COMMERCIAL.
Bank of Australasia.
It is announced that the direc tors of the Bank of Australasia
CANADA'S TRADE.
What Latin America mean's
'to Vancouver,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAF!!, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1913.
Entertainments
THEATRE
ROYAL
EMINENT ACTOR,
We have endeavoured to show REturn visit OF THE intend to recommend to the share the possibilities which will come holders at a general meeting to about with the opening of the be held early this year the in- Panama Canal, saya the "VanALLAN WILKIE crease of the capital of the bank couver World" breanne we believe by the issue to the shareholders that the future will see a large AND FULL LONDON CO.
including the Talented of 10,000 new shares of 640 each amount of business with the lower
Actress, at a premium of £60 per share. half of the American continent if Full details of the proposed issue Canadian manufacturera realize
MISS FREDISWYDE will be sent to the shareholders in time the benefits which will
HUNTER-WATTS. in due course. The present accrue from such trade.“ authorized capital of the bank is
For Short Season £2,000,000, of which 81,600,000
Commencing on Jan..6th, has been issued.
Gumays Gold Output. Seventy-three thousand peson worth of gold is the proud record of the big dredge at Gumsus during December,accord ing to a telegram received from the dredgemaster.
The East shows little interest in what the future holds in respect of South America when the canal is opened. Manufacturers have considered the matter but little, and do not wish to be bothered Mrs.
It bohoves the West, with it. then, to take the question up for the benefit of all Canada,
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414
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BARKING
CORFORATION.
Head Office-66, Wall Straat, New York, London Dica;36, Blahopigain, S.C
Bombay Cascati
Cybu
مها جدا
BRANCHES
Kom Minaila Mezco
Peking
San Francisco Shanghai
Colos
Ampir
Hongtong
Haloe
Capital and Resazy.................J,960, bóc (Gold)
honor £1,450,000
AYARY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI- NESS treated.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS spayed on the usual
Lerme
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for was poor'un 4% per annara, pe for shorter periods, at rates, which
WARREN'S PROFESSION may cartiled so application.
JANUARY 11th TWELFTH NIGHT
(Matinee)
SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL (Evening) JANUARY 18th SALOME
Rossi, of Covent Garden). JANUARY 14th TAMING OF THE SHREW
Vancouver can be said to be The big only in her infancy as yet, but her dredge closed down on December future as a manufacturing city is 29 for the holidays and resumed assured while her growth as the great work on January 2. During the western terminal of month the dredge worked 560 country must keep pace with the (Dauce specially re-arranged by Senho bours, about 25 days, and handled increased trade of that country. 61,000 cubic yards of dirt. In The more trade that comes into this there were 1975 ounces of or through this port, the greater gold, which will rank among the will be the growth of the city. greatest yields of any property in It is not too much to say that the Philippines for a similar some day Vancouver will be the THE
largest port in Canada. It has period.
remarkable facilities and "is open' all the year round. This fact: The "Times" states that the alone gives in increased prestige directors have decided to recom-over other Canadian outlets, and mead the payment on January 7 will be the means of drawing of final dividend of 8 per grain and other stuff for ship- cont. apon the Ordinary shares ment to other lands.
The growth of a city being for the year ended September 30 last. The bet profits, after deduc-entirely dependent on its trade, ting all charges and expenses for it is necessary that more trade be management, &c., are £1,081,169, obtained to give this city the po as against £1,855,880 for the pulation and area which it rightly 'Thore BIO soveral previous year. Whilst the ear- deserves.
British-American Tobacco.
JANUARY 18th SECOND Mrs. TANQUERAY
JANUARY 16th THE CARDINAL JANUARY 17th TRILBY, Curtains 9.16.p.m. Sharp.) Matineost 8.00 pm.
Prices: $3.50, 3.00 2.00 and 1,00 Soldiers and Sallors in Uniform Half Price.
A
LATE PEAK TRAM.
Booking at MOUTRIE'S
BILLS NEGOTIATH) 2 COLLECTED. MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES made.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted - all the principal chiina in the-Worid,
1HE BANKS CIRCULAR LITERS OF CREDIT avaliable all over the World
COMMERCIAL · LETTERS OF CARDIT
Laitett
PURCHASE and SALE of Stock and Shares affected.
