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INTERFORT "SWIMMING

CARNIVAL

second da

We have received information from Mr. Frack Lammart, bog, sec. of the V.B.C., with regard to the ramulis of yesterday's swimming

$50 YARDS,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3 foto

DOLLAR SHARE DISTRESS,

Are wa at the bottom yet?", a filoudly cor respondent asked the other day, and we had to asswar, rather sorrowfully, “Honestly we don't know. That is the indispensable preliminary to any expression of opinion on the rabber position just now, for the man who says ha knows is merely a conceited fool, avap though

contam in Shangbai, which are as follows-be may be a person whose oplalos is valuable. We have just bien scanning a few figares relating to sterling and dollar shares, and have been struck by, the tulatively much greater fail that has taken place in the value of the latter compared with the former class. Taking a group of eight dollar companies-Ayer Paoay, Balgownie, Bakit Timab, Indragisi, Pajam, Pagoh," Singapore and Johore, and United Singapore we fed that, on Apr. 27, which was just a few dajs"

my Lojan (Hongkong) »..." W. McCabe (Shanghai).................

an ¿Cibs was put down as a bot favourite for this event long before the interpori contest, but the young Hongkong Champion, Tommy Lo gao, changed she tables and won this event aasily wak over so yards to spare from McCabe, the Shanghai champles, C. J. Cooke, the other representative of the Cel jpy, gave up." Tommy Logan covered the distance in 14 min, 53 secs, (seulo 28 seca krtier than last yaïï's time,

*Last year's winner was R. W. McCabe Grat and C. J. Cooke second, Time 16mins 21 szen,

THROWING THE POLO'SALL,

R. W. McCabe,(Shanghai) 76 it. I R. C. Wichall (Hongkong) 74 ft 1. 2 C. W. Mai, « (Shanghai) 738-3 McCiba' throw was 8 6 it better than that of last year, and the pliced) man are in the same position.

KHAT D VIKU.

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BEFORE THE BREAK.

COMMERCIAL

Lands, Hotels And Belldings. Hongkong Lands hava bren in good demand and can now be placed at Stor, Hamphreys states cen. ard September, & Palatinus on offer, at 58.: West Polute are

shade The following quotations for rubber shares, by Wirs, are supplied by Messrs. K. S. Kadoori & Co.

Allagan... Anglo-Javas Ang'o-Malays Balgownies..... Bald Tigus Bertam

DEŽÍMALLAHUSA even

7/0

11/5 prem

Bakli Kajangs (pp.). Bakit Rajabr Carey Uniteds...

Castlefolde

Changkat Serdaägs

Cheras (part paid)..... „$9 prem. Do. (lolly paid)..... Damansaras ****:

*****157,6 Exstain Internationals ......17/5 prem. Fed. Salangora Makassar Glendalya

Glansblaisten

"Golcondas

120).

Golden Hopen" vammans. Highlands and Lowlandı” ..........................)15/0 Indragiri.ne

Joquies

Jonglanders yetkibreurs. Kamonings

4"Kuala Lumpor

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·6'3 prakt. 8c/ Lanadrons (fully palā) ..................na m Laosdrons (ppd.) .....

Ledbarys.++$1

Linggis, maličk

.82/6 14'-

London Asiatics.........12/8 London Venturer...

in London prices and may be regarded as high | water mark, these states, at bayar prices, averaged at times their face value. On the |prices given.in Mesurs. Fraser and On's last- wankly "list" this group of shares avor.ged 13 times, face value, so that there has been a fall equal to four-ninths of the high water price and to twice the face va us of the abater, Then we take a group of eight stars ling companies-Anglo-Malay, Bukit Nojab, Cicely, Dimanista, Highlands and Lowlands, Lamadren, Lisggy...and · Vallambrosa-and This was won by Shanghai who sécu.ed. the we.fi.d that, on Apul 27, buyer prices of honours" for first and second plices. This these shares averaged 1 times their facs evant ziarised of both the diving, Running valce, and the quotations in the fast list Heater from Spring Board a height of show that they have fillon to toj times about twa feet, and the High Dive of 10 feet, their face value. That is equil'to a fall of jour Too visitors] bad always done.the spring, iwenty filths from, the high water level or of board' from 'a' height of about to faet and | twice the face value” Expressed in decimals, the bigh diva of gɔ feet or mora in besght, and | the sterling shares lost sõ and the dollar shares the change of conditions was most probably | «44 of their 10p price, although the top price of the cause of Hongkong's Cownfall.' M. A. R. Berling shares was nearly three tim.91 as high Sours won the High Diva last year and F. 13. | us the top price of the dullar shares. It does Bilva the Running, Hender

