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A sad barbóns fatality occurred lust Sunday, when the second'engineer of the s.s. Arraicon -Ağear met his death by Crowning.

TWENTY Russian suden** and fifteen, business mes and journalies of Vad.wgstok hava ar- rived at Tauraga que tour of compaction through Japan.

THE latest addition to the Register of Chemists and Druggists in Hongkong in that of Mr. George Harper, with Mesuri, A. S, Watson & Oo, La

OWING to the arrival at Peking of Mr. Chirol, Mr. J. O. P. Bland, bay postponed his departure for Europe. It is understood that he will leave with Mr. Chirol.

THE body of the late Mr. La Varriere, French Vice Consul, who was accidentally drowned on May 28, has been recovered at Yanglo, saya the Bankow Mail.

THE British croiser Monmouth arrived at Naga. Baki from Wai-hai-ci on the roth ulto, as well as the United States destroyers Bainbridge, Barry, Chauncey and Dale,

THE Dame of Dr. J. A. Churchill bas been ad- ded to the Register of Medical and Surgical Practitioners qualified to practice medicine and surgery in Hongkong.

H.E. CHANG Chih-tung, Director General of the Yuet Han Railway, has written to the Wal, wa-py to inquire as to the regulations for the employment of foreiga engineers,

AT the forthcoming annual meeting of the Shanghai Dock and En ineering Co., Ld., the directors will recommend a float dividend of Tis, at per share, making Tis. 5 per share for the year ended April 30 fast.

".

In view of the complicated pature of the Chino-Japanese negotiations touching the question of Pratas Island, it is announced that Japan will shortly send a commis ion to the laland to investigate the conditions locally. THE local agent of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Co, Ltd., kindly informs us that the total output of the Company's three mines for the week ending 12th June amounted to 34,158.0 tons and the sales during the period to 24.433.50 tons

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY

THE fiftieth anniversary celebration of the port of Yokobama was held on July 1.

On April 1, 1908, the total strength of the Hong- kong Volunteer Corps was 295, and on March 31, 1909, I was.18.

SUNDAY, the 4th lost, being the feast of Rev. Bro Director Christian, a concert will be given by the Boys of St. Joseph's College at 6.30

p.m.

GRAND Councillor Chang' Chih-tung proposes. to appoint a Commissioner of Commerce at Hankow after the completion of the Canton. Hankow and Szechuan-Hankow Rallways.

PROMINENT Toklo financious are organizing a syndicate to supply materials for the proposed railways between Cantor, Hankow and Sre chuan, and to assist in the work of construction,

JULY 3

1969

SHARE QUOTATIONS.

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

плоска

-BANKS.

Hongkong & Shangha! Banking Gorporation

Nailonal Bank of China, Limited

MANINN INSURANCES.

Canton Insurance Office, Limited.

Police Court is occasionally the scene of amusing incidents. Yesterday morning, an la. dine residing at Kowloon quietly walked into 11 Court room with a goat snugly resting in his North China Insurance Company, Limited a me..

ས་མ་......་

TWELVE strokes of the birch and 48 hours' de tention was awarded a Chinamas with no oc enparion at the Magistracy last Tuesday for as sulting stompatriot al Connaught Road West un Monday.

THE Ministry of Agriculture, lodustry and Commerce has decided to hold large industrial exhibitions at Hankow, Tientsin and Shanghai and a report on the subject will shortly be made to the Thrane.

1)

VALESS the Viceroy in Tianisia recovers from hi illness on expiration of his leave, the Government will appoint President_Tinh Li ag as Acting Viceroy on account of the great Importance of the post.

DURING 1908 thiet members of the Hongkong

tunteer Corps died, 5 were struck off the ength (baving left the Colony) and 76' resign- cl (1 op medical certificate, 34 on leaving the Culoby and 41 in the Colony)..

A SEVERE thunderstorm swept over Central pau on the afternoon dl the 17th ultimo, Kobe receiving the tail end of it. At Tatsuno, arar Himeji, and Miyazu, near Maizura, the storm was accompanied by a heavy shower of bril.