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sald and cashed.'
GRORAL HOOG,
Manager,
Banks
JONGKONG AND SHANGHA!
HO
BANKING, CORPORATION
PAIGUT CAPITAL
RINDOVI PUNDS:
Selling.
T/T. 1. Demand;
1,000,000 30-d/8.
60 d/e
4 m/s
JAKHIANT OF PRO
* Blocking 11,900,000 al 2/- samona
COURT OF DISTO RE
Shellim, E---ChRIFILAD,
2,000,00 T/T, Shanghai
F. H. Armstrong, Esq.-Deputy Chainman
·W. L. „Puttendan
HC Dodwall, Bry."
G. Friesland, Eq.
C. 8. Chibbay) Big.
G. B. Lama, Esq. F. Lisb, Boy
J. A. Plummer, Eq,
Hon. Mr.C.B.Ku H. A. Biebs, Big,
Choi MaxAQIR: Kongkong-R. J. STAMP,
Activia · ManAGER, SHANGHAI-A. C. SymrKEN, Lospor BAY-Landon Cou
AND - Watatinerin "Bank" LAMYID.
Homgung-Jerkster - AÖWED,
Us Darrers Amounas să the mio at 3 pár Ceci VET AKRIJ DE SÃa dally, balapon,
ON XEID. DEPOSITS:
-- Far Imonika, '136 per Cisk, per Ansnm,
Fr 1 minimo, 14 per cent, pag Akoz.
·Par så mantle, è par Dani, per ànnum.
N, J, STABE, Chief Manager.
* HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK.
9, Queen's Roul, Hongkong.THR Basin of the abate Bank o
Hongkong, 1st Nov., 1912.
THE
'conducted by the HONGKONG AND BKANGHAI BANKING [19 CORPORATION. Bale inay sbtained
APPmen depozita la allowed
on the militia monthly balancos ni- #2) Pan Choir, par anDRE,
Depositors may tranfer at the optier
T/T. Singapore - T.T. Japan.....
T.T. India
Demand. India...
Demand, Manila
Exchange
Buying.
+364 m/s. L/C
12/114
2/158
2/1
2/1 11/16
21-15/16 4 m/s. D/P.
2/11/166 m/s. L/O.
.2/13/16 30d/s.S'ney & Melbourne ...2/14.
713630 d/s. San F'co & Now York. 51
88964 m/s. Marks,
.218
101
154
4 m/s. Franos
...87
.15416
6 m/s.
do
.2.69
BarSilver, ready.
.29.5/16
'forward...
.29 5/16
Gold Leaf per tael...
30
Bank of England rate
.5%
2.8136
Sovereign
$9.60
T/T. San Fco & New York...508
T/T. Jaya
T/T. Marks
T/T. Franos
Subsidiary Coins.
Discount per $100
Chinese...20 pts. pieces...$64 Chinese...10.
Hongkong.20
...$656
8336
Hongkong.10
Opium Quotation.
Malwa, Now
Malwa, Old.... 9,100
Malwa, V. Old ...... 8,625
Persian, finequality 1,450
Patna, New 3,600 per che,
$6.9/16 Patna, Old............. 3,500 Benares, New ......" 3,700 83,000 perpic. Benares, Old.
SHARE REPORT.
B-BUYERS
3,500
S-SELLERS
SA-SALE
Stocks & PAID UT VALUE.
BANKS."
CLOSING
10x2
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANKAS to be placed Hongkong & Shai $125-
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 30,000,000 Puid-up Capital Reserve Fund 17,500,000
Agencies at Nagasaki,
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA
Branches Antung-Hsien Bombay Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fengtian
GRAND Harbin
Hankow Honolu
CONCERT Lido-Yang
Will be given at the › SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE
On
ninge justify a larger dividend, means of doing this. One is by the directors profer to adopt a reciprocal trade with Austria, conservative policy and substanta matter which should be shortly ally increase the amount carried arranged; another is by establish forward; which will (after deduc-ing trade with China and Japan," ting the final dividend) be sad another is trade with the £1,668,690 as against £1,188,106 | Latin American republies. carried forward last year.