not do to press tuch facts 100 far. companies in

THE STERLING" GROUP · are on ouad, dividend paying lines, and it would be easy to pick out, eight, of a luwer standard. The point we desire to make, hawever, is th 1 those sterling shares, stand.", ing at so high an average la 17 times their face value, bave emerged from the ordeal of the recent slump is a very slightly dama,ed conditior, "while the dollar com panies, which were on the whole, 'we think, at fly stund figure as the market goes when standing at 48 „times face value," have suffered vary, badly indeed. We should have expected London, which controls the price of the sterling shater, to be far more easily moved by a slump movement that Singapore, which controls the dollar shirës. Yet London bas stood very firm while Singapore has

230 YARDS.

Tommy Logan (Hongkong) como l O. J. Cooke (Hoogken)

is 2. R., McCabe (Shanghai) ......gy 3 As expected, the rau's of this event turned but the same as that for the 100 yards, Logan #gain wlosleg easily with a big margin to spare. Time a mins o 3'5 secs.

TEAM RICE..

Hongkong captured this event easily, as was Wis expected,

The Interport Carnival will be brought to a cloin this if-eṛnoon with the following events which will be competed at the Municipal Bath at 3 pm. At the conclusion of the sports the Colony's representativas will board the German mail for this part.

The events art -

440 Yards Championship. Two Lovgths Team Race. Water Polo,

WOBBLED DEPLORABLY,

All the

and bar, indeed, bien more than once on the varga if panic is the greater knowledge., which we fitter ou.selves on possessing out here a panic-producing factor?

Afer the good swimming Hongkong

We should displayed they are expected to carry of the honours for the above Three eyeats. Foray. most decidedly not. There are ignoran! the 440 yarde Logan wil', no doubt, repro plingers here as in other places, but the real sant the Colony. Should he also wis this explanation of the heavy fall that has taken pice is, we think, that Malaya is not able to

Merlimuta

Pajams........

Pegoblizineries)

..$15. $18

Rubber Trusts...19/3 pram. Saggat mendaverina úinn279): Sandycrofts

Suponge mais — 'Seafields

firmer with probable buyers, al 537 Kowlsóö Lands are allo in demand at Sit. Shanghai Lands have been dealt in at TIE 112 Hong keng Hotels have found buyers at S104 but "more shores are offaringia da Copy wed

Cotton Mills-Hosgkong Colions remain firm at $5. According to latest mail advices

Today's Advertisement.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COLD.E

THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEET

ING of the SHAREHOLDERS in the above.Company will be held at the Company! Offices, on SATURDAY, the 24th September, at Noor, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, tozather with

| from Shangbal thera is no business laklog | - Statement of Accounts to the yoth June,

place to Northera Mills and the following | 1910 MMKOM quotations are purely nominal:—ïwon. T's, 115; Internationals, Tis: 613 Lach Kung Mows The da; and Soy Chece, The, 240,

TE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company bar, both daya inclusive. will be CLOSED from the 4th to ath Septem

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO., AAA AGaneral Managers, o Hongkong, ged Septembɔr, 1910........

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CHANDO IN PRUIZ BASKETS.

Miscellaneous-Chisa Bormans are in de mand at $8) but there are no shins effating under 5p. China Providenti I ara reported up bave been sold at $1 Dairy Farms have again found boyarı at $19) Gråan Islands hava bien large ty dealt du at $5. Hongkong Electrics are wanted at Sin, but it is impossible to fad sellers at this prize. Theyn has been some da mand for Oblas Lights and a fair number of shares changed bauda at, 53.40. Horgorg ices have been sold at $35 and Hongkong, Ropes at $1 Watsons have been d.ze.kr/rm of ayth the Albugside the sim pin were two other simpans with a min in each. In reply in the officer's question the Chinaman said there Exchange The Dank's diawing" rate on

•was fenit in the baskets, bat on an examina. Loaden is 1/91 on demand and the T-Tiralen beleg made 46 liss of claedu were found of Shanghat is Tan. 7470

FREIGHT MAREK?,

Mosis, Lemba and Rogge wilte in their fortnightly circular of 3rd inst—The market: sit round contiones exceedingly dull, and the amount of chartering though of a mlacollone'ni character is ágala smáll,

CILINAMAN HEAVILY FINED.

