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1890.

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for the wesh ending August, 81, 1890.)

The Dollar.

1 8 9 0.

SHARE REPORT,

"The quotations which follow are from the Hongkong Telegraph for August 21st 1890.

Hongrong and Shanghai Bank New Issue-$220 per share, sales

August 29." The rate of the and buyers. dollar on demand to-day is 2/93."

The German Emperor.

August 14.-"His Imperial Majesty has arrived at Osborne and met with a most cordial reception."

His next visit is looked for ward to with pleasurable anti- cipation.]

Gambling Houses and the Police.

August 16.

"Gambling houses of a low and infamous

Union Insurance Society of Canton $102 per share, bajera. Ukina Traders' Insurance Com- pany-871 per share, bayers.

North China Insurance Tis, 340 per share, seliare.

Canton Insurance Company, Ltd.-$112h per share, buyers.

Yangtaze Insurance Association

-TIs, 70 per share buyers,

Hongkong Fire Insurance Com: pany-$357 per share, buyers. China Fire Insurance Company

character are greatly on the in--$88 per share, buyers. crease in the Colony, and the

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock police know all about them! Company-74 per cent. premium, Why are these dens not 'broken sales and buyers. up' and example made of the pro- prietors, who, by the way, are not all Chinese Ill-natured reports about bribery in connection with the "foorce" are pretty general just now.

A Hospitable Magistrate.

r

Hongkong, Clanton and Macao Steam bost Company per share, bayers.

**

$361

China and Manila Steamship

Company buyers,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1915.

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

Medical Examination of Boarding Schools,

The Manager of every Board. examination of his school to be ing School shall cause a medical held not less than once in each six months.

The examination shall be con- ducted by a registered Medical Practitioner, who shall report in boarders and on the sanitary con- writing on the genoral health of dition of the school buildinge no a whole and of the dormitories in particular. The report shall

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

Some of

Our

By-products and Specialities.

CORNED BEEF,

CORNED PORK,

VARIETY OF SAUSAGES,

PRESSED BEEF, DRIPPING,

also give the names of any of the COR NED TONGUES,

such us to demand special treat- boarders whose state of health in ment and shall state briefly the nature of the treatment required.

transmitted forthwith by the A copy of the report shall be. Manager to the Director of

Education..

PORK PIES,

COOKED HAM,

LARD; SMOKED TONGUES

&C., &C.

·

WHICH CANNOT BE EXCELLED FOR QUALITY.

J. ULLMANN & Co.

ALL KINDS OF

$18 per share, THE SEAMEN'S BILL AND Hongkong Gas Company-

AMERICAN SHIPPING. JEWELLERY, WATCHES, BINOCULARS ETC. $135 per share, sellers,

180 per share, sellers,

Hongkong Hotel Company Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per cont. Debenturos-$501.

August 10. The dignity of the Bonch will need strongly propp ing up if the Senior Stipendiary extends his hospitality mnoh farther, On.occasion he admite into the secret arcand the very Indo-China S.N. Company promising olive branches of our 25 per cent. dis., buyers. new Colonial Chaplain, who im

Douglas Steamship Company- prove the ahiding hour by labori-

per share, sellers. ously practising shorthand. The

China Sugar Refining Com effect is too suggestive of a night school to be impressively digai.ex. div., sales and buyers. pany Ltd.-$182 per

fied."

Luzon Sugar Refining. A Promising Mine.

ex. div., buyers.

$55

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LANGKAT OUTPUT.

Prophecies as to the effect of the La Follette Seamen's Bill upon the growth of an American merchant marine are already coming true says the Outlook,

It will be remembered that this DESPATCHES FROM THE bill, in the passage of which the SECRETARY OF STATE. Seamen's Union was actively.. share,interested, goes further than any existing laga either in this country or abroad in the regulation of the

Com

Messrs. Wright and Hornby The following Circular, is taken advia us that the Langkat output

August 20.-"The exploitation Pany, Limited-$118 per share, conduct and control of ships at from the Government Gazette of for the surrent moath is a

of Mr. J. Grant-Smith's Galena mine is still going on. Very satisfactory proofs of the extent of the lode have been obtained, and there is every prospect of its being remunerative. Other port- lous of the island are also pros- pected, and indications of min- erals have been found in various parta.

