445
DR. Monisan is expected to leave London an his way to Peking late in January sexl
It is reported that a great strike of gold has besa made on the Squirrel River, Alaska, A stampede to the scene of the discovery-bas taken place.
kwa
A PILLAR of gas was barning of Naungamme, Dear Hamburg, for nine days, and it attracted tous of thousands of sightsters.. Threo fm- mense jels were abits and the flame was visible for mlled,
A ́CHINAMAN .was awarded fouricon, days' "hard" and ordered to pay $3 compensation at the Police Court on Wednesday for assaulte log a Chloesee womanat West L'olat and brasky Ing some crockery.
AVIATION contlouni to claim its victims. Caught in a sudden gale white flying low at Monsoon, the Belgian atronant Pestois war' darbed to, the ground, and so fojured that he died in hospital.
PREPARATIONS for the Coronation Durbar sl Delhi on January 1, 1913, are being already takes in hand. The ordinary rallef movements of troops are likely to be affected by the con- centration upon Delhi.
THE City Corporation has decided to confer the Freedom of the Oity of London upoa Lord Minto, in recogultlon of bis great servicos as Governor-General of India, during a perlod ` fraught with momentous issues.
THE passenger compradore of tho 6,5 Changsha was charged at the Magistr.cy on Monday before Mr. J. R. Wood with having 17 tdels of oplum dross in his possession. His Wor.hip ordered him to pay a fine of $150.
A WOMAN appeared at the Police Court on Monday to answer to a charge of kidnapping a boy ¤Êder 14 years of age at Shanghai. She was arrested on board the s... Taishun an ber arrival in port. Case remanded.
LIRUT-COLONEL H. P. Hancox, and Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, who has just been pro moted to that rank, has been appointed to command the 1st Bat, in China, and will leave "Aldershot at an early dato for Tientsin.
AN Asistant cook of the Vienon Café was charged before Mr. E. R. Hallifax on Wednes day with the larceny of four kaives from the Café, Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared for the defence. Case remanded,
Anour savenly miles of virgin forest are in flames on the Amur River below Srotenak, says a recent dispatch from Mukday, the unike of the conflagration belog so thick as to prevent steamers gelling up to their winter quarters at that lown.
MAURICE Commings was again brought up belora Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy on Wednesday to answer o charge of behaving in a disorderly manner while drunk at the Sailors' Home. His Worship soutenced defendant to one month's imprisonment.
A DISPATCH from Changchun states that after mach negotistion the Japanese residing outside the limit of the city have finally consented to pay the Chinese the usual tax, the refusal to. pay this having recently created so much. trouble.
WE are desired to state that through the courtesy of His Excellency Admiral Guhler the Orchestra of S.N.S. Scharnhorst will. again play at Government House during Lady Lugard's "At Home" on Friday, the 23rd ipst., at 4.20 p.m.
WE are informad by the local agent of the Chinese Engicenting and Mining Company, Ltd, that the total output of the Company's three mines for the week ending 3rd Dec. amounted to 25,901.78, tons and the sales dur log the period, to 17.35 1.6 tons,
On Saturday night a daring armed robbery was carried out by about half-a-dozen men in a house in Connaught Road Central. The in males were bound and gagged and $1,75) In money was carried way. The Police to keeping a sharp look-out for the thiever"
THE President of the United States has ap- polated Mr. W. Lewis, a negro” as Assistant Attorney-General. Mr. Roosevelt, commen ing on the elections, says that the fight for pro- Riessiva popular government has merely bagun, and will certainly go on to a triumphant con- clusion.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY DECEMBER 23 1015
COMMERCIAL.
20th December, 1 pm. The following quotations for rabber shares by wire, are supplied by Messrs. B, S. Kedoorla & Co. +-
Allagan
Anglo-Javas............................... Tim ?
Angio-Malays Balgowoles........
Carey United.....17/6 prem. Castlefields
10/ Changkat Serdang isõĮ Cheras (part pald)...........................................$8 prem. Do. (fully paid)...............mmune.ioman $18 Damansaras...............................**
1001152/8 Eastern Internationals ......13/• prem. Gloucaly*.....ondaparatı
..$3.00 Highlands and Lowlands ........107/0 Indragile........513
5/ prom,
Kamunings
Kuala Lumpors......... Ledbarys...naj 011 Linggis CKFOTO London Asiatics..... London Vaulares ..... .. Merlimaus.....meitsin. Pajams........... Pegobs...orak-qonun ke
Sapongs 1920
Sungel Kapars......................................
