COMMERCIAL.
Cotton and Yarn.'
Mosare. Polishwella and Kot wall, cotton and yura brokers, in their circular dated August 2ad,
state:--
We despatched our last report por 8.8. Dovanha on the 22nd ult.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1912.
little tea was withdrown; nearly Public Companies all grades met spirited competi
tion, and the market may be HONGKONG AND SHANGHA quoted as fully firm to 1-4d, per]") Brokon Orange Pekne grades, lb, dearer, especially for the best
BANKING CORPORATION. while good types of Orange OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pokues were wanted, and Rome- times showed an advanco of 1-4d. to 1-2d. per 1h,
After the large salus of the pre-from Mesare, Lloyd Matheson and The following figures are takon vious fortnight, it was naturally Carritt's Report: to be expected that a period of
quietness would set in, which
would enable dealers to cirqulate Stock of all their recont large purchases,
though a good good business was
put through in the oarly part of the fortnight.
At the close, a quiel tono pro- vails, but in view of the gradual cooling of the rupee rate and the steady rise of American cotton, which is now quoted at the high figurs of 7.53, our prices romain steady, while deliveries continue Batisfactory.
Total salon, 12,000 bales, Unsold stocks, 0,700 balos. Bold but undelivered in the
desorip-
tions in
London.
on Juno
1912.
lbs
1911. lbs.
that the ORDINARY HALF YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in the Cor portion will be held at the Oily Hall, day of August, 1912, at Noon for the Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 17th
purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to Both June, 1912.
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,
Head Office1-50 Wall Street, New York. London Office:w36, ülshopsgata, K.C
BRANULES 1--
Bombay
Calcutta
Cation Colin Culon Empire Hongbong bankom
abarat umum£1,400,00
Banks
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
PAID-UP CAPITAL
REKRVA RUNDEJ
Blecting 41,000,000 al 27+ someon
PROFIONS «mensmi
30. de....
Exchange
Belling
uniqetson.............. 3/11/11/16 | 6 m/s, D/P
uying.
.1/11/19/1080.du Sydany & Molixurae...
1/113 | 30. da, San Foo & New York
78) i mu. Marks
1. Blagapore..........................84) 4 m/s. Branca
A Japan)<+491 Demand, India IFRSAYIST
Capital and Reserva 1,800,000 F. H. Armstrong, EngDeputy Chairman/T, Indis
Andrew Forbes, Haq, EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING DUSI-Q. Friesland, Eng NESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the usual. B. Gabbay, Kay.........
G. B. Laurent, eq. DEPOSITS RECIVED), fixed for one year at F. Lieb, Esq.
per annum, or for aldeter periods, at rates, which
terins,
Demand, Manila
5/10°
T/T $15,000 200,
Daxand
15,000,000 +-18,700,000
Kole
•
Manti
Mexico
RESERVE. KJABILITY OFP PROJ
Panama
Peking
...$18,000,000 | 6° 10/4.......
C/T. Shanghai....
Ran Francisco
Shanghal. Yokohama
Coder OF DIRECTORS. E. Shelling, Keq.-Chairman
147 6 m/s, do
4.H. Medhurst, Roy.
W. I Pattonde Hon. Mr.C.B. Bo
147 Bar Silyar, ready
07
H.A. Biebe, Eng.
T/T. San Francisco and New York 48
forward
TT Jara...
TYT, Marka....
T/T. Franci
.2015 1.2.480
118) Bank of Regland rate
Arrigo
10.08
Subsidiary Cotas.
Oplum, Quotation.
Discount per $100.
Malwa, New
$3,476
Maiwa, Old..... 8,200
cia, places
ON FIND DEPOSITE)
Por
[10
amooths, 136 paz Così, por ARBUS. Wen, d'mažiklis, 156 par Cleni, par Axis, - T'er 15 months, à par Cană, par Annum.
Chinese
● ascertained on application. “ MAIL and TELEGUAMIC REMITTANCES EETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS, granted all the principal cities in the World CREDIT Ace available all opet the World.
The REGISTER of SHARES of The Corporation will be CLOSED fri NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED MONDAY, th 5th August, to SATURDAY, the 17th August, 1012 (bọth slays inclusira), during which 30....04,077,478 65,052,500 pori & no. Lansfer of Shares can be Imports for Juno,
registered. 1,712,193 1,700,798
By Order of the Court of Dirostars, Caylon... 9,018,880 9,735,480
N. J. STABB, 204,130
Chief Manager.
Indian
China
C++
...
