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THE HONGKONG-TELEGRAPH SATURDAY FEBRUARY 12 1910

188 CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN |~· LAOU RUNG MOW C. S, &-W.

AND MORTGAGE CO., L78,

· ANNUAL MEETING.

5th ipit,

The inixaeath ordinary isauai resting of shareholders in the China Provident Loau kud Mortgage Co., Ld., wie hold at'the officer of the Company, St. George't Building, in the forenopa to-day, for the purpose of receivlor & sintement of sccousis and the report of the general maargers for the year ending seat December, 1909, declaring a dividend and electing a consulting committee and auditors. Mr. Robert Shewan occupied the chair. There ware present:-Mr. H. P. White, consulting committee), J. M. E. Machado, E. W. Thủy, A. A. Cordeiro, D.J¦M«N={{{}][{@d}}}}{{AYoung. (secretary)

KO, LD.

ANNUAL MERTING,

PLANTATION RUBBER.

IN CEYLON, BRITISH MALAYA, JAVA, BUMATRA AND INDIA,

From Mosari, S. S. Fixgis and Co.'s annual review of the Indias Rubber Market, 1909, it is learned that plantation rubber grown in

Jara ntc., during the underpantiobad yaarı,

Malars, etc.

3,000

ALLAGAR RUBBER BSTATES.

STATUTORY - MEATING

The statutory meeting of the lagat Rubber. Sutton (chairman of the company) predding. Entes, Limited, was bold-Jan 4, Nr. 0,3. The Obfirman said: An doubtless you are this meeting is called for the purpose of c

Lagu Kung, Mów Cotton Spinning and Weay" | Daylon sud India and British Maliya, Sumati forming with the Companias Act. The

The sixteenth ardioncy general meeting of the

log Company, Limited, was held at Shanghai on 7th lust. - There were present:-Munari, E. Plaas fillows- C. Fearce (Chairman), C, Michelan, J. M. Young and Chung Liang-gu, Directors; Mr. W. Pratt, 1000 Secretary: Muisti, W. H. Bantry, A. R. Mor phine, R. Spaat, F. W. Sotteria, Yak Ping-ur. H. 1. Clark, H. P. Wilkinson, G. Payon and W. H. Bell. Total number of shares represented 403 The Secretary read the matice conven- ing the meeting.

4

Carion India.

500

1958

350

450

910

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160

70

780. 350

3,600 1,800 1,010

143

AF

and

STRANDING OP 188 “SELJA”

.not

accordance with

FINDING OF THE COURT. The finding of the Court in the inquiry re- garding the stranding of the steamer della for charge of the vessel at the tims of the accident, which Captain Muri Dankiehl, the pilot in was alleged to be responsible, was -announced yesterday, the stat ultime, in the Osaka Marine Mori red in his absence. The fading of the Court. Judge Umsamais prasided; but Captain and the decision was Court in that Captain Mari be reprimanded, in 2 paragraph 3 of Article zof the Seamen's Disciplinary the decision, the Court

LEN. In giving reasons obsecras that on entering the Middle Channe! starboard side of the vesial, Captain Morl did with the force of a strong side running on the

not mafutalo a reasonable distance from Sara Cape on port side and failed to take the pre- cautions which should be exercised by i pilot Captale, Mori came within the patriaw of in the execution of bịs duty. Thus the act' of

paragraph 1 pi Article 19,of the Pilat Regulas tops. But, the Court points out, the extent of the damage joflicted on the vessel, belag, not paragraph 3 of Article 1 of the Susm vaty sarlona, he should be dealt with under Disciplianty Law, and simply be reprimanded.

The Eoart" comprised Judge Sadaki, presiding. Judge Outline Temes

The Secretary read the moice of the anting, * NThe Chairman said -You will have seen the report and accounts which ware and from days ago that, the business done in 1999 shows a falling off, or ratherthel'result not sa satisfactory a

yas that of the previous year, for the actual tureover was really larger, it was the rate of Interes; obtained which was much lower than usual that has advarsely affected our pro Sts. The fact is money was so cheap and plentiful throughout the your that it wai vury difficult to keep it employed, for as our cus tomers paid back old loans at high relet time tlons. October to December, as you are doubt-placed smooth inalds to avoid imali piecas Di❘ months—making a total cultivated area of 685. | and Judge Fujino Yutato-Japan Chronicle.

was los! putting the money out again and then Dew loans could only be negotiated at lower

like cotton,

PRICES.

rged by this company have bosn properties Totali dolf transferred and registered in Singapore,

