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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTIFICATION.
FROM THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF NORWAY IN SHANGHAI TYNDER the War, broken out smong various European Powers, Norway has declared itself Sentral,
UN
By Order of the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Christiania, Notice is hereby given to Norwegian Subjects and Norwegian Vessels to observe strict noutrality.
Shanghai, 7th August, 1914.
JORGEN EITZEN, Acting Consul-General for Norway.
in Chics and Hongkong,
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G.
B.
GOVERNMENT BILLS, ETC.
TEN
MENDERS for SPECIE and MEXICAN DOLLARS, current in this Colony, fur Telegraphic Transfer of the Lords Commis Kioners of HIS MAJESTY'S TREASURY, London, up to and for the sum of £50,000, will be received by the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, until 11 A.M. TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY), the 19th August, 1914.
The Tenders to state the total amount (in Pounds Sterling). No Telegraphic Transfer will be made for less thon £100.
The Tenders to be in duplicate, and in sealed oovers, addressed to the TREASURY CHEST OFFICER, ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT, and endorsed "TENDERS FOR GOVERN. MENT BILLS. to."
The right to accept or reject any or all of the Tonders is reserved.
Copies of Forms of Tender can be haul on application
***Parsons Tendering for (Bills) are hereby. notified tlist having regard to the provisions of the Acts 22 George III. Cap. 45 and 41 George III. Cap. 82 the acceptance of any such Tender is anbject to the express condition that no Member of the British House of Commons shall be admitted to any share or part in or to say but to arise from the Contract thereby made for the allotment of such (Bills)...... ́
“The provisions in question do not apply to Contracts entered into by an Incorporated Trading Company in ita corporate capacity and made for the general benefit of the Company."
J. O'HARA, Colanal, A.P... Treasury Chest Officer.
His Majesty's Treasury Ofice,
Hongkong, 19th August, 1914.
(1052
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS & TURNOVELAND TRADE REPORT
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The War.
The Press Censorship China and the Postal Union. Way and Trade Routes, 5.
The Situation in Chinu. Canards.
Japan and KiŁochów,
Hongkong,
The Confidence Trick.
Alleged Assault and Robbery by a Lukong, The Hongkong Tramway Co., dzd. Shanghai Cotton-Manufvernring Cà. Company Beport :--|:.
Hongkong
and Shanghai
Corporation.
Banking
-China Mutual Life Insurance Co., Liu, Felegrams.
A Volunteer's Sudden Death.
A Young Constable's Fatal Accident,
Robbers Hold Up the Canton Night Express. Sanitary Board,
Supreme Court.
Firing on a Japonese Stenner.
White Wolf's Death Confirmed.
Peking Notes.
Macho and the War.
Possibilities of Philippine Rubber.
The China Association.
Officers' School at Paoticgfu.
Chinx Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Japan's Purchase of Foreign Vessel; Foreign Philanthropists' Reward. The Neumann Murder,
War Notes.
War Telegrams.
The Long Arm of Coincidence. Admiralty Appointments
Money for Railway Construction.... Demand for Rubber.
Portuguese Ports Open to. British. Weihairci School.
Depression in Japanese Shipping, Theft of Army Rations. Wireless Stations for Chica. British Trade Interests in China.
· Commercial
Shipping.
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NOTICE.
HAVE This Day Established myself as EXPORT AND IMPORT MERCHANTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS under the name of:
W. A. HANNIBAL & Co.
W. A. HANNIBAL. Hongkong, 15th August, 1911.
8.S. TINGSANG" (Wracked).
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CHIPPERS and UNDERWRITERS interested in the Cargo, of this Steamor are requested to communicate with the Under- signed within three months from date.
GILMAN & Co",
Lloyd's Agents, Hongkong. 23rd June, 1914.
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INTIMATIONS
HONGKONG AND
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 197H, 1914,
SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION:
NOTICE OF ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY MEETINGS
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NOTIORDINARY HALF-YEARLY
MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the Cirr HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 22nd day of August, 1914, at Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a State- ment of Accounts to 30th June, 1914, and for the confirmation of the election of Directors. TOM AN
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THE-REGISTER OF SHARES of the; Corporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, the 10th August, to SATUR- DAY, the 22nd August, 1914 (both days inclusive), during which period. no trans- for of Shares can be registered.
