COMMERCIAL,
London Bullion. Market. Too lon, July 12th.-Messrs. Samuel Montagu & Co. report :- "Gold.-About £700,000 ar
Public Auction,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
By Order of the Executes
of the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1912.
rived in the form of bar gold, Will of the Lato Min. H. N. Cooren, of which £71,000 was reserved
the
for India. The bulk of the revERY VALUABLE LEASEGOLD
mainder will be obtained by
the Bank of England. The follow ing amounts were received by the
Bank: July 4, £208,000 in baros. gold; July 5, £183,000 in bar gold; July 6, £70,000 in bar gold;| July 6, £17,000 in bar gold; July 9 £103,000 in bar gold; July 9, £7,000 in sovereigns from Franco; July 10, £190,000 in bar gold. Withdrawals wore made as under July 6, £50,000 in Gorman gold coin; July 10 £400,000 in sovorsigns for Uruguay. During the week the not influx was £100,000.
PROPERTICS
Situste and Peing
2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12, Mo-qua
Street
Victoria, Hongkong
to be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION
00
FRIDAY,
the 30 h day of August 1919,
12 o'clock Naon
The Messrs
in six fan's
by
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneer, al do'r Auction Rooms at No. 8. Des Voo'x Rond, Centrs).
The Properties consist of
Pr portion of Crown Rent $1,08 per
The Iroperties are cold cabject to the right of way of adjoining owners along the basement floors on the south side theroof.
1
The Sale Plon showing the above mentioned Lots may be inspected bo- fore the Sale sither at the office of
Messrs. DEACON, LOOKER.
AND DEACON,
1. Des Voeux Road, Central, Vendor's Boliatore,
ur at the Olov of Muna. HUGHES & HOUGH,
This Auctioncare, Hongkong, Sri Ang., 1913,
571
Public Companies
HONGKONG AND SHANGHA BANKING CORPORATION
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
Head Office --do, Wall Berest, New York, London Office, Hishopsgate, H,C.
BRANCHES
Flombay Calcutta
Canton
Coloa
Empire
Honghous
tiankow
Banks
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
FAID-UF CAPITAL,
RESERVE PUNKT
Emmeling 41004, 1000 si X5
Kobe
Blanita
Mexico
REIKEYER LIABILNET: DE,
PANAME
Faking:
San Francisco
Shangbai
Yokoham
Capital and Resetya umem6,800,000 about 24409,000
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUS!
terms
.
NX99 tractor,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the anal "DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fired for a your at EX per annum, or for shorter periode, at rates, which may be ascertained on application.
LILLS NEGOTIATED
and COLLECTED,. HAIL and TELEGRAPING REMITTANCES made.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted ón all the principal cities in the Worki
THE LANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are available all cover the World.
· DOMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT isted,
FURCHASE and SALE of Stock and Sharas Bected,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GALIN TRAVELLERS CHEGORDE HOGG
Manager.
9, Queen's Road, Hongkong. Mongkong, 29th July, 1812
[19
the ORDINARY HALF- YEARLY "MEETING of the SHAREHOLDER in this Oor- poration will be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 17th. day of August, 1912, Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Beport of the YOK
OKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
net import of gold into India for the month of Juno was £2,608,333 (approximately). This makes a total for the firat aix months of the year of £10,500,000. The figures
Joart of Directors together with a aro striking when compared with Lot 1 The piase of gram-nStatement of Acarunts to 9th June £20,000,000, the not import during premises theron kazwa ng N. 12
1912. the whole of 1011, exactly double Moque Street with the apps the Corporation will he CLOSED (rom The REGISTER of SHARES of the period of this £10,500,000 hereto helf for the raid is of a form of over £3,000,000 swells the total 999 years from the 1st Septons r, 1837 MONDAY, the 6th August, “lo of gold hold by the Indian Troa-registered in the Land ( Bes as
SATURDAY, the 17th August, 1918 sury against tho note issue, leavFINLAND LOT No. 5 Tother puri dnu tausfor of Sha es can be SUBSECTION 2 OF SECTION Aathi days inclusive), during which ing £10,500,000 to bo necounted with a small strip of ground adjoining registered. for. At least £4,800,000 of this intended to be registered in the Land residue was received in the form Ofen: SUBSECTION OF SEO-