༠ལ་ and the whole of the purchase consideration, which was payable la shures, viz, £65,000, has 1907 1906

baen alloited to the vendors, and certificates 1905

posted to the liquidator in Singapore ragarde the area under cultivation, we now "The Improvement is quality we noticed is fad this is slightly different from thei which our last annual review, has `continued, and wa The Chairman said:-Gentlemen-The re. Congratulate planters on the large proportion am glad to say, although small, in on the right was given is the prospectus, but that diference. port and accounts having been in your bands for clean Crepe of alce colour, and very small side. In the prospectus it was Alated that same time, we will, with your permission, adopt quantity of tacky rubbar,

This shaws how profitable it has been for

we had 11 acres bight years old, 101 acres the usual procedure, and take thoi sa read.

four and a half years old, 123 Reviewing the past twelve months as covered plastem to, wath and cleat the rubber the ing four and quarter ancoraverag by our report, the first nine months of the year roughly and to prepare as large a properties acres avenging three and a half years old, 179 old, 63 1909 were exceptionally favourable for cotton

is possible of

good colour-also not to send acres averaging two and a half years old,

Block bar very small into, spiecing, the working results on these side many qualities

200 acros nyoraging ona and a half years old. not bass in favour : gpless clean resilient bard months, January to September, were exceed

The acreago, now turns opi, is as follows and if one time I was anti-quality can be sent, it may be belter to ship as cipated that to day your Board might have been Crepe or sheas. Pack it in good dry condition months; 183 acres four years ten months: 121 12 Acras nine years old 1 4 acres six years night cipated that able to use a report more favourable than the (except of resin such objected one of acres-four years seven months; 63 acres three one now before you. The last three months of cats of 2 cwt to a cw each. Na paper; failer years ten months; 179 acres two years tod the year, however, fallad to bear out our expecta- earth, etc. to be tied. The cases should be months; and 303 acres one year and nine

less award, cover a period in which the new

wood adhering to the rabber. Keeping differ acres. In addition to that, we have five acres season's cotton in span. The year's cotton

ant qualities and colours separate, where of cocosable and 1,250 acres of forest, making. rates of Interest, the competition, for first crop, owing to alternating lengthy periode of practicable keep Immature separater to send altogether a total area of 1940 acres With class mortgages being picularly serere last drought and excesiva rais during the summer rarely dirty basky pieces, and to wash out reference in the estimate for the ensuing year, year. Our godown busions has been very montbi, turned out in the Shanghal districte tá

all the bark in Crepe, Block and Shbet. All the mainger has not forwarded it, but wa antisfactory and has been very useful to aur be an exceedingly poor one. Tu a commodity qualities should be loose Crepe, Sheet of have the advantage of having present with Jonas department. As you will she wa lost

ton, with high prices being paid through Biscuit-not run to a MAIS,

us to-day Mr. O. L. Gibson, who has nothing by our investments in the Chiba Light out the world for the raw material, it was not

baen the visiting agent to the estates for and Power Co. as the shares were disposed of unnatural that our market for the new crop Last January,good sheat realised ya vid to a very considerable period, and, who is, at a profit and the debentures redeemed at opened in an excited mopper with rates 51 3d, pala Crêpo ya 4ld. By May 5 od tog am very pleased to usy, the largest shareholder Stoo, their original coat being Soo. The pre steadily advancing to prices never hitherto iod: June 6s 7d, fuly Brad to in 3d, August in this company. He has framed soms asti acet extraordinary low quotation for Cement reached Therefore, with an inferior crop, with (regular) 7a rod to 78 3d, and up to Septem mates, which 1 tblak are on a conservative shares necessitates our writing off $20,000 from high prices, advancing as they did at the com- bar October to ga råd, and smoked on 8td early basis, of the crop up to December 31 next, and the reserve fund; but in our opinion these shares mencement of the reason from T. 14 to T, 28 November, the highest of the year. With larger further ahead. For this year, and taking two- are much undervalued and will recover their per picul, and to add the ever predominating applies of Para in December, prices declined months of 19:9, be estimates the crop to be true value when capital returns to its pld avil of excessive watering, lo which paruit on 21, 10 6 10 to 74 ad Sheet and Crêpe, 35,000 lbs for 1911, 60,000 lb; 1912, 96,000 lb; chacoels and the market bas done tunning an advanning market the native countryman is but since recovered. sheet to 20 3d to 7 58, 1913, 155,000 th and 1914, 360,000 lb. Of altor strange gods. At their present valuation an expert, it is no wonder that the combination fue Crepe 23 6id, smoked skeet Brojd to

