COMMERCIAL-
London Rubber Market.
The Eat Asiatic Company's Daily Report for Jan. 20 says: The market in London advanced. The movement is regarded us spegulativo, cwing to the fact that manufacturera are not inter- i ssted. The closing prices were :- Ilord fine Para spot ......
4/4) Hard fine Para forward... - 4/4) First latex crepe, delivery
AMI
next three months.....
Singapore Exchange.
January 28, 1013.
On London-Bank 4 m/s 2/4.7-18 Demand 2/4.5-32 Private 6 m/s 2/4.7-8
3 m/s 2/4.10-32 Germany-Bankd/d 238 1-2 Friyate 3 m/s 242 1-2
On
On India-Bank T.T.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1918,
Entertainments
PHILHARMONIC
Banks
CONCERT INTERNATIONAL BANKING
IN THE THEATRE ROYAL. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8th at 9.15 p.m. ED. GERMAN'S OPERA
MERRIE ENGLAND Band and Chorus of 100 PERFORMERS. Plan at LANE, CRAWFORD & Co.. Dress Circle and Orchestra Stalls $8.
Stalls $2.
Notices
Pit $1.
Gallery 50 cents.
DRISH NORTH BORNLO.
GOVERNMENT.
CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
THE BRITISH NORTH BOB-
On France-Bank d/d 294
NLO GOVERNMENT invite Private 3 m/s -200-
tendors for the consunction of about 12| 174 1-4 Acres of Reclamation, the repairs of Private 30 d/s 175.3-4 ad as exta inf 800 feet to a Steel On Hongkong-Bank did 12p.c. and Forms concrete Jetty, the apply and Privata 33 d/s 13pc laying of alont 8 miles of 6" diar, and On Shangbai-Bank.d/d 825-8
1 mile of lesser Cast Iron Pipes, the 83.58 formation of an Earth Embankment, Private 33 d/s On Java-Bank T.T." 140.1-2 the construction of a Wasto-weir, Ser- Private 30 de 142.1-2 ice Tanks etc. and the saply and On Japan-Bank dd 114.3.8.etion of Pumps, at Jesselton; to Sovereigns-buying rate $8.54gether with smaller Waterworks at India Council Bills last
issue India Council T.T. last
issue Discount 3mg, Bank of England raton... Bar silver in London
£
Saadaks.
Copies of the Plans and Specifiation 1/4.3-32 may be inspected at the Engineer's
ffies any mieg od snd after Satu- 1/4.1-8ay February 181 1918. 4.11-16 6 p.a. 28.0-16
Public Companies
GREEN ISLAND LEMENT
COMPANY, LID`·
NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN
that au, Extraordinary General
Meeting of the Green Island Cement, Company Limited will be bold at the
Entertainments
THEATRE
ROYAL
CITY HALL.
|ALLAN WILKIE
AND FULL LONDON CO. TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT!! WEDNESDAY, February 5th. GRO, DU MAURIEN'S. Phy
JASON TRILBY: THURSDAY, February 6th. Fir ARTHUR PINERO'S Play SWEET LAVENDER. MONDAY, February 10th. SHAKESPEARE'S FARCICAL
COMEDY
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW. TUESDAY, February 11th, OSCAR WILDE'S Play LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN. (positively last performanta in
." Hongkong)
Curtain at 9.15 p.m. Booking at Meru, MOUTRIE & Co. Prices, $3, $2 and $1,
A set of Copies of the Drawings, Conditions of Cantract, Specification, Schedules of Quantities, Bills of Prices and Form of ander may be obtained at he Engine r's O on and after Sanday. Fabrony 8th on presentation of One Hundred Dollar, Straits Cur- rency, returnable on receipt of a Bona 9.15 Fide Tender.
Scaled Tindra, ampanied by the Above Docomool, and upon the Form provided, must be deposited with the Caginger on or before Monday the 24-h uf February, 1913 at 12 noon.
The Government does not Lind itself o accept the lowest or any tender.
M. B. FRIEDBERGER,
A. M. Iust. U.E.
Engineer.
Singapore
0.
