COMMERCIAL
The Novara's Malden Voyage.
The Novara, the new P. and O. stoainer of the N. Olass and re-| gistering, 7,000 tons arrived in
Entertainments
THEATRE
ROYAL,
FOUR NIGHTS ONLY.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1912.
Entertainments
BIJOU.
Shanghai on the 18th on her THe oriental thEATRICAL 9.15 p.m. To-Night. 9.15 pm.
maiden trip which from the ac
counts of the passengers has been;
CO. OF MANILA, P.I., §
PRESENTS
Miss MUGGINS DAVIES and
" WALTER DE LEON.
Opening Performance THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26th In the Sereamingly Funny Farco "ONE NIGHT OFF." FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27zu. The latest Comedy success "A TRIP ABROAD "'' SATURDAY, DECEMBER ̈28th: Walter. De Leon's Great Success "THE GIRL AND THE BOY,”! MONDAY, DECEMBER, 30TH : For the fret time la Hongkong, :
The Great Brocess "DREAM CITY," Curtain at 9.10 p.m. sharp. PRICES:-D. Circle $3.50, 0. Stalls $1.60, 'Salle $3.00, Pil $2.00,
far from pleasant, says the "China FERRIS HARTMAN, Presn." The vessel, which looks spic and span despite the severe And His Talented Co. Including, buffeting through which she has passed, first struck bad weather in the Bay of Biscay and bad the unusual experience of having ovory passenger down with s65 sickness and also the ate- wardess. There was aboard the vessel an elderly gentleman who was taking a trip for the benefit of his health and accomp anying him was his nephew, a Doctor Grosvenor. The gentle-] man in question complained of feeling unwell on entoring the Mediterranean Son, and on the advice of his many frienda decid- ed to leave the vessel nt Port¦ Sid and return home. Before arriving at the first port of call, however, ho was taken soriously ill and despite the active niten- tions of the doctor of the ship; Dr. Humphry, the gentleman diod jast as the Island of Malta was appearing in view. The burial ser- vice was read at sea on November 10 and the coffin which was not
Gallery $1.00.
Late Cain to the Peak. Bocking at MOUTRIE & CO. Honkong, 18th Pec., 19.12.
- properly weighted was seen float- THEATRE
ing for some considerable time. Deceased's nephew, Dr. Gros- vonor, was also feeling unwell
and he too received the attention
of Dr. Humphry. The complaint from which Dr. Grosvenor, was suffering was diagonised to be
appendicitis and when the vessel
entered the Arabian sex it was "found" necessary to perform, an operation if the patient's life was to be saved. The weather was
best not of the
nt the time but an operation was the last resource and the engines were stopped, the operation per: formed and the journey was ro- sumed. Mr. Grosvenor was 09- siduously nursed during the remainder of the voyage and when he arrived at Hongkong, his destination, he was well on the way to completo recovery. During the voyage from Port Said to Colombo the weather was un- | usually hot and many of the passen-
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ROYAL
TUESDAY,
DEC. 31ST.
THE KNAVE OF CLUBS FEEL COLD. BO HE CALLS UP THE QUEEN OF HEARTS FOR
WATCH THIS SPACE.
gera wore under medical care for THEATRE
a long time. It was also stated that.
ROYAL
one of the Lascar crew came at log RETURN VISIT OF THE
gerheads with one of the officers and that a fight resulted in which the officer was severely bitton on the finger, but inquiries failed to confirm this story. Leaving Singapore a strong mon-
was oncountered accom- panied by high seas and fog ime peded the progross of the vessel
EMINENT ACTOR, ALLAN WILKIE AND FULL LONDON CO. Including the Talented Actress,
from Hongkong. Despite these MISS FREDISWYDE
adversities and also the fact that the ship had to anchor an hourand `a half outside Woosung on ac
count of fog, she was nearly twenty. four hours before her time. Sho set ont from London on Nov. 2.
HUNTER - WATTS.
For Short Season Commenclog on Jan. 7th,
JANUARY 7th.
A BUNCH OF VIOLETS JANUARY - 8th
CANDIDA JANUARY 9th
THE LIARS JANUARY 10th.
Fall in Price of Beans. Dalny, December 13.-it ap pears that this year's favourabla orops of American and Indian cotton and African flax have re- sulted in a very liberal supply of cotton and linseed oils appoaring Mrs. on the European Market. This has elackened the demands for Manchurian Beans for export from Vladivostok, and in consequenoo stocks are fast accumulating at Harbin. A fall in prica has followed, and has lowered the Harbin market so far down as to make it worth while for deilors in South Manchuria to buy even at Harbin.
