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Telegrams.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

SERVIOF.

PROTEST FROM AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA.

[By courtesy of the "Shrung P6,"}

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY JANUARY 6 1010

SALON CİNEMA-THEATRE.

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the rubbKR BOOM.

Last night there was a bumper honke at the

THE YEAR'S RETROSPECT. Sale Cinematograph-Tha mánsgement pro- duced the magnificent 6m Shakespeare's Reviewing the trade for the past year," the * Macbeth," which, being 2,000 feet long Straits Timer, in its issue of the stult. CANTON SALT MONOPOLY took about an hour to be reproduced on the writes:-Bot the real interest of the your lits screed." "This is the first time this picture is be outside the limits of what can be described in ing shown in Hoogkong and those who missed strict terms as commerce. In time to come h fat night should take the opportunity to "1909 will be inmembered as the Rubber night or to-morrow night of witnesssing this Boom' period, and it will folly, dotarve that most interesting picture. The comic films were designation.. A glut of rubbar, just at the also excellent and caused a good deal of laugh- time when a wave of depression had begun ter Misses Doris McAuley and Roby Chrys to form, caused prices to touch a lower level Peking, 5th January,

tal conticua to be the draw, the formatas ą || (1/10 per 1b in February 1908) than they Telograms have been received dancer and the latteras an accomplished singer, bad done for many. "yours. In conse- Those who look for a good evening's enter-quence of this, there was a good deal of neg- from the Chinese residing in Ameri-tainment should pay a visit to the Salon fect of rubber shares, except, smonga ca and Australia protesting against Cinema-Theatre. the granting of the Salt Monopoly in the Kwangtung Province.

CANTON.HANKOW RAILWAY.

INVESTIGATION ORDERED.

··[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

Peking, 5th January. The Prince Regent has again given peremptory instructions for holding a thorough investigation into the, affairs of the Cantou-Hankow. Railway.

HUPEH RAILWAY

"QUESTION OF FOREIGN LOANS.

{By courtesy of the“ Shinig Po3]

QHUM-SMOKING IN BENGAL,

DIFFICULTIES OF REPRESSION.

illustrious families are mostly addicted to

Beyond question the boom, in the share market owas a great deal to these peculiar circumstances. We have no doubt that with rabber at a steady 5,- per lb thate would have been an easy flow of new capital into a business which promises wall, but there would have been fewer sensational dividends and less gambling in the shares.

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faw-far-sighted people who saw that, even at the low prices for rubber, these shares would be a sound lavettment, and they have been re- warded for their prescience. Prices had began|| to recover before the and of 1998,and their up- ward progress was steady until about April The actual consumption of opium in Bengel when theadvance was by leaps and bounds until shows a tendency to increase, la spite of the auch rates as 9, and, in a few cases, even measures taken to check it. The habit of fof. per ib. were quoted for fine specimens. opium-smoking laid to be prevalent through The fact was that when rubber fell to a/to oût Origen, Midoapur, and also in those large the margin of profit on Brazlias supplies lowes of the province where the population iswas practically nil. For the collection of that composed of low-class Mahomedans. Paton,' Übagalpur and Morshidabad bave all an evil supply expeditions have to be founced a reputation to this matter, and it is sad to read good six months in advance, and in 1908, when there appeared to, be, pa positive pros- that "descendants and adhere its of formerly pect of profits, the usual advances were, not excessive smoking. Mr. Lyall, Collector of oncoming, and the effect of this became manifest the moment American users had ex- Bhagalpur, shows how dificult it is 10 dal hausted their old stocks-and come into the with persons who bave become slaver to the habit. He writes: "The abolition of the market again. At the Rubber Exhibition held system of licensing madaka and chandu shops i London during the autumn of 1938 the in this district does not appear to have result-equality of best plantation with bes: Fara was ed in a diminution of the pernicious habit of clearly established, and when the demand arose, mod no adequate supply from Brazil was avail- oplum-smoking an was fondly hoped for by the able to meet it, every ounce of. Malayan rubber reformers. Apart from the exumption by that could be barvested found a ready sale'st Individuals in their homes, no less than nige

famine prices. 'smoking dens ara koowa to exist “in the town' of Bhagalpur alone, and, although four of them have been succesfully raided during the past eight months or so, and some of the Peking, 5th January.