Au alert revenas cffitar the other day saw a Chinaman is a sumpta with several baskets like I uit basket,

i repris the Singapore Frei

The officer' get the assistance of sevarat "olbers and detained the three men nari Mr. Sent was summoned. He arrested them. charging the first man with bring la possession of chards and also with al'ampting to Import The skar men ware charged with being accessories in the act. The chandu was found lo be of the value of $1,150,4„Yaser: day the three men appeared in the third const || before Mr. Bartley. The princ'p 1"' secused

Freights in the South, except for some special trade, are suluously fów, and it bat at last come | pleaded guilty and stated he was third cook on

to the point where owners are considering if it doas not pay them better to lay their vessels „up rather than acceping the poor rates chir.

terers are offering.

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asicamer. He was biisging the chande ashore when streved. The other man denied 'knowledge of the tftince and were discharged. The first man was fined $3,0'a or six months on each charge, making $5,093 or one year in

However, a very lively autumn season liom the Yangas is expected if no accidents spoil | all. the excellent crops shortly ready for shipment, and the focressnd demand for tourage should be accompanied by a rise in rates of freight

all round,

Sekongs....................5/ prem Shelfonds 75 Singapore & Johores

514 Sumatra Paras, varázsze man25t^ Suogel Chobsterna.........105ƒ• Sungai Kapar memansuimat 6,13 Tandjongs ................................. Tangkaha..................................... 37f6 · CENTURIERENARRATE..af. piem.

Toerangle

The most important feature during the fort- night under review bar, been the sudden Appearance of a new Steamship Line to trade between Hoogkous/Saigon/Hoogkong under the aims of "Compagnie de Navigation Chipoles de la Cochluchise,” As ́à ̧ conse· grence of seme troubles with the regular licers

Events Coming.

Saturday, 3rd Sep'ember.. 'Boxing at City Hall, Bill Lewis va. Battling. Simms, 9 p.m.

Monday, th September. Italian Convent School re-opsas, 8.30am. Hughes and Hough Auction Sala of japanesa Carlon, at Sale Roams, Ice House Street,

230 p.m..

"Crown Luod sila at Public Works Depart ment, 3 p.m.

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Ulu Ranta United Serdange.............................. ......417 & Volted Singapores 51,75

c arterers are determined 'to as their own United Somatr........ United Langkats no m

bosts; despite of the low rate juling at present, 80/.

which is uncharged at 6 cents per picul since Tropoh... plus hvor

last writing, With this scheme in view, they have taken up the 1,0, Iyammoon on timechsiter,

Tuesday, 6th September. Para Rubber meist

to commence in a few days, sinamer providing a 8/ per ib.

Buhi and Hough suction sale të furniture, Hongkong Government Passiogerlicense, piberat 13 Austin Avenne, Kowloon, 11 am, UNITED SERDANG (SU MATRA). terms are not yet minde public. As, the varsel Cropt for July-Rubber, 11,547 lbs; corres-

bas a very good spead and the concero, is a ponding mouth last year, 2,016 lbs; increase, comblastion of the most important Saigon and 9.4 lbs toʻal fie ir months, gö,sat lbs; same Hongkong Chinese merchopts it is believed 9pm. period: Bait! year, 14835 ́15:')' Increase, 41,987 that the new Company will prove a very severo last year, 457 plculs; decreass, 94. picais; total development. wit no doub: bs, watched with for 1 months, 3,063 pcu's; same period las year, 4173 picols 3 decrease, 1,110 picole.

even', an to which there is no doubt, he w'il be fissocs all the dollar compaulet it has forined, lbs. Coffee, 365 picu's; corresponding moncompetition to the règular liners, and further i

The capital of the dollar companies qanted Meszra Fraser end Co.'s list is $10,170,000 and there must now be twi,a is maoy in exia

the champion in the Far East for the too yards and upwards. The Water Polo team will most probably consist of:-L. E. Lammert (goal), AV. Barros and A. P. Carroll (full backs), R.C. Witchell (ball back), A.8. Ellir, Q.f.tence as the 1st contains, so that we may pue Cooke and A. A. Claxon (forwards).

the amount of dollar scrip that is being carried

The polate up to date are as follows:-

Hongkong Sbangbeen rai

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KULANGSO (IMOY) MUNICIPAL GOUNCIL.

Micutes of a meeting of the Council, beld at the Board Room, on the 16th Augast 1910.