Ground Nuts in Kwangtung.
WARREN'S PROFESSION
JANUARY 11tb
TWELFTH NIGHT
(Matinee)
SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL (Evening)
JANUARY 18th SALOME JANUARY 14th
TAMING OF THE SHREW
JANUARY 16th
7.15
SPECIAL XMAS
PROGRAMME
ALL NEW PICTURES.
ASD
THE FLOWER-STREET
FOLLIES
FOLLIES
FOLLIES
PICTURES ONLY. 7.15
VICTORIA THEATRE.
THE
PIONEER PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT 'OF
HONGKONG.
2 Performances 7.15 Pictures only. 9.15 Full Programmes.
Matinees: Wednesdays & Holidays ...5 p.m. Saturdays.....................................................4. þm.
....8 p.m. Marnificent Films, The Charming
Beadays........
American Boubrettes
HOWARD SISTERS.
MISS NELLIE MAHER,
Refined Soubrette.
Granda Matiores with Valuable Prizes
en 26th December, 1913 and 1st January, 1919
at 4pm.
Popular Prices.
Notices
FIRE INSURANCE ASSDOIA- TION OF HONGKONG,
XMAS HOLIDAYS,
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,
Head Ofice:-60, Well Suins, Kaw Yus) London Office36, Babopegała, X.G.
BRANCHES —
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Caba Colon
Empire
Hongkorn
Haskow
Banks HONGKONG AND CHANGHAI
BANKING COBPORATION
Selling
T/T.
Demand [30'da!
60°d/s
FREESTI MANFRETY
PROTORS
JUAN MA
Kobe
Manila
Mexico
Pisana
Pekist
San Francisco
Shanghai
Yokuma
Capital and ReseEYR$7,050,000 (Gold)
about.......1,450,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUS
NESS tcted.
E. Shelllo, Fay --Chkirtosn
H. Armstrong
HDpity Chaly
B. H. Dodwell Eig.
G. Friesland, Baq... C. 8. Gubber, B G. R. Lantas, Esq.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the smal
Maggs || F. Llaby Bay. DEPOSITS RECEIVED, dzod for one year at * per analuru, ne toe sharter periodā, | miss, which may be ascertained on application
FILLS NEGOTIATED and CULLECTED, MALL. and TELEORAPHIC REMITTANCES mada.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS gmail `on all the principal cities, in the World.
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF | CREDIT Marellable all over the World.
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF, Credit PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Sharse Bocted. TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold ADE crabod,
GEORGE HOGG,
Manager.
9, Queen's Road, Hongkong. Hongkong, 1st Nov., 1919-・・ (19°
YOKO
THE
OKOHAMA. SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
W. La Paltenden
J.A.Plummer,
4 m/s
T/T. Shanghai
T/T. Singapore
T.T. Japan.....
T.T. India
Demand. India....
Demand, Manila
T/T. San Foo & Now Yo
Tód. Mr. CEL, BoT/T, Java ..
H. A. Bisbe, Eng.
CHIEF MANAGHAT
* Bingkong-N. J. SZAKK
ACTING MANA
SHANGHAI-A. C. Bric
London An EoRDõi ComTY AND, WRIMINKY BANK LÁMaviso,
· Horakows--Jazzsma AizOWED,
Ca Comzat Assocats så the rate at.5. per Oksa.”” par Kastam an the daily balaNGA,
PLAYER FIXED UKTORIUS:
Por: 9 months, 55¢ per Can), par Añolas, For` # month, 136 per Cenă, par Amust. Tve £2ʼmolišku,“i per Cent, per dñREMŰ
It. J, HTARB, Chief Managués
HONGKONG, BLYINGS":
BANK
་་་་
THE Bulines of the ubera Bank i conducted by the HONGKONG Established 1880.
AND BHANGHAI BANKING Authorised Capital Yon 48,000,000 CORPORATION, Hules may be stai
application. Paid-up Capital ...·· 30,000,000 INTEREST en deposity is allowed Reserve Fund.............. 17,500,000 on the minimum monthly balanoOCH BEHI
POP
13
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang New York
Branches" Antung-Hsion
Bombay
Calcutta Changchun
Osaka
Dairen Fengtion Harbin Hankow
Pekin
Ryoiur
Port
(Arthur)
San Francisco
Honolu
Shanghai
Kobe
Tishling
Liao-Yang
Tientsin
London
Tokyo
Lyons
Interest Allowed on Current Account.
