Lord Roberts and Conscription." The Hon. A Davey, Liberal candidate for the Guildford divi- sion, having alleged that Lord, Robarts appeared to advocate
conscription on the Contental
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPE, SATURDAY, JANUARY
Entertainments
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
H
Banks
VICTORIA THEATRE.
pattern, and that the subject of COMMENCING TO-MORROW, SUNDAY JAN. 19TH,
compulsory service was being
ade a party one, Lord Roberts 68 addressed a letter, dated December 19, to the "Surrey "Advertiser", in which he says
"I have never advocated con- Boription on the Continental plan. My idea and that of the National Service League is a democratic defence force on the lines of the
"FOR A SHORT SEASON ONLY:
DIRECT FROM AMERICA,
HUGHES
MÚSICAL COMEDY COMPANY
OF 25 TALENTED ARTISTS-MOSTLY GIRLS. AND 4 COMEDIANS-ALL FUNNY
PRETTY SCENERY LATEST NOVELTIES,
Australian and New Zealand GORGEOUS COSTUMES.
Militias; such a force, in fact, an
the application of the principle
of universal training the Terri Opening Production, The Latest New York Success,
#torial Force would give us. I have never advocated National Service League principles, or any form of compulsory service, as a party political matter. In fact, I have always taken the greatest care to point out that questions of national defence must be as tional and not party questions. I think the cause of national ser-: vice would suffer incalculably if Que party took it up to the exola- sion of the other."
Public Companies
THE HONGKONG LAND REOLAMATION CO., LTD.
"THE GRAFTERS,"
ONE
CONTINUOUS LAUGH.
Prices, $2 and $1, Soldiers and Sailors 70 Cents.
Plan at VICTORIA THEATRE.(Phone 324) TO-MORROW (SUNDAY).
Public Companies
T
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
'HE NOTICE givm under dets the 14th day of January, 1913 con- vening an Extraordinary Goneml Meat-
Hand Offer do. Wall Street, New York,
London Offer berg6, Bishopsgate, EC,
Calqutin Calen
1913;
"ETONGKONG ID SHANGHAI BANKING, COMPORATION:
PAIDUP CAPITAL
Backing $1,700,000 at 279
QOURT OF DINE/TORS
$76,000,000 T/T.
B. Fbellin, Esq. Cəsirman
P. B. Ardring, Lag Deputy Chairman
8. Dodwell ... W. Paitonden
BRANCHES
Bombay
Kobe
Maale Mazico
Paking
San Francisco
C. B. Gabbay, Eq
Shanghel
Yokohama
Empire
Hongkong
Hankow
Caplial and Reserve, seminin 2. ĐỐI D04 (Go
bogka30,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF LANKING BUSI- NESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the mual,
..
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Änd for 905 2006 at 42, par annum, or for shorter perioda, se rainy which
scertained as agailestida.
BILLS NEGOTIATED und COLLECTED.” Mälle and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
VÄITTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS prakt on all the principal chies'le the World, wh
THE HANK'S CIRCULAR, LETTERS OF CREDIT are prealable Alf over the Markkle DOMMERCIAL, LETTERS OF CREDIT FURCHASE and BALE of Stocks and Shaver
TRAVELLINS CHECKS sold and cubed.
GEORGE HOGO.
G. Friesland, Beg
G. R. Lanrude, Joge
V. Lin, Eng
J. A.Plumper, Fa
Han, Mr.CH. Bo
-H. A. Bjebi, Tay-
A CRKER MAKADEMI-
Hongkong – N. J. BRAKK
Actino - MamaGERSZE SHANGHAI-A, O. STREKEN, London Baxirxasizador COUWEN
Homon-Iyrranse · AriaWED,
Cha Carmaak Aamasahe ni khu táto of 3 por Dink,
M. I, STABB, Chief Mannen.
HONGKONG SAYINGS BANK.
Bodow of the abera. Banks i nonducted by the HONGKONG AND HARGHAL BANKING 19 CORPORATION, Hales may be obtained
an applications
TEREST depoelie „le allowed
Entertainments
Manager
BOXING!
BOXING!!..
BOXING!!!
Queen's Road, Hongkong.
Hongkong, let Nor, 1913
14
THE
LIMITED..
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
Established 1880.
NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN ing of the Green leland Cement Coat Programme of lights, etc., to be Authorised Capital Yen 40,000,000
the TWELFTH OR-pany, Limited for Tuesday, the 21st
DINARY MEETING of SHARE- day of January, 1918 at 12 o'clock
HOLDERS in the Company will be noon is hereby cancelled.
la Company's" OFFICE, Dated this 16th day of January, 1918
BLA BUILDINGS, on Allee 27th, Jan vary 1913, at
11 90 m. for the purpose of receiving. the Report of the Directors together | with a Statement of Accounts for the Tea: on ling 31st, December 1912.
REGISTER.of THE BHARES of the Ompany will be CLOSED Monday 20th
the
to
7th January, 198 (brith se), during which period no
Bhares can be registered.
of the Board of Directors. E. BRUCE SHEPHERD,
Acting Secretary.
THE HONGKONG LAND IN- VESTMENT & AGEN Y
COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the TWENTY FIFTH ORDINARY MEETING of SHARE
„HOLDEKS in this COMPANY be held at the CO ¿PANY'S' OF- JOKS, VICTORIA BUILDINGS, A Montxỷ Tha 27 b, Jan, 1918, ́at | Boon, Erti parpons of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Statement of Accounts for the your and- ing 81st, Deo mbər 1912.
The Rozier of Shares of the Com-" pany will be closed from Friday 17th to Mada 27th. January 1913 (both day. inclusiv.), daring wt ich period no. Tran- fer of 'Shares can be reginared.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO. General Managers. GREEN ISLAND ÜEMENT CO., LTD.
GREEN 18LAND CEMENT COMPANY, LTD
NOTI
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Mealing of the Green Island Cement Company Limited will be held at the ufficiel Mesra. Shewan Tomei & Co. at b. George's Building Chister Road, Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong on
+
13
Paid-up Capital ... 50,000,000 Reserve Fund...... ∙17,500,000
Head Office.--YOKOHAMA,
Branches Agencies at, Antung-Haien Nagasaki
Newchwang Bombay
.
on the minimum monthly balanses at #2 Pin Chur, per ai
Depetitors may irknifin at theli opilen
ba lazicon of $100 or mire te The Horizons
Demand 30.d/s
Solling.
| 60 d/s 4 m/s T/T. Shanghai T/T. Singapore
T.T. Japan.....
T.T. India ***
Demand. India.....
Demand, Manila
Exchange
Subsidiary Coins.
16 30d/s. S'ney & Melbourne
7199 30 d/s. San Foo & Now York,...51
Buying
4 m/s. L/C a
2/196
13/164 m/s. D/P S.
3/138
5/16
6 m/s, L/C.........
2/19/16
2/196
884 ms. Marks.
217
10092
1531
4 m/s. Francs
2.66
6 m/s do
.2.68
1011
Barðilver, ready
29
T/T, San F'co & New York...5018-
forward
1/16
T/T, Java
1241% Gold Lonf portael.
T/T. Marka:
T/T. Francs
2.603
211 Bank of England rate
Sovereign
$9.65
Malwa, Old.....
3,100
Discount per $100
Persian,
..86 7/16
Hongkong.20 Hongkong 10
$4
Patna, quality 1,450
Malwa, V. Old ... 3,625
3,600 per che
$636
Patna
3,500
Opium Quotation."
Benares, New
3,700
M alwa, New
$3,000 perpic Benares, Old...
3,500
SHARE REPORT.
S-SELLERS
SA-SALE
E-BUYERS
Stocks & FAID UP VALUE.
CLORING
LON
LAST DIVIDEND AND DATE,
BANKS
Chinese ...20 ats, pieces...$5 15/16-)
Chinese...10.
AND BHANGHAI Basit in cbe placed Hongkong & S'hai $125 WIXED, UKPOSIT at 3 Pin Cap, POT
For the Hocam AD EBANANA
Bareng ConFEMATICS MUS
- M. J. STARB, Chief Manage
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.'
promoted at the
THEATRE-
ROYAL.
JANUARY
HONGKONG,
18, 1913
by
HARRY KELLY,
For the
Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fengtien Harbin
New York
Pokin
Ryolun Port
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital
£1,200,000
MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION- Hankow
SHIP OF THE ORIENT, Is ROUNDS. And a Side Staks of $500, Jack Cordell (Holder)
Y.
