THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1914,
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THE CHINA MAIL.
THE GILT-EDGED "BOOM" quite wallsfactory." The published, traffic
(From the * Daily Telegraph ** at
January 31.1
increams For 1913 was 402.000, of which i about LI00,000 seems to have been not, profit. The dividend on the new juste just "gationta" required" 230,000,” ~ this militional per cent, on the ald: "Defie-
Name
red took 222,000 in round figures, this Alacrity
OLDESLOE', Austin Road, Kowloon: the markets this week, which is directly balance forward is creamed by £12,000, Atlas
PATELL & CU. 79. Wyndham Street. Hongkong, Feb. 24. 1914.
TO LET,
254
FFICES, Rooms and Godowns on the
De Youx Road Central. the Premisas
Ground and Second Floors. No. 14, now occupied by the SOUTH CHINA MORN ISU PORT. LIKITED. Possession 1st May, 1914, or liar.
Flate **Wild Doll" Buildings, Wanchai Road
No. 4 Mosque Junction. The "Nank" No. 48 Pask. **Homestead, No. 43 Perk. Immediate possession.
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SANG LEE c/o Compradora Department, Hondrong & Shanghat Banking
CORPORATION. Hongkong, Fab. 23, 1914..
TO LET.
An extraordinary chango has come over
attributable to the beljed this we are at the beginning of a lasting period of cheap money. The reduction of a full point in the Bank rate from 4 to 3 por ceas in a-week has not occurred for twenty years, and, together with the evidence that the
·Bank of England had largely increased
and an extra sum of $95,000 in placed Bramble - to general rowry, these items aggro Britomar gating 90. Having gard to higher Cadmus was and the increased cost of soal. Cheimer the retention of 25 per cent. of the grow ance increase is not bad. Another A
Chardh per oena, might obviously have been lin ite investments, "it was taken to mean paid without difficulty, but the Great Colde that the Bank authorities regard both Northern directors are always conserva- † Fame. political and financial conditions as having tive, and, notwithstanding the recent Hampshire taken a decided turn for the better. advance, Great Northern Deferred yields | Ja While trade has admittedly fallen off to 45 is per cent, at the current quotation, Kennet some extent, and consequently released
The Great Eastern„ dividend was a a, certain amount of money, anything
Kinaba
like a prolonged slump is not looka! for pleassat strprišic, the reduction in the Merlin in the best informed guarters. So long | first half-year being made up by a verres. | Minotaur * as, we continue to provide kuge amount ponding increase nùw, so that the return | Moorhen of cash for the Colonics and South Ame for the whole of 1018 is the same as for Newcastle rien, the demand for goods which we can 1912-viz., 24 per cent. The reason for Nightinga supply will go on, and it may be pointed the curtailment six months ago has yet Ribble. out that as China settles down under to Bo explained, unlew it was due to
Rosario her now regime business with that coun- the adoption of a new policy under which
Robin try may be expected to `revive, while in the interim distribution will bò, ne guida 282 ter directing the lower tariff of the to the getal results of the previous x Sendpiper
United States ought not to be wholly months. The only report so far to hand Snipe Without effect on British manufacturers. Jis that of the South-Eastern nud Ohn-} Tacoma • Hene it will be well not to count too thumn Managing Committee, and it shows Th meli on slack trade as a reason for a that while gros ripts increased. Thistle
Trun Actually such a cauw is not wanted.of which 143,000 arose from the higher
Cak What we teru giltelged stocks have been price of soal and £31,000 from a heavier
unduly diproved for the last few wages bill. Still, from the proportion Welland yours as they were over-inflated in 1806- neerning to it, the South-Eastern, is able Widgeon
With a return of confdene--and a [to raise the dividoind on the Deferred | Woodcock rserwery in prices is the surest way of [from 13 to 2 per cent. As regards the Woodark bringing it about--stocks will appreciate Chuthern Company it was disappointing Yarmouth once more to a level whers 31 per conk, that the distribution on the Second Pro- will be considered a fair yield on the forenee stock was not more than 14 per
0,36
cent, thegh it compares with only per cent. br 1912. Below are the divid. | 0.78 ends so for declared for the whole your 1913, compared with those for 1012: .038
A Electric Lifts, Fans and Lighting, Pank, Furnished from 4th March' big indrane în, high-aluss securities. £20,000, expouses went up £274,000, i
Haroposa Baths and Sanitary Fittings.