By Order of the Court of Directors,
N. J. STABB, of har gold. We can only con- TION BOFINLAND LOT No 58.
Chief Manager. olude tha: a large proportion of Total Aren 2,054 square feet or
You bang, bt Auga-4, 12 2. [661 the remaining £5,700,000, receive thereshonte.. od in the form of sovereigns, is bong utilised for the purpose of hoarding or is in circulation.
Proportion of Croton Bout $1.00
anbitur.
"
NOTICE. HONGKONG AND CHINA GAS COMPANY, LIMITED. UE unexpectedly large demand for GAS COOKING STOVES his exhausted the Company's stock o new steves,
A
THE
LIMITED,
Established 1880...
RzYR FOND PAID-OP JAPITAL... AUTHORISED UPÍTAL Yen 48,000,000 80,000,000 17,500,000
Land OYOKUHAMA,
Angoucies, it Nagasaki Newchwen New Yorkg Osika
COURT OF DESMOTOMI
1. Bhallim HeyChairman
F. B. Armstrong Bay Deputy Chairman
(3. Friesland, Rai
Andrew Fortier,
Ring
O. & Gabbay, Eng.
F. Låsby Bag G. E. Laurms, Eg
Demand
Elechange
1/11|| £ m/s. L/0...
20 0.....................hi.........1/113 | 5 m/s, tijo..... | 60 dju.
******.........................1/11 18/10 | 30 d/s. Sydney de
......................1/113 | 10 dj, Ban Foo & New T/T, Singapore............................................844 | 1 m/z, Frapos 1. Зарад 0.90
T. Ludi......147 | 4 m. la G.B. Medina, Batemand, India .........147) Bar Silver, kondy
W. La Pastandou
Hon 150H. Bow
Demand, Binall
H. A. Biebe, Eng
CHIRP MARAOKE! Hongkong-N, J. STABB, •
Actino ManaRN, SHANGHAI÷A. O. ŠTRPHEN. London Basis-Laimor COURET AND WIDEMOUs Bank LotZED,
How mousemates ALLEWKO, On Chirren Accents of Lhe rate of 2 per Coni, er Ancam on the daily baleno,
ON FIXED DEPOSITS; - -
Toc" 3 months, 136 pàr Coát, þar AxmUM, - Por: & mouka, 836 por Clerk, por Zhupa,
Vor 22 sedutha, 4 par Uesh, pàt Annu.
́M. 3. STABB, Chief Manngue, HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK.
TUX Business of the above Bank le ~~conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION. Bules may be ektalised
PEST
allowed on deposite is on the minimum monthly balanes st $2) Part, par'ADDAREL.
97.
T/T, San Francisco and New York, ·'48
forward
ET: JavaS ............................. 118) Bank of England rate
[201) rfr. Fence
„2.48
tovaraigu.
Subeldiary Colos.
Discount per $100.
Chinese ..,20 cts, places ...$6)
Chinese...10
Hongkong.20
Hongkong.10
Opium Quotation.
Malwa, New.....$8,125 Malwa, Old..................... 8,400 Malwa, V. Old... 8,625; Persian, fine quality - 1,480,
...$6.
Patna, Now......... 4,000 Paten, Old... 8,950' Benares, Now..... 4,000: Benares, Old
per che:
SHARE REPORT.
S-ELLERS
SVODKA & FAID UP VALUZ
CLOGIN
--Brandlies
Antung-Lisies Boinbay Calentia Changchun
si cu Fo z
Depositors may tesnafær at thali apkłam balaston me $100 or more to the Hand Long AND BHANGHAI BANK to be placed on FD40 DEPOSIT at 4 Pin dzer, par Hongkong & S'hai
BANKS.
