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KWANGTUNG COAL. -
Mutawak
Reported British Monopoly,
A
the
POST OFFICE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1920.
The U.S. Postal Administration
bave made arrangements for the transmission of unregistered com- |merciał mail-matter destined for:
York. Boston, Chicago,
!
EXCHANGE.
(Ooming Rale; closing Rate
da
# m/s
The reported conclusion of an Now agreement between A British Philadelphia Seattle, San Fran-T/T syndicale and the Canton disco & Portland by aeroplane Demand Government, whereby
from Victoria BC, 10 Seattle. 30 d/s Commercial correspondenes from format secures
coal Hongkong addressed to firms in monopoly in Kwangtung Pro-these cities will be so forwarded vince, is ruentioned by the Peking if superscribed "Soaplane Service correspondent of the Far Eastern Victoria-Seattle.” This only Review From a lengthy areounts, via Victoria B.C.
applies to mails forwarded to the of the matter we take the follow- log:
Telegraphie communication with Gap Rock Lighthouse is interrupted.
INWARD MAILS.
only-Per KUMSANG, 22nd Doc.
The agreement which is dated "cinth year of the Chinese re public, 23rd day, 4th moon" (April 23, 15201, is signed by Mu Yung-hsin, mihtary governor, Europe via Negapatam (Lellers) and Obeyog Kan-forg. civat governor, with their private chops and official als for the government, and by Major Louis Cassel (retired), described in the agreement as "an officer of the Most Excellent Orderofthe British Empire, and Sum Pak-ming, a resident of Hongkong. for the other contracting parties.
return for the payment off $1000 in Hoogkong currency. in two instalments of $100,000 and $900,000, and the carrying out of certain conditions specified in the contract, A syndicate. tet known as the Kwang Tung L'ollieries. Limited.
the
NO
Europe via Snet Newspapers only)-Per PLASSY, 24th Dec.
Straits and Calcutta-Per KOTSU |
M., 95th Dec.
OUTWARD MAILS.
Strait
P.I
Java
To-morrow.
FIT Shanghai T/T Singapore. TT Japan TT India...
HOTELS.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
OPERATING--
THE HONGKONG HOTEL,
HOTEL MANSIONS.
THE REPULSE BAY HOTEL.
on Page 17.
SELLING.
3-14 N-11/16
3-13/16
3-15/16
9/1/16
Nom.
1311
1031
Nom.
Demand, India
Nom
IT San Francisco)
& New York,
5344
T/T Jara
1671ė
Nom.
FT Francs
9.00
Demand. Paris
BUYING.
4 mfa. L/C
¡ m/s. DIP
6 m/s. LC
3/212 32 3/3)
30 ds. Sydney and Melbourne
3/373
KING
30
d. San Francis-} co&New York
4 m/s. Marks ........
5514
Nom, 9.60
IT Marks
4 m/s. Fraces
6 m/s. Franca...... 9.80 Damand, Germany. Demand, New York 535 TT Bombay Demand. Bombay
Nom.
Nom.
* Bangkok-Per INNAMINOKA, Boon. Tourane-Per KWAI WAH, ST/T Calcutta
Demand, Calcutta...-- Port 'or-sby via On Yokohama..... 1786 Hatavia-Fer TJIKINI. 10 Demand, Manila 118 Nora.
Demand. Singapore. 1314 & Haiphong Per| On Haiphong
.12.
Pakhai,
KAIPING, & p.m. Saigon-Per DEVAWONGSE,
p.m.
Philippine I-Per HUICHOW.
10 a.m.
the coal-mining monaroly in Kwantung province for 90 years ore. This much is plainly *pecified in the agreement... Those who have studied documents ます they Art worded that the syndicate also Sandakan-Per HISSANO, 11 ran take over all railroad, high- way, or water transportation at anytime, giving it practical control of the province. The agreement specifies that the syndicate must be in British control.
21
The agreement gives the syrdi cate the coal concessions in the districts specified as Nin hoi. Pun-u. Tung-koon, "Po-on, Sam- ui. Fa-yuen. Ying-tak. Young- gr. Lin-ynen, Kuk-kong, Ching-
. Lok-choong. Yue-yuen. Y-fa. Chee-bing. Sam-bung, F-kong: Yung-yuen, Koming Trang king. Trung - Ph The
reviation etc is beloved to taver any districts not men inned by name. No further concessions- 1. prospect or mine. not specify! ing coal slone, are to be given to any other individuals or com panies in the same districts.
