COMMERCIAL..
Rubber Share Market.
Messra. Zorn & Leigh-Ilunt's Mid-wookly Report on the Rubber Share Market dated London,
-FOR-AMATEURPHOTO-- GRAPHERS.
PRIZES OFFERED FOR THE
'.BEST PRINTS.
The proprietor of the "Hong. December 20, contains the fol- kong Telograph" is offering two lowing: The market has further prizes for the best pliotographs strengthened since last week. submitted to the editor by amatour Thoro-seems-to-be-a-steady photographers-between now and growth of confidence, and large the last day of January, This numbers of shares have changed competition, if taken up woll, hands, the tone all round being will become a monthly competi more buoyant than for many ion, and two prizes-ons of $10! months past. Owing to the paid one of $5-will be offered proach of the Christmas holidays, each mouth. the auction of Plantation Rubber
The prizes thomsôlvesaro worth which, in the ordinary course, winning, but there is
nore than would take place a week hence, that to be considered.. Prese is commencing this morning, and photography is coming more and about 100 tons of rubber is boing
more to be a paying business. offered.
Pick up almost any paper and Rubber sales which have taken
magazine published at Home and place in Antwerp and Amsterdam
ace how gready editors have be- during the last week have gone como for pictures. Practice in this off in a most satisfactory fashion, competition will get you into. the with higher prices and keen com-habit of taking just the photo- petition amongst buyers. Our
graph editora wunt. Thore bra
The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY JANUARY 22 1912
Unions
Yangtzea
SHARE REPORT.
3-SELLERS:
"Shell" Transports
-BUYERS
FAST DIVIDEND LYN DATE,
A
Exchange
Banks
ONGRONG AND SHANGHA
Banks
BANKING CORPORATION DEUTSOR ASIATISUE
Belling,
Demand secur
.......... 1/11 1/10
1/11
FAUT CAPITAL.
LESERVE FUNDA
WILF
|
4 m/s. Marker
«BLA,900,000,
18,000,0
BANK.
CAPITAL FULLE
PAID-08. Taela 7,500,000
HEAD Orrick-Saxoni BOARD OF DIzMOTORS—BERLIN, -
Baamonni i
erlin
Paklog Hamburg
Hankow,
Canton Kobe-..
· Tientsin ·
- Yokohama
Interim dividend of 3 pory "ubaru at uxchange 1/9)|
$13,82 for year end- ing 30th June 1911
$16 for 1910 Interim of 10/- for 1910 Final of $20 making: $50
lor 1909, and Interim'
$30 for 1910 $12 for 1909 and Int. of
60 dia.
ཁ་ལ་་་་་་་ཐ་་
4 m/s. ............isten
Berlin $1,500,000 at 2/ ...pastor
U/LIB/16. SERVE LIABILITY OF PRO-
PRISTONS
T/T, Shenphal...................únaði smo, 741. T/T. Singapore .........................ßig
COUNT OF DIETORS 3/ C.Japan......................... 984
G. I. Meihüzet, Eaq---Chairman E. Shellim, Eeg-Dopaty Clairman T/T. Ina,................................................ 148
F.ILArmstrong, eq.
C.-9. Gubbay, Bag Demand India...................1481 | W. L. Paltendma F. Lieb, Ex:
Andrew Forbes, Buq- T/T. San Francisco and Now York 404. Frisland, Reg T.T. JAY............................................ 1154. | G. R. Laurus, Bag,
·| T/T. Mark# .................................................197
T/T. Finnon, ........
6 p.o. for year ond'g'80·0-11 | 4 m. D/F
"Dividend of $14′′for half \"" w/«, L/Q.......
year ending 80 G11] 40 djs. Bydney & Melbournel/11 18/10
8% final making G% for
1908 6% div. for 1300
on preferred shares
1/- per share Coupon No 18 2/6 por share Co. pan No. 16 for 1010. Div. 7 p. e. for year end. Bon. Bp. a. ing 30.4.11-f $10 for 1910 $8 for 1897 Interim of 1/- o2 °Recodat ↑
for year ending 28.2.11 (Coupon No.10)
18.-20. per abate on 150,000 $3 for year ending 31.12.10
30 dị, Bau F'co & New York1⁄4.....47}
1 mufe, Franus....................................................... 2. 17h
mja. do....
Bar Silver, ready..........
forward
Bank of England rata | Fovereigű „boi.....................
BusIDIARY Coins.
Hon. Mr.C.H. BowToinenfu
H.A. Bebe, Eng.
