419
THE CHARGE AGAINST 2BAYER.
ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES,
30th ult.
At the Magistracy this morning, before Mr. J. R. Wood, the hearing was resumed of the casa in which A. Thayer, an America, is charged with having obtained a sum of $475.8 by fattety pretending that he had an account with the Hongkong and Shangħal Bank lo Menila.
Mr. H. L. Deneys, of the Crown Solicitor's Oce, Mr. H. W. Looker, of Messrs Deacon, Looker and Deacon, Mr. J. H-Gardiner, and Mr. A. R. Davies, manager of the Hoogkong Hotal, were la Court.
His Worship-Are you for the prosecutiob, Mr. Looker?.
Mr. Looker-No, your Worship, I am set prosecuting aty more. The case is a very peculiar one and I belleve is now fo the hands, į of the Police.
His Worship-Are you prosecuting, Mr. Donnys?
Mr. Dennys I am not prosecuting just at the moment. The Police are represented by the Inspector. I understand that Mr. Gardiner
Is appearing for the defence and in about to ask for a wook's adjournment,
His Worship I want to hear your state- ment, Mr. Davles. 1s the Hongkong Hotel prosecuting or not?
Mr. Davies-No. your Worship.
His Warship-Then you are prosecuting Sergeant Wills?
Sergean! Wills-Yes, your Worship; the case is mine.
His Worship-Mr. Gardiner, you are. ap. pearing for the defence ?.
Mr. Gardiner-Yes, your Worship.
And you ask for an adjouramaut?—Yes. For how long?-i should think about a week would suit
Do you ask for a formal adjournment or for
a hearing ?-Formal
His W.rship-if the case is committed it will have to stand over to the December Ses sions.
Mr. Gardiner-Will your Worship remand It for four days?
His Worship-Very well, then, you are re manded for four days-Saturday, atit am
Mr. Dennys-I have not had any definito Instructions, your Worship, but I understand that there are three charges.
His Worship Yen,
BX-GOVERNOR' OF MACAO,
ARRIVAL IN HONGKONG. His Excellency Sasbor Eduarda Marques, ex-Governor of Macao, and Lady Margus arrived from the Portuguese Colony by the morning boat to-day. They are at the present moment guests at the Hengkeng Hotel. His Excellency and Lady Marquee will be leaving for Lisbon by the French all steamer on Tuesday next. A representative of the Hongkong Telegraph. called on His Ex- cellency this afternoon, when be found him. To busy conference with the Com. mander of the gunboat Patris and with the Consul for Portugal In-Hongkong, Senhor J.J. Leila. Under these circumstances, our representative hesitated to intrude upon His
Excellency's time and attention,
We believe Hit Excellency will call on Hit
Excellency Sir Frederick and Lady Logard at Government House before taking his de parture from the Colony,
THE INSURANCE PROSECUTION.
DECION RESERVED,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY DECEMBER 3 1910.
COMMERCIAL.
3rd Decembar, I p.m. The following quotations for rubber shares by wire, are supplied by Mesere. I. S. Kadoorle & 40,-
Allagers
Anglo-Javas......onsonanteça Th. 7 Anglo-Malays.........................34)- Balgownies .................tren$10.75 Berlams...
Carey Uniteda.................. Castlefields... Changkat Serdangs
17/6 prom.
Chems (part paid)$8 prem. Do. (fully pald)...$:8 Damansaras.....153/6 Eastora. Internationals......13/3 prem. Glemanlys......rrrr....................$3.00 Highlands and Lowlands.......107/6 Indragitis Katalogs ........5/- prom. Kuala Lumpers.165/- Ledbarys...... Lluggis
London Asiatica
............$13
London Ventures...... ........................ Merlimans......mmane » ma
Pajams....
Toerangia.....e
United Serdangs ..............
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
Supp.lad by Messrs. I. S. KADOORIE & Co. Corrected to noon; later alterations given under "Commercial Intelligence," page 5
STOCKS.
BAKKA,
NO.. DY SHARES,
VALUE, PAID UP.
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation £20,000
دارم
POSITION AS PER LAST REPORT
RESKAVE,
1 68695
AT WORKING
ACCOUNT
LAST DIVIDEND.'