Presents, W. K use (Cbalimas),

af about $15,000,000 7 hat is

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A HEAVY BORDEN

it is greater, in fact, than the focal public cau bear on the top of their sterling holdings, and we begin to four that far bearier losses will be suffered that have been met with yet unless some mestures are taken to relieve the situa. tion, There are a good many shares in the dollir market now that would be adapped up gladly at their protest picae if those who know the prospects of the companies had money at J. S. Feowick, C Lee, L. Thomas, their disposal to buy. Fut the banks are com Tsudsarabars, the Health Officer and the pelled to pro'cet themselves carefully against be Excretory.

ing caught in a mora sericus rübber.slump, and The minutes of the last meatlog are send and they give no encouragement to applicants far tor firmed.

-overdrafts, who' hiva rubber Jabbing in view With reference to minots of last meetings a question, "lben," whether we should not Concerning a motion by Mr. Thomás to obtain

recognise that, ibo the seivices of ad⋅ sitesian well expert, an

CENTRE ( TAK REEDER SHARE BUSINESS estimate, which werks cut roughly at about

in in London, and that there is no full and fair market excapt for stealing shares London Aims do not care to handle the dollar shares because the British public is not of intricate calculations. It understands a two er twenty-

$10 a day toclusive, la considered from Mr. R. Noda, a will contractor in Tamil. The Secretary is directed to engago ble services for about a week on the terms mentioned.

The Secretary is instructed to cesse sinking any frash wells, until the Council receive MY Node's report.

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WEEKLY SHARE REPORT Reviewing the share business for the week Mess. E..S. K.docria & Co. write on and fatti-A rather balus fieling bai existed in our Local market, a fair demand having set in for investment stocks, particularly Insurances and Landse

much interest,...

Salgot/spaoloquiries alter, tonnage bave reached this market, but we hava cot beard of any fixtures effected locally It is said thất several Japanese steamers hare taken such fights, rats is reputed to ba zo sen per picul. Saigor/Philippines-Charterers tablog, ad- vantage of the depressed state of the freight merket have gone in for fresh business which bas led to some fixtures at reduced rater. Last fixture done on bails of 40,030 picoli at 19

Saiger/{zva.-Thurs. kara borg, orders in the market for prompt loading, but we have beard of-ope fixture only' being pet through locally at the rate of 24/35 cents to a spion a

Rubber-The week has beso'chamcterised] by extreme dulness, Londos advices, giving very little variation in prices. The price of the | raw material has experienced a slicht fall which has been followed by the usual effect on share ports N, Q.. Java. quotat oor

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Siegspore kav shared the loactivity lo Stér. lingaberts, quotations for Dollar Stecks being on the same level is reported a work go.

Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai Baal show a slight improvement sales having taken place at $37 and at this price more shares are wasted. The price in London according to today's wire is 297 15-ex dividend, Nationals contious in demand at $76..

Marine Insurances-Cantons are in s'rong billing share perfectly, but not a 3/4 share or quest and have changed hands at 56-1 and 2415 share, or an isft share or a 29/4 share. 5170, closing in dan and at 173. Usions have They think in pounds sterling or easy multi-bren suling weak and are effeslog at $315

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Java/Hongkong,-Although the sugar cep | Is paned to be very satifactory, no “outsida " fixtures have taken place. Leiter advice to hand bring the pews, that Java, poris pre com gasted, with jonnage and serius delays have occurred owing to lack of lighters for handling the cargo.

For this reason and in the absence of sugar

Cargoce putward owners cannot be in faced to

entertain further freights fa the directi.s Salgra

Java, unless at a considerably higher rate. loses unchanged, bowever, there is no place for optside Commage

Bangkok/Boogkorg.—The berib, esta con-

The Si,mese team Navigation Co. bira

A petition from Chan Ng Ste and Chan } plos theranf ;-odd fi¿dren bywilder and annoy, North Chinas are unobtainable at the lë preso availed of the further 6 months op'ion of the Choon So siklog the Council to cancel the especially as drli is are uncertain quantities quotation of Tis. 175). Yangiozas remain se: German 7,5,” Landrat Schriff" and "Quistu"

there being the American, the 'Mexicao, the proclamation prohibiting the remov.1 of water | Hrogkong, and sundry other to confind wlib, from Kulangan is refúsed.

Apeiton from Yao Bao Leong concerning building permit which has been applied for by ood Wong Balfor a house situsind at Tos Teb Lob, is considered, and the Council proceeded tow aw the property in question,

The Capt. Supt reports that the following Casts have been dealt with at the Mixed Court alace the last meeting :-Summontes," Throw-

add all rf different valus. If some of the dal lar companies would set the example, there would probably be a rapid converɔlɔn of dollar shares into staling, a wider market and easier compa is of vilge. We started, however, with a reference to the fatere prospects of rab ber, and may be suspected of a desire to shirk that ticklish esilon, what we may venture to say is that, if there is to be

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Wednesday, 7.h September... Theatre Royal, Warwick Major Comedy Co.

