COMMERCIAL:
Moter-Car Production.
An estimate of motor-car pro- duction made by the " Automobile Trade Journal of America Bug gents that in 1913 Amarios will turn out 600,000 cara against the 300,000 of 1912,
@French_Indo-China Loan, Paris, December 20.-The Senate has adopted the Bill providing for an Indo-Chinese
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1912,
Entertainments
VICTORIA THEATRE.
TO-NIGHT.
AT 9.13 p.m...
FOR A SHORT SEASON ONLY,
DIRECT FROM AMERICA, HUGHES
Loan of 90,000,000 francs MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY
(€3,600,000), which has already been agreed to by the Chamber of Deputies.
The Rice Market. A Calcutta telegram says that the second general memorandum of the rice crop shows an increase of area of 2,8. per cent., the acreage being 63,030,000. The third general memorandum of; the cotton crop shows an estimated outtuin of 4,830,000 bales, or an increase of forty per cent. over last year. The acreage increase is only eight per cent.
OF 25 TALENTED ARTISTS-MOSTLY GIRLS: AND 4 COMEDIANS-ALL FUNNY GORGEOUS COSTUMES.
PRETTY. SCENERY NOVELTIES.
LATEST
Last Performance of
"A DAY
AT THE RACES,"
A LAUGH A MINUTE.
Prices, $2 and $1, Soldiers and Sailors 70 Cents.
Plan at MOUTRIE'S.
U.S. Trade with the Far East. Public Companies
the
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT
'COMPANY, LIMITED.
THE NOTICE given under date she
14th day of January, 1913 con-
Entertainment
BIJOU.
9.15 PROGRAMME
THE SLEEPING CAR CONDUCTOR
9.18
NEWS OF THE DAY. Launch of H.M.B." Marlborough"
Lates. War Scenes.
While for the nine months of the calendar year ending Septem- ber there has been a slight de oline as compared with 1911 of both exports to and imports from Uhina, the total export trade of the United States to Asia shows an increase of $20,500,000, and imports have increased $9,700,000. The most notable rening an Extraordinary Genrial Meet (A fine Comis by Willes-3000 (oct). inorease in exports is in the trade ing of the Green Island Cement Com with Japan.
For, the nine pany, Limited for Tuesday, "the 21st months ending with September day of January, 1918 at 12:00.0ek of last year they amounted to
noon is het by uancelled..
Dated this 16th day of January, 1913 827,776,230, while for the pro- sent year they are 841,157,381. The imports for the same period have increased from $56,000,000 to $50,000,000. The fact should also be noted that there has been an increase of nearly $4,000,000 in exports to the Philippine Is lande, and that of these exports $3,700,245 was in cotton cloths. As a matter of fact, the export | of retton piece goods to the Philip pines, wat in value only a little less than that exported to China
SHEWAN TUMES & CO. General Manager. GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LTD
The Cambridgeshiro "— Adam Bedo" wina.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 2.15 that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Green Island Cement
(1) That the Mei nandum of Agzéo-
Latest Farbious in Furs. Re'urp of Queen Alexandrs.
Musical Interludes by Miss ADA ROWLEY Miss DOLLY SWIFT
Astiates at All Matinees.
·PICTURES ONLY
Banks
TATIONAL BALKING
CORFORATION
Bombay
Banks
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI CORPORATION
"PAIE-UP CAPITAEN
LEDRI JORD:
KEERTH LIANTENERS OF – 220-
FRITTORN
Coper,OF DIRECTORS
Shellim, Bag Chairman.
F. H. Armstrong Eao --Deputy Chairman
London Offre 2-jð, Mişkopagato, B.C
BRANCHES
Kobe
alezija
6. E. Dodwell, Big,
Marico
G. Friesland, Esq.
Papana
Pakis
C. 8. Gabbar, Eng.
San Francisco
Yokohama.
G. B. Laurens, B. F. Liab
qo
Caleutia. Canton
Coba
Colon
Empire
Hongkong
Hanko
Capital and Riservanomis)7,060,000 (Gold)
sbombps,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF SANKING BUSI. NESS tramcted:
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the usual
CEPIIA.
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, 6xed for one year st 4X per nazar, or for shorter periode, at sales, which Kay be ascertained on application
BILLS NEGOTIATED And COLLECTED. MALL and TELEGRAFHE REMITTANCES "LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS® granted on all the principalcities in the World,
THE BANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS or CREDIT:s available all'over the World.