$480
$125
BACK CLIM
For the Howzxong and BraNDHAI BANKING COPORATION,
Petio
Byǝjun Port (Ar-
HADKOW Honolu Kobe
London Liao-Yang
thur)
N. J. STABB, Chief Managa'r MARINE INSURANCES, THE CHARTERED BANK OF
Dantons
$50
North Chias
25
18840 H. T180
San Franc 830
Shanghai
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND ÚHINA.
Unions
8100 $800.
Tighting
Tiontain
Lysur
'Tokyo
1scurosTED BY ÜḍTAL CHARTER 1858.
Yangtze
50
$195
FIRE INSURANCES;
INTEREST ALLOWED ON ÜBENT
Uhins Fires
$20
$188
เน
Hongkong Fires
850
1854
SHIPPING
$25
Lot 2. The piers grunn and "Silver-The market has bo premise tharoon known as No. 10 somewhat hoavy in tone and Mosque Street with the apparten: ees) tho tondency of prices down-herst held for the residue of a term of ward, until 27.15/10h1. was 099 yeats from the 1st Septs ober 1857 touclied for cash on the 8th not intended to be registers in the
Λοούσατ. More are being telegraphed for, and Depoelts received for fixed periods at inst., the lowest figure for Land Office n SUBSECTION intending onstomers for same are re- more than a month past. On the SECTION A OF SUBSECquested to furnish their names and rates to be obtained onapplication. 9th inst. the cabled returns of the ION 3 OF SECTION A OF IN-uddrossos to the Company so that no
TAKEO TAKAMICHI, LAND LOT NO. 38 Toget1er with andue delay will arise fixing the Indian currency reservos revealed |
Man*ger. a fall of 10 lakhs in this total of tout to register in the Lad
small strip of ground adjoining in-stores when they arrive.
Hongkong, 1st April, 1912.. silver rupees and a rise of 19 Ofica as. SUBSECTION OF SEC-
GEORGE CURRY, lakha in that of the gold. At the TION OF INLAND LOT NO 58 Gas Office, Hongkong,
Lona! Beoretary, Rome time, more favourablo news)
Total Area 2,119 qure feet or came to hand as to the monsoon, derealite.
9th July, 1912. which seems to be improving gradually, though na yat, no rain has fallen in the Punjab. As a consequence a slight upward trond in prices set in, but the
Proportion of Crowa Rent $1 12 pór
attire.
Lot 3. The piers of grami And rember thereon knowa n N a bazaar demand has boon prompttheret held for the cosidua of a tortu
Mosque Street with the spport nagces ly mot by sales on China. At 040 years from the 1st September 1857 the moment littlo encourage- and intended to be registered in the ment oan be gathered from the Land Office as THE REMAINING Chinese loan negotiations, which PORTION OF SECTION A OF just now seem quito at a doadlock. SUBSECTION OF SECTION A Again to-day depression reassort: 0 INLAND LOT NO. 54 Together od itself, and a fall of 1-8d, took with a small strip of ground adjoining place, to 27.15-16d. for cash and intended to be registered in the Land! 28.1-10. for forward. The higher as SUBSECTION OF BEU- lovel of pricos, about 28d, insteadON OF INLAND LOT NO 59. of 24d., has had, apprent Total Aron 2,157 squite feat or
Unroabsuty,
4
To Sail
Consignees
[509 BEN LINE OF STEAMERS,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
AMERICAN & MANCHURIA LINE.
(Buckmail Stamship Lines, Ltd.,) FOR BOSTON 630 NEW YORK; THE Steauip
"KAN AS"
Cassin B. I inkisto, will be despatch- of from this Port on or wit the 9th Angost. apply tr
For Freight rad further particulars
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED, General Agents.