183,118
Java, &c.... 1,062,610 1,101,072 Hongkong, 1st August, 19 2. [661
Total 13,858,819 12,810,468 Deliveries for June.
Indian... 12,724,123, 13,751,820
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.
Godown and to arrive, 54,000 Ceylon... 7,821,410 8,560,485 NOTICE TO, SHAREHOLDERS bales.
China 1,031,031 2,000,804
Arrivals.—The mail str. Arca-Java, &c. 1,860,580 1,200,804 TUE NINETY-SECOND OR. DINARY HALF-YEARLY dia and oxtra stra. Vorworts,
MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS Total... 23,840,144 25,592,042 and Bombay Maru from Bombay,
The above are London figures Offen of the Company: Elite Mansiour, in the Company will be held at the and air. Kutsang from Calcutia have brought in 7,500 bales for and do not include movements of on TUESDAY, 0 6th August, at Hongkong and 8,000 bales for tea in Private Bondod Waro-12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of
houses.
Shanghai. Shipments from Hong- kong o Shanghai and coast ports, &c., amount to about 1,000 bales.
Local Mill-Salos as follows; Bur Silver.... 1,000 bales of No. 10, 10 and 20Mexican Dollars, Market at $135, 142 and 150,
„ORK BANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
Trued
PURCHASE and SALB, of Stocks and Stures elected
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cashed.
GEORGE HOGG, Manager.
9, Qaron's Road, Bougkong. Mongkong, 20th July, 1912
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE-BANE,
LIMITED,
CHIEF MANAGERI Hongkong-N. J. STARE,
ACTING MANAGEK, SILANGHAI-A, Q. Sraries.. London Baxxant—Lordon .. Goparze AND WALTHEers Bank Lancap,
Howo scor~~KART ÄLIGWRD,
On Durzen Losounts at the rate of 2 per Cant, Chinese
• Automan the dally balanos.
H. J. STARB, Chlef Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
'THE Busine of the shore Bank In Established 830.
conducted by the HONGKONG AUTHORISED CAPITAL You £8,000,000. AND SHANGHAT BANZING PAID-UPAPITAL ... 7, 30,000,000 | CORPORATION, - Eelm may ka whiainei Reinava' Fun
17,500,000 application.
INTEREST on deposite is allowed on the minimum monthly balances së FBI Pan Orsz. per annITIO, LA
Bend OM-YOKOHAMA,
Auganoles it
Nagasaki
Nowcbwan
Banches
Shanghai Bullion.
July 26.
27.78
receiving a Report of Directors, wgether with a Statement of Accounts, doclar ing a Dividend, and alreting Director and Auditors.
Rato
Tie.
Shanghai,This market has Copper Cash..... por Tis.
Shanghai Gold Bars shown a healthy motivity and on
....S'hai Tls. 316 improvement of The. 1 to 2 in]
Tla. 111.15 pricos..
-0.78
Bar Silver
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the 7.44 Company will be CLOSED from 23rd 17.78uly to 6th August, both days inclusivo, By Odor of the Board of Diroclors,
W. E. CLARKE,
Beoretais. Hongkong, 12th July, 1912,
aning-fisien Bombay Calcutta Changchun
airon
Now Yorkg
Csik
Patio
Puz flanker
tour)
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Honolu Kobu Liso-Yang London Lyons
San Frano 800
Shanghal
Tichling
Tientsin
Tokyo
Japanese Yara. The following Sovereigns: Bk's Buying
rato,
Auction
6. PR. ARTICULARS and CONDI
Notices
NOTICE.
BANK HOLIDAY. Nascordance with Ordinance No 5
BANKS will be. 01.OSED for the of 1912. tha EXCHANGE transaction of Public Basiness on MONDAY, the 5th instant.
aules havo hoon reported :-350 bales Setsu No. 10 at $132 to $134; 100 balos. No. 20 a $100] to $181; 1,500, balea, Yollow Olioss No. 20 at $151 to $152; 450 bales 3 Horse No. 16 at $150.
Raw Cotton-Owing tosenreity PA of Bangal and Chinese, the prices Auction Sale, to be hot on TUES TIONS of the letting by Publie luve advanced $2 to 3 per pioul, DAY, the Cth day of August, No Stocks, Quotation:-Bongol at 1912, at 8 p.n., at the Offices of the 829 to $34, Chinese a $33 to Public Works Department, by Order $38.
of His Excellonoy the Governor, of Hongking, 1st August. 1912. Twa Loli CROWN LAND bolow July 5,
Kennedy Ronel, in the Colony of Mosers. Wm. Jas. and Hfy. Hongkong, for a Thompson's Weekly Circular years, with the option of renown! advises: The accumulation of st. Crown Renta to be fixed by the arrivala-chielly confined to Coy-Surveyor of flis Majorly the King, for lon ten-is now being worked off, one further term of. 76 years,
London Ton Market.