7
Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on
NOTICE is bareby given that all application.
Insuranco Offices will be clo.ed fo-ile transaction of Public Basi- neason Wednesday and Thursday, 25th and 26th inst.
By Orlet,
A. R. LOWE, Breretory.
MARISEINSURANCE ASSOCIA- TION OF HONGKONG.
XMAS HOLIDAYS. OTION in hereby givon that all-
Maria Insurance Office will
NOTIC
bo alosed for the transaction of`Public
T/T. Morks
Exchange
T/T, France.......
Subsidiary Coins.
Discount por $100
13/16
4 m/s, D/P
15/16 6 m/s. L/O KASANS
Buying.
4 m/s,L/C
2/194
9/16
1/16 30d/s.S'ney & Melbourne ...8/196 7176 90d/s. Bar Foo & New Yo
4 m/s. Marks...
4 mile. France.
6 m/s.
do
Bar Silver. ready
forward
Gold Leaf per tael.
Bank of England-rate
.60 Sovereign
Malwa, Old
·3,100
Malwa, V. Old ..... 3.625
Chinese...20 ats. pieces...65 15/16 Persian,finequality 1,450
Chinose...10
„18696"
Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10
Opium Quotation.
Malwa, Now
Patna, New
Patna, Old
2.6
282
3,600 per
3,500
Benares, New........... 3,700
83,000 per pic. Benares, Old, 3,500
SHARE REPORT.
SALSALE.
B-DUVERY
S-SELLERS
Stocks & PAID UP VALOR
BANKS.
CLOSING
QIONS,
Hongkong & Shai 315
$830 sa. & b.
£84/10
BARINE INSURANCE), Cantone
*$50
$270 s.
£5 T135 b.
$100 $81756
£50 $19214 b.
PETFIRE INSURANCES.
China Fires Hongkong Fires
$20 $148
b.
$50 $378
b.
b.
Dapasitor may trunke at thels opties balapen
of 3103 or more le the Howto AND BRANDRAI Bang terba placul sz | North China FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Pik Čione per
Unions
GREAT BRIT
Ter the Homecode - Aam – ExrafGIŁAŃ
LA BANTENG Couromaszam,
N. J. STABB, Chiaf Manage
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.
Incorporated by: Royal Charter 1853.
· HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON. Paid-up Capital
Yangtzės
SHIPPING,
China & Manilas $25 $13 Douglas Steamship $50 $3411⁄2 b.
Steamboats
LAST DIVIDEED AND (DATE
£2.0.0 atex 2/-1/15 equal" to $19.95 for 12 year ending 30'6′13
$18 for 1911 Interim of 10/- for 19111 Final of $20 making $50) for 1909 and Interim, of $30 for 1911
$12 for 1909 and Int: of $3 on account of 1910
$7 & b's of $2 for 1910 $27 for 1910
$1 for 1906.
5p.c. for year end'g30'6'12 Dividend of $1 for half
year ending 30′6′′12] (6 p.o. for year 1910 on
preferred shares
(3/- per shareCoupon No
$15 $2816
Indo-Chinas
Reserve Fund...`
£1,200,000
(Preferred) .£1,650,000 (Deferred)
£5 $88
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
111/6
£1,200,000 'Shell" Transports £1 TOREIGN EXCHANGE and "Star Ferry" {~~$10 $36 General Banking business trans- Betod..
·18.
£11
b.
15 p.c. for year ending
30.4.12
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CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Luzon Sugars
China Sugars $100 $106 8. & b. $5 for 1911. ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re-
$100 $3411⁄2 5. ceived for 1 year or shorter periods
· REFINERIES,, "
$3 for 1897
MINING,
TAKEO TAKAMICHI, · Manager.. Hongkong, 1st April, 1912.
Notices
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO
LIMITED.
-TIME TABLE.
Wine DATE.
Business on Wedaseday and Thursday, 10.00 am to 11.00 sm.
25th and 26th-inst.
'By Order,
1998
A. R. LOWE, Bedretary. Hongkong, 21st Dec., 1912.
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
(BRITISH SECTION)..
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
HOLIDAYS,
it
19
11.80 a.m. to 12:46 p.m.
"
12.45 p.m. t. 1.18 p.m.