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
Luned.
affected.
PURCHASE 1 SALE of Stocks Red Shares TRAVELLERS CHECKS.old and cashed
GKOKUL HOLU,
Модарет
9, Quosa's Road, Hunghong
Hongkong, 1st Nor., 1912
THE
LIMITED.
18
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
Established 1880; Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund.
17,500,000
J
Head Office. YOKOHAMA,
Branohas
Antung-Hsion Bombay Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fengtien. Harbin. Hankow Honolu Koba
7115 Liao-Yang
THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION CO., LTD,
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVÉN
for the nine months, and in Company Limited will be held at the Public Companies quantity about 1,000,000 yards toes of Messrs, Shewan Tomes & Co. more. Of course conditions in at St. George's Building Chater Road. China are still exceptionally unsaturday tuu25th day of January 1918 st Vistoria in the Colony of Hongkung un favourable for a considerable 12 o'clock noon when the subjoined Re- development of trade, and for the solutions will be proposed. free movement of foreign goode into the interior; but it is highly, significant of the process of civilisation that is going on with increased rapidity in the Philip pine Islands, that the demand of the natives for clothing materiala should be so obviously a growing one."Journal of the American Asiatic Association.".
That bearing date the nincsecat NTWELFTH OR
Notice
NOTICE.
WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS,
SEAL
·EALED TENDERS »ll be re-
asived at the Head Quarter Office Victoria Barracks, Hongkong, until 12 moon on the datos shows against each itom, for the undormentioned supplie and keerioa, for the paid of one year commenting from lat Ap.i', 1913, ex cept for Barrick Services which is fors period of three years.
• Tunde lo be de- livered on 24th, Jan, 193. Tenders to bodo
livered on Sid Feb., 1918.
§ Transport
Services.
Supplies for Hospitals.
Meat. Forage.
* Supplies for
Indian Troops. General Supplies
..** A."
Fuel. {Washing、
Barrack
Services, General Services
"B."
Tin Fork to be da
livered on 6th Fib, 1918.
Tonders to bede-
livered on 6th: Feb; 1918.
Forms and other partienlors can be obtained personally between the hours of-10 am and 1pm.. or by letter, to the Officer Commanding Army Service) Corps, Victoria Barroia. The Tender Forms must be properly filled
ap, siga
* Tender for--
day of April 1912 and inade between Joseph Whittlesey No ide, the Honourable Mr. Edward Osborne at the Honourable Mr. Heary Edward Pollock (Member of the Uommitted ap- Pinted by tho chareholders of
DINARY MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS in the Company will be beld at the Company's OFFICE, VICTORIA BUILDINGS,
London Lyons
Agencies at Nagasaki Nowchwang New York
· Osaka
WWE Fastenden J.A.Plummer, Eng.,
How My CH. Bo
EA. Haha, Kay"
CRISP MANAGE). Hongkong-F. J. MARK.
SHANGHAILA. G'Staritur,
Lospen Bamusa--Läntiscar Coultre -
On Currusă Asoustatu në the rule of 3 per Ďam:
2ẢN AXRUM QI tha, KIETY. DIAMON
ON FIXED DEPOSTER: Pie 3 manis, Sić por Cani, per Azyon. Tie & months 15 por Cork, por ATRIUM, For 18 mnogihi, 4 per Camii, yer Azata,
N, J; STABB, ChiefMmugure
HONGKONG BAVINGS BANE.
THE Business of the above Bank is "sendnoted by the - HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained en application
INTEREST on depeelta is allowed on the minimum monthly balamos st #2) Pan Cave, per anzitia.
Depoltare may trumudy at žlula, uption balances of 100 ar mere to the Haraisoara,
Exchange
2/14/6, 30d/s,E'ney & Melbourne 3/1 11/18
Selling.
Buying.
T/T.
Demand
164 m/s. L/C
3/17/16
30d/a
4 m/s. D/P
2/19/16
60.d/s
6 m/s. L/C
3/196
4 m/s
716 30d/s, San Fco & New York. 513%
.889%
4 m/s. Marks...
101
.154.
4 m/s. France
15446 m/s.
do
T/T. Shanghat
T/T. Singapore
T.T. Japan...
T.T. India.... Demand: India.......
Demand, Manila.
T/T. Ban F'co & New
T/T. Java...