Cure MamaGKIE Hongkong-N. J. BTAS. MANAGERS
Shanghal-H. K. R. Kurzm.“ LONDON. BANKERS-London COUNTY AND WHOKERster Bank LastRKED,
HONGKONG-INTERINT AZXAWID,
Osterut A6000 sta så ile yate of 3 per Cenă. DE ARMUM On the daily bali206,
ON FIXED. DEFUSITE: Por 1 months, 156 por Cent, por ÁRAUMA. - Ver #monika, 335, par Venk, por Annum, For là mantin, é per Cent. per Annum,
N. J. STABB, Chief Maunger,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
20 7/16 THIK Beainees of the shovs Bank is
conducted by the HONGKONG 4%
AND SHANGHAI BANKING .:0.35 CORPORATION. Bale may be obtained
in application.
per cent, Chiacea...20 cte. plocos...$5.98 dig. Chinees ..,10
...$6.22 .
$1 interim dividend for} {EAK TRAMWAYS CO.
year to 80th June 1911 T. 2% for 1910°
7
Final of Tla. 4 for 1910
your 91-12-10
LIMITED,
TIME TABLE.
WEEK D
Interim div. of $3 for 1911 7.00 a.m. to 8.00 in. Every 15 min. 45.0ents for 1910
6% for half year to 30-6-11.
INTEREST on deposite is allowed
Pax Ozart, per snuum.
Depositon
Singapore Taingiau LONDON BANKEBS): Messrs. N. M. Rorgeenilo & Sor THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITH'S
Bank, Limited. - Darso BANK (Brazix), Lown
AGIKOT. DIRECTION_DE_Diasoxto. GRIKEL-
BOHATT,
INTEREST allowed on Currend Accorint, DEPOSITS rooived on form which may be learned on applicatiost Every description of Banking ann Exchange basinosu iransacted,
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT.
Managar,
-Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.
THE MERCANTLE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED.
Sedances of $100 or mors to the Howong may, transfer at this option AND BHANGHAI BANK to be placed on Authorised Capital...................... FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Pen Car. per
For the HoxaxoNG AND SKANIHA: Paid Up
BANKING CORPORATION,
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF 40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.0.
2.491
.201
krocks & Fam`ur Valur.
Closure Q'HOME.
BANES,
Hongkong & 8'bal $128
$870 BA.
688/10
MARINE INSURANCES; Cantonu North Chian
$50 65
$100 $850-
$107 T147)
480 $212
. $8. on kesemut of 1910 }
FIRE INSURANCES. China Firos
#20 #1811
$7 & b's of $2 for 1909
Hongkong Fires
$50
8301
$27 for 1909.
SKIPPING. China & Manila's
$85
$10 b.
#1 for 1908
4 m/s. L/O
Baging. rat
Douglas Steamships
$50 €21
Steambinte
Indo-Obinas..
$15
327
....1/11/9/16
‚1/11, 11/LG. 1/11 11/06
(Preferred) (Deferred)
ន
$57.8.
8- 1,
fr
£11.
**Star Ferry"
China Sugars Lazue Sugare
REFINERIES --
$10 $20 b.
$5 $17 b
$100 $113 si $100 86 b.
MINING
T12
Tropolis Beabs
€1:00 b.
$3.80. L
DOCKS, WHARVES, & G Kowloon Whards
($50
$25)
$40
8.
T. 100
0.071 F.96
To b $113 b.
Tl.. 6 29-2-10
$3 on old shares, $1.60)
$50
on new shares for half
672 b.
$100 1024 6.
$10
$80 830 b. T. 80 1.35
$50 450
$2 for 1910
Antwerp friends 'remind us that great possibilities in this comps Chinese Engineerings 61 at the end of October ther pointition for men who can tako “livo" ed out that the price of the raw
Javel
pictures pictures not of houses material had reached (about 4-), at which it no longer five in the houses and walk in and streetsonly, but of people who
paid to produce reclaimed rub
the streets... ber, Jelutong, and many other substitutes. In this connectionRead the rules of compotition they now fulmit the following and hints to competitors which statistics of the export of Jeiùppoared in the issues of the tong from the Sufnite:-
Exported during the period January to March, 1910, 0,010]
tons.
Exported during the same riod, 1911, 2,834 tone.
Telegraph "for Jan. 13, 15,16, and 17. Seize the first clear day for taking a print or two. · ·Fill in jone canzon to accompany each po-print, and send them along to the
They consider these figures to indienio that the Fecond-class}
rubbors are grailually disapppar- ing from the market.. It must also be taken into account that there is a deficiency both in the Para crop and in Congoscompared wi h last year. As consumption, both hero and in America, is steadily increasing, these various gaps will have to be filled by thie cultivated product, which appare to be a further proof that, in spite of the continually increasing. output from the plantations in the Far Enst, no serious over-pro lup tion need be feared for a long while.
foditor.