AFFEMIMAT RETURN AT
PALLENT QUITATION
CLOSING QUOTATIONA
BASED ON EASY
$125
Sing
£1,500,000* SIS, 00,300
$1,0193 0
$84,
National Bank of China, Limlied..........lupament
99,925
La
$250,000} £4,009
La for first half year ending 30.6.10 ex]
3/98512,45 sta
890
5 X
Ea 0,000
$30,551
5x (London 1/6) for 1903
150 buyers
MARINE 'INSURANCES. · Sanion Insurance Office, Limited
2
10,000
$150
$50
Сода
10 181
fis for igcg
8 X
$185 #alan
£1600,
fk 31 co
Nonb China Insurance Company, Limited summa
10,000 LIS
65
Tim. 368,644
Fil. 305, 19
Final div, of 74% for '07 making. 15-% in all......
*
Tla. 120 buyers
Tir 137,308
21
13/
100,000
.... 516
Union Insurance Society of Canton ter
13,400.
SAFO $100
414348
$287,984
£105,349
"Final of $20 per share, making la al! $jo) por share for 1908 and an interim divid and of $10 per sbare for 1909 » un vie)
8,7 satas
$711,085
Pegols e
$1,000,000
+
Rubber Trusts......
***......17/- pram.
Sandycrofterstew
Seponge a
Sonfields.
140/
Yangisia layurance Association, Limited
FIRE DANCES
12,000
$100
300
S294,445
37 7,537
$199,164
fit for year cading 3111.08 and laterim of
53 on account of 1.9zuse
EX
₤195
$1,
1,000,000
Shelfords
--73/9
Singapore & Jotoras.....
Onica Fire Insurance Company, Ulanted.
15,000
$100
310
$550 349
$48,106
36 and bonus Sz for ju8..
? %
5116 buyers
213
361 168:
Sungel Cholis.
Sangel Kapart.omi
14/
Hongkong Fire Insurance Gerspany, Ĺltalled...
8,009
Sta
$1.450.000
$425,118
$27 for 1908
B %
5355 bayers
$81,153
Tangkab
-30%-
SHIPPING,
par
1126
..8/3
China and Many Steamship Company, Limited.... Douglas Steamship Company, Limited
10,000
$15
$15
57,743
Dr.
$3,77
1.% for 1925
$8
5239,0001
10,000
$50
£120,189
for year ending 30 5,1908
$19 talas
80%-
$250,000
10/
Hongkong, Cautos & Macao Steamboat Co., Lu
60,0co
ALL
$15
1617,500
Dividend of St for 30.6.19
$31 sellers
...34/6
278,765
SIS 491
..6/2 per lb..
1
1.3%
on Pro's r d sa res only for
60,000
£5
60,000
£138,100
558 sellers
-75,161
Final dir. of 1/6 pèr snicoup. 141 masing
£720,000
Z100,000
F0,000 10,000
$10
$71,850
1,994
$1139
81'. sellers $21
510
161,681
JOKO
10,000 $100
2,000 5:00
$100
$520.000
Dr.
181,620
3,090
55 for half year ending 30.6 1910
6 %
5195
$roo
50:4
53 for 1897........
511 ucliers
£115,000 12,189
£4435
60,000 PL 10
P. 10
вода
1010
Floal div, o' d for the year 1gio making) 15(coupon No. 15)........................ë a....... Flest year
9. X
Tls, 15
Fs, 15
150,000 50,000 500,000. G $10
→18,00 --115′′
13/10
t
G 310
nove
подо додо
Si por sharp 19th J.vided....
$6 sallars
Final of Gold $0.65 for 1909 in ali G. $1,15...]
31/6
325,375
»
$8,460
51.75 (or yarak,
TE
1550,000
60,000 $550 $50
50,000.
$14993
$40,000
$264,847
Saj (er 1999 drag-and-acti
41.%
553 sallers
$88,211
150
530
1
2217,000
3% for half year ended 30.6 19 9
1,000,000
* 3,30
9,123
Final of T al making T. & lo all in-
year 204 1910 of $4 Interim of Tis. 3 for 1910...
8. K
Spoj salan Tis-670
, X
United Slugapores ..... Volted.Sumatras..... United Langkals minis. Duff...mamu vistoubeki Tronohs. diari Para Rubber Plantation...
WEEKLY SHARE REPORT.
Reviewing the share business for the week, Messrs. E, S. Kadouric & Co. state-Business gecerally is very dull and fluctuations in rates small.
Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ld. (Preferred) {
Do.
(Defamed) } Do. "Shell" Transport aux Trading Company, Limited 3,000,000
"Stor" Ferty Company, Limited"—.
REFINERIES,
Chios Sugar Rafiulug Oomi; any, Limited
Luzon Sugar Rofialog O mpany, Limited..... samas
MINING.
