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HOTEL LISTS.

Hongkong Hotel,

Adair, Mr. and Judah, Mrs.,

Mrs.

N. E.

Almond, Mrs. Komor,'S.

Russell

Aurely, G.

Kruseman, A.

Levey, A.

Barberini, E. T. Lloyd, G. T.

Bardwell, JEN Mackensie, A

Baring, M.

MacGregor, N.

Bartlett, Mr. and. C.

Mrs. G. W.

Bate, E. R.

MacLannan, D.

G.

Baaregaird, Macedo, J. M.

Comte Bosta MacIntyre, Mr.

de

Beaumont, G. A, Macdonald, Mr.

Becker, G.

Boll, Mr. and Mrs.

C. D. J.

and Mrs. Neil

and Mrs. F. C-

Maerne, Mrs:

Marriott, Dr. 0.

Balilios, Mra. E. Marriott. O. E.

R..

Bona, G. A.

.Bernis, J.

Beynon, Capt.

O, R.

Bickel, C.

Binns, S. C.

Bird, W. D.

Mrs. N. F.

D.

Matheson, Mrs.

R. T. and

child.

THO

THE HONGKONG TELEGRATE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1913.

CARRICK

Notices

BUTCHERS' MEÄT IN FRISCO.

Why not a Municipal Slaughter

House?

Butchers' Association has recom-

higher wages, this cost runs to about $4.50. That leaves the packing house $7.50 profit, on a prime steer. The profit on other animale is much less. But there

COMMERCIAL.

SHARE REPORT.

Home Commercial and Produce

@Markota.

Dec. 2019 The Bank rate remains un-

is a profit everywhere. Figures their weekly share report, dated market rate for short loans is 4+ Mesra, Wright and Hornby in changed at 5 per cent. The Open To try to reduce the retail price could be given showing how January 18, states:

per cent, and discount of four THE HIGH CLASS of most, the San Francisco Retail much there is in sheep and hogs.

Our market for local stooks has months' Bank bills 4 15-16 to 6 | 45"Only two of the San Francisco remained firm throughout the Per cent. The Silver market has mended that the Board of Super-all there, is out of an animal week, and a steady business has price of bars now being 20 3-16d.

butchers have facilities for gotting

receded during the week, the visors establish a municipal These are the Miller & Lur been transacted in many instances per oz. Amid the general dulness slaughter house, to which any one owning cattle, sheep or hoge can people and the Western Moat at increased rates.

Para Rubber is quoted from take his live animals and have Company.

London at 4/6 per lb. them killed and propared for market.

MIXTURE

ALSO

SMOKING TOBACCO GARRICK

CIGARETTES Virginia Blend."

OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE.

Mastend, Capt TIFFINS!

H. R..

Mehta, K. B.

Merecki, J.

Blanch, Mr. and McKean, Dr. G.

W.

Brereton, H. McKönny, Dr..

Ashloy

Buschner, O.

Cambridge, A. J‹.

Campbell, A.

Campbell, Snol-

lett

Chalkley, Mrs. Chaplin.

and maid

Mrs.

Christic. P. N. Claxton, A: A. Cokely, T. J.

Cowen, Mrs. W.

F.

Cranston, I. W Crocker, Miss Curry, G. P. Deano, A. F. Denison, O. G. D'Oettingen, V. Douglas, Mrs. R.

H.

Drew, W. C. Ehrenfels, Mr.

and Mrs. H. C. Finlayson, Mrs.

.C.

Fisher, F. G.

C. W. & Mrs.

$1

McNeill, Mr. & OUR

Mrs D.

Molbourne, C

D.

Melchur, J.,

Morris, JAN

Mulder, Mr. and

Mrs. J. D. F. Munich, A. H

ZYMOTIC DISEASE.

Appolatment of Research

Expert for London.

Bar Silver io 20d. per oz. for, ready and 29.1-16d. per an. for forward delivery, market dull.

