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Telegrams.

*HONGKONG TELEGRAPH”

BERVICE.

LARGE CONTRIBUTIONS.. [By courtesy of the "Sheung 'Po."}

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY JANUARY 19 101O

B138 IN THE PRICE OF OPIUM, THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

THE CANTON MARKET,

Advices from Canton stated that the price of 'opfum there—both raw and prepared-haa ad-"]

MENT AND ACHNOT COM-

PANY LIMITED.

ANNUAL REPORT."

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To-day's

Advertisements.

TO LET

HOUSE in Koutsford Terrace, Kowloon,"

Apply to---

The twenty-first report of the Board of Direċ- tore to the ordinary meeting of shareholders to be held at the Company's officer, Victoria Buildings, at noon, on Tuesday, the 25th lost,THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- reads

MENT AND AGENCY CO., LD, Hongkong, 19th January, voro

NATIONAL DEBTS REDEMPvanced at a very abnormal rate within the past

TION.

fortright or 10. This enhancement of the selling rate is now up to i tool s caudareed's per tne! weight fer prepared opium since last month and S per cally for raw aplam. In December

Gentlemen,--The directors have now to nubi the price of the raw article ruled about $13 permit to you a geceral statement of the affairs of catry: now it has appreciated to $18 per catty ha company, and balance sheet for the year

This sudden rise has led to the belief in ending 31st December, 1909. cert in circles that there is something more be. hind it than what meals the eye-that, indeed, it is not solely attributable to the ordinary move ments of the market but polots towards an at- tempt on the part of the Chinese provincial Gov-

Peking, 17th January. Viceroy Sik Liang has offered to contribute T, 60,000 towards the National Deb's Redemption Fund,

Governor Cheng Tak-cheung, the Three Eastern Provinces, willing to subscribe Tla, 30,000,

THE NAVAL COMMIS- SIONERS.

RECEIVED BY THE TSAR OF RUSSIA.

[Ry courtesy of the!" "Sheung Po."]

of ernment to secure a monopoly in the trade, isIt is an open secret amongst the merchants

that the Canton authorities have such a mano poly in their eye, so that it is only natural that any unusual movement in the market such as has taken place within the past few weeks should be regarded with suspicion, for the

Peking, 18th January. Prince Shun Pui-lup, the Naval Commissioner, has wired to the effect

that he had had an audience with HM the Tur who has conferred a Bussinn Örder on him,

Prince Shun states that he will return to China before this Chinese New Year.

GENERAD MACHADO.

ARRIVAL AT SHANGHAI

[By ouriery of the " Steung Fa"]

Shanghai, 18th January H.F. Guneral Sir Jonchim Macha- de, the Portuguese Delimitation Commissioner, arrived from Peking on the 17th inst, and is staying at the Astor House Hotel. -

CANTON DAY BÝ DAY,

DELAY IN DELIVERY OF TELKORANS..

[From Our Own Correspondent.] »

Canyon, 15th January. H. E. Viceroy Yuan has twice lately received commoolcations from the foreign consuls at Canton in which they complyined about fate- graphic meissges being delayed in delivery by the Chinese Telegraph Office. The Viceroy has inntracted the Chinese Telegraph Administra- tion to look lato the matter and to effect the necessary reform.

RIVER FATALITY,

Yesterday morning a ferry bout carried an excessite number of passengers in cinsing the river from Canton to Bonim. Owing to that fact the boat capsized in the midst of the stream and doo passenger was drowood while the others were saved by the water police and by the people in the sampans in the vicinity,

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creation of an

́OPIUM' MONOPOLY

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The net profits for that period, including $16,475.13 balance brought, forward from last account, after paying all charges, amount to $440,449.07. From this amount an interim dividend of $3 jo per share has already benn

paid. It is now proposed to pay a final dividend of $3.50 per share, and after writing off direc- tors' and auditors' 'Teas, and setting aside,a sum of $15,000 to form a deserve fund for the main. tousuce of the compson's properties, those raj mains a balance of $17,976,73 to be carried for ward to the credit for a new profit and loss account..'.

"DIRECTORS.

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KWONG FUNG YUEN, HEAD OFFICE-No. 83. Des Voeux Road West. TIMBER YARDS-Kennedy Town

TIMBER MERCHANTS,

1.

