COMMERCIAL.
London Rubber Market..
The East Asistio Company's Daily Report for Feb. 3 says: The market in London Saturday w quiet. The closing prices
were :"
Hard fine Para spat ...... 4/31 Hard God Para forward... 4/31 First later crepe, delivery
Notice
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, ‹ MONDAL FEBRUARY 10 1918.
BRITISH NORTH BORNEO GOVERNMENT,
CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC
WORKS.
next three months...... 4/3 TUE BRITISH NORTH BOR- Analysis of Tronoh Output.
NŁO GOVERNMENT invità The output of tho Tronoh Mines tenders for the construction of about 12 in January was:-From mine Acres of Reclamation, the repain of picula 3,241.85, from tributers and an extension of 300 feet to a Steel picula 370.69, total picnle 3.622, and Ferro-conorate Jetty, the supply and "54. ValueFrom mine $229, sying of about 8 miles of 6" diar, and 569, from tributere $26,056.08,1 milu of leases Cast Iron Pipes, the total $255,625.08. Estimated
profit: From mine, after pay ment of all costs of development, capitalexpenditure, etc., $97,025, 'from tributers $1,302.80, totul
808,327.80...
Shanghal Bullion.
February 1, 1913.-
...Tls.
Mexican Dollars: market rate ::
Opening
Ulosing
...Tla
Dragon Dollars,
Native Bank Rate
HI
Bhangbai Gold
73 35 73.35
73.275
Bara: 078 touch Tls. 3.48 Bar Silver ...Tls. 111.15 Copper Cash ...per tael. 1,730 Sovereigns: bay
ing rate, at 2/10)Tls. 7.03 at Erch. 736-Mex, $95.55 Peking Bar ...Tla. 348) Native Interest...
Singapore Exchange.
Tebruary 1, 1913.
On London-Bank 4 m/s 2/4.7-16
On
Demand 2/4.5-32
Private 6 m/s 2/4.7-8
formation of an Earth Embankment, the construction of a Waste-weir, Ber- vice Tanks etc. and the supply and enction of Pumps, at Jeissiton; to gether with smaller Wsterworks at Sandakaa.
Copies of the Plans and Spesifiation may be inspected at the Engineer'a Ofee any morning on and after Batu', day February 1st 1918:
A set of Copien of the Drawing", Conditions of Contract, Specification, Schedules of Quantition, Bills of Prices and Form of Tander may be obtained at the Engineer's OFce on and after Batarday February 8th on presentation.
Entertainments |__
THEATRE
CITY HALL.
HOVAL
ALLAN WILKIE
AND FULL LONDON CO. TO-NIGHT
SHAKESPEARI'S FAROIDAL
COMEDY
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
TUESDAY, February 11th, OSCAR WILDE'S Play" LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN, (posliively last performance in Hongkong)
Curtain at 9.15 p.m.
· Prices, $3, $2 and $1. Booking at Messt. MOUTRIE &'Co.
NOTICE
den 12ten of One Hundred Dallers, Stralis Core AM MITTWOOD
Február, 1918, abunda · 9,15||| rency, returnable on receipt of a Bons giebt die Besatzung B.M.8. Teingtau” Fide Tender.
cine Abschlodavörstellung in der City Hall. Alle Deutschen Hongkongs und deren Damen siad "freundiishat ringeladen. Hongkong, 7th Feb., 1913.
* 189
· Sealed Tenders, socompanied by the above Documents, and upon the Form provided, must be deposited with the Engineer on or before Monday the 24th of February, 1918 at 12 noon.
The Government does not bind itself to socpt the lowest or any tender.
M. B. FRIEDBERGER,
A. M. Inst. C.E.
Bingapore
3m/s 2/4.19-321A, Rafles Quay. Germany-Bankd/d 238.1-2 6th J., 1919.
"Private 3 m/s 242.1-2 On France-Bank d/d 294-
Private 3 m/s 299
174.1-4 Private 30 de 175.3-4 On Hongkong-Bank d/d 12p.c. Private 33 dfa 13p.o.
On India-Bank T.T.
On Shanghai-Bank, did 82.3-1 Private 33 d/s 83.3-4
On Java-Bank T.T.
Engineer.
1 1058
Public Companies
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT
.COMPANY, LTD
THEATRE
ROYAL.
HONGKONG, For short season only, Commencing:
THURSDAY, 20th"Fabiukrý "MAURICE BANDMANN
announces
Mr. Henry Dallas and THE DALLAS COMEDY CO. Direct from London.
THURSDAY 20th February
BABY' MINE
Banks
Banks
ONGKONG
INTERNATIONAL BANKING HONARUNG AND BUANGHAI
CORPORATION,
Head Qcat-60; Wall Streek, Ne London Office zugó, Dishópugnin, C
BRANCHES →→
Călcatta
"Canton
C
Cólon
Hongko
Над
Caplial and RoseTER
Kobe Manila
Mexico
Ban Francisco
Bhaghai
Yakobima
#1, 105c gn (Gold)
PAID-UR, CAFTTAL
PRIZNES
压
0.8. Gulberg Bay EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING DUSÍ. C. B. Lara, Esq.
F. Libby Ely,
NESS,transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opobed on the sukt]
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, died for one year as
12 per sun, or for sharser periods, se incm, which
may be uncertained on applicatio
HILLS NEGOTIATIÁL 28¿ COLLECTED. MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES 'made.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS
'all the principal cities in the World Fas CREDIT BIs available all grec, the World, pa
COMMERCIAL LETTERS or CREDIT PIPURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shares
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and shed.