Exchange on London opened |to-day at 2/-4 T.T.. 1

Banks. Hongkong and Shang

all round the Stock Exchange, the Rubber Share market has die played a remarkably firm front, and there has been steady buying. The Shell Transport declared second interim divid- and Trading Company has

ond at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum. The Bank of Indo-

Dr. Julius Rosenstirn has al ready addressed the Board of Health, giving the details of how this is done in Europe and in the East

At a recent meeting of the hai Banks have advanced from China announces a half-yearly Meanwhile the retail price of Metropolitan Asylums Board the $825 to $830, with buyers at the dividend of fr. 24 net. The meat in advancing, and every Hospitals Committee, in recom It is announced that, subject to (Henri Portier and Co.) has been rate. London quotes £85/10/-. Yokohama Trading Company batoher says it is going higher. mending the appointment of a The retailers lay it on the alaugh research bacteriologist, gave some audit, the Court of Directors, formed in Paris to trade in vari- ter house men, the slaughter house man lay it on the ranchera (startling statistics in regard to will, at the forthcoming balfous tissues and curiosities of the extent of symotio disease in yearly meeting of the sharehol- China and Japan. The meetings and ranchera say there are not the metropolitan area. It was ters, recommand the payment of have been held of the British enough cattle and sheep and hoge stated that since 1870 the total the usual dividend of £2 per North Borneo Company, Daejan to go round and still leave en-number of admissions to the share, and bonus of 5/- per share. (Java) Rubber Estate, Kuala

DINNERS!!ough for breeding purpose. board's fover hospitals had been transfer to silver reserve $200,000, Klang Rubber

THE BEST IN HONGKONG. SPECIAL MONTHLY TERMS

FOR FULL OR PARTIAL BOARD.

BREAD, CAKES AND

SCONES,

ARE ACKNOWLEDGED TO, BE PAR EXCELLENCE..

Retail butolére have been

ment of, infections sick, but no

Estate, and paying 11 cents à pound for "pwards of 500,000, and the writs of Bank premises $200,000, the Pekin Syndicate Limited.

number of deaths nearly 40,000, and carry forward to new account China Tea No. 1. ateer beef, with poorer Since the board was constituted

about $2,000,000.*

quiet, but $1 qualities in proportion. This is

steady, Coffee has met with Marine Insurances. Unions good demand, and steady prices about £15,000,000 had been ex- top price. They were sell.

panded in the provision of have sold at $815 and there are were realised. Sugar, after firm ing the cheaper cuts, such se

more shares offering at the rate plank meat and soup bones, for hospitals for, and in the treat- Cantons are obtainable at $270. ing, closes easier. Singapore loss, but the price of the best cats, practical stop had been taken with North Chinas have changed hands Pepper also is dull with little change. In Rice there is alille like prime rib roasts and sirloin the view of ascertaining the causes at Tis. 130, and the market ologe little dring, but previous rates and porterhouse steaks had risen of the diseases received into such in Shanghai with sellers at Tls.

Manila Hemp are maintained. to figures prohibitive to all whose hospitals. The total number of 139. Tangtazes are unchanged at is dull. Straits Tin is £226 10s.

leaths from the

principal $192) ex 73.

to £227 for caah," and £226 10s. An Enormous Advance,...

Fire Insurances.-There are to £227 for three months. Plan- pidemic diseases during the last The president of the Retail five years in London had been buyers of Hongkong Fires at tanion Rubber has been lower, Butchers Association, and the 22,649, of which 10,189 (45 per

$384, and sellers of China Fires although improving somewhat to secretary, have made a report to coat.) were attributed to measles at $150 after sales at the rate

wards the close, good average sheet being now quoted at about 4s, 5d. per lb. Fine Hard Para

48. 6td. per lb.

ALEXANDRA CAFE CO. purses are limited.

Northcombe, TURCO-EGYPTIAN

Capt & Mr.

F., D

Ouderloren, 7.

