COMMERCIAL.
The Republice and the Chinese
Chambers of Commerce.
THE HỒNGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER. 1914.
A TIN AMALGAMATION FLIES AND INFECTION.
Gopeng and New Gopeng Form-
ed Into New Company.
In Bedrock for July Dr.
Graham-Smith describes a'num- bor of interesting experiments on house fies. He says :-
Th
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
Hand Offics syyde, Wall Bitest, New York, fuondon Office (=306, Bishopsgate, E.C BRANCHES
Bombay Be my Kobe 437 Calcutta
Cantón Colu Colon
Hoogkop
Masion
Panama
Peking
Shanghai Yokohama
Capital and Enserva méniensis žid, 800, 100 about 2,400,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUST
NESS tracked, m
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Erad for one year
at
may be sold be application/g 4X per annum, ar for shorter periods, at rates, which
TILIS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted
on all the principal citima is the World, or ART Those ANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF DOMMERCIAL LETTZES OF CREDIT
URCHASE and SALE of Blocks and Shares
issuad
alecled,
TRAVELLERS.CHECKS sold and cashed.
GEORGE HOOG, Manager.
3, Queen's Road, Hongkong, [29 Hongkong, 29th July, 1913
YOKOHAMA SPROIE BANE,
THE
LIMITED.
Established 1880..
The Chinese Minister of In Mr. James Wicket! presided dustry and Commerce, desirque over an extraordinary general Flies fed on coloured syrup of obtaining a first-hand know meeting of Gopeng, Limited, hold often regurgitate coloured fluid -ledge of the commercial con at Redruth, on September a. A twenty-four or more hours later, ditions in the country has resolution, recommending amal though fod in the interval on telegraphically instructed the gamation with New Gopong; that plain syrup. When infected food Chamber of Commorce in Shang-Mr. Tom Winkett, of Redruth, be has been given, the infecting hai urging it to advise the lead-appointed liquidator to wind up bacteria are usually found in ing merchants there to give an the affairs and that a new com- great numbers in these "epets," account of their principal goods, pany be formed, was submitted and moreover, fluid regurgitatedENT ACCOUNTS opened on the seal their place of production, and to shareholders. Moving ita ad- from the crop is used to dissolve their market, and requesting it option, Mr. Wickett said the ori- or meisten sugar and other simi- to transmit the same message to ginal company, was rogistered on lar dry food materials. The im- the Chambers of Commerce in April 28, 1892, and for two or portance of the habit cannot there, other cities,
three years this met with no sue-fore be overestimated. cess, but when once they got experiments show that flies are able the World Singapore Exchange. under way thoy mado consider able to infect sugar for at least
September 28, 1912.
fable progress and in July, 1001, two days after feeding on, an the present company was formed. omulsion of Bacillus prodigiosus On Loudon-Bank 4 m/s 2/4.3-8.
Dividends ainoanting to 578. por in syrup. Other experiments Demand - 2/4.18 share had been paid. The total showed that the exurement Private 0 m/s 2/4.25-32 amount put into Gopeng was deposited by flies is heavily in
3m/ 2/4.17-3919,200 and over £241,000 bad fected for at least two days. A
boon divided. On Germany-Bank dal 238,
Circumstances long series of experiments also Private 3 m/s 242
had arisen which necomitatsbowed that flies which had been ed a change. That was the fed on omulsions of certain On Franco-Bank dd 294 Private 3 m/s 200
liquidation of this company and bacteria are cupable of-infecting 174
the nalgamation with the noigh-fluids, such as milk, on which AuraonisED CAPITAL Yea 48,000,000 Private 30 d 1750
houring property, New Gopeng they feed or into which they fall. He had very reason to think that In the ouse of the house fly, gross On Hongkong-Baukdhi 11} Private 30 dj 120
the success which had attended infection may be produced in both companies in past years milk for at least three days, and a On Shanghai-Bank did. 81)
would be considerably colipred staaller degree of infection for Private 30 dfs. 821 On Java-Bank T.T. 1401
by the results that would follow ton days or longer. Blue-bottles Antung-Ilsion when once the large pipelines that produce groas infection up to six Boubay Private 30 d/s 142 On Japan--Bank
were to be installed were in full or nine days, and some degree of Calcutta did 114 Sovereigns-buying rate $8.54 working order.
infection up to three or four Obangohun Mr. James Wicketi presided weeks.