O. 113. PLANTATION ROAD, Hot and Cold Water System throughout, 6 or 7 rooms, electric light, hot water
Best of Food and Service. and garden.
No. 7, Mountain View, immediate -poacasion..
DENNYS & BOWLEY. Hongkong. Feb. 24, 1914.
Talarnona 373. TELEGRAPEJO ADDRESS.
·VICTORIS."
R. H. NORTE,
Manager
TO LET.—FURNISHED.
232
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HONGKONG
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Telephonen
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WYNDHAM HOTEL,
29 WYNDHAM (FLOWER)
STREET,
LOCATION Food For Fridge
TI
Peak from 1st April. Apply to
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TO LEP.
FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES in Granville Avenue and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon, Cheap rentals.
SHOP with Godown attached, Nathan ROAD, Kowloon..
Bowloon Marine Lot No. 48 with Wharf,
Flac in Humphreys Buildings, WINDSOR LODGE, Kimberley Road, Kowloon, 6 rooms and Tennis court.
Apply to HUMPHREY'S ESTATE & FINANCE
Co., LTD.
Flongkonu. Feb. 2, 1914
TO LET.
In the following table ara shown the prices of a low first-class stocks at tho (end of Dyceraber and row:
rent.
Travnal 3 per
$195................ BHA
budin 4 per want. 85 India 3 per cent) 72 L.C.C. 3 per cent. 902 1.c.c. 3 per cent. 75%
* 63382
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His Britannic Majesty's Ships on the China Station.
river gunbost
river gumbosa
sloop
300
Tome. Guna LEP
Comunander.
despach-remme
1650
Comdr. "Arghibald Cochrane
“Admiralty tur
TIO
900
710
8 22,900
Lt.-Comdr. B. & Prichard Lient, Comdr. WJB, DETAI
wloop
1070:
4
1400
Capt. H. P. ELT. WImme
Than
mrpedo boat detrogres
580
7500
Lieut. H. T. England →
Hongk
waber, tank and, teg
300
Hongkong
wioop
1070
1400
Comdr. Calin Mückende: D.8.0.
Shangha
torpedo boat destroye sarpedo bost destroye cruiser, Lat olam /
580
4
7500
Hongkong
380
A 5700
Mr A. J. Mailett, Gauner
Hongkon
10,830
10 · 90,500
Capt." H. W. Graph
Hongkong
torpedo bonti destroyer
60
7300
Lieut. G. F. A. Malouk
Hongkong
torputo boat destroya
36)
.7800
Lieut. . K. Boddam-Whatham
Orelring
river ganboná
810
1900
16. Comdr. H. D. Marryat
Vangtane
1040
LL. Coudr. Gibeon.
Hongkong
cryfsze, kun alúm.
24,800
97,000
Capt. E. B. Kiddl
Hongkong
river gunbost
180.
800
Wook Rivie
__cruiser, 2nd clas
4800
19 22,000
river gunboat
85
..
240
Lient-Com. Malcolm Murray
torpedo boat destroy?
590
7500
Lleat RW, Wilkinson
Hongkong
depot ship, submarinee
981
1400
Lieut. F. A. N. Cremie
Houghing
river gun host
思い
2
940
Lt.-Comdr. Nash
West River
<
river ganbost
肽
2
940
Et-Com. I. A. S. Hatton
West River
RS.
940
Lt.-Comdr Maurice B. Lolla
Yangia. Hiyor
$850
Commodore R. H. Anstruther, C.M. G.Hongkong
180
2
river gunboat
710
× 900
0.
battleship
11.985
18
12,600
torpedo-bost destroyer
5590
$500
La Comdr. Maxwell
Hongkong
Hongkong
torpedo-boat-destroyer
1590
$500
.Comdr. Seymour
Craining
river gunboaă
195
9
BOO
Lt.-Cam. J. C. F. Borrett
Upper Yangtime Bla
150
600
Lt.-Com. M. Blackwood
Tangtase River
180
1500
-Lt-Comdr. Lloyd
1250
29.000
Capt, H. L. Cochrane
river gunboat
roceiving ship
river gunbost
river gunboat river gunboar
light cruiser
submarine
O.ST
submarine
submarine
torpedo bost
torpedo bost
torpedo boss
torpedo boat
Cons.....