F 0. Quin, V. Pieper Pinkham, L. E. Ray, E. H.. Reay, Mins F..

TOBACCO STORE. JUST ARRIVED A CONSIGNMENT OF AMERICAN MILK CHOCOLATES. ALSO TURKISH CIGAR- ETTES, IN BOXES OF 100, 50 AND 20.

WE REPRESENT THE

Richardson. Mr. LARGEST & FOREMOST EXPRESS & SHIPPING

and Mrs. H. T. Sausmare z, Lady R. de Sausmarez, Sir

H de Schiol, Mr. and

Mrs S

throughout the WORLD.

A PROMPT & EFFICIENT

service guaranteed in every branch of the business, at REASONABLE RATES.

the association, giving their ex-

planation of the reason for high Prices and suggesting a remedy They claim :-----

1-In the past ten years, meats of all kinds have advanced from 50 to 150 per cent.

2-To a certain extent the

||

Shipping-Indos are still a The facts alone fully justify, in the opinion of the committed, neglected market with sellers at determined attempt being 880 locally, and shares are on

made to save life and to reduce

Paper From Bomboo. Paper from the bamboo cane

the great expense involved in Hongkong Canton and Meeso maintaining large isolation hos- Steamboste have sold at 28 and will soon, says the "Standard,"" pitals, and it was confidently more shares could probably be be of the usual order of things. believed that these results were placed at this figure. China and Scottish engineers are mainly Co.'shortage of cattle, sheep and hogs likely to be achieved when the Manilas are quiet at $10 and responsible for bringing about on the range may be regarded as causes of zymolio disease had Douglas's have buyers at $34. this new departure. Not long part cause of the advance in prices; but in the main the combination of packers and wholesalers who own

Fowler, F. A. S. Schiel, Miss HONGKONG & CHINA EXPRESS,

Forsyth, Mrs E Freer, C. Freer, Ming M. French, Mrs. & .. child Fuller, Denman Garner, C. E

Ama Schmoke, W. Scranton, J. A. Sibley, J. C. Sidford, Mrs

Smith, Mrs. S.

Solomon, H. H. Sutherland, P.

George, Mr and T.

Mra. F. J. Borge, Miss.. Gordon, A. G. Goulbourn, V.

Gould, Mr. J. Gourgey, I Gratama, D. M.

G.

'D.

DESPATCH & STORAGE CO.

(CHINA' COMMERCIAL CO)

Tel: 1308,

Consignee

Spittles, Mr. & MOGUL LINE OF STEAMEI S..

Mrs. James.

Square, Misg. Vermeh. G. Wake, Capt. G.

Grimshaw, R. J. E. Hall, Capt. T. P.

Wallace, W.

Hanna, Dr J G Watkins, H.-

Harbord, W, R. Webb, Mr. and Harrison. A.

Howatt, Hon. E.

A.. Q.M.C Herdman, A. E. Hoffmann, W. Hope, E

Hunt, H. J. Innes. Capt. R.

Mra. B.. Welch, T. C.

Wilkie, Mr. and Mrs. Alian

Mra. F. Wood, G. G.

Joseph, Mr. and Wright, Mr. &

Mra L.

Mrs. J. F. Young, J. A.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNETS.

8.8, "DUNEDIN."

AND STRAITS.

3. Duddell St.

Consignee

THE "SHIRE" LINE LTD. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM EUROPE.

THE Steamship

Iained.

030 AM, will be subject to rent.

or control practically three-fourths

of the cattle, etc., now raised in

the country and all of the slaugh

ter houses in the cities, is to blame.

3-The independent stockman, or stock buyer is unable to kill his stock profitably and ship it to

the cities,

4-The only remedy is to estab

lish a municipal slaughter

bouse.

Other retail butchers do not

Th

discovered..

Interesting Comments by

Truth."