Dairen India Council Bills lust
jesue
over the ordinary general meet- 1/4,1-32
With the better known disease COW
Feast India Council T.T. last
ing of Now Gopeng, Limited, producing bacteria the following Honolu hold at Redruth on the same day. Fesults were obtained. The typ Ko 1/4.1-10 issue
In moving the adoption of the hoid bacillus may remain alive in Lin-Yang Discount
3me. 31%
report, the Chairman romarked the intestine of the fly for at least London that the profit this year was about six days, and flies can infect Lyour the same as last year. The profit materials over which they walk on rubber was no nearly so great for at last two days. The moilli As it was in the previous year, which produce the symptoms of but still they had been enabled meat poisioning behave in the to pay an ordinary dividend and
same way. Tubercle bacilli can add substantial suin to the be found in the intestines of Alier balance in hand. The company ten days or more after infection. had not been in existence very
It has been conclusively shown Hongkong, lat April, 1912.
On India-Bank T.T.
Bank of England discount
rate is Bar silvor in London
4%
201
·Shangbal Bullion,
October 3rd, 1913. Sar Silver
29ǝd. Mexican Dollars, Markot
Rate.... ...Tla. 74.9 Dragon Dollars, Nativo
Bank Rate.
74.5
Copper Cush
many years, yet, with a capital that (under experimental condi of £74,000, they had divided uptions) flies can carry and dis
PAID OR CAPITAL ... 80,000,000 REVE FUND
17,500,000
Head Office-YOKOHAMA,
Branches Angencies L
Nagasaki Newchuan
Banks HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
FAID-UP CAPITAL, ANDRYE, FURDŠI
REKKVE, LLÄBILIT OF
Tata Conser op Dukhorons
E.' Shellim, Bags Chairman.
Belling
T/T. Demad
Exchange
1/16 | 4 m/s. L/O.
/4/m/s/D/P°
[16] 8 m/s L/C
50 d/e, Bydney
2/17 10 dh, San Foo
T/T, Sbangbal.mvars
FT, Glugspore
Japan
Damand, India ....
Hon. Mr.O.H. How
Demand, Manila •An
F. H. Armstrong, BoquniDeputy Chalemán
8. LL. Dodwall, Esq.
Andrew Forbes, Baq
UB Gubbay, Ben
Q. Friesland, Esq.
G. R. Laurent, Eq
F. Llad. Esq.
W. Lat Paltenden
HA Blobs, Esq.
** CITIES MAMASER!
Hongkong-N, J. STARE,
Астико Мад
BRANGHAJ-Ä, O, STEPHEN,,
LONDON BAMmeras-London Cour “ Axen' Wʻzutakomstes' Bank” LIMEGÓRIA,
Homogenmur. AzzoWID,
Ar ARDEN on the daly balanes.
UN FIXED DEPOSTIS:
For #mendia, 1836 por Cenk, por Assam, Zur 6 months, 136 por Clent, por AZUR, The La manāli, & per Cemi, per AnnA UL.
F. J. ĦTABE, Chief Manngue."
HONGKONG HAVINGS RANK.
THE Bus of the aber Esak is
conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Ralor may be sbtained on application.
INTEREST on deposits. is allewed on the minimum monthly manece L. 32).