of there difficulties coupled with what I might old these are the closing prices. Good supplies are strout 241 acres of old rubber which are course, the profits will entirely depend upoo they return us 10% so it cannot be coo-

the rabber market. You will notice that there sidered a bad investment for this year, As calf criminal adulteration, rendered the spin-leading for auctions 4th January, regards the outlook for the current year I doning industry, during October to December, in Now that the quantities are increasing coming into bearing in the near future, is of Plantallon-Rubbers, for astutor to from the estates, the directors cosiemplate standardise the qualities they produce, and precting a lully-equipped factory, so as to where practicable to ìbip say three, qualities deal with any increase of rubber from the from an estate, No. 3, dark brown.. Ficklogi “mstates, and also put them in a position to and very common and scrap to be sent, ją ons prepare rubber sent io from neighbouring as- balk for sale on arrival standardised qualities tates, from which we hops to derive consider- can be sold for forward dollverios, the same as abla ravessa, With reference to the area that Para has been seld for many years, Plantation we are tapping, I may say that this is now must be largely sold forward in fature years proceeding on the estate rever an area of about

The unlooked for axtravagant and uppte So acres, and the first cosignment is

expected cedented high prices obtained from July toto arrive shortly. Your disctors are fasiructing.

the

great extension of our agents la the East to cable the estimated motors, cara, cabs eto, particularly in Americe, output at rubber each month, in order that the where enormous contracts for tyras created an shareholders may be kept fully informed as to Increased consumption-of rubber. At present the progress made... I do not know that I have this goes on, hat the speculative deals, which Roything further to add, and I will therefore left so magy Bears to be covered (at a loss), conclude by moving the adoption of the raport Mr. C. G. Folk seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously, and the proceedings (erminated.

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PARAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD- `MINING "CO.

Following is the result of crushing opéra- tions at Raub for the four weeks ended January. 29-Bukit Koman, stone crushed „3,414 tona, gold obtained 3,463 ounces, average per ton 8 dwts. 14 grains, Bukit Malacca, stone crushed 1,736 tons, gold obtained 77 dunces, average per too si graina.

COMMERCIAL.

Local Mill-This yarn baangalu been placed on the market fu small lots at last prices, tata! 500 balas of No. io at 511,

Japanese Yaro No busloost has come toʻ ear knowledge..

Shanghai-Doring the greater part of the market in the Northern port, and prices gave fortnight, reports have reached us of a dull way some Tis, a per bale. feallag, however, Lave bean recsetly racalvad

Reports of a better

R Gotion-No › business has been reported Io.ather, Bengal or Chinese. Stocks of both mes exhaustad. Some parcels of Bengal have been shipped for Japan markel Quotation, Bengal at Sar to $34 1-Chinasai 335 to 397. Rapace, T/T 131. Sterling D/D 1/9 1:18. 4m/st 1/93. Japan 85. Bar silver 13. Shanghai T/T 74). Rupees D/D 13ık, sterling

POLISHWALLA AND KOTWALL,

Cotton and Yarn Brokers.

P."EDULJEE,

TO-DAY EXCHANGE.

Belling.

London-Book T.T. Do.' demand 'Do. 4 months' sight Frisce-Bank T.T.. America-Bank T.T.. Germany Bank T.T... Indi TT.

Broker.

»per H.K. $100

Do demand.. Shanghai-Bank T.T. Singapore-Bank T.7 Japan-Bank TT, Jars Bank T.Tomungan

Buying.

4 months' sight L/O................ 6-month sight L/Om;X/9 7/16 10 days' sight San Francisco & New York 43 4 month night Je do,

30 days' sight Sydney & Melbostas...1/99/16 4 medthe light France .....

months' sight

mouths' sight Germany vifametok Rar,Silver

Bouk of England rate.

•Sovereign ....