By establishing trade relations with Australia Canada will be in Mineral Production in India, cidentally putting something A report by the Geological large and valuable into Van- Survey of India shows that min-couver's pocket, for all the Aus- erala were produced in that countralina trade either way must poss try during 1911 to the value of through this port Trade with £7,667,261, as against £7,698,939 | Obina and Japan would have the in 1910. This output represents same effect, but there are not the a reduction of about per cent., possibilities that there are in and is due to the reduced pro- Latin America. The Chinese and duction of manganese. and salt, Japanese have different modes of Soldiers, H.M.S. Sailors, and which show a fall of 23-8 per existence to us, and would not cent. and 17 per cent. respective need many of our products, al-| ly. The output of iron ore roso though there should be a big de from £9,811 to £44,487, or by mand there for steel rails for 353 per cent.; tungsten increased many years to come. from £38,873 to £99,989, or by
the
MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1913- By Members of
H.M.S. MINOTAUR,
TICKETSS & 50 Cents,
The people of the South Amer-9.15 157 per cent.; while silver rose ican republics are more like our from $4,968 to £11,575; or selves and need much by 133 per cent. The premier same things as we do. What we position in regard to aggregate produce would be needed A
It has al. value is taken by coal, with anthom and vice veran. output of £2,502,616 in 1911, as ready been shown that Canada against £2,455,544 in 1910, in has big chances down south. We 1010, an increase of 1-0 per cent, do not for a minute disparage and is followed by gold with £2, what trade thero is to be had 238,143 and $2,202,486, a rise of with China and Japan, bat al 1-6 per cent. and by petroleum present there are better possibli with £884 308 and £835,928, and ties with the other seation of the continent, and, being good busi- increase of 5 8 per cent.
0086 men, we must chase th largest business first. China an! Japan may come later when wee tern ideas have a firiner grip ul those countries,
Mercantile Marine Free,
BIJOU.
TO-NIGHT
ALL NEW PICTURES. Two sets of Keys (Coule by Prince). Generous-Hearted
London Lyons
Newchwanz New York
er
WTIED DEPOSIT A 4. Pata - Ceste pr
For the HopexONG AND BRANGIA; BANKING CouFORSTIM,
N. J. 8TSEB Chief Manage:
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
MAHINE INSURANCE Cantons North China
Uniong
Yangtzos
$825
B
£83/10
$50 $26734
£5 T1341
$100 $815
FIRE INSURANCES,
£50 $19214 b.
China Fires
$20 $150 Hongkong Fires $50 $385
Osaka
Paid-up Capital
Pokin
Reserve Fund.....
£1,200,000" £1,650,000
SKIPPING, China & Manilas $25 $10 Douglas Steamship $50 8341 Steamboats
b.
$15 $28
b.
Ryoiun Port
Reserve Liability of
Indo-Chinas
(Arthur)
(Preferred) £5 $85 (Deferred)
San Francisco
Shanghaij Tishling
Tientsin Tokyo
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.
TAKEO TAKAMICHI
Manager. Hongkong, 1st April, 1912.
Notices
9.15
Woman
(Drama). The Barber's Wife
(C›mie).
A Helping Hand
(Comio).
A Day Off (Comic).
Miss BARROLA (Asmobatio).
AND
Miss ADA ROWLEY (Balladist).
- Miss GLADYS SPENCER
(Soubretto)
NOTICE.
18
E the undersigned beg to sixty WE
that we have taken oror the proprietorship of iba,Boa Vista Hotel, Macau, from the 1st January, 1918 and though we hold ourselves responsi ble for all debts contracted from that date in connection with tus Hotel, we do ant hold or accept, any posibilty for any debts contracted serious to that
G. A. WATKINS, HARBY KELLY.
to.
7.15 E
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CHALLENGE SHIELD,
Miss DOLLY SWIFT (Comedienne)
♫NTRIEB for the above sɔmpetition PICTURES ONLY
will close on Monday 19th fast. A meeting will bo beli that evening VICTORIA THEATRE.
la the Y.M.C.A. 10 mitat 5.80 14 9.15, P.Mmake all necessary arrangementa,
E eb teim entered is i.vited to send a representative.
A. HAMILTON,
Another Tin Prospectus. In a circular signed by Mrs. F Willshire for the Globe Trost Limited, as managers and secreta.