·Pen Char. per annum,
· Depositor may transfer si thais spilon Dajanom of $100 or more to the Homayoms AND BHANGHAI BANK to be placed-ap
[156]. 102
Bar Silver, ready
forward
T/T. 8an Fabɑ, and New York 50 Gold Leaf per taal? 1.T. Jata 200... 12. Bank of England ente T/T. Marke...................................................................214
T. Frauites jerse
.2:84 | 8travelin, »
Discount per $100.
5/16
....$7}
Quinone...10
Hongkong.20
Hongkong.101
31
1/16
Oplum Quotation
Halwa, Now..38,125. Malwa, Old...sice 8,100 Malwa, V. Old ... 8,615 Persika, One quality 1,457 Pains, Now........ 4,050 Patna, Old 8,850 Benstes, New 4,085 Benures, Old be:4,000
SHARE REPORT.
FIIND DRIVEIT 23 4 Fan Oms, par Hongkong & S'hui $125
New Yorkg
Quaka
Pekio
For the Howalong and· BRANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
Ryojun Port (Ar
thur)
San Francisco
Buanghai, Tishling *Tintain
Tokyo..av
INTEREST ALLOWED ON CRUENT ACCOUNT. Deposits received for fixed periods at raten to bioblained inapplication,
TAKEO TAKAMICHI,
Manager,
por la 1760. the present time £74,000. He tributo disonse-producing and Public Companies
thought they had every rosson to patrofactive bacteria for several
Shanghai Gold Bars S'hai Tis. Bar Silver ... ...TH. Nativo Interest....4 per cout. Sovereigns: Bank's Buying
Rate... ...Tls. 6.83.
Marilla Market Report.
October 3rd, 1012.
Homp-
Good Current
50
p.c. plus current
25 p.o. plus current U.S.
U. K.
current
Supper 2nds Good 2nds Good Reds Maguey No. Sugar→→ Iloilo. No. 1
"
#
**
Manila
Ilocos
Copra--
Sun dried Laguna
F. M. Manila
Rico-
P27. firm
24.4 firm 28. firm. 18. firm
13, firm
12.2 firm
10.2 firm 9. Arm
9.4 firm
2
P6.50 dull 5.90 dull
5. dall
- 4.40-dull
0.00 dull
3. nominal
P12. quiet 11.2 quiet 11.5 quiet
well.
7.00
LIMITED.
N. J. STARE, Oklaf Manager
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, "AUSTRALIA AND COINA.
INCORPORATED BY Borat Obakter 1868.
f
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,
Aug. 21.
perpla.
$1873
SATY DEVIDED AND SÄTE,
42.0.0 at x 2-1/16 aqual:
to $19.95 for year sading 30-6:19
$16 for 1910
·Interim of 10/- for 1911 Final of 820 making 850 "for. 1910. and Interim
al $30 for 1911... $13 for 1909 and Int, of)
#3 on socgant of 1910
:87 à b'i of 83 for, 1910-
827 for 1910
$1 for 1908 ·
5 pa, for year end g. 30-6:12' Dividend of $1 for "half).
Year ending 80-6-19. 6% for your 1910 on
proferred shares
8/-per aliare Coupon, No
18
15 p. e. for year ending'
80.4.19
$15 for 1911
3-ELLERS
**AJAL K 1
B-BUYERS
Stocka 8: FAID DY VALUE
BANKL
CLOGIES
10.
$800
b.
6881-
MARINE INSURANCES,
Cantone North China
$50
b.
2140
b.
Unions
$100
$815
Yangtsee
C00
FIRE, INSURANCES,
Ubina Fires Hongkong Fires
20
$135
$50
0855
SHIFFING
Jhias & Manilas
885 1881
1,880,000 Douglas Steamships
$50
25
Steamboats Indo-China
$15
$98
(Preferred) (Deleted)
55 $65
107/6
11.b.
$10 1846
#100 $1094
MENC
Jhinese Enginearings
Tronoha
D-UP CAPITAL €1,200,000 Razna Ford Resenvá | LIABILITY OF
ProPhLatona ...1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transnotai.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened Shell Transporta
and FIXED DEPOSITS received for
1
year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
W DIOKSOB, Maung B1.. Hongkong, 14th April, 1312. - [ 27
EUTSCH ASIATISONE
: BANK.