Luk

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Biso LP Pozzoni will, be absent from the Colony'

noi fool at all gloomy, Basiness generally is spite of, considerably higher prices' for 'yato;'] rapidly, it is most desirable for the future ready mad, having in mind the increased outpuche-whole-not-brought-any-change for the from Monday, on pastoral daty,

two

10 be

"on the mand and the voice of the pessimist ja now lo a minor key. Money cartalois still too plentiful, for capital is i timid thing and has had some rude shocks of late years and now healtates to touch anything but the very best securities at low rates, but neverbelass confidence is coming back and as business becomes brisker and goods are moved more freely money will be in more demand and better rates of interest should be obtaisable. On the whole the situation in decidedly batter than this time last year and trade amongst Chipele has been very good and the year in closing to the misfaction of their dealers in almost all commodities while land in the Colony Iris much better demand and ite value lo certola quásters bas tisoo 'considerab", ly. We hope the railway to Canton will be running this year and so bring us closer to that great centre of commerce, but we are still more anxious to me the Chlaste partias of it connected with the Jino to Heskow for if theis

liass are parated by the length and breadth of the City of Canion, through carriage of gonds betwoon bare and places bayond Canton will be rendered impassible and our line robbed of lis. chief support and alm. It is to be hoped that our Government is fully alive to this and will bring pressure to bear in the right quarter so that we may be linked up with the main line from the sisit and no gap be permitted in our through connection with the North. The Importance of this to all of us is so manifest that i need not dwell on it to you, gestiamen, The accounts ara simple and require Hitle explanation or commest Sundry debtors represents various accounts receivable which are all goodi Our revenue is. only very slightly less but to earn it we had to do a larger turnover and pay out, more lolo. terest on borrowed money, &c. Wo bave do. clded, to recommand the usual dividend of aight por can, this time as we hope to show larger profit for the present year but our re- serve fund geeds replenishing and we must not keep up this auto unless we are also able to place a substantial amount to the credit of that fund. But we have been able to do that in the past and I do not despair of being able to de it agalt, for everything I think points to a steady revival of trade in the Colony in the B to come. Before move the adoption of a report and accounis I shall be pleased to answer any questions from shareholdim.

here were no questions,

he Chairman moved the adoptios of the report and accounts.

Mr. H. P. White seconded.. Motion agreed to.

Mr, J, M. E. Machado moved, and Mr. D. Bell seconded, the re-election of Dr. J.W. Noble, Moun, H. “P. Whits and Ự Pai Őn to the consulting committas,

Carried.

Messrs. A. O.D. Gourdia and W. H. Potis were re-elected auditórs, oa, the motion of Mr. E., W. Terry, seconded by Mr. H. P. White. The Chairman-That is all the busines, gentlemen. I am much obliged to you for your attendance. Dividend warrants die now ready.

The proceedings then termiosted.

SIR SASSOON DAVID,

MEMBER OF IMPERAL LEGISLATIVK

COUNCIL OF CALCUTTA.

far-from a paying undertaking.

With reference to the accounts, you will have fand that your Board recommends the division of the Profit and Loss account credit * follows:-

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A Dividend of Tis. 6 per share absorbing T. 48,000

To place to Depreciation —

Plan!...a Buildings....

Ta3,506.69 $,000.00

which aims together with the amount of T. 5,347,91 to be paid to the "General Managers leaves a balance to be carried forward to the new account of Tis. 4,950.09,

With the amount of Tin. 23,596.69, which your Board proposes to place to the depreciation of your machinery, we practically write of the coat of the new additions made during 1909, and T. 20,000 besides, which means that we have reduced the actual cost of your plant from Tls, 630,370.50 10. Th. 340 000,|| in other words your plant stands in the books at T, 4 per abate or T. 10.60 per spindie, depreciation having been entirely affected out of the earnings at the same time it must not be forgotten that to keep your plant in thorough repair a sum of Tis. 45,800 during he last seven years has been spont in repairs and renewals. Your plant, purchased from year 1897 continues to give every satisfaction, Messrs. Twerdales and Smalley, Ld, in the and I might add, although no longer now, is in in a sound a condition as the day it was exacted, which speaks volumes for the manu- facturers, and the care 'exercised by our Mill Manager, Mr. Murphine, and those in chargé under him.

The cost of your bulldinge with the Tls. 5,000 new recommended for depreciation will ba reduced from the original cost just on T. 206,000,10 Tls. 150,000,

The lem Chinese House has, you will have noticed, disappeared from your assets, the pro- perty, anexplained by your Chairman last your, have her sold

Tia 1,129.64 on the credit side this is the first Interest Account this year shows a sum of time since the inception of the Company that this has been the case, but from the accounts you will observe that as your buildings and this year's depreciation, the differance between plant aply stand at The 400,000 including this amount and your caplial giver ika Uam- pany some Tie 300,000 for working capital, surplus on which interest can be earned. This and that when our stocks are low there is a

was particularly; fait during July to October When clearances were made simosi 1000 as we could spin the yarn, and our cotton stock wis getting low.

October ware' due to

are reduced.