SAW MILL OWNERS,

AND

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GENERAL CONTRACTORS

H.B.M. Naval and Military Authorities.

TAVE always on hand large stock of American Fir, Don, las Fir, Oregon HAVE Poe, Teak, Yacal, Hardwoods, Oregon SPA Chinese Spar, Chinese Pine of all descriptions.

Inspection Tavited to the Yards,

Quick delivery.

Best Terms.

LEUNG TAI,

Managing Director.

would very seriously affect the Hongkong 'mar

Mr. G. Friesland having rosigned Mr. J. W. ket. On the other hand, again, the enhanced Bandow_was_invited_to_join_the_Board_in_bis. prices may be due only to cause easily explain-place and this appointment now requires con- able-such as local shoriage-in which case firmativm........... things will adjust themselves according to the

Mostra. E. Shellim, and 0.9. Gubbay nowHongkong, 19th January, 1910. natural laws of supply and demand.

retire by rotation, but offer themselves for re

FOR SHANGHAI, elaction.

Frem inquiries made among local mer chaors, it would appear that the latter supposi tion is the correct one. Since last mootb prices have increased from $1,400 to $1,740 par chest, and to-day's rate is $1,700 per chest. This advance has naturally had its effect on the "Canton market, and retail prices have of courté"

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AUDITORS."

The accounts have been audited by Messrs. J. Cox-Edwards and H. Percy Smith, who now retire, but offer themselves for re-election.

W. J. Gresson, Chairman.

advanced along with the wholesale prices. In Hongkong, 11th January, 1910. Hongkong the rise in retail pricós bas not bead so marked as in Cinton--for the reason perhaps that the Opium Farmer has nearly completed his leare of the Faim.'

ALLEGED FORGARY OF A WILL,

WELL-DRESSED· CHINAMẨN WOULD HAVE ADVENTUROUS TIMES.

:

Before the Acting Chief Justice at the'

Criminal Sessions this morning, Wang Yuk Shi, alias Wong Hung Siu, was straigned on a

charge of the alleged forgery of a certain will. and testament with infant to defraud on the 13th September last. Hom Mr. F. A. Hazeland, | Acting Attorney-General, jostracted by Mr. F. | B. L. Bowley, from the Crown Solicitor's office, prosecuted and Mr. M. W. Stade, instructed by Mr. F. X. d'Alnada, of Mestis, d'Almada and Smith, appeared for the defendant.

The following were the jury-Messrs. A. Jahtand, S. D. Hickie, E Lüsting, W. E.- Clarke, J. J. Robsor, E V: M. R de Souza and Į. Wi chell.

BALANCE SHEET. 3187. DECEMBER, 1909. Liabilities. Dec. 31, 1999. Capital

$ 5,700,000.00, Equalization of dividend fund......

250,002,00 Accounts payable ................ 1,158,401191 Balance of profit and

$140,449.07. loss account ...... Less Intering divi- 175,000.00

dead pald

265.449.97

56,656,941 68

Asicie December 31st, 1909. Cash...kuidquam.$ Amount advanced on mortgage.... Amount invested in property...... 6,102,188.56

Furniture accounts Account receivable

3.426.48 $02,950:00

.4,377.91

53,698.72 56,556,941.58

PROFT AND, LOIS ACCOUNT. for the year ending 31st December, 1989. Dr.

19/9 Dec. 31.

the half-year'.

... Charges account...............

Repairs to house properly..... Ji Advertising

Fire insurance.....

.. Legal expaoter

Interest on loan

payablo ............ 686,652.15 Less interest bb

mortgages......... 71,045.87

The Attorney General stated that the pri- soper stood charged under two counts-firally To Interim Dividend of 1% for under that of forging the will of his brother and, secondly, under that of attering the will, 44, when the applicațion was made before that Court in its probate jurisdiction. The name of the brother was Wông Obun Shỉ difas Wong Tsi Chun and the same of the prisoner was Wong Yok Shi, otherwise Wong Hung Sia. The date of the death of the deceased brother was the gib September last and he died at a place called Kwok Tai; in the Empire of China. After giving the date of the alleged forged will, the Attorney-General proceeded 10 explain the procedure with regard to wills and said that the English practice was followed in that case, although it was not the practice with regard to Chiese wills. The affidavit was | sword and fi'ed on gth September. On the 1nd September there were filed an affidavit of death and also a petition for probats of will. The Viceroy is slightly indisposed and is There was also a declaration made which usable to receive visitors.