culprits are underg vngr gorofis imprison The representatives of the Hupehment, there has been a perceptible decrease either in the number of smokers or in the Railway having memorialized themoking habit. This is a depressing state Ministry of Posts and Communicament to make public, and yet it does not con- tain all that has to be said on the subject, for tions against the "raising of foreign there are known to be smoking-deus in the

Looking backward, ned forward also, we loans, have resolved to fight for their sub-divisional towns also which cannot be accome to the conclusion, that the rise in prices rights with their lives (if necessary), ciest number of trained detective officers. A due to the temporary failure of the Braziliao or secure the co-operation of all the special report has been presented to the Local supply bas beca a misfortune to Malaya Government, and suggestions have been made No doubt a great many people have made other Provinces in their protest, into penalise gatherings of opium-smokers and handsome profits by judicious dealings in the event of the Ministry refusing to to limit the manufacture of madaka and bares, and some amice u boards of directors chandu, but no orders have yet been passed in have added to their owo and their friends' grant the prayers of the memorial. the matter. Eft arts are being made in some banking accounts at the expense of their fepota districts to check consumption by closing shops: tions for strict squity. Chiness pioneers, and and forbidding the sale of the drug by hawk Europeans to whom they sold options, haye ers; but this causes more smuggling. The done well also, and if the wealth of people in alrengthening of the preventive force forms to Malaya on December 31, 190o, and now could offer the only sola'ion of the question, until a beaccurately compared, we should expect to healthy public opinion, is formed which will find an increase of a million to a million and a pronounce against the abuse of opium in any half as the result of the year's trappuctions, shape.-Pioneer.

Whether the result has bean good for the copoty is quite another matter, What- wa fear is that most of the new companies are over capitalised, and that when the increased output of rubber brings dowo prices, many of there companies which have neglected to pro- vide a sufficient margin of working capital will find themselves is difficulties, with no one very eager to give them a helping band. It may be a matter of interest to put on record the rise in value of shares in a dozen fairly representative companies during the year. We give the prices in January, September and December.

SÄLT BUREAU.

A NEW PROPOSAL.

[By courtesy of the * Sheung Po."]

Peking, 5th January. It is proposed by the Ministry of Finance to establish a bureau for the control of affairs connected with salt, with An On-lan as director- general

NATIONAL DEBT.

THE REDEMPTION SCHEME.

[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]

cessfully raided, owing to the want‘of a suff. ·

$10,000 DAMAGES,

A SAFETY RAZOR DEAL

Ten thousand pounds damages were awarded in the Loodoo Sheriff' Court this afternoon, 10th ult, to Mr. George Augustus Mower, of Nottingham, who had brought an action in the High Court against Massis. R. J. Christy and Co., of Ohio, U.S.A.

The claim was for breach of agreement arising out of the repudiation of a contract for the sole right of a safety razor in England Germany, Canada, and Japio.

BOOM A MISFORTUNK,

HOW SHARES HAVE RIJEN.

The Hop. M. Macnaghiep, for the plaintiffs, Balgowie($10) remarked that Mr. R. J. Christy, who was a

Batu Caves(1) Poking, 5th January. gentleman of an ingenious turn of mind, hadicely (t)... With reference to the proposed bread knife, which was used throughout the

invested, in addition to the razor, the Christy Con, Malay (£1) ...... scheme for the redeinption of the habitable world. In 1907 Mr. Cross, the lecie, national debt, it is proposed thatary of the company, came to London and en.

officials should contribute in propor- tion to their salaries, while the people should be left to contribute as they please.

"LEDBURY FUBBER CO.,

As adjourned meeting of the Ledbury Rob. ber Company, Lid,, was held at Wirchester House, Singapore, on 18th ult., for the final winding up, of the Company and for the pre- santation of the liq ridator's accounts.

Mr. Lowther Kemp presided as liquidator and accounts waro passed.

·· In Colombo recently Anal liquidation meet- ings were held in respect to thrès companies,

tered jold an agreement with Mr. Mower to

sell him the sole rights of the rakor for Ger- many, Canada, Japan and England,

To-day's Advertisement.

FOR SHANGHAI,

THE P. & O. S. N. Ca's Steamship

“DEVANHA,

Captain H. Powell, will leave for SHANG. HAI TO MORROW, the 7th January, st 9AM V

For Freight or Passage, apply to

E, A. REWETT,

.. Superintendent. Hoogkong, 6th January, 1910

THE RUBBER market.

́EXERCISE OF CAUTION OBVIOUSLY

NECESSARY.

