Tls. 4,734 4,350 $24,011
$184 aulas!
€12,000
5302
$648,975
28,000
Say
$13.9145
Sag
541 new p
$0,000 150,00% $10
$100
2100
$150,000
$16,475
543,201
$5.486
Final of S3) making 57 for 1908.minu 60 cents for rgada.üild.
7%
$tot buyers:
61%
So busers
·S30
13278
$1 (pt 1938
ƒ Final of Tis, 3 and bonus of Tls, a making į
·7%
Ti 118 bayeri
Tls. $13,000
дода
"Tis, 142,434
Tis. & for 1908
attentiske
$1,968
Final of Sa making $4 for 1908
544 buyers
8,510
-Tis. 5 for year ended 31,10 1908.......
4%
Tis, 121 sallars.
59.553
50 cents for year ending 11,7.08"
6%
$31 buyers
."
11, 175 100
Tit, 5,372
Tis. 6 for year ending.30.9.06 (8%)
Tis ga
Done..
Tis. 4,829
Tis so far 1900
THE Diplomatic Corps in Peking has.com. THE Waiwupu has issued circular inductions municated with the Waiwups asking that Mio. to the provinces, to investigate and present re-istry to request the Ministry of Finance to turgy of the number of non-treaty signors guarantee the moneys deposited in the govern. and foreigners of as nationality resides within ment banks, so as to guard foreigners against their borders.
sustaining occasional losses therefrom. Both Midistries have, however, declined to accede to the request on the ground that the Ministry .of Finance exercises po" direct control over such banks, and consequently cannot afford the guarantee required.
"
THE master of the ss. Seechuan report having passed on the 25th ult. at 8.25 'a.m, a wrecked Bisbing junk with gunwales wash and mast gono. Dansborg Island bearing No West distance 31 miles.
*
The Ministry of Agricuture, Industry and Commerce in Shanghai replied to the Chiness Chamber of Commerce.in Shanghai on the proposed regulation of the Ning Shao Steam.
THE Ministry of Finance has telegraphed to the Chiocia Minliter in Tokio asking him to study the Japanege currency system, and to present a report do the subject for the consi-ship Company recently submitted to that Board
·deration of the Government.
·As H.E; Lu Tideg-bsjaug, Ministeral The Hague, is on leave, the Walwupu intends to appoict H.E Li Sheng-lo, Minister in Belgium, to act in his stead in dealing with he com spulsory Ohipese registration question)
THE Grand Council atende giving orders to the provincial governments to encoure and urge the people to initiate navigatics, and is deliberating on 'a scale of rewards to be be stowed on promoters of successful' mavigation schemes.
THE N. C..D. News understands the Messrs. F. M. Brooks, C. R. Holcomb, and A. J. E.
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for registration of the Company. The regula tions have been disapproved in the main, and have been, ordered to be revised. The Com pary, in a joint-stock concern and proposes to establish a steam-ship service first between Shanghai and Ningpo.
A REGRETTABLE accident occurred at Nagaraki on Monday afternoop, zoth ult. when a fire. man, W. Loughram by name, of native of Bel fast, Ireland, who only recently arrived thera on the team trawler Kingfisher, fell over the low wall bounding the higher read above Na minobire, uear the Russian Consulate, and sustained fatal injuries to which ho Immediate- ly succumbed. The unfortunate fellow was to have sailed for home on the 18th of last month.
hina Sugar Refalog Company, Limited implemen Loton Sugar Refining Company, Limited..
'arak Sagar Cultivation Company, Limfod 4 TH
MINING,
binese Engineering and Mlalug Company, Lellan 1,000,000 Ranh Australian Gold Mining Company, Limited,
.
Docks, Wharves ́à GɔDowns, Toliwick (Goo;) & Co., Limited
Tongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Oo, Ld...60,000
Ld.
1
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Shanghat Dock-and Engineering Co., Lede semennimeme
hang'an! and Hongkow Wharf Company, Limited.