R
1053,
offices of Mears, hewan Tomes & Co. | AA, Rattles Quny. at St. George's Building Chater Road, Jap., 1913, Victoria in the Culiny of Hongkong on Wednoday to 12th any of February 1018 at 12 o'oluck boon wheatko sub- joined Resolutions which were passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of
PARTICULARS AND CONDI the Company held on the 25th day o
TIONS of the oiting by Pahlir. Auc January 1918 will be submitted for tion Sale, to be held on Monday, the onfirmation assial Resolations, 14th day of, l'obrady, 1913, at 3 p.m., (1) That the Mem randum of Agieet the Offices of the Public Works
maut bearing date the nineteenth Department, by Order
of His Ex- day of April 1912 and madeny the vemor, of Two Lo's of between Joseph Whittlesey No- JOWE LED near Bhip Strest and ble, the Hon, trable Air. Edward below Kennely Road, in the Colnay Osborne and the Honoursble Bangk. ng, for a term of 75 year, Mr. Henry Edward Kolloskummencing from 18th 8pl-mb r, 1893 (Members of the Committee with the op ion of renewal at Orown and I th February, 1918 respectively pinted by the r bareholders of the Green Island Cicut Cuments to be fixed by the Sorvayar pany Limited, at the Annual His Majesty the Ring, for one Tar- General Meeting of that. Com-term of 75 year
V.E.
Ico
Bundary Measurement
Content it
❤ Annual Rent
1.W. L,t,! N.#.
feet est feet
| 4,900
yo' about. 6
Upset Price!
pany held on the twenty fifth PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. day of March 1911) of the une part and Shonan Tom-s & Co. in their capacity of General Managers of the Green Island Cement Company Limited I the other part as supplemented by a letter bea.ing "date the siglah day of May 1912 and addressed by the aid Shewan Tomer & Co. as such General Managers as aforesaid to to ab ve named Members of te Above me tioned Committee and by the letter of such members in answer theret beating date the 14th day of Kay 1012, be sad
the sante is boroby ratified and confirmed by the Bhar.bolders of the said Company.
..
(2) That the regalaliona contained
In the copy of the proposed new
Onen Island, Cement Company
Inland Los No 1940 Keguby hu
Road to the joining Falard
LOCALITY.
Ship Street,
R
labour
it's
Articles of Association of the KOWLOON-CANTON BAILWAY
Limited (which for the purpose
beep
of identification" bare" subscribed by Messr». Shewaʊ General
Tomis & Co.!!! as
Managein of auch Compeur,
and which may be inspected by
(British Festion).
CHINESE NEW YEAR.
soy Shareholder of the said PUBLIU IS BEREBY
BIJOU
PROGRAMME.
Our Specialty NEWS OF THE WORLD
CORPORATION.
Head Office, Wall Street, New York, London Office36, Bishopagati, N.C.
BRANCHES :-
Bombay
Cafcutia
Canton
Cebu
Colog Imple
Hodgong
Hankow
Captial and Reserve
Kobe
Kurko
Pusa
Bas Franciaco
Shanghai
Yokohama
$7,060,co (Gold)
Abosh₤1,150,000
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI
NESS transacted,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the usual
tarma,
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for one year si +% per annum, or for shorter periods, as rutes, which may be ascertained an application.
BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTAD. MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
made.
LETIBAS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities in the World.
THE LANK'S CIRCULAR LITERS OF CREDIT AN avaliable all over the World.
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Sharm TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cashed.
GEORGE HOGG, ་་་
inadi.
efected.
Manager.
9. Quem's Road, Hongkong. |Hongkong, lat Nev., 1912
THE
OKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, YOKOHAM
LIMITED..
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital
30,000,000 Reservo Fund ..... 17,500,000
"
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
Branches Antung-Haion Bombay Calcutta Changchun Dairen
9.15 Fengtion
Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobe Lino-Yang London Lyons
IN PICTRUES (Pathe Gazete & Gaomint Graphic) THE GREAT LADDER ACT (Aorobatio Sensatiɔ0), THREE STAR COMICS
Musical Interludes
Br
Miss CECILE STEPHANO (Classical Contralt)) -
7.15
AND
Miss DOLLY SWIFT (Cic medienno).
PICTURES ONLY 7.15
VICTORIA THEATRE.
A Stock of Magnificoat Films Just Arrived. SIN OF INGRATITUDE. Great Success of Miss ELSA WILLSON sko
Miss NELLIE MAHER Matinees on Wednesd•y«, 5 pm). Saturdays 4pm; Sundays, & pm. Popular Pricas.
Notices
Agencies at Nagasaki Nowchwang
New York
Osaka
Pekin..
Ryoiun Port
(Arthur)
San Francisco
Shanghai <-
Tiehling
Tientsin
Tokyo'
Interest. Allowed on Current Account.