As the opium probibition measures are deem- ed to have been carried out in Shantung with much success, the Government propose to order all the provinces to adopt the regulations

smoking.

RECENTLY the Waterworks Company in Pes -klog, when digging the ground in front of Pince Kung's establishment to lay down ser vica pipes discovered a jade bridge mensuring over thirty Chinese feel. It is reported that as it was a piece of soliquity the company decid.in force la that province for suppressing oplum ed not to disturb it without authority and the valuable bridge was again covered up.

PTY dollars was the One imposed at the Police Curt last Tuesday on Chan Kau, a boatman.. ACCORDING to the Araki, Mr. Kodama for making fast to the 5.8. Zafim whilst undar Otomatsu, saidчo-be-a-well-known-explorer-in--way on Monday Anniber boatman was fined the South Sea Islands, who has been recuperat $ for anchoring his boat within the limits of ing at his home is Fukuoka, left Moji on Mon. the Southern Faway. day by the N. Y. K. S. Sado, Moru for further adventures in the Celebes and New Guinen. He will, then proceed to Albany, West Aus- tralia, whence he will start in search of the South Pole.

ACCOLI under the Bailiff of the Supreme Court was brought up in the Police Court yesterday morning on three charges of accepting bribes .fr: m sub-tenants of various housesto allow them io remove their furniture.Bail was allowed in the sum of $200 and the case was remanded, His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the arme and on behalf of His THE body of Mr. James Earnshaw, second Majesty the King, to the following Ordinances engineer of the steamer Arvatoon & pear, was passed by the Legislative Council-An Ordia-rerovered in the harbour, gear Honghom Bay, ance to amend The Prison Ordinance 1899; at an early hour last Wednesday morning. It at Ordinance to amend The Tramways Ordin 11 he remembered, Mr. Earnshaw went out Mace 1883; an Ordinance to transfer to certain Officers of the Public Service certain duties at present performed by other Officers; and no Ordinance to amend The Prepared Opium Ordinance 1891.'

PRINCE Kung, Anti-Opium Cammissioser, has consulted the Ministry of the loterior on the possibility of affixing distinctive -door- plates to houses occupled by opium-smokers. His Highness has also decided to institute Inquiries as to what officials in the capital and the provinces are addicted to opium-smoking and tests will be held overy three months of those officials who are reported to have the babit. It is also suggested thai High Commi sloners be appointed to detect the habit among Elgh provincial officials.

The Hopan officials and geotry, as it will be remembered, have been opposing the Peking syndicate's right to self coal in that province, and the dispute is awaiting settlement in Pe king. In order to prevent all foreign mining enterprises, they are now endeavouring to ealis: the help of Chinese residing in the South Pacific colonies, many of whom are of consi derable means. They intend to send a dele gate to those places to raise capital to develop mises. Add to this, they will also apply for assistance from the people of other provinces. THE Anti-Cpiun Soclety bad a procession round the streets of Fachow on Friday, headed by two trumpeters, and escorted by banner bearers. There was a long string of coolies canying old opium pipes, and opium smoking paraphernalia; also in the procession were twn loads of the British American Tobacco Coy, cigarettes Tobacco Co.cas supply the Anti-Opium Society with an unlimited quantity of cigarettes for their bonfires... Drumhead and King Stor are very cheap, and a big blozs can be made at a small outlay

of money.

.

No doubt the British American

for a swim on Sunday and was drowned. The funeral took place the same eyeping,

A GENERAL meeting of the Osaka Spinning Company held on the 18th ultima adopted a proposal to pay a dividend for the half-year just closing at the rate of 11 per cent. per an mm, and also a proposal to increase the capit el by Y1,250,000 (the existing capital is Y3.500,00m) for the purpose.nl extending the weaving is dustry.

In regard to the propo.cd improvement of telephones in Peking. it is stated that the plan is to purchase a new plant from America, instal 105 telephone apparatus inside and outside the Wall, and gradually increase them to 6,000. The accommodation can be increas ed to 12,000. The work will be completed at the end of next year.

