COMMERCIAL.
Tronoh Mines in December,
The following figures relating to the work at the Tronoh Mines
B. I. and Malls,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1918,
Entertainments
ROYAL
THEATRES
Improvements in the mail ser vices between Calentta and Ran goon, Rangoon and Mergui, Moulmein and Penang, Rangoon and Maliwan, and, Rangoon and Fenang are to be introduced in RETURN VISIT OF THE
EMINENT KOTOR,
for December reach us from the the new contract now under General Manager-Outpat: from negotiation between the Degotor-
mine 3.177.15 picals, from tribu-General of Foste and Telireraphs ALLAN WILKIE ters 365.52 total piouls 3,542 67. and the British India Steam
TO-NIGHT.
Value: from mine $219.382.27, Navigation Company. It is of AND FULL LONDON CO. from tributers $22,814.75, total interest to note that, in advance $242,197.02. Estimated profit of this, the steamship company from mine (after paying all coats has already inaugurated the pro- of development, capital expendi- posed improved services on two ture, etc.,) $129,382.27, from of the three lines of mail com- tributers $1,305.42 Lotal munication between Calcutta and $130,777.69; total output 1912, Rangoon. 46,650 40 piculs.
Moji Trade Returns. The foreign trade returns for November of the ports which are under the jurisdiction of the Moji Customs are as follows:-
Imports Exports
Yen.
Yen.. Moji 24,027,158 14,382,222 Shimonoseki 355 867 417,028 Wakamatsu 2,042,030 4,355,311 Hakata 584,365 54,000 Compared with the figures for the corresponding month of last year the Moji returna show a total increase of Yen 7,445,059, Shimonoseki a decrease of Yon 20,875, Wakamatsu ao increase of Yen 907,092 and Hakata an inorease of Yen 102,827.
December, Rubber Outputs. We learn from the secretaries and general managere of the un- dermentioned estates, that the
output of dry rubber for the month of December, was follows:-
Taiping Rubber Estates,
Ltd.
45
......2,005 lbs. Bepah Itubber - and
Tapioca Estates, Ld. 100 lbs. Chinèse Eastern Rallway Conditions-
Notices
NOTICE.
THE CHINESE ENGINEERING & MINING CO, LTD. (Incorporated 27th June, 1919).' NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
་་་
THE BELLS
JANUARY 15th THE SECOND Mrs. TANQUERAY JANUARY 16th Mrs. WARREN'S PROFESSION JANUARY 17th TRILBY,"
that the Share Certificates and the Share Warrants to Bearer of the 9:15
old Company din now be exchange i for those of the new Chinese Engineering and Miding Company Limited.
The Registered Certificates will be exchanged at the Transler Offices of the Company No. 26 Austin Friars, london, E... nad may be lodged at the Offices of the Company in Tientsin to be forwarded to London for this Purpose.
The Santo Warisate to hearer of the old Company can be exchanged at the Offices of the Company in Tien sin. Lo Share Warran's with Grupons Nes, 19 and 20 uitachod must be loft at th Company's Office for eximination, and if found to be in order the Share Warrante of the new Company will bo ady for delivery after 28 days og`as soon thereafter as pissible. "n payment f the charges incurred by the Com
By order of the Board,
W. S. NATHAN, Agout & General Manager. I 649
Despite all adverse circums-pany. tances, such as the pneumonic plague outbreak, the revolution, etrained diplomatic relations be tween China and Russia, etc., the business conditions of the Chinese Eastern Railway are showing im- provement from year to year. During 1911; the total amount of gonoral cargo handled by the Railway
reached Company 75,000,000 poode, which was an
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION CO., LTD...
NOTICE
that
IS HEREBY GIVEN the TWELFTH OR.
increase of 17,000,000. poods in DINARY MEETING of SHARE- comparison with the previous HOLDERS in thi t'ompsay will be years In the above mentioned bold at the Company's OFFICE figures are contained the follow VICTORIA ing cereala
Bean ...
Wheat...
Flour...
*
18,000,000 poods
7,800,000 3,200,000
Various Seeds... 1,200,000
Kaoliang
Bean Cake
Bran
Millet.
Ont
Barley... Buckwheat
Other Cerculs...
1,000,000
1,000,000.
900,000
17
800,000
,700,000
750,000.