Deposits received for fixed, periods at rates to be obtained on application,
EISHI ONO,
Manager, Hongkong, 11th Jan., 1913.
i.
[18
Public Gompanies
THE KOWLOON LAND AND BIEDING COPANY
LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Banks
HONGLUNG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION
TAID-UP CAFITAL.
RESKIVE FUNDS:
Marking 41,600, 108 Lá 3%
KUBERTO LJANIET OP izo-
PRIZTURN
Coter' or 'DiaIETORS
E. Hhallim, Esq.--Chairman
7. H. Armstrong, Kaq-Deputy Chairman
8, B. Dodwell Beg.:
G. Friesland, Eng.
0.8. Gabbay,g.
G. R. Laurens, Esq. F. Lieb, Baq
W. Pattanden J.A. Planner, Eaz Han. Mr.C.B. H. A. Biebe,
Chiny MaxaaxNĮ Hongkong-N. J. Stakk,
Actors® MaxacER, SHANGHAI-A, Q, Seniman, London Baxx--Loxton Cours AND WRESORran Baxx Langan,
Hamaxons Liami' AzzaWED.
pre Ağmam un khe daily balaner,
Qa Current Accounda at the quie si 1 per Clank.
ON, FIXED DEPORTIN}} I've à mouetur, 56, per Ceni, per Ärztin, I've ('monkin, 3% per Deck, per Axxion. For 18 nomika, 4 par Choù. par kaum.
** H. J. STARR, Chief Manage. HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK.
THE Busnes of the abere Bank > AND SHANGHAI BANKING conducted by the HONGKONG ORPORATION. Balos may be obtained
INTEREST depadita is allowed n the minimam monthly balanses at 3 PER CHORZ.
Exchange
Selling,
Buying
| T/T.
Domand 1'30 d/s
4 m/s. L/C
2/134
..2/- 11/16 | 4 m/s, D/P
..2/-31
6 m/s. L/O
60 d/s
13/16
2/17/16
4 m/s
T/T. Shanghai
T/T. Singapore..
TT. Japan
T.T. India
Demand. India....
Demand, Manila.
T/T. San F'oo & New
T/T, Java.... T/T, Marke
T/T. Francs
15/16 30d/s.S'ney & Melbourne...2/14 ..71 30 d/a. San F'co & New York. 503%
87944 m/s. Marks
.10034 [4 m/s. France
6 m/s.
do
..153
159
..101 BarSilver, ready
York......50.
Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100
Chinese 20 ots, pieces...869 Chinese...10
Hongkong.20
forward.......
1239 Gold Leaf per tael.
210 Bank of England rate.
2.59 Sovereign
::816
2.643
2.6614
.28 13/16
Malwa, Old
..... 2,100
Patna, Now
...1056
가
...$6
Hongkong.10
·....$61.
| Patna, Old,
2,700 perché:
2,500
Opium Quotation.
Benares, New
2,700
Malwa, New
Jan. 31. ..$1,000 perpic.
Benares, Old.....
2,500
SHARE REPORT.
Depedion may transfer at theh „påler cm u/ 8100 er mere to the Howezons AND STARINAI BARK to be placed er Hongkong & S'hai 3L25 {}, TIXED DEPOSIT
at 4 Pan Oms. per
For the HoraxoUS AND SHANGHA
⚫ BANKING CPORAZION,
N. J. ETABB, Chlaf Manage
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
SA-SALE
CLONING
2-BUYERS
3-SELLERS
Stocks & PAID UP VALUE.
BANKS.
2
($835
£85/10-
MARINE INSURANCE, Cantons
$50 $270
b.
North China
T130 sa. & b.
$100 $825
b.
£50 $192 b.
b.
$7 & b's of $2 for 1910 $27 for 1910
Unions
Yangtzes
FIRE INSURANCES.
China Fires
$20 $150 Hongkong Fires $50 $383
STIPPING.
China & Manilas $25 $10
Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Douglas Steamship $50 $34 b. Reserve Fund... ....
£1,650,000 Steamboats Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
Indo-Chinas
£1,200,000.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business 'trans- Boted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates, which will be quoted on application.
Wm. DICKSON, Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22|
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Capital Fully
BANK.
Faid-up...Sh. Taele 7,500,000 Head Office. Shanghai, Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe
Berlin.
Peking Singapore Tientsin
(Preferred) (Deferred)
Shell" Transports £1.
'Star Ferry'
$15 $284
}
£5 $88
b1
₤112/6"
£11 $10 $36
$100 $108 $100 $39
China Sugars
RI FINERIES.
