COMMERCIAL.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1912.
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION."
Head Offices-66, Wall Street, New York, London Once-25, Bishopsgate, E.C.-
BRANCHES AN
Calcuti
Cabe
Bombay
Chaton
Colon
Hongkong
Empire -
Kobe
Banks
HONGRUNG AND SHANGHAI LA BANKING. CORPORATION
PAID-UR, DAPITAL.
Manila
Mexico
Ундана
Paking
PRIETORS
San Francisco
Shanghai
Kokolama
Capital and Reserve mum. 16,800,000 about senang. £1,500,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSt. NESS transacted.
CURDENT ACCOUNTS opened on the un
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, feed for one year's per annum, or for thoreat periods, at rate, which a NEGO INTO and COLLECTED
China and Japanese Woolen Devonport Dockyard Deputations.
goods. British Cloth in the Far East.
Representatives of the Board of Japanese woollen manufac Admirally visited Devonport The oyes of all who are conturors are preparing to introduce Dockyard on September 16 and cerned in the British cloth trade their producte into China under received deputations of employees are turned upon the changes of especially favourable conditions, in support of their annual fashion in the Far East. The live campaign being, based on petitions. Two accredited mem Japanese, after their war with the assumption that the demand bors of each trade composed the Russia, imported large quantities,
for woollen goods this autumn doputations, the number of which as a result of the revolution and was as great as in any preceding of serges and other clothing, matoriais, chiefly from England, changed style of dress will be year. Great emphasis was Ind or very largely of English make, great. The Chiness of the ports upon the increased cont of the and country tributary to them necessities of life as a reason for and they continue to do so. Probably out of a spirit of emula.em to have adopted the plan of improved rates of pay, and in tion the Chinese are following the buying new clothes in the foreign some cases it was shown that the Japanese in the adoption of the vie, using their old style Chi ratos compared unfavourably with European garb. As to this effect noso clothing so long as it lasts, those paid at private shipbuilding of this chongo in the Chinesey United States Consul. and engineering yarda, modo of dress on the British cloth-Styles of foreign clothing in neg Lord Kitchener's Broken Leg. making trade, a leading Bradford largely combinations of Chi-
The London correspondent of CREDIT realiaball over the World, merchant, in a conversation with news and foreign ideas.
the Manoliester Guardian"ed
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT a representative of the "Morning Government Loan Bombs. states that the visit to England afected Post," TAS not onthusiastic. The Financial Department of of Lord Kitchener, who returned He admitted that the Asiatics the Kiangeu Tatuh'a yamon has recently to resume lis duties wore adapting themselves to instructed the Bank of Kiangsu as Agent and Consul-Coperal. in the Westorn garb, but the and its branches by lolograph Egypt, was for the purpose of Hongkong, 29th July, 2018... ohange would be gradual, and that, in punuanes of an ordor having something done with his ho doubted whether there would from the Ministry of Finance, tholog, which since an accident in be anything like
boom.se of the Government Loon India has interfered with his com There might be a passing craze for Bonds shall be mado at their face fort. the culling off of pigtails and the value without allowing any dis woaring of European clothes, but count. This order is already ad- ho thought many of the people,vertisod in the local Chinese at any rate in the interior, wouldPress. go back to the native styles.
0
| MAY HỊ Lacertained on appiicition,
MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRĄTTS grated (on all Use principal clilas in the World,
„ABE LANK'S CIRCULAR, LETTERS OF.
PURCHASE and BALE of Stocks and Shares
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sot, and cashed.
GEORGE HOGG, Bannger.
9. Queen's Road, Hongkong. [19
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANA,
•
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
J
Lord Kitchener had thought of having the limb broken again and resot. He consulted a sur geon in London and one in Liver-AuriSED CAPITAL Yen 48,000,000 pool and they advised him that it
PAID-ER GATITAL wie 80,000,000 was quite impossible to have the
¡Buenavn FonD
., 17,000,000 leg broken again, for conditions ...P.3.16 had set in which made such an
Head Offics-YOKOHAMA. 3.00 operation for more serious than it 3.55 would have been formerly and
Angencies si 5.25 less likely of success.