Tix annual report of the Pacific Mail Steam- ship Company, issued on May 24th, shows gloss eninings of $4,604,994, expeners $4,015," 732, leaving net earnings of S12,107, which is turned into a deficit of 53:9,685, after making allowance for depreciation and like charges

In 190: the deficit was $419,817. The retiring

directors wers re-elected.

POSITION AS PER LAST REPORT

NO. OF VALUE PAID UP,

SHARES.

ESERVE

AT WORKING ACCOUNT

10,000

(Deferred)] 60,000 hangbel Tag and Lighter Company, Limited 200,000 The Tha, jo

(Preference) 100,000 1o Transport and Trading Company, Limited. 1,000,000

holt

Do.

"Star" Ferry Company, Limited....

Taku Tug`and Lighter Company, Limited

REFINERIES,

bina Sugar Refining Company, Lited or Luzon Sagar Refining Company, Limited..................

ampeny, Lunited mimea rak Sugar Cultivation

flopse Engineer ug pad Mini Stompany, £d: Riuh Aasirallas Guld Vining Uompany, Limited

10,000

·S411,990

£125,000*

Tis 75,000

£130,000

00,000] $4858

Tls. 14 510 £61,817

$3.12

Dr. $135,833

LAST DIVIDEND,

St for 190............

for year ending 10 4. 1909

APPROXIMATE RETURN AT

QUOTATION BASED ON LAST YEAR'S DIF

CLOSING: QUOTATIONÍ.

$51,010 buyers 1London 491

120,000 $115 5135

£1,500,000) $14,500,000 $350,000

64,009)

$2,006,134

[Final of £2 and bonus of- 5/-for 1908

ax 1/8$36.024) .......

49.935

$150,000

$10,223

Sa (London 3/5) for 195g.

$1,560,000

530

$138,757

St4.for 1907.

$195 Hellare

(0,000

LIS

Tha. #50,000

Tia 160,512.

Interion of 7/6 for 1908

Tis, 108 bayern,

Tla. 303,747

Tim. 118,277,

Valon Insurance Society of Canton, Limited

13,400

$100

$3,000,000 $90,000 $191,348

$2,464,9 **

Final of $17. making $47 for 1907 and

Interim of $30 for 1908.

5837 sellers

£100,149

368 4609

$1,000,000

Yangtze loinance Association, Limited

FIRE INSURANCES. China Fire Insurance Company, Limitad Yongkong Fire Insurance Company, Limited

SHIPPING, Jhina and Manila Steamship Company, Limited........... Douglas Steamship Company, Limited

$100

$1,000

$50

$394425

Sy27,517

Sta and bonus $3 for 1957

Sazo

$199,64

$1,000,000

10,000

$100

110

3438 668

$375.341

$6 and bonus 5x for 19-20:

ชะ

$12 bayark

$18,000)

8,000

5250

150

57,415,173

#368,711

Say for 1997

8%

$345 bayers

t

14

S:D seller

30,000

Szy Sak

$7,000

52,055

e

20,000

550

$164,638

Nil

a) for year ending 30.51908

7%

536.

299,067

$150,000

longkong, Danton & Macao Steamboat Co., Ld. ....

B0,000

315

$10,279

Final of it making Ståfør 1908

71 X

513

$607,500

$79.438

$25 344.

ado-China Steam Navigation Cu,, Ld, (Preferred)]

do., Do..

(6) for 1907 an Preference shites only

4%

$66

60,000

£10,000 £240,000]

433.795

{"ex 1/9 11/16=$3, 154 km

Final of Tis, if making T11, 34 for 19:38

5 Tis. 5's sellers

Tis. 531 bayers

Second interim of 1/- for a/c 1908

61), ox div..