1.15 p.m. t 145
at rates which will be quoted on Chinese Engineerings £1 35/- application.
է:
Wm. DICKSON,...
Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912,
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Capital Fully
BANK.
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Tronohe
£180/ Raube
£1844 DOCKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS. Kowloon Wharfa $50 $77 H.K.&W'poa Docks $50 556. Shanghai Docks T. 100 T.53 Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T.103
..b.
Paid-up...Sh. Taole 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai.. Board of Directors, Berlin.
-Branches:
7.00 am to 8.00 a.m. Every 15 min. 8.00a.m. to 10:00 mm. 10 min. 15min. 15min. Berlin
Calcutta Canton' 10 min. Hamburg Hankow. Kobe 16 min. Peking Singapore Tientsin 10 min. Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.
LONDON BANKERS: 15 min. 10 min. Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London
Agency
1.45 p.m. t 3.15 p.m. 2.15 p.m. to 5.00 pm 5.00 p.m. to 8.10 p.m.
NIGHT CARB, 8.45 p.m: sad 8p.m., 9:45 pm. to 11.80 p.m. every 15 minutes.
7.80
SUNDAYE.
15
}
LANDS, HOTELS & ́BUILDINGE, Angle French Lands T.100 T.94 $115
Hongkong Hotels $50-
673 Hongkong Lands $100 $105 Humphreys Estates $10 $8:40 Kowloon Lands. $30 $36. Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 91
1/6 per shares final 1911 (Coupon No. 18) ---
18.2d.per share on 150,000
$3 for year end'g. 31.12.11 $1 final dividend for
year 1912
TIs. 3 for 191
Final of Tls. 3, making Tls,
6 for 1191
Tla. 6 29'2'10
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on newshares for half year 30'6'12
Int. div. of $334 for 1912
40 cents for 1911
H
$2.75 for 1911
5'p. c. for half to 30°6′12
Direction der Disconto Gesell-
West Points
$50 $57
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
COTTON MILES.
T. 50 T.121
b.
Interim div. of $2 for 1912
15 per cent. for 1910
MISCELLANEOUS,
schaft. 8.00 mm. to 10.30 sim; every 15 min.
Ewos 10:80 a.m. to 11.00 a.m..
INTEREST allowed on Current 10 min. 11.45 am. to 12.00 noon 18 min. Account. DEPOSITS received Hongkong Cottons $10894
10 min. on terms which may be learned China-Borneos
$12 $914 15 min. on application. Every description Light and Powers $101
of Banking and Exchange busi-Do. (Spec. shares) $1
$2.90
NOTICE is hereby given that an 12.00 noon to 1.00 pm.
additional train will leave Kow-
oon for Sham Oban calling at the Golf Coarse Crossing, Fan-Ling at 10.15 a.m. on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.
vonised to leave Kowlon at 6.80 1.m. Os the abjrj dates the tmin ad-
will leave at 5.10 pm. and will run socording to the Faturday and Sunday timing.
By order. H. P. WINSLOW, Manager.
Kowloon, 19th Don, 1912:
Christmas and New Year Holidays,
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IN accordance with Ordinance No. 6
of 1912 the EXCHANGE
Ground nuts have become an THE SECOND Mrs. TANQUERAY BANKS will be closed for the trans
important article of produce in
the Kwantung Leased Territory. The sterile sandy lands are well suited for the cultivation of ground nuts, and are being LADY rapidly converted to ground nut
fields. This is particularly true of the zone lying between Ying-
JANUARY 16th THE... CARDINÁL JANUARY 17th WINDERMERE'S FAN Carisic at 2.16 pm. Sharp, Matinee at 8.00 pm.
chengtzu and Sanshihlipu. A Prices: $3.50, 2.00 & 1.00
railway passenper looking out of the window has no doubt soon. piles of bags standing nt the rail- way stations on this section. These aro ground nuts awaiting transportation. The rising of ground nuts was started experi- mentally a few years ago, but ottracted little attention at the outset until the lucrativo nature of its cultivation became widely known among the Chinese Tea
Banta
The sandy lands which
Booking at MOUTRIE'S
Notice
FOR SALE.
OLD STAMP ALBUM
VEB 25 years old containing several thousand old and rear usel to La worth only, Y60 per riampe of different countries. Apply
2,000 tsube are now quoted at to C. Taknum, 2nd Floor, 28 Des -2-3 hundred yen.
Yong Raid, Qcatal
19
17
1.00 p.m. to 5.00 pm.