Capital Fullx
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE THIRTY FIRST ORDI
NARY MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on
WEDNESD DAY, the 28rd instant, at Noor.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, will be: CLOSED from 9th to the 23rd fastant, both days in-
JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LTD.,: 1 General Agents.
bo satisfied. Now Gopong was daye after infection, and it is CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, originaly purchased for €20,850 probable that they frequently do and they had spent £13,000 on
so undor natural conditions. that properly.
Their habits are such that they At an extraordinary general are likely to infect food if the meeting subsequently held opportunity occurs. In most cases resolution was proposed for the amount of infection is likely amalgamating this company, with to be small, and if the infected the Gopeng Tin Mining Company, food, is eaten at onco no harm Limited, that the amalgamation may be done, but it must be re- bo effected by means of the forms-membered that undor suitable tion of a now company, and that conditions, as in milk, many di- Mr. Tom Wiokett be appointed
sense-producing bacteria multi- liquidator for the purposes" of
ply exeedingly fast, and that. euch winding up. In moving its milk which has become infected adoption, the Chairman said the and then set aside for a few Hongkong, 1st Oct., 1912.. ::-- [7.18. soheme had been submitted to hours may contain large numbers then some time since and it was of such bacteria. Under such cir- considored by the directors of
cumstancos the consumer receive both companies to be a highly
a very large dose: desirable amalgamation. The resolution was agreed to.
CHINA'S DRESS
clusive.
Mt
Notices
NOTICE
..'
*Btar Ferry"
REFINERIES
Olina Singara Lason Bugars
41 78/6 Baubs Paid-ur..............6h, Tuela 7,000,000 | DoCKR, WHARVES, &, UDOWNRI
Kowloon Wharfs HEAD OFFICE-SHANGHA?, BOARD OF DIRzorola-Burlin.
Bac Berlia .Calonita Canton Haakaw Hamburg
Kobe Poking Singapore Tientals Trinsafa Taingian...
Yokobama
LONDON BANKERS;: Mouri. N. M. Borsonin & Sons THE UNION OF LONDON AND SMITH'S Bank, Lamind. Daron Bank (Berlin), LowDos
.་ * AQIECT,
Hongkong Hotels
Hongkong Lands Humphreys Estates Kowloon Lands Shanghai Ingits
DIONER. DISCONTO GRILL West Points
NCRAFT.
$1087
R. JAMSHEDJI ABDESHIRIK CHINOY, of the firm of Mi. Chinoy and. Co., having rotired from business, I, the undersigned, will now oonduct the samo business under the
INTEREST allowed on Carrand | Maalls M'pole Hotel P,10 same name from this đela.
COFTOM 'MILLE, D. H. COOPER.Account, DEPOSITS redved on term Hongkong, Ist October 1912. [718 which may be learned on applicationt Ewos
Every dosstiption of Banking ann Exchange business transacted.
·R. TIMMERSCHEIDT.
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.
LIMITED..
MISCELLANEOUS.
HL. L. &W'pon Dooka, 850 $45 Shanghai Dooks
T. 100 Hongkew Whats T. 100,97 LANDS, HOTELA & BUILDINGS, Anglo French Lands T.100
T.48
T.94
114.
00024
$71 b.
$100 $108 b.
$80 $81
T. 80 T.87
-$50
156
P.8
Hongkong Cottons
T.50 T.105.
$10 $5
Chlan-Bornco
$12 Light and PoweJE $101
(2 {, Do,⠀⠀ (Bpeo, shárus) $1 Oblas Providents`· 1.$10
THE MERCANTLE BANK OF Dalry. Yazmajor
;}YDIA, LIMITED,
Green Lalande
$10
18,60
Faimaitā 1,125,000***
16 min-1 d Up
16 min. Bare Fund
882,000 Hongkong Ioan 885,000
Hongkong Bopm
$10 $1
Langkata
Morning. Fost
Peak Tramway
$253932 $10
Do (new)
$105.