[496 Hongkong-New York.
ly, consi lorable influence on
the consumption of silver by Proportion of Crown Hent $1.19 par | Hongkong, 5th July, 1912. the Continent. Compared with the first, six months of 1911, the
Lot 4. The pices of griund and exports in ounces of the last half-premises thereon how as No. 6 Morgos Street with the appurtensòcos your to other countries of Europe thereto hell for the residue of a term show'n roduction of about 50 por of fun years from the 1st September cont. This falling off is especially 1857 and intended i be registered in marked in the case of France (05 he Lan1 Ofice as SECTION B OF percent.) and ftussia (55 per cent.) SUBSECTION OF BEOTION A The movement of silver to China OF 1NLAND LOT NO. 58 T and India has not been affected together with all strip of groundh anything like the same degree, adjoining intended to is registered in The exports to these two coun- the Land Office as SUBSECTION tries have only decrewed 11 per OF SECTION BOFINLAND. LOT cent. The imports from Germany NO. 58. and Franco combined have near-
**
Total Area 2,19) sqaure feet 07
Proportion of Crown Rent $1.29 per.
4
8.5. BENG LOE," -- FROM MIDDLESBRO' &:
STRAITS. “ONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby Informed that all Goods are being
Landud at their risk into the hazardous
PAID-UP CAPITAL 1,200,000 China & Manilas BARVE FUND£1,660,000 Dongles Steamships $50- Beserys LABILITY or
HEAD OFFICE LONDON.
Steamboata
PROPRIETORS......................1,200,000
Indo-Chinas
(Preferred) (Deferred)
and
FOREIGN EXCHANGE General Banking business transacted.
CURRENT. "ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
W. DICKSON, Menger. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
$15
$26, dir.
48870
108
A1
11 b.
40
Ukins Bugars Luson Bugars
#100 #
MINING!
Shall "Transports · ·
*Star Ferry"
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE Jaise Baglacering." ~61 ||34|-
-| and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and CAPITAL FOLLY Godowa Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the wharvan delivery may,"ba] - obtained.
AMERICAN ASIATIO 8.8. 00. FOR NEW YORK via SUEZ CANAL.
(With liberty to call stiho Malabar Coast.)
8.6. "INVERULYDE"
on or about 10th September, 1912,
For Freight and fastur information ply to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
General Agents, Hongkong, 29id July, 1912.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas, and sil Goods remaining undelivered after the 8th inst., will be subject to rent.
All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or | before the 15th inst,, of they will not
barocognized.
Al broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowa where they will be examined on the 8th inst, et 11, a.M,
by
No Fire Insurance has buen affected.
Bills of Lading will be countersigned
GIBD, LIVINGSTON 4 00.,
Agents. Hongkong, 1st August, 1912. [500
BANK.
PALD-UP.....Sh. Tael 7,000,000
HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHAI, BOARD OF DIBRotors—BERLIN,
Berlin
ВВАИОНИЯ Calcutta Canton Hankow Hamborg
Kolie Paking
Singapore Tipatsin Talasala, Tsingtan Yokohama LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rornsonien & Sons Tax Union or London and SMITH's. Baxx, Limited. Duursoum Bank (BERLIN), LONDON
AGENOT.
DIRECTION DER DISCONTO GWINGL
JDIATT.
41 DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWN
70/
Fronobe Raube Kowloon Wharts $50 861 b. EL. K. &W'pos Docks $50.
BAGB T. 100 T.49 Shanghai Docks · Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 7.38 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGK
Hongkong Lände Humphreys Hatatos Kowloon Lands Shanghai Landa
b.
b.
b.
Anglo French Lands T.100 T.84.
$50 Hongkong. Hotala
1976, 'b. $100 $102. $10 $7,85 $80 1884 T. 30 1.481
West Points
$509545 b.
Manila M'pols Hotel P.10 P.8
LATOS
T. 60 T.95 Hodgkong Cottons $10 (85)
MISCELLANEOUS China-Borneo
$12. 89. $101 [ Light and Powers MERCANTLE BANK OF Ohlm Providenta
Do. (Bed, shares) #1 /
Dairy Farms
INTEREST allowed on: Currend Account, DEPOSITS recaived on terra which may be learned on applicatiost Every description of Banking and NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,Exchange basiness transnoted.