"An Alarming Accident," Angust 21.-"An alarming so- vident occurred opposite the Supreme Court about sen o'clock this morning. Our Falstaffan friend Mr. A. S. Coben, was in his ricksha, coming down D'Agui- lar Street, when, just as he turned the Club corner, the wheeler aliied, and the perambulater keeled over For about gracefully to port. ten seconds the inside" reposed on his bat, as helpless as Suache Panza at the battle of Barataria, and communing with himself in fluent Chaldaic, until a benevol ent Sikh hauled him out and sup pressed the laughter of the unsympathetic multitude with his club."

OUR DEAD..

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$103 per share, bayers.

Hongkong Ice Company-

ing Company, Ltd.-8118 per Hongkong Rope Manufactur share, sellers.

and Godown Company.$70 per Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf

share, sellers.

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co. Ltd. -$10 per share, sellers.

Bea. It is in many ways a drastic the 20th instant— tonement-boase law of the ocean,

i's

Downing Street,

and a law which contains many highly to be commended. If, hamane requirements that are

16th July, 1915; tir, bave the honour to in- however, a fonement-house law on form you that it has been brought and unreasonable in form that break of war officers holding land should prove to be so drastic to my notice that since the out- all the owners of build-appointments in the Colonia inga ander regulations Service have, in several instances, were forced to tear them down ten lered their resignation of their and more into a neighbouring appointments without previous State, there are not many who enquiry as to whether they could would regard such a law as wisely be permitted to do so, and have drawn. Whether or not on the even refused to return to their sea a similar destiny is in store duties after it had been ma lo clear for our merchant marine it is to them that the exigencies of the perhapa too early to way. Evi public service made it imposible Green Island Cement Co. (oldidence to the effect, however, that that their resignations should be

the "Seamen's Law may bave im-accepted. isane)-831 per share, sellers,

proved. out of existence the joba

A. 8. Watson and Co., Ltd. $21 per share, bayers.

Hongkong High Level Tram ay Co., Ltd.-$105 per sbare buyers.

Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., Ltd.-$25 per share, nominal.

Green Island Cement Co. (new issue).-$3 per share, nominal.

Flongkong Land Investment Co., Ld.$89 per abare, buyers.

Hongkong Electric Light Co., Ltd.-$6 per share, sellore.

1

West Point Buildings Co, Ltd. $32 per share, cellors..

ENVER "IN COMMAND IN GALLIPOLI,

Liman Pasha's Wound..

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the fact,

I have reasons to believe that of many of our American asilors some members of the Colonial is not wanting.

Service hold the view that it is

followe:-

August 1

Tone 242

2 3

238

214

243

211

221

235

229

226

10

225

215

12

240

13

232

14

"

214

15

*

204

18

214

*

17

216

18

Fr

215

213

208

Tos 20th inst... 4,456

Daily average

"HUSSAR" COMFORT" and "HURLINGHAM

COLLARS

ARE THE PERFECTION OF

STYLE AND COMFORT

PRICE 4.50 PER DOZ.

SOFT COLLARS IN ALL

SHAPES

COLUMBIA

Kato the Notes

THE KILTIES KOURTSHIP

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TO-DAYS ADVERTISEMENTS

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. From CALOUTTA, PENANG

AND SINGAPORE,

Mr. Robert Dollar, of. Sappen to servarte of the Crown to Francisco, who owns nine vessels tender their resignations and built in American ship-yards, most relinquish their appointments of which were transferred to Am-whenever it may suit their con erican registry upon the outbreak venience to do so. Sach views are of the European war, has an entirely erroneous. No servant nounced that he expects to put of the Crown is at liberty to will be debarred from further bis vessels under the Chinese flag reeign his appointment except by employment under the Crown in when the Seamen's Law goes into permission of the Crown, and any capacity, civil or military, effect in next November. this should be clearly understood I request that you will cause The Pacific Mail, opera" by every member of the Colonial this despatch to be pabliated in ting abipe to Olina and Service.

the Colony under your govern- Australia, is intending, it bas I recognise that such resignament. been annoquced, to take on notions as bave been tendered since

I have Sto... Soldiers'. Cemeteries in France.

new business after August 1, and the outbreak of hostilities by Paris, July 7. — To-morrow.

to give up is present "trade routes officers without firat obtaining Government of Hongkong. evening M. Millerand, Minister of some confirmation for the report goes into effect. It is also reported been prompted hy a patriotic