Nagasaki Nowchnin New Yorkg Osaka
Manila Oil Quotations, Yot Obian had an enormous popuStandard Oil Company
October 8, 1012. Jation, and if only a small,
per-
Comet Brand contage of the people adopted the
Cock new garb the effect on the York- shire industry would bo
White Rose
Branohes very considerable.
Many alpaca and Naptha
Antung-Hsien woollen fabrica were now being Jelin, Meyer and Co., Ltd.
Bombay Major Wigram's forthcoming ..P.2.95
Calcutta worn by Chinoso ladies who Dragon Brand
Marrlage
Changabun 3.00
The marriage of Major Clive Dairen 5.25 Wigram, Assistant Private Secr- F3
etary to His Majesty the King, ankow ...P.3.15 oad Miss Nona Chamberlain,
Honolu 3.00 daughter of Colonel Sir Neville Kobe
Olininberlain, will take place in London
Liao-Yang December,
The first Japanese lawyer in Peking.
formerly used only the gayest In Canton and
colours of silk. Hongkong the Western clothing
Rizal Brand Gasolino "Shell"
Wise and Co. Ltd.
Toxas Co.'s Estrella "
trade was certainly making conCarabao" siderable headway, and serges
and woollen suiting materials Iloilo Sugar Statistics wore in regular domand.
The
Oct. 6, 1912. 1010-11-Crop. Exports since Oct. 31, 1911 in Piculs, Superior United States 2,028,000 Great Britain
Jupan
156,071
Wet
Lyon
A Peking dispatch says that Yang Kuan-chan, a graduato from Chio University, Tokyo, nates has opened a law office in Peking. This is the first case of a graduate
Pekip
„8:14,000,000,
TI Demand 17.00100 80 dia 12,000,000 60°d/u.
Cover or DinectORE- E-8ballim, Baq --Chalaman
F. H. Armstrong, EaqDupoty Chaleasan Andrew Forbes, Baq. 8. H. Dodwell, Eng.
G.
Friesland, Kays E. Gubbar, Ext
3. B. Lauren, Eag
Lith, Heg.
Exchange
„2/-7 | 4 m/s L/O 3/15/16/ D/P
1/16 di Sydney & 2/1 8/16 10 da San Foo & New 1. Shangaa.................... 71§ - i æfa. Marke T. Bingapore 88)||| m/s. Fesãos
T/T. India
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Hon. Mr. C. H. Bow
Demane, India........÷154) Demand, Mapila ....................101
Bar
ready
forward
Wala Pattanden.
H. A. Blabs, Bug-
Cutie MaraGKRI Hongkong-N. J. STATE,
Activo ManageĶE,
*' SHANQUAT—A, O. STUPKEN.'
Londair · Barros-Lordon Godarte AND WHENIetita Bank · LAMETRIA,
Hostscars-ITEMT "ALLOWED, DÅ
T/T. Ban Francisco and New York 601 Gold Leaf periaal Fax.: Jaya edi.. 1244 tank of England rate
Subsidiary Colas
Disesant per $100
Un Durrat Ascocnia at the me of 3 per Chai. | Obinone...20 ota, filecen '.$70
DIE ARIKEN On the daily kaİANSA,
20% OF FIXED DEPORTIST Par atlas, 156 por Oebla piť Aktua For 6 months, 136 per Clank: per Astana. For 18 motlla, á par Out. par Anna
N. J. STARB, Chlef Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
Businem of the above Bank le conducted by the HONGKONG AND BHANGHAT BANKING
CORPORATION. Bains may be abiained
application
INTEREST on deposit is allowed on the minimum monthly balances 54 Pam. Miram
binone ...10
Hongkong.20
Bongkong.10
Oplum Quotation.
Malwa, Now $8,000 ', Halwa, Old
8,100
Malwa, V. Old... 9,625 %
Paralan, fus quility' 1,453.
Patos, Naw......... 9,030 Patan, Old
............
Bared. Now Bonares, Old
8,800 ... 8,700
SHARE REPORT.
I-KELLEAF
BUYERS
5&TALK
browns 4 ZAID OF VALUM
Clonors
BANKE,
Depositors may transfer at thela aplion balances of $100 or more to the HomaxonNG AND BHANGRAI: Baxx to be pinosd an FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Pan Ozara, par Hongkong 'hai
For the Hoxumont ABD RANAWAI Banting ComrORATION,
N. J. STARE, Chief Manager
Byojun Port (Ar- THE CHARTERED BANK OF
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
thor)
San Francisco
Bhanghai
Tiebling
Tienusio
Tokyo
INTEREST ALLOWED ON ÜKRENT Account,
to be obtained onapplication. Deposits received for fixed poriode at
TAKEO TAKAMICHI;
Manager.
