COMMERCIAL.
Singapore Share Market.
In their weekly-share circular, dated December 6, Messrs. Fraser & Co, atate:-
Sterling rubber shares have been firm and close with good domand but few sollers at our- rent quotations. In local shares the too has been steady with a fair enquiry for one or two de soriptions. Other sections aro quiet with a moderate business passing.
Rubber.-Malaccas have again advanced, the Ordinary closing | £10.18.9 buyers, while the Pro ference were taken at £10.15.0 with sellers now at £11. Merli- maus came to business at 3-4, Batang Malakas at 2s,, Duffs 11-6. Bukit Sembawanga have been in good demand round about 18. Lagoonies were placed at $7.40. Pegola at $26.50, Pajame - at $8.25 and Gloneslyant. $1.27 1-2. Henriettas are wanted
at $2 dis- 'count and Pantais at 80 coats. Singapore and Joboros arg strong at $0.
Mining-Belats are want- ød at $3.75. Kunabois came to business at $1.75 with further buyers and Rauba were placed at $2.50 Rahman Tins have buyers at $11,lind Sungei Gaus na $1,76. Tokkás ura firm st $23 with no shares offering.
· General.—Straits Trading aro steady with business, doing at $50.50. A few Steamships chang “ed hunds at $205. Singaporo Cold" Storages are firm at $20 buyers. Sholls finish firm at 81s. Muni- cipai 4.1-2 per cent. Debentures are wanted, but sollers are holding for 9 per cent. premium.
Oplum.
The Govorainont of India has issued a notification that the duty "on Malwa opium will be in-
oreased and that the right of] export from Bombay will in future be disposed of in public auction.
and
Passos were issued for about 15,000 chests on Malwa opium in oach of the years 1910 and 1911 and under the agreement with China the number of pusseN issuable for 1912 was reduced to 12,100. There was a grant rush by merchants in 1909 to take up the passes in advance where those for 1910 and 1911 and about one-third of the 12,000 allotted for 1912 had been issuod in this inunner, the Govern ment, as was recently stated by tho Finance Member in the Viceroy's Legislative Council, stopped further-issuss. An ad- ditional levy to Rs. 200 per pass was ordered on the 4,000 passes issued in advance for 1912, | purchasers boing given the alter- native of returning tho passos". for the original price paid for thom.
This regulation has been succeed-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY DECEMBER
SHARE REPORT.
LERS.
Sroces & Falò uF VALUE.
BANKS.
Hankoog * 8'hai 0126
CLOSING
$8573
£80
010
MARINE INSURANCER, Cantons
$50 $187
65. -T1
National · Daska
Porth Chins.
Unione
Yangue
Lado-China
"Star Ferry
China Suga Luzon Sugars
•Trunalis
$100 $825
Kaubs. DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNS. Kowloon Wharla $50 H.K...&W'pan Docks $60 Shanghai Docks T. 100 Hongkow Wharf T. 100 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS.] ... Auglo French Lands T.100
Hongkong Hotele
E-BUYERA
LET DIVIDING AND DATE,
Interim dividend of $2 pory share si exchango:1/9)| -$22.82 for your ad- ing 80th June 1911 14 Liquidation
-616 for 1910
Interim of 10/- for 1910 l'inal of $20 making $50 V for 1909 and Interim M.$80 for 1910 *$12 for 1909 and Int. of
• $3 on secount of 1910) $7 & b's of $2 for 1903 $27 for 1909
#1. for 1906
p.u. Jur year end'g 80-6:11 Dividend of $14 for hall) year ending 80-0·11) (% final making 6% for
1908 0% div. for 1008 on praferred shares
Intimatic-s
AERTEX
CELLULAR.
REGAL
SHOES
J. T. SHAW,
FAILOR
and
OUTFITTER,
21, Hongkong Hotel Buildings,
Queca's Road.
[125d
1-par share Coupon No PEAK TRAMars 00.
15 2/0 per share Con
on No 16 for 1910.
Div. 7 p. o. for your end-
lưu ở a. ing 80.4.13
1
$10 for 19 10- $1897
Jum of 17-on secount but year ending 28.2.11 (No. 16)
1- to hire on 150,00
pending 31.12.10
$1 ius cùm dividend for
your to fish Jugo 1911 TK. 24 for 1910 Eins of Tls, 4 for is 10
T. 6 29-2-10
$3 on old shares, $1.50*
un now shares for half Jear 31-12-10
LIMITED
TIME TABLE.
Wear Days,
$1
8 191
Banks
Banks
HONG
'ONGKONG AND "SHANGHA
BANKING CORPORATION DEUTRO ATISCHE
BANK.