Planters should be amply, latified with anything mass the present rates, which are 21; fd, per lb. above fast January. The highest prica 1909 was paid in November, 98. Bid for fine smoked sheet, Smoked rubber appears to have greater msiliency and to be more suitable for many purposes than unsmoked.moking parents the proteins in rubber from tackiness, Al fine rubber from Para is smoked. During the excitement well-smoked sheet realised 61 par lbr above good upsmoked. Of course such a great difference will not be obtain The Brazil supply has increased, both from able when the proportion of smoking is larger, the Amstopni and Manicoba, Mangabeira, elc. The production of reclaimed and common substitutes for rubber kas increased, but no Synthetic. The world's supply in 1959 was about 69,000 tons, against 65,000 tons in 1908, and 69,000 teas is 1907. Consumption, we estimate, was about 68,000 tons.

PLANTED AREAL

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MALAY RUBBER PLANTERS. The reperi of the Malay, Rubber, Planters, Ltd, for the pariad to guth September states that several small native baldinge is within the boundary at Pinji; and the directors hava bought three of them. They will be planted with rubber, almost Immediately, as well as about so0 acres more, which are now cleared and ready for planting. Some of the earliest coming year, and in the following year the Paled, treas will be tapped lightly during the directats anticipate that a substantial quantity. of rubber will be poduced...

CHINESE WEDDING AT WASHINGTON.

HENRY CHANÓ, SON OF THE MINISTER,

*WEDI ISABEL TONG, DAUGHTER' OF 'TANO' BHAO-VI.

Of rubber planted, we estimats in the Easi Dearly 600,000 acres, au follows -

Ceylon Malaya Dutch E. Ladie

Washington, “Dec. 26, Mia Isabel Tong, second daughter of Tang Malacca, todies } • and

atc

Burmu, Shao-y), the special Ambasador sent by China: 1909. 187,000 340,000 130,000. 31,000 last year to thank the United States for the

1907 1908..... † 180,000 15,000 90,coo. 30,0 remission of the Boxer Indemnity, and Henry

150,000 100,000 10,000

Chang, only son of Chang Yia Hang, the new The estimate for Borneo is 10,000 acres in

Chinese Minister, were married at the Chinese 1909, 10,000 in 1908 and gose in 1907, while Legation bars yesterday.. Former Secretary that for the crman Colonics, Naw. Guinok, of State John W. Foster and Mr. Foster word Simon, W. C. Africa, etc., fu put as 38,000 the only Americans present, the other guests bidden to witness the ceremony being the mam *Containing about 21 million trees, not thresbers of the legation staff and a number of Chinese friends of Minister Ohang Yio-tang millon tapped in 1910.

from New York and Au Franciaco, including the Cousuf at San Francisco, who, with "bla wife and daughter, made a flying isip-across the contigent to Attand.

acres in 1909.

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+ Including Java 70,000 and Sumatra 50,000, The great variations in valus recorded in our lost Annual (1908) are not ie, compared to the extraordinary, rise to 91, 14, (curiously reverse of figures, as. gd. was the lowest price tion, attended the young bridegroom, and Mrs. Yung Kwal, Second Secretary of the Lega Je 1908) for fine bard on the 30th September Wang Keal, who is an American, ar mairon With there remarks, gentleman, I bog to pro- and the many rapid ups and downs in prices.

Many of the transactions at the highest were of honour for the bride. The Minister fed the poss the adoption of the accounts and report, bet before puttle it in the form of a resolusimply "Bear" driven into a corner and com. bridal party downstairs, worring as did all the tion, I sialiibe pleased to answer any questions polled to buy, and sales at the same moment men of his country present, full dress robes. to the best of my ability.

st 11. ar 1: ód, per fb. less were made for for Six young girls followed him, all in Oriental com. ward deliveries,

tumes, foor la pale blus and two io pink. They September and October were months were the two sisters of the bridegroom, Miss great activity and excitement, mainly by Lily Chang and Miss Allee Cheng; the two America buying largely and Beara belog sisters of the bride, Miss Emily Tong and Miss caught. Hard was sold at the highest price May Tong, and the two daughter of Mr. and for 1909, at 91. 23, Bull up to gɛ.id,

Mr. Yung Kwal, Miss Elizabeth: Kwa} and, Miss Gertrude Kwai.

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There were no questions. The following- resolations were then put to the meeting and carilad unanimously :--

Proposed by the Chairman, seconded by Mr. J. M. Young That the report and accounts 'as presented be' passad..