LANDI, HOTELS & BUILDINGS. Laglo-French Land Investment 004 Ld, mor Astor House Hotel Company, Limlied (Shanghai) .... Destral Stores, Limited Men noe så noe sareng nei CTADES
Browne-Burke of Shanghai have passed theWRITINO under date, Saigon, jath alt, in their Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited, perasaan sodanova: ME
examina..on for admittance to practise at the
American Bar, for which they presentd them
selves on 17th ult.
THx pas drawback to Jesselton is dat there are no Hongkong steamers calling hue and a banking agency is also wanted in the place We would get immigrants, advertise the place, and make Obinese food and clothing much cheaper if the Hongkong steamers called.-8. N. B. Herald.
OFFICIAL Acaivels recently made in the West Indies of the different brands of butter in the market-there bave shown that the mark Heyman" has the highest percentage of but, tor fat, viz. 83%, and only 11% of wiler, Its nutritive value, therefore, is the highest obtain able, while low percentage of water makes it the most economical to use.
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fortnightly rice circular, Messrs. Wm. G. Hale & Co. say:-Persistent inquiry from Java for forward shipment backed by the sales already effected to Europe, Mauritius and Reunion tend to give our market a frmer tone, which now only requires the protest of a good demand, at ruling mics, to enhance present prices. Ex- change having risen daily since our last advices, business now proves impracticable at intending Buyers' limits.
THE Government in Peking, after many im- portant conferences, bas come to the conclu sios that steps must be taken for river con servancy in Chios, It is decided that a De- partment shall be organized to study River Conservancy, and, that strict scrutiny shall be kept over the expenditure on, and construction of, conservancy works, and that rewards should be given for diligence in the matter. These 'ordeis· have been „communicated to the Gov.
ernors of Shantung and Hedan for their cop sideration.
THE Shanghai Taotai has received instructions from the Viceroy, at Nanking to submit a re port on foreigners who may wish in secure Chinese naturalization through long residence In this country and Chinese who are agistered | THE 1.1. Indrani, which went ashore in the foreign subjects. Buch a step is necuuary, in ¦ Inland Sea about 90 miles from bere, was view of the immediate promulgation of the Chinese Naturalization Code which has been drawn up and approved.
At the audiences which Viceroy Hi Liang has recently bad with the Prince Right, the Viceroy reported the serious aspect of affairs lo Yuquan, province, the lack of finances and the want of able men to servs the Gonioment. He also reported on the matter of ojim sup. pression. The Prince Regent praised the way In which the Viceroy had discharged bil duties and ordered him to talk over matten with the new Viceroy.
Iris stated by the Nagasaki Press that he Genyo: mari, sister ship to the Tesyp-mar la course of constructioh at the Mites Bishi Dockyard Engine Walks, and originally desiga;dio bura Jiquld fuel, is now being altered to burn coal, consequence of the heavy importtiff now Imposed upon all. The two tazk sleamers ordered by the Toyo Kisen Kaisht from the Mitsa Bisbi yard are also being contented into ordinary freight steamers,
refinated by the Ming, Bishi Dockyard's salvage, vessel Arima. Maru yesterday after noon and left for Kobe under her own steam at about 8 p.m. As she was still taking in water, the pumps, had to be kept at work throughout the voyage, but she safely reached this port at 8 o'clock this morning and as- chored off the Mitsu Bishi Dockyard, reports the, &. de fiereld of 27th ult. All this afterpOON the cargo of raw cotton, was being actively discharged from her after holds, and it is expected that she will be able to enter the No. 2 fiating dock to-morrow, The extent of the damage is not yet fully known,
MR. Yamada Isaburo, whose airship proved to successful in the Russo-Japancio war, claims now to have invented a flying machine capable of transporting a heavy load, and of ready steering. The inventor has just taken out a -patent for the samó. Mi. Yamada bas also in- vented an airship destroysrfitted with explosiva' with auther airship, being practically a coon- shells which automatically explode on contact terpart of the marine torpedo destroyer. Apr 17 la ciated that a British missionary has en..plication has been flad for the invention. It the destroyers will be adopted by the Japanese is reported that both the flying machine and-
army, ́ ́M2. Yamada has been decorated with the sixth class of the Order of the Rising Sun, in recognition of the utility of bis previous loa,
croached on certain land at the Pashisha, on the West Lake in Hangebow, andthe owner has addressed a complaint to the Gownsor with the result that the land is ordered to bi returned. It is alleged that the missionary has appealed to the British Minister, st.whose faience the Walwopu bas written to the Govenor on the subject. The Governor has now crdered the Foreign Affairs Office to deal with the caso, and the gentry and literati bave reared, from motives of public indigestion, to jos kande in ppposing the encroachment.