Luzon Sugara
MINING, Chinese Engineerings £1 35/-
Trohobs
£1 88/-
Raubs
£14 DOCKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS Kowloon Wharfa 850 $77. H.K.&W'poa Docka$50 $60 · Shanghai Docks T. 100 T.69
b.
b.
b.
Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T.107 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 $115
b.
$73 b:
Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. Hongkong Hotels $50
Hongkong Lands $100 $101)
that the TWEST FOUREL LONDON BANKERS: URDINARY MEETINGLI SHARE Messra, N. M. Rothschild & Sons. HULDERS in OMPANY will The Union of London and Smith's Humphreys Estates $10 $81% so. & b.
At E COMPANY'S ] [
tich!
Bank, Limited. "
Agency, Direction der Disconto Gesell schaft.
FFICES, VICTORIA BILD- Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London IDUS on MONDAY 10th Feb.miy, 1818 at noun, for the purpose of re- calving the REPORT of the DIKEC-, TORS together with STATEMENT of ACCJUNTS for the year tug 31st December 1913,
3
The REGISTER of SHARES of she COMPANY will be alo:ed from Saturday, 1st Febinasy to Monday 1015 February, 1913, (both days inclusive), FIBE INSURANCE ASSOCIA. which period no TRANSFER, al
TION OF HONGKONG,
SHARES can be registered.
1
Kowloon Lands
$30 $36 Shanghai Lale T. 39. T. 89 West Points
830 $5434
COTTON MI1.15 ·
Account, DEPOSITS received:
INTEREST allowed on Current Manila M'pole Hotel P:10 P. 8
T. 30 T.147 b.
on application. Every description Hongkong Cottons $10 80 on terms which may be learned Ewos. of Banking and Exchange busi- ness transacted.
b.
LAST D.Y.DEND AND HATE
£2.0.0 at ex 2-1/16 equal, to $19.95 for 1⁄2 year onding 30'6'12"
$18 for 1911
Intorim of 10/- for 1911 Final of $20 making $50 for 1909 and Interim of $30 for 10) 1
$12 for 1909 an! Int. of $3 on account of 1910)
$1 for 1906
5 p.o. for year end'g 30'6'12 Dividend of $1 for half)
year ending 30'6'12 · (6 p.o. for year, 1910, on
preferred shares
(1/- per share Coupon No
19
15 p.e. for year ending
30.4.12 $5 for 1911
$3 for 1897
1/6 per shares final 1911)
(Coupon No. 18)
7/6 per share on 150,000 -1/2 för 1909
$3 for year end'g '31.12.11.
$1 final dividend for
year 1012
Tle. 3 for 1912
Interim of Tle. 3, för 1912
Tle. 6 29'2 10
$3 on old shares; $1.50
on newshares forhalf> year 30 6'12C RES Final div. of 13)1⁄2 makin $7 for 1012
40 cents for 1911
8275 for 1911
5p. o. for half to 30'6 13 -Final of $2.25 making
$4.25 for 1912***
15 per cent, for 1910
T4for year ended 31°10'10)
T7 for year ended 2012*10.
50 cents 31.7.08
$1 for 1911
70 cents for 1911:
$1.25 for year end'g 31'7′12
8.
MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Borneos.
$13 - $10.
b.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Light and Powers $101
Mausger
Do. (Spec.shares) $1) $2.80- Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.
b.
12 China Providents $10 694-8.
Dairy Farma
$6. $23.8.
$10 8434
b.
40 cents for 1911
b.
$1.40 per share
Interim of 62 for 1912.
By order of the Board of Direo- CHINA NEW YEAR BOLIDAY, W
tor MUW DRAY 8. NOKTUOUTE, OLICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN Land lovestment and Agency Co., Ld.,
Act.ng Beoreinry to the tongkong THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Green Islands that all FIRE INSURANCE
INDIA, LIMITED. OFFICES will be ULOSED for the Bailding Co., L
Agents for the Kowkon Land "ind "
Hongkong Electrics $10 $27 Authorised Capital. Tranand ion of PUBLIC BUSINESS Jongkong, 24th Jan, 1913.
£1,500,000 05 THURSDAY, the 6th February,
182 Subscribed
***** 1,125,000 Hongkong Ices $25 $200 Paid Up
562,000 Hongkong Ropes $10 $1956. b. By Order,
Reserved Fund
365,000 HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedlo Street, London, E.C.
1918.
A, R. LOWE,
Secretary. Hongkong, 4th Feb., 1918.
