Cutler Farmer & INAPIER
JOHNSTONE'S
The worm Merchany of the last
“SQUARE" BOTTLE
WHISKY,
UNVARIED FOR OVER 150 YEARS.
THE SAME TO-DAY AS IN 1745.
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SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG
LANE CRAWFORD & CO.,
and from Art, WENN MERCHANTE,
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UST UNPACKED. A Splendid Assortment of the following
Latest Novelties:
Up-to-date Style Ladies Side and Back Combe Slides and Barbettes, Drossing and Board Combs and Fancy Combs, A
The "Corverall" "Inviuble Frings Neta.
COMPANY MEETINGS.
SHANGHAI AND HONGKEW
WHARF CO., LTD..
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 10TH, 1913.
The annual general meeting of share- holders in this Company was held at the office of the general agents (Jardino, Matheson & Co., Ltd.), Shanghai, last week. Mr. David Landala presided, and thers were also present:-Mossrs. H. R. Kinnear, H, A. J. Marray, A. M. Mar shall and C. W. Wrightson, directors; Mears. J. M. Young, A. It. Wilson, A. Stott, J. R. Elise, R. H. Elias, B.-A. Clarke, T. R. Wheelock, R. E. Kadoorie, P. Chambers and J. J. Dunne (Acting Secretary).
The Acting Sceretary having read the notier convening the meeting,
The Chairman said:-Gentlernen,----Ás the Report and Accounts have been in your hands for some days I propose, with you permission, to take them as rend. I will now ask the Secretary of the Com pany to read the Auditors' Report in accordance with the Hongkong Com- panics Ordinances, under which this Company is constitutediting rad
The report having been read, the Chair- man continued:-The result of the year's working is a considerable improve. ment upon that of the preceding year, the balance of the 1912 Working Account being Tls, 370, 178.01 48 against · Tlo. 236,021.30 for 1011 This gives me a balance at credit of Profit and Loss Account of Tl. 174,370:57, after the interim dividend of Tis. 8 per share paid
and
in August has been deducted, enables your directors to recommend the Payment of a final dividend of Tls, & per share, making 7 per cent for the your, and to place Tia. 25,000 to Repairs' Account. A sum of Tls. 24,612.80 has been spent on repairs during the year, which
made from the 1911 Account Our
Finost Quality Boal Human Hair Indisi Tle. 3,612.60 in excess of the provision pensable to the Fresant Style of Hair Dressing Light Brown, Mil Hrown and Dark Brown
HOOSAIN-ALI & 06.
No. 14, Quoan'a Road Camera Hongkong, 21st Febrúary, 1912 145
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1
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F.C. CALVERT & Co., Manchester, Eng.
FOR
86-2
NERVOUS EXHAUSTION
-LOSS
of
MEMORY
and DEBILITY
and
feed the
NERVES
CHAPOTEAUTS PROSPHO-CLYGERATE OF LIME
increases vital energy nad nerve forze, cures Neurasthenia, Dyspeptid Lasomaly, and servous discnies in adults and children,
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3t. FOR YOU! BEST TO TAKÉ LAPY AND
godowns are in good order and our
berves are being kept in a serviceable condition, but no more is being spent than is absolutely necessary upon whartes which are within the normal line, in ease they have eventually to be replaced by others in the positions required by the River Conservancy. We handled a much larger number of steamers during the year under review than in the preceding year, and we have had more cargo on storage. The present year has commenced well. If any shareholder: desires any further information regarding the accounts I shall be happy to give it him to the best of my ability, dudes
There were no questions, and the follow- ing resolutions wore then put to the meeting and carried unanimously
Proposed by the Chairman ond seconded by Mr. A. M. Marsha That the report and acconats as presented be passed and adopted.
Proposed by Mr. J. M. Young and seconded by Mr. B. A. Clark: That Mécsis H. R. Kinnear, H.A. J. Macray, A. M. Marshall, C. W. Wrightson, together with the senior member of Jardine Matheson & Co, Ltd., be re- elected directors of the Company for the current year.
Proposed by Mr. J. R Elias and seconded by Mr. T. R. Wheelock: That Mesa G. R. Wingrove and H. W. G. Hayter be re-elected auditors of the Com- pany for the current year.
Proposed by the Chairman and second- ed by Mr. H. R. Kinnear: That a final dividend of Tls. 4 per share be declared for the year 1012,
Mr. Stott said that there was a rumour about to the effect that the Com. pany was negotiating to sell a portion of their property. Was that so?
The Chairman replied that no negotia tions were going on directly between the Company and anybody for the sale of any portion of their property. They had had, through a broker, an inquiry as to what price they would accept for a portion of their property, and a reply had been given that an offer at a certain 5gure would be considered. There was nothing more defuite that he was able to give Mr. Stott:
This concluded the business of the
meeting.