($1,00 1

$16

10,000

$0.50}

510

TIL 98,000) T. 481.479

30,000

Tis. to Tls, fa

Tis, 44,100

Tia. 2,215

Final of Tis, if making Tis, jį for 1908

Tis. 45 bay

Tis 84,000

Tis. 7,000

20,000

1100

$100

$350,000. Dr. ~ $5,858

$56,848]

$5 for year ending 31.12 08

31%

$140 seller'

7,000

$100 5100

$3 for 1897

515 sellers

7,000

TIE, 50 Tis. 50

доро *16, 100,000

Tis, 9,171

Tla 3 for year ending 31.8.08

- Tii. 263 salon

1,000,000- 150,000

£157550

18/10

50,000

£11,289) £4871

Interim of 1/8 (coupon N112) for year

sading 29209

7 %

· Tis. 18k sellors

Dr. £1,191

No, ta of 14 cents

..$g sollore

Docks, WHAxVes, & “GodoWKI, ' Zoowick (Goo.).& uralted

18,000

-325

$25

Dr. 37,42

$1.75 for year ending 31.12.06

–841,930-

longkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ld... 50,000

$150,000

550 $50

$26,806

$30,10%....

Final of Sij making 534 bir 1007 ...

$57 buyers

$40,000

ongkong and Whauspoa Dock Company, Ld. hanghal Dock and Engineering On, Ld

thanghal and Hongkow Wharf Company, Limited ...

50,000

$50 55,700 Tls, 100 ris, 100

$6,000

Tis. 100 TI, KOO

$97,1997

$187,98

$100,000

Tis, 1,000,000₫ Tix. 697,257) Tls. 50,000 Tls. 185,000

Tis, 13.7,43

Final of 54 maklag $8 for 1913.......... Interim of Th, z for, 6 months coding 231st October, 1908

121%

61 %

$68 sellore TIL 81

Tis 22,818

Final of Tis. 6. making Tis ta for 1958 .......

ક

-13. 163

"

25,000

Tls, 100 Tia, 200

Tix. 15,000.

30,000 50,19

$15 525

$30,000

Dr.

Tia, 6 for your ending 29,2'09....................................... Szt for year ending 30.6.07.raymanna

1%

Tho. 10g sales

$30

$15 SIC

$1,000

18.0001

scor

scor

Sjoj $155

5648,973

$29

$1.20 on old and 60 cents first paw issua] Final of 53 making $6 for 1998 as m

310

$38 b. new

513,91

$100

5100

$150,000

$16,475

Final of 531 making $7 for 1405....

$10

310

5211,121)

$41,56%

$5,486

60 cants for 1908. marrage t

3X

5:1 baveri..

6,000

fo

310

차량텔

5278

* Stj for 1908.........miami ma summar

5.2

$30

78,000 Ti, jo Tin. 50

12,500

(T19. 1,523,045)

Tis, 142,404

Final of Tis, 3 and bonus of Tis, 2 making. 1 Tls, 8 for 1908

61%

Tis. 120 buyers

$50

1968

Final of Sa making $4 for (908

8%

S46) sales

15,000 Tls, 50 TIL 50 115,000

10,000 Tis.

1

++. 8.Bru

Tis, 5 for year ended 31.10. 1908 :......

4ł X

Tis. 733

SID

Sp 553.

fo cents for year ending 31.7.08

6 %

581 sollers

Tis. 75

8,000 TIL 100. TIL KOO. 3,000 TI 500 Tis, coo

Tis, & for year ending 30.9 56, (8%) Tla. 4 for 1908

Tis: 21,172

8,604 12/6 Sia 60,000 50,0001 $102

13/6

£1,500 $40,000

£04

N

514/ sales

-$to

$102

****** Szo®

50 cents for year ended 18.2.06

COLO

80 cents for 1108.

81%

Sy sales $9.60 sales

40,000

Sy

· 35 | | { ·

$100,000

$10,000) $8,000

$3,407

S1-30 for year anding 31 7.08 m

74%

5:e buyers

548

400,000

$10

Sto

.12,000

$20

STO

$11,000 $5,000

53.750

Final of 50 cents making 90 cents for 1908... 75 cents for 9 months ending 31.12.07

Sia

59 solian

21,000

310

Szo

51 for year ending 29.2.09.

91%

5186,000

18.2.

tongkong Electric Company, Limited.... Hongkong Ica Company, Limited Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Company, Ld.m Maatschappij tot Mijn, Bosch- on Landbouwex-

pinitatie in Langkat, Lim od Peak Tramways Company, Limited........... Peak Tramways Company (new) lippine Company, Liunited Aughal Gas Conipany, Limited

50,000

Sto

510

$1 and bonus ac cts, for year ending 29.1.09.