The Robert Dollar Loan. The flotation of the 210,000,000 PROBLEM. loan to China is considered de
trimental to the prospects of the In the course of his report for Robert Dollar loan for rebuilding 1911, Mr. W. P. Ker, Commercial Hankow. The latest terms offer- Attache to His Majesty's Toga-ed by the Dollar syndicate to the tion at Peking, soya : --
Wachang Government, according One of the first obvious aigns to information from Wuoliang, Saigon 24. Banco 125 lbs. P7.80 of the success of the political ro- were 5 per cant interest and 86 Rangoon Pangasinan Milled P8. cavan quietvolution was the enormous in-not on the 100. The net yield PEAK TRAMWAYR CO. crease in the demand for foreign of the London loan to the Chinese 2nd white P8.20, quiet hats and caps, and to a lesser ex- Government; after deduction of
Gum Almaciga-
toat for foreign boots and shoes, commission and lotation ex- 17.20 nom. foreign hosiery and undercloth-penses; will be 89 and the rate ing, and even foreign suits of of interest is the same. Boeing Australia ex-ship per ton P11 C10 clothing. Japaness manufac« prospect of gotting money on turore had a busy and profitable terms three points better the time in supplying the cheap cloth Wuchong Government is said to To U. S. Hemp str, from Manila caps, which came into almost uni- bo disinclined to conclude a
to New York 70/- versal uso in the larger centres of contract with the Dollar Syndic
population in Middle and Son-ate unless it can make a better tliern China as the queue dieip-offer. The negotiations are still peared, and many Ühinese Ino-prooeeding, however -0.0. Post. tories have been established to rope with the demand.
Mixed
Coals-
to arrive. Freight
D
Boston
75/-
Hollo Sugar Statistics.
Sept., 22, 1012.
1010-11 Crop.
*
Exports since Oct. 31, 1911
in' Picule. Superior
Great Britain
United States 2,028,000
156,071
Japan
China
India
Total 2,184,071
Great Britain
Wet
:
There are, however, not want- ing signs of a possible reaction! in favour of the native style of headdress, which after all oan with only a slight modification A bo adapted to the new style of hairdressing, and is certainly pre- ferable on rosthetic grounds when 2,004 worn with Ohinese dress.
:
FOR SALE.
OLD Onia Oraios,
Eine lot of China Vasas
1 Bang de beef (Ming Dynasty)}"
(about 4 inches high). "
1 Hong How Black ground with too birda,
1 Hoog 196, Mack greand with red rose.
Goluches).
Hong black ground with white rosa.
(yu Lachanje
a paly Mlag Dynasty square shapeda black ground
with sessound Bows (palaches),
Xpak hour ise, black ground wire our
(os inches).
TIME TABLE.
Wark Days.
7.00 a.mt. to. 8.00a.m. Eesty.15 min. | Antoaned Ospital.......y £1,000,000 | Hongkong Electrics: ($10: 10.00 am to 11.00 am
8.00 am to 10:00 km., 10 mín. | 8 + tribad 11.30 am to 18.45 p.m. 12.45 pm. 1.15 pm. 1.15 p.m. ts.1.45 p.m.
11
1.45 p.m. t 235 p.m... 3.15 pm, to 6.00 p.m. 5.30 p.m. to 8.10 p.m.
10 m: HEAD OFFICE;
|: 16 min. 40, Thriadneedle Street, London, EC.
10 min. THE BRANCHES :
10 min. Hombey
10 m'n Caletta.