End Des. Jan. 4 Rise..
713 15%
1913. 1932. pra cont. per cent. Chatham Bevind Prof........ 14
098 07
-068
Trish 2 per cent... 70% Irish 3 per evar.... 77 Local Lotte 3 per
THI
72
Threat Eustern...
21
+
પાઠ
0
Great Northern Det.
2
G, N. of Sporland Defi
14
3
KN
B
G. N. Ireland
Gt. Southon & Western.......
5
54
Highland
2}
21
Metropolitan
2?
781
South-Eastern Def.
.
61
Taff Vale
01
74
14
Port of London
jer cent. Canada 34 per rend HD („Casuula" 3" per crud, 82 Cape 3 per cent. 87
... 931
99
4
251
34
но
Cape 3 per cent.... 79
HO
1
1
21
.
ATL
91
24
Mel: Water 3
per eens.
( DOGATE," Austin Road, Kowloon ; { New Zealand 34
· Nonfarniabod.
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pir cent,
L
Thess dividends are not astonishingly
large, those of the two Irish ecnaponics
| being by far the best, word indienting the 5pmperity which the distressful country
has rajoyed.
No. 68 Park, MOUNT KELLETT, | Victoria 3 per (Church Mfusion Society'. Bungalow) tili rens. 9th May 1914, partly furnished, Cacap These are pretty big movements in aing back a litt during tho lust few days,
rebt.
6 CAMERON VILLAS, No. 59 "No. Peak, to let furnished for me gear from 1st May 1914."
"KELLETT CREST" No. Peak, from 1st March 1914. furnished.
Leth-Com. "Alan Dixon
Capt. Frederick A. Pawlets,
It-Comdr. Hon. G. Stopford. Upper Yangtasi Mirs
Lt. Com, H. R. N. Cottrell-Dormer Hongkong-
Capt. P. Streatfeild, M.V.O.
Lt. Comdr. F. J. MoĜillowis
Lb. Comdr. J. Gaimes
Lt. Comdr. R. K. U. Pope
Lh. Comdr. Handley
Lt. Comdr. B. W. Seymour
*Flagship of Vico-Admiral T. H. M. Jariam, K,0.B., Commander-in-Chief.
Tangtowe Pirm Hongkong Alongkong. Hongko
Hongkong
West River "Homenag Hongkong
Went Fires
Name:
Generally, it is possible to record in erased activity all round the Stock Ex Duplex t change, and it only needs a settlement | Klaber of some sort in Mexico to remove the Montcalm remaining cloud that is over-shadowing | Decidée the minckels, Wall Street has been hang.
Argus mouth, and the natural content of the bus it will be surprising if Americans Vigilante professional is that the market has gone i do not go ahead sexa under, the influence too fast. Against this view it must be of cheap mossey and the necessity of mesta
Patho The remembered that the dealers hayo no ing largo note issues in the near futur. Doniard de Lagree partly stock on their books, and that hobices This demand for good bonds both of today usually paid a good desi more North and, South American railways In than the present quotations, so that very noticeable, and it is ba hoped they are not disposed to well yet awhile-that investors in Mexico and Brazilian If money remains a cheap as it is now, rails will not have to wait much longer with the India Council muling for for the much-needed recovery. monthz ut 11 per cent and advances for trinks are meeting with renewed atten. shorter periods ohuinable at 1. to 1) per tión, especially the rubber, shipping,
No. 19th SHELLEY STREET !.. From Lar October 1913.
"No 5 MOUNTAIN VIEW from Lat A and ONLY TWO MINUTES' WALK | April 1934," FROM BUSINESS CENTRE.
No. 24 B LILIOS TERRACE from 1st April, 1×14.
No. 36 ELGIN TERRACE, & rooms
Families; Residents and Tourists made thoroughly comfortable.