AND NOTICE is hereby also given that
INTIMATIONS
LANE
CRAWFORD &Co.
AGENTS FOR:
CHUBB'S AND PHILLIP'S
STEEL SAFES.
WARNING
INSURE YOUR VALUABLES AND DOCUMENTS AGAINST
LOSS BY
FIRE OR BURGLARY
at the aume place and on the same day BY PURCHASINGHA GOOD SAFE, WHICH WE CAN SUPPLY
at Noon or so soon afterwards as the Ordinary Half-Yearly. Meeting shall be concluded an Extraordinary Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corporation will
CHUBB'S
be held when the subjoined Resolutions BRASS DETECTOR will be proposed as Extraordinary Rasulutions:-
AND
(1) That the Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation be and they are hereby requested and authorised by and on behalf of the shareholders of the Company to take the steps necessary to apply for the introduction of an Ordinance CASH into the Legislative Council of the, Colony of Hongkong supplemental to THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK ORDINANCE 1986, and the enactment of the same by the Governor of Hongkong with the advice and consent of the Legisla tive Council thereof to effect the amendment of Section 20 of Tan HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK ORDINANCE 1860, hereafter set out with such modifications (if any) as they may think fit and to accept mich Ordinance if and when enacted.
The following is the amendment above referred to:-The deletion from Section 20 of the said Ordinance of the words, To take and accept any lands, houses, "or other real or personal property in "satisfaction, liquidation, or payment of
GALVANIZED
PADLOCKS.
AND
DEED
BOXES.
YALE
LOCKS AND LATCHES.
CABINET LOOKS
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
CHUBB'S
PATENT LOCKING BARS FOR GODOWN DOORS.
any debt absolutely and bond fide pré- "viously due and owing to the Company, lien or charge on real or personal pro "and also to take any Mortgage or other CANNOT BE WRENCHED OFF. DUST-PROOF. "perty as a security for any monies
"
actually and bond fide previously due
to the Company or for which any person may have rendered himself liable to the "Company, and to hold such lands, houses and other real and personal property. respectively for such reasonable time as
NOPAD LOCKS ARE REQUIRED WITH THES E
INSPECTION INVITED.
"may be necessary for selling and dis- DUTT'S
"posing of and converting the seme into *money," and the substitution therefor of the following" words :--" To take, accept, ionforce, release, realise or deal with any security now held or which "may hereafter be held by the Company, for any monies owing or to become "owing to the Company, or for any "liabilities incurred or to be incurred
towards or by the Company by way of mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, de- posit or otherwise howsoever of every "kind of property or rights."
(2) That the Deed of Settlement of the Company be altered in manner following:
(a) That the following words be struck out of lines two and three of Article 8, namely, the words for not exceeding Afteen days before and seven days after every ordinary Meeting and that the following words ko adopted and substituted there- for, namely, "during such time as the Court thinks fit, not exceeding in the whole thirty. days in each year.".
(b) That the following words be
struck out of the last line of Article 56, namely, after the Meeting" and that the follow- ing words be adopted and substituted therefor namely, after the re-opening of the Register."
(c) That Articles 76, 77 and 73 bo
cancelled.
(d) That the following Articles be for adopted and substituted Articles
77 and 78, namely:
ARTICLE 76.- General Meetings shall be held once in every year, at such time and place in the Colony as may be prescribed by the Company in General Meeting, and if no such time or place is prescribed, then at such time and place as may be determined by the Court, and unless and until otherwise prescribed or determined as aforesaid "a General Meeting shall be held in the
month of February in every year." ARTICLE 77 The General Meetings mentioned in the last preceding Article "shall be called Ordinary Meetings.
ARTICLE 78.— All other General Meet- "ings shall be called Extraordinary "Meetings.
(8) That Article 90 be altered by inserting and adopting after the word holding in line
*
or
five thereof the words representing by proxy" and by striking out at the end of the said Article the words
present in person. (That the following words be added to Article 04: The "Court may from time to time pay to the Shareholders such "interim dividends as appear
."
to be justified by the position
13
of the Company."