Star Ferries have improved from ago an Edinburgh firm, who $33 to $35 buyers, with no specialise in the making of plant shares offering at the rate. Shell for producing paper from bamboo, ADMIRAL BRIDGEMAN. Transports are quoted from Lon-sent out two complete factory

don at 112/- Middle.

equipments to the Far East-one. Refineries.-China Sugars are convert came into pulp, wanted at $107 and Luzons have and the other to

transforma improved from $34to $37 buyers that pulp into fine white Mining. Raubs are offering at paper. On a site near Kagi Bridgeman's retirement, Truth" $4, Langkats are wanted at (Japan) a factory is being installed has the following interesting com-Tis. 73 for cash and a consider with every requisite to deal in able business has been done in the first place with only 300 tons From what I can learn, it is them at Tia. 76 for March Seitle- of pulp per month, but with not any kindness to Sir Frederick ment delivery., Tronohs are room for any development. In Bridgemen to probe too deeply quoted from London at £3/17/6 this case, however, the palp will into the precise ailments that led buyers.

be treated in Formosa, and

On the subject of, Admiral

comment:-

accept this view, saying that the to his retirement. No doubt his Docks Wharvesand Godowns. shipped in rolls or sheats to the chief cause of high prices is illness was a convenient excuse, Hongkong and Whampoa Dacke paper mills at Kobe; just in the scarcity of animals, fit to kill, on it often is in such cases. But have buyers at $56, and Shang-me way as the wood pulp of #CARMARTHENSHIRE," the ranges. Yet these admit that the real trouble seems to have hai Docks at Tis. 83. Kowloon Norway, Sweden, Russia, and having arrived from the above ports, the higher the price they pay to ben that he is a humdrum, Wharves can be placed at $77, Finland is shipped to the United Consigress of sargo by her are hereby the packing houses for carcassos, colourless, elderly officer, and Hongkew Wharves are quoted at Kingdom to feed the British informed that all coods are being landed the loss profit can be "cut out" that the First Lord is a young Tla. 107 nominal. at their risk into the hazardous and/or of the meat. Most of them are man full of ideas and a born

Lands Hotels and Buildings. gives way to wood pulp in paper mille. Esparto grasa xim bezardons Godown of the Houg-down to 20 per cent. basis above hustler.

Hongkong Lands have buyere at this country for papermaking tang and Kowloon Wharf and Godown wholesale prices, and this scarcely Without any differences on $104, Kowloon Lunde at 836 purposes, and it is hoped that in Harris. Capt. A.

Company, Limited. whence, andfor 8.8.

Whamond, D. From GLASGOW, LIVERPOOL from the warves, delivery may be ob covers the lose from shrinkage policy or specific matters of and West Points at $67 alter the Far East bamboo pulp will Faywood, G R M.

and the cost of doing business. viministration, this is quite en sales at the rate. Hongkong Hotels enable Eastern mille to compete White, D.

Goods not cleared by the 20th Jan..They say that the retailers are ough to explain why Mr. are still in demand at $115 and with the British and American Whitely, R. G.

making nothing. ·.

Churchill found that he had not 73, Hamphreys Estates have imported paper of the finer All broken, chafed, and damaged Packer's Profits Shown. got quite the sort of Firt Sea Lord sold at $8.1-2 and are still en- qualities. One thing has to be Winkler, Mr. & C

ONSIGNEES of Cargo are bore-packages are to be left in the Godowns "There is more behind this he wanted, and inthe present state quired for at the rate. Shanghai borne in mind that the process he informed that all Goods are where they will be examined on matter of high prices for meat of naval affairs it seems probable Lands are quoted at Tla. 88. of manufacture from bamboo is a bring landel at their risk into the hint., at *.80 a.x. Claims against than the everyday mest-buyers, that he had not got quite the Cotton. Hongkong Cottons more expensive one than ther Gedowns of the Holt's Wharf at Kow. the steamer must be presented within think," said a large retailer of First Sea Lord that the country have buyers at $81. Ewo's at from word. Meantime, at any ion, whence and/or from the wharvas 10 days of arrival, otherwise they will meats recently. The Retail wanted. When, in addition, Sir Tis. 185, Shanghai Cottons at Tle.rate, experiments may cheapen

not be recognized. delivery may be obtained.

