COMMERCIAL,
SHARE REPORT.
Mors Wright and Hornby, in their weekly share Report, dated Doccidbor 28, staten:-
The Christmas holidays have interfered with business to some extent, but the market oloses firm with a fair amount of busines doing both for investment and Bettlement account.
Notices
Public Works Department,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28,
No. 8. 430.--The following parti- onders of letting by tender of certain granite quarries in the Island of Hong- kong, and Kowloon and How Territories ate published.
Sealed tenders, which should be clear Para Rubber is quoted from London at 4/7 per tb, and they marked "Teader for Qustries," will bu received at the t'olonial Sceretary's market for shares closed steady. Ofte until Noon of Monday, the Cub
Bar Silver is quoted from Lon January, 1918. don at 28.7-83. per oz. for readly and 20.1-16 per oz. for forward delivery, quiet but steady.
Exchange on London opened to-day at 2/- 13-16 TT.
Banks-Hongkong & Shang- hai Banks have sold at $380 und close with further sellors at this rate. The Londoa price is £84/-/-. Marine Insurances:Linions - havə "ruled" quiet," withì sellere at $817.1-2. Cantons are steady at $270. North Chinas are quoted from the North.at Tis. 135, and Yangtazes at $192 Ex. 73...
aro un-
Fire Insurances-Hongkong Fires have improved from $370 to $378 buyers. China Fires are in demand at $148. Shipping-Indos changed at $88; London quotes £8/15). for the combined shares, middle prica. Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats are obtain- | able at $281-4 and China and " Manilas at $12. Douglas's re- main unchanged at $34.1-2, nominal. Star Forries changed hands at $35 and have further buyers. Sholl Transports have buyers for Lowlon account at 111/6d.; London quotes 112/6d. middle.
41-2
Refineries. China' Sugara are wanted at $106 and Luzons have| sellers at $34.
12
Mining-Raubs are easier with Bellers at $41. Langkats are quoted from Shanghai at The 721 Buyers. Tronols aro firm market with buyers at 81/0;| London quotes 820 middis
Ducks, Wharves and Godowns:
-Hongkong" Docks could b
placed at $57h and "Shanghai'
Tenders must be in form which will be supplied by the Director of Public Works upon deposit of a sum of $10.
The Government does not bind itself to kecaps the highest or any tender.
Particulars and conditions of the lot- ting by tender by order of His Excal- lendy the Governor of the following lots of Orown Land in Hongkong, Kowloon and Now Territoris, for the purpose of Quarrying Granite for a period extend- ing from the 18th January to 318: December, 1913. -
PARTICULARS OF IGE LOTS.
Quarry Lot
10. in Acrné
Entertainments
THEATRE LE ROYAL,
FOUR NIGHTS ONLY.
THE ORIENTAL THEATRICAL CO. OF MANILA. P.I., PRESENTS
FERRIS HARTMAN; And His Talented Co. Including,
Miss MUGGINS DAVIES and WALTER DE LEON,
TO-NIGHT.
Waller De Lenn's Grest Bucoess 'THE GIRL AND THE BOY." MUNDAY, DECEMBER, 30тA Į By Special Request "THE CAMPUS" instead of the
** DREAM CITY." Curtain at 9.15 p.m. sharp. PRICES:-D. Cimole $3.50, U. Stalle $1.50, Sall $3.00, Pit $2,00,
Gallery $1,00.-
Late Cars to the Peak. Booking at MOUTRIE & CO, Hon kong, 18th Poo, 1912.
1988
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
Hand Omae; Wall Street, New York. Lendon Dice-96, Bishopsgate, EC
BRANCHES :-
Bombay
Calcat
Caba Calea ** Emplan Hongkong Hantow
Cap and Reserve. NEVYSL
Kaba
Manila
Mexico.
PLANES
Paking
San Francisco
Shanghai
Yokohama
-$3,060,000 (Gold)
Banks
1912.
LONGKONG AND 'SHANGHAI
FAID-UP CAPITAL
LEEVE FUNDA
Barting 41,500,000 11 24°/
EDERVE LSAMLETY OF P20,
TELESTORS _syasovimenti
Cover of PianoTORS
R. Fheilim.. Fat.— Chairman
F. H. Artherner, Fu, un Depnév Chairman
Demand. Indlà............ Demand, Manila
1. A. Flammer, Esq.,T/T. San Foo & New
Hon. Hr. C.B. Burs
Hi A. Bimba, Eng
8. H. Daiwell," W. L. Pastendam G. Friesland, Enq EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI» C, 8, CHIBBay, Kiq." CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the meal. B. Lauren, E.