Photographic Competition
.Coupon.
Jan. 22, 1412. I
agree to enter the photographic conpatition on the express understand- ing that the editor'a, de-
cision shall be final, and that he may, at his discre- tion, use the print sont wherewith either in tho "Hongkong Telegraph or the Weekly Tolograph.
Address..
THE MYSTERIOUS
VOICE.
}:
At the Annual Meeting of the United Fordang Company a few days ago Me Lampard (who, oni several previous occasions, l proved himself a remarkably cor
A remarkable instance of what rest prophet) estimated the world's consumption of rubber for 1912 atmay be doneribed by the ordinary 101,000 tons, and the total output person as the power of mind over at 03,000 tons (the latter figure body is reported from the London including 20,000 tons from the office of the "New York Herald." Middle East, and giving Guayulo “A young girl residing at Gilling- credit for 14,000 tons) thue foreham, Kont, is described nn being shadowing an actual shortage. a puzzle alike to doctors and Elith Some figures from tho' "Wall padres. Strept Journal" which have since Ballard and she has been paralys appeared, challenging echt's ed and bedridden for the last statistics and placing the current five years, in.great pain; but now output of over 100,000 tons are 833s the story toller, she is per entirely misleading for purposes foclly happy and hopeful. Last of comparison, bocause they deal Sunday, she says, she heard a with "short" tons of 2,000 lbs. voice saying to her:-" Edio, your
Her name is
each Taking the ordi nty to have borno your sufferings with af 2 240 lbs, the total is 0,180 great pationco and you have kept
H. K. &W'pos Dooks $50 Bloughsi Docke
Hongker Wharfs T. 100
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS. Ang French Lands T.100
Hongkong Hotels Hongkong Lands Humphreys Entatos. Kowloon Laude Shanghai Landa
* West Points
Muvila M'pole Hotel P.:0.
P.9.50 . COTTON MILLS,
-T. 50 I 89 Hongkong 'Cottona
#10354 .MISCELLANEOUS. Obina-Borneo
$12 $10 Light and Powers $10
$1.30 Do. (peo, ahares) $1 Chips Providente... $10 $8 Dairy Farms
80
Green Islands
$108.90
b.
Hongkong loos Hongkong. Ropes
Hongkong Electrics 810 21
$95 $10 $16
b.
$215
B.
Langkata
Morning Post
Peak Tramway
Do. (167)
Philippines
H: Pries & Co., Là, Boclet's
g. 10 T.84
5
-325-
825 $10 T
$11 b.
$1$1.10
$10. 186 b. $10-12b. deny Preferred #50? Pulpeset paid up $30 | $50 Papierteries
Benefit $110
do Tonkis Shanghai-Bamstras T. 20
Steam Laundry
T102. $5 $1 United Asbestos Orien-)
tal Agency, Ld... 810 $10-
Unlied Asbestos
Founders Bharos... Union Waterbost.
Weismann, Ltd. Watson William Powell
$1000
$10 $7.50 0.
$10 $18 b. -$10 $42 L*
$14 b.
!
"
Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10
H
...$5.73
+1
...05.21
"
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Subscribed
#
$1,500,000 1,120,000
DELAJEST
419519012
562,000
Reserve Fund......................................
325,000
HEAD OFFICE:
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
OHINA
BRANCHES :
Izoparonaran ir Royal CHABTER 1853.
Bombay.
Calcatta....
Galle. Singsyor.
Howrah
Реплик
·HEAD OFFICE:—LONDON. PAID-OP CAPITAL.L1,200,000
Madra.
Kota Babra, Kelatan:
8.00 m.pì. to 10.00a.m.
10 inl.
"
10.00 a.m. to 11.06 m.m.
*
|
11.80 a.m. to 12.4. p.m.
15 min.
RECURVÌ FoxpZ1,035,000 Rangoon. 15 mia. Y* LIABILITIES OF
Karachi.
Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S.
Hongkong,
Colombo.
Shanghai.]
10
12.45 pm. 1.15 p.m.
10 mia,
+9
Interim div. of $2 for 1911
1.15 p.m. ti 1:45 p.m.
17
1.43 p.m. tɔ 2.15 p.m.
10 ml.
*
t
10 min.