FAID-UP CAPITAL pos BABKEVE YORDS
- Eleriing Alj800,900 23 17 mimeoniser 1100000 | Capital, FULLY
1,750 GOB
ERSERVE LIABILITY OF... P20, HEAR
C. PUISTONS omninumeimamennä.815,900,009
"COURT OF DIRKÖTŐRI
To Sail
| FOR SHANGHAI, KOHN AND MOJÍ THE Steamship
ARBATOON APCAR,"
„Painor.........Sh. Tanels 7,500,000 Captain G. F. Liudson, will tba" den- patched for the above ports on TUES
A Bound.or: Diñzorong-BanLIN, -
'gerlin
f. H. Medhurst, Bag Chairman
Shellim, HaDeputy Chairman F.R.Arustrong, j,, 0.8. Gubbay, Esq. Hamburg
ין,
-F. Lieb, Exqui
--BRANCHEI
Calentia *Captoh Hankow Kabe Slugapore
Tidusin Teinanlu Taingiau Yokoban
W. L. Paliendea Andrew Farber, Hay. Hon. Mr.CH, Focking G. Friesland, Feq. EL, A. Siebą, Eaq, G. H. Lanceyn, Ewq. {
CHIEF MANAGEMEN flungkung-M. J. STAND,
MANAGER:
Shanghai-H. E. B, HOMER.
· LONDON, BARRERS LONDON Couxer AND WESTMINSTER BANK LIMIO,
Horazon-Lernent : ALAWED.
furrent Accounts at the 'uate of 3 per Qeni. Ankum nữ the dažły balason,
ON FIXED DEPOSITS). Tur, 2 months, 256 per Cani, par Ananta, Pirmouth, 34 par Ösná, por Annum, Furton, por est, per Annum.
N. 1. STABD, Chief Manages."
· HONGKONG BAYINGS BANK.
LONDON BANKERS;
Meiko, N. M. "RotuCOHILD & SONS, THE UNION OF LONDON AND SHITA'
BANK LIMITED, Deutsoun Bangi (HuLX), LONDON
MÅGENGT,
DIRECTION DER DISCONTO GESELL
SQUATT
INTEREST allowed on Current Account, DEPOSITS received au terus wilch may be learned on application "Every description of Banking-and
Exchange businous transacted.
THE Busines of the abors Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND BHANGHAT BANKING (IRPURATION, Kales may be obtained T 10 milimtiva. 10 min. 18 min.
7.00 a.m. to 8.00a.m. Every Lễ min. 8.00 x.m. 19.00a.m. 10.00 am to 11.00a.m. 11.80 mm. to 12.46 p.m. 12.45 p.m. t 1.16 p.
1.15 p.m. 146 pau 1.45 p.m. t: 2,15 pau 2.15 p.m. to 5.00 pm. 5.00 p.m. to 8.10 p.m.
11
17
.
INTEREST on depoulle in Allowed
PER Grar, per annum. ** Leitor may transfer at theii ption 10 mine of $100 or more to the Ho 10 min. Suasual Bank to be placed on 10 min.
FIXED- DEPOSIT st 4 Pas ČET. per 15 min.
For the Homwona AND SHANGHAI Banking ComPOLATION,
10.min.
NIGHT WARS. 8.46 p.m. aad 9 p.m., 146 p.m. to 11.80 pin, every 16 minutwo BUNDAYS.
7.80 3.1.
8.00 am to 10.80 m,m. overy 15 min. 10.80 x.m; to 11.00 ..
N. J. STARE, Chief Manager. TRE LARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CUINA.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT.
„blounger. Hongkong, 8th Oct, 1911.
[2
DAY, the 19th instant, ét é r.3.
Tho Steamer has superior accom modation for passengers, is installed throughout with Electric Light and aatrice a daly certified dostor. RETURN TOURS TO JAPAN (occupying 20 days).
Return tickets are available by the Fudo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s Steamers. Faro for, round trip 8120. For freight or passage, apply to
DAVIU SASSOON & Co., ltd., Agents.
Hongkong, 14th Doo,, 1911
[1548
FOR SINGAPORE PENANG AND CALCUTTA, Fáklog, carge, on Through Bills. of Lading to Rangson, Madras, aud blauritius).
THE Steamship
GREGORY APCAR,"
Capt.;S. H. Belson, will; be despatched for the above ports on THURSDAY,
For freight or Passage, apply to
MERCANTLE BANK OF the 1st julge, at 1 F..
INDIA, LIMITED.