The syndicate also becomes the owner of all coal mines in the province which are not being corked at present and the holder
all concessions
on which work Eas
been not
start- .J. The Government further blicates itself to render all
am.
Straits,
On Saigon
On Bangkok
Sovereign
Nom.
6916 Sam. 6.46
Gold leaf per Tael... 45.40 Bar Silver, ready... 41
forward
Amey, Shanghai & N. Chin-New York/London...
| Bank of England rates 77%
3.31 Per SZECHUEN. 11 am. Swslow, Amoy and Foochow-
Par HAILOONG, il a.m.
Bangkok. Ceylon, Mauritius, L. Marques, S. Africa. India via Dhan ushkodi, Egypt and Europe via Suez-Per PYRRHUS. Reg. 9.45 am. Letters 10.30 Canton subcoins
Hongkong Dec. 2). 1920.
a.m
The Fareil Mail will be closed on Monday, at 5 p.m.
Correspondence bearing vessels'
aame only.
Wharf.
SHIPPING.
Hang 50 cts. pieces
10 3
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
175 dis. 1'2 dis. 12 dis
15.9 dis.
WEATHER REPORT.
Dec. 201. 123. 39m.-Pressure has decreased considerably over N.E. Japan. It has increased slightly over Formooss and de- creased slightly in other district.
China
VESSELS ARRIVED. The CHAKSANG arrived from Kobe and Moji on Saturday after-
Depressions are shown to the noou with 1.900 tons of cargo for the
port-Mooring Kowloon N.E. of Tokyo and the S.W, off
Guam. The PYRRHUS brought yesterday from Yokohama 3.350) The anticlyone over
has weakened. tons of through carga-Mooring A 1.
Fresh monsoon may be ex- Rice to the extent of 1,300 tonspected along the south-east coast was consigned here on Saturday of China and the N. China Sea. assistance as it is able to enabe by the French vessel BOURBON. the company to acquire at a rea-
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24| sonable price" the concessions or
-Mooring B
From San Francisco the U. S hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day. mining rights of companies which 8, B.'s WEST CARMONA de-203 inch. Total since January now are working their properties livered here yesterday 250 tons 1st, 197.03 inches. against ous commercial basis and core of direct and 800 tons of through average of 92.76 inches. sequently cannot be forfeited.
cargo. She is operated by Messrs.
B 22.
The CITY OF BERKLEY
arrived yesterday from New York with 700 tons of through cargo.
AND THE
HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE
J.-H. TAG
Manager
RT.
EDWARD HOTEL
CENTRAL LOCATION,
ELECTRIC LIFTS AND LIGHTING. TELEPHONE ON EACH FLOOR. HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS.
Tel. 373.
Telegraphic Addresa: " VICTORIA **
J. WITCHELL
Manager.
THE
1.800
PEAK
ཨ་
HOTEL.
FEET ABOVE SEA LEVAL. 15 MINUTES FROM LANDINO STAGE.
THE MANAGEMENT OF
MRS. BLAIR.
UNLER
EUROPE HOTEL, SINGAPORE.
"
UNDER NEW BRITISH MANAGEMENT,
THE PREMIER HOTEL. FINEST SITUATION. EXCELLENT CUISINE.
ARTHUR E. ODELL
(Late Grand Hotel, Southcliffe, England and Royal Palace Hotel, London, W.)
KINGSCLERE HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN HOTEL KNUTSFORD HOTEL
MID-LEVEL
THE PEAK KOWLOON
SACHSE, LENNOX & Co. General Agents
Are resident Managers,
GRAND HOTEL DE PEKIN
an
Tel. Address: **GRAND HOTEL"
Peking.
ENDING AT NOON TO-MURROW.
District.
Forecast.