THE ANGLO-GERMAN BREWERY.
WM. POWELL
LTD.
Talapkonn 346.
GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTERS.
PURE SILK
HALF-HOSE
SOLE DISTRIBUTORS
"PHOENIX
BRAND"
BLACK. WHITE AND 25 COLOURS.
PER PAIR.
$1.50
$8.00
PHOENIX BRAND
Van
PER DOZ
HALF HOSE.
Houten's Cocoa
To be placed to Reserve account To be placed to Special fund Dividend to Shareholders 8 per
cont
Balance to be carried forward to
1915 account
101-9
$20,000.00 the blue to green that is to say, in ligh 5,000.00 of being true primaries, the tints ara in each. case somewhat merged the one into 35,528.00 the other. To these shades all the print-
897,642.73
BANKS
*ONGKONG
AND
HBANKING CORPORATION.
SHANGHAI
PAIR OF CAPITAL
**
$16,000,000
RESERVÈ FURURIN zami
ŠTERIANGE
SILVER
$17,200,000
$32,200,000
£1,500,000 at 2/-$15,000,000
M
RESERVE LIABILSES OF PROPʼrons$15,000,000
COEET OF Dragorous,
F. H. ARMSTROxe, Esq.-Chairman. Hon. Mr CH. Boss-Deputy Chairman.
B.-H. Dodwell, Eee.
4. Friesland, Esq..
C. 8. Gabbay, Esq.
G. B. Laurens, Esq.
Lieb, Esq.
W., Pattenden, Esq.
J, A. Plummer, Eng.
Hon. Mr. E, Bhellim,
E. A. Siebe, Esq.
CRIFT MANAGER: Hongkong N. J. STADB.
ACTING MAFAGNE Shanghai-A. G: Ørsraen,
LONDOR BA LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER BANK LIMITED.
HONGKONG INTEREST ALLOWED.
On Current Account at the rate of Two per vent. per annum on the Daily Balanos,
Are On Frkan Darosis.
For 3 months, 2) por cont. per Annum, For 6 months, 3 per cent. par Annam, For 12 months, 4 per cent. per Aun
N. J. STABBE,
Chled. Mausger Hongbong, 24th February, 1913.
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THE OKOHAMA DE SPECIE
LIMITED
118
BANKS
HONGKONG SAVINGS HANK.
THE Businoss of the above Bank is con
THE
ducted by the HONGKONG, AND SHANGHAI FANKING CORPORATION. Kulas may be obtained on application.
INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the Minimum Monthly Balances at 3) per cont
per amum.
Pepositors may transfer at their option balance $100 or more to the HovexoNG AND BHANGHAI BANK to be plnood on FIXED DEPOST at 4 per cent, por annnm.
For the HonoŽONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. HAN, J. STABB,
Chiel Manager 139
Hongkong, 1st July, 1911..
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION, ***
IES
.....
PAWANA
HEAD OFFICE: 60 Wall Street, Now York. HONDON OFFLON: 36, Mahojegase, E.C.
02 BRANOKIS–
Bombay
Caloutta
Canton
Cobu
Colon Expire
Hongkong
HARLOT
Rubo
Maulla
Mexico
Painaina
Foxing
San Francisco
Bhanghai
Yokohama
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $7,050,000
* equal £1,450,00 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING
BUSINESS transacted, CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the visual
terma moord sami. BANK DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for one year at 4 per cent, per annum, or for shorter periods, at rates which may be naçor- tained on application
AUTHORISED CAPIZAL.... Yon 48,000,000 PAID-UP CAPITALY 30,000,000 BERLYS FUND. 17,850,000
HRAD OPTICS--YOKOHAMA,
Brenohen and Agencian Antang Hien Ting-Yang Byojun
Calerita
Bombay
Chiengohun
Dairan (Dalny)
BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC TANCES made.
REMIT
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DEATTS granted on all the principal cities in The World O
(Port Arthur THE London Ben Franciaor
Lyens Shanghai Nagasaki Tabling
Fongdon (Mukden) Nowchwang Tientain
Hankow Pr
Harbord
Henoindu
Koba
Mit
New York Tokyo
Pekin
INSEERT ALLOWED ON CURRENT ACCOUNTS Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to he obtained on application.p
EISHI ONO, Manager,
Hongkong, 11th January, 1913. {443
MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
AUTHORISED. CAPITAL
BUBSCRIBED
PAID UP
RESBY FUND
HEAD OFFION:
40, Threadneedle Strest,
BEANCHES:
Gale
Singapore.
#1,500,0CD
1,125,000 562,000
*LONDON, E.0.