Butchers' Association is perfectly Frederick's health was not pre- 127 and Kung Yika at Tia. 144 the process, and the supply of the Optional Carge will be forwarded

No Fire Insurance will be effected by correst when it says that it is im-cisely all that could be desir Soy Chees are on offer at Tis. 47. cane is practically inexhaustible. unless notice nation to the contrary has in any case whatever.

There Bills of Lading will be puntersigned possible for a man to kill snimaleed, this afforded a very convenient Miscellaneous. given before.

in the country and make any pretext for a separation, and no- buyers of "Chins Borneos.

are Furthermore, the bamboo is a plant that can readily be JARDINE, MATHESON profit out of them. The packing body but sir Frederick need re- $10, China Providents at $9, cultivated. If any particular speci

houses sell carcasses for just gret that it was used.

Dairy Farms, at $221, Electrics or of bamboo is considered the about the money that they pay When Sir Frederick Bridgeman at $26, Peak Trams at $11) and beat for papermaking purpose it 1058 for the live animala. They make wont to the Admiralty the ap-81.00 for the new shares. Wat can easily be grown in any quanti their profits out of the hide and printment caused a good deal of sons are a firm market with bayers ty. Asia, Africa, America, and Sugar Beet Competitions other products, which is called surprise in the Service, which at $69 and no shares offering Oceania all have forests of that

In Somerset.

offal in the language of the was reflected in "Trath." It had under $7.00. Union Waterboat plant. And a very interesting The results of the competitions paoking houses. among Somerset growers of sugar

boon regarded as a foregone con are obtainable at $14, Ices at process is the manufacture of the "Now, let us take the case of clusion that Sir William May $200 and Obins Lights at $2.80. one into paper. It is cut up into beet, promoted by the National primé 1200 pound live steer, and would succeed Sir Arthur Wilson. Quotations received by cable small pieces of one or two inches, Bagar Beet Association, were an see what it costs to handle it. Sir Frederick Bridgeman's oom from London to-day- nounced on. December 7: The

"The packing house or butcher mand of the Home Fiesta cortaio- average weight of roots among paya 61 cents a pound for this ly did not enhance his reputation. the twenty-two growers was 14 animal. That amounts to just All this I should think Lord tone, and the average weight of $75. The average 1200-pound Charles Beresford must pretty sugar 18 per cent. The first prime live steer, after killing, well know if he keeps in touch prize of £3 was awarded to Mr. dressing and abrinking in the with the Service,

Summerhayes of Newton coolers, will weigh about 080 Fitzwarren, with 18 tons 4 ort. pounds. The packing-house price lqr.. por sore and 17:0 per cont. for anoh beef this morning was

Astor Houso.

Aguado, F. Arnold, J. B. Birot, L.

Rondon, L

Joseph, Mr. and

Mra. S. L. Juster, W. Lanzone, G. Brun, Mrs. C. L. Lingeri, Mrs. L Byan, M. Lugobil, V. Chenu, H. V.

Lyon, Mrs W Chopard, F. A. 8. Craigie, Miss N. McWharter, H. Crichton, Miss V. Morgan, F. E. Dedeoglon F. Mulder, J. 0. Durban, Mr. and Muller, W.H.G

"Mrs. J. M.

Musso, F. Feinstein, B

Goodall, A.

Hacker. E.

WYM.

Hattinge, H.

Navarro, M.-L.

Norton, A. W.

Patten. 8

Hasting, Mies Renwick, A.

Sawyer, W. J. Shumway, Mies

Bommera, Mr. and Mrs. A. Smolt, F. Bodge, Miss P. Williams, F. E.

R. L.

Hill, Mias E. G. E. A. Hodges, Miss Hodges, Mrs W.