N.E.winds, fresh;
The agreement specifies fifty Struthers and Dixon.Mooring FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS different compani* and the grants on which they have started work in the province : names six others and their grants on which work has got started and which
The LAKE GILPIN arrived are subject to forfeiture. The yesterday from Saigon with 3,250 agreement specifies that the new tons-Mooring C 38. syndicate shall conform to the
The HONG WAN I came in local mining laws but shall not this morning from Singapore with pay any bigher duties than does the English mails She had
tior.
the Kailan Mining Administra-ot board 170 bags of mails and carried 300 deck passengers.—| Mooring B 5
The syndicate is to have a nominal capital of $10,000,000,
The LOONG SANG consigned here this morning from Manila
Hongkong currency, divided into only 7116 tons of merchandise. 1,000,000 shares. Half of these are Mooring 35. to be known as "A shares" which
The KNIGHT TEMPLAR also are to be disposed of by four brought the English mails this directors of British nationality.
morning from Liverpool. She
The
The remaining half are classified had on board 548 bags of mail 3B sbares and are to bend 915 tons of cargo for Hong considered as "fully paid up."
kong-Mooring Holt's Wharf. agreement species what disposal shall be made of 200.000 consigned here this morning 1,345 The KATORI M. from Seattle) of the "B shares," and allois the tons of steel bar, matches, cotton remaining 300,000, representing goods, etc. for Hongkong. She $3,000,000, to three directors of had 65 first-class passengers, 24 Chinese nationality. Half of the second and 22 third. She had! 200.000 shares are to be divided 687 bags of mails for Hongkong, equally for the benefit of the poor-Mooring Kowloon Wharf. and the educational Institutions
of Kwangtung province.
The syndicate is to be con-
trolle by seven directors; three
of "European
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
nationality" Per
8.3
of
PEKING, CHINA
CODES:
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"Afternoon dansant, daily.
ENTERT
HE CORONE
TO-NIGHT at 5.15 & 9.15
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CORONET REVIEW.
7.15 p.m.
'MYSTERY OF 13'
Episodes 10, 11 & 12.
HONGKONG THEATRE
TO-NIGHT at 5.15 and 9.15 p.m.
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NOTICE.
IMITRUDISKI TRAIRE 05. LTA.. COAL, GENERAL IMPORTS AND
ני
EXPORTS.
SOLE PROPRIETORS OF COAL MINES OF OCHI, MUTARE, KISHIDARE TOSHINOTAML HOLO, RAMAZUTA SATO. SHIKNEW, KANADA, KAMITAMADA, BISA 800 STUBAR
Agents for SAKITO COAL.
Cable Address :~~" (WASAKISAL.”
Codes -Al, A.B.C. 5TH ED. Western Union and Bentley.
TO-DAY'S SHARE
QUOTATIONS.
OFFICIAL PRICES
China Fires H. E. Fires
Douglass
Banks.
H.K. & S. Bank b
775
MITSUBISHI SHOJI KAISHA, LTD.
East Asia
Cantons North Chin Lalons
b.
123
Marine losarRACES.
b..
370
Q.
L. 153
b.
213
Yangtates.
Far EasternS
Fire Insurances,
b.
125
318
Shipping.
n.
6214
H.K.Steamboats b.
2434
HEAD OFFICE, TOKYO. BRANCHES AND REPRESENTA.Indo Def. Lon/Roz. b.
Indo Del. H K. Reg. o. TIVES :—XAGASANI, KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, MOJI, KURZ, KOBE, OSAKA,
NAGOYA, TSURUGA, YOKOHAMA, TOKYO, HAKODATE, MURORAN, OTABU, VLADIYOS- | Sugais TOCK, FEWING, TENİSIN, DAIRES, ! Malabon. TSINGTAO, TSINANFU, HANKOW, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, CANTON, † Kailans | MANILA, SINGAPORE, SOERABAYA, ¦ Langksts
LONDON, PARIS, NEW YORK Shanghai Loans SEATTLE
Indos (Pref.) b
210
190
Shells
1.
120-
Ferries
D.
2414
Kelineries.
b.
208
b
50
Mixing.
&
100-
b.
1314
S'hai Explorations)
Raubs
I.
I
Tronohs
F
25/-
Ural Caspin.c
197-
Docks, Wharves, Godowas, &c.
H.K. Wharves
b.
9214
D.
15914
FD me drizzle or mist
Unexcel'ed cuisine, with French chef. specialty. Wines of the best districts of France.
Banquets
&
AGENCY FOR THE MITSUBISHI MARINE AND FIRE INSURANCE.