Proposed by Mr. J. M. Young, seconded by Mr. H. P. Wilkinson: That a dividend of Tia. 6 per share be declared for the year ended December 31, 1909;

Proposed by Mr. W. H. Beatty, reconded by Mr. G. Payne; That Mr. O. Michelan-and Mr. Chung Liang-yn be re-appointed directors of the Company.

Proposed by Mr. F. W. Sutterle seconded

We had a quick fall in November" with larger receipts, but some recovery towards and of December with smaller. receipts and clord stondy.".

1. OPIOM AT VANCOUVER.

COMBINED ACTION ́OF THE CHINESK,

FREIGHT MARKET. Messrs. Lamke and Rögge write in, their fortnightly report of last Saturday's date-

When writing our latt report the market war quiet, and the fortnight under view has on

better, on the contrary, freights in most in- stacces have declined. The only feasts of interest has been the renewal of the charters of five of the Norwegian vessels, ruoning be tween Bangkok and Hongkong since March last year under charter to the Chino-Slamere Steam Navigation Co., for another period of 12 months at somewhat enhanced rates. The Profua and Prometheus have not been taken up again, we understand, owing to their not balog as suitable as desired for the irade.

Saigon/Hoogkong:Itwas generally believed that for loading after Chinese New Year higher rates could be obtained, but owners' attempts to force rates up have also this time proved generally experienced at this time of the year fatila. Charterers anticipatlog the usual lall are taking advantage of the situation and have managed to cut the rate down again lotr cents perpicul for loading up to the 26th instant. At the time of writing there is zo possible chance of placing farther tonnage for loading before Chinese New Year, although very prompt boats are offering at 13 cants. There up locally for 5 consecutive trips for forward a rumour afloat that a vessel has been taken

withheld. loading, details and terms are still being

For Hongkong option Swałow a faw charters cents respectively, loading soon after Chinese have been put through at 141-14 and 161-16 New Year,

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THE French cruiser Châteaurenault, which went ashore on the coast of Merseĉo, has boas refloated.

A NEW scale of, fees' for examination in the Bacteriological Institate 'is published in the Government Gazette.

POLICE Sergeant George Sim and Lance Ser. geant George Fowler have been appointed examiners of weights and measures in the Now Territories,

THE ADDual meeting of the financo'committes" of the Allce Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals will be held on Tuesday, 8th Inst., in the Alice Memorial Hospital at 5 pm,

reported that owing to the sudden intesta cold in Manchuria experienced during the part few days, soventeen Chinese have been found frozen to death in the poorer quartom t Dalsen.

His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to Ordinance No. 23 of 1909, mtitled an Or lating to Opium and His Comprands, dinance to amend and consolidate Laws re

Salzoo/Philippine freights are quite as bad Ax enjoyable social was held by the fit. An. "the rest, ára conts belog accepted, far 30,000 || drew's Church vesity at the Kowloon British piculs to Manila, several boats were lo the School last night. In the course of the ayan. market at this figure, but there is no further ing, Mr. B. L. Frost was presented with a demand at present,

mister.

Saigon/lava-A parcol of 5,000 tons le saldom ink-stand for his services as cholte to have been booked locally at 22 cents per picul. Saigon/Singapore has also had a Axture at $4.140. Saigon Currency, iberate working out at so coots Hongkong currency per picul,

For cattle tradetbe as. Tungus found employ ment for a Trip Phompen to Manila at $5,500 lump sum.

Dalny/Canton.Only one fixture has trame spired on lump sum basis, equivalent to about da cante per pical.

Northern Market may be described as "dead calm, and no improvement is expected before the end of this month. Yangtze freights are nou-existent. ||Cost-freights.—The only charters on record are Hoogay/Swatow $175, Taurano/Canton, Private terms, Milke/Singapore $3.0, Mlike! Hongkong S170, Dalny/Hongkong option to Centon $1.80/53.40 per ton.

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Sail Toonage Loading or to Lead-For Baltimore and New Yorki-Nons.

Sail Tonnage Disengaged:-Nons. Departure of Sallers:-Brit, barque Comet ed 36th January -soiled-25th January, · Brit, ship Lyndhurst sail-

YARN MARKET.

Mi E. Calton Baker, of the Bureaus of Far Eaglern Afaire, V. S. States. Department, and formerly of the. U. S. Consular Service, bas bean sppointed Donsul at, Antung, to replace Mr. Cloud. He left Shanghai on Monday for his new post.

Dr. J. M. Atkinson, principal civii medical officer, and Dr.. F. W. Clark,-medical officer of health, have been selected to represent Hongkong at the meeting of the Far Eastam Association of Tropical Modícios to be bold la Masila Dext month.