Rubbers-The price of Para in London is quoted 6/3 and Plantation has advanced to 6, but the shara market has not followed to Buy appreciable extent. There have been a fow buying orders from London but holders general ly are adversa to parilog at the prices offered,
Singaporn market remains loactive but latest | Chiness Engineering and Mining Company, Ld................|1,000,000 reports from that port would indicate that a small investment demand has set is,
Banks-Hongkong Banks have been the medium of a small business of rites ranging round about $890 but the market remains quiet owing to the uncertainty as to the future of Exchange. Nationals bave buyers at $80.
Marine Insurances.-There has been wstandyTM demand for Canions and transactions to soma 51871 and mere could be placed at the latter extent have been put through at $180 and rile or rather higher. Unions are in demand at 5815 with possible buyers at a slightly blgher rite. North Chinas have been in steady de
mand at the advanced rate of Tis, 120 during
the week but little business bas taken place.
Vanglezes iemalo nominal at $190.
Fiia Insurances-Chius Fires are unchanged at $6 and thero is a fair demand for Horg. kong Fires at $313.
Shipping-Hongkong, Catton and Macao Steamboats are quoted nominal $31 with no business passing, whilst China Maniint show some inquiry at 18. Douglas Steamships have Before Mr. E. R. Halifax this afternoon, sellers at 10 and indos at $53. Star Ferries Tam Tsz Kong, general manager of the Hip are on offer at $13 for the fully paid and stil On Insurance Company, was charged by Mr.for the partly paid. Shells are quiet at 87/ O. H. Wakeman, Registrar of Companies, with dolag Hfe insurance business in the Colony on with little business to report and Luzas are on Refineries China Sugars are quoted S125 beball of the Woh On legurance Company offer at $12. without having registered and made a deposit an required by the Life Insurance Ordinance.cline and can now be bad at 50. Buyers of Mr. H. L. Dennys, Sr., prosecuted and Mr,
Chinese Engineering and Mining Company Otto Kong Sing defended.
ahates at T's 16 are no longer in evidence, the raté ramatolog the same.
Defendont stated he was the canvasser in Hongkong of the Wah On Life Insurance Company, of Shangbal. He received his ap palatment from the agents at Cantqu. He had no connection with the Head Office. He se celved application and receipt forms: The receipts were chopped at Canton. Delendant algued on the line which bore a mark-by-the wliness. He had no chops of the company and used no books. The Company had to office in Hongkong and witness had no authority to accept risks. Witness received no salary. The anly thing he received was the first premium, On the 15th day of the 11th moon last year he received a letter from the agency at Canton requesting him to advertise for the cheapest offer. Ha sent a servant to the Sheung Po with the advertisement paid for the advertisement and later received the amount from Cantos. The word "Kingies" in the advertisema meant, "broker," Witness-gave the agency To authority to put his name in the ad vertisement. As far as he remembered only six or sevce policies passed through him, all being in respect of children. He was in the Colony when he was four years old, being altogether over fifty years in the Colony. That was the first time he appeared in that Court as a defendant.
Witness was cross-examined by Mr. Dennys, The Court having been addressed no be half of both parties, his Worship reserved his decision till Monday afternoon.
CLAIM ON PROMISSORY NOTE...
30th uli. This morning, before Mr. Justice F. A, Hazeland, Pulsee Judge, a case was called in which Oyager Singh, a watchman in the em ployment of Messrs. Mody and O., sued Kwong Oban, 6 Spring Garden Lape, and Ali Shiv, a Banitary Board-coolie, for a sum cf $45.50, of which $15 was due on a promissory note dated 12th August, and the balance in tercat thereon..
Minlog-Raubs have suffered a furter de
and Whampoa Dacks are inquired for at $50 Docks, Wharves, and Godowns. Hongkong after business during the week at $r, and Shanghai Dockshaye declined to Tls. 67. Kow- foon Whatves are do offer at 553 and Hengkew Whatves have advanced slightly to Tis. 971. Lands are neglected at $100, and Humphreys Lands, Hotels and Buildings-Hongkong Estates have further weakened to $6 sollers, Kowloon Lands are fequired for at $13 but higher rate. Shanghai Lands ars still quote buyers could probably be found at a slightly Tis, 10, and Hongkong Hetels (old shores) are eller at $97 and the now shares at $70, with no transactions. West Points are quoted at $37. steady demand at $48 without tempting sellers. Cotton Mills-Hengkong Cottons are in
Mews at Tis. 481, and Soy Chees at Th.250, la Northern Mili, Ewes at $87). Laou Kung remain unaltered.
at Se, and Dairy Farms are neglected at $73
Miscellaneous-China Borneos are offering Hongkong Electrics have been dealt in during the week at Szo. Ch'sa Fiovidents are on offer at $73, Comects at 531, Ropes at $18, without inducing buyers. Watsons are a reglected market at fól, and China Lights ars loquired for at go cents.