Mytilene, July 7.-There is

when the La Follatte measure permission to do so have usually War, will introduco a Bill into that General Liman von Sandere, in the New York Evening Post wish to serve the Empira in some the Chamber of Daputise authoriz. tha German commander in ing the expropriation of land for Gallipoli, has been wounded by Minnesota will be withdrawn from the war. It is rot, however, for that the Great Northern liner capacity directly connected with cometeries for English and Bal-Turkish soldiers in gino soldiers who have fallen in which is now known, that Enver Oriental commerce. In this aane the individual officer to decide in France in the course of the Pasta has assumed command of paper Mr. Robert Dullor is re what capacity he can bet worve present war.

ported as saying that he was of Hia Majesty the King. "As, more- the troope defending th. The preamblo of the measure Peninsula,

tending a meeting of Japanese orer, such coaduct, far from assist gaye that the parochial cemeteries

business men in Japan when the ing, may cause most serious detris THE Steamship in the war zone are no longer be daily more numerous, and the Folletto Bill was received, He especially at such a time as the having arrived from the above, Turkish deserters are said to news of the passage of the La ment to, the public service, aallicient, owing to the cruel number of prisonere falling into aid the news occasioned a present, I am c-mpelled to regard ports,

"JAPAN consequences of the campaign. our hands has largely increased enthusiastic demonstration in the it as a grave derelicting of duty are hereby informed that their It is deemed necessary, therefore, in consequence.

consignees of cargo creation of special cemeteries. An of the Asiatic coast continue for the them free to capture the trade of August, 1911, my prediocosor in

Frequent small bombardments meeting, because the Japaness which cannot be excused.

believe that this legislation leaves

goods will be delivered from In his circular dospatch of 31st alongside.. imperious duty, continues the Bill, is imposed upon the Government purpose of destroying petrol the Pacific.

Cargo impeding the discharge formed you of the liberal con-will be landed at Consignee's depots, telegraphy stations, &c to ensure to heroic soldiers, The loss of the French transport the exproted difficulties over those granted here to Civil Servants Cargo remaining on board

All this is, of course, aside from ditions as to pay which were to be risk and expense.. British and Belgian, fraternally Carthage, torpedoed off Sedd-el- united in the common struggle, Bahr, was not so serious a disaster the President is "requested, and aware of the readiness which you risk and expense.

stipulations in the bill by which joining the cloure, and I am well

On the 23th instant, at Noon, who have sacrificed their lives on

will be landed at consignoes' the soil of France, that the place/as might have been supposed, directed" to give notice to all have shown to allow every officer

landing her entire cargo of am treaties in conflict with any pro-join His Majesty's Furces. I am are requested to take IM- she had previously succeeded in

governments with which we have who could possibly he spared to Consignees of Cargo

From Singapore and Penang |munition.—Times.

vision of the Act that all conflict-confident that you will maintain MEDIATE delivery of their Turkish lines in Gallipoli was re- terminate as soon as the periods istration caprot be allowed to fall impeding the discharge of the

[Euver Pasha's presence in the

ing parts of such treaties will the same attitude; but the admin goods from alongside, such cargo best method of securing to the ported in Sir Ian Hamiltom's dis-of notice required by the treaties fiato confusion through lack of Vessel will he landed and stored

patch published on July G. British and Belgian nations free Turkish prisoners were stated to said at the time when the bill was is absolutely necessary in the No Fire Insurance has been expire. As ex-Senator Barton oflicera to carry on the work that at consigneos' risk and expense, ase for ever of the spota con have supplied information that seorated to their dead. Land will when Enver Paeba arrived in the under dieovasi00, no one can public interest. be taken wherever necessary for northern section of the Gallipoli demand can be made without stood that, should any member of

suppcse fora moment that such a It must, therefore, ha under ersigned by the undersigned.

Bills of Lading will be count- this purpose.

defences he overrode an instruc-retaliation, or at least a demand the Colosial Service hereafter Incineration is the course pra- tion to the Turks to remain on the for very gabetantial concessione resign his post without permission, Hongkong, 20th August, 1915.

DAVID SASSOON posed for the French dead, but defensive, and ordered

& Co., Ltd. " Bach a scheme (which is urged as attack against the positions held

stong in return."

ho will be treated as absent from, The La Follette measure will duty without leave, and will be

to consider their increase or the

of reat where are their sepalobres

should be honoured:

After the passage of the Bill through the Chamber and Senate

the Government will consider the

effected.

TO LET.

a means of diminishing the risk by our Oversea forces, In this become a pressing issue for the gazetted as dismissed from the TO LET-Offices and Godowns of infection) meets with the futile attack the Turks Jost next Congress to bring to a final service, with the result that he opposition on religious grounde heavily.]

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