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FAX.

At 4 am. on the 14th ins'ant a fire broke out in Honam in a shop in Sui Yun street where fifteep buildings were destroyed and six fire. men injured while engaged in bandling water buckets to cope with the couffigration,

VICEROY INDISPOSED

,

SMUGGLI RS, Ho Cheung Ching, Brigadier at Chek Kal, brought five arms smugglers to Canton yester day to be punished

KEUKOCHOW.

....

"Balance to be appropriated is

follows:-

Managing directors'

fess................. 5 18,978.14 Directors' fees. ......

7,500.00 Auditors' fees.

1,000,00 Reserva land for re-

- pairs............................. Final dividend of 31

15,000.00

for the half-year... 175,000.00 Balancato be carried

to new account'..." "27,971.73-

Cr. January 1 1909. By Undivided profits, 1908.........$

December 31 By Reais....ama annan By Commission

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By Scrip fees... By Profi on sales

HOLKBY.

THE

HE P. & Q. 5. N. Co.'-Steamship.

"ARCADIA,"

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Captain S. Barcham, will leave for SHANG- HÁI on FRIDAY, the 21st instant, at 5 P.M.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent. Hongkong, 19th January, 1910.

ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.

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STORY OF Daring outragÉ IN YAU-MA-TI

BAY AT THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

Before Mr. Justice Gomperta at the Criminal Sessions this morning, Kwok Choi and Chun Fan were indicted on a charge of armed robbery in Yau-ma-ti Bay on the 6th January last. Mr. C. G. Alabaster instructed by Mr. H. L. Dandys, in, from the Crown Solicitar's office, prosecuted. The prisoners were undefended ́and entered a plea of not guilty.,

The jury were as follows:-Messrs. G. B. Coulson (latemes), E. H. S. Sammers, H. C. Joas, W. Nicholson, J. Peacock, S. Smith and

C. B.. B. Buyers.

To-day's Advertisements.

THE TRADE MARKS ÖRDINANCE,

1898.

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE MARK.

NOT

[OTICE is hereby given that BOOTH'S DISTILLERY LIMITED, of 55, Cow Cross Street, London, Eogised, Distillers, have, on the 4th day of January, 1910, applied for the Registration in. Hongkong, in the Re gister of Trade Marks, of the following redo Mark

FieldLow C

in the name of BOOTH'S DISTILLERY LIMITED, who claim to be the proprietors

thereof,

►

The Trade Mark has been, used by the Api plicants since_the_year_1863__in_respect.D₤ SPIRITS and CORDIALS in Class 43.

A Facsimile of such Trade Mark can be seen at the Office of Registrar of Trade Marks of Hongkong.

Dated the rgth day of January, 1910.

WILKINSON & GRIST,

Solicitors for the Applicants,

THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE,«

1898,

APPLICATION. FOR REGISTRATION OF ́TRADE MARK..........

NOTIC

\ȚOTICE is hereby given that BOOTH'S DISTILLERY LIMITED, of 55, Dow Cross Street, London, Englan ), Distillers, have, on the roth day of January, 19to, applied for the registration in Hongkong, in the Re gister of Trade Marks of the following. Trado Mark.co

TRADE MARK

BOOTH'S

___Intimations.

CHEESE

CHOICE CANADIAN

STILTON.

60 Cents per lb.

THE

DAIRY FARM Co.,

LIMITED.

Hongkong, rath January, 1910.

ASAHI

BEER SAPPORO BEER

TO BE OBTAINED

FROM ALL WINE DEALERS

" SOLIGNUM.'

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A stains for Wood.

Stone, and Brickwork,

It protects agalast Decay, Foogus, Dry Rot, the Ravages of Insects and Vermin (especially the white ant) and the action of the weather.

"Bolignum" really does what isloïaimed

Sudan, &c.

in the name of BOOTH'S DISTILLERY for it, as may be seen from the tati- LIMITED, who claim to be the proprietomonials of the Governments of India, the thereof.

In Drums and Barrels of variona colours. The Trade Mark has been used by the Ap- plicadis since the year 1827 in respect of GIN in Class 43.