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BRAND
USE ONLY
“MANGO”
CHUTNEYS
AND CURRY STUFFS
AND
BANKS
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
HE Business of the above Bank is con
The HONGKONG AND
„SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Rules may be obtained on application..
INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the Minimum Monsby Balances at 13 per cent.
per annum, they a dowo
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND SHANOTIAL BANE to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 per cent. per annum.
For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, A. G. STEPHEN,
Acting Chief. Manager.
Hongkong, 14th May, 1914.
to
AUCTION
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received instructions from the NGISTEAR, SUPREME COURT,
Sell by Pablic Auction
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED), TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY),
the 19th August, 1914, at 2.80 F.m, at No. 2, Ormsby Villas, Granville Road, Kowloon, THE WHOLE OF THE VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE Theroin Contained,
Consisting of
SILK TAPESTRY COVERED DRAW- INGROOM SUITE, FUMED TEAK
INTERNATIONAL BANKING HALL STAND BRYER CABINETS, and
CORPORATION,
HEAD OFFICE: 60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE: 36, Bishopsgate, K.C.
BRANCHES :-
Bombay.
Kobe.
Calcutta.
Manila
Canton.
Cabi
Mexico.
Panama.
Calon.
Poking.
*Empire. "
San Francisco.
Hongkong.
Shanghai.
Bankow
Yokohama:
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS Gold 87,200,000. £1,480,000'
equal EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING
BUSINESS transacted. CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the usual
terma
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, ized for one your
at 4 per cent, per annum or for shorter periods, at rates which may be ascertained on application. BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMIT-
TANCES made.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities in the World. q THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF
A
Largo · SIDEBOARD, “Bevelled Mirror,” CARVED CHERRYWOOD CHAIRS, OIL PAINTINGS and ENGRAVINGS, GLASS and CROCKERY and E.-P. WARE, FUMED TEAK: WARDROBES, BEVELLED MIRRORS, BOOKCASES and WRITING TABLES, Double and Single DRASS
MOUNTED BEDS, &o.,
"ALSO White ENAMELLED BATH and HEATER, PLANO by Haake in good erdor, azdis number of PLANTS and POIS
On View from TUESDAY, the 18th instant., TERMEAs Usual: le .50
HUGHES &
HOUGH,
Anotioneers.
Hongkong, 18th August, 1914,
BRABANKS
"TET.
HONGKONG
"AND
Глодя
SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
Paid-up Capital Beserve Funda zime.
Sterling
\*.*....... ̄$15,000,000 -
$17,650,000
$32,650,000
£1,500,000 1 2/---$15,000,000 Silver...
B
CREDIT aro available all over the Reserve Liability of Proprietors $15,000,000
World.
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and
Shares effected.
TRAVELLERS' CHECKS sold and cashed.
9, Queen's Road,
GEORGE HOGG, Manager.
Hongkong, 21st October, 1919.
NE
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EDERLANDSCH-INDISCH
HANDELSBANE (NETHERLANDS INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK)
ESTABLISHED 1969.
AuthorisedCapital Fi. 20,000,000 (£2,500,000) Faid-up Capital... FI. 17,407,000 (21,450,680) Reserve Fund...... Fl. 6,618,000 (; £543,168)
HEAD OFFICE; AMSTERDAM. HEAD AGENCY: BATAVIA,
LONDON BANKERS: THE WILLIAMS DEACOND BANK: SWISS BANEVEREIN.
The Bank transacts every description of
"EAST INDIAN CONDIMENT CO." Banking and Exchange business, receives
BRAND INDIAN CONDIMENTS, SREEKISSEN DUTT &
CALCUTTA,
THE PREMIER CONDIMENT HOUSE IN INDIA,
Co.,
A. B. MOULDER & CO. LTD.. Sole Agents FOR HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA.
7825.
Hongkong, 13th Jane, 1914.
WM. STEWART & CO.
TIMBER MERCHANTS, MEASURERS, AND TIMBER EXPERTS.