47,000 450,000
As the area of agricultural land | in North Manchuria is considered to have been considerably ex- pended during this year, farming products have no doubt pro- portionately increased, so that the. roturn of failway receipts for the current year will eclipse that of last year.-China Tribune.
Rubber Output and Consumption,'.-
Curtain at 9.15 p.m. Bharp. LATE PEAK TRAM." Booking at MOUTRIE'S
BIJOU.
PROGRAMME
A HYDRO-AEROPLANE ELOPEMENT.
A HYDRO-AEROPLANE BLOPEMENT.
·
Br..
MAX LINDER.
Banks
INTERNATIONAL
CORFORATION.
Banks
HONGRONG AND SHANGHAT BANK NO CORPORATION:
FANNUP CAPITAL.
Exchange
T/T. Shanghai
*2/11 ↑30d/s.8'ney & Melbou
718 30 da. Bản Pcoc Noi
8864 m/s. Marks,
4 m/s. France,
Selling.
Buying
T/T Demand
5/16 4 m/s. LO
2/1 9/16
4 m/s. D/F
50 dis
11/16
60 da
.2/134
6 m/s. L/O
11/16 2/13
Wall Suvik, New York,
4 m/s
London
PRIETORS
T/T. Singapore
BLANCHES
Count on
T.T.Japan...
Bombay
Kobe Manita"
·F. IF Armstrong, ER
mas. T.T. India .....!
Capatt
& R DodwallBay-
Mexica
PRZE
G. Friesland, Beq,',
J.Flammer Bag Demand, Manila....
Colon.
Pakmg
C. B. Chubbay, Eq
San Franciaco
GB. Lauren, Eq.
H. & Holm, Eq.
Hongkong
Shangha
F
Hankey
Maknāswa
Capital and Reserv$1,800,000 (Cald) ¦
- EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSIZ NESS transaktad, Dhanalaks
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opined on 'sha' usual "DEPOSITS RECEIVED, dhudĵfor one year) at 4% per annum, or for aborter parjoda, at rates, which May be sacertúlied on application, · --AVANTA
LILLE NEGOTIATED and COBLECTED. MSMAIL 884 TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
LETTERS OF CREDIT 15) DRAFTS ́granted on all the principal cition in the World, whose s BOHEMIANES CIRCULAR, LETTERS OF
CREDIT 377 Svaliable all over the World,
FCOMMERCIAL - LETTERS" OF CREDIT
canad
PURCHASE and SALE of Stöcks and Shares TRAVELLERS CHECKS self-and-cushed.
GEORGE HOGG
Manager.
9, Queen's Road, Hongkong!] 17
9.15 Hongkong, 1st Nor, 1918
Gazette & Graphic News. War Pictures from The Front. Renible Exp osion at Electic Work Great Fire at Kensington..... Taiway Accident at Croydon. Now Baling Dock at Portsmouth.
MUSICAL INTERLUDES
BY
Miss DOLLY SWIFT Miss ADA ROWLEY Miss GLADYS SPENCER PICTURES ONLY
THE
Liab, Boq.
Demand. India..........
Hon. Mr. U..BowT/T, San F'eo & New York...50% T/T. Java AÚN
A SALAMANES Gazar, MAHABOU
Hongkong-N. J. ETAIN
Acting MaxaZES. SHANGHAI-A G. Starken, Loscom Bay's Loxion. Commer
HowardIKEET ALLAWES
On Okaze:5 Acondater so the zulo of X 162 OREK Azmom on the dally balkaen,
DOC FEND DEPOSIT 1
To: 4 months, 156 per Tart, por AAAEM, “ Tor 23 menili, é per Cuci, pár dazım. -
N. J. STABB, Chlef Manager.
HONGKONG HAVINGS BANK.
of the shore). Bank - b THR Busine
conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BARKING [18 CORPORATION. Bulee say be obtained
en application.
INTEREST an deporīta la
allawad on the minimum monthly balanece si #2} Pi Oxerx. per annum,'
Depositors may transfer at thela „ption!
T/T. Marks
T/T. Franos.
..155 6 m/s.
102
BarSilver ready
forward
125
Gold Leaf portsel.
8181
Bank of England rat
2.62
Sovereign ......
58:
Coins.
