COMMERCIAL.
Chinese Engineering Co's. DifficulLlos.
A circular hus boon issued to the shareholders of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Com- pany stating that the negotiations
which havo beon' earried on for 2 some time, past with a view to formuinnting the political and other difficulties relativo to the affairs of this company in China
NATURAL HISTORY IN
CHINA.
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHINESE STUDENTS.
By Mr. H. J. Elwes, F.R.S.
The following article is re- printed, by permission, from the
Yollow Dragon":-
THE HUNGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 2 21, 1912.
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
Bepmitory of the US, Government in the Philip
Islands and tor Republic of Panama Head Ofies6o, Wall Street, New York. London Office, Bishopsgate, E.C.
BRANCHES :-
I am certain that you wi'l find many opportunities of making it profitable to yourselves and your country as the Japanese have al- ready done. Even in the Southern provinces of Fokien and Kwang-pine tung there are many largo tracte of country quite unexplored and- unknown to Europeans, which must contain plants, birds, and insects unknown to science and woll precorved specimens of these objects from those regions, will always be saleable at a price which would enable Chinese col- looters to make a large profit.
You nak mo to contribute to the Yellow Dragon"; I do not think Ican find a better subject than the above and, will try to show that
Insects again are a vast study, the awakening of China to now ideas must create an opening for on account of the great number of have resulted in cortain arrange young man who have acquired species; small sizes of many of monts
which are about to be suflicient knowledge of English, thom, which makes the use of a "completed, and which have receiv- und of the cloinenta of Natural mioroscope or lens necessary, and ed the approval of the Britishistory to enable them to study the difficulty of preserving and
and Chinese Governmeul,
The directors expect shortly to be able to call an extraordinary general meeting to obtain the Basent of shareholders to the arrangements in question which will involve the reconstruction of the company and the question of
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM EUROPE, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
THE Company'e Stouuship
“HIRANO MARU,”-
d that their Goods are being landed
Tlombay
Cricutia
Canton
Cebu Colon
Empire Ho
Hankow
Banks
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
PAID-UP · CAPITAL
LEKKIVE "FUNDS:
Berlin KL,500,000 si 2/- ..................
Kabe
Manila
Mexico
Panama
REELYK LABILITY OF
PRIETORS
TRO.
Peking
San Franciaco
Shanghai Yokohama
*
15,000,000
Exchange
Sellag.
Baying.
T/T
2)-8/16 | w/ L/C
... - 11
DRATED 002 000 4 30 de. Bydney os Melbourne 2018 lê
Decan ho
tan tron2}-7]16 | 30 đội, Bun Doo & New York, lời T/T, Shanghalt.marante 124 | 1 m/s. Märks
Deputy Chairman
T/T. Singapore.............................................................86
TL.Japen mindezt .90
T/T, India .............. 150 m. de
G.B. Medhurst, Hagemand India ester.co...............i151 Bar Silver, ready ..............................
Cover OF DIRECTORI E. Bbellins, Esq.-Chairman Capital and Reserves.35,500,000 F. H. Armstrong,
about inseminim£1,100,000 Andrew Forbes, Bag.. ÉVERY DESCRIPTION OF DANKING BUSI· | G, Friesland, Esq. NESS acted
CURRENT ACCOUNTS'opened on the usual. 8. Gubbay, Eng.
G, R. Laureus, Feq. DEPOSITS RECEIVED, feed for the year at F, b, Ba 4% per annum or for shorter perlads, strate, which may be ascertained on application,
terit.
KILLS NEGOTIATED A COLLECTED. MAIL and TELEGRAPING REMITTANCES Inde,
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted THE LANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF COMMERCIAL
Do all the principal in the CREDIT Available all over the World,
LETIERS OF CREDIT- fasued.
+ ་
eflectod
The Officers of the Bank are bound mut ku alarjone
GEORGE HOGG, Manager.
PURCHASE and Sels of Stocks and Shares the transactions of any of fir claromers.
- THE
LIMITED.