Onr. T. Evans, (Middle and Heavyweight Champiɔu of 2-
Wales (Uhallenger.))
For the
AND FEATHER- WREIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF HONGKONG, 10 ROUNDS
Pto. Smith, (D,U.L.!:) (Holder),'
*** Iroa"! Bux, (ex-Bantam and Fastberweight Champion of Hongkong). For the
WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP OF HONGKONG. Seamen Hertsch, (... Otter)
Saturday the 25th-day of January 1918 at 12 o'clock noon whoo the subjoined Re- solutions will be proposed,
BANTAM ill (1) That the Memandum of Agro- mont bearing date the nineteenth day of April 1912 and made betwood Joseph Whittlesey No- blo,the Honsumable Mr. Edward Osborne and this Honourablo Mr. Hoary Edward Pollook (Mentors of the Committee ap- pinted by the Sharofolders of The Green Island Gument Com pany Limited at the Annual General Meeting of that. Com pany held on the twenty Efth day of March 1911) of the one part and Showan Tomes & Co. in their capacity, of General Managers of the Gruen Island Cement Company Limited of the other part as supplemented by letter beating date the eighth day of May 1912 and addressed by the said Showan. Tomes & Co. as such General Managers as aforesaid to the abre named Member of the above mentioned Committes and by the letter of such members in. answar thereto bosting date the 14th day of May 1912, be and the same is betoby ratified and confirmed by the Shareholders of the said Company.
By Order of the Board of Directors, OWBRAYS I ORTHCOTE,
Acting 8ietary, OHINA PROVIDENT DAN AND MORTGAGE UO., LD..
*** ((Capital Pain er...$1,280,000.)
- Lound on M21tgage uz itoane Property
850.
Gooda received on Stange. Adranom made pn' Merchandise. Loans made on the Provident Systém. (Bates and Particulars on application).
ΤΗΣ Οργια Ο TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c.;
Undertakan and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,
Gators' HanBQ 6, 190,
8%
Hongkong, 19th Mar, 1908.
Notice
G. MARR NOTICE.
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that
sealed tenders, which should ba Polearly marked ****Tender for lease of part of Old Supreme Court Building,” will be received at the Colonial Segre- ay's Offles until noon of Friday, the 24th January, 1918, for the base of certain rooms on the Ground Floor and in the Bas ment of the Old Supremo Court Building.
Each tender inust be accompanied by foeipt the effect that the tenderor deposited is the Colonial Treasury um of Fira hundred dollars ($500) plage of the bona fides of his offer, *sh amm stiall be forfeited the Crown tonderer-refuse to carry out his r and comply with this contiti-us alter contained should the tender
Particulam of the terms of lease, &c. may be obtained on personal applics tion at the Offee of the Director of Palio Works, 2
The Government dom not bind itself to sooopt the highet or any tender..
AWUHATHAM,
Director of Public Works,
210528
(3) That the regulations contained in the copy of the proposed new Articles of Association of the Green Island Cement Company Limited (which for the purpose of indentification have beco subscribed by Massri, Bhowani Tower & Co.. as General Managers of such Company,
T.
• Morris Sandberg, (Chicago) (Middle and Heavyweight Champion of the U.S. NETs)
Best 2 out of 3 Falls. Catch-as-Catch-Can Style. For a SIDE STAKE OF $100. C'ROUNDS
'Jos Dean, (H.MS. Kent}
Y.
Oor, Edwards, (B.G.A.) LIGHTWEIGHT 6. ROUNDS Pte. Humphreys, (D.O.L I.,)
Seaman Page (H.M.8. Minotaur).
Comeass at 9p.m. sharp., Ringside Sonts, $5.00, Stalls, $3.00 Pit $2.00. Soldiers and Sallors half Price.
to the Pit...
Booking a MOUTRIMS and the GRAND HOTEL.
and which may be, inspected by | 9-15
any Shareholder of the sald
Company at the Offices of the
BIJOU.
PROGRAMME
THE SLEEPING CAR
CONDUCTOR
Osaka
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
#835
HEL
MARINE INSURANCE. Cantons
$50
£85/10
$267
£5 T130 b.
North China
Unions
Yangtzes
$100 8815
FIRE INSURANCES.