T/T. Marks
T/T. Frands
· 101% | BarSilver, réady',
York...50
Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100 2.
forward 1243 Gold Leaf pertael. 2112 Bank of England rate
2.01 Sovereign"
Chinese...20/ots: pieces...$5 15/16 Patna, New
89.63.
Malwa, Old
Chinese...10
...86'7/16
Hongkong.20
...$495
Patna, Old .................
Hongkong.10
...$675
Opium Quotation. I
Malwa, New
Benares, New Jan. 17. 32,200 perpia. Benares, Olds
2,450
2,750 perche
2,500
2,800
SHARE REPORT.
D-BUYERS
AND BLASOWAT BAwx is be placed Hongkong & S'hai $125 1 FIXED DEPOSIT^at: 4 Par-Quartz parija
S-SELLERS
SA-SALE
Stocks & Paid up. Valur, i
BANKS
CLOSING
proc
$835 sú, & s
£85/10
MARINE INSURANCE .
North China.
Union
$50 $267
£5 T182B,
Yangtzes
FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires
$20 $150
For the HonorNG AND SHANGRA | Cantons
Banking CourORAJTON,
W. J. RTABE.Chief Mansas-
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal
Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON,
$100 $815 Bu. & b.
£50 $19212 b.
Hongkong Fires $50 $384
SHIPPING
China & Manilas 825 $10 £1,200,000 Douglas Steamship 850 834 £1,650,000 Steamboats $15 $28
Indo-Chinas
(Preterred) £5: $80 (Deferred)
"Shell" Transports £1
:.£1,200,000
Pəkin
Ryoiun Port
Paid-up Capital
(Arthur)
Reserve Fund...
San Francisco
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
Tiehling
Tientsin
Tokyo
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.
Shanghai
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Interest Allowed on Currentceived for 1year or shorter periods
Account.
st rates which will be quoted on Deposits received for fixed application.
Wm. DICKSON, periods at rates, to be obtained on
Manager. application.
Hongkong, 11th April, 1912,
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
EISHI ONO,
Manager.
on Hongkong, 11th Jan., 1913.
Monday the 27th, Jan inry 1918, at 11 30 m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Diretors together
[18 Capital Fully
the Green Island U.mont Com-with a Statement of Accounts for the Public Gompanies
pany Limited at the Annual General Meeting of that Coin- pany held on the twenty fifth day of March 1911) of the one puit and chorah Tomes & Co. in the spheity of General Managers of the Groan Island Cement Company Limited of the other part as supplemented by a letter bening date the eighth day of May 1912 ani. addressed by the said ShowaZ Tomes & Co. as sich Genors! Moungers as aforesaid to she ab re named Members of te above mentioned Committee and by the letter of such members in
answer thereto beszing date the
year ending 31st, December 1912.
THE REGISTER of the SHARES of the Company will be
NOTICE
CLOSED from Monday 20th to THE CHINESE ENGINEERING Monday 27th January, 1918 (both days inclusive), daring which period no Transfer of Bharos can be registered..
BANK.
Star Feriy".
R-FINERIES.
China Sugars Luzon Sugars
HINING.
113/6
$10 (836
$100 $107) $100 $41
..
Chincan Engineerings £1,35/-
£1177/6 21 $44
[22
Tronche
Raubs
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 'Head Office. Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton. Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tiantain": Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: & MINING CO
Mesars, N. M. Rothschild & Sons. (Incorporated 27th June 19The Union of London and Smith's
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Bank, Limited. N
that the Bhara Cantifica os and Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London the Share Warrants to Bester of the
Agency. old Company can now be exconuged for Direction der Disconto Gesell- those of the now- Chinese, Engiurating
schaft. INTEREST allowed on Current and Mining Company, Limited.
Tos Registered Certificates will be Account. DEPOSITS received exchanged at the Transfer Offices of on terms which may be learned the Lompany No. 26 Austin Friars, on application. Every description OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN London, EU, and may be lodged at of Banking and Exchange busi-
that, the TWENTY FIFTH the Offices of the Company in Tientsin ness transacted. ORDINARY MEETING of BHABE- to be forwarded to London for tais HOLDERS in this COMPANY ill purpose.
By order of the Board of Directors, E. BRUCE SHEPHERD,
Acting Seoratary,
THE BONGKONG LAND IN- VESTMENT & AGENCY
COMPANY, LIMITED.