D. TIMMERSCHEIDT, THE P. &.0, 8. N. Co.'s Steamer
Managar. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.
" ARCADIA,"
Arrived Bougkong on 1st Aug, 1912: THE FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO
AND STRAITS.
Consignees of Cargo by the above-
INDIA, LIMITED.
named vessel are hereby informed that Aut used Ospital........£1,500,000 their goods are being landed and planed
COTTON MILLA:
Green Lalande
ribed ** 1,185,000 | Hongkong Electrion
at their risk in the Hongkong and aid Dp Kowbon Wharf and Godown Com- Roterye Fond................................
1 587 | pany's Godowns at Kowloon, where osch Consignment will be sorted out
$10
$10.
HEAD OFFICE:
581,000 865,000 Hongkong Loss
Hongkong Hopes
Langkata
1835 13205 $10-19
Morning Port Poak Trazaway
Regular Steamship Service. Mark by Mark and delivery can be 40, Thresaucedie Street, London, E.C.
With Liberty to call at the Malabar Coast.
ly doubled. The stock in Dom - thereabouts, bay is increased by £77,000 to £1,875,000; the offtake is a shade anni. better at 50 bare a day, Shanghai
Lot 6. The piors of ground and reports a stock in spece and "Gurs premisas tharon known as No of £3,825,000-an ineroaso of biosqu Street with the appurtsansoor about £235,000. A shipment of these hall for the raidde of a £110,000 has been made from Sant of 99 years from the 1st Francisco to Hongkong. The September 1857 and intended to quotations to-day for cash and bereid in the Land Office as SECTION OF SUBSECTION 5 two months are 1-4 below those OF SECTION A OF INLAND LOT quoted a week ago.
No. 59 Together with a small strip of London Rubber Market.
ground adjoining intended to be regiROPOSED BALLING From Hongkong, tered in the Toland Oos as 8UB-FOR BOSTON & NEW YORK. London, July 20.-To-day's SECTION OF SECTION B Or quotation: Para Rubber F. H. C. INLAND LOT No: 59.
On or about 8.8. ATHOLL", July and Augast 48. 10.1-4d. Total Area 2,169 quia fret or 8.8. "DAORE 1 On or about 19th 23rd August. sellors. Rubber share market thereabouts. quiet.
CASTLE Proportion of Crown Rent $1.28 For Freight and further information, per agnuto.
apply to
Goods not cleared within 8 days in- DODWELL & 00., LTD., aluding date of arrival will be subject to
Agania.
[625
Lot G. The leca of groan d, and premises thoroon know a ma No. 2 Mos-
que Stroot with the appurtenanses there-
...
} September.
Hongkong. 3914 July, 1018..
to held for the resideo of a torm of 990
ears from the 1st September 1857 and HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE Intended to be registered in the Land Voo as THE REMAINING POR- FOR BOSTON & NEW YORK. TION OF SUBSECTION 8.(or THE REMAINING
PORTION OF THE Ship SECTION À OF INLAND LOT
Singapore Rubber Auction. 30th July. Offered for sale 243 cases, pola 240,03 or 32,004 lbs.
Sold 218 casos, pele. 212.40 or 28,328 lbs..
Prices Realized, Sheet Smoked $236 to 247
Unsmoked
234 to 242 239 to 251 No. 2 No 3
211 to 223 ground adjoleing fotended to be regis No. 4
160 to 100 fered to the Land Ole as THE LE- MAINING PORTION OF 'SEC- Scrap Untreated 180*****
TION B OF INLAND LOT No. 68. The next Auction will take place Total Are 1,851 square foot or
ednesday, 7th August, 1012.
thereabouts
Orape No. 1
10
"AMBRIA,”
obtained as the Goods are landed.
This vessel bringa on Cargo i--- Bombay From London, &, x B.B.Caloutta "Sumatra," "Egypt" and Howrah. "dedina."