Balance
15 ·dent. for 1910
per
T4 for year ended 31-10-107
T7 for your eaded-20·12×10}
50 cents $1.7.08
..$1 for 1910
80 cents for 1910 $1.25 for year on 'g 31-7+1) Interim of 15 conta per
share for 1910 $1.20 per share and b'a)
of 10 cents
F
$2 interim for hill year) ended 80th June 1911 )
$1 interim account 1911
(Spoolal bonus T,2,15-|-11 | Interim div. T.14 18:311 }Interim div. T.1} 15/6/1)
Interim div. T.1§ 18*9*13)| None
80 cents on fully, paidy
share and B`conta on'
#1 paid shaios for year
ending 30.4.11
None
$1.50 for 1910
First year
No dividend this your
50 cts, foryearend'g 80 5 !'
"
10, per cant. per ordliary shame for year ended 81-5-1911
5 per cent for year end-}-
ing 31-12-1910
10 per cent, for year end-
Ing 31-7-10
30 oania for 1910
Corrected to 1 9.m. January 23, spin by WRIGHT AND HORNBY, S
* The Telegraph" dese mat hold strall respṣadhia for may of the shara quzzitirya
tone, thus showing an even more the faith. Now, I want you, taal Brokers, Ondan'a Building. Tal address : Reciliada; favourable position for the produ- the sixth hour to walk round your. cer than that disclosed by Mr. bed three times." Also at the Lampard's estimate...
ninth hour in the morning, and the same at night, and I will guide you with my eye. Do this There are at present probably for several days, and when your 300 American citizens in Manila time has come you will be whole."
lic have no employment and no Day after day Miss Ballard has| soanurces on which to live, though walked at the appointed times, most of them are competent and in a trance, and she says that willing to work, saye the "Manila she seems to see a light encircling Times."
hor and to feel a hand supporting: her aloft as she walks. The doc
A
AND
BRASS
2.15 pm to 5.00 p.m. 5.00 p.m. to 3.10 p.m.
NIGHT CARS.
Kandy. Puoristous..................£1,200,000
AGENTS IN JAPAN:
15 mio.NTEREST ALLOWED on OUR-Mess. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd,
KENT ACCOUNT at the Rate
15 min. if par cent. per annum on the Daily'
8.45 p.m. and 9 p.m., 9.45, p.m. to 11.80 p.m. every 15 minutos, SUNDAYS,
7.30 0.14.
8.00 mm, to 10.30 a.m. every 15 min. 10.80 a.m. to 11:00 am.
Qi Fixed Deposits for 12 months, 4 per coat.
On Fixed Deposite for 6 months, --
8% per cent.*
Fixed Deposits for 3 months,
WM. DICKSON, Manager.
2 par ocat.
"10 mio.
D
15 min;
10 min.
Wongkong, 'lat May, 1911.
1
18 min
*·10 min.
THE
+
11
*
| 11.45 u.m. to 12.00 noon 19.00 noon to 1.00 p.m. 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. 5.00 pm to 6.00 p.m. 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. 10 min.
10 mia. 7.00 p.m. to 8.10 p.m.
NIGHT CARS ni on Work Days. SATURDAYS.
1
Extra Cars at 11.45 pm,
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BANKERS:
Bank of England.
London Joint Stook Bank, Ltd.
EVERY description of Danking and
Exchange business transacted. Stocks and Shares bought and sold on seconat of Constituenta. Letters of Credit granted on Agents and Corres- pondents all over the world..
Interest allowed on Current A- counts at 2 per cent per senam on
VOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, Daily Balances and on Fixed Deposits
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Autuorishd Capital Yen 48,000,000
PAID-UP UAPITAL RannvE FOND
FUN
under:
For 8 months 24
per cont per annum.
16
$
"
,, 12
1
80,000,000 ,17,180,000 81
F. 0. HAODONALD,
Acting Manager.
Branches and Agençles si
Antang-Hsion
Nowchang
Bombay
New York
Osaka
Cestinin anhe Company's-Lond—OM60——YOKOHAMA.
Olles, Alexandra Buildings,
SPECIAL "QARS.
Des Voeux Road.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers, Hongkong, Brd Nov., 1911. -
THE · CHINA. PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE 00., ED.
(Carizal Paid Up...$1,250,000.)
Lospa en Morigage of House Property
do
Gonda received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise. Loans made on the Provident System. (Raton and Fartionlars on application),
• THE OFFICE OF TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c.,
Undertaken and Executed.
Olangchun
Duiren (Dalny). Pekin
Fangtien (Mukden) Kyojan (Poït-Ar- Bonkow
thur).