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
Established 1880. AUTHORISED CAPITAL You 18,000,000 PAID-UP UAPITAL
80,000,000 REVE FED
17,500,000
܂
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
Branches ad Agocai-8 Autung-Hsion Nagasaki Bombay Caloutra
Nowchwan
New Yorkg
Oaks
P.kja
in their own country, the plants, naming them. A friend of mine animals, birds, fishes and insects now dead, who collected insects of which we know sp little. Your in China, loft a collection valued students who are probably in at £5,000 to the British Museum
V, Quosu's Bload, Hongkong. most cases studying what will be and yet I am certain that it did useful to them in life, and what not contain one-tenth of the Hongkong, 22n1 March, 1912 will enable them to earn a living species which exist in China. A may ask what is the value of this single butterfly which was found knowledge, and though I admit in Szeehuen, and bears my, name
(Continued on page „100) that the love of nature for its own sake, and the plenaura which | the distribution of the balance of many Europeans derive from its Consignee, net profits. In these circum-study, is not often found in stances the directors do not Ubina, yet when we see how consider it advisable to pay an much the Japanese have dono in the last generation in this branch| intorin dividend susunan of science, I am convinced that: May 1. They consider that the Chinn might profit by such successful conclusion of the knowlodge as I advocate. negotiationa justifies the tempo- Let us take first the study of rary sacrifice of profils caused by botany, which has brought me to Chinn; and which is to those the reduction of prices of enal who know it one of the greatest which has been made for some pleasure, in life. Botany is the time, past in drilor te moot the kuwledge of plants, medeeinal, competition which, under the edible, and useful; as woll arrangements referred to above, ornamental; and though not now
st Kowloon, as important to the medical pro- alero each consignment will be sorted will now be terminated.
fession in Europe as it formerly on mask by mark and delivery can be The company was registered in was, yet there must be in many obtained as soon as the Goods are 1000 to acquire the undertaking parts of China valuable herbs anded.
Optional goods will b carried on of a Chinese concorn, established and drugs, used more or less by
alivo doctors; of which Euronleen instructions are given to the con- in 1878, the principal assets of
pean science knows little or try before Noon; to-day,
Goods not cleared by the 27th May, which consisted of three collieries | nothing; and, which cannot be
will be subject to rent. on the Kaiping coalfield, a line studied without a perfect, know- of six steamers, wharves, land ledge of the Chinese language. and oflices in various Chinese The cultivation of theso, plante signees and the Co.'s representatives Hongkong, Lst April, 1912. ports, and the harbour of Ching-may become an important and at an appointed hour. All claims mast wantao, in the Gulf of Pechili, valuable industry to those who he proscated within ten days of the value. Scenndly steminer's arrival here, aftor which date at which extensive works have know thoir been constructed. The authorized there are innumerable varieties of they cannot be recognised. capital is £1,000,000 in shares of plants grown for food, for fibre, will be admitted after the gods have
various arts and left the Godowns. 21 each; all of which has been for use in
of which the NIPPON YUSEN KAISHĄ,! There are also out-manufactures, paid up.
Agents, standing £410,000 of 6 per cent. Chinese know much and wo know!
Hongkong 20th May, 1012 debentures and 6 percent. Second liule or nothing. A knowledge Mortgage deboutures for the of how to select, improve, and NORDDEUTSCHER £50,000. From 1000-7 to 1909-10 cultivate these in the soils and
a dividend of 15 per cont, was climates best suited to them is a
having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are lureby informing hus and placed at their risk in the Hong- Fengtian kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns
Damaged packages must be loft in the Godowns for examination by the Con-
BREMEN.
Hankow Honolu Kobu Liao-Yang London
Lyons
Ryojun Port (Ar-
thur).
San Fr100 600
Shanghai
Tiebling
Tientsin
Tokyo:
"
INTEREST ALLOWED on CnnesT A0000ST. Deposits reosired for fixed periode at ratea to be obtained orapplication.
TAKEO TAKAMICHI,
.
Man ger
No clale Public Companies
THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.
18
LLOYD, NO ICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
necessary part of the education IMPERIAL GERMAN MAILOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
“HE Steamship
THE
"GOEBEN,"
paid on shares, and for 1010-11
of every European agriculturist 10 per cont. was distributed.
It may be recalled that at the and what greater benefit can a meeting held in October fast the man confer on his country and chairman said that the directors, himself than by showing how in responso-to overtures for amal these plants may be improved in gamation from the Fanchow China as they have been else- Mining Company, had expressed where. One has only to go to Java, having arrived, Consignons of cargo are their willingness to consider any Ceylon, or the Malay Stutes to hereby informed that their Goods, with definite and authoritative pro- see what wealth and prosperity the exception of Opium, Tressure and this Valuables, are being landed and stored by posal on terms which would do can be acquired justice to the company's interests knowledge. The national drink at their risk into the hazardous and/or and which would ensure the effi- of China; ten; once a great source tra hazardous Godowns of the
longkong and Kowloon Wharf au cient management of any com-of wealth, has owing to the Godora Company, Limited, Kowloon, pany which might be formed improvement in its manufacture and West Point Godowas, whence for the purpose of effecting an by Europeans in India, Ceylon and delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded on amalgamation."Shanghai Mer-Java, lost its former importance,
and now that medical mon are unless intimation is received from the lotting us know that whon of good Consignees before Noon TO-DAY, quality China toa is more whole-requesting it to be landed hero.