F. Lieb, Eq DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fred for eaù year at per annum, or for shorter periods, aj rates, which may be acertalaid on appileation.
BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
made.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities in the World.
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT and wallable all over the World.
COMMERCIAL LATTERS OF CREDIT
Issued
PURCHASE SALE of Stocks and Shares affected.
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cashed.
"GEORGE HOGGykas.
Manager.
9, Queen's Bead Hongkong.
[191 Mongkong, lut Nav., 1912
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880, Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital .... 30,000,000 17,500,000
Reserve Fund
No.
Louality,
2.
1,2,3, and 4. Ngon ɔni Wau.
That Taz Mui.
Izr39
27.98
€.
Hot Un.
8.44 THEATRE
ROYAL
9.
Ma Ti,
.104
10.
Jurdan Road.
6.80
Under the Patronage of
-11:
Yamati.
2.98
12.
H.E. THE GOVERNOR.
*
Bombay
A/G
Far Tou
eung 4.20 Ngau Tau Kok. 2'00
THE FAMINE ÎN CHINA.
10HT Faraine Districts with sn
-aren of 30,000 «quare milen, TWO and ball million peopl iscing straration.
PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI
BUTION TO-DAY.. IT WILL HELP TO SAVE LIFE. Treasurer, H. U. GULLAND, E°q.. Manager, International Benzing Cor
[170
torsties, Shaar hai.
ongkang, 24th Jane 1912
Entertainments.
Docks at Tla 55 Kowloon THEATRE ROYAL
Wharves are a strong market with
buyers at $78. Hongkow
Wharves are quoted at Tls. 103. Land, Hotels and Buildings Hongkong Lands close quiet at
Kowloon $105.
Lands
arc
wanted at $36 and West Points at $57. Hongkong Hotels keep steady at $115 and $73. Hum phreys Estates have sold at $8) and olosé steady.
CITY HALL,
HONGKONG.
SATURDAY, JAN. 4th, 1913. at.9.15 p.m.
Under the distinguished patron- age of H.E. the Governor and Lady MAY.
|
Cotton Mills-Hongkong Cot CONCERT
tons have changed hands at $8) and more shares could be placo
Shanghai Cottons
at his rate.
are obtainable at Ts. 15 an Ewo's ore wanted at Tls, 121, Kung Yioks at Fl. 15 and Sosy Chees at Tis. 44.
Miscellaneous: - There" are buyers of Coments at 4.20, China Borneos at 9). China, Provi- dents at $0, Dairy Farms at $214, Kopes at $10, Watsons at $6.10, China Light and Powers at $2.75; Wm Powells at 81. Weismanns at $17 and Hong- kong Electrics at $25. There are sellers of Union Waterboats at $14, Chino Light and Powers at $2.90 and Hongkong Electric Trams at 4/9
Quotations received by cable from London to-day:-
Banks £84/-/ Middle Price
£8/15/do- Indos
Shelle £5/12/6.
-do-
Tronoha £4/2/8
-da-
United Serdange £6/5/-do-
Rubber Trusts 12/6-do-
Effect of American Silver
In Asia,"
By the famous, RUSSIAN PARITONE EUGENE OSSIPOFF from the Grand Opera at Moscow.
Kindly pistol by Mrs. F. J. Hunter, Mrs. W. Gask, Mr. S. H. Dodwell, Major F. J. Hunter, George Lam- mert, Emil Danenberg, Admission a " Booking at ROBINSON'S.
9.15 p.m.
BIJOU.
To-Night. 9.15 p.m.
Special Programme.
LATEST NEWS IN PICTURES. LATEST NEWS IN PICTURES. LONDON EDITION
07
'Patho Gazette
AD
Gaumont Craphle Vanderille by
Mesdames DOLLY SWIFT
In former years, when trans- port difficulties between Kashgar GLADYS SPENCER
- and ÁDA ROWLEY,
Matinees on ALL HOLIDAYS,
VICTORIA THEATRE.