5, 'ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
MPORTERS of Teak, Hardwoods, Oregon Pine and Japanese Oak in Logs and
Planks.
Teak and Hardwood supplied Machine Sawn to any Dimensions, Floorings--Sizes to Order,
Phillipine Hardwood Wharf Piles in lengths up to 60 fest.
The attention of Architects, Civil Engineers and Contractors is directed to the splendid range of Phillipino Hardwoods suitable for constructional purposes.
Prices and Samples on application.
Telegrams-Rosewood.
Hongkong, 2nd May, 1914.
ที่
Telephone No. 1463,
(b) That the word. "Half" be struck out of the 18th line of Article 174 and also out of the 6th line of Article 175: (1) That the word "twice and the words "the 30th day of *June and" be struck out of lines 4 and 5 of Article: 178 and that the word once adopted and substituted for the word "twice" in the fourth line thereof.
'P. O. Box No. 639.
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SOCIETE DES PULPES ET PAPETERIES DU TONKIN
JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a
money on Current Account and on Fixed· Deposit at rates which may be ascertained -on application,
1921
G. VERMEY, Manager, No. 8, Des Voeux Road Central Hongkong, 3rd October, 1913 TTYHE MERCANTILLE
BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital Subscribed
Paid-op Reserve Fund
36
BANKERS:
BANK OF ENGLAND,
and
...21,500,000
1,125,000 562,600 445,000
LONDON JOINT STOCK HANK, LIMITED.
Every description of Exchange business transacted,
INTEREST allowed on Current Account st 2 per cent. per annum on Daily Balanes and on Fixed Deposita at rates which may bo ascertained on application..
A. R. LINTON, Manager: Hongkong, 10th July, 1914. NA[149]
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HE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER, 1853, HEAD OFFICE LONDON.
+
www
£1,200,000 Paid-up Capital.. me Rosarve Fund ...
£1,800,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000
SPECIAL MEETING of the OLD SHAREHOLDERS of the SOCIETE DES PULPES ET PAPETERIES DU TONKIN will be held at the Office of the Society, 21 Ras Banking business transacted.
CURRENT be Jules Ferry, Haiphong, on WEDNESDAY,
26th August, 1014, at 3 o'clock P.M.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General
(i) That the words "or the Ordin- ary Half-Yearly" and the words as the case may be " struck out of lines 10 and 11 of Article 177.
BUSINESS:
Ratification of the Resolation passed at the General Meeting of 20th May, 1014, relating to the increase of Capital by the issue of new Preference Shares. Ratification of the Statutory modifications consequent upon this increase of Cspital Articlus 8, 15, 44 and 47.
For the Board of Directors,
M. DANDOLO.
Should the Second Resolution be passed by the required majority, it will be sub- uitted for confirmation as a special Resolution to a Second Extraordinary Meeting, which will be subsequently SOCIETE DES PULPES ET
convened.
By Order of the Court of Directors.
(Signed) A. G. STEPHEN
Acting Chief Manager. Hongkong, 21st July, 1014.
1963
PAPETERIES DU TONKIN.
NOTILE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the SHAREHOLDERS of the SOCIETE DES PULPES ET PAPE. TERIES DU TONKIN and to the
HONGKONG
NG SHORTHAND to the 2,90 Preferenca Skare Subscribers
AND TYPEWRITING BUREAU.
(g) That the following words be or Perpetual Work
7Este prepared to sonelade Contracts
struck out of the first three and
a half lines of Article 374,
We Guarantee our Qualifications, but ask our
namely, the words "Helf-year frice, which is standard and ressonable.
ending the 30th June and the
Ring ns up and come to an arrangement
>
FL. E. VICTOR,
Manager, 6. Des Voeur Road Central (First Floor).
31st December, shall make a before the chance is lost. "general Half Yearly," and that the following words be adopted and substituted there for:"Year ending the 31st #day of December shall make
& General."!
Felephone No. 650
Hongkong, 15th May, 1914.