10 min. 5.00 pm to 6.00 p.m. 8.00 p.m. to $7.00 p.m.
15 min.ness transacted.. 7.00 p.m. to 8.10 p.m.
10 min. NIGHT CARS as on Week Days. SATURDAY:; Extra Cars at 11:45 pm
SPROIAL CARS, Arrangement at the Company's Office, Alexandra Buildings, „Des Voeux Rond
HHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Manager
Hongkong, 3rd Nov. 1911.
THE FAMINE IN CHINA.
2.
Ε
AD
LIGHT: Fantins - Districts with
ares of 80,000 square miles. facing stravation, concep
TWO and a half million people action of Public Businesson WEDNES- PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI- DAY and THURSDAY the 25th and BUTION TO-DAY. T | 26th instant and. 'WEDNESDAY the
IT WILL HELP TO SAVE LIFE. 1st of January, 1913/", Hongkong. 19th Dec, 1912.
Treasurer, H. C. GULLAND, Esq., Manager, International Banking Cors poration, Shanghai,
THE
1995
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE 00., LD.
(CAPITAL PAID ur...$1,250,000.)
Loans on Mortgage of Hours Prop:ny
Gooda received on Stonge. Advances made on Merchandise, Loans made on the Provident Byal m. (Bates and Partienlors on application),
ngkong, 24th January 1818 [170 GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
PORTLAND, CEMENT
In Caaks of 875 lbs. not. In Bags of 250 lbs. net. SHEWAN, TOMER & 00., supressacener
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Hongkong Electrios $10 $25
Hongkong Loos $25.8200
Authorised Capital £1,500,000 Hongkong Ropos Subscribed
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,
Manager.. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.
China Providenta $10.89 Dairy Farms
86% $2116
USTA
2 Greer Islands
$109414
b.
INDIA, LIMITED.
$10 619
1,125,000
******562,000
365,000 Langkats
10 T73
Morning Post Peak Tramway
825822
$10
$10
Paid Up
Reserved Fund
HEAD OFFICE:
40, Threadneedle Strect, London; E.C. BRANCHES: Bombay. Kandy! Caloutta. Galle Howrah. Bingapore, Delhi. Penang.
Madras: Kota Bahm, Kelantar. Rangoon, Hongkong. Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F:MIS, Colombo. Shanghal.
DAGENTS IN JAPAN: Mesar. Jarding, Matheson &Co., Ltd. BANKERS
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd,
||
Do. (now) Philippines
H. Price & Co., Ld. $10
Fre Societe desferred
Pulpeset: $50 - 830 Faplerteries paid: du Tonkin
up $50
Bones $150. Shanghai-Sumatras T. 2C L.150 Steam Laundry $5436 United Asbestos)
Oriental Agency, - 810" 3914 Ld
EVERY desertion of Banking
and Exolange business United Asbestos? transacted. Stock and Shares Founders Shares) bought and sold on account of Lond Constituents Letters of Credit Union Waterboat granted on Agente and Corres-
*** General Mansgir,pondents all over the world. Welsmann, Ltd,
[8 Interest allowed on Current Act
810 $300
$10 $146,
NW
Watson
810 | 815 FO $10
Tief lbs: Wodalbe; and
counts at 2 per cent per annum William Powell: on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at; rates which mano-ho ascertained on application.
KÄNDRA
TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF Bengkong, 16th August, 1901
RESIZLARNI A, SETS Undertaken and Kabouted- WILLS, ATTORNEY, 2.,
and Frait O SHEWAY, TOMES & O., 60
Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
TC-MACDONALD,
Connected a to 1930, ame“ „December ne rota, by.
· Brokers (5) Dis Youur Raña „CesiraliTalj
T4 for year ended 31°10′101 T7 for year ended 20′12′′10)
50 cents 31.7.08"
$1 for 1911
70 cents for 1911
$1.25 for year end'g 31'712 40 conts for 1911
$1.40 per share
Interim of $2 for 1012
$1 interim account 1912.
Interim div. T.1, 15312 Interim div. T.1, 15'6'12 Do. T1, 159′12 -: Do, T.1bonus 16°12′12 None
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents on $1 paidshares for year
ending 304.12 None
$1.50 for 1910,
First year
No dividend this year 50 cts: for year end g 3051
20 per cent per ordinary share for year ended 315 1912
R
75 cents per share for yearending31'12 1911
10 per cent, for year?
ending 31710
40 cents for 1911)