COMMERCIAL.
Dunlop Amalgamation Scheme
*Approved.
CALIFORNIAN "AND
TITANIC
Explanatory Statement by
Captain Lord.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1912,
Public Companies
THE OH NA SUGAR REFINING. LOMPANY, LIMITED.
A meeting of debenture- holders of the Dunlop Pneumatio
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Tyre Company held last month a
"tual"in" pursuinos of the ngulal- Captain Stanley Lord, Intesion set out hereafter which has been resolution authorizing the amal master of the steamer Californian, lodged at the Registered Office of gamation with the Dunlop Rub has issued the following state- the Company on the 12th day of ber Company, to which the share- ment to the Press with reference September 1912 by or on behalf of t holders have also givon their to his notion. at the time of the assout, was agreed to,
| losa, of the Titanio-a statement Nowchwang Branch of Yokohama¦ which he trusts "will be the
Specte Bank.
means of removing the 'qudosary ad stigma which rests upon me and, through nie, upon an honour able profession":
The Newchwang Branch of the Yokohama Spocio Bank has lowered the discount on the bills of exchange from Y1,125 on every Y100 to Y0.00, and also the in- terest on the same from Y0.25 to YO.20.
Another Japanese Bank in Trouble.
for some time to come.
In 1911.
,,,
1. I
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
! CORPORATION).
Hem! Ollon6o, Wall Street, New York, London Offer 1-38, 2ilabopegile, LC.
BRANOHES
Bombayment Calonia
Conten
Caba
Colou
Empire
Hongkong
Kobe
Mexico PADAME
Ram Franciaco Shanghal
orops who are set out at the bottom of such" requi«ilieu an 'Extin« ordinary Mooling of Ule Company will. be bold at the Offices of Manre Jarding. Mat o on & Co, Ltd, AL DEPOSITS RECEIVE periods, x is Pedder Street, Hongkong, on THURS-led on appleton
Capital and Retirennslis EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUS NESS mascot prizes Baja
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the, usaal
textes, which
DAY, 26th day of September, 1812,) at Noon, for the purpose of orustdoing Liverpool, August 14, 1912. the resolution set out in the said Rò
quisition and of passing such resolu- The issue of the roport of the ton in relation thereto as may ba Court presided over by Lord Mor-thought fit. The Transfer Books of the soy, to inquire into the loss of Company will be clifed from 196 10 the Titanio, enda a compulsory 80 1 September, both days inclusive. silence on my part on points rais
+
·
REQUISITION.
Wo the undersigned members of the
Yot another run is reported, this time on the 110th Bank at od in the course of the proceed. To the Dinotos of the China Sagar Shimonoseki, says the “Koba
Refining Company, Lid. ings which affect me as the Inte Harald." The amount already master of the steamer Californian, withdrawn has roached Y300,000, and it is a duty I owe to myself abord named Company holding in te but depositors are still crowding and my reputation as a British grogat 10.00 Shares and upwards in the Capital thereof do hereby, in price the promises, and there appears shipmaster to do what I have stance of the provisions in this behalf little hope of the demand consing hitherto been prevented from do- contained in Beotion 67 of the Com-
ing, for obvious reasons, in giv-panies Ordinanos 1911 require you Britain's Increased Coal Outputing publicity to circumstances covens at
Extmordinary General In the first part of the annual which the Inquiry failed to clicit, Mosting of the Company for the par- and at the same time to show poss of considering and if thought At general report of Mr. Redmayne, the Chief Inspector of Mines, the that the deductions which liave passing the subjoin'd Reaolu ion.
RESOLUTION. output of coal during 1011 is boon drawn, reflecting on my per-
That the General Agents nad Con- sonal character as a seaman, are shown as 271,891,800 tons, an
aulting Committee be and they are increase of 7,458,871 tons upon entirely unfounded.
hereby authorised sad required to de- that in the previous year, nid The fact briefly and con.clato a Totorim Dividend of $8 per the greatest output yet recorded. sistently are as follows:On the same and that such Dividend be paid Mr. Redmayne remarks that the night of the 14th April I had on the first day of October, 1912, to chief om sos which contributed boon on the bridge from dark the members who are on the Register to the increase were probably until 10.30 a.m., at that time on the thirtieth day of September, 1012 briskness of trade and compara-having run into loose ico, anc
Dated the 11th day of Sept., 1912. tive froodom from strikes. An-sighting field ice ahead, Idoomed other contributory cause was that it prudent for the safety of the the question of a national strike life and property under my charge of coal miners was under discus-to remain stopped until daylight. sion, which conduced to much My wireless operator had been in greater activity in the coal, trade communication with a number of during the latter half of the year steamers up to 11.30 p.m., and At. the coal mines thore wore he then retuired for the night, 1,212 separate fatal neuidents, after is full day's duty, but not canaing 1,205 deaths. These before warning all ships in the numbers are 30 and 510 respec- vicinity, including the Titanic, tively loss than the totals in 1910, of the dangerous proximity of ico, a year in which the colliery di- sasters of Whitehaven and Hulton together caused 480 deaths.