NOTICE.
toren of 75 HONGKONG AND CHINA GAS
COMPANY, LIMITED, HE unexpectedly large demand for DAS COOKING STOVES exhausted the Company's stock of
but it will take some time to loval PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS, down to more normal proportions
the relative position that receipts
boar, to offerings.. The market * *
during the past, wook has again boon active. A rather better selec- tion, though still limited, of New Sonson's Indians has been offered, and full prices were secured for all grades and qualities, Ceylon sales were heavy, but those passed with spirit, and prices roumin much On
"
par with those of previous week. China. Arrivals 8.8. China with 300 pkgs. A small salo of 717 pkge, were offered, practically all of which wore withdrawn. "Pri- vately. Taking into considera- tion the fact that this is the
· · ·lig
! บาน
Boundary
VAATIVDOJ
-Kaya
لیے
$
#
quiotest period of the year, a fair Hongkong, 27th Jriy, 1912. amount of business has nevertho-
loss boon transacted in small lots. | Contracts have been made'in fino
To Sail
numur
new slaven.
More are being telegraphed for, and lulending customers for asine are re- quested to farmish their names and vadrasses to the Company so that no andue delay will ario i fixlog the stovas when they arrive.
GEORGE CURRY, Local Segretary. Gis Oe, Bengkong,
9th July, 1912.
To Sail
FOR KOBE AND MOJL
THE Stormship
"ARRATOON APCAR,"
Daposlions may trenafer at thel option baisnotf, $100 or more to the Honairoam AND BRAMSHAT BANK to be placed o
Hongkong.20
Hongkong.10
Malira, Oldor...... 3,950
Malwa, V. Ol 8,400 Parsian, fine quality 1,15) Patre, New..... 5,900 Patra, Old ......... 8,800, Benares, Ne
Benires, Old-
***** 8,950
SHARE REPORT.
-SA-SALE
--BUYERS
8,900.
parabe
A-SELLERS
Brocks & Paus or VALUE,
CLOSING
BANKS.
$830
SAIT DIVIDEND AND DATE,
£2.5.0 at ex 1/102 equal.
C88.10
MARINE INSURANCES, Cantone
$60
$240
12
T130
VIXED DEPOSIT și 4 Pax Cort, je Hongkong & B'bai: '^$125-
For the HoraxONG AND SHANGHAI
„BANKING OurPORATION,
. N. J. STAHB, Chief Manage z
Ryǝjun Post (ar THE CHARTERED BANK OF North Chine
INTEREST ALLOWED ON ÜHRENT
ACCOUNT. Deposits received for fixed porode at rates to bbinined ounpplication.
TAKEO TAKAMICHI,
Man gor. Hongkong, Lat April, 1912.
Consignees
18
"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS;
ست
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
S.S. BENGLOR" FROM MIDDLESBRO'
STRAITS.
M
ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby Mformed that all foods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous
and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and from the whartos delivery may be Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or
btained.
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
OBINA
Incoronated at Royal
QUARTE 1858.
HEAD OFFICE LONDON, Hongkong Fires
$100 $800
Unions
Yangtzen
£50 195
FIRE INSURANCESĮ China Fires
$20 $50
$189
855
$50 94e b.
$16 $27
b.
.45. $70
H.
SHIPPING Paid-up Capital .......................£1,200,000 | Oblas & Manlius Buenave Ford.....................€1,650,000 Douglas Biesshipa BE LIABILITY OF
PROPRIETONG .........£1,300,000 Steambosta
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transaoted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS ́opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter periode at rates which will be quoted on application.
W. DICKSON, Manager. "Hongkong, 13th April, 1912. [22 DEUTSCH ABIAT180
CAPITAL FULLY
BANK.
-་
PAID-Ur......Sh. Taula 7,500,000
HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAL. BOARD OF DIBKOTORE—BRALIN, BRANQUES: Calcutta Hankow
No Claims will be admitted after the foods have left the lodowas, and all Berlin Goods remaining undelivered after the Hamburg dius, will be sulgusk tó rent. Peking
Singapore
[500
[549 Capi, F. M. Austin, will, ba despatche
for the above pons on TUESDAY, the 6th August, at Noon,
Keemun and Ichungs at is, to is. AMERICAN & MANCHURIA
4. per lb., and a fair number of fair to good medium realised:
LINE.