Trade with Latin America ries of the, Tin Trast, Limited,
and more population the shares of a new company styl-means
area for Vancouver. [7.15 ad Taiping (Hydraulic) Tin Pro-greater perties, Limited, FM.S., are Whatever arrangements are made strongly recommended as an in. this port will get its share of the not be vestment. The Globe Trust, of business. There may 9-11, Feachurob Street, is a much to trade now, but it is to 7:15 PM, private company, with a sub- the future that we must look. We Boribed capital of precisely two must anticipato fret before we In July last it realize, and the sooner the an shillings. promoted Tin Trual, Limited, ticipation gets a move on the capitalised at $100,000 in 1 quicker the other thing will share, of which 69,682 have been arrive. issued for cash. Now the Globe Trust has brought out the Taiping
(Hydraulic) witha nominal capital
Lleut. Reid, R.G.A. Lieut. F. H. Reid, Nasl Depot, of 290,000, to acquire certain Royal Garrison Artillery, at properties from Tin Trust, Limit-Newhaven, has been posted to ed, at the price of £75,000, pay-No. 2 Company, Hongkong. able as to $10,000 in cash and Singapore Battalion, Mauritius.
A Brilliant Footballer. to the balance in shares or partly
English Rugby football, has in gash at the option of the direct.
says the sustained a severo los by the org. This company." Taiping, prospectus "purchases death of the brilliant young for- direct from Tia Trust, Limited, ward, R. O. Stafford. He was and thus there are no intermediale only 18 when he got his cap last promoters or profits." As, how-season, a big nobievement for an ever, the price paid by Tin Trust young a player in any year, but for the properties it is now sell- especially so at a time when Eng- ing is not mentioned this siste land was particularly rich in
THE
BUCOESS
THE CLEVER ARTISTS THE TWO GIBSONS
AD
NELLIE MAHER, WONDERFUL PICTURE
Ta 8 Pala
A LOST LIFE.
Matinees: WEDNESDAYS-5 p.m..
„SATURDAYS 4 p.m. BUNDAYS 6 pm.
Notice:
NOTIOE
'GENERAL
mentas to intermedinte profits in good forwards. Good judges of THE ANNUAL
MEETING of the Hongkong:
Hon. Secretary
Proprietors ...£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans acted.
Shell" Transports £1
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-Star Ferry" ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods
£11
$10. $32
REFINERIES.
$100 $111 b. $100 $34
MININO.
at rates which will be quoted on China Sugars Luzon Sugars application.
Wm. DICKSON, Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
Chinese Engineerings £135/-
[22 Tronohs
Raube
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
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 Singapore Tientsin Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons, The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Disconto Gesell- schaft.
£1 27-
b:
B+ £1 $44
DOCKS WHARVES, & C'DOWNS
Kowloon Wharfe $50 $77 H.K.&W'poa Docks $50 $57 Shanghai Docks T. 100 Hongkow Wharfe T, 100
8.
T.63 T.103
b..
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING"," Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 $115 Hongkong Hotels $50
$73 Hongkong Lands $100 $105 Humphreys Estates $10 $8
$30 $36 Kowloon Lands Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 89
$50 $57 West Pointe Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
COTTON MILLS.
T. 50 T.124
b.
Ewos. INTEREST allowed on Current Hongkong Cottons $10 5842 80. & 8.
DEPOSITS received Account.
MISCELLANEOUS,
$12 $10 on terms which may be learned China-Borneos on application. Every description Light and Powere $101 of Banking and Exchange busi- Do. (Spec. shares) $1
China Providents ness transacted.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Dairy Farma
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.
INDIA, LIMITED.
19 Green Islandë
LAST DIVIDEND, AND DATE.
£2.0.0 at ex 2/-1/16 oqual) to $19.95 for 14 year onding 30'6'12
.$18 for 1911-
Interim of 10/- for 1911 Tinal of $20 making $50 for 1909 and Interim of $30 for 1911
$12 for 1909 ani Int, of) $3 on account of 1910
$7 & b's of $2 för 1910
$27 for 1910
$1' for 1906
5 p.c.for year ond'g.30'G′12. Dividend of $1 for half).
year ending 30*6*12 · (6 pc. for year 1910 on
preferred shares
<
(1/- per share Coupon No
19
15 p.o: for year ending
30.4.12
$5 for 1911
$3 for 1897
1/6 per shares finai 1911
(Coupon No. 18)
7/6 per share on 150.000
83 for year end'g 31.12.11
$1 final dividend forl
Jegr 1912
Tls. 3 for 191
for}
Final of Tis. 3, making Tle.