No claims will be admitted after the me than the stronger and more. astringent fudian ten, it can rare. Goods have left the Godowns, and ali ly be found, of the boat quality, goods remaining undelivered after the
22nd of May, will be subject to rent in England. No plants. trees,
All broken, chialed, and damaged
tury.
FRINGE OF A CYCLONE AT SHANGHAI.
W. I Puttenden
Hon. Mr.O.H. Rom
Demand, Manila
EL A. Blebs, B.
Cherner MaMAGEE!'» Hongkong-N. J. Szam!> MANAGER:
Shanghai H. E. E. Hurtin. LONDON BARkras–Lordonr Comite AND WRETALIUizza Bark Lowere»,
T/T. San Francisco and New York 149
forward............28 7/16
T.T. Java,seruumis 1211. Bank of England rats .........issiniB}% T/T. Marks
489810207
T/T. Francs ................2664 | Kavaralų1. ...uzzione seisu sains$9.34
Subsidiary Colas.
J
Discount per $100.
Hormon-Incasset Allowed,
On Current Accounts at the case at per C. Chinese...20 ele. piecos....$73
Oplum Quotation-
Malwa, Now ......$3,880 Malwa, Old.................i 8,420,
April, 28.
perpi
Malwa, V. Old
..... 8,400
ON YIZED DEPOĢIONI For 4 monila, 96 per Gask, por Annam... For 6 motiba, 836 per Onul, par Aapuse. For 18 months, 4 par Cent. per Anapm.
N. J. STARE, Chief Manager,
Chinese ...10
"
...$8
...$7
Persian, fine quality 1,700 Patna, Now......... 8,750
per che
Patna, Old......... 8,600
at A'anom en lhe dally balanc,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
THE
Businem of the above Bank Ir conducted by the, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Balos may be obtained
application,
INTEREST on deposita la allowed st33) Pan Chart. per annum,
Hongkong.20
Hongkong.10
... 8 5/16
Benares, New
Benares, Old
8,650 ****** 8,600
SHARE REPORT.
J-SELLERS,
Broçes à PAJE DE VALUE
BANKS,
Depositors may tranfer ni theis option balances of B100 or more to the Houazooru AND SHANGHAI BAM to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Pæn Özur, par Hongkong & B'bal
For the HowaKONG AND BRangkai Baintoro CoarOILATION,
*
N. J. ETABB, Chief Manager, Cantons THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA
INCORPORATED BY ROTAL Quanten 1863.
A B C
HEAD OFFICE —LONDON. PAID-UP CAPITAL
1,200,000 REDBLY FOND 1,650,000 RESERT LIABILITY
Dr
45
KA-SALE.
B-BUYERS
LAST DECIDENU AND DATE,
£2.5.0 at ex 1/10) equal to $34.27 for your Guding 81-12-11
42 oquial $22.82 for † your ending 20 June 1911
$16 for 1910- Interim of 10/- for 1911. Final of #20 making 850.
for 1910 and Interim of 880 for 1911
$12 for 1 09 and Int. of '
· 3B on socomit of 1910 -
87 & b'e of $2 for 1910
CLOSING Q'TOMI.
#685 b
$125
£84/5
MARINE INSURANCES,
$50
$225
b.
North Chin
T140
Union
$100
$815-
Yangtzon
450
#196
FIRE INSURANCES, China Firea
#20
$182
Hongkong Fire $60
$850
"SHIPPING." China & Manilar Douglas Steamships Steambonta
$25
Sith b.
$50 127
$18 #27
b.
*B
のも
b.
1148-
Le11 b.
810
82
b.
$5 20.
b.
Dir. 7 p. a. for year end- Bon. 6 p. o. ing 20.4/13
Chinese Enginedogs
$100 $110 $100 $84
$1 30/0
b.
$10 for 1910
b.
$8 for 1817
PROPRIATORS..................1,200,000 Indo-Chines
FOREIGN EXCHANGE *nd General Banking business transacted,
'CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened Bad FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
WK. DICKSON, Manager. Hongkong, 1.th April, 1912. [22 DEUTSCH
EUTSOH ASIATISCHE
CAPITAL FOLLY
BANK.
·
PAID UP......Sh. Taola 7,500,000
HEAD OFFICE-BUANOBAI. BOARD OF DIRECTors—Banlır, BRANCONE: Caloutts Hankow
the FOURTEENTH On- "DINARY ANNUAL MEETING of this Company will be held at the offices of Mours. Dodwell & Co., Ltd,, Queen's Berlin Buildings, on SATURDAY, the 25th Hamburg May, at 12.80 r.. for the purposs of Paking reveiving the Beport of the Directors Telaanlu Tsingtau Yokobama together with a statement of Accounts
30th April, 1912.