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To-day's Advertisements,

PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned bave received instructions to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION, "

for account OF THE "CONCERNED,"

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SATURDAY,

the 8th January, 'sp10, at 11 AM, at The Hoog- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godaws Oo's Godowo,

MARK PEERLESS—About 9,000. Bago FLOUR,

(All more or lesa damaged). TERMS ---As Usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctiongen. Hongkong, 6th Januny, foro.

THE

PUBLIC AUCTION.

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HE Undemigned will Let by PUBLIC

AUCTION,

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WEDNESDAY, the 27th January, 1910, at .3 P.M., on the spot, The Several Lots Number¿d 1 to 19 na Plan to be seen at the Auctioneers' Office, for

BOOTHS and MATSHEDS on the Government Grosad adjrising the Race

erection of

* The Economist, writing on December: 4. says:-There bai bean a sat back this wack, both in the rubber market itself and in the market for rubber shares. The shipments of rubber coming to Europe for sale ato in- creasing in size, and it is believed that buyers are delaying their purchases in the hops of lower prices later on. Anyhow, prices bave fallen quite sharply; bird Ane Pars is down to 22, rod, and the best plactation rubber has fetched less than ga According to Meners, Gow, Wilson and Stauton's monthly circular, the number of packages of plantation rubber advertised for sale at the last auction of the month 3,000; Conris, North of the Grand Stand Enclosure. packages sold was 1,80; (at an avarage price of 71.31d), against 1,443 (at an average price of go, itd.) a year ago. supply appears to have otros demand, and imports are increasing. The following figures | draws from the Board of Trade returns show the imparts into Great Britain for the first ten months of 1968 and 1900:-.

| against 3,726 last year, whils the number of

1908 ToAL

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For the moment

lecrease.

TOOL.

1909 Toas, 23,537.........3P,377÷ 4,740 - The imports into London during November are given in Messrs. Gaw, Wilson's circular as 521 2004, and the stocks at the end of the month as „673,#gainst 595, ná'increase of Sr tons. The

an imporis haya also increased consi. derably, burthe figures of Americao stocks are not available As usual, tho want of reliable news from Brazil adds to the difficulty of understanding the statistical position; it is aid that rubber from the Amazon is being purposely held up, bot authorities whom we have consulted say that they cannot find any truth in the statement. They consider the present declins to be merely a temporary Tall, though naturally they do not expect robber to way permanently at current prices. The share market has followed rubber in its down ward movement, and prices generally are lower, dealers declaring that they welcome the re action as making for a much bea'thier position. The fature of the market is uncertain, but it is possible that in the new year interest will be ravivad, as a good many dividends are to be declared in February, and thay a.a expected to be extremely good. Dat with rabber abaros at their prevent level, caution is obviously necessary,

Events Coming.

Thursday, 6th January.

TERMS: Cash,

For Plan and Conditions of Sale, apply to--

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Government Auctioneers.

· Hangkong, 6th January, roro

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HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT.

TT is hereby notified that information bas I been received from the Military Authorl. ties that GUN PRACTICE (Movable Arma- ment) will be carried out as under :—

On the 7th, roth, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th.

January, 1910-

From Eagle's Nest ́in ï'Northerly direc

tion; commencing'st 9 AM.

On the 8th, toch, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th

"January, 19:0

י.

From Boa Vista io a. direction of from.

South-East to South-West, commencing at 10 A.M;

the weather is unfavourable on any of

the above dates, practice will take place on the All ships, janks and other vessels are to following day. keep clear of the range.

BASIL TAYLOR,

Commander, R.N.,

Harbour Master,

„Hongkong, 5th January, toro,

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, ·

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

8cc.. {[8,-

FROM MIDDLESBROUGH, ANTWERP, .LONDON, COLOMBO AND

SINGAPORE,

THE Company's Steamship

→→→INGBA_MARU,”

having arrived from the above. Ports, Con- signees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and, placed at thair risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowa at Kowloon,

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Intimations.

SOURED MILK.

Specially prepared from pure onl tures of selected lactic ferments.

26 Cents per pint. Orders must be sent in twenty- four hours in advance.

THE

DAIRY FARM

LIMITED.

--- Hongkong, 16th December, 1909.

Co.,

ASAHI BEER

SAPPORO BEER

TO BE OBTAINED

FROM ALL WINE DEALERS

(30

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION.