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HMS romeda, Capt. Gaunt, inrived at Dolombo on 15th, alt, from Hongkong via Singapore on her way 10 Portamiülh, She | Experienced fine weather from Hongkong to › Colombo. ». The wind was blowing the time Insouth easterly direction,, Shaly after leaving-Sidgepore, the Andromeda meta na Live vashi which had been out roadays from Home port in Burmah, bound fo Bombay The Andrusla was signalled and aliance was teadily rendered to the native visel. The Crew of thirteen man were supplied with 300 lbs, of biscuits and go Ibs, of boat, and
vention.
THERE is an active demand just now, says the the Engineer, for cement in China for railways, port works, municipal drainage works, and building' operations" generally, During the past two or three years reinforced concrete constructions have båen gaining la popularity. in the big towns. Next to the Belgian article, Hongkong Green Island-cement ban the best sale, and that from Haiphong, in Tonkin, also sulls well. There is still room for compe tition, but some lile care is required in cultivating the market. Advertisement is necessary, and the presence of a technical presentative In China to study the special physical and chemical properties required for cement for the Chinese market. Samples are, of course, essential, and if a standard markin adopted and every effort made to maintain the. standard of quality represented, there is no reason why a goʻnd business should not be built-
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Hongkong Luad Invesiment and Agency Co, Ld Liamphrays Estate & Finance Company, Limited
Cowlcon Land and Bailding Company, Limited....... Shanghai Land lovestment Company, Limited
est Folet Building Company, Limited comme
COTTON MILLS.
Ewo Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company, L. Hongkong Cotton Spinning, Wearing and Dyeing}
Company, Limited
environmen
In national Cotton Manufacturing Company, L
apu-kung-maw Uniton Spinning & Weaving On, Ld. Soy Chas Cotton Spinning Company, Limited. DON
MISCELLANEOUL ·
isodi REISTARSTEN
Green Island Cement Company, Limited....... H. Prica & Company, Limited Hall & Holtz, Limited Hongkong Electric Company, Limited Hongkong Ice Company, Limited Yongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Ld.. *** Matschappij toi Min-, Bosch en Landbouwer-
ploitatie in Langkat, Limited discose } Peak Tramways Company, Limited, Foak Tramways Company (now) ....... Pallippine Company, Limited Shanghai Gas Company, Limited
B
: 5,000
530
$5,000 ||Tik, go [ris, so $3,500
Sta
15,000 TE 50Tls, ja 135,000 Στο $10
10,000. Tis, 75 TL 75
8,000 TIL 100 ĮTIK, 100
· 1,000 (Tis, goo [Tia. (00
one Tis, 7,523,045)
TIL 150,000
Tia. 45,9393
$20,000
Ti 31,173
Tis. 69,9743
$5,000
Tis. 13 742
Final of $4 masking $8 for 1978 Jinterim of Tiu, z) for 6 months ending i
31st October, 1908. ....................................
Final of Tia, 6 making Tis, 10 for 1908
Ti 15,911
L648
OF
Tia, 6 for year ending 29,2,09...miasiseis Sat for year ending 30.6.07.insumptio
51,20 on old and 60 cents on fint new issue. Final of 53 making 56 for 1908
Tis. 4 for 1908
1/10t per abare for 1907–1937....