Tangkahaniya Teorangla......rermater Valted Serdangs ...................
United Singapores ik Valted Sumatras Daltod Langkats
Dafs...
Tronohs....niagaan
Para Robber
NOVEMBER RUBBER RETURNS. Agents, Pateros Simens,
TRAFALGAR:-375 lbs : Coconuts 26,000. Agents, Coghlan Ad Co.
KOTA TINGOI:~
740 lbs,
TO-DAY! EXCHANGE. Salling.
London-Bank T.T. gummatk
Do. demand...
1/20 3/16
...233 ..44
Do. 4inoaths' sight France-Bank T.T. America—Bask T.T.
ERREKENENCUEN
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
Soppled by Mesin L. Š. KADOONIS & CO. Corrected to noon; later alterations given-quder-"Commercial Intelligence," page 5
STOCKS.
National Bank of China, Limited.univer
MARINE INSURANCES.
Canton Insurance Office, Elmited-MALARéser
Gormasy-Back T.T.. indla T.T....1988 1989
Do. demand Shanghal-Bank T/T, Singapore-Bank T.T. par H.K. 510018! fapan-Bank T.T................ ****...................9pt | Fenwick (Geo.) & Co., Limited Java-Dank T.T.
NO. or SHADRE.
VALUE. PAID UP
POSITION AS PER LAST REPORT
RESERVE
AT WORKING.
ACCOUNT
LAST "DIVIDEND.
S1% for 1900 *****
st for year ending 30.6.1908 ......
Dividend of Sit for 306.10
ATTEOXIMAT RETURN AT
FELIZNY QUOTATION. |BASED ON LAST,
3% on Prefer d ́shires, only for 14............uneezeseműisust massor } Fiusl div. of 2/6 per an. (coup. 14) making In all 4/6 per ab, farʼog & ka int, div. of Is. per shi on ac, for idegskort, A dividend of 7
for yr anding 30.4, 1930
CLOSING QUOTATIONS. · ·
Szo sollers
k{*
$31
S. X
$56 sellek
Bri-tellers
$101
BANKS,
Hoogkong & Shanghai Danking Corporation. 130,000
Stag
Stag
..-99.935- 17
40
€ £1,500,000 515,00,000 $250,000 £4,000 $50,00
$4,029,300
La for first half year ending 30.5.10 C ex]
*/%#=$13,45 star
(895 nollers 1.660.
$30,55*
Si (London 1/6) for 1903]
380 buyers
10,000
37
North China Insurance Company, Limliod
-30,000 425
£$
4 68,696 10 281 £600, Tis. 336,700 Tis 368,644
пода
fis for zorg
81 X
$185
Tik 203,710
Final div, of 78% for 'og making 15% in all 5%
Tis. 125 mellora'
Th 137,108
¥1,00,000
**47/3
£90,000
Valon Insurance Seelety of Canton Claified -
13,400
3159 $100
$198,848
$387,984
Final of Szo per share, making in all Sto)
£105,249
par share for 1908 and so laterim divlà- end of $30 per share for 1909.........arozprasier)
(817)
$773,985
$1,000,000
Rubber Trust 17/- prom.
Yangisto insurance Association, Limited
FIRE 1RANCES....
12,000 5100
-$60
$194,405
19:37,557
$199,264
Sta for year ending 11.11.08 and interim of 2 $3.00 account of 1909, ...............
* X
Seafields.
$1,000,000.
Shelfords
Slogapora & Johores ......... Sungel Chaka..comerciami
91/0
Okina Firo Insurance Company, Limited
Hongkong Fire Insurance Company Limited.or
20,000
$550 148 36168
$438,408
56 and bonus Sz for..
$116 buyers
8,007 Sayo
350
$1,450.c00
542518
$17 for 1908
14/
$81,153
SHIPPING,
Chloa and Manlia Stahmship Company, Limited... Douglas Steamship Company, Limited
10,000
525
$25
-157,743
Dr. 53,777
.30,000
$50
Sago,000
NIL
$50
S100,89
$250,000
MANILA .99[
Hongkong, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co., Led .............|| 80,000
-$15
$15
1037,500
Ix,755
178,765
...
$15 491
5/11 per lb
Indo-China Steam Navigation Qo., Ld. (Preferred) ) 60,000
Do.
Do.
(Deferred)] 60,000 "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, Limited, 4000,0ps
*Star" Feny Company, Limited: 4.
£138,100
£720,000
Z100,000)
£127,994
-70,000). 310
571,850
31,159
10,000 $10
A bonus of $2
REFINERIES.