‚£1,500,000
Authorised Capital... Subscribed Paid Up Reserve Fund........................................
HEAD OFFICE:
· DAVID SASSOON & CO., LD.,
primum Agents, y
Longkong, 18th Dec. 191. 1551 1,120,000 CHINESE ENGINEERING
$562,000
wand
325,000 MINING COMPANY, LTD.
40, Threaddoodlo Street, London, E.C.
BRANCHES :
Bombay.
Galle.
Calcinta.
Singa
10 min.
1
INCORPORATED BY ROTAL CHARTER 1858.
Howmu.
Penang...
Ladras.
Kota Bahru, Kelantan.]
15.min.
Kamchi.
10 mín.
16 min.
+
10 min.
15 min.
~LAU OFFICE:-LONDON agoon. Colombo, COREY CAPITAL .........................£1,200,000 „KOLAVX FCSBA 41,625,000
VARŘVE LIABILITIES OF
Hongkong.
Shanghai.
Kandy.
AGENTS IN JAPAN :
· 11.46 m.3. to 13.00 noon"... 12.00 noon to 1:00 pm..
£50 3210
FIRE INBURANCES, Chias Fires Hongkong Fireh
BHIPPING. China & Manilas Dongle Steinshåg». 650, 821 Ambit
$60
$25
$101
$16 $261
(Preferred) (Deferrisd)
Eb
#60. 6.
51/0
"Shall "Transports £1
11 b
"
$10 35
$271
$17 b..
REFINERIES.
$100
$116 s.
$100
$30 b.
MINING,
Chinese Enginearings 1
T14
£1.60-
€2.50 b.
$65 b.
$18. (T.57 2.00
T.94 b.
8119
$50
576
$100
$1048.
Humphreys Estates Kowloon Lands Shanghai Lands
$10
1861 b
$80
$30
A.
1..30 T:04
$50
848
Maila M'polo Hotel P.10
COTTON MILLS.
Ежов
11
T.50 T.90
15 per cent for 1910
Ti forger cudol 31-10-10)
~
T7 for your endel 20-12-10)
Hongkong Cottona
$10 84.75
$12 $10
$1.10
80 centa 31.7:03
$1 for 1910
$10 $8.20 2.
$6
1821
$8.50 sa. & b.
$10
Hongkong Electrics
$10
821 t.
Hongkong Icon Hongkong Ropes.
(206
825
$10 $18
8. 10
T.61
6.
$25 $25 $10 $11.50 b.
$1
$10
81.10
Hongkong Landa
West Points
יו.
MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Borneo' Light and Powers $10) Do. (Bpeo, aliaros) $1} China Providente Dairy Farms
Green Islands
Langkate
Morning Post Peak Tramway
· ́Do... (btw) Philippines
155 b. H. Price Co., Ld. $10 12b. Bocicte des Preførmed #50% Palpatet paid up $50/
Papierterier
1860
do Tonkin
: Becast $400 Shaughai-Sumatras 7. 20 T102 Sic Laundry
$566 United Ashestos Orien-Į
$10 $10 izi-Agency, Ld....air. United Asbestos?
$10 $300 Founder Shares...) Union Waterboat $10 $7:50
Weismann, Ltd.. #10 $15 b. Watson
$10 $5
William Powell
Interim diy, of $8) for 1911 45 cents for 1910 $24 for 1010
% for half year to 80'6'11..
Interim div. of $2 foì 1911
80 cents for 19107**
$1.25 for your und'g 917·1) Interim of 18 centa per
share for 1910.
$1.20 per shaje and b's'
of 10 cents
$2 laterim for half year
-ended 80th June 1911, $1 interim account 1911 (Special bonus T.2 15-1-11 Interim div. T.14 15-9-11 Interim. dir, T.1 15-0-11 Interian div. T.1 18-9-11
None
20 cents on fully paidy
shares and 8 donts' ön #1 paid shares for your ending 80-4.11
None
$1.50 for 1910
First year.
No dividend this four
1.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. 6.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. 6.00 p.m. to. 7.00 pm,
*
7.00 p.m. to 8.10 p.m. 10 mia. NIGHT CARS as on Week Days, SATURDAYS.
T
Extra Cars 11.45 p.m.
SPECIAL CARE. Arrangemoạt 1 the Company's Office, Alexandre Buildings;
Dog Voeux Hund. ·
JOHN
D. HUMPHRYS & SON,
General Manager,
Hongkong. 8rd No. 1911.
THE
PROVIDENT CHINA LOAN AND MORTGAGE
30., LU
(ÜAPITAL PAID or...$1,250,000.)
Loans on Mongago al pase Property
dro.