8

Craigieburn.

Adams, Mr, and Cornell, W.

Mrs. and Haselfoot, Höhildren'

& Mrs. Caldwell, Mr. & Kydd, Mr. and

Mrs.

Smith, Mrs. G. Carpenter, Mr. Smith, E. G and Mrs Wood, E. M Chinohon, S. J.

Caldwell, Mike Mrsk

by

No claims will be admitted after the Grods have left the Godowns, and all foods remaining undelivered after the 18xt inst., will be subject to rent.

All claims against the Steamer Hongkong. 18th Jan. 1018

must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 10th prox., or they will not be recognized.

All broken, shafed," "and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown where they will be exsrained on the 18th ist, at 11 am

N

No Fire Insurance has boon effected. Bille of Lading will be countersigned hy

DODWELL & 00., LTD.

Agents.

Hongkong, 13 ↑ Jan, 1913.

Grand Hotel Agnew, Mr. and Lorria, F.

Mrs.

J.

1 1048 of sugar.

Myäll, A. T. Bailey, BS Mudie, Mr and Bauckham, E. Mrs. Calvert, B. Paul S.

Mrs. Pink, Mr and Cuthbert, George

Mre Danmann, J. Reher, Capt Davica, H.

Roberté, J Elson

Bach, Capt. Schmitto, L

Fisher W

Grace, J. Grant, J.

Grach, F.

& CO. LTD.,

Agente.

a

Altman's £65,000 Will

11 oents. That figures up to Estate of £65,601 gross value $74.80. There is a loss of 20 has been left by Mr. Henry J.D cents, de

Astley, the air man, who was kill

Banks 285/10/ Middle

Indos £81.1-

Shells £5/11

Sellers Buyere

Tronohs £3/1716 →do—

United Serdangs 14/- Middle Rubber Trasta 13/ -do Eastern Internationals

21/6 Middle Hongkong Eleotrio Trams

5/1) Sellers

Slam Trade,

at

then boiled with salphat of lime, bleached by electricity, washed; nachine rolled, and pressed into tisane form and dried by steam. When wound into rolle or sheets it has a pleasing appearance,

and makes an excellent quality of paper.

Mr. Whitelaw Reid's Estate. New York, January 11-The estate of the late Mr. Whitelaw. Reid has been admitted to pro-

WAC Mr.J, G. Apear

Sharp, H, J. MAOffaiⱭlvos: $12 Profit. ed while flying at Belfast on Approximate return shewing bote, and shows that, the states Thompson, E. "But now comes the other side. September 21. Mr. Astley, only the values of imports and Exports man left a fortune of approxi Tobias The offal' is worth about $12 son of the late Mr. B. F. R. Astley, for the month of December mately thirty million dollara. Gregory, WP. Tobias, Mr. and per head. That includes the hide, of Chequers Court, Buckingham 1912 Griffin, Peyton Mrs. Hamilton Mr. & Walster, P.

Mrs. Hansen Hillbrecht, Dr. Hydo, S. Klotafaldt, Roy.

the intestines-called essings, shire, was twenty-four years old. † --the glue, the suct, the pepsin He left £2,000 each to his sister, from the stomach and every-Olive Joan Astley, and an angle,

Watkins, G. A 75 White, Mr and

Mr Woodcook Swift, Miss D.

Imports Tiosla

Exporte Ticala 6,517,977 7,886,591

Mr. John Gregory Apear war elected by an overwhelm jority of Commissioners special meeting of the

ma-

the

itta.

reasure

Khing else. In other orties the and all his other property to his Included in above Importe. kost of killing a steer meeting, wife, Mrs. Mary Ruth Astler, of Gold leaf. and dollcoting, is as low as 88: Lynsted Lodge, Bluingbourne, Tical, out in San Franoland) with it "Kent/

MAL,000

Opium Corporation on December 17 to TIAM," represent that body on the Banged 204,400 $19000, Légialaitre Connelly