China Fires
£50 $1924 b.
t
$20 $150
Hongkong Fires $50 $384 b.
SHIPPING.
China & Manila's $25 $10, Douglas Stramship $50 $34
(Arthur) Reserve Fund...... ...£1,650,000 Steamboats San Francisco Reserve Liability of
Honolu Kobe
Shanghai,
Tiobling
Liao-Yang London. Lyons
Tientsin Tokyo
$15 $28
Indo:Chinas
Proprietors £1,200,000
(Pr÷forro-1) £5. $80 (Def.rrp:1)
£11
(CURRENT ACCOUNTS opon-
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans-Shell" 7.aports £1 acted."
་་
KFINERIES.
LING.
ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- 'Star Ferry"
$10 $35 Interest Allowed, on Currentceived for 1 your or shorter periods
Account.
at rates which will be quoted on China Surre $100 $108 8.
Luzon Surs $100 $40. Deposits received for fixed application....
Wm. DICKSON, periods at rates to be obtained en
-Manager. | Chinese (gineerings"£1 |35/- application.
Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
[22 DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE Raubs
EISHI ONO,
Managor.
Hongkong, 11th Jan., 1913.. [18
Public Gompanies
NOTICE.
THE CHINESE ENGINEERING & MINING CO., LTD. ((nourporated 27th June, 1918), NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Share Vertificates and the Share Warrants to Bearer of the old Company can now, bo exonanged lor those of the new Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, Limited.
The Hegistered Certificates will be exchanged at the Transfer Offices of the Company No. 26 Austin Friars, London, E., and may be lodged at the Offices of the, Company in Tientsin to be forwarded to London for this purpose
BANK.
Capital Fully.
Paid-up Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office. Shanghai. Board of Directore-Berlin, Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Teinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.
LONDON BANKERS: Mesars, N. M. Rothschild & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency," Direction der Disconto Gesell-
sohaft.
INTEREST allowed on Current Account, DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange busi- ness transacted.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,
Manager.
Tronohs
£1177/6 £1844
DOCKS, W. ARVES, & ODOWNS. Kowloon Wharfs $50 $77 H.K. &W'poa Dodka$50 $56. Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T63 Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T.107
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS," Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94.
$115 Hongkong Hotels 850
$73 Hongkong Lands $100 $105 Humphreys Estates #10 $814
$30 Kowloon Lands -.
$36 Shanghai Lauds T. 30 T. 88 West Points. $50 $57 Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8°.
COTTON MILLS,
:
MISCELLANEQUS.
Ewos
T. 50 T.135 Hongkong Cottons $10 $814 China-Borneos $12 $10 Light and Powers $10) $2.90
Do. (Spec.shares) $1. China Providents $10 $94: Dairy Farms
$6
b.
£2.0.0 at ox 2/-1/16 equal)
year
to $19.95 for ending 30'6'12
818 for 1911 Interim of 10/- foë 1911 Final of $20 making $50)
for 1909 and Interim of $30 for 1911 ;) $12 for 1909 an 'Int, oft $3 on account of 1910/ $7 & b's of $2 for 1910 $27 for 1910
$1 for 1906
5 pc. for year ond’g30'6'12 Dividend of $1 for half):
year ending 30°6°12' f6 p.e. for year 1910 on
preferred shares
[1/- per share Coupon No
19
15 p.c. for year ending.
30.4.12
$5 for 1911
$3, for 1897
1/6 per shares final 19111 (Coupon No. 18) * 7/6 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 Tis
6 for 1191
Tls. 6 29°2′10
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on new shares forbalf year 30'6'12
Ent. div. of $331⁄2 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 T4 for year ended 31°10′10.):. T7 for year ended 20:12′10)
50 cents 31.7.08
$1 for 1911:
-70 cents for 1911
8.
B.
$1.25 for year end'g 31*7*12 40 cents for 1911-
[2] Green Islands... $10 $4.10 sa, & b. $1.40 per share
The Sharo Warrants to beator of the Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911. old Company can be exchanged at the Offices of the Company in Tientsin. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Hongkong Electrice $10. $26 fle Share Warrants with Coupons Nos. 10 and 20 attached must be left at the Company's Office for examination, and if found to be in order the Bhere Warrants of the new Company will be ready for delivery after 28 days or as soon thereafter as possible on payment of the charges incurred by the Com 9.15
said General Managers at Bt. (A fine Comis by Wiffles-3000 feet)..