A LARGE shipment of cement came to Manlia this moralow, reports the local Times of and init, by the freighter Mathilde from Haiphong, The cargo is consigned to Smith, Belt and Company and after discharging bare the weirel will load a cargo of coal at Batan for Hong- kong.

Four Chinese, Including a woman, wara this morning charged with having counterfeit color In their possession. The counterfeit token were discovered in the had of one of the de Hongkong, 4th Fabinary, fendants, who was fued $410, whlim the Bince the issue of our last report, dated the woman, who, by the way, is the former's zgth ultimo per mall str. Divanka a very fair mother, had to pay $160." The rest ware dis. amount of business, both spot and “to arrive," | charged. bas been transected, which was induced by con- |

cessions in prices made by Importers. The A HOMEWHAT extraordinary request was made bulk of the contracts, however, were entered at the Magistracy this morning. A man ap Then came the bride, accompanied by Mrs. into with a view of masting the "Congratula-peared before one of the local Magistratos, Chang, mother of the bridegroom, and Mrs. Yong Kwak The bride was richly gowned in

tory" purchases usually mida on the rump, who, aftar bearing the avidance, requested, the silk of varied hues and wore many jewels. The holidays, and must, therefore, be considered

tion of business sitar the Chinese new year Sergeant in charge of the cass to produce a party who could swaar to defendant'a good bridegroom was la fall count dress and wore a more or less speculative,

character. The case was 'remanded, pending big red bat,.

The ceremony took place in the drawingaver, has only been estabilihed here and there

The concession la pilcas referred to, how the appearance of the party in question. room and was simple and impressive, the bride and was insignificant į Intiarly, some slight re- Supreme Being, to their ancestor and to the and bridegroom kneeling upon a large square

covery has to be recorded lashose tickets which of red satio, while they offered bomage to the are immediately required. With the Now Yeay to close at band, kuslanse for the present virtually anapsanded, but as the yair now drawing to m'eloso bei bron a fairly preftable one in most trades, it is confidently anticipated. that on the resumption of business, good trade can be looked forward to,

No. 61. and 81No business has come within our knowledge,

No. 10-The bulk of business in this count

favourite tickets.

MAPA. R. Morphines That Mr. G. K. Win-would appear that prohibition does not pre

From the experience of the local Chinese

grova be re-elected as the Company's auditos Wow. Advertiør, Before the Act suppressing Parents of the bridegroom. RefreshmeATE WHIS bluit in the oplam business at least, says the Legislative Council of Calcuits by the Governor the catreat year chairman, seconded by the opium business was passed there were two . #Erved after the ceremony, ́

The Hos. Sit Sassoon David, senior partner inthe firm of Sussoon f. David and Co., Bombay, aud S. 7. David and Co,, of Thins and Japan, and brother of Mr. A. J. David, of Hongkong bis baan appolated a member of the Imperial

ment of India in addition to being a member. ofthe Bombay Legislative Council. Sir Soon David topraten the Bombay Presidency on the Viceroy's Council.

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HONGKONG POLUNTEER C ́ÙRPS.

GABCQTGHE, SHIELD COMPETITION, The result of the Gascoigne Stald Oem petition which.lock place on Saturday after acon at the Te Hang Range is as undir. On the whole the shooting wat very good and a

aggregate from the

No. 3 Company,242 poists...........!!;

No. 4 Company 239 - # *****....200

No 2. Company 217

Infantry Company T

F

Proposed by

by Mr. H. J. Olark, concluded the business of the mealing.

1

places licensed to sell opism the City.

The minister and Els household and guests

1

A MAQISTERIAL Inquiry was bald in the Police | Coen this afternoon touching the death of ■ Chinito. Evidence was called, from wbleh It appeared that the coolle met his death through a truck secidant. A verdict of accidental death was returned.

An armed robbery in reported to have been committed in three different houses in the village of Lan Lai Wal, near Tytam, in the Staglay district, yesterday afternoon. Those taking part is the robbery ware biz in number

stolan property has been recovered, RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library February, 1910-

No. 125,--From being le good demand down The Chloe merchants hare held several) nducated and spanka English well. The date getting out of favour, owing doubtless to the and Museum for the weak ending the 6th

to a few weeks ago, this count has of lata bean

business of the fortnight is small, high prices demanded by Importare. The

!

Library," Museumn,..

2

280 2,431

· Non-Chings...ynauczne -515 Chinese.......