turmu
d
per for BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES "LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities In the World, Guds a
THE LANK'S. ¿CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT amavailable all over the World „DOMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
Kanised.
sociad
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and carlied,'!!
GEORGE HOGO,
Manager.
PURCHASE and SALE of Blocks and Shares
Mongkong, 20th July, 1912
1 9, Qeson's Road, Hongkong.
THE
YOKOHAMA SPROLE BANK,
LIMITED,
Established 1880. THORISED C.FITAL You 48,000,000 PAID-UP JAPITAL ... 80,000,000 17,000,000 Fuso
199
52.
Ulead ice-YOKOHAMA,
Aagencies it Nagasaki Nowchwan New Yorkg
Branches Antung-Heien Bumbay Cakulta Changchou
Dijren
Feny
Haukow
Usaha
L'okin
Brojun Port (Ar-
inar).
R. H. Balilios, Tiustes. for the Flató of the late ER. Belllion
Honolu
San Francisco
Lau Tak Po
Brunst D. Haskoll
Kobe Liao-Youg London Lyons
Shanghai
Tobling
Tientsin
Tokyo
CARKET
Lan In Chnog
8. H. Michael
Sidney Michael
C. Stewart
R. J. Judah. Dated 12th September, 1912. The General Agents and Consulting Committee of the Company desire to make the following obserration on the Forty minutes after midnight that is the exercise of their discretion subjoot matter of the Resolution namely I left the dock in charge of the they do not think it prodeat in the Cam second officer, with instructions pany's interest that an Interim Divi- The production of coal in so call me if wanted, and retireddend should be paid. Washington in 1911 was 3,572,-to the chart-room, where I lay 815 short ions, valued at $8,174,-down fully dressed, boats on, and 170. Washington is the only ono with the light burning. At 1.15
Fuel Oil and Coal Production.
JARDINE, MATHESON
*.00, LTD., General Agents.
COMPANY, LIMITED, --
MEETING
ISTENERT ALLOWED ON
ACCOUNT.
Deposits received for fixed periods at mates to bichined onspplication.
TAKEO TAKAMICHI,
Manager. Hongkong, 1st April, 1912.
Notices
18
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG. FACUTY OF ARTS.
PPLICATIONS will now Le 657A odvol for admission to the
of SHARE-
THE ORDINARY GENERAL HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Offices,
of the Pacific const states in a.m, the second officer informed Harkoor 19th Sept, 1912: which coal mining is an industry me through the speaking tube of any importance. But Wash-that a steamer which had beon; ington, although more remote, is stopped in sight of us since 11.30 like Oregon in that it is now feel-p.n, bearing S.S.E., was altering ing the influence of the compoti- her bearing (in other words DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP tion of California fuel oil. Even was steaming away), and had the railroads having their own fired a white rocket, Mean- coal mines are using fual oil in while, for over an hour, my their locomotives on the moun-Morao signals to this versel had tain divisions, where a sparkless been ignored. The officer report fuel gives protection against for-od her to be steaming away, and est fires. Some of the Washington I asked him, "if he thought it coal mines pro within less than was a Company's signal, to Morse fifty miles of Puget Sound, yet her again and report," The most of the steamers plying in evidence of my officers from this 'those waters are using oil for point is conclusive that I had fuel, the saving in labour and the gone to sleep. A later message, oloanliness of the liquid fuel give to the effect that she was last seen ing it a decided advantage overboaring S. W.-4-W., proving sho caal, even when the Intter may be had stoned at least eight miles cheaper at first.cost. The decreas- botwoan I a.. and 2 od production of coal in Washing-(Titanic did not move after mid- ton seems to be nasignable to ho night), I have no recollection of other cause than the substitution receiving, and subsequent events. of oil for coal as trade conditions were not regarded by the officers PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP
as to induce them to generally in 1911 wore satisfac-so Boriously tory. This decrease was 339,084 take energetio means of ensuring
H
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[ONGRONG AND SHANGHAI
· BANKING CORPORATION
* T/T.