Clever American Ragtime
DANCERS. HOWARD SISTERS. The Celebrated Boubrette: NELLIE MAHER. Look out for our Grand Matinco.
and Russian Turkestan were con siderable, all the silver from which the local Chinese tael coins of Turkestan were mainted was brought from China proper by cart via Lanchow. For that rea- son silver was scarce and had a The high exchange value in compari- Bon with that of places where the "influx of silver was less restricted by physical obstacles. Now, however, according to the "In- dian Trade Journal American silver is largely imported vis Russia, and the result has been a local depreciation of that metal. Prices, therefore, reckoned in the FOR local silver currency. have been on an upward grade; and as this The condition applies to all commo- dities alike — local produce as well as foreign poods-the price of Turkestan imports from India has participated in the rise.
with valuable prixos, Thursday, 1st January, 1918
THREE NIGHTS ONLY 1ST, 2ND & 3RD. Wonderful Picture of 7000" long. DANTE'S INFerno, Booking at MOUTHIE'S Late Car for The Peak, On these 8 Nights
TUESDAY,
DEC. 31ST.
4 ARE SOMATIP CAMOR, 215 SCAD BÊ KHO OF QUAS IS HD,,|
WATCH THIS SPACE..
[ROYAL
THEATRE
RETURN VISIT OF THE EMINENT ACTOR,
Branches
Ter
Head Office, YOKOHAMA,
Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang New York
Antung-Hsien
Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fongtien Harbin Hankow
Honolu Kobe
Lino-Yang
London
Lyons
Osaka
Pekin:
Ryoiun Port
(Arthur)
Shanghai,
San Francisco
Tiebling,
Tientsin
Tokyo?
Interest Allowed on Current
Account.
Doposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.
TAKEO TAKAMICHI, "Manager." Hongkong, 1st April, 1912.
T/T. Marks
Exchange
.154 6 m/a. do
Selling,
Buying.
T/T. Demand 30.d/a
3/13/16 4 m/s. L/C
17/ .2/15/16
4 m/s. D/P
.9/1 7/16 .2/1.9/16
60 d/s
2/16 m/s. LC
2.2/196
4 m/s.
2/130d/s.S'ney & Melbourne 2/1 11/16'
T/T. Shanghai'
..7196
30 ds. San F'co & New York. ...51
T/T. Singapore
.8816
T.T. Japan....
1001
4 m/s. Marks....
.2176.
T.T. India
..15334 m/s. Franos......
2.6678
„10111⁄2 | Bar Silver, ready
York...50%
forward
.29-1/16
T/T. Java
T/T. Francs
12414 Gold Leaf por tael... 2112 Bank of England rate.......
.2.61, Sovereign ................
.$9,65
Subsidiary. Coins. Discount per $100
Malwa, Old
3,100
Chinese...10 Hongkong.20
.$69%
...$416
Da Unirent Asseste sa tha'ribe'at 3 par Onni. juz Luma an the dally balanod (11
Hongkong.10
.8696
Patna, New Patna, Old
3,600 per che
3,500
Opium Quotation.
Benares, New
3,700
3,500
B-BUYERS
Chry MamaDER)
Hongha-N. Đ
ACTIO MANAGER.
SHANGHAI-A. G'Stapura.
Malwa, V. Old ....: 3,625
LowDew. Bawymi Leapon. Co Chinese : 20 cts. pieces...$5 15/16 Persian, finequality 1,450
AND WIDERRUra"Bank "Lagu,
OF- FIXED DEFORUM) 'For a masklo, Thé par Chilek, poić AMERI, For 6 months. Si par Cank, par Aquam, Wave 11-mubazkid; d' jar Cint, por AuẨUN)
K, J. STARB, Chief Manague.
HONGKONG-SAVINGS RANKS
Malwa, New .......$9,000 perpic: Benares, Old..
SHARE REPORT.
S-SELLERS
SA-SALE
Stocks & PAID UP VALUE.
BANKS
CLOSING
LAST U V DRYD AND DATE."
THE Eisainees of the above Bank
fan candnoted, by the HONGKONG AND BEANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION, Bulse may be abtained en application:
INTEREST on deposita' is allowed Hongkong & S'hai $125 on the minimum monthly, balance at $2 Pix Cort, per annua
Dapesitors may trappe at that: spilen balances of $100 oz mare to the How and ExaromaT "BANK -to-be placed en FIIRÐ DEPORIT at ·4: Pax Čier.. per
$830. sa. & b.
£84/10
MARINE INSURANCE Cantons.
$50
$270 S. £5 T135 b.
$100 $81732
North China
For the Horazowa and Bhawara Unions
“Bawking" ComeOMÁTICON.
N. J. STABB, jaf Maingo)"
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1858.
Yangtzea
...
£50. $19214 b.
$20 $148 250 $378%
FIRE, INSURANCES." China Fires Hongkong Fires
SHIPPING.