16. X

$31 boyers Sto buyers

pong

5,195

5,000

Sat

$150.000

$7,616

50,000

$10

510

Final of Sis per share maci 1g 519 for 1908.. Final of 51 par shara makin. Sa for.1938 ...

Sr55 seller's

$20,000

$190

25,000 GL 100 G1, 100

TI 547;500?

Tix. 63.

fand Quarterly div. of Tis, 14 for account; 1. 1959 t

40%

TH, TO

15,000

STO

$ 201

50,000 75,000

$10

S80 cents on fally paid shares and 8 centi on 1 Si paid shares for year ending 30.4.09 ... 9)

Styl bayaru:

3X

anghal-Somatra Tobacco Company, Limited ...... suughal Waterworks Company, Limited..... nath China Morning Post, Limited....tuk pengu Team Laandry Company, Limited unorte asemene Pantsin Waterworks Company, Limitad

Julen Waterboat Company, Limited - artesanuo

vid Kabarina Oriental Agency, Lleilend

Sza $10 $4,000TIR. so. Ta so

Tis, 20 30,000

доре

Fa 18,540

None

The. 100,000

Tis, 24,8201

II, 0.00

Final of Tis. 4 making T., 74 for 1997 ...

64%

Tia, its salas

Tis' Saso

Final Tla, 5 making Tis. 8 tur 1908

48%

Tia. 166 sales

16.150

In m

Tis. 23,038

Final of 3/-making 46/- for 1958

Tis, 415. bayar #

6,000

30,000

S

8.5 SE

$136

40 conte for year ending $1.5.08

Tis. 94 bayare

1,000

T.100

;10:100

Tl. 201

Tis. 6) for year ending 30 4.97' muro

$1,000

110

Tis, 4000

$172

60 cents for year ending 3 (81,09 ...

5%

Stı bayara

10,000

STU

$35,000

$1,300

(80 cents on 9,900 ord, shares and $19.80 on Į 1100 Founders shares for ys, and 345,078

61%

513 sales

$300,000

p0,000

Sta

87

$15,000

$7,613

none

$3.95

Final of ga cents for 1908 me Final of 30 cts, making do cts, far the? the? -year ended soth-June, 19-6

CORD TO

*1%

$8.70

14 seller

AccoRDING to a Chinese report the Chinese. Resident at Lhasa has reported to the Govern

on the return of the Dalai Loms to Tibet and that neither the British and Russians baver taxen any nousual steps to affect the situation. The. Resident also reports that the Paoshan Lama in exceedingly loyal and submissive to Chips and the Government should, therefore bestow favours on him to strengthen his loyal feelings to the Empire.

ANOTHER development ́has taken place in regard to the Shanghai Alhambra. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of the Chinaman who lor some time past has operated the rulelte wheel there and now it oọly remaios for an opportunity to arise for the police to put Although at present it A CHINESE report tales that recently-a-Japan. the warrant into force. ese imported sine sheep to Newchwank; in-is yei early to judge of the effect of this step it rending to take them to bust Mongolia to be promises to effectively check the employment of

Chinese for this purpose in future.

THE heals of four battleships of the Dread. might type have been laid down at the Kus sian Naval Yard on the Riotic. These ships are in he named: Petropavlovik, Pollava, ferritopol and Landgoest, they will each ba equipped with len 13-inch guns, tonnage will be of 25,000 tons displacement, 6:8 feet in length, and Ba feet in width, and will have K speed of 20 knols. They are expected to be completed in three years, and to be an im provement on the warships now being built in' other countries.

"Lanns, Hotels & BUILDINGS. toglo-French Land Investment Co., Ld. istor House Hotel Company, Limited (Shangha!) ...

entral Stores, Litallad mini sân sang nan yon van ada kat se Hongkong Hole! Company, Limited ... Hangkong Land Invasicient and Agency Do., Ld. ..... Tumphrys Estate & Finance Company, Limited -

owl von Land and Building Company, Limified, Shap, bal Land Investment Company, Limited

Vest Point Building Company, Limited"

COTTON MILLS,

Ewo Bottom Spinning and Weaving Company, Ld. Hongkong, Cotton Spinslag, Weaving and Dysing?