N
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,
¡Manager.
14th day of May 1912, be and the same is hereby ratified and confirmed by the Shar, holders be held at the COMPANY'S OF The Share Warrants to bearer of the Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911. [2 of the said Compapy.
FIOBS, VICTORIA BUILDINGS. old Company can be exchanged at the
(2) That the regulations contained
in the copy of the proposed new
*RB
8.
by
LAST, DIVIDEND AND GATE
£2.0.0 at ex 2/-1/16 equal
to $19.95 for1⁄2 year- ending 306*12
$18 for 1911: · Interim of 10/- for 1911: Final of $20 making $50
for 1909 and Interim of $30 for 1911 .... $12 for 1900'an I Int. ofl $3 on account of 1910
787 & b's of $2 for 1910-7
$27 for 1910.
$1 for 1906
5 p.c. for year end'g30'612 Dividend of $1 for half
year ending 306-12] · (6 p.c, for year 1810 on
preferred shares..........:
- per share Coupo
15 p.o. for year ending
30.£12
$5 for 1913 $3 for 1897
1/6 per shares finał·1911) (Coupon No. 18)ava] 7/6-perishare on 150,000 $3 for year end'g': 31.1241- $1) final dividends för?"
' year 1012: Tie, 3 for 1910
Final ofTis. 3, making Tis.
6' for 1191
Tle. 6 29'2:10
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on newshares for half
B.
year 30'6 12
Int. div. of $311⁄2 for 1912
40 cents for 1911-19
b!
$2.75 for 1911
ს.
DOCKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNSTANTA Kowloon Wharfs $50 $7756 b. H.K. & Wipoa Docks $50 $56 Shanghai Docks T. 100 T.63 b. Hongkow Wharfe T. 100 T.107 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS. Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 $115 Hongkong Hotels · #50
673 Hongkong Lands $100 81001 Humphreys Estates $10 $8 Kowloon Landa $30 $38 Shanghai Lands T. 30 T: 88- West Points
$50 $57 Manila Mpole Hotel P.10 P. 8
COTTON HILLS. I EWON
T:50 T140 Hongkong Cottons $10 $8 sa 8 b.
MISCELLANEOUS.
$12 $10. China-Borneos Light and Powers $101 $2.80
Do. (Sped, shares) $1 China Providents $10 $94 ·· Dairy Farme $6 $2214 b Green Islands” $10 $42
on Monday the 27 h, Jaa, 1918, at Uffices of this Compsor in Tientsin. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Hongkong Electrics $10 $25
INDIA, LIMITED. Boon, for the purpose of receiving the To Share Warrants with Coupons Report of the Directors together with Nos. 19 and 20 aitached must be left | Statement of Accounts for the year end at the Company's Office for examination, Authorised Capital £1,500,000 Hongkong Ropes. $10 ing 1st, Décamber 1912.
and if found to be in order the Share Subscribed
8. 10 T.754
Hongxong Leea
Reserved Fund.
1,125,000 562,000 365,000 Langkata
40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C. BRANCHES: By order of the Board,
W. 8. NATHAN
nbay. Kandy. Agent & Goneral Managar. Caloutta. Galle.
1049 Howrah Singapore.
Delhi Penang
Morning Post Peak Tramway $10 $1112
Do. (now) 81 $1 Philippines 0 $10, 65 $6
$25 $221
Articles of Association of the Green Island Cement Company Limited (which for the purpose ́of indentification have beas The Resister of Shares of the Com-Warrants of the new Company will be Paid Up. subsoribed by Mesir, Bhewan pany will be alosed from Friday 17th to ready for delivery after 28 days or as Jomes
as General Mnday 27th, Juauary 1913 (both days soon thereafter as possible on payment HEAD OFFICE & Co.. Managers of such Company, folarite), during which period no Tran-f the charges incurred by the Co and which may be inspected by for of Bhares can be regisered. Any Shareholder of the said Company at the Officer of the said General Managers at Bt. George's Building, Chater Road, Vistoria in the Colony of Hong-na keng, or at the Offices of Messrs, Deacon Looker Descon and Harston at No. 1, Dea Voeux Road Central, Victoria
By Order of the Board of Directors,
-MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE,
Acting Beziólary.
THE
OBINA PROVIDENT THE WEST POINT BUILDING Madras, Kota Bahm, Kelantan.H. Price & Co Ld. $10
LOAN AND MORTGAGE COA LD.