George's Building, Chater Road, Victoria in the Colony of Hong- kong, or at the "Offices of Morera. Deacon Looker Deason and Harston at No. 1, Des Voour Road Central, Victoria aforesaid, on any weekday be tween the hours of 10. x.m, and 4p.m.) be and the same are Fereby adopted sa the Articles of the asid Company to the ar clusion of and in substitution for all the existing Articles thereaf
NEWS OF THE DAY, Launch of H.MB." Marlborough"
Latest War Scones
The Cambridgeshire "—" Adam Bede" wins. Latest Fashions ja Fure. Roʻura of Queen Alexandra
Musical Interludes by ·
· Miss ́ADA ROWLEY
Should the above Resolutions be passed by the required majority they will be an mitted for confirmation as Special Besolutions to second 7-15 Extrandiosty Meeting which will be subsequently convened,
Dated thir 16th day of January 1918,
SHEWAN TOMES & 00.
General Managers. GRKED ISLAND ORMENT
Miss DOLLY SWIFT Artistes at All Matinees. PICTURES ONLY
Modlers and Fruit Oakes 50 and
60 Cante på'r fb. Wedding and Birth day Caken "from" 200 për BA
ALEXANDRA CAER OG
Dy
By order of the Board,
[1049
INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised Capital Subscribed Paid Uplak, g Reserved Fund
Hongkong Ices $25 $200 £1,500,000 | Hongkong Ropes: $10 · 819
1,125,000
g. 10 1.73
$25 $22
$10
562,000 305,000 Langkats
HEAD OFFICE; 40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C. BRANCHES:
W. 8. NATHAN, Bombay. Kandy. Agent & General Manager. Calcutta Galle
Howrah. Singapore. Delhi. Penang. Madras Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, F.M.8. Rangoon. Hongkong. Colombo, Shanghai.
THE WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LIMITED, NOTICE IS HERESY GIVEN that the TWENTY FIFER ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Compiny's Offices, Victoria Buildings, on Monday the 271 January 1913 at 11:45 am, for the purpose of tece ving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement A of Ao.oasts for the year ending 81st, December, 1924
AGENTS IN JAPAN: Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. BANKERS:
Bank of England, London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd,
EVERY description of Banking
Morning Post Peak Tramway.
Do. (now) Philippines
$181 $10 35
H. Price & Co., Ld. 810 86
Pro
Societe desferred
Pulpeseta 850 430 Papierterlespald du Tonkin
up 850
Beneft$150 Shanghai-Sumatras T 20T.150 Steam Laundry $578414 United Asbestos)
|| Oriental Agency, › $10 $914
$10 $14,
Land Exchange business United Asbestos $10 $300 The Register of Shares of the Com- transacted. Stocks and Shares Founders Shares pany will be closed from Friday 17th, bought and sold on account of lo Monday 27th January 1918 (Both Constituents. Letters of Credit daje inclusive), during which perol no granted on Agents and Corres- transfer of Shares can be registered.pondents all over the world,
Union Waterboat
Weismann, Ltd.
$10 $15
$106634 b
* By Order of the Board of Directors. Interest allowed on Current Ac- Watagn
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE, counts at 3 per cent per annum William Powell
Acting Foretary, on Daily Balance and on Fixed The HousFong Land Isretmont & Deposits at rates which may be
ChArabey Co. Ltdg
ascertained on application. Genel agents for the
F. C. MACDONALD,
.:
Interim of $2 for 1912
$1 interim account 11 12
Interim div. T.1, 153:12. Interim div. T.1, 156′12 Do. T.1, 159'12: Do. T.1bonusł1⁄2 16°12′12 None
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 conte on $1 paid sharos for year ending 30°4′12
None $1,50 for 1910
First year
No dividend this year 50 cts. for year end g 30'5′14
20 per cent, por ordinary share for year ended 315 1912 9
75 cents per share, for
yearending31 12:1911/
10 per cent. "for year)
ending 317 10
40 cents for 1911)
Corrected to is.gom. Fauciary '18 1919 by WRIGHT AND HORNBY General Brokers &The Vore Road Cratral. Tel- address Rret The Telegraph it does not hola" (todik kainanalble the angiota