Headwators Mining Company .......
Raub Australian Gold Mining Company, Limited Oftental Consolidated Mialng Co., Ltd.................................. Dooks, Wharves & GoDOWNS. Fenwick (Goo.) & Co., Limited T DER AN
Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Go, Lư......
Horghong and Whatapps Dock Company, Ld....i Shangha Dock and Engineering Co., Ld....................... Tia $5,700 Ti, no Tis, xes Skanghal and Hongkow Wharf Company, Limited... 16,080 Tx. 10 TIL 200
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS.
Anglo-French Land Investment Co, Ld. Central Stores, Limited a commonaravn Hongkong,Hotel Company, Limited........ Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co, Ld Humphrys Estate & Finance Company, Limited.... Kowloon Laud and Building Company, Limited.
West Polat Bullding Company, Limited Shanghai Land Investment Company, Limited ......
COTTON MILLS,
Hongkong Colton Spinning, Weaving and Dyeing}| Ewo Cotton Splooing and Weaving Company, Ld...
Dompany, Limitat? ...............................-_-- International Cotton Manufacturing Company, Ld... Say Chee Cotton Splacing Uompany, Limited........ Laon-kung-slow Orton Opis ain & Wawlog Üs, Ld'
Dr.
MISCELLANEOUS,'
Do.
abina Boraco Company, Limited. Hall's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limited China Light and Power Company, Limit.......... Chlos Provident Loan & Mongage Compary, Ld...
pecial shares
Dairy Farm Company, Limited............ur artistas Green Isländement Company, Limited
H, Prics & Company, Limited >...... Hongkong Einctric Company, Limited-............ Hongkong Ice Corapany, Limited..................... Hongkong Ras Maanfacturlag Company, Ld....... Manischappij o Mijo, Busch en Landbouwox,
་
כאל 51
$10,000 $130,000
in all 4/6 per sh, fo: 'cg & as lot, div. of rs per sh, oa ac. for "15) A dividend of 7 Å, for pr. sading 30 1 & bonna of; % J
50,133
35,000 TI-100 Tis. 100
$13,000)
a. 4,000
15. 4 314
3240
Ts, 6 for your ending 2).2 £2. *8% for 199...et
8
515
SIS
$3 on old shares $51on.new shares for}
$50
14. .
Sco
£1,477
8,000
$50
S25 1
50,000
$100
$100
525,945
27.12
75-71
150,000
310
SIŎ
23,456
ball year ending 30.6.10 CO Interim ol $3 for 1910sage pute 45 Casts : 4,09 - CARZAPLETAREATAAN Sal for 1900
6 %
* *א
Tii. 97 sellers $128 sellers 1971 sales $10
7 %
6 %
16 aler
actişən
8 Y
$:3 buyers
-6,000 850
.I
Done
530
Ths. 1,525,045
78,000 Ti-5
Tix 13,500
173: 50
Interim of Tla. 3 för 1910-
Tig.. [5
Nóns
St T
319
13,500
:
Tis. 50
Tis. 50
40.00
$10
$10
20,000
125,000
10,000.
¡TIK. 75
Tis. 75 8,000 T. 100 TL. 10. Tis. (TIs. 5.o 2,000
60,000
Jatarian of $1.80 for 1910...
do costs for year suded1 18.3.05...
...
Tatarim of if cents per share for igio
Tis, 11 for year sing
jo cents of year sneak p
The co 147 bayers
Pla, 78 for your cuánta 30.4. 19mmuna
Tit. 53
Ti. sa
1. $5,171
Tb. 35 far 1107
Tir. 150
8,004 60,000 50,000
11/6
12/6
NA
Xia
15 % per share for is g do-cents for 1739
18 sellers
Siz
mm 420 908 139 149199 2
$10 sellers
20,000 1 125,000.
Sro
150241 1601
90 ceals bayers..............
STA
8o cast for 199
10%
$71 sellers
#TAN?
40,000. STE -56-
$1.20 for year ealing 36.7.0)
7%
5171 buyers.
400 000
$10
$13,000
$4,100
xo X
531
$10.
$5,0
12000
510
$570
$10
копе....