Mr. Michelau That the. next general, meet- ing ba beld dating the month of February or Since Mr Ougang King, the Chinese Contal, observed the day in American fashion, with March, 1911,

took office here some four months ago, he has, large Christmas tran celebration. The Chairman announced that dividend in conjunction with the Anthopium· lengos

Benry Chang was graduated from the warrants would be ported that night or the

been making for their air, He thanked the shareholders and that there are over thirty places, and they toniversity of Pennsylvania last June. He places in the City returned to Chias and accompanied bis par attendance.

where opium

ingally A vole of thanks to the Chairman, proposed that they consider that old and smoked, as rents to this country. He has baan myth in t has bean for,rodman; end confided to a fawi and all have · bean arrested. Almost all the

the prevalence of the

America and is thoroughly progressive, with a kabli is really worse than before.

poifect

knowledge of the English language. Hi

bride, who is 19 years of age, is highly mastings, and bave agreed not coly that they will not deal in opium themselves, but that for their marriage was set bafore they inft anyone found delag so mast forfeit too, ons Chios, the day being aslected from the Chise to other hall to be do to the lafarmasia, and Days without regard to its baling Christmas

devoted to bare also agmed to do averything in their It is probable that Mr. Chang and his bride power to stop it and have subscribed a fond of will take a prominent part la social life bere, 1 $3,000 to assist the victims of the habit to the sistem of the bride, who came with her to à cure, Out of this amount they will send to thle country, arriving with the Ministar and

THE Salon-Cinema Theatre in diing wall whil the hospital any who are

ara willing 10 go, and shop

how Mme. Chang, will continus their studlai bers,

the assistance of Mr. Carl Wallner on the stage, have made arrugemanta with Pr. Munto

He is an excellent all-round 'mas, and CABINS a good lot of marriment by his sutica. The for their treatment. If victims of the babit THE O. S. X, naw Trans-Pacific stanzer-Chi- obfact to

to going to the hospital, the Anti-Oplum page Maru which sailed from Yok hans on

other artistes who contribute to the programme Atrociation will distribute from the pill ored the sed inst, on her maidan trip, left Mejl oo

Afrivilla, The extra str. Esteroƒu from Bom are Misses Ada King, Happy Nelle Marshall in China for 'curing the habit. Mr. Onyang the 8th ins for this port direct, and is expected bay, and ates, Lateang, Japan and Collarine and Ruby Chrystal. Miss nasla Thomas, la str King has already giran cut a number of thase to arriva ham on the 13th lost. The shamer 4pear from Calcutis kays brought in 3,000 pacted from Shangbal sborily and will enter into of the preceding half-monthly

and is prepared to distribute in any that need has been ball at the Kawwaki Docks Yard and balas for Hongkong, and Bio bales for Shauge un' angegament, with the Salon. A special telegram monde me in 150,000 | them. So that if the opium kabli in not greally belongs to the Co. &Tran-Pacião strick | balj shipments from Hongkong to Shurgha, Malissa) has been arragged for to-morrow and Kermeape ju Slock as Radbury, att

minimised it will not be the fault of the landing | Bha le scheduled to sail from Hongkong en the and coast poris, &c, amount to aboặt 900| Triday (Chinese New Yšar holidays), commissar "data:in sormenpratujejošas juni 19,999 | mimbers of the local Chinese colony,audia § 7 « aged laos, for Zacoma, WAIN

Her a day 24

THE following telegraphic information has small margle of 3 poate divided the second Manager of the Maatschappij tot Ajje-Boscher

Landbouwaxploitatis in Langkat, Ladım ata

Callons. Dally aggregate output of Crude

Petroleam... 100,000 Crude Patroles in Tanks at

date

*.*.*................................... 380,000 Kerosene made since the date Casas,

of the preceding half-monthly'

telegram ....... 100,000 Kerosene shipped since the dais

No 1. Company Kyr

TWELVE months' hard labour, four hours' socks

and twelve sirskes were awarded two Chinese at the Magistracy this morning foruma seatching. Oss of the men was bold enough to musich a caticals which Mrs. Fuller was | carrying, which, however, did not remain tong is his possession. There exemplary sentences should prodisce wholesome slects on the da. { jirapulona gary.

No, 161-A small business in two or throu tickets only has been rapored,

No, 204. This count bau bean the medium of the

The bulk of the total business reported, being required for the Hinning market-over the holidays.

Toki sais

5,500 bales, Unfold stocks estimated at 12,000 balas, Sold hat undelivered in the godowne, and to arrive 37,000 balas.