Terms Moderate)-
RUN ON FIRST-class Laxes Under the Personal Rapervision of the Proprietre
M. 8. HOY.
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be
Beaten, if Equailed, For Bre Calés, Crafestinnery" Meals with Wines & Liqueur.
To let till 31-8 October, 1914, No. 64 The Feak, seren rooms and drying room, furnished, including Electric fans and Telephone."
peculative purchasest can see axewery, and banking groups, and even Iberville nico turn in buying securities that vield South African gold mines have rallied Pistolet 31 to 33 per cent. It is, of course, the from the slough of despond into which
Mousquet investor who ultimately fixes" the level they had fallen, while there is every
of priens, and it remains to be seen with promise of a higher level for the leading Manche what rate of interest he will be content.diamond and repper sharves
FOR SALE. HARTING and ROGATE, on part of In spite, however, of the rapid recovery Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1154.
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS, 3rd Floor, Alexandrs Buildings,
Hongkong. Feb. 28. 1714.
which has taken place, it will be strange
if the gilt-edged group does not further!
improve, for the opportunity to buy
India Government stocks, for instance,
61
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Lt. Comdr. Barton
Lt. Comdr. Micol
Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station.
Flagship of Rear-Admiral Colloch de Karillis, Commander-in-Chist, the French China Station.
H
1625 10 ADOO Conn. Voisin
*. Plaquhly of Capt. (Commodore Boscimat, Companding uba local defmon Indo China
Handan
Gnaisenan Etis
to yield 31 ́ per cent, does not often RISK OF JAPANESE DEGENERACY. Jaguar Leipzig According to Prebendary H. E. Fox, Luche“
Occur.
Kaiseria Klies bezb
Fag and description. Austro-Hungarian cruiser
French armoured cruiser French armoured cruiser
Captains.
4000
10,014
9730
30. 20,000
12 19,600
French flagship
9600
Capt. Makevita
Capt. Davelny Capt. Gouts Capt. de VaisseaZ-
Las report
Hongkong
Hongkong
French gunboat
#45
10 1000
Lieut. Vandier
Balgon Shangh
Saigon
French river gunboat
180
6 670
Lieut. Dordet
Cantor
French gunbost
123
7
500
Lient. de Jerrillier
French gunbost
130
Lieut. Collin
Canton Tongkn
French gunhost
Lieut. Dupay Dutempe
Tahong-Kle
Lynr
French sab-marize
Lieut. Bolulz
Salcom
Protea-
Indus- • Styx
Fronde
French sub-marina
Saigon
French armoured gunboat
French destroyer
1798
10
7
1700
Lieut. Guillaume-Louis
Baigon
803
Lieut. Aurillso
Balgon
French destroyer
Capt. de Frigate Romisen
Saigon
French destroyer
French destroyer
907
130 7 300
#
Comdr. de Marquesser
Saigon
300
Saigon
French surveying-skip-
Saigon
...
German cruiser
3600" 2 .3.500
Captv. Restorff
Hongkong
German armoured cruiser 11,600
,000
Captain Bruninghaus
Tsingtad
German gunboat
900
12
£300
Comdr. T. Gehren
Shanghai
German güzbost
900
12
1500
Conur. Vanseiow
Taingbee
!
German cruiser
9950
24 11,000
Capt Behnke
Thingier
German gunboat
900
10 1350
Comedy, Bendamann
Taingear
Home Rails have had a good advance, who gave un address, pm Japan at the embarg though the Great Northern dividend caus- Victoria Institute, Charing Cross,
TO LET
TO LETS
to G. M. HARSTON, Hongkong, Dec. 30, 1914
#1599
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ADENTS.
DATE or Litavare yesterday.
Gibb Livingston & Co. Feb. 27, at 10a.m. Clibb Livingston & Co. Mar. 20, at 10 am Omks Shosen, Kafsha Mar. 4, at 8 sim. Osaka Shosen Kaisha March 8 Bit Kippon Yusen Kaisha March -1. Great NorthernS.9.CoMay 15, at Noon Melchers & Co......... March 8, at 9 a.m. Biodor, Weiler & Co. Abons. March 2, Melchere & Co... About March 3.