Malwa, Old
3,100)
Malwa, V. Old.. : 3,625
Persian, fine quality 1,450
$6 9/16 ....8912
Patna, New
,600
che.
Patna, Old
8,500
Opium Quotation. Malwa, New
Benares, New
$3,000 parpio
Benares, Old.
Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100 Chinese...20 cts. pieces...8614 Chinese...10 Hongkong.20 Hongkong 10
♦
SHARE REPORT.
S-SELLERS
BA-SALE
Stocks & Pam up VALUE
CLOSING
BANKS
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK: balance of 100 o mare placed Hongkong & S'hai $125
LIMITED."
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000' Paid-up Capital '....
30,000,000 Reserve Fund...... 17,500,000
A
Head Office,--YOKOHAMAS
Branches Agencies at Antung-Haien Nagasakil Bombay
Newchwang Calcutta
New York Changchun
AND BHAWHAT to be an FIXED DEPOSIT 31 PAR Darz, per
For the HomoxONG AND BHARI
BANKING CORPORATION,
K. J. STARE, Chief Manage?
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853..
HEAD OFFICE. LONDON
MARINE INSURANCE Cantons North China..
Unions
Yangizes
B-BUYERS
BY.DEND AND DATE
$825 sat & b. £20.0 at ex 2/-1/16 equal
£85
$50 $267.
£5 T134 si
$100 $815
FIRE INSURANCES,
China Fires Hongkong Fires
BHIPPING. China & Manilas
£50 $1024 b.
$20 $150
." $50 $385
$25 810
Douglas Steamship $50 $3412
£1,200,00 £1,650,000 Steamboats
to $19.95 for
ending 30°6′12
$18 for 1911
year
Interim of 10/- for 1911. Final of $20 making $50 for 1909 and, Interim of $30 for 1911 $12 for 1909 ant Int. of
$3 on account of 1910
$7 & b's of $2 for 1910 827 for 1910
$1 for 1906
45 p.c.for yearend'g30′6′12′′
Dividend of $1 for half
year ending 30′6′12~ } } 6 p.a. for year 1910 on?
preferred shares....
Osaka
Paid-up Capital
7.15
Dairen Fengtien Harbin Hankow
Pekin
Reserve Fund....
$15 $28
Ryalan Port
(Arthur)
Reserve Liability of
Indo-Chinas
Proprietors
£1,200,000
San Francisco
Honolu Kobe
:Shanghai
(Proferred) (Deferred)
}
£5 $83
:
Tiehling
112/6
7.15-P.M.
9.15. P.M. Great Fuccess of
Liao-Yang London" Lyons
Tientsin
Tokyo
£11
Star Ferry"
610 $33
DR. FINERIES.
DOLLY MAHER
$100 $110
$5 for 1911
VICTORIA THEATRE.
BUILDINGS. on Alonday the 27th; Jan tary -1913, at 11.30 .m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together THE
with a Statomarit o' Accounts for the yen onding 31st, Pember 1912,
THE REGISTER of the SHARES of the O many will be CLOSED from Monday 20th to Monday 27th January, 19 8 (both) days inclusive), during which period no
Transfor of Shares can be registered. By order of the Board of D.reotuza, E. BRUOS SHEPHERD,
Acting Secretary.
THE WEST POINT BUILDING
COMPANY; LIMITED.
thas the TWENTY FIFTH MEETING OF
and the two GIBSON GIRLS.
NEW PICTURES,
Return visit of our old
friends
Interest Allowed pa Current Account.
Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application..
TAKEO TAKAMICHI, Manager.
HUGHES COMEDY CO. Hongkong, 1st April, 1912.
will open on.. SUNDAY, JANUARY 19
THE GRAFTERS.
Notices
NOTICE.
No
[OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that RDINARY SBARELOLDEBS in this Company salod tenders, which should be will be held at the Gump, ny's Offices, clasily marked "Tonder for lots of Victoria Buildings, on Monday the part of Old Supreme Court. Building," 27th January 1913 at 11 độ s.m, for will be received at the Colonial Bear's-
Notices
FOR SALE.
[18]
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans-Shell" Transports £1 acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods
at rates which will be quoted on China Sugars application.