$1.20 of 1908 gatoram cozoni samaisam
50 cents for year ended 28.2.06
80 cents for ra208
Bis bayam
jo %
577 sellars
6.%
Tis: 8; sales
· Tis. 166 buyers'
אא
יאי *
Tle: for buyers
Stot sellers
571 ex mi.
Tis, 112
Tis. 4031 sales
S12 sales
$3
S9f sellers
517 sollers
$8.90 sellers
$155,sollars
i
Hell's Anbaston Eastern Agency, Limited winesany 8604 13/5 China Light and Power Company, Limited uinum China Homeo Company, Limited...nemmantinomie | 60,000, Siz
50,000") Do. Do. out special shart# novoga se * 50,000) L'hina Provident Loan & Mortgage Company, Ld..... 181,000° Dury Farm Company, Limited
Gr.300
Siz
000
5107
Srot
13
soca
$51,138
S10
Sto
$103,000
$10,0001
40,000
57+
$8,000
548
$1.30 for year ending st 7.08......
7.2
400,000
$10
Sto
$1$,000
53,754
Final of so cents making 90 comis for 1908.
ID
Siz
*11,000 $10 $10
$5,000
sasi
31,000
520
130
5186,000
58,957
75 cents for 9 months ending 3112 07 De Sz for year ending 28.2.08
BF%
$73 boyen
50,000
$1 and boats 20 cts, for year ending 29,2.09.)
61 %
S18 bayers
**5,195
5,000 163,000.
525,
310
..$150.000 $20,000
Ths. 547,9002
25,000 G1, 100 Ga., roo
$7,616 $8.790 TIE 116,683
Final of Sic per share making $10 for 1908.. Final of 51 per share making Så for 1998...
132
$14
rst Quarterly div. of Tis, kat for account |
Tis, 1,700 salas
$14
25,000
S102
Sa
50,000 $10
75,000 Sto
14,000 TIL 50,
50,000 || ||Tİ4, 20
·26,350
6,000 315 20,000
Tix, 5
Tis, zd
£30
nona
TiŁ 100,000
Tix. 14,820)
The fist b
Tis: 130 buyois
Ti 5,250
Tis, 330,000
Tis 23,038
Final of's/-making-46/- for 1908
Ti 415 büren
$14
55
1
zone. mong
Dr $56,607
$236
2,000 Tis, 100, 200 50,000 10,000
Tis, 15,399
Tis. 205
Sto
Sza
TIL 2000
$172:
$20
$4
$35,000
$1,360
fo cante for your moding 31:17,0% ... (80 cents on 9,900 ord shamer and $10.80 on {100 Founders shares for yr, and. 31,5.07 )
...
Sig buyers
$300,000
19 satis
$4,000 f10
$5,438
„Šal buyers
15,000
Sy
nons
$3.95
shangħal:Sumatis Tobacco Company; Limited thanghai Waterworks Company, Limited... South China Morning Port, Limitade
tsam Laundry Company, Limited
Klantain Waterworks Company, Limited - me Talon Waterboat Company, Limited an Tallad abastos Oriental Agency, Limited Watson, (A, 8;) &‚ão, Limited.... William Powell, Limited.....................................
* These shazas ata sziltled to half of the prosts,
shed by Joss
18,640
ŠTATI
TIL 6,60g
Bo couts on fully paid shares and 6 cabts on t |{ $t paid shares for year ending 30,468 sui
Nona
aiaomimi waom
Final of Tls, 4 making Tis, 73 for 1907-***
„Final Tis. 5.making The 8 for 1908
Nope.............
40 cents for year ending 31.5,08 "raided
Tis. 6f for year ending 30.407 - .....i
· Interim of go canta s/c 1908 vang 'n samen Final of 10 cts. making Ɛo. cts; for the}
year ended joth June, 1956
Tis, 94 bayers Stof buyers
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