4,100 from a Japanese school become-Hongkong, 1st April, 1912.
ingia lawyer in the Chinesocapital.
4,100 Wot
change would undoubtedly como aboul in time, but the movement might be slow, as it had been inf Japan. Manganese in the Philippines, Manganese ore Ins boen dis- covered in the Philippines, ac- cording to the Bureau of Science Chinn at Manila. But sines an oxport | India wharingo exists, on all oro, do- volopment is retarded. If tho ore
Total... 2,184,071 were taken in ballast to Japan,
1911-12 Crop. this charge would not be serious, | Great Britain but if it were shipped to the wosKL
United States 1,183,573 sonat of America, the freight rate Japan would rodnee profits to the vanish-China ing point. The same is true in regard to iron ore. A geologist, from Japan, in the employ of the Mitsui Bussan Kaishu, oxamined the iron deposits on a small island
The Tin Position. Thero has been a considerable in Mambulao bay in Ambos Cam- arines, where iron ore occurs, but expansion of activity in the
Coastwiso
18
CHINA
Incorporated ny Royal
CHARTER 1868.
HEAD OFFICE—LONDON.
.. b.
$120
MARINE INIUPAACES,
Cinton.
260
682/10/-
$285,
North Chine
T135
Unions
$100 $815
Tangises
FIRE INSURANCES.
China Fires.
Hongkong Fires:
Paid-ur Qapital ..........£1,200,000 Chins & Manilas Bezava Foxð „i....1,850,000 | Douglas Steamshipa | Broznym. IatabILITY
45001874
$238 $20 $50 BEGO #261881 1.
"SHIPPING.
850 825
Steboste
PROPRIETOR.........£1,200,000
$15 #28
Indo-Chinas
(Preferred) (Deferred)
70
b.
102/0 SI,
Shall "Transporte (£1
"MININOI
C11 b.
**Star Ferry 21
$10 $48 REFINERIES $112 China Bugars Lamon Sugar
$25
$100 $100
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business tranmoted.
OURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and FIXED DEPOSITS received for
Public Compan es Public Auction. 1 year or shorter periods at rates which
SOUTH
Q.
113,400 87,198
HONGKONG 245,805 184,418
5,977 800 ODINA STEAM FISHERIES
Total-1,548,758 Total----232,416
Current 10,200.
00., LTD.
R.
PARTICULARS and CONDI
TIONS of the letting by Public
Auction Sale, to ba hold on MON. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, DAY, the 4th day of November, 1912, at 3 p.m., at the Officca of the Paullo Works Department, by Order Bis Excellency the Governor, of
Jears,
BRADLEY & 00.,
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS. General Manager, Up Prics.
1784
CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDES.
Angel Rans.
Contents in
Sq. ft.
+
14
8.
I
will be quoted on spplication.
W. DICKSON, Maunger, Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. . [22
DEUTSCH ASIATIQUE
UAFITAL FULLT
DANE.
PAID-UF......Sh. Taela 7,600,000
HEAD OFFION-Sxanobal. BOARD OF DIRECTORS—|| ZALJN. Brandums : Calcutta Canton Hankow Kobe ¡Bingapore Tientsio Talnanfu Teirglan Yokohama LONDON BANKERS : Mesir. N. M. RoyaGORILD & Sons I UNION OF LONDON AND SMITH'S Baxx, Limit). Duracom Bank (Berlin), Londos
ADTOY.
·SCHAFT. ·
Chinese Engineringe 21 82/8
Troboke
·41 08. Razby
*41 18.60 DOCKS, WHARVES, & GʻDOWNÉ Kowloon Whats 800
60
H. K. & W'pos Docks #60 Shanghai Docks T. 100 1.48. b Hongkow What T. 100
1.38 LANDS, HOTELA & BUILDINGS.), Angle French Leads T.100 : 1.94: 114
$100 $105
...