Guds received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise.
เ
#CANTON-HONGKONG-TIEN-
TSIN "LINE.
THE Steamship
**ONSANG,"
willsail on or about the 20th Deo, 1911,
Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. Taking cargo for Tientsin, ein Übio-
BANKERS:
'FEJETORE ...£1,290,000 Med. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. "EREST ALLOWED on OUR- RENT ACCOUNT at the Rate
eveal per aunum on the Daily
Isinazo.
to Fixed Deposits for 12 months,
per cent.
سية
o Fixed Deposits for 6 months, 8 per cent.
Ju Fixed Deposit for 8 months,
23 at...
W. DICKSON, Manager. Hongkong, 1st Say, 1911.
THE-
Bank of England.
Wang-Tao
For Freight and Passage apply to
THE OHINESE ENGINEERING
& MINING CO., LTD."
Queen's Buildings,
DODWELL & CO, LTD..
Ágeny.
London Joint Book Bank, Ltd. Hongkong. End Dos 1911. (1280
EVERY description of Banking and
Exobange business transisted. Stocks and Shares bought and sold on account of Constituents. Letters of Credit granted on Agents and. Oorres- pondeats all over the world,
Interest allowed "on Current "Ac- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balances and on Fixed Deposits [2% as under.
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK.
LIMITED, Established 1880, AUTHORISED Capital Yen 18,000,000. FAID-UP DAPITAL ... 30,000,000 17,150,000 FOND
Loans made on the Provident System.TAREVE (Rates and Particulars on spplication).
THE OFFICE OF
TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, 2c.,
Undertaken and Fazeented.
SHEWAN, TOMES &
General Managers.
*1
T
Hand Office-YOKOHAMA,
Brachen and Agencies at Antung-Hsion Nowoliwang Bombay Changchun
New York
Co.
Omaks
Dairen (Dalay)
Pekin
Honkong. 19th March, 1908.
14
Fengtian (Mukden) Ryojun (Port
Hankow
ikur)
Honolula
Kobo
Shanghai
Tlobling
Tokyo
hare for year ended SUN GLASSES.
50cta. for year end'g'?0 5,1
is per cent, per ordinary
Б.
5 pår vent--for your end-1
lag 31-12-1910
Any tint made to any prescription.
10 per cent, for yest en l-】
No charge for testing sight.
814-1911
ing 21-7-10
80 cents for 1910
Corrected to 1 pm, December 16, 1971. by, WRIGHT AND HORNBY, Shan
ed by the present one prescribing. Jawai Brokers, Queen's Hellding. Tel address; Rectitude.
Re. 1,200 as the duty payable on
each pass, that is, double the old
rato. The new scale will be.
payable in respect of the re- maining two-thirds of the 12,000 passes permitted for 1012. In ad- dition to this charge there comes the auctioning of the right of export, which is an innovation. Further complications aro added by a notification lately issued by
** Thầu Telegraph " does not buld linclf responsible for any of the above quotations,
the Bombay Customs authorities GRAVING DOUK
"This is to the effect that all opium
Lixo-Yang
London
Lyons Nagaonki
San Francisco
Tiantain
For 8. menthe 2 per cent per annum
หน
1260]
FONAODONALD, Acting Manager.
The Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company.
STEAM FOR STRAITS, OBY- "LON, AUSTRALIA, INDIA,
ADÉN, EGYFT, MEDITER- RANEAN PORTS, PLYMOUTH AND LONDON
CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INGUE-TunogGY BILL OF LADING ALUHURD
'ANCE CO., LTD.
·HEAD OFFICE, SHANGHAI.
C. R. Burkill, Esq., Chairman.'
A. J. Hughes, Eağ, Managing Director. S.. Neill, Esq.; P.L.A., Actuary.
A stres British Corperations Registered under Ar-Hoon Orditance and under, Late Ansurance,
INTEREST ALLOWED ON CORRENT
Δοσουητή... 3 Peposits received, for fixed perioda at rates to be obtained on application
TAKEO TAKAMICHI, Manager.
epairs of all description mì14 by Hungkung, 26th Sept., 1971. competent workinen,
N. LAZARUS,
Ophthalmic Optician,
́ ́14, D'Aguilar Strool, Hongkong.
Bongkong, 24th July, 1911. [939
NTERNATIONAL BANK
Companies' Acts, England.
*Insurance la Forca
39,571,885.00 ‚Assets to read............. MÅTE,930.00 'Income Ler Yeats
61,071.00
Insuraner Fund...$320,090.00 LEFFERTS KNOX, E-Dialet Manager
B.W, TAPE, E-District Secretary,
Hooxkoon. Canton Macas and the Philippines Alexandra. Buliding.