[162.
NUTIU
DATEOS
BRANCHES;
Bombay. Kandy,
THE SHANGHAI LIFE INSURANCE CO, LTD.
Calcutta. Galle
Howrah. Singapore,
Delhi Penang.
MARINE INSURANCE ASSOCIA. TION OF HONGKONG. NOTIFIED that on Thursday, CHINA NEW YEAR HOLIDAY.
8 MR. WONG гo cUN is re- ti log from bu iness, the Hong ald General Managers at Et February 6th, in addition to the or- George's Building, Chator Road, dinary trinn an extra inja will leave NOTI
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Kong Agency from 18 February 1918
that all MARINE INSURi bila charge of
Company at the Offices of the
Vistoria in the Colony of Hong Kowl-on at 10.15 am for Sham Chua AKCE OFFICE will be CLOSED kong, or at the Offices of lling at the Golf Come rossing for the Tranwalionef, PUBLIC
A
J. F. EUA DA SILVA Keras, Denton Locker Denoon
Faning.
General Agent.. BUSINESS on Thursday, 6th Fob Hongkong 1+ Febury 1713 On ito shoved to the train adver-} and Hareton No. 1, Jea Yorux Road Central, Vioonis tied to leave Koploon at 680 p.m., dary, 1918.
aforesaid, on sny week fay be will leave at 6 10 p.m. and the train tween the hours of 10 am, and airerti od to leave Fham Chan at F: 8.1¢
4 p.in.) be and the same are mill love at 6.14 p.meupdwill zoa
By Order,
A, R. LOWE,
3 Bedretary.
[158
1ereby adopted as the Articles according to Saturday and Sundayongkong, 4th Fob., 213. of the sold Company to the ex- timing.
etunion of and in substitution
for all the existing Article thereof
NOTICE.
By order. H.P. WINSLOW, Managor Kowloon, 3rd Feb 1018. 1:50
THE OFFICE of the Unden ned Dated this 27th day of January 1918;
vi far papaya han bag bỏên REMOVED BEA SHEWAN TOMES & CO. Madiers and Fanit Cakes 50 and CONSFIELD No. 1 BATTERY
General Maongoza 80 cents per lb. Wedding and Birth All from the 1st Febrast, 1018. QUEENSLAND ORMENT | Gay Onkou from $1,00. për lb, 1,2
A. M. ESSABHOY, SSUALEXANDRA GAYN QOU • Blangkong, 167 Febi 1915–1156
Notice
[117
Langkats
8. 10
T.744 b.
Morning Post
$25
Peak Tramway
Do. (now)
1822
b.
Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Philippines #10 65. Rangoon, Hongkong. Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.MS.H. Price & Co., Ld. $10.
Colombo, Shanghai.
? AGENTS IN JAPAN: Messrs. Jardine, Matheson Teen & Co., Ltd. BANKERS:
Bank of England; London Joint Stook Bank, Ltd,
4
ני
$0
Pre- Societe des ferred
Pulpesat $50-$30 Papiertarles paid...
up $50
du Tonkin
Benefit) $150 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.159. Steam Laundry $5 $14 United Asbestos EVERY doseription of Banking and Exchange business
Oriental Agency, $10 401 b. transacted. Stocks and Shares
Li bought and sold on account of United Asbestos Constituents. Letters of Credit Founders Shares
$10 $300,
CHINA NEW YEAR HOLIDAY. granted on Agents and Correggiatarken
pondents all over the world.Union Waterboat $10 $13 * Interset allowed on Current Ac- count a 3 per cent per annum Wolamono, Ltd. $10 $15 Deposits at rates which may be William Powell on Daly Balance and on Fixed Watson M ascertained on application.
In scorence with Ordina o Wo
ll be slowed for the transon of Fob of 1012 the EXCHANGE BANKS lie Bins on THURSDAY the 6th proximis "VT JUSAND AA 408, 8lah Jan, 1918,
$10 8634
taga pinu Zaburare
9. MAUDONALD, Corrected to 20 30
$1 interim account 1912
Tis..4% for 1912
None
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 conte on $1paid shares for year ending 304.12 Nono $1.50 for 19102
None
No dividend this year a 50 cts: for year end'g 30′5'1-
(20 per cent. por ordinary share for year ended 31′5:191273100
$1 per share, for year
ending 31'12 1912
25 per cent. for year
ending 31711
30 cents for 1910.
40 cts. year ending 30'6 12
RIGHT AND HORNBY