Bouislalu Kube
San Franciaco
Shanghai
Liao-Yang London
Tisbling
Tieatulo
Tokyo
Gyons Nagasaki
+
Inparket ALLOWED OF CURGET Δοσούχτα. Deposita, received for find periods st tatos to be obtained on application.
TAKEO TAKAMICHI,
"Manager. Hongkong, 24th Sept, 1911. INTERNATIONAL BANK- ING CORPORATION,
(18
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. CAPITAL PAID UP...Gold $8,250,000)
General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908. (20
Rsx
· ́SHIPBUILDERS, SALVORS,
BOILERMAKERS FORGEMASTERS,
REPAIRERS, AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUC TOINAL, ELECTRICAL AND, MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.
TAIKOO
era Apalisa for-qnisk ɔɔastrustion and repair of Shipt. ModEigiai, Bites, Railway Billing Stook, Bridges, and all
Ülasees
TAIKOO DOCKYARD,
Mr. Li Ping Sn, head of the tora are looking for some other GRAVING DOUK Department of Civil Affairs, states reason because, ont of the spool 767, by 88ft, by 81fs, 6 in to "China Press" las fully on-fied hours, she apparently re- Paupe empty Book in dorsed and approved the plans mains a helpless paralytic. She 28-hours. for the construction of trois finosis said to be now waiting for the
in the Chinese city and the doo-day when she will be proclaimed Jialing of the city wall. The whole by the Voice."
tim line enterprise will not be
danohed until sufficient capital |
is secured," But the oity wall will
At 3.05 pm, to-day, says the
Fox......Gold $18,250,000
Gold. $8,000,000
'HEAD'
OFFICE:-- 60 Wall Street, New York. ' LONDON OFFICE - 86, Bishop gate.
LONDON BANKERS : - BANK OF Exgland, NATIONAL Provinural Bark or ENGLAND, LD.
of Engineering, Iron and. Wood Work Electrical Drives, Hydraulic & Pneumatic Tools, TEN CAPITAL & Countins Bank,,
installed throughout the Works..
50-ton Hydraulic TESTING MAC HINE for Chains, Wire Ropes, Rivets
and Metal Specimens.
OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.” A
DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING CO.
THREE PATENT SLIPWAYS
taking reeds up to 8,000 tons [displasament, providing confitljas for
| 3 tintlag ships with mask ofisigat, result
100-Tox ELECTRIC ORANE of 2011-
HONGKONG
ELECTRIC OVERHEAD CRANES Taoo*Hour
hrased to the ground in a short "Shanglint Mercury" of Jan. 13, Tas Snors Bansino'er to 100 Toxi, :
me. As soon as that is com- the first snow of the winter began Estates given for Desking, Hepairs so Hall and Machinery,,
pleted the pity drainage erstem to fall and as the afternoon wore
will be improved to better the on the fall became heavier and the Contractional Work:
conoral sau conditions. In flakea larger. During the forenpon ́AND AGHrvat
at lition, roads will be so recon- the cold was intense and gave
atruoted as to facilitate travel 'and every promise of snow which was
dumestic trade, je
borns out in the afternoon,
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE
BOSOKONU, ODINA.
Tolsgraphie Address roma
“TAIKOODOCK"
LIMITED.
RANCHES AND AGENTS
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
1
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT
COMPANY, LIMITED.
PORTLAND CEMENT.
Corporation transacta every doser,ption, of Banking and Ex- change Business, resives money on
Current Account at the mie of 2 par 'seat, per annum ou dally balances and
In Casks of 875 lbs. net. In Bags of 250 lbs. net. SHEWAN, TOMES & 00.,
General Managers. Kangkang, 18th Ammi, 1910.
168,
CHINESE ENGINEERING
and
MINING COMPANY, LTD.
CANTON-HONGKONG.TIEN- TOIN LINE.
THE Steamship'
"ONSANG."
will sail on or about the 27th Jan, 1912, Taking cargo for Tientsin. vis Chin- Wang-Tao.
For Freight and Pasinge apply so
THE CHINESE ENGINEERING
& MINING CO., LTD,
Queen's Buildings, DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Agents.
(78
Hongking, 2nd Jan, 1912.
To Let
woogle Fixed Deposits at the followingFFICES in King's Building,
For 19 montha, 4 per cent, par annum. Aplly to
For 6
'Way B・
GEO. HOGG:
Manager, "pol
M. 9, Queen's Hood Combeul,
THE HONGKONG LAND
INVESTMENT & AGENCY-
COMPANY LIMITED, Hỏngkong 14h Das, 1911,7.7