“ Luzon Sugars $100 $35
MISING. Chinese Engineerings £135-
£177/6
Wm. DICKSON, Manager, Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. (22 Trotiohs DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE OCKY WHARVES, & O'DOWN7616
Capital Fully
BANK,
Paid-up.Sh. Tasis 2,500,000 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,
£1 $44 B
Raubs
Kowloon Wharfs $50$7636 H.K.&W'poa Dooks $50 $56 Shanghai Docks T. 100 T.62 Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T.107.
.....
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS,!
| Anglo French Landa T.100 T.94 $115. Hongkong Hotels $50-
873
THE REMAINING FORTION The Union of London and Smith's Kowloon Lands $30 $36
OF MARINE LUT 285′′* North Point in LO18 so suit. Pa - chasers.
For particulars-apply to
PERCY ITH, SETH &
FLEMING Liquidston, GEO, FENWICK & CO., LTD.
(In Liquidation.) Hongkong, Ilih Jan, 1918 (1047
NOTICE.
E the denigned beg to state
Hongkong Lands $100 $104 Humphreys Estates $108812
Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 89 West Points
$50 $52 Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
COTTON HILLS. EWOB
T. 50 T.130 Hongkong Cations $10 8814
MISCELLANEOUS
Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency, Direction der Disconto Gesell-
www.schaft. INTEREST allowed on Current Account. DEPOSITS received. on terms which may be learned on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange busi- hese transacted.
China Providents $10: 8914 R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Dairy Farms
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911. 12 Green Islands
China-Borneos $12 $10: Light and Powers $10).
Do. (Spec. shares) $1 J $2.90
བཆབ་
(1/- per share Coupon No.
19
15 p.c. for year ending"
10 30.4.12
$3 for 1897
1/6 por shares final 19111
(Coupon No, 18) J 7/6 per share on 150,000 $3 for year end'y 311211 $1 final dividend for
Year 1912 Tis, 3 for 191
for}
Final of Tis. 3, making Tis:
6 for 1191
Tis. 6 29'2 10
83 on old shares, 1,50)
on newshares forhalf year 30'6′12 gjen Int. div. of $311⁄2 for 1912 40 cents for 1911
$2.75 for 1911
5 pc. for half to 30'6'12. : Interim div. of 82 for 1912. 15 per cent. for 1910
T4 for year ended 31°10'101's Tfor year ended 20′12 10 f
50 cents 317.08.
81 for 1911 '70'
cents for 1911 $1.25 for yearend'g 317′12 $6 8224 sa. & b. 40 cents for 1911 $10 $410 5.
$1.40 per share
the purpose of receiving the Report of taxy's 'Offes until noon of Friday, the NV that we have taken over the THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Hongkong Electrics $10.826 the Directors together with a Statement 24th January, 2018, for the bare of of Accuncta for the year ending 31st carain rooms on the Ground Floor and propulsorship of the Boa Vista Hotel, December, 132,
in the Basement of the Old Supreme Macao, from the 1st January, 1918, The Register of Shares of the Com-out Bailling, drama and though we held ourselves rep pany will be closed from Friday 17th,! Each tender must be accompanied by ble for all debts eintreted from that to Monday 27th, January 1913 (Both a receipt to the effece that the tenderer date in connection with the Hote', we do days inclusive), during which period no bias deposited in the Uulonist Treasury not hold or accost any responsibility fos surfer of Shares can be registered. sam of Five hundred dollars (360) any debts contracted previous to that
By Order of the Board of Directore.as a pledge of the bons fides of his offer, dato.
MOWBRAY 8. NORT, COTE,
which som shall be forfeited the Con
In a recent issue of "The Rubber World" the
é following re marks are
made-As usual authorities on rubber output and consumption contradicteach other.. Precisely as happened when Messrs. Hecht's figures were issue earlier in the year, Mr. Lampard's account of the position of rubber is challenged by Messrs. M. A. Ritter and Co. They con- tend that the world's total visible supply is not as Mr. Lampard put it, 7.832 tons, but 15,970tons. How the two arrive at their different conclusions it is impossible to say. Mr. Lampard's sources of informa- tion are certainly sesong to none. but MOBSTe Bitter issno o de- tailed statement-which may or may not represent actual facis NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN Public Works Offico,
showing that they have not on-
Le Honakoog Land Invotment &
Agency Co. Ltd.