Hongkong Hotely $50
Hongkong Landa Humphreys Estate Kowloon Lande Shanghai Lande
Disnotion · dan DISCONTO GHALL-West Points
$10 17.86 $80 1985
·T. 80 1.85
$50 $50
INTEREST allowed on Carrend Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P.8 Account. DEPOSITA received on terza",
COTTON HILLS; which, may be learned on applicatiost Every description of Banking D Exchange business trapixotäd.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT.
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.
the royalty to bo paid to the per-tuplate industry during the last TE SECOND ANNUAL Two Lots of CROWN LAND West Bons owning the land and the ex-fow wooks says the " Olegow A.EETING OF SHAREof the Public Laundries, Kennedy port duso would leave little for orald" of Sopt. 10. With the HOLDERS il bo lield at the offices Rand, and below Kennedy Road the expenses of mining and the steady rush of new inquiries of the undersigned. Quesa's Buildings, espestively in the Colony of Hongkong, Barn profit. It is recommended that from the chief overson murkots Victoria, Hongkong on TUESDAY for a term of 75 years, with the Hamburg 49 soon as possible the law. bend the further rapid rise in the the 29th October, 1912, at Noon,
option of renewal at Crown Roats to Peking The TRANSFER BOOKS of the is fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty. altored, remitting theso export price of tin, makers terms have duos.
been raised daily for all descrip- Company will be CLOSED from the King, for one further term of 76 tions of the product. Bossemer both days inclusive.
the 22nd to the 29th October, 1912, The Cebu Typhoon. Almost all the commercial cokes 20 by 14. are now being houses reprosented in Onbu were quoted at least 15s. 3d, and hard hit by the storm, ways the oil sizes 15s. Bd. to 158, "Cablonows, the grater part of., basis f.o.b. Wales. The Hongkong, 17th Oct., 1912 the dostraction being the un-iemand has been pretty gene- roofing of the bodegas and the ral, while somo largo orders have consequent damage of their con been hooked on European account. HONG KONG & SOUTH tents by water. Estimated dum- notations show a considerable ago has bom reported has follows: advance all round compared with CHINA STEAM FISHERIES
Macleod and Company-P10, the beginning of August. A 000, damage to warehouse and brisk business has also been put 4,000 bales of hemp. fron doors through in wasters, for which blown in by wind and roof blown prices have kept pace with thos0 ruling for primo descriptions. Stevenson
and Company-Apart from the large orders hook- P20,000, water damage to con-od for export, sono important NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY option contracts have been placed GENERAL MEETING of the above Korr and Company-170,000, by morohante anxious to, prepare Company will be held at the Offices of water damago and partial do- for an eventual further increase in the undersigned, Queen's Buildings, strnelion of dodegas..
trade requirements over tho au- Victoria, Hongkong at 12.16 o'clock Pacific Commercial Company-tumn. Odd sizea are now getting a TUESDAY, tbo 20th day of Octa- P20,000, water damage princi- rather searco, only small parcels bar, 1918, for the purpose of onsider- pally,
being offered for delivery on this ae and (if thought is passing the Smith, Bell and Company-side of Christmas. Most works are ollowing Resolation s aut EXTRA- No Estimate.
now pretty fully booked over the ORDINARY RESOLUTION: Martin M. Levering-120,000, and of the year, and thus hardly above Company de in jarsmace of Hotel entirely dostroyed.
disposed to book new ordera ex-«the powers in that behalf santained Tobacalera-P25,000, not in- cept at fall prices forward de-in the Memoridam and Anicles of cluding loss of the steamer Tayn-livery: The export movement Association of the above Company has been substantially increased,take all necessary steps to promote Visayan Electric Company-The returns for last month amount and form to the Empire of Japan a P30,000, electric plant out of to 48,402 tons, an excess of some "Company of the kind kaawa and commission. Damage may run 14,000 tons against the previous" referred to in the law of the exid into P50,000,
year. The shipments over the Empire as a "Kabushiti Kraisha," "the objects of which Kabushiki ***Kwaisha** shall be similar in all
off.
tonts of warehouses.
bas.
F. Esouno-P60,000, property and of the year are expected to bo heavy. The American mills dumage.
Dio Contro-P60,000, nature are also well filled for this year
of damage'unknown.