Nippon Yusen Kaisha Mar. 10, at 11a.m. P.&O. 8. N. Co...... About March Jardine, M'an Co. Ld. About March 9. Jardine, Med March 3, at 4 p.m.,
Tome & Co..
Tomes & Co. Mar. 13, at p.. Showan. Butterfeld Co. Mar.
& Swire... Mar. at &.p.m. Jardins, Mon Co. Ld. Feb. 28, at 2 p...
Jardine & son&Co, Ld. Mar.. 7. at 9 p.m.
finen Kalsha Blar, 11, at 10 a m.
ed a slight set-bank in a few instances January 19, the simple habit of life which
Scharnhorst Apparently the more san- hau so long characterised the Japanese is
3. 90 guine had been expecting 81 per cent, giving place among the wealthier classen for the year on Great Northern Defer to the luxury imported from other lands. Tak red, whereas the actual distribution is The highly developed educational system Tiger 8 per cent., as against 21 per cent, for is entirely secular. Notwithstanding the Tsingtan 1012. Probably the issue of £750,000 rapid speed of materialisms and ration Vaterland Preferred, and £500,000 Deletred: Ordinary aliem under European and American”) it. last year had been overlooked, for when fluence the Japanese people as a whole aro Calabris it is taken into account the result is still a religious people, and their pety.
though less intensive than ours, is Adammator genuine. But the problems which faco Maso the Japanese are many and complex, and Patria according to Probendary Fax, it is the. same message that once conquested Pagen | Britain'" "which" alone will save Japan.
English Christians, he declares, havO 849. duty in that direction towards her poli 44
Kippon. Ihr MKE. 25, at 10 mM LET Firar, ped for seven months | tical rally.
Yuson
Nippon March 10 at 1pm. No. 64, The Test App
- from the first week in March 1914;
M'times
Maritimes Mar.
p.
Facile Mail S. S.. Co. March 3, Fadife Mail S.S. Co. Mar. 14, at Boon. Facino Mal 8.5. Co... Max: 01, at 1p.m.
Kaitha March 7.
Rison Kalaba
Lensageries
O. S.K. Co. bury Am'ka Tane Ma
bury As ou burg Am'ka
About
March 6,
11, at Boo
idnight
"TO LET
OFFICES in King's Building.
THE HONGKONG LAND INVES
MENTREFIGHDE Co. I
Hooghong, Jan. 13, 1914.
TO. 2, Hankow Road, Kowloon EV Let Apdi next 6 Bodza Electric light throughout,
UNITED STATES" VESSELS" ATTACHED · TO ASIATIC STATION,.
German cruiser
X400
**213,200
Capt. Mörsberger
Otter
German river gunboat
Capt. Lieut. Firle
German angship
86. 26.000
Capt. von Schultz
Tsingtan
German torpedo-bost
4.30
ฟ
6500
Capt. Lieut. Barrenborg
German torpedo-boné
2:80
4 6000
Obit. z. B. Claa
Tsingta
German guibost........
900
10
1350
Comds, Böcker
ferman river ganhost
223
4
1.800
Capt, von Möll
Cant
berman river gunbost
223
4
500
Obit.. 8. Prin
·Italian cruiser.
2145
Comdr. Somini Piomardi
Shangha
Portuguesa cruiser Porteguose gunboat Portagome unboat
1757
Capt. Anibal de S. Dias
Capt. Martins
700
Captain José de Carvalho Ozato
17. 3, sabesarissa
Ensign 2. Mo0, Murray
Liest, E. D. McWhorter
Ew.gn J. O. Van de Cher
AT Alban Bainbridge BAZZY
U. 8. protected: U.S.carped U8
Callao
LOSING WEIGHT BY THE POUND
Chauncey Cincinnati
U.B.to
U.S.
Unde
„llative) povecé are decres
Ensign C. M. Yates
7500
Com. M. L Bristol
8000
Ensign EL A. Jones
8000
Lima R. Hil
250
Haigu J, Lu Heiberg
ánton
B000 **Lisak
Fletcher
10,000
Comdr. 8, 8. Robinso
8000
Wooden
8000
Green
600-
Lt. Com
Gannon
1968
1100
8000