China & Manilas
Douglas Steamship $50 $3414
Steamboats
£2.0.0 at ox 2/-1/16 equali to 319.95 for 14 year ending 30'6 12
$18 for 1911'
Interim of 10/- for 1911' Final of $20 making $50) for 1900 and Interim) of $30 for 1911
$12 for 1909 and Int. of) $3' on account of 1910f
$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
16 p.o. for year 1910 on
preferred shares
$25 $121
HEAD OFFICE. LONDON.
$15 $282
Paid-up Capital
Indo-Chinas
£1,200,000
Reserva Fund...
£1,650,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
1
(Preferred) £5. $88 (Deferred)
111/6 £1,200,000 Shell" Transports £1
[3/- per share Coupon No
18
£11
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- aotéd.
Star Ferry"
$10 $36
8.
15 p.c. for year ending
30.4.12
REFINERIES.
$3 for 1897
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-China Sugars $100 $106 sa: & b. $5 for 1911 od and FIXED DEPOSITS ro- Luzon Sugars $100 ($3434 s.
AINING.. [18 ceived for 1 year or shorter periode
Notices
EAK TRAMWAYS CO.
ALLAN WILKIE PEAK LIMITED.
AND FULL LONDON CO. Including the Talented
Actress.
MISS FREDISWYDE HUNTER-WATTS..
For Short Season Commencing on Jan. 6th.
JANUARY 8th
A BUNCH OF VIOLETS
JANUARY 7th DAVID GARRICK,
JANUARY 8th
CANDIDA JANUARY 9th. THE LIARS JANUARY 1016
Mrs. WARREN'S PROFESSION
JANUARY 11th TWELFTH NIGHT (Matinee)
SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL
(Evening) JANUARY 18th
SALOME JANUARY 14th TAMING OF THE SHREW
JANUARY 15th.
THE SECOND Mrs. TANQUERAY JANUARY 18th THE CARDINAL JANUARY 17th LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN Curtain at 9.15 pm. Sharp. Matinee at 3.00 pm
Prices: $8,50, 2.00 & 1.00
Booking at HOUTRIE'S
Notice
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED,
PORTLAND, CEMENT
In Caaka of 875 lbs. net. In Bags of 250 lbs. pet.
SHLWAN, TOMES & CO.
| Eongkong, 16th A¤¢¤1£1901
TOWE PABLE
Wand Darr
7.00.m. to 8.00 a.m. Every 15 m a 8.00 .m. to 10.00-m 10 11.00a.m. to 11.00 am.. 15 m 11.30 am to 12.45 pm.
16 m. 13.45 p.m. v 1.15 pm 1.15 p.m. t. 1.45 pm. 1.40 p.m. t 2.15 p.m. 9.10 p.m. to 5,00 p.m. 15:00 p.m. to. 8. 10. p.men
NIGHT CARB, 8.45 pam, and, 9 pan., 9.46 p.m. lo
4. 11.80 p.m. every 15 migutes.
at rates which will be quoted on Chinese Engineerings £1.35- application.
Wm. DICKSON, Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22
Tronoha Rauba
£1 82/6
£1 $4:35 88. DOCKS, WHARVES, & DOWNS
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE Kowloon Wharfs $50 $78 b.
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors--Berlin. ✨
Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking- Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.
H.K.&W'pon Docka$50 Shanghai Dooks T. 100 Hongkow Wharfe T. 100
$56-ba
T.53 T.103
Direction der Disconto Gesell-Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
1/6 per shares final 19117
(Coupon No. 18)
1s/2d.per share on 150,000
$3 for year end'g 31.12.11 "$1 final dividend. förl
year 1912
Tla. 3 for 191
for}
Final of Tie. 3, making Tis.
8 for 1191
Tls. 6 29'2'10
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on new shares for half year 30'6'12
Int. div. of $31⁄2 for 1912 40 cents for 1911 $2.75 for 1911
5.p. c. for half to 30'6'12 .
Interim div. of $2 for 1912
15 per cent. for 1910
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS.
B
1
11
Singaporo Tientain
"
10 min
15 min
·· LONDON BANKERS:
Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94. $115 Hongkong Hotele $50
$73 Hongkong Lands $100 $105 Humphreys Estates $10 $8 SA.
10 min
**
15 mla
"
10 mi
Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. Kowloon Lands $30 $36 The Union of London and Smith's Shanghai Lands T. 30
Bank, Limited.
L.
T. 91
Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London West Points
$50 $57
Agency.
schaft.
COTTON MILLS..
SUNDAYS.
7.80
INTEREST allowed on Current Ewos Account.
4.00 to 10.30 a.m. avery 15 min. 10.80 am to 11:00a.m... 11.45 a.m. 10.12.00 noon 12.00 noon to 1.00 p.m.". 11.00 p.m. to 5,00 p.m.