6 for 1191
Tle. 6 29:2:10
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on newshares for half
year 30'6'12
Int. div. of $311⁄2 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
T4for year ended 31'10'10) T7 for year ended 20′12:10)
50 cents 31.7.08
70 cents for:1911
$1.25 for year end'g 31°7′12
b.
:$1 for 1911
$2.90 810 $94 $6 $22. -$10 -84.10 6.
¤,
E
40 cents for:1911
b.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Hongkong Electrics $10 $28
$25 $200 Hongkong loos
$10 $19 Authorised Capital ......£1,500,000 Hongkong Ropes Subscribed Paid Up Reserved Fund
HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C. BRANCHES: Bombay. Kandy.
THE CHINA PROVIDENT Calcutta. Galle.
LOAN AND MORTGAGE
00. II.
(CAPITAL PAID U2...$1,253,000.)
Losnson Modgize of· Hon-e-Properly
40.
Goods reodved on Storage. Advances inade on Merchandise. Loups made on the Provident System) (Rates and Particulars on application).
TEN OFFICE OF TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, 4.,.
Undertaken and Executed,
BHEWAN TOMES, ACC,
Gadara),MargON.
not very impressive. The further the garae prophesied a great atatement that the Trust is getting career for the young Bedford Bengalent Scler will be bald in the Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 rid of the properties make Modern School boy, for though City Hall on Tuesday, January 14, room for other propositions" also big and heavy, and capable of 1918 at ilam. appears somewhat unconvincing using his full weight, be was fant
and cover in the loons. Trash
... 1,125,000 562,000 ⚫965,000
Langkats
Morning Post Peak Tramway Do. (new) Philippines
8. 10 T78
$25 822 $10 81116
-81 81 $10 $5
ib.
Howrah. Singapore. Delhi.
Penang.
Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. Rangoon. Hongkong. Colombo, Shanghai.
AGENTS IN JAPAN: Mesars. Jardine, Matheson ..
& Co., Ltd. BANKERS:
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd,
EVERY description of Banking Exchange
H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $8
Societe
Pre-
des ferred Pulpenet
Papierteriespald du Tonkin
850830
up $50
Begant $150 Shangbai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150 Steam Laundry $5-8414 Unlted Asbestos
Oriental Agency 10 1914 Lid...
business United Asbestos 610 $300 and
Stocks and Shares Founders Bharas!! transacted. bought and sold on account of
Constituents. Letters of Credit Union Waterboat $10 $14 9. granted on Agents and Corres Weismann, Ltd. 810 815 pondents all over the world.
Interest allowed on Current Ao-Watson
1810 8614
189
$1.40 per share
Interim of $2 for 1912
81 interim account 1912
(Interim div. T.1, 15'8'12
Interim div. T.1, 15'6'12 Do. T.1, 189-12: Do, Tibonus 16°12′12 Моде
اور
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30412.
"
None $1.50 for 1910
First your
No dividend this year 50 cts, for year end'g 30'5'1 20 per cent, per ordinary abare for year ended 31.5*1912-
75 cents per share, fort yearending 31'12′1011]
10 percent. for year
ending 317-10
40 oents for 1911
Corrected to 18.30 1.m. January 19 1019 by - WRIGHT AND HORNBY, Share Cesar) Wrakaru di By Vonne Hood Central. Ta', vildrens Renstade,
$2
and
0 Daily Balance, and on Fixed Deposits at rates whloh may
scertained on application.
BLOMMACDONALD, Tänägel
counts at 2 per cent per annum William Powell
be
Madiers and Finlt, Caken 50 60 cents per lb. Wedding and Biri W. ROKING,
-Hvar Beentary:kday: Onican from: $1.00. par 1b,
ALRSABDBA CAPU,UQ Hongkong, 9th Jan, 19107) ** ( 1044
# The Telegraph" does moi-ható :Sumalí ¦ responsible for any of the aboʻx cup clubes