China Sugar Reining Com, soy, Limited imm
Luzon Sugar Refining O mpany, Limited... mim
MINING.
30,000 $100
$7,000 $100
Stoo
-$300
$120,000 (18,580)
DI,
$8,090
Sg for half year ending 30.6 1910
5174
6%
noas
Dr. $135,893
31 for Egy
Siz sellora
£15,000 12,289
£1,435
(Final div. of 1/6 for tha yair 1910 making)
is (coupon No. 15
Chinese Englotering and Mining Company, L£4,000,000 Headwaters Mining Company
namn)
*M. 15 allers
60,000 PL io e jo Reab Australian Gold Mining Company, Limfied §| 150,000
LA Oriental Consolidated Mining 004 Ltd usin
DOCKS, WHArves & GodoWNS.
ROBO
Bone
First year PETEKMSAU
In to
18/10
Gone
Si par share 13th dividend metai 20
3 X
50,000
500,000 G Sio
18,000
G Sto
.. Doba
bone
Final of Gold $0.55 for 1909 la all G $15.-)
3716
$15
£15,275
$8,400
$1.95 'or your auding 3112,35
$5
$550,000
Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ld...
60,000
$550
$50
$31,998
$40,000
$264,547
Saj for 1909 ORASENIE DUNCANTAD
351 buyara
41 X.
'.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Ld., morg Shangha Dock and Roglacering Co., Ld..... Tix 55,700 TI2, 100 TIL. TO
50,000
$50
$50
$88,174
237,000
12.
SX for half year ended 30,5 19 .9 ...
me
353
Vis, 1 000,000
Fis, 3,16
*
097,853
Final of Tix. 1 making Tis. 6 in all for,
Jeux 304 1910
8 %
Shanghal and Hongkow Wharf Company, Limited....
15,000 Tis. 10
Ti, 100
Ils o
Tis.
9,123
Interim of Tla 3 for 1910...
* X
い
..1.93*
$10.76
25,000 Ti 100 Tis. 100 -450,823 (13,000
[14,000
Cis. 4314
Tis 6 for year ending 192.11
Tla:97 sollers
$15
SI5
$1.00
Ja4,a
8% for 190)
Braj Hellera
$50
$50
$1,277
$3 on old shates S1 59 on new shares for
half year ending 30.6.10.
$fol bayers
6 %
| 1965 sellers
1,000
$70,000
$21.9
Interim of 531 for 1910sioenejen za sporaqa
7. X
1971
50,000
$100
5100
$250,000
*120,945
15.47*
45 cents for 1909 bandia z
6 %
16.
$10
$IO
15.853
Sieg
$t for 1909 Ázsia 103 107 108-020 201
8 Z
833
Tla. 3,525,045
Tla 61,957
loterim of Tis. 3 for 1916
61 % :
Tli, og allers
TIL 10,000,
Interim of $1.80 for ig:o ................
B1 Z
Sgg sales
1th $10,000
ku.995
Tis. Ir fat year anding $1.10.09 mi
B1%
Tis. BS
fia 40,098
19 553
fo cants for year ending 11.7.08
Ti, 173,000
TIL. 7 for your ending 3a.9.69...
TO X
What
Th, & for 1909 ....
•Tir. 50% TH481
Cim £3.179
Tis. 11,171
Tis. 35 for 190. ker.
17 %
Th. 1421
8,604 60,000 $11
12/0
stor
50,000 50,000 ̈
£1,500
··310,000
DO ia
£948
1% per share for 1919 ərə veoma opossumus
EB eller
NIL
60 cents for 1909 »ernm
6 X
Eg saller
150,241
95 cents buyers
60 cents for year ended 18.2.06........................
HH
57 sales
125,000
$10
..
$100,000
$10,000)
$1,602
80 cents for 1929 mmmmpassierenzio
10%
40,000
$6
$1,000
$1,599
$1.25 for year ending 31,7.09 aconiteusem
7. %
Tb.
$11,000
$4,499
400 000
Sto
510
11,000
$570
23000
$10
$10
*mpan
$13,798 A
60,000
Sxa
5,000- -Saç- $15. 60,000 510 Sta 15,000 G. Sto G. Sta
$150,000 $80,000
futurim of 15 cents per share for ignorand 14 per cent, viz. $1.40 for 190Jte A dividend of $1.20 per share and a bonus }
of 10 cents per sh, for year and, 28.2.10 $12,063 Interim of Sa par share forigtoimus suž $170-laterim of $1 per share for 1973 www pudine
10. X
53.&.& 3
Sra sollers
6 %
Sras sellers
16 Heller
Tis. 547,500 $
Tia. 116,652
snd Interim dividend of Tis, 15 making to }; {{~ all Tis. 17) for 1910
· Tla, lós:
S X
(S1) sollers
50,000
•210 $10
75,000 810 $10
$10,000
* Bo cents on fally paid shares and 8 cents on.