Prospectus and all further information from

SIEMSSEN & 004

Mr. Alabaster stated that the two prisoners ween charged with c^mmitting an armed rob bery on an old man in a sampan at about half past six on the night of the 6th January, The prisoners told the man to row them to a place called Tai-kox-tani. When they had gone about two hundred yards, the prisonern rasa and assaulted, the boatman, They then de mauded bir money and being banded $30, one $175,000.00 of the men said: "Oh, you have some more 10,548.50 money. Their victim replied that he had no 20,882.91 mors, whereupon he was struck on the bead

883:25 with a chopper and thrown overboard. Later 14] 20,238 70 on, the boatman was recovered in an uncon-

430.40 scions condition,,

$5,600 29

265,449.97

.579,040 02

25,475-12

The jury returned a verdict of guilty and each „Di the prisoners was sentenced to thien years' bard tabour,

Events Coming.

Wednesday, 19th January, Theatro Royal, A.D.C. "The Toreador? 9 p.m.

Thursday, 20th January,

Hughes and Hough, enction sale, of Isproese Geads, at Jardine, Matheson & Ca., Ltd., Go- downs, No. 20, Des Vœux Road, 11 M.m.

Geo. P. Lammer, anction sale of High Chan Lines Goods, 3.30p.m.

Theatre Royal, A.D.C." The Toreador" 9 p.

Friday, 3111 January. Theatre Royal, A.D.C. "The Toreador" p.m."

Saturday, 22nd January.

H.K. A. A. A. Marathon race. From Aber- deep to Cricket Ground, 3.30 pm,

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440,535.47

Geo. P. Lammert, auction sale of furniture, 9,457 59 at 2 Caine Road, 2.30 pm.

187.00

Grand Balloon Arcent and Parachute Des- 53,374-90|| cent, from Parade Ground 5.00 p.m.

Theatre Royal, A.D.C. "The Toreador" $29,040.02

9 p.m.

| referred to the will. The Attorney-General

read the affidavit, in which it was stated by the, prisoner that ambition induced him to seek for adventurous times. To support of the evidence for the prosecution, he proposed to call 'à cer- tain witness, who swore that he saw the do- The Kwan Mu Chu Department has again ceased sign the document, although beo Dow submitted a memorandum to the Viceroy resaid it was dat so. He was a friend of the -commending that the port of Heongchow be deceased and had known the deceased' since exempted from the levý of likin and other childhood and for the last six years hed duties in order to encourage the people in the been employed as fokt in deceased's shop development of the port.

-When he returned between the 24th July and 17th January. 6th August to Kwan Kong, he met the NATIONAL DI BTS REDEMPTION. deceased two or three times a day. Defend- H.E Yuan Shủ Hsun bas received a télé- | ant's house was close to that of the deceased. ' graphic despatch from the Viceroy of Chili, | The wiluesí«in question was present when

·HE Chao” Kwai Lung, in which the latter deceased, died. · Deceased, was boried on suggested the raising of funds from the people the 8th September. Witness would say during a period of three years for the purpose that, after the funeral, defendant asked him of redeeming the antional debts.. -A ret of re- To go to Hongkong. He wanted him, to -gulations consisting of twenty articles was em- | got his brother's estate. On the th Sep- bodied in the despatch. H. Yuán Shy Hsun | tomber, defendant and two others want to was requested to induce the people ta'contai- deceased's house at No. 19. Dos Vœux bute generously inwards the funds

Road West. On the yolk September, the BUILDING, COLLAPOS, DE

defendant produced the deaft of the will and At 5 pm. on Saturday last a building, in usid be meant to gat back his brother's estate course of re-construction, after the fire of a and not let the Government have it, Prisoner month ago, at Yau Lap Moon, collapsed all of made a copy of the draft. The witness would a sudden owing to the found stons not being say that the prisoner tried several limes to copy properly laid. The workmen, about a fore in the signature of the deceased en a piece of sumber, who had no time to escape, were paper but failed. On a fun was found the buried under the debris. The Canton Fong deceased's signatura and the prisoner traced Pin Hospital and other charitable institutions the signature and practised it several times and Sappers' goal when Robert Carvalho cetted the were at once informed of the accident and tried it bors and there. That was the principa only goal for the Boys, making it, oce all, and requested to render assistance. To answer to evidence for the prosecution and he suggested the whistle sounded for time, with the game a the alarm, the members of the Fong Fin Hos- that, the jury should find no difficulty: pital promptly seat a number of men to in believing the witness' statement. He