Te REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be OLUSED from MONDAY, 20th to SATURDAY,
EDWARD OSBORNE, 25th.inst. inclusive,
Ferrelats, ongkong. 18th Yay, 1812.
(380
Singapore
Canton Koba Tient-in
(Preferred) (Deferred)
Bhail" Trasporta · 51
"Star Ferry".
REFINERIES,
China Bugars Luzon Engar
MANENO
41-77/0 6134
Trosoba Raabe DOCKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNgⱭ Kowloon Wharfi 350 856 EL K. &W'pos Dooks $50 $49 Shanghal Docke T. 100 Hongkaw Wharfe T. 100 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS/ Angle French Lands T.100 Hongkong Hotels
Most. N. M. HorusoHILD & Boss, Hongkong Lands
Bank, Limited.' Tux UNION OF LONDON AND SIZE's. Humphreys Estates
Kowloon Lands DROTECE BANK (BERLIN), Lordon | Shanghai Landi
Долмат. DIRECTION DER Disconto GESELL- West Points
LONDON BANEERS :
BOTAST.
*
T.54
T.87
8110
$50
100 3100 $10 $8
€70
b
$80 $84
T:88
$50
$68
b.
INTEREST allowed on Currend Manils M'pole Hotel P.10 Acount. DEPOSITS received onterm'
COTTON MILLS, which may be learned on applicationt | Ewon. THE CHINA-BORNEO CO., Every description of Banking an
LIMITED,
| Exchange business transacted..
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT.
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
MERCANTLE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED. used Capital........£1,500,000 51 ********* 1,125,000 oribed Ad Up
562,000, 865,000 Reserve Fund.
HEAD OFFICE:
$27 for 1910
#i for 1906
5 p.or for your and'g 50-6-11 Dividend of $1 for half.) year ending 81-12-11 8% final making 6% for 19086% div. for 1909 on preferred shares
1/- per share Coupon No
18 2/6 per share Cod-
pon No. 16 for 1910.
Interim of 1/- on kečount?
for year ending 38:2.11: (Coupon No.16)
Ia. 2d. per share on 150,000.
$8 for year ending 81:12.11
$1 final dividend for
JOBY 1919
Tha. 2% for 1910
Final of Tis, & for 1910 ·
Tia. 6 29-2-10
$8 on old shares, $1:50
on new shares for half
year 31-12-11
Interim div. of #3 för 1911 10 conta for 1911. $2.75 for 1911
5% for half your to 80·8·11. Interim div. of $2 for 1911 and final of $2 making
$4.00 for 1911
15 per cent for 1910
T4 for year ended 81·10·10)'
T7 for yearended 20°12′15 j 50 cents 31.7-08
$1 for 1910
.b...
70 cents for 1911-
$1.25 for your end'g' 81•7•11'-- 40 osata för 1911-
T. 50 1.01 Hongkong Cotton $10 $5,
BE* MIÉCELLANEOUS. China-Borneo
Light and Powers
$12 $101
$11
[2
Do. (poo, shurer) 81 |
Bombay.
Caloutta.
Bings-13.
Howrah.
Penang.
fadeas.
Kota Bahru, Kelantan.
Peak TramWEJ.
China Providents Dairy Farms Groon Islands
Hongkong Electrica $10
$25 Hongkong Ice
82121 Hongkong Ropes
$10 $18
Langkate
K. 10
$25 022 Morning Post
$10 $11.45 ex. dly,
12 810 884
$10
844
8284 b.
$1.40 per share
b.
1.67
Karachi.
Kuala Lumpur, F.M.8.
Hongkong, 9th May, 1912.
1870
Rangoon
Hongkong
Shanghai.
Do. (a) Philips Ine
$1 $10
$1.10 ex. div.
$1 paid shares for year)
CALOUTTA, KOBE AND PENANG.
THE
PROVIDENT CHINA LOAN AND MORTGAGE
00., ID..
40, Threadneedle Street, London, EC.
BRANCHES :.