8.1-4d. to 10.1-2d. per 1b. Fair (Bucknall Sionship Lines, Ltd.,)
to fairly good leaf Monings have FOR BOSTON AND NEW YO K been selling from 6d. to 7d. per lb.
while commonest grades show very THE Steamship
good value at 4.1-2d, to 5.1-4d. per
"KANSAS"
...
lb., and are receiving attention. Captain R. I inklater, will be deepatol Good medium Panyonga are being of from this Port on or about the Dib bought at 7.1-2d. to 8.1-4d. | August.'
per lb,, and sweet common at 5d. For Freight and further particulars to 5.1-2d. per lb. Fair grade apply to Foochow Pekoes have been very
Kin-
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED, General Agents.
1496
olieap at 6,1-2d. to Od. per lb. Hongkong, 8th July, 1919. The first
now seasons tupka havo arrived, but the trado
Hongkong-New York. "experience great difficulty in sampling them due to dislocation of labour and confusion at the decks, Java: On 4th inst. 5,041 pkgs, wore offered, compared with 8,828 pkgs, last year. Al- though in a few cases compara tive quotations were
& trifle irregular, the general tendency of the market was firm. Among the best averages were:Coal para, 10.1 Ad. Tanawattee, 10d. Tjiboon1 0.1-2d. The average for the whole sale on Garden account| is 8:1-8d. per lb., compared with 8d; polb, a year ago, Datoh
AMERICAN ASIATIO 8.8. 00, FOR NEW YORK v1. SUEZ CANAL
(With liberty to call at the Malabar Const.)
8.8. "INVERCLYDE".
Market At the eighth sale of the on or about 10th September, 1912.
in Amsterdam on 27th For Freight and farther information
offered, the apply to E
BHEWAN, TOMES &
hly Oneral Agenta, Micro
All claims against the steamer must Tainiofu Tringian
Canton Kobe Tientsin Yokohama
be presented to the Undersigned on of LONDON BANKERS: before the 15th Inst., or they will not | Mosure, N. M. Rorasonid & Sons bj recognised.
Tun Union of London and Smith'. Baxx, Lasite. Dauteous Bank (Benzin), LONDON
All broken, shaled, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 8th inst., at 11 AM.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned by
·AGENOT. DIRECTION DER DISCOSTO Grinti“
SCHAFT.
Indo-China
(Preferred) (Delarred)
"Shell" Transporta 41
· MEFINERIES,
"Star Ferry"
China Bugers Lason Bugars
MINING
102/9
[611 b.
{ $10 540
$100 117 $100 888
Ohiasse. Englaesringe 1 83/6
Troholis | Raube.
2174/8 21:34.
DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNGI Kowloon Wharis ́$50.8611 . 4. H. K. &W'pos Dooks: 300 $46. Shanghai Dooks .T. 100 T.80.8. Hongkow Whatda.T, 100 T.08.
LANDS, HOTELE A. BUILDINOS,
Angle French Lands T.100
2.94 b.
18. be
to $24.27 for year
ending 81.12.11
Coqual $22,82 for year *tanding 80 June 1911
$18 for 1910
Interins of 10/- for, 1911
Final of $90 making, 850 for 1910 and terim
·61 $30 foZ1011
$12 for 1'09 and Int. of '
18 on sócount of 1910)
$7 & b's of $2 for 1910. $37 for 1910
$1 for 1906
.5 p.o, for year end'g 80:6:11 Dividend of $1 for hilf
year ending 21-1911) 8% Anal making 6% for 19086% div. for 1900 on preferred shares
8/- per share Coupon, No,
18
10 pc for your andleg
80.4.12.
$15 for 1911
* for 1897
1/0 per aham final 1911
(Coupon No.18)
14. 2d. per share au 150,000
$8 for year ending 81.12:11 $1 Ens dividend' för
Jear.1912
Th 2 for 1910
Final of The 4 for 1910
Tis, 628-2-16.
F
$8 on old shares, $1.50 on new shares for half year 81:12:11
Interim div. of $8 for 1912
10 cents for 1911
$2.75 for 1911
Hongkong Hotels
50
"
76
Hongkong Isuda Humphreys Estates Kowloon Lands Shanghal Lands
100
102 ».
$10
87.85
$80
834
T. 80
1.88
5% for half year to 80-6-11.