Co.
S'il Docks
D.
t. 116
N. Engineerings. n.
L2314
Lands, Hotels & Buildings. Centrals
D.
120
The same No. 1.
10
H.E. Lands
D.
127
H'phreys Est.
84
Kloon Lands
42
3 South
coast of The same China betwe H.K. & Lamoc
L. Reclamations n
140
West Points
b.
55
* No. 1.
Cotton Mills.
Kus
b.
1. 350
Kung Vike
b.
Lau Kuti Mow. 11. Orientals
b
£1616
|S'bai Cottons b. Yangtzepros b.
Miscellaneous.
1.110
53
-Calamite -
82.
9.55
Do. Light
old b.
8
Low WHE
China Light new b... China Providen
&
7.90
22
1814
30
2214
732
75%
16.
1 Hongkong to Gap generally
Rock
cloudy.
2 Formosa Channel
1 South coast of
-China between> H.K. & Hainan.)
The same
45 No. 1.
T. F. CLAXTON,--Director. HK. Observatory, Dec. 20.
METEOROLOGICAL.
Provious
Day
on dato:
on date.
as 7 jam.. at 5 am. ad 2 p.m.
59 69- 69
DEVANHA-Mr. Barometer....30.10 30,12-30.04 lacted by the holders of "A Austin, Mr. A. W. Smith, Mr. Temperature... 67 59 63 shares," three
Chinese Walker, Mr. Johnstone, Mr., Mrs. Humidity ...... nationality" elected by holders & Master Rano, Mr. W. Wind Direction W. Calm. E of "B shares," and one of British Smith, Mr. D. H. Kitching, Miss Wind Force.... nationality elected by the Russel, Miss Reaves, Miss Ryder, Weather......... preceding six. The staff is to Mr. Penny, Mrs. Penuy, Miss Rain.... have a European manager, Earo Pierce, Mr. Newling, Mr. & Mrs. Highest opan pern engineers and supervisors. de Menezes, Mr. & Mrs. Tyan,
1
0
3
0
ว
0.01 0.00 0.00
air Temperature on the 19th 67
Temperature on the 20th 58
& European secretary, a Chinese Mr. & Mrs. Campell Reaves, Mr. Lowest open air secretary and binese miners and D. L. Byrd, Mr. & Mrs. Russel, labourers, the lafter so far sɛ] Mr. &Mr. Griswold; Mr. persible Natives of Kwangtung Pattison, Ber. & Mrs. Salter, Mr. province.
Lamb.
T. F. ULAXTON, Director. H.E. Observatory, Dec. 20, 1920.
Besutiful new steel and concrete fits proof building with six floors, 3 lifts; 200 rooms, each with private bath and cit telepholes and a spacious roof garden overlooking the romantic Imperial Palace. the Legation Quarter, the Rockefeller Institute, and the entire city.
K. Docks
Large playground for children in the park of the hotel. which is the healthiest location in the city.
THOS. COOK & SON, Headquarters, in the building. Motor bus meets all trains.
L. M. MAILLE. Manager.
THE OSAKA MARINE & FIRE H.K.-Hotels INSURANCE CO.
For Particulars Apply to:- S. KOMURA, Manager. No. 14, Pedder Street Hongkong-
TIDE TABLE.
20th to 25 h Dec. 1920.
34 34 High Water
Aoun Sager Fald
SOLE AGENT,
DAI NIPPON BREWERY COMPANÝ LINTED TOKYO, JAPAN. SPECIALLY BREWED FOR EXPORT,
„MUTSUI BUSSAN KÄISHA, LTD.,
HONGKONG.
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$ 26 43
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b
Dairy Farms ka. m 10 36 | 10 | Electrics H. K.
Electrics Macao n. 01214 Hongkong Ropes b.
HL. Tramwaye 27
Wed, 21¦m 6 44 | 43 m 11:
6 345 73 BIFs
Thur.?
1 1a 75
Pt. 24 = 3 51 47 m 344 13
7504.8.3
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Da new b Steam Laundries b. Steel Foundziów - Water-boats Waisons Wm: Powells Wisemans
Sat, 25m 9 16 47 327 0,7
84.24 Jun. 16 m 1040 1.45 m 4 10, 94
m morning, « afternoon
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