PAULUB CAPITAL
"IPRINTORS amordid
COURT OF DIRMITORS Khallim, Bay-Chairman
F. H. Armstrong, KegunDeputy Chairman
F. Lab. Ex.
8. H. Dodwell, "EU"
| Andrew Forbes, likį. St. Friesland, Haqui 0.8. Grubbay, F
G. 1. Launar, Eq.
::
W. LA Fattendien (2)
Hồn MeOH Row HA Bhba, Esq, v
PROFCERY, MAMABNR:
Bonga-X. J. STARS.
"ACTão: MAMASKE, G SHANGHAI-A70, Breemen,
Lomon. Baxane--Loitpoor ́ Comter' Al Wankuppen Baxx, Lopres
Ecomaxong--Izzama AlaWED,
T/T. Shanghai, Singapore
TIA. Japan 1/4. Indiv Dadake, Indiz Danand, Manil
Helling
Exchange
TIT. Ban Francisco and New York 49)
T/T. Francs
·ET: 'Java'g'
121
T/T: Marke .........DA SEUNGEURİST
207
Subsidiary Colos.
Discount per $100
80 cts, pleas
Chinese 10
On Dinferă. Aosonate at the zabeʼat 9 per Ossa, | Chinese er Agnum on the dally bežanoS,
ON FRIED DE PORETI DA Tour 4 months, 136 por Cost, jer damm, Fur: 8 months Kőgyar Öval, per AnauM, Tur za maštu, & per Does par Annam.
N, J. STABB, Chief Minogues
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
THE Business of the above" "Emak is AND SHANGHAT BANKING conducted by the HONGKONG.
CORPORATION, Bnles may be obtainedi in suplication.
1TEREST on deposits is allowed on she
monthly balanDOS "$1 · şi}' | PAR GENE
Minimum
Depeations may tranates at thela Jption balances of $100 or more to the Harscom
AND BIKANGKAI Bane to be placed en.
Hongkong.20
Hongkong.10
Ber Silvat, ready!
forward
Back of Bogland este,
Oplum Quotation.
Malwa, New........$8,126 Malwa, Old....................... 8,400 Malwa, V. Old: ... 9,025 Forelan, Ban quality 1,439
Patai, Notas in 41053)
Patna, Old
... 8,850
„85:5/16
Begies, Now. 4,085-
Benares, Old
****** 4,000
SHARE REPORT.
B-BUYERS
[=BRUGERI
*A - SALE-
STOGES & Paid ur Valus.
CLOSING
BANKS,
FEARD DEPOSIT st 4 Fax Our per Hongkong & S'hai #128-
t
For the HoGILDINGS ANDS Bitamixar BAKKING CORPORATION,
MARINE INSURANCES,
N. J.STABE, Chief MazagDE | Canton/
THE CHARTERED DANK OF North Chins
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.
Incorporated BY BOYAL
UHARTER 1858.
692/10
Unioni
800. #215 25T180 $100 $807
Yangtsee
450
9185
TIRE INSURANCES; :
Ohias Fire
#20 $188
Hongkong Fires
$60
8555
SHIPPING." China & Manilas
$25
· HEAD OFFICE -—-LONDON, PAID-UP CAPITAL .........€1,200,000 RV FUD61,650,000 Douglas Steamships : $50
Bryn LaBILITY OF
Steamboats
“PROPRINTORṛ £1,200,000
*Indo-Ukinua"
(Preferred)
Shell "Transports
דיי.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and (Delarred). General Banking business transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received für 1 year or shorter periods at rales which will be quoted on application:
WM. DICKSON,
Manager.
· Hongkong, 11th April, 1913. [2
EUTSCH ASIATISOBEB
"Biar Farry
द.
LABY DEVTINEND AND DAYS -
£3.0.0 at ex 3/-1/166qan] to $10.95 for year anding 80-6-19
$10 for 1910 Intarim of 10/- for 1911- Final of $20 making 200 for. 1910 and Interim of $80 for 1911
$12 for 1949 and Int, of j Bf on goouunt of 1910 )
87.& b's of $3 for 1910 *#27 for 1910 (
$1 for 1906
5p.a. for year end'g·30′8∙11 ·
Dividend of $1 for ball
year ending 70 6:12
6% for Jer1910 on
15 p. o. for year ondi
80.4.12
$4.for 1911.
$8 for 1897.