Howrah, Dalki,
*** NIGHT CARS. 8.46 p.m. and 9 pm., 9.45 p.m. to 11.80 p.p. every 15 minutes..
SUNDAYS, "
7,80 PAN EN 8.00 am to 10.80 a.m. every 15 min. 10,80 m, 20 1100 gr 10 min. 11.48 a.m. to 12.00 noon-15 min. 18.00 noon to 1.00 10 min
15 min. L00:pim:: 10, 6:00 p.m. i €5.00 p.m. to 16.00 pm- 10 mla. 16.00 pm to 7.00.png 15 min. 7.00 pm to 8.10 p.m. 10 min NIGHT OABS 400 Work Day.
In spite of the remarkable. changes of fashion which meet 2,004 the eye (writes. Mr. Kor); it need
bardly be said that for the mass And for of brown colon; walte colour pink | andra bh Wat of the population there can be nour, Chy bles, and Shane Poctory Ming Pottery
Long His Gra oulon, Kiss
· Kisa Loùng dve „colour, question for many years to come ple rol alda. of adopting the Western style of These Tasogare seldom to be seen fo 46,400 87,108 draw in its entirely However, ny part of the world. They are famoris
for their bauty and ellcok.
1011-12 Crop,
United States 1,003,073 -
Japan
Chine
Coast wine
240,763 150,983 there is every reason to expect a Perobars are respotfally request ********* 6,802 ***,800 steady ingresso, probably at all.noy day.botwren 1 & | more rapid rate than herololore, WING SHING TONG, Total-1,380,928 Total--218,981 in the import of all kinds of for Raplam 8h. Wody Hoby kos
Qurrent 7 242 cu
eign clothing, et
SATURDAYS.
Eatma Dams: 11.45 @p.m/
SPECIAL QABS,
gement: st: the Company's Arkaudra Buildings,
Kandy,
~Blagawiz
Pening
adadranov na Kota Bahru, Kelantan.
Kamchi.
Bangoon." Colombo,
Kuala Lumpur, F.M.B. Hongkong
Shanghali
*AGENTS IN JAPAN :
Misers, Jardine, Matheson Co., Ltd,
BANKERE
Bank of England.
London Jolat Block Bank, Ltd.
EVERY doarpton of Banking and
Barchange businem. Aransnoted. Blocks and Bhares bought and suki on sougnt of Constituente - Letters of Oridit gunted on Agents and Dorru pondents all over the world./t b. Internet, allɔwid; on counts at 3 per esal
Pri & 00.; La. *310*19 Bosiete des) Fredarred $60) Polpirat paid up 2501
Paplerteries (
da Toakia (Benefit #150′′- Shanghal-Sumaires : T.- 20 -- F1,10 Slowza Laundry (085) 65
ial Agmay, Kilomises United 'Asbestos Orion-)
United. Asba
asdo
$10
$10-$5.65
$5 for 1897
1/8
| per share final 1911' (Coupon No.16)
Ia. Ed. per share on 150.000 $8 for your ending 31.12.11
$1 final "dividend for)
7r 1912
The 8 for 1911
Final of Tis. 8, making Tia,
6 torl 191
Tia, 629-9-10
$5 on old shares, $1.50
on'new' afanyen · for half year 20 6:12
Interim div. of $8) for.1913 -
40 cepts for:1911 $2.75 for 1911
6% for half, year to 80-8-12,
“Interim div, of 82 for 1912
‚'15 per cent. for 1910
//T& Bryony andel 81°10:10}
27 for year ended: 20-12-16
50 cents B1,7-08
#1 for 1911-
-70 centa for 1911)
§1.26for yearend'g 31-71-8
40 dents for 1911
$1.40 pariahara
Laterm of 82 for 1912
-$1 laterim account 1812.
*) 3) Interims div. 1.1/15/5:13.
Antado div. T:1;15:6-15 --Do, T.1; 159:19,-
Ход
-80 sente on fully ; paldy
sharms and 4 osuta on $1 paid aharw for your anding-30-4
far 1910
Firit your
No dividend this, your 50 ots. for year and′g 80 5 ́s
20
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