West Points
$50 $5411
.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & 004,]
Agenta, Hongkong, 1st August; 1912, [500
I TIMMERSCHEIDT,
Manager,
INTEREST Allowed on Currend Account. DEPOSITS reselved on form Manila M'pole Hotel © P.10 which may be learned an applicatiort Erary description of Banking san Ewon
T. 60.91 Exchange business transacted.
Interim div. of #2 fox 1913,
P.8
COLTON MILLIĮ
15 per cent for 1910
Hongkong Cottons $105.
China-Borneo
GATION CO., LTD.
AND SINGAPORE
Ti Steamer has superior accorn- throughout with Electric Light and INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVI- mandation for passengers, in installed
carries a dalv.curtified doctor.
Return tickets are available by the
Indo-China Steam Navigation Co.'s FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG
Steamers. Fare for round trip $120. For Freight or Passage, apply to DAVID SASSOON & CO., LD.,
Agate... Hongkong, 80th July, 1918. [35,"
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE
FOR BOSTON & NEW YORK:
THE Steambip
"AMERIA " Co. W. Faas, will be despatched ás above ou of about the 81st Augast, 1912.
For freight apply to HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE, Hongkong Omes. Hongkong, 27th July, 1912. 68)
Regular Steamship Service
THE Company's Biumship THE
*FOOKSANG! baving arrived from the above-Poris Consignees of cargo by her are bareby informed that their goods will be de Hvered from alongside.
MISCELLANEQUE.
1:81288) 321
Hongkong, 9th Oct 1911 2Light and Powers (10)
Do. (Spec, shares) #1
Dairy Farma Green Islands
THE
MERUANTLE BANK OF Chias Providents
INDIA, LIMITED.
Aut'
T4 for yearendel 81-10-10) T7 for year ended 20-12-15} 50.cople $1.7-08
81 for 1911
$10 (88)
70 cents for 1911 "
$1.25 for year end'g $1.7′11
1,500,000 Hongbang Hadidina 10
sed Capital......... £1,500,000 | Soribed 49
#
589,000
a sid Up- Beserve Fund........................... 865,000 Hongkong,Ioas
Hongkong Hopes
HEAD OFFICE:
40, Türendasedle Street, London, EC. BRANCHES :
Galli Bingyen 2.
Cargo impeding the discharge; or remaining on board after 4 p.m., the 1st | Bombay. August, will be landed at consignees Calentia. risk and expense,
Howrah. No Fire Jaenance will be effected, madras, Bills of Lading will be countersigned Karachi.
Bangoon. JARDINE, MATHESON Colombʊ.
& CO. LTD. Kandy.
Agents. Hongkong. 31st July, 1919
by
[655
Sail To
FREIGHT TO SOUTH AFRICA.
With Liberty to call at the Malabar Const. PROPOSED BÁILING TROX Horozore, FOR BOSTON & NEW YORK, 6.8 " ATHOLL........ | 0 or about THE Blaxtaliip*****
#3xd August.
BARON CAWDOR, 8.8. "DAORE 1 On or about 10th will be despatoled on or about the 15th
September August, direct to Dalagoa For Freight and luribes information, Inn, Host Lo upply to se
Mo
* CASTLE RAAM]
DODWELL A
LTD
Hongkong, 18 JAVA 19111 | 88*] How To
Port Elizabeth
Langkats
Morning Post
Pentag
Kota Bahru, Kelantan. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S.
Peak Tramway
Hongkong.
Shanghai.
LAGENTS IN JAPAN *
Momers. Jardins, Matheson & Co., Ltd,
BANKERS:
Bank of England.
London Jolut Block Bask¡Låd.
FVERY description of Barking an.
• Exchange businone transacted Blocks (and Shares: bought and sold]
Do. (Bow) Philippda
#8221
+ 25:110205 $10 $19
10.62
26 22
1010
1
106:1 Prom & Co, Lt $1015 #1 Societe der Preferred #501 Pulpesetipaldup $60) Paplartarice
da Tonka
| Shanghai-Sumatrno
Stem Laundry
40 oente for 1911
$1.40%, per::uhin cu
Final die of $10 for your
ending 8112-11
$1 interim acount 1911
Interim div. T. 1, 18-8-19
| Interim2 div. Tii, 28>6•19-
Hope
80 cents com fallý puddy Vakarem and/Broenta jen
un 31 paid shares. JOY FEAT trending,80:4:12
• Моде
1.50 for 1910
No dividend
10.
T110
[80 call
United Asbestos Orion: $10-87
fal Agency
on socount of" Donatiivante Tetters of Oridil grendel on Agents and Corrie- | Unior pondants all over the world.
Interest allowed, on Current As
at 2 per cent
1810)
10
BLATO