1710
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resolution of the General Meeting held on the 25th May, 1914, that an Extraordinary General Meeting will be held at the Offices of the Society, 21 Rue Jules Ferry, Haiphong, on WEDNESDAY, the 20th August, 1914, at
4 o'clock par for the following purposes
... (1) To verify and acknowledge the sincerity of the declaration of Subscription and of the payment relative to the increase tho
of Society's Capital.
(2) To vote on all the modifications to the
Statutes consequent upon the Increase of Capital, especially with regard to Articles 13, 15, 44 and 47 of the Statutes.... For the Board of Directors,
M. DANDOLO: Hongkong, 3th August, 1914,
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ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year, or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
Wx. DICKSON,
Manager. Hongkong, 8th June, 1914. [1494 THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED
(INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL IMPERIAL. CHARTER).
Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up
Reserve Funds
You $10,000,000 7,199,250 3,430,000
HEAD OFFICE: TAIPEN, FORMOSA.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES. Amoy Kiukiang Shanghai Batavia Kobe
Boobay
London
Calcutta
Manila Canton Moji ............ Dairen
Singapore Swatow Taichu
Tainan
Foochow
Nagasaki Newchwang
Takow
Temeni
Osaka
Yokohams
Hongkong New York Tokyo
Kayi Keelung
San Francisco Ete. HONGKONG OFFICE.
3, Des Vœux ROAD.
Couar oF DIRECTORS.
Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE Chairman. WL. FATTENDEN, Eaq-Deputy Chairman, G. T. N. Edkins, Esq. J. A. Flammer, Esq. B. E. Dodwell, Fan, P. H Holyoak, Esq. C. S. Gabbay, Esq.
LONDON
| Hon. Mr. E. Shellim,
CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Brane.
ACTING MANAGER Shanghai-J. D. SMART.
LONDON BANKERS:
COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER
BANK, LIMITED.
HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED. Os Current Account at the rate of Two per cent. per annum on the Daily Balances.
AFF ON Fixan Deposita,
For 9 months, 2 per cent. per Annum. For 6 months, 8 per cent. per Annum. For 12 months, 4 per cent. per Annum. A. G. STEPHEN';
Acting Chief Maneger. Bongkong, 8th August, 1914
TO LET
TO LET.
From Lat September, 1914.
(15.
TOUSE, No. 5, Conduit Road, Fine View
H Harbour Newly painted and repaired.
For further particulars, apply to
H. M. H. NEMAZEE. [968
Hongkong, 24th July, 1814
QUEEN'S BUILDING,
TO LET, the South-West portion of the TIRST FLOOR, including Treasure
on Ground Floor, lately in occupation of the German Bank,
Applyto
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 17th June, 1914.
TO LET.
From 1st September, 1914.
1898
IN CANTON on SHAHEEN LOT 55.
the Bank of Taiwan, Ltd.
Apply to
INTANTON OH the occupation of
DAVID SABBOON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 5th August, 1914.- [1017
TO LET IMMEDIATE POSSESSION, TO. 6, MORRISON HILL, fally furnished. Nooted House and Four Bedrooms.
Apply-
HARRY WICKING & Co.
St. George's Building. Hongkong, 7th August, 1914.
[1021:
TO LET
TN ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS, VERY CONVENIENT OFFICES and ROOMS. Apply
SECRETARY, AS. WATSON & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 9th July, 1914.
[929
TO LET
TALATS, "WILD DELL," No. 147, Wanchai Kitchen, Bathroom and Servants' Quarters.
"THE NEUK," No 83, Peak
Apply to
SANG KEE Care of COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT,
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
CORPORATION. Hongkong, 9th July, 1914,
*TO LET:
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ROOMS, suitable for Offices, on the Ground Floor of Bello Buildings, 81, Wyndham, Street,
Apply to
P. A, XAVIER, Care of Hongkong Printing Press. Hongkong, 11th July, 1914.
TO LET FURNISHED. URRINGTON, No. 128, PEAK, from Int
September till 15th October. Apply to
Interest allowed on Current Accounts BUR
Deposits received on terms which may be had on application.
HE POLLOCKVIE
KTSUDZURABARA, Manager. [648 Hongkong, 19th February, 1914.
Hongkong, 1st August, 1914.
5. Queen's Road Central 1008