Thursday, 8th September. Auction sit, Glentorar," Kawloon, 1* ({asov), Gen. P. Lammert's

Saturday, 10th September.' Horgkoog Hotel half-yetily meeting, at the Company's Hotel, 12.30 pm.

BOC, Aquatic Sports, at V.R. G. Bath 3.30 p.m.

Tulay, 13th September. Queen's College Re-apoos,

Saturday, 13th Sep'omber. Gymkhana Meeting, at Race Course, 3.30

p.m,

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Meating of Chios Light and Paw.z Co., Lad,, 2000

Fongkorg Cricket Club opes air Concert 9 pm.

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Thursday, 19th September. Buffs Aquatic Sports,Jet V.R.C., Bâ h.

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Hongkong '18 b 1:17, Toro

YOU DRINK CLARET

so the boats will be kept on the regular Ding you want a good Claret Our stock of Fine

Clarets is unequalled, and contains only the

Coalf Freighta→Tha Tecal market cont'zuer very quiet ladead, and very little businers has beep, done. Tossage offering in the market Vory finest Wines, from the world-famous firm from lapan to thin, has failed to draw an chargi Fixtures Effstad :-Googin/Canton $5,5%,

Haiphong/Canton St.70, Wakama's Swatow of Hanappier and Co. of Bordeaux. $190 and Sabatik (North Forneo) to Z im- boanga Sa Straits Corrency per ton

Timechaiters-The chaitats are reponed al the Norweg'nu on. Fridúci sa moribs and si, Word 5 months at $3,500 Sırala Correcc both for Southern trade,

Fire Insurances-China Fi es have been

kok/tiongkong do sold at S102 and 5 121 Hongkong Fixes MEI › Preto

Newchwang/Cantón.-No 6x*ntex baya-htens 3.30 wanted and have advanced to.$145 done is this direction, Jo

Shipping Hoogkong, Canton and Macas Sturmboats are somewhat easier at $33. Chloë Magilis have again bean the medium at a fair basingan and sales have bean effected at $1 sad Sir. Douglas Steamships are (fering at $17. Indo Chinas have farther waskened and Ing subbish, &c, into the public drains 3, Allow- the'kext six weeks. The holiday months of could probably be obtained at 559. Star Ferries log cable and pigs to stray 3. Obstructing July and August are not favourable to blesss, remain wachanged at $441 a faw of the paw the police 3. Giving falls guarantee but lo September things begin to brightes op lise bave barn bought at Siv. Shell Trans rad if the prices at the actions recover, the Dabt 4. Failing to carry out a judgment share market will almost certainly respond, parts show sight waskuess and are chtainable of the Court 1, Obstracting the public Freiking atiba Buitam meeting, Sir West Pidge at B dralen 3, Assault 1, Qilting employment | way printed out that the Juns deliverien of RefcerissChian Sugare asa quiet at 5.60 without giving due police, Breach of rubber this year computed with last year were the interim dividend of $3 paid on the 30th

grbement 1, Summary Arrests Contempt of England to tons agalest fos tops, the Can Ümmət 1, Balog abread after ra`m.n, without a

Fliment 100 100s agnion? 570 tons, 'and America

only 310 tons against 1,430′′ fast, year. That's Mining-Raubs remain firm at 513. A good light 1, Being concerned in causing the death the keystone of the position. On the Costinent deal of attention, bai b:es given to some of ibe of one Gob Ton, S-o, at Tung An 1, Using, and in America ibere has been some thing al | Tia Mining Companies in the Siraits, and a mbusive and threatening language to the police most like refusal to buy at late prices. Canthe fair business has tern trinitored in Troboht, Y, Assault a, Commifog. Duisance maculaciones bold out much larger in the

hops of lowering piires ? If they car, there, at prices ranging from 32/- 10 57/5, closing with by the East Batan st: (Signed), W. Krust, will be az great improvement, but if they have sellera ni.co/5

can themselves so thoit, that they, mun bavg rubber at any, price, their rerer nas superboyers. will change the whole nu luk" for ni lasst an folker six months. We do not know arough ef the Americia palilien (Caplakrik dry cond ||}A.Jurce, but the bluffs piits of ecciel rearrve no longer gain currency, and it farms likely thɔtifi tohigh pres mill continue #2:1) 1be Lonipat di the pin ations is geekt. 200ugh ip: la fara a aacisive circt on the warldo JORN (72)

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Salch-The small Go mangsa. Verwairta bas bien sold, to Japan it something DEAT

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