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Fenwicks had hardly any attention and the market is weak at $21.
New Amoy Docks have fallen to $15). There is no inclination here now to touch this stock, although prospects are said to be fairly good.
Farnhams (now the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co.) have been the sensation of the year, and many ups and downs have taken place. The market closed quiet at Tla. 105.
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharves, which during the year went up to $103, suffered during the typhoon and the rate fell to $86 recovering however to $94, at which rate there are buyers.
Hongkong Lands fell steadily notil $103 was reached. The closing quotation was $107 buyers. Kowloon Lands remained between $10 and $38 without much business.
West Points fell from $55 to $50 at which rate further sellers prevailed.
Hongkong Hotel shares, owing to adverse circumstances. did not do so well as before and the price has fallen from 8149 to $112.
Humphreys Estates raled between $12 3/4 and $11, closing with bayers at $11.
Hongkong Cottons ruse from $13 to $164, but the bad state of the yarn trade has influenced this stock. The mill being poorly employed now, there are sellers at $13,
Both the Hongkong Electric Co. and the China Light and Power Co. have been doing better work, but the state of the market has not allowed an improvement. Hongkong Electrics have fallen to $15) and China Light and Powers are quiet at $10.
Dairy Farms issued a splendid report and rates rose to $18. A temporary outbreak of rinderpest caused the rae to go back te $16, but $16 has been paid since.
Green Island Cements advanced to 833 for old shares. New capital has now been issned and the quotation for shares old and new alike is $211. The Company has been doing well, but the high rate of exchange has caused com- petition from Europe to interfere again.
All the smaller companies are more or less quiet, and but little has been done in them, although some have been doing well.
FLOUR.
If anything, there has been an improvement in the year's trade, while prospects for the coming year are bright owing to the failure of of rice crops in China. During the year there has been a considerable increase in imports of Australian flour, accountable no doubt by the good crops which have ben secured. The year's imports amount to about 4,170,000 lbs, 3,370,000 lbs. of this being American and 800,000 lbb: Australian.
BENGAL OPIUM.
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Notwithstanding the fact of the Indian Government having sold 490 chests per month extra, making the total for the year 52,800, against 48,000 for 1905, the consumption has been good and rates have kept pretty high.
MALWA OPIUM,
Owing to the satisfactory comsumption of Bengal Opium, which has apparently taken the place of Malwa, the trade has been very small,
LOCAL AND DISTRICT
EVENTS 1906. —
JANUARY.
Ist-Sir Gerard and Lady Noel "At Home." Kowloon 0.0. Juvenile Sports. Civil Service CC, "At Home." 3rd-Meeting Hongkong Horticultural Society 4th-Lecture by Mr. Oliver Bainbridge.. Smoking Concert Tsimchatsoi Police Station. 5th-Inquiry re prisoner's death. 6th - R.G.A. Christmas
Marriage of Mr. W. L. Carter.
7th-Death of Mr. H. Rose.
9th--Meeting of Sanitary Board.
10th-Collision in the barbour.
11th-Canton steamer aground.
Entertainment.
12-A.D.C.'s production of "The New Boy." Ellis Kadoorie School (Canton) prize distribution.
15th-Prize distribution at Ellis Kadoorie
School.
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16th - Prize distribution at Diocesan School. Inquiry re Harbour collision. Train accident near Canton. Traders attacked by pirates. 18th-Prize distribution at Belilios School.
Letting of Race Course Booths.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. .
19th-Inquiry re prisoner's death-Prise 15th-Semi-final Hongkong Football Shield. distribution at Anglo Chinese Schools. St. 17th-Landslip at Quarry Bay, Bowling George's Ball.
› Club Concert,
20th-Meeting of China Provident Loan and |
Mortgage Co. Meeting of Hongkong Land Reclamation Co, Ltd. Accident to Mr. Deacon at Race Course.
18th-H. V. Troop Rifle Meeting. 19th--Opening of China United Service
Rifle Meeting. Kowloon School Pris Distribution.
22nd Prize Distribution at Queen's College. | 20th-Arrival
Sudden death of Captain Bignall. Sanitary Board slection
25th-Chinese New Year. Volunteer Sham
Fight Tragic death of a bank official. 27th-Opening of Corinthian Yacht Club's
new premises.Scotch Concert in George's Hall.
St.
29th-Meeting of seatholders of St. John's
Cathedral.
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of the French Fleet. Steamers delayed by fog. Appointment of Mr. E. Osborne to Legislative Council. 21st-Meeting of China Sugar Co. 22nd-Arrival of Japanese Fleet, 23rd-Government House " At Home." French
Sailors entertained.
24th-Meeting/ of China Borneo Co. Naval
Honour Gymkhana fin
of French and Japanese feets. Japanese sailors fêted. Meeting of Green Island Cement Co.
34th-Return of the Hongkong Maru. 31st-Meeting of Legislative Council. Family 25th-Japanese Garden Party.
drowned in the Harbour.
FEBRUARY.
1st-Meeting Hongkong Land
Investment
Co.-Meeting West Point Building Co. Opening of Flower Show at Botanical Gardens. 2nd-Hon. Dr. Clark 1-ctures to Odd Volumes Society.-R.A O.B. Danes. Shooting Fatality at Macao. Meeting of Y.M.C.A. 3rd-Missionaries Attacked at Canton. Bowling Club Smoking Concert. Meeting of Benevolent Society. Excise Officer Murdered at Taipo.
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6th-Meeting of Kowloon and and Building
Co. Meeting of Sanitary Bard. 7th Death of Mr. E. A. Bouner, 9tb Visit of H.R.H. Prince Arthur of Counaught. Addresses of Welcome, Garden party and official diouer. 10th-H.R.H. entertained to Chinese dinner.