$3,014
...
18,640
Nono
Tis, 21,820
TF200,000
Tia, sa
Buying. រ
-amone monetto 9/6 4 months sight L/Q,
months' aight L/O win/21/10 1/6 to days' right San Fico & New York 4 4 mouths' sight 10 days' sight Sydney & Melbourne...1/10 3 10 4 months' zight France
months' sigh:
doj
4 months' sight Germany Bar Silver Bank of England rate brazzeman Savereign
......
RUBBER SHARE CIRCULAR.
In neither the cut of Fine Hard-Para por share quotations bas there been any fluctuation during the past week, rates having remained altogether stationary from the opaning to the closing period under review. Although the marke: is steadier, we have very little businers to record, which is practically due to the ap- proaching holidays,
Allazars can be placed at 4/5 Fertars have probable buyers at 6/5- London Vaalares were negotiated at 4/9 Closing" with farther buyers.
Merlimaus have been sold at 4/9 and more shares can be placed at this figure."
Chersonele bave buyers at 3/ London Atiatics are loquired for at 11/6. Glenealys are unchanged with sellers at 5 and buyers at $ §.
United Singapores have been put through
In small lots between 5 and $1.23.
Now Serandahs have been told at $14. SIXOL. Wait arrested two men ft No. 1, Bonham Strand on the 17th fast. for running a 57.
Changkat Serdangs have probable buyers lottery. The men appeared before Ma, J. R. Allor Gajshs-sales were transacted at 51. Wood at the Magistricy this morning and the We conclude with our best wishes for the.com. case was remanded to Weinesday next atpliments of the season. 2.15 p.m. Mr. Reader Harris appeared for the
Exchange--The Bank's closing T.T. quota defence.
tlins are as follows
NORWEGIAN papers to hand record that Cant Bing el the s.s. Drufar received from the Chinese Governmeal a short time ago a special medal for saving the lives of a number Chinamen at sea a few months ago. The .. Choising was also able to save one or two men from the same wierk..
f
A CHINAMAN Was charged at the Police Court on Monday for the larceny of a bust-book from a fisblog junk and an ancher. from a trading junk. Both the offences were commil- ted at Shau kiwav. The defendant was die- chargedon the first count and sentenced to six weeks' "bardon the second.
WILLIAM Booth, aguaser of the R. G. A., was charged at the Magistracy on Wednesday with assaulting a Japanese woman in Ship Street. Defendant pleaded guilt; and said he did not remember anything about the matter, as he was under thevidflaence of crink at the time Delondadt was ordered to pay a fins of 510. THE Commities of the London Chamber of Commerce, altar considering the Declaration of London on the laws of naval warfare, report- ed that the Declaration is not satisfactory, as ander It British food suppl'er in neutral vessels would be exposed to the risk of deliberate destruction. The London Chamber of Com merce adopted the report.
Oa London....fep ht On Shaugbal ... 74 On Singapore...
ILLIS & ELLIS, Hongkong, 13 d December.
TYPHOON WARNING.
from the Manila Observatory at 1 39 p.m.4.
The telegrim quoted below was received
Masila, December 23, 11.30 8.m. or southeastern Luzan, almost stationary.
Cyclone or Typhoon E, of northern Visayas
Manlls, December 23, 8.91 8.m, in the form of a hollow depression.
The typhoon is crossing the Visayas Islands
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS.
Anglo-French Land Investment. Co., Led 100 = sou Central Stores, Limited................ - Hongkong Hotal Company, Limited Hongkong Land Iziest nent and Agency Co., Ld Humphroys Estate & Finance Company, Limited Kowloon Land and Building Company, Limited..........|
A
A150,000
6,000 850 .550 78,000 Tis. 50 Tis. 30 11,500
$50
Shanghal Land Investment Company, Limited. Weit Polet Building Company, Limited
COTTON MILLE.
wo Cotton Spinning and Weaving Company, Ld.... 20,000. TIs, 50 Tis. 50 Hongkong Cotton Splaning, Weaving and Dyele | 135,000 Sio 510
Company, Limited ... mor
Lod-kang-mow Cotton Spluata & Wearing Co., Led" international Ootion Manufacturing Company, Ld... 10,000 Tis. 75 Tix. 75.