Acting Boorotary, S if the tenderer refuses to carry out bis tender and comply with the consiti s hereinafter contained should the tender THE be acooptal
General Agents for the West Point Building Company Ltd.
ין .
THE HONGKONG LAND IN
VESTMENT & AGENCY
COMPANY, LIMITED.AS
Particulars of the terms of leasé, &o. may be obtained on personal applios tion at the Office of the Diretor of Public Works, ampak
*|--The Government da.s not bind itself
↑ to accept the highu & or any tender.......
WUHATHAM,” Dj Director of Public Works.
1051.
NOTICER
G. A. WATKINS,::
HARRY KELLY”.
CHINA
PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE 00. LD,
(Uarital-Paid Urif; } $50,000.);
Gosar on Mosgigs of Hoard Property
Jobda Yadelved on Storage.
that the TWENTY FIFTH Hongkong, 18ti Jan, 1918. - red the lists without justifica-OLDERS in this COMPANY
ORDINARY MEETING of "HARE: ion. What we should like to be fed at the OWPANY'S OF know is whether
whether any of the IOUS, VICTORIA BUILDINGS. stocks they enumerare se at New Monday the 37 b, Jin, 1918, at York, London Antwerp, and else- oon, Er the purpose of receiving the M. EMI HOEFT has bit day Etates, and Particulars on app
boon admittoi a partner in our
Goman made on the Prorident Byst, fa:
BY TRUSTER, EXECUTOR O
WILLS ATTORNEY, 40. Undartsken, and Executeds" SHERAN TOMED
where, and afloat are doubled? Report of the Director fogelber with Brm How are their figures compiled ? t t mert of Acounts for the your end- Mr. C. H. ROGGE sad Mr. ERNST The general market position goosing 31st, Leo mber 1912.
t support Mr. Lampard, a and the forward sales now being
affected at over 48 per in even Buggest that he, has on the men who shall know the prospects of TAW
LUND e Fern authorized to sign The Resister of Shares of the Com- our firm por produtation from this date,
sy will be olored from Friday 17th to Mr. F. HUEBBE having left our incin ive) da ing loa parlo 1 no Tran- tion has Mna 2.th. Janus y 1913. (both day. | firm, his authority to siy
Order of the Board of LOWERAY 8. NORTHCO
fer of Lares can be regisured.
stors) Hon
Co.
INDIA, LIMITED.
Hongkong Ices: Authorised Capital £1,500,000 Hongkong Ropes Subscribed
...... 1,125,000 || Paid Up wh
562.000 365,000 Reserved Fund":
HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.0, BRANCHES
Bombay, Kandy,
Caloutta, Gallo,
Howrah... Singapore. Delhi Penang. Madras, Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. Rangoon, Hongkong, wi Colombo. Shanghai. PAGENTS IN JAPAN:
Messra Jardine, Matheson
& Co. Ltd./
$25 $200
$10 $19
Langkats
Morning Post Peak Tramway
8. 10 T74
$25 $22
$10 $112
$181.
05
Do. (now) Philippines W
H. Price & Co., Ld: 810 86.
Pre
Societe des ferred.
Pulpeset 850 (30 Papierteries paid du Tonkin up 8503
Benent$150 Shanghal-Sumatras T. 20,T.150 Steam Laundry 5546414 London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd, United Asbestos)
WAR KUBANKERS: Bank of England:
Oriental Agenoy, › $10 $014
VERY description of Banking
and Exchange business United: Asbestos transacted. Stocks and Shares Founders Shares bought and sold on account of
Union Waterboat Constituents Letters of Credit granted on Agents and Corres-
Weismann, LE pondents all over the world.
IFICI MACDONALD
$10$300
Interim of $2 for 1912
$1 intérim account 1912 A
Interim div. T.115 3:12: Interim div. T.1,156 12 Do. T.1, 15'9'12 Do. Tibonus Νομό
16 12 12
80 cents on fully, paid shares and 8 cents on $1 paidshares for year ending 30 4 12
None.
$1.50 for 1910
First year
No dividend this year 50 cts.for year ond'g 305 1
20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended 31:57912
75 cenite per share for (yearending $112-1911)
$10 $141
$10 $15 $10 $61
10
dents
Powell
WRIGH
1945