1/6 per share final 1011
(Coupon Xo:18)
$10 899
865
b.
́ ́ preferred'shares.
114/0
b.
8-per share Coupon No
18
11.b..
810
REFINERIES,
Chins Bagats Luzon Bugars
$100
9100
Chinese Engineerings
BANE
CAPITAL FULL
Fronais Baube
41
74/6
188)
HMAD ONION—SHaxo¤AI, BOARD OF DIRECTORBOLJE
PAID-UP......Sh. Taals 7,500,000 | DocEN, WHARVES, & O'DOWNE
Kowloon Wharfe $50, HL. & W'pos Docks $50. 0403.
BRANCHES
Shanghai Dooks T. 100
|2,48°°*..
Berlin
Hongkow Whatie E. 100 LANDS, BOTELA K ́BUILDINGS, Angio Freagh Launda T.100
T.97
T.94
$50
$100
8741 b.
Faculty of Arts. Lectures will be de-DEUT livered, daring the first your in this feally on the following subjects :----
T, English Language and Literature 2. English History.
a. Cinese Language and Literature
4. Mathematics.
5. Economion.
a. Physios.
7. Chemistry.
Calouita Oacion Undergraduates admitted to this Hamburg Hankow Kobe SATURDAY, the 21st September, fanity will be required to attend Loc- Paling Singapore Tientsin Nook, for the purpose of receiving tura in firs of the above' subjocis. If Tsinanfa Taingiau! Yokohama the Report of the Glenoral Managers nocessary, the University will bold a
HongLong Hotels LONDON BANKERS ; together with a Statement of Accounts second entrance examination for ap Mess. M. M. ROTHSOKILD & Box Hongkong Lande to 88th June 1912.
plants who may not be already qali Tas UNION OF LONDON AND SITE' Humphreya Balaton The TRANSFER BOOKS of the flod for admission to the University.
Bax, LIMITED,
Kowloon Land Company will be CLOSED from The date of this oxanidation will be the 7th to 21st September, both daystified. Undorgaduates admitted to Darsons Bank (Bealis), Larbor Shanghai Lande
the Faculty of Arts will be required to DOUGLAS, LAPRAIK, & CQ.. norsmence residence on Tuesday, 16th,
General Maangora.
October, 1912. D.m. Hongkong. 31st Ang.,"1912. [680
W. J. HINTON,
Registrar, Hongkong, 12th Sept., 1913.
tons, or 8.67 por cont, from the pro-my cognisance of happenings
inclusive,
COMPANY.
duction of 1010. The value decreas-which should, and would, most NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. ed $1,500,205, or 16.20 per cent. assuredly have had my most The principal decrease in pro- onraost attention. I did not hear duation was in Kittitas county, of the disaster until daylight,
:
8.8." CHINA,
WING TAI LOONG: SHANTUNG
Λάκκοι.
HOHAFT,
$108an, & b.
$10 971
880 881-
·T. 20 1.90
$50856 b.
DON DER DISOTO URIELL-West Points
INTEREST' allowed on Currand Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P.8 Account, DEPOSITE received on term:
COTTON - MILLÄ: "! which may be learned on applications Ewo 668 vary description of Banking an
Hongkong Cottons Exchange business transacted."
China-Borneo Light and PowerU
CHEFOO SİLK FÚR SALE.
VARIOUS, -kult!
BELEUTED,
FINEST QUALITY, To be obtained at Moderate Prices from the HONGKONG-BRANCEL WING TAI LOONG,⠀
Hongkong.
in which the larger part of the and that only after it was deem- FROM SAN FRANCISCO, JAPAN output is taken from mines con-ed safe for my steamer to proceed. PORTS & SHANGHAL trolled by the Northern Pacific The ovidence is conclusive that i Railway. In fact, the decrenso in none of the responsible officers of The above, mentioned vessel having Kittitas county was more than the Californian wore aware of the arrived Consigases of cargo aro hereby 181,. Des Voeux Road, Central, that of the state as a whole and serious calamity which had taken notified to send in their Bills of lading bears witness to the infinence of the use of oil in the railrond lo-place. That any seamen would for countersignature and take imme-fongkong, 28th Aug. 1912. f 823 wilfully neglect signals of dis-diate delivery of cargo from along.ide. treas is proposterous and unthink- Cargo impending discharge will be landed at consignees' risk and exiENIO.
comotives.