8,000 Ti, 100 Tle, #35 Say Chee Cotton Spinning Company,, Limited.......... 1,900 Tis.tec Tis, fo
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bell's Asbestos Eastern Agency, Limited Chlon Bomen Company, Limited China Light and Power Company, Limited
Do, Do. Spacial shares. Jhina Provident Loan & Mortgage Company, Ld.....
Dalry Farm Company, Limited
Green IslandCement Company, Limited - vom H. Price & Company, Limited athalitharcacementen Hongkong Electric Company, Limited Hongkong Ice Company, Limited recru Hongkong Ross Manufacturing Company, Ld....... Maatschappij et Mija, Bosch en Landbouwox
ploitatie la Langkat, Limited'
Peak Tramways Company, Limited-25,000 Peak Tramways Company (new) chencassusoodagi
hilipplae Com any, Limited
Shanghai-Samal a Tobacco Company, Limited aum
.
Tite cook of the Vienna Café who was chalked Societe des Pulpes at Papeteries da Toakla with the larceny of faur knives on Wednesday appeared again on Thursday before Mr. E. R. Hallifax. Mr. Otto Kong Siag appeared for the defence. Evidence was called and his Worship sentenced the defendant to 48 hours' imprisonment and twelve sir kes of the birch.
RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 18th December, 1910-
Nen-Chinese. Chinese
Total
Library Museum. 437 1283 170 2,778
67 3,461
REGARDING the recent loan agreement signed In London, while It allows complets independ ence of action to each ration, Reuter's Agency says it abolishes financial spheres of influence, and, Inasmuch as it secures equal particiclpa tion in foreign lones to any portion of Chios, disposes of the idea of the conquest of China by ona Power or another. by moins of rail-Worship ordered each defondant to pay a fina
waya.
SEVERAL BEW orders have recently been issued with reference to the study of the--Chiasso Janguage by persons employed in the 1, M. Customs. One of these is to the effect that be fore fanker promotion can ko granied members of the Indoor staff will be required to pass ani examination in Chinese, while members of this department who are golog home on leave sext year will also have to pass a similar examina- ilan. The study of Obinese will in fatura be come necessary in the case of employees in both the Coast forpactors and the Kogiacer's Departments of the 1, M. Customs,
Five passenger-boat owners were charged be fare Commander Ball Taylor, R.N., at the Harbour Office on Tuesday for unlawfully canceling the gumber of their boats. His
of Sig. One of the defendants was farther whilst under way, and 55 for relosing to stop finnd Sto for making fast to the ss. Seang Des his boat when ordered to do so by the Puice.
THE Japanere Government, It is stated, will compieńca tha construction of the broad gauge rallway some 7ca miles là, length, from Tokyo to Shimonoseki early in ign, if the proposed measures receive the support of the Ditt." The Tokyo to Yokohama floes will become three double track lines, crusisting of the present line, a new electric car track, of which the conte tion will soon begir, and the propiseà bread Fango track,
10,000 Tis, so Tls, 10
13,100
50.
Benefit
35 shares Haphosa Haiphong 1,200 Homoni Carency
Tia 4,819
{St pald shares for year ending 304.10... S
No dividend this yaar ......................
"'
酱料
Tir. 105
First year as someone cockroaminotochorden Nota
5:6 sellers
$800 Hanghong
BORG
DODI
835
6,000
$50,000
$15 $35 $10 $10
DOUS
Dr. $31,000
Jud.
10,000
$10
SAL030 $46,000
Tray,86
KOLO
$149
10,000
$10
510
none
$1,941
10 % for your ending 31st May 1913 mon Do cents for year ending 31.12,05 ........................ 15 % per ordloary sh, for year ended 315.10... #5 cents for 1909 seriamen
8 X
#sales
8 %
#61
Stig rollers
5.%
51 sollers
10
$1,01
90,000
$24 sales
SJ81
1.37
Blonde 104-be sun se
35,000
South China Morning Post Limited LEEDED Steam Laundry Company, Limited
AN UN PERUMA » 20,000 Onion Waterboat Company, Limited United Asbestos Orienta Agency, Limited Watkins Limited,
ELKEDONIES Watson (a.5.) & Co., Limited William Powalk, Limited “i » MET 16 HOUDEN CON HOT BUTTON
$100,0001
#5,000
Printed mad, Pablished by Kichard levlog Hope for the Hongkong Talagtpå Complay, Limited, at the Printing Ofice ofjike Companz
29, 47, Aes, Vous Reed Dentral, la the City of, Victoria, Hongkong,
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