(CAPITAL PAID úr...$1,250,000.) afororaid, on any weekday bo Losas on Mongags of zones Property tween the hoare of 10 am, and do
4 p.m.) be and the same are fondy received na Storses.. hereby adopted as the Articles Adres, mande on-Merchandise.
of the said Company to the x-mans made on the Provident Byme alusion of and in substitution (Bates and Particular consappaatias for all the existing Articles thereof.
COMPANY, LIMITED.
i
Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.8. Rangoon. Hongkong.. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Colombo Shanghai:
that the TWENTY FIFTH
ORDINARY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS In this Company will be held at tie Compin's Offices, Victoria Bulldogs, on Mondly the 27th January 1918 at 11.45 am, for the parpere of receiving the Report of the Di cotora together with a Statement of Acuts for the year ending & 1st, Vocem er, 1812.
AGENTS IN JAPAN: Mesars. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. BANKERS:
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd,
5 p. c. fór half to 30'6'12): Interim div. of $2 for 1012: 15 per cent. for 1910
T4for year ended 31°10′10T
T7for yearended 20°12′10'f
50 cents 31:7.08.
b.
- $1 for 1911
b:
70 cents for 1911··
8,
$1.25 for year end'g 31712
40 cents for 1911
$1.40 per share
Interim of 2 for 1912
31'latorim account 1912?
(Interim div.T1, 15'315
Interim div T1, 15012 Do. T.1, 159′19 Do. Tibonus None
16°12′13′′
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30'4'12 Nones
$1.50 for 1910
First year
No dividend this
50 cts. for year ends 305
20 per cent. per ordinary
share for year endede 31:5:1912
Pře Societo den: főzred-> ||
Pulpeset $50 Papiertorios-paid du Tonkin up/60
Benefit$150 Shanghai-Sumatras/T. 20.T.150 Suam Laundry 85 84% United Asbestos
Oriental Agency}} $10 8914- VERY description of Banking Lif
and Exchange business United Abbestos The Register of Shares of the Con-transacted. Stboks and Shares
Founders Shares Taur will be closed from Friday 17th, bought and sold on account of to Monday 27th, January 1919 (Both Constituents Letters of Credit Ulon Waterbeat daya idolusite), during which period o granted on Agents and Corres Dated this 16th day of January 1918.
transfer of Shares can't registered, pondents all over the world. Welsmann, Ltd. |-- By Order of the Board of Director, Interest allowed on Current Acon Watson Madiera and Fruit Cake 50 and"." MOWBRAY 8-NORT-OUTER counts at 2. per cent per annum William Powell, BHEWAN TOMES & CO. 60 Cedle per lb. Wedding and Biniston par (5) Adling, Josidiary, on Daily Balance and on Fixed General Manager.day Cakes from $1.00-per-Be- The Hongkong) Lead Live impot 1. Deposits at rates which may be
Corrected to is
la jo pai, January at 2911 by WRIGHT AND HORNBY, SL - OBE ISLAND CEMENT
AE D. Đi thi
aaoprtained on application.
General Brokane 6 De Yorge Road Ceninu, Tal. addrem Recifedes CO., LTD.
ed and dated, and no Tender will ba considered unless made out on the pro- per Form and delivered at the Head Quarter Office by. Noon on the above passed by the required majority they Should the above Resolutions be dates in a closed envelopa marked will be submitted for confirmation as and accum Special Resolutions to a second paule by deposit of 5) 50 or Batinordinary Meeting which will be (*) $10 as a guarantee of good faiths ach som to be forfelled to the State if the Tenderer refuses to acornta Con Armet aloited to him or if he fails to send
saraplos or to sitend at the Head: Office when dolled ugat);
to reject any oráll Tenders
subsequently convened
TRUSTEE EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c.,
Undertakes and Estecuted.
BHEWAN TOMES A Co., Hoszkoaz, 19th Mar, 1908
ALEXANDRA CARE 00,
Geneal Agents for the West Point Building Company-wide
FF.C, MACDONALD, Manager
$10 $300
810 814 -
$10 $15
$10 $6.85
75 cents per share for
yearending31 12-1911)
10 per cent. for year
ending 31710
40 cents for 1911
* The Tslagenpla “, dort vil kald, finall, cadamiable for any of the whora qu- qutionary