T. 50. T.121 DEPOSITS received Hongkong Cottone $10 384- on terms which may be learned
b.
50 centa 31.7.08
MISCELLANEOUS,
10 min.
11.
11
6.00 p.m. to 6.00 p., 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.
7.00 h.m. to 18.10 p.m.
10 min. 10 mis 15 min 10 min 16 min. 10 mil
..
on application. Every description China-Borneos $12 $914 of Banking and Exchange busi-Light and Powers $10)
[$2.90 nese transacted.
Do. (Spec. shares} $1 )
b..
$1 for 1911.
70 cents for 1911
$1.25 for year end'g'31'7:12
b.
40 cents for 1911
bi
NIG IT OARS 2 on Wick Days.
b.
SATURDAYS.
Extra Oars at 11.45TM p.m.
SPECIAL OABS, APM. Arrangement at the Company's Office, Alexandra Baildings, Des Voeur Road, EN D. HUMPHREYS & 802.
General Managers, Hongkong. 8nd Noy.. 1911.
PROVIDENT
THE CHINA
LOAN AND MORTGAGE 600., LD2T
(CAPITAL PAID OF...$1,250,000.)
Loans on Mortgage of tious Prop ny.
Goods received op, Storage. Adranoge made on Merchandise.
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R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, | China Providents, $10 $9 - b.
-Manager..
Dairy Farms $6 $2116 Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.
Groen Islands $10 844 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Hongkong Electrice $10 $25
INDIA, LIMITED:
Hongkong Icos
$25 $200 Authorised Capital .....£1,500,000 Subscribede 1,125,000 Hongkong Ropes: $10 $19, Paid Up
562,000 Reserved.Fund
HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle Street,
- London, E.C BRANCHES
Bombay Kandy.
Calcutta, Galle.. Howrah Singapore, Delhi.. Penang
365,000 Langkate
g. 10. T.72)
Morning Post $25 $22 Peak Tramways ras10. $1111⁄2
Do (new) Philippines
Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S: Rangoon. Hongkong, Colombo, Shanghai--
-M. AGENTS IN JAPAN:
Mesers Jardine, Matheson
&Co., Ltd. reh
... BANKERS:
Bank of England.
$10 $5 H. Price & Co., Ld. $1086
Pre
Societe des ferrad
Pulpeset $50330 Papierteries paid
du Tonkin, up: $50
Boneff150 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 5150
$5 London Joint Btook Bank, Ltd, Steam Laundry
4436 United Asbestos
Oriental Agency, $103914 Ld.
· Loans made on the Provident System. (Itates and Paridalers; on application) EVERY description of Banking AN
Orxida or
and Exchange business TRUSTEE EXECUTOR OF transacted. Stocks and Shares United Asbestos
$10 9300 WILLS, ATTORNEY 0.
bought and sold an account of Founders Shares Constituenta: Letters of Credit Undertaken und Eréonted: 4
SHEWAN TOMES Oo, granta on Agents and Corres Union Waterboat 810 $14 19 General Manipondents all over the world. Weismann, Ltd. Hongkong, 19th Mar 1903 89 Interest allowed on Current Ac-
counts at 2 per cent per rinnum Watson on Daily Balance and on Fixed William Powell Mediers and Fiuli Cakes 50. and Deposits at rates which may be 60 cents per lb. Wedding and Birth-inscertained on application,jer
Cakes from $1.00 per 1b, ALEXANDRA CAFE CO.
T.CMACDONALD, G
Мапасет,
=
A
T4 for year ended 31′10′101.
T7 for year ended 20′°12′10 f
$1.40 per share...
Interim of $2 for 1912
$1 interim account 1913
(Interim div. T.1, 153′12' Interim div. T.1, 156′12 Do. T.1, 15'9'12: Do. T.1bonus1⁄2 16′12′′[24] None,
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents ou $1 paid shares for year, ending 30'4'12 None
$1,50 for 1910
First year.
No dividend this year. 50 cta, for year ond'g3
730′5'1
20 per cent. per ordinary.
share for year ended '315′1912.
75 cents per share for year ending 3112 1911
$10 815
10 per cent. for year
ending 31710
18346
40 cents for 1911
Corrected: 16 15-30 8.m. December ar 1911 5" WRIGHT AND HORNBY.
Brokers & Des Young Road Central, Tel adress Rectitada,
10 Tan Telegraph “i đoạn nós, heidi (half carpopsitja far: any of the "sbore quo Ďalšoua,