Galls
THE Ninth Ordinary Yearly Moet-
ing of Shareholders of the above THE The typhoon which threatened and shrubs are more popular and Goods are to be left in the Godowns, Company will be held at the Company' us last week was something more more valuable in Europe than where they will be examined on the Fce, St. George's Building at 12.80
., on TUESDAY, the 28th May, Aut than a scare in Shanghai. The those of China, and when I tell 22nd of May, at 9.88 a.m. "China Press" says that on you that a single English. travel- All claims must reach ne lefor the 112, in ressive Statement of A-8 Wednesday, May 16, a strong ler, who first came to Chins only 29th of May, 1912, or they will not be counts to the 8 list December, 1911, and the Report of the General Mangót and south-e sterly wind sprang up in a few years ago, las enriched our recognized. the early hours of the morning, gardens by no less than 4,000 No Fire Insurance will be affected. Consulting Commites and to elect a
Bils of Lading will be countersigned Consulting Oo umilteo and Auditor. and continuing throughout the species, most of which he die
The Transfer Books of the Company day at a varying velocity of he-covered himself in the mountainty the undersigned.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLQYD,»ill be closed from the 14th May to the tween thirty and forty miles an rogions of Contral and Western
MELOBERS & CO., 28th May, both days-inclusive, hour. Outside the harbour the China, you may imagine how
THE CHINA-BORNEO General Agents. sea was rough, and though there many are left unknown to boongkong, 18th May, 1912.
CO., LTD., (7
W. G..DARBY, wore fears of a typhoon early in tanists, in the innumerable moun-
General Manager. the day, the weather man at Sic-tain ranges inhabited by Miao-INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVI- cawei Observatory said that there tse, Lolos, and other tribes often was nothing more than a young considered by the Chinese as oyclone observable on the coast, savages, but whose languages, FROM which would probably subside customs, and countries are well early, Continued depression in worth studying.
GATION COMPANY, LTD.
the Yangtze valley was respon- Europeans have begun to travel THE Company's Beamship sible for the wind, which was felt in these backwoods of China in
"LAISANG "
with its greatest force near Bhan- order to make discoveries, and having arrived, from the above Ports, tung, Shanghai being visited only find the greatest difficulty in Consignees of cargo by hor are hereby
(Varizal Path. Br... 1,260,000.)
by the fringe of the cyclone. their, ignorance of the Chinese informed that their goods will be de Lownson Mortgage of House Pr
The distriot adjacent the Bicca-language. There is in conso-lived from alongside.
No Fire Insurance will be affected
wei Road from Ferguson Bond to queues a great and growing de- Cargo impoling the discharge or Goods reared on Blogs, Edinburgh Road, was in darkness mand for educated Chinese inter- remaining on board after dram, the Advances made op Marokspdies. at night, as the wind during the preters to nocompany them and 121st inst., will be landed at Consignoe's Las made on the Provident System. day had torn down nine electrio can imagine no better way of risk and expense. light wire poles. These were improving your knowledge of ť strown along Biconwei Road for natural history than by going Bomo distance, and late in the with Europeans to assist in such! afternoon employes of the com- work. The pay may not at first wore at work repairing the be high, but once you have 80-
|quired the neousry wledge, Hongkong, 2008 MAJ, 1912.
by
(Reiss and Partioniam on application); CYTHE, OFFICE or blocked Bulls of Lading will be countersigned TRUSTEE EXECUTOR OF
WILLS, ATTORNEY,
Undertaken and Evented.
SHEWAN, TO
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Manage
વ
Colombo. Kandy.
AGENTS IN JAPAN : Menara. Jardins, Matheson & Co., Ltd, BANKERS 1
Bank of England. -London Joint Block Bank, Ltd.'
VERY description of Banking an. Ezio tranzacted Stocks and Share bought and sold on account of Constituents. Lettem of Uredit granted on Agents and Corrie- ponderis all over the world. Hap kluterant allowed on Current A
Dully Balines and on Fixed Deposi conta per bent per annus on | at-rita", which may be becarta/ned on applestone
KODUNALE
$5 b IL Frios & Co., Ld. $10 126, Sociste
de Proferral $50).
$88 Pulpasst, “pull up #50J Papierteria
da Tonkia
hoaghal-Boustran T. 30T110 Stemin Lanndry
9$
Final div. of $10 for year).
ending 81•12'11
$1 interim account 1911
(Special bonos T,8 15∙1·1 1' Interim div. T:1† 18-8-11 ° ||Interim diy. T.1 | 15-6°11 ° Interim div. T.1ƒ 18-9∙LL! Nöpa
11"
80 cents on fallý paddy
shares and 8 oenti on'
ending 30•4•19 -1.
None
$1.50 for 1910
Benefit $250
No dividend this your
35
50 cts, foryair andʻgʻ 80 B1z.
15 per cent
share for 815-1911
$10
$10
8800
25.
Unliad dabaton Orien-#10 810
tal Ageary, Tilkoviusa) United Asbestos Founders ShareO ́...
10.
· for 1910:
Forall
WRIGHT, AND;