LECTURES TO. LADIES.

p

SERIES OF LECTURES 00 "FIRST Hospital, Barker Road, the Peak, on TUES

AID" will be given in the Victoria'

DAYS di 3 P.M..commencing' on TUESDAY, January 11th, 1910,

A SERIES of LECTURES on "HOME NURSING? will be given in 5. Paul's College on FRIDAYS; at ; P.M. commencing on FRI- DAY, January, 7th, 1910.

· · Ladies are requested to note that the com tinuance of these lectures must depend on the number of those who attend. Names should be

eat without delay to the Hon. Secretary (Rev. F. T. Johnson). The fee for exch' course will be $2. Books (50 conta nach) may be obtained from the Hon. Secretary.

Hongkong, 31st December, 1999.

BRITISH MUNICIPAL COUNCILS,,

TIENTSIN.

ENGINEER to 'the "British'

where each consignment will be sorted out APPLICATIONS are invited for the pas Club Germania, Geknd Orchestral Concemark by mark and delivery can be obtained as Municipal Councils, Tientale.

by the Band of 5.M.S.-Scharnhorst" 9.20 p.m.

Friday, 7th January, Philharmonic Concert, at the City Hall.

Saturday, 8th January, Football, Matches at Happy Valley. Hughes and Hough, auction sale of Farci. lore, 2.30 p.m.

Geo. P. Lammert, auction sale of Furniture, at 7 Caine Road, 2.10 p.m.

Tuesday, 11th January. Hongkong Denevolent Society Annual Meet- ing, at the City Ball, 5.15 p.m..

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Jau. Sep. Dic. $12.50 $57.50 $77.00 £3.10.0 £5.10,0 £6.5.0 6.10.0 9.12.6 12,160 3. 0,0 6. 06 6.15.0 H. & Lowlands (61) | 2^16 (3, B.,6° 3. 8.6 Linggi (3) )...... 0.11.4 T. 3.6 R. 6.6 Malacca (1)

0.17.0 7.50 9.0.0 Sandicrófs ($100) $100.00 5700,00 $825,00 Selangor (2) '....................... £0.17.6 £140 £1.17.3 Suogel Kapar (£) in 2. 7,6 3. 3.6 3.10.0 2.18,0 3. 5.0 Sungei Way (1)...... 2, 00

1.26 0.15,0

1. 4.9 Vailambrosa (1) }

We have taken the Cicely and Sandicraft shares, which are now split into 2/-stock, at tea and fifty times their quoted price for the purpose of comparison. The face value of the twelve shares we karo quoted is £20.2.8 and at current market rates their value shows an ic-cary general meeting at the offices of Mesirs, crease of about £90 upon the prices cortent in

It was explained that the rest, with all the rccessories, could be manufactured for jd. The agreement provide that the defendant company should provided machinery for the plaintiff at his Nottingham factory capable of producing 1,000 razors per working day; supply him with a competent, foreman to instruct English workmen, and until the machinery was in working order, to supply Mr. Mower with any pumber of razors up to gen pat day. The January, agreed purchase price was £10,000,

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TIN SHARAB AND CAPITAL. After supplying the plaintiff with a few razors

While on the subject of shares, we may men. about 2,500 in four months-the defendantsion that industrials have been fairly steady dur- declined to send the machinery over, and re-ing the year. Tis shares quoted in the ordinary pudiated the contract.

published lists have varied' a good deal. The increases total Sas, the decreases $66. The

the Seremban Estate Rubber Company Lid, market at 54. retail, would oust every other conspicuous decrease is $so in Pabang Con.

the Asiatic Rubber and Produce Company Ltd., the Malay States Coffre Company Ltd. to the

bava bean distributed. In the third shares in Damansara me1consideration for the transfer of

Labuan Padang estate have been received and

· distributed, and cash to the amount of R$16,80 pir share bis bean distributed.

PROFIT LISO A WERK. Counsel explained that this razor, put on the safety razor in the market. The actual cost of production andvertising was 25. old, and

first the total return of capital is R1.454.15 per❘ the wholesale price was 31, 41, there being a sbare, in the second the property and assets profit of 16. sid., an each autfit, sad at you a have been transferred to the London Asiatic day, the net profit per week would amount to and shares in that company as consideration LIED.

Mr. Mower, in view of the agreement, started a company called the Cristy Safety Razor Company, to whom to sell the whole concern.

In reply to a jargman, Mr. Mower said the Christy Company, were slightly under-selling the razor which he now had on the market, Have you paid them any actual money I gave cheques for a few hundred on my Boston bank, but when they repudiated it I stopped the cheques. That was for the razor-4,700 they had sent to me.