Bombay,
Kandy.
Oslombia
Horrah,
Dalbi
Fonong
Madran
Kota Bahru, Kelantan.
Kamchi
Rangoon
Colombo,
Kuala Lumpur, F.M.s Hongkong, Shanghai.
VE AGENTS IN JAPAN: 1 Messed JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.
BANK OF ENGLAND.
LOUDON JOINT STOOR BANK, LTD. Every description of Banking and Erobange. business transacted. Stocks, and Shares bought and sal on seccant of Constituents, Letters of Credit granted on Agents and Correspondents all over the world.
ing is standardized, so that by means of 4,498 46 the special screen in the camera and the -sensitized printing paper, with the above standard tints, any photographer should be able to attain accurate results. Two plates and one film are employed, and cach is sensitized to photograph one colour only. One piste and the film are put together into one slide, with the INTEREST allowed on Current Accounts at emulsions in contact, the film thus also par coat, per annum on Dally Halance and or serving the purpose of screening the Fixed Deposits at rates which may be plate. A print is made from the blue ascertained on application. negative upon a rapid gaslight
paper,
BASF, O. MACDONALD, ' which is turned into the vellow image. Prints in gelatine containing double saite. Hongkong, 18th March, 1913, are prepared from the other two negatives and transferred to a temporary support
As to depreciation, we have made some small alterations in the various items. Cask account stands in the books at an especially low figure and 30 per cent, depreciation is a very ample provision. On the other hand, we have written off & little more of Machinery and Property, secount, so that the total amount comes to abont the same as in the previous years. For the Reserve account we propose $20,000 and for the Special Fund 35,000, that thess accounts will then stand as
follows:- Reserve account. Special Fund Making a total of
800,000.00 80,000.00
$80,000.00 These are all the remarks I have to The annual general meeting of the Anglo-German Brewery Co., Ltd., was make, but I shall be glad to answer any
questions held last week at Shanghai, Mr. M.
The report and accounte were adopted; Hoerter provided, and there were also pre-a dividend of 8 per cent, was declared sent: Mesars, J. Johnstone and C. W. Mr. H, C. Augusteson was re-elected a Wrightson (directors), C; Frischen (ucing) director; and Mr. G. R. Wingrove was secretary), K. Blickle and P. Peltner, re-re-elected auditor. presenting 942 shares.
The Chairman announced that dividend warrants would be posted that afternoon.
which
PHOTOGRAPHY IN NATURAL COLOURS,
THE POLYCHROKIDE SYSTEM, Efforts to produce photographs in the actual colours of nature have attracted considerable attention during recent
years, and the works of the Lumieres and
The Chairman said Gentlemen,--The reports and accounts having been in your hands for some time, I will with your permission take them as read. Turning to the balance sheet, you will find that the first three items, Machinery, Property and Cask account,now stand in the books at about 8442,500, or just a little under the share capital of the Company of 2444,100. Considering that all the addi tions consisting of more collars, building up-to-dato machinery, eto.. have very largely increased the capacity others were notable stepping stones or the road to progress. It has been proved and efficiency of the Browery, an enthat, by the use of the colour-screen, nega prised in theso figures, the position is
tives can be produced giving "the" sensa very satisfactory one and will be further tions of the three primary colours, and strengthened by about $31,000-if the de these can te combined to secure is fairly
The preciation as proposed is passed.
harmonious picture; but it has been well building and machinery have been kept in stated that the results obtained by thorough good repair, the cost of which has been charged to working account, as superposed pigmented and bichromated colour selection usual. The Material account is a good gelatine (successively yellow, red, and deal larger than last year, as provision blue), printed under had to be made for our largely increased negatives, are very uncertain and often sale of bottle beer. Debtors amount to far from satisfactory.
One of the chief features which dis about $38,000-against our indebtedness
TETNEW DRAGRKÉZASTRZYMAN St THERAPION 175
HER THAT TRADE NAREND WORD "THERAPION” 19' SALE-MOTT, IZANY AUTISKUĻO ALL GERUMI PARISES.
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BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are available all over the World.
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
issued.
PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and
Shares offooted...
TRAVELLERS' CHEOKS Fold and cashod,
VA GEORGE HOGG,
Manager, 9, Queen's Bend,
Hongkong, 2nd November, 1912 m 220
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCONFORATRE" BY BOTAL CHARTRE, 1853. HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,
PAID UP CAPITÁL RESSAYS FUND...
BESERVE LIABILITY
PROFBUTORS...
...£1,200,000
000'099*15***
O
...£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Genernă Fking business transacted.