יי
The number of mon employed able there was everything to gain cargo remaining on board after MON- in the coal mines of Washington and nothing to lose. The failure DAY, 16th at Nosu, will be landed at
Cargo: remaining undelivered FRI-
in 1911 was 6,408, who worked to adopt onergetic means of consignees risk and exente. an average of 225 days, against making me aware of the gravity 0,314 for 256 days, in 1910. At of the signals is conclusive of the DAY, 20th September, 1912, at Noos, oight of the mines in the state fact that my officers did not at will be subject to landing and storage washing plants have been in tach any significance to their charges. atalled, and 802,602 short tons of coal were washed in 1911, some of the washed coal being used in the manufacture of cake, The aleaned coal amounted to 338,707 short tons, and the refuse to -53,794 tonn.:)
appearanco.
Alchi Ken Match Industry.
„No olsims will be entertained for ontage, or damage unless packages have been examined prior to delivery and list of exeptions farnished cor
ignoen
B. TIMMERSCHEIDT.
་་“། Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct, 1971.
MISCELLANEQUE."
T. 50 1.105
810185
$12 $101
*b.
"Do." (Spoć," shares)" *I'
Chie's Providenta
$10
THE MERCANTLE BANK OF Dalry Farms
INDIA, LIMITED.
Green Talands
Auf 188d Capital.€1,600,000 | Hongkong Kleetrios
arindió: 2,125,000 FR 8cribed Aid Up
562,000 Hongkong Loan Reserve Fand..................... 565,000
Hongkong Bopm HEAD OFFICE : 60, Threadneedla Street, London, EC. BRANCHES : Kandy Gall Bingapura
Bombay.
18. 2d, per abama on 180,000
$8 for year ending 81.12.11
$1 final dividend for
your 1912
Tls, 8 for 1911
Final of Th. 3, making Ela.
B'for1:101
Tle. 6 29-9-10
$8 on old shares, – $1.50
on new shares for half your 20.6-19...
Interim div. of #1) for 1912)
40 pants for 1911 89,75 for 1911
5% for half year to 50 6-12,
Interim div. of #3 for 1912
15 per cent for 1910
T4 for your ended 31-10-1) Ty for yearende 50 sente 31.7:04
$1 for 1911
70 cents for 1911- $1.25 for year end'g 41
·40 ceata for 1911
Interan of $2 for 1919
10
125 200
919.
$1 interim account 1912
Langkata
1.68
Interim 'div. 2.1, 25-8-19
|| Interim" div. T.1, 15:6-19
16 Calcutta.
Dalil,
Mornlog Post
Howrah,
Fenan
Peak Tramway
25
$10
$22
80 cents on fully paid)
FOR SALE.
Mladena.
Kanicht
Kakla Lumpur, F.M.6,
OLD CHINA CURIOS.
Hangoon.
Hongkong.
Colombo,
Do. (now) Philippines
Rae Joy of China Vasal 1 |
= Saag de baaf (hling Typ
about 4-Inches high),
■ Hong II Slack ground with sto bieds,
■ Hood Hay Back ground with red roos. ¡ Hong Hes Mack ground with white vosa. Ambibe Ming Dynasty square shaped a black,
No Firs Insurance whatever will be 1 x pár Eleng Hou, blách priest wh The output of the Alchi Match effected.
The returns to the United Guild in Nagoya has reached All chaled and otherwise damaged or bland kang Vodka ( Slates Baresu of Mines show that Y600,000 and is expected to cargo will be examined at the above apple rok
Company's Godown THURSDAY, D. Those vangs are sel
twenty five men were killed in inoresen. Last week representa 19th Sept, 1912, at 10 AM
the coal mines of Washington in lives of all makera met, and de- All Claims mint be flal on or before | for theks 1911% death rate per 1,000 cided to esta an inspooting October 18, otherwire they wil :
dőr
empl
the num-Foff
eath life
83 Unted Slater Pa
the be recognised.pks
URED:
TON
Kota Bahru, Kelantan.
Shanghal,
AGENTS IN JAPAN :
Momen. Jarding, Mathion & On, Lad,
BANKERS IN
Bank of EnglanJANGAN SURIN London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd,
don of Banking and buni bana. Piraussotet.
850
H. Prios & Co., Led, $10. Soelete der Palpesos
Faplarterian
paid up $50)
da Tonkin "hanghal-Hamstraa
Status Laundry United Asbestos Offen
tal Aggior and sold United @As Latten of Woundara Bhat
Beurt $150
(To
8300
Нова
share and 8 sonia on.
$1 pald shares for your ending 254
$1:50 tap#1910
First your
No dividend this