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

The Hongkong Cricket Club are playing the Navy on Saturday bext at 1.30p.m. instand of on the 5th insti

⠀⠀ The following will represent the Clab:-W. Q. D. Torner, T-E. Pearce, A. O.E. Elborough, R. EH. Oliver, RE, O. Bird. A. A. Claxton, H, D. Sharpin, H. Hancock, H. R. Makin, W,

The Christy Company, he added, had pot manufactured in this country, and they ran dered themselves liable under the New Patents Act. He estimated his fous of profits, on as average of 500 791210 a day, at £7,100 for the W. Kilby and A. R. Sutherland; told your of fady sight working works, **On Saturday, 15th Inst the H.K.CO.The jury assessed the damages a form will play the Hongkong and Shanghai an stund, and judgment and wan

solideled, and the conspicuous increase $7.50

Thursday, 13th January, Geo. P. Lemmat, auction sale of Cigarette Machines and Leather Beltinga etc., at No. 82, Praya East, 15 a.m.

Balilios Public School prize distribution, by His Excellency the Governor, at noon.

Saturday 15th January

Chins Light and Power Co, Ltd., Extraordi

Shewan Tomas & Co., II o'clock.

Monday, +7th January, Theatre Royal, A.D.C. "The Toreador"

in Tekks. Apart from these, increase and 9pm. decrease practically balanco. Prices for tin, au we have soon above, have improved, but there have been'one or two revelations in the.

soon as the Goods are ikodad.

Coke, Scrap Iron or other similar natured goods Are to be taken immediate delivery ex ship; otherwise they will be landed into the same Company's Godowas at owner's risk and Expense.

Optional Goods will be carried on unless instructions are given to the contrary before Noon, TO-DAY..

Goods not cleared by the 13th January will be subject to rent,

No Fire Insurance has been effected.

·Damaged packages must be left in the

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Applicants should state their age, whathar married or singit, and should give full details of their previous experience, especially of their experience in China.

Canyplaing will constiuts à disqualification. The salary will be Tientsin Taals 400 pár month, with medical attendance.

examination.

The selected candidate must pass a medical

Only copies oftestimonials need be sent. Applications to be endorsed "Appointment" Godown for examination by the Consignce's of Engineer" and to be addressed to The and the Ca's representatives at an appointed Chairman, British Municipal Councils, Tientsine bour. All claims must be presented" within | they should reach Tientsio not later than Janne; ten days of the steamer's arrival bero, after ary 15th, 1910, which date they cannot be recognised. No claims will be admitted after the goods havD left the Godowns.

NIPPON YUSEŃ KAISHA. Hongkong, 6th January, 2010,

By Order of the Councils,

W. MCLEISH, Secretary.

IS

Tientsin, 8th December, 1909.

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STATE EXPRESS CIGARETTES.

ARDATH TOBACCO COMPANY,

LONDON.

9p.m.

'Tuesday, 18th January,, Theatre Royal; A D.O. "The Toreador

9.p

Winfred in Tins of 50

$0.60

-Wednesday, 19th January, Theatre Royal, A.DC., The Toreador"

Packets of 20

*0.20

Thoriday, 30th January, Theatre Royal, A.D.C.The. Törender"

Chief Whip in Tins of 50 Splendo in Tins of 50

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100

1.20

0.25

No. 555 in Tins of 50

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0.80

1.20

Turkish Leaf No. 1 in Tins of 50.

1.50

100.

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tin mining world which have not conduced to 9 pm. the popularity of shares. '

Friday, 211 January Theatre Royal, A.D.C. "The Toreador" 9pm.

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Bot we rust draw this part of our survey to a conclusion, it has been remarked lately that there is very little capital available for the encouragement of new enterprises, at ali events in Singapore. An explanation of that would be highly interesting, : 11 it means that few rubber shares were held here twolya months ago and that spare capital has gone to bay them in the course of the year at the în- fated prices, we do not know that there is much cause for congratulation. If, on the other band, the profits made by selling the stock of old companies, as well as the original capital, kay if been put fato new concem, the cause for con- gratulating may be still harder to discover i if it means that those who, got in early bará missed opportunities of

Saturday, 22nd Januriy, H.K. A. A. A, Marathon rate; . Theatre Royal, A.D.O. The Tornador", P.M.

Tuesday, 25th January, Theatre Royal, Scotch concert, 9°p.m.

28th January

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time = distribution

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of perfection in quality and mode of hygienio r

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