And
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 yene or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
WM. DICKSON Mwiger,
Hongkong, 12th April, 1912 [35
CHINA COAST METEOROL"-GICAL
Sistion,
REGISTER
19TH MARCH, 1913, A.pl.
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(INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL INPO 1 „G
OZARTRE).
Yes 10,000,000 | Chefee ... Yon 6,250,000 Weihaiwei Ten: 2,620,000 Hakow
HEAD OFFIOD: TAIFHII, FORMORA
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES |
Swntow Kobe Nagasaki
HONGKONG OFFICE.
3. DEB Yœux EDAD. Intamet "lowed - da Currant - Accounta
Tchange Kinkang **n Changsha
Shanghai
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has worked only by the aid of artificial flash light, using a special compound to impart the requisite actinic properties, he does Capital not anticipate trouble in adapting the Capital Subscribed (pald sp} process to ordinary daylight. The Reserve Fund camere takes the three pictures through a single lens and a single filter, and it is found possible to make the register of the pictures perfectly accurate. The suc Leess of this process appears to depend Amey upon the skill with which the spectrum Anping has been split up, so that there is neither Canten gap nor overlap, and therefore no colour Topshow
e either lost or doubled. Specimens of the results yielded by the new process in clude, not only numerous portraits, in which the delicate Eesh tint, the hair, and the minute details of the costume of the sitters are reproduced in complete Deposits received on terms which may be had harmony and in true colours, but also en application.
K. TSUDZURABARA, Manager. copies of paintings by the Old Masters in
Hongkoni, Lat May, 1911 which the dihealties due to low tone and faded tints are successfully overcome.
YEDERLANDSCH-INDISCHE
HANDELSBANK. NETHERLANDS INDIA COMMERIČAL BANKĄ,
ESTABLISHED 1863.
Anthonend Capital Fi. 15,000,000 (£1,250,000) Paid ap
Capital FL. 14,905,350 (21,242112) Legapi Reserva Fund FL 5,022,161,27 (£418,513) Bacolod .....
Fleifo Cebu HEAD OFFION: AMSTERDAM. HRAD ASENOX BATAVIA.
WEATHER REPORT
On the 19th, 11.05 Pressure has increased moderately over Japan, and decreased moderately over N.E., China. It is early stationary elsewhere."
A doprection appears to have formed over N. | Chins, Interrupting the monsoon.
The southern depression is now central to the south of Hainan.
Unsettled weather may still be expected over the N. China S
to the bank of about $36,000. The Marktinguish the new polychromide process
Hongkong rainfall for 24 hours ending at introduced by Mr. Aron Hamburger, of account does not appear in the accounts
10a.m. to-day, 0.18 inches. this year, as we took advantage to remit the Dover-street Studios, from many
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon at the high rates of exchange ruling last others is the use of a camera which year. The balance of Profit and Loss enables the three plates to be taken to-day is as follows:
simultaneously, at a single exposure," In
DISTRIOT
FORECAST. account is $97,642.73, which your directors order to overcome certain difficulties in Hongkong & Neighbourhood recommend to appropriate as follows:-
herent in this principle, Mr. Hamburger
Variable winds, be written off Cask and Yat no
mcderate. $4,165.76 employs both reflection and refraction, Formos Channel - eunt 10 per cent. ................
and he has succeeded in so equally balanc To be written off Machinery ac
No. 2 Hongkong and Lamooks. 14,783,97ing the effects of each that perfect colour South coast of China betwoon (The sme n count 10 per cent......
is obtained. A scale South coast of Chins between The same as 'sensation rendering 13,652.14 of shades of the standard colours has been
Hongkong and Hainan, 1 No 1. "prepared, in which the yellow inclines. 831,621:27 slightly to orange, the red to crimson, and ra and fogares
To be written off Property account
per cont.
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BRANCHES AND AGENTS all over thr World.
THE BANK- bannoots every description of Banking and Exchange business, received money on Current Account at the ratao12 per cenă per sanan: om Daily balaros, Rates on Fixed Deposit can be ascertained on application.
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T. F. CLAXTON, Director, Hongkong, Observatory, 19th March, 1913. Fahrenheit
1 BAROMETRU, reduced to a degro on the level of the non in inches, tenths and findredha,
TEMPERATURE, in bo shade, in degroo
Fahrenheit.
8 HUMIDYTT, iz persontage of saturation, the kuidity of air estarsted with moisture being 100,
* DIBUTION or Wine, to two points,
3 FORCE OF WIND, according to Beaufort Scale. 6 STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, a debacked alund, d drizzling rain, f fog, 8 gloomy, h hail X ightning, o overcast, p pasang ahowan, qsually,
rain, a snow, t thunder, v visibility, w daw (wet).
7 Rai in izebee, ten and hundredthe