$10
$13
5,000
525
$15
$150,000
St1,798 $7,616
ra por coat, viz. $1.40 for 1939.indiana'da siz A dividend of $1.1 par share and'a bonus (
12 %
Sza rollers
60,000
S10
$10
15,000 G1, 103 GL, 100
of 10 cents per su, for your ead. 48.2.1 7... / Interim of f'per share furajr2 se sacre's -| Interim of $1 per share ly OK?... fard Interim dividend of Tis. 15 mikla; to
all Tis. 37} (37 1310) .......... wintertimenti |
6
$10
6 %
$135 sellers
9 Z
513 sellera
5 %
Tis. 1,0:0
$10
35,000 50,000
SIO
75,000 $10
$70
$10
8q cents on fall; 24/7 sharab aad 8 cents on
51 paid ak seas for gaur anding 334,19. §.
(Sis sellors
{STi sellers
. 1036
$8
Tu. 100,000
-Shanghai-Samat "a Tóbicco Company, Litated
Tia, so
30,000
TIL, 20
No dividend this year .......... à ...........
2 %
Tis, 135
.1/10k ..1/10 3/16
233
1:28 South China Morning Post, Limited
13,100 Benefit shares
50 35 Haiphong Haiphong Nominal---CorrBALY
ADDO
000
First yearzadera sacrarea m "No㤠POVRE
536 sallers $800 Hongkong
DUR
[currooy
(~1,100-
kana
Dr. 51,096
Nose+849
$55
8 %
0,000
117
Steam Laundry Company, Limited
515
35
Ir17.86
to % for your ending 31st May 1913
$5
20,000
8 %
[374
Union Waterboat Company, Limited... ..781 United Axbesten Orlonta agency, Limited
STO
$11,956
50,000
X10
$5
5242
110,000
.90$
121 Watklor Limited,
$10
$10
51,241
60 cents for year ending 31.12.03........ 15% per ordinary th. for year ended 37.5.10...
15 cents for 1909
#61
3%
5 X
Seit sellers
Sy sellers
Watson (A.S.) & Co., Lim! ed ......in me arm, suaptionin William Powell, Limited,
10,000
10
$2,011
161
90,000
:
$7
$781
3% for 1929 im u manasupykbajo eno vākazy
None
#}
15,000
401
Exchange-The Bank's drawing rate en London in 1/10 on demand, and the T/T rats on Shanghal Is 73
TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE, Saking. London-Bank T.T............
Do. dempad Do. 4 months' sight Franco-Bank T.T... America-Bank T.T...... Germany-Bank T.T.
India T.T.
ARRESTATERE Do. demand... Shaoghal-Bank T,T. Slogaparo-Vack T.T. por H.K. 5:00 Iran-Bank T.T. Java-Bank T.Tum: ne
Buying month sigh.
Mr. J. H. Gardiner, who appeared. for the plaintiff, stated that the defence was that the. -promissory note was one which had been gives in substitution for another. There were two promissory nates. In the one case the smoutt was 550 and it was signed by one person. The second promissory note, upon which this claim 4 gaths' sight rested, was for $39. It was signed by two per
sons, the defendants.
Ab Shin, on being called forward, Identified the Sco promissory note as being the original one signed by him on arst June, 1910, He got the money for his own uses, and Kwong Ohau was only guarantor.
The case was further adjourned until Monday.
CHINESE A. D. C.
Ist lost.
1/10 9/166 6 months' afght /01/10 2/1 days' aight Sha 'co & New York - .....
da.
months' sight Frence to daya' aight Sydney & Melkoamar.../10 1316
10 months' sight
months' sight Germany.1.31 Bank of England rate Bar Sliver Sovereign
2.
Sto.fo
HEAVY STORM IN JAPAN SEA,
SEVERAL WRECKS.
On the morning of the 16th lost. an excep tlosally vlofout storm taged in the Japan Sea, states a message from Tsuruga, and tremen- dous Roas swept the coast. The pier at Tauruga Machi was entirely broken and several embankments were washed away. Pouth of
The Chinese A. D, U, is playing to crowded houses nightly at the Tsung Wing Theatre. The plece staged is of the farcical variety and the acting is good. Some fine sceneries are to be seon and the amateurs are to be congratulated on their praiseworthy effons. The proceeds the River Koya, all the embankments were ant will be develed to charity. The performance only washed away but every ship which had is to be repeated iblù evening and the following | takin refuge thera was wrecked, Fortunately, two alghts.
- the large stonmiera escaped,
plotatis in Langkat, Limited CIRECTIVIDADEIR Peak Tramways Company, Limited ............ Peak Tramways Company (208)
(1 Philippine Com any, L'mited
Societe des Pulga, et Fapeteries da Toakla..............
$40,000
Tb. 147,500
TIs. 63,034) $20,000
Tl. 110,682
$3,014.
P1. 18,643
TI. 5,150
anon
346,000
DODG
$100,000) *5.0005
SLON
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