The B. Q. C, were represented, by ¡-A: A. the scene to remova tha debris. Four also proposed to call the' deceased's Carvalho, D. Dorward, B. & Carvalho, W. N. men and two women were extricated and widow," who remembered the 24th of July, Edwards, A, R. Ellis, H. J. White, K. Khan, worn: found dead; four olbers were seriously because it was on that date that her child was | A. 8.'Ellis, 8. Baker, and Y. Abbas, injured. A ̈ boy about clea years of age | inocolated for small-pox, although that was a carrying kis sister, an lofant, who happened to | matter for the jury, pass by the building at the time of the accident, was also killed by the falling bricks. The wohnded persons are now under the attendance of the doctors of the Rød? Cross Encinly.

MACIO HOUNĎÁRÝ QUESTION, The Association for the Protection of Boundary Righin at Canton beld a meeting yesterday, when the question of the delimita. tion of Miseno vai ágais discussed, but no ras

Kvidence having been called, the jury return. da unanimous verdict of not guilty and prisoner was acquitted.

The Attorney-General applied for leave to appear is Chambers with a view to charging

BOYS' OWN CLUB, vs, X. X.

The B. O. C. hockey team met the R. E's yesterday afteroo00 at the Military ground in a friendly game of bockey. The Boys played with only ten men, in the first ball the Sap pars carried off the hozónts with one goal to their credit. The second half was a.much faster one and both teams played a 'good game'; the Boya tried many a time to equalise, but nothing eventuated, and at last about a couple of miantes before time a rush was made for the

draw.

To-morrow at 5 p.m. the Hongkong Hockey Club will play the B. 0..C; in a friendly game, at the former's ground Happy Valley.

Tuesday, 25th January, Hongkong Land Reclamation Company, Limited, Annual Meeting, at the Company's Offices, Victoria Building; 11,30 a.m.

Vest Point Building Co., Ltd. Annual Meet- ing, at the Company's Offices, Victoria Build- inga, 31.45 a.m.

M.

Hongkong Lead Investment and Agency Company Ltd. Annual Mealing, at the Com pany's Offices, Victoria Buildingy, 12 o'clock

2000,

Gen. P. Lammert, auction sale of furniture, 2.30 pm,

Theatre Royal, Scotch concert, 9 pm.

Wednesday, 16th Jaddaty. Meeting of Justices, Licensing Board, at the Magistracy, 4 pm,

Thursday, 27th January, Dioceras School, Prize. Distribution, by His Excellency the Governor.

Friday, 28th Januały. -Volunteer Ball, 9 p.m.:

Saturday, 29th January, Sayingpan School prize. distribution by H.E the Governor, va o'clock.

--V. R. G. scratch fours race, 3.30 p.m.

Hongkong Reserva Association Prize Mont- Ing.

AT the conclusion of a will case at the Criminal Sessions this morning, after the prisoner, à 5 Baking at Olty Hall, Billy Bellow cr. Bill

a certain witness in the case with parjury, well-dressed Chinaman, had been discharged

His Lordably You have full power to do that yourself,

The Attorney-General-Very wall, my Lord, shali take proceedings against

on, a cuanimous verdict of not guilty, being returned, the Attorney-General Intimated; that he would take proceedings against the prisons

Lewiskunde

Tossday, 5th February, Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Ladi at Company's Offos, Hotel Nsasion,

A facsimile of such Trade Mark can be seen at the office of Registrar of Trade Marks of Hongkong.

Dated the 19th day of January, 1910, ./

WILKINSON & GRIST,

(Machinery Dept.) Hongkong, Sale Agazin:

Solicitors for the Applicants. Hongkong. 7th December, 1000.

SALON-CINEMA THEATRE,

WYNDHAM (FLOWER) STREET, OPPOSITE GENERAL POST OFFICH,

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MONDAY and FRIDAY, DAILY TWO PERFORMANCES... First commences: 8.80 half-price. Second commences 9.15.

MATINEES EVERY SATURDAY and SUNDAY 4 p.m. Half-price.

Hongkong, 15th January, 1910.

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