Madras. * From Parsian Gulf, exs.s. D.LS.F. Karachi. and B. & P. 8. N. Co.'s Rangoon steamers.
Colombo. Optional Goods will be landed hers Kandy, contrary within 6 hours. anless instructions are gires to the
ront.
BRANCHES :·
Galla
Penang.
24 Kota Éshra, Kelanten. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.8. Yongkong. Shanghai.
AGENTS IN JAPAN : Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, BANKERS;
Bank of England. London Joint Stook Bank Ltd,
No Fire Insurance will be effected by me la any case whatever th
·Damaged packages adust be left in Consignees and the Company's ear Stocks and Bhare boughs, and sold the Godowns for semination by the EVERY description of Banking an. * Brohange" businoon teanoscied Vayors, Moners, GODDARD and DOUGLAS on account of Constituante: Laitars of ** 10 A.M. on MONDAYS and Taua- Credit granted on Agante and Corres- dre"" All clatins mais be, presented
227 to 238 No. 68 Together with a small "étrip of Capt. W. Fause,'will be despatched as within ten days of the steamer's arrest Fondents all over the world..
above on or about the 81st August, hare, after which data they nannot be counted a par 1912.
recognised. No alalins will be admitted Dai, Bariss after the goods bare left the Godow
VERWA-DA SHALTA
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
For freight apply to
Hongkong Qules, Hongkong, 9762 70, 1912. 639
Tad Angon, 1916
70
Do. (now) Philippiqes
T.80
8. 10
$25 $27 810 $10
$1
$10136 b.
H. Pros & Co., Lt. $10 *12. Societe das Prefarrod, "850) Pulpes at paid up $80/ Fapienteret
T110
da Tonkin
Becost $150 Thanghai-Bumatras – T. 20 Steam Laundry United Ambanion Orien:) 820, 810 United Arbert
tal Agency, Indus
Foundam SharŅŠ Union Waterbor
8108800
810
$,000
D-DUYERS
LAFF DIVIDEND' AND SATE,
43.5.0 star 1/10) equal -to $24.97 for your
ending:81•19-12′′
equal $22.89 for } year ading 80 June 1911
$16 for 1910.
Interit of 10/- for 1911. Final of $20 making $50
for 1910 and Interim
st $80 for 1911
$12 for 1909 and Int, of)
$8 on socotint of 1910,
$7 & b's of $2 for 1910
$27 for 1910
$1 for 1906
6 po, for year end'g 80·6-11 Dividend of $1 for half
year ending 80-6-12 6% for your 1910 on
preferred shares
8/- per share Coupon No
18
15 p. a. for year ending
80.4.12
#5 los 1911
$5 for 1897
1/6 por share final 1911:
(Coupon No.16)
18. 24. per share on 150,000 $8 for your ending 81.19.11 $1 final dividend for
your 1919
Th. 8 for 1911
Fiant of Tia. 8, making Tis.
8 for 1911
Ta, 629-2-10.
$8 on old shares, $1:50° on new share for half
year 51·12-11-
Interim div. of $8) for 1919
40 cents for 1911
$2,75 for 1911 ·
5% for ball
year to 80×6-12,
Interim div. of 89 for 1913
15 per cent. for 1910 T4 for your ended 81·10·10) T7 for youreaded 20•12•19} 50 cents 81.7-08
$1 for 1911
70 canta for 1911. $1.25 for year end'g
40 cents for 1911
$40 per share
Final div. of $10 for year)
ending 31.12.11
1 interim sooount 1911
14
Interim div. T:1, 18-3-13- Interim dir. T.1, 15·6;19 ·
Нова
80 cents on fully, paidy sbaron and 8 oente, op 01 paid shares for your ending 30^4+19
Nose $1.50 for 1910°
Fint you
No dviđand thin your
30 ota. forgenzend g 80 8`1 15 par cant, per ordinar
har for yoE: #18-1911