"That the General Managers of the
material respect to the objects of the abova Company a contained in its
and likely to maintain full pro-Memorandum of Association end
Yap Anton-P80,000, naturo duotion.
of damage unknown,
Chang Saco-P70,000, damago to building and contents.
Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Com pany P30,000, damage to plant lighters and small oraft.
Kipp and York-P7.000. Coby Thoth Materials Co. 8:000R Bomers and Company-PO
The Doom of the Queue, It is reported from Antung, Manohuria. that the Chinese police authorities there have is Basd a notification ordering that
"which" Kabuabiki Kwaisha" when formed shall be abaidary to the above Company and shall takeover "andoquire from the abors Company the steam trawlers." Hol Fang" and that the above Company
LOCAL.
Registry No.
2
$
Inland West. of Public
Na 1934 Kennedy Road.
No. of Sale! Hongkong. 26th Oct., 1912.
Notices
[796
SHANTUNG SILK FOR
SALE.
WING TAI LOONG..
CHEFOO BILK FOR JALE.
VARIOUS, LU
SELEUTED FINEST
[** shall noquirë and hold on behalf of its To be obtained at.
shareholders huren? „fail this"--paid ; from the HONGKONU
all the Chinese inhabitants shall « Kabushiki! Kwaishin.”
cut off their queses by the end of} Dated the 17th day of Oct., 1912. next month and thus discard the
old custom
BRADLEY 400
[*
Ewos
T: 50 T.100 Hongkong Cottons $10 15
MISCELLANEOUS. " Chin-Borneo
$12, 19.35
b. Light and Power #10
12.20 b Do. (Bpoč, sharus) $1] Chias Providenta
THE MERCANTLE BANK OF Dairy Farma
IYDIA, LIMITED,
Grina Iolanda
1
Aul sed Capital.........£1,000,000 Hongkong Electrion Barbed nması - 1,125,000 14 Up
**
Reserve Fund.morritsmin
أحمد و
3,500
SAIT DEVIDRED AND BAYI.
£2,0,0 at ex°2/-1/186qual to $19.95 for year ending 80-6-12
018 for 1911 Inserm of 10/- të IBIL Finalof $20 making $50 for 1810 and Intim pi $80 for 1915 $12 for 1909 and Int. of
68 on socount of 1910 ) #7 & b's of $2 for 1910 $27 for 1910
$1 for 1906
6 po. for year end' 86'8 12/ Dividend of $1 for hall)
year ending 80-8:19
6% for year 1910 on
preferred shares
Spar hare Coupon No
18
16 p. a. for past ending
80.4.12
for 1911
38 for 1897
1/6 per share final 1911
(Coupon Bo.18)
Yp. 2d, par share on 180,000 $8 for year ending 31.19.11. $1-final dividend for
Tear 1919.
T8 for 1911
Final of Tia. 5, making Tik,
6 for1 191
Tx. 619-2-10
$3 on old share, $1.00
on new shares for half | year 10-8-19
NE
Interim div. of $84 for 1913
40 osute for 1911 -92,75 for 1911
5% for ball your to 80oï∙11,
Interim diy, of 85 for-1913--
15 per cent, for 1910
T4 for your ended 31-10-10) Ty for your ended 20-12-15) 50 pente 81.7-08
$1 for 1911
$1,40 per share.
Interim ol for 1919
$1 interim account 1913.
Interim div.
$6 it
7pts for 1911 91.25 for year end g
:.
$10
14.10
40 ovule tur 1911
$10 124
662,000 Hongkong Toas 365,000 Hongkong Bopm
$25
#200
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Langkate
8:10
85
Bombay.
Kandy.
Onlantia,
Gall
Morning Pewt
196
Howrah.
Blogai
Dalbi,
Fenang..
Pank Tramway
$10
`zindran,·
Kota Bahru, Ksanton,
Kamobl
Kaala Lumpur, F.M.8,
Do (new)
Hongkong
Philippines
HEAD OFFICE:
40, Thras4needle Street, London, EC.
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Bank of England.
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10
B. Frite & Co., Id: $10. Booiste des Prearred $50
Paplasterin Pulpas at pad hp 380/
da Tonkis Shanghai-Sama
Stain Lann
United
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Blocks and Bhare houghs and sold Dalled:
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80 nts on fully pa
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Nope $1.50 for 1916
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