Company, Limited

is ornational Cotton Manufacturing Company, Letkom aon-kung-mow Getton Spinning & Weaving Co., Ld. Toy Chee Gottes Spinning Company, Limited....

MISCELLANEOUS. ·

18,000]

50,000. 150,000

„Juil's Asbestör Kastem Agency, Limited women. Jhina-Borneo Company, Limited...............................

bina Light and Power Company, Limited

special shares): # 30,000} Do, Do. China Provident Load & Mortgage Company, Ld.... 153,000

Jairy Farm Company, LimitedTM

Green Island Cement Company, Limited H. Price & Company, Limited Hall & Hoita, Limited

crossed with the sheep there for breeding pur posos. This Japanese has been in Mongolia for seven years, and finding sheep-breeding a profitable undertaking, returned to Japan last year, when he devoted himself to studying shoop-breeding in Japan. He has raised some capital for the enterprise, using the name of a Chinese for the venture. It appears that the value of wool exported to Japan last year amounted to over £30,000,000. SOME eighty Chinese nierchants and traders in the French Concession of Shanghai bave pre- sented a joint petition to the Taoral praying bim to try and secure reduction of rents from THE following rule of court under date Ju... | Walion, (A, S.) & Co., Limited...

be landlords in view of the hard times prevail 19th has been promulgated by Mr. Wilder, the Ing. The Tootai, whilst promising to com.

William Powell, Limited. American Consul-General, in Shanghai, in his monicate with the French Consul on the judicial capacity Admission to-practise as subject, repeats the elalement of the Franch Automeys-at-law in the United States Consular Consolar representative that landlords have the Count at Shanghai shall hereafter be granted right to ask for as high rentals as 'tenanta are only to persons admitted to practise as At- prepared to give and that they cannot be com- torneys-at-law in the United States Court for pelled to make reductions He would ask them Chiss. Foreign practitioners having permis to endeavour to obtain a reduction from the

sion, to appear in the U.S. Court for Chica Jandlords in a friendly way.-N. C. D. Now, shall be granted the same privilege to this

| Court. (gued) T. C. White, Clerk of Court,

A TELEGRAM'from Mr. Matsubara, Japanosh |· Consul at Chicago, dated the 7th Eltimo to As reported recently in our columns, petroleum the Foreign Office in Tokyo, saya :—It is re› | oil has been discovered in a well at Mori-mura, ported that the tea merchants in New York be- | near Oishi Station on the Hanshin Electric lays the Senate will not agree to impose a Railway. On the'11th ultimo Mr. Matsushima, direct duty, on tea, and the toa market In of Kobe, made an application to the Osaks America is revivjog, In Chicago the tea, mar- - District Mining Office for a charter to carry out ket is ruled mainly by the demand, and is not a trial working of the petroleum deposit within so much affected by speculative' basluess as in a space of about 1,000,000 taubo, of land com- New York, Experienced tea merchants in prizing the villages; of: Tokahams, Tokens, Chicago are of opinion that the dealers will not and Shinohara in the vicinity of Mori-mura, regain confidence before the question of the where the oil was found. Mr. Ogawa, of Nishi- Imposition of duty on tea has been finally Nada, han also mida, a similar application for

ecided by Congress.

a charter over 359,900 (sabo of ndfolying land.

1

*Those shares are entitled to half of the profits..

AAA me &

Tis, 193,000

none

Tis. 4,134 4,200 524,5,

Tls, 150,000) Tis. 45.9393

$10,000

Tis. 175,000

Tis. 8,372 -Tl2-4;329-

Tim. 5,911

Tis so for 1905...........................

ifto per share for, 19971,037.

51.30 or 1908 ................ ...............

510,000

$61,138

SID

1 Tis. 75,000}

Th8 2000

1. TILL 75;295?!

Dr. $56,602

POGO

tab

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9x

1

268 ex æ.1. b.

Tis, 88 sollers

Tis: 109 vallers

Tie. 375

Scot

$24

$5 buyers