C. LAWDER, Esq., Inspector, Hongkong. Advisory Boardy, Hongkong : Sir Paul Custer, Każ C.MO, T. 7. Hough, Esq., C. 3. Kanfrantay Máqu
Hongkong, 5th Nov, 1918.
100
COMMERCIAL.
[18
EXCHANGE.
Belling
****
*Demand..
80 dla....
--ING CORPORATION. CAPITAL PAID Ur...Goki 18,250,000 Ruskavu Fond......Gold: $8,850,000
HEAD OFFICE :—
60 Wall Street, New York. SHIPBUILDERS, SALVORS, AND REPAIRERS,"
BOILERMAKERSONDON OFFICE:- FORGEMASTERS, BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUC
86, Bishopsgate. TIONAL, ELÉCTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS..
Modern Appliances for quick construction and repair of Ships- Engines, Boilers, Railway Rolling Stook, Bridges, and all Classes of Engineering, Iron and Wood Work Electrical Drives, Hydraulic & Pneumatic Tools,
installed throughout the Works.
TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING CO
TAIKOO DUCT FARD, HONGKONG
which was passed for export in 1871. by 88ft. by 84ft 6 in 1811 must actually be exported Pumps empty Dook in
by the end of this year and that
* 8-4 hours.
all opium for which passes for THREE PATENT SLĪPWAYS 1912 have already been issued king vessels up to 8,000 tons
that is, the 4,000 or so canes displacement, providing conditions for
already mentioned must be exting ships with most efficient result
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.
Dorted before the end of February 100-Tor ELECTRIC CRANE OF QUAT—
next. The Bombay opium mer ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES THROUGHOur'
chants claim that this means, in Lua Snore BanGING UP TO 100 Toxs.
effect that botwoon November 15 Erimates given for Docking, Repairs to Hall and Msohlnory,
and the end of February 8,000 Beastlonal Work
phpets should be added to the
slooks here. They claim that this
294sque and Aquitai
50-ton Hydraulic TESTING MAO HINE for Chains,Wire Ropes, Riyeta
and Metal Specimens,
would prove a hardship and load BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
o a fall in úrices.
HONGKONG, CHINA
'alegraphic" Address
IKOODOCK!
LONDON BANKEES :
A BANK or Exquato, NATIONAL PROVIDIAL BANK OF BIGLAND, LD,
音:
1/10 7/16
for M.Batavia, Pakaian. Quis OPATINKSTAL, AMERICAN AND SOUTH AFRICA, PORTS.
THE Steamship
"HIMALAYAN.
Captain D. U. Gregor, ..., STAYING is Majesty'e Maíis, will be denynucund from this for Boinbay, on SATUR- DAY, the 23rd December, 1911, m „Noơn, taking passengers and Unigo for the above pone su cinnection with the Company's sis, lingulin," v,500 tons,. froin Colombo, passengers 6000mmoda tion in which vessel is secured before departure from Hongkong, ⠀
silk and Vainioles, all cargo for anon Lend Dargo for London, (under arrangement); will be transhipped st:Colombo into the mall steamɗfepros coeding direct to Marseilles and Landon; other cargo for London, do, will be conveyed via Bombay by the L ~Parsin,” dae in London on the Bad February, 1812...
Paroaks will be received at the Offe antil drac the day before walling. The
1/10t and value of all packages are
required.
For farther particular, apply to
EA. HEWETT, Superintendant. Hongkong, 15th Ped","1911, qala
7 Hongkong-Boston & Now
York.
1/10/9/10 **** 1/108]
[FT, Shanghai
Ifr. Singaporende
TIE. JEPR
T/T, India
1897
Demand India..bossin
T/T. San Francisco and New York 461 T.T. Java saautoje
117
1901 12.35
The Capital & Courriss BanK, ``LIMITED, (RANCHES AND AGENTS T/T Marka T/F. Francs ALL OVER THE WORLD.
4mp LJO...
THE Corporation transacts STOTY description of Banking cand. „Ex- changes Business, roosivos money on Current Account at the of 2 per 80 da. Bydney & Mé sent." per annum on daily,
30 dis, Ban Food soopla Fixed Deposita at tău,
4 m/s. Marks..
„For 12 months 4 per cent. par.
For 6 din
Bar Silver, road
GEO. HOOOS
Bank of
AMERICAN-ASIÁTIC 8.8. 00.
& AFFAWDYORK TA
37: 4" BULZ DANÄTZ (With liberty (at tie Malabar