Baluchi dauce. City illuminated. 12th - Hongkong Jockey Club Race meeting. 13th-Hongkong Jockey Club Race Meeting.
Departure of H.R.H.
14th-Hongkong Jockey Club Race Meeting. 15th-Production of Princess Toto by H.A.D.C. Meeting of Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat. Co. Meeting of Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd.
16th-Meeting of China Trade Insurance Co. 17th-Hongkong Jockey Club Race Meeting
Off Day.
19th-Meeting of Church Missionary Associa
tion. Annual Meeting of Institution of Engineers and shipbuilders. Licensing
Court.
20th-Sale of ponies.
21st-Hon. Mr. W. A. Brewin lectures to Odd Volumes Society. Indian killed by propellor of tongkong.
Charles
Thomas
26th-Hongkong Schools' Sports Japanese sailors entertained to tiffiu. Japanese Admiral at Home." Arrival of H.M.S. Kent. Baluchis Sports.
27th-Departure of Japanese fl-et. Concert at Government House. C.U.S. R.A. distribu- tion of prizes. 28th-Decision in Peak Tramway Litigation. Meeting of Hongkong Chamber of Com- merce. Earthquake in Hongkong. 29th-Meeting of Watkin's Ltd. French Con-
vent. Prize distribution. 31st-H.V.C. Inspection. Meeting o' Luzon
Sugar Refining Co., L'd. Meeting of Campbell, Moore and Co., L'd. A D.C. produc- tion of Lady Hautworth's Experiment." Gymkhana, French and English at Happy Valley.
APRIL.
1st-Drowning fatality.
| 3rd-8anitary Board discuss plague prevention.
2nd-Meeting Alice Memorial Hospital.
22ud Meeting of Legislative Council.
Hardouin grounds during fog. 24th- Unveiling of statne of Sir
Jackson. Meeting of Hongkong and Shang | hai Bank. Meeting of Green Island Cement Co. 26th-Peak Tramway Litigation. Meeting
of Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. 27th-Big fire at Cantou.
8th-Meeting of City Hall Shareholders,
MARCH.
1st-Inquiry re tramway fatality. 2nd-Aunual Meeting Odd Volumes Society. 3rd-Meeting of Hongkong Hotel Co. Concert
at Kowloon Institute. 4th-Shooting Match at Tai Hang Range. 5th-Marriage of Hon. Mr. H. E Pollock, K.C: Annual meeting of Kowloon Bowling Club. 6th-Inquiry ro prisoner's death. 7th-Inquiry re prisoner's death.
Arrival of
Bishop Welldon. Meeting of Green Island Cement Co. Meeting of Hongkong Fire Insurance Co.
10th-Mesting of George Fenwick and Co. Meeting of China Traders Insurance Co. Wedding of Mr. N. H. Rutherford and Miss Wakefield. Concert in aid of organ fand of Union Church.
11th-ishop Welldon preached in St. John's
Cathedral. Fire at Cement Works. 12th-Peak Tramway Litigation. Meeting of
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf Co. 13th-Peak Tramway Litigation. Meeting Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Association. Concert by " Fuerst Bismarc‹" Band. 14th-Peak Tramway Litigation. Meeling Chios and Manila Steamship Co. Meeting Hongkong Rope anufacturing Co
Arrival of Vice Adħiral More.
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4th- Fire in Des Voeux Road. 5th-Arrival of new P. and O. steamer Duvanha,
R.G.A. sports. 6th-R.G.A. sports.
7th-V.R.C. sports. Meeting China Light and Power Co. Devonians at Dinner. Sanitary Institute at Kowloon Water Works. 9th-Licensing Meeting. 10th-Sensational
termination to Supreme
Society.
Court case. 11th-Meeting of Philippine ('o. 12th-Meeting
of Horticultural Victoria School Prize dis ribution. Final Soldiers' Club Football shield, 13th-Good Friday, 14th-Gymkhana. Meeting National Bank of
China.
16th-Easter Monday. Hot gkong Rif, Club
Meeting concinded. 18th-Launch at Kowloon. 17th-Sanitary Board Plague.
19th-Police Court. Seisure of Opium. 21st-Football Challenge Shield final,
wins.
Diadem
Application for release of Chinese Merchants.-Y.M.C.A. Concert. 23rd --Belilios medal presented to Mr. Brown
for gallantry 24th-Chinese Merchants (perjury case) released ou bail. Meeting of Abolition of Torture Committee.
25th-Morphine Seizures. Meeting of Philip- pine Co., Ltd. Viscount Hayashi in Hong. kong. 26th-Mr. E. A. Hewett appointed to Legisla-
tive Council. 28th-A.D.C. Production of "A Country
Mouse."
Chukong founders-Meeting of Union Insurance Society of Canton. 31th- Concert at Kowloon. Convocation of
the District Grand Royal Arch Chapter.
MAY.
1st-Prisoner murders another in Victoria Gaot 4th-H. K C.C. Tennis Toornaments. Thurston
at City Hall. 5th-Concert at Wellington Barracks. 6th-- Survivors from the wreck of the river
steamer Chukong arrive at Hongkong. 8th-U.S. gunboat Callao stranded in West
River.
9th-Sanitary Commission appointed. 10th - Mesting seatholders Union Church. 12th Second meeting Gymkhana Club. Tragic death of Constable Williams at City Hall. Annual meeting Messrs. A. 8. Watson and Co., Ld. Annual meeting Hong, · tong Electric Co, Ld.
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