"OKORGE HOGG, Manager.
THE HANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF
„Queen's Road, Hodgking. Hongkong, lat Nov,; 1913 ............1912
THE
TT. Japan
T.T. India..bustqperati
Demand. India.........
Demand, Manila.
Exchange
Hom. Mr. O. E. Bo T/T. San Foo & New York...4998
!
Cair MAXAQERIO. Bonckout N. J. BRAKE,
ACTING MAKADKE.
SHANGHAI—X a. Srirükk,
Cosbon Bankini Toural Copart CAND W'meekomens Bank Lábiran,
On Curati Ansicists atžba | LERIJE on the dally baloričn
T/T. Java
T/T. Marka
T/T. Francs
"Subsidiary Co ins.. Discount per $100 Chinese...20 cta. pieces...$61.
30d/s. S'ney & Melbourne 2/1 5/16
Belling
laying?:
TIT Domand 30 d/s
7/16 | 4 m/s. L/C
2/11/16
4 m/s. D/F
2/13/18
60 da
6 m/s. L/C
2/134
4 m/s
T/T. Shanghai
714 30 J/a. San F'co & New York. 5014
T/T. Singapore
..875% 4 m/s. Marka
21432
.99
1513
m/s. France.2.63
.152
6 m/s., do
2:85
10094
BarSilver, ready285
forward
88-13/16
A122) | Gold Leaf portael....
20816Bank of England'rate. 2.571 Sovereign
.50
4.75%
$9.80
Malwa, Old
Patna, Now
2,700 perche
....$6 13/16
Hongkong.20. Hongkong.10
...$6
Patna, Old.
2,500
...$65
Opium Quotation.
Benares, Now
2,700
Matwa, Now....
Jan. 31. " $1,900 perpio. Benares, Old
2,500
SHARE REPORT.
3-SELLIES
SA-SALE
B-BUYIKS
Stocks & Paid ur Valur.
BANKS.
CLOSING
Q1ONE,
$835.
£85
$50 327214
£5 T130
$100 $825
<per Co. Chinese...10
Pir, 3 months, 156 por Cost, por Amman,
Par 25 manška, 4 por Cani, por Kanes.
E. J. STAHB, CHEM MAGATAL,
HONGKONG BAYINGS BANK.
THE Edo of the abere Bank l Man conducted by the HONGKONG OKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, AND HEANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION. Ezine may be obtained sa application deposits, in
LIMITED.
Established 1880., Authorised Capital Yen 18,000,000 30,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... Reserve Fund
17,500,000
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
Osaka
on the
the minimum Boothly Kinneos së 12) Pm
Depositure may tennelse nå theka apilars. balances of 8100 er mere to the Howe,co AND AMMAY BARK, të be placed b IXED DEPOHIT 23 4 Pax Court, par For the Homkoons And BetaNGKAT Bacon CoceOBLATION,
H. J. STARE, Chief Manager
"
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
Hongkong & S'hai $125
MARINE INSURANCE. Cantona North China'
Uniona
Yangtzes
Hongkong Fires
£50 $19216
FIRE INSURANCES.. China Fires
$20 $152
$50 $384
$25 $10
SHIPPING.
China & Manilas
Douglas Steamship $50 $34
Branches Antung-Hsion Bombay Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fengtien
Agencies st Nagasaki
Newchwang
New York
HEAD OFFICE.~LONDON. Paid-up Capital
b.
£1,200,000
Fekin
Ryoiun Port
Harbin Hankow
(Arthur)
Reserve Fund....... .......................... Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
Steamboats
$15 $284
b.
.£1,650,000
Indo-Chinas
£1,200,000 (Preferred)
(Deferred)
}
£5
$88
113/9 b..
£11
140.1.57 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Admitted to be one of the Funniest Honolulu
that an Extraordinary General Private 30 d/s 142.1-2 Meeting of the Green Island Cement On Japan-Bank
did 114.1-2 Company Limited will be held at the Sovereigns-buying rate $8.54 India Council Bills last
issue
1/4.1-16
India Council T.T. Inst
issus
Discount
3m8.
Bank of England rates.... Bar silver in London
ROYAL
Notices
GEORGE
1/4.3-32
4.3-4
5 p.o. 28.1-2
HOTEL,
Bitasted at Kowloon, wi bia a few mi- ants' walk of the Principal Landing stages of the BECOND SEAPORT IN THE
WORLD,
and in close proximity to the projected Office nd Terminal of THE KOWLOON-CANTON ·
BAILWAY,
i loe,
LEASE ON EASY TERMS. This Elite Esta libment has been condu tel as a First Class Hotel and is patronised by Bes dents of Hongkong and Kowloon and by the Shipping Com- munity. The Pr pietaris in a position to convince any prospective Lenree that the balioers is doing exceedingly well,and that it as la turned into a still more profitable oncern if taken oer by an expert who would devota bi- excla ive attention to the business.
The Proprietor his already spank $19,000 in thoroughly Renovating and Refarnishing the premises, and now reLY little teiniias to be expended except for | converting a piece of Vacant Ground adjoicing the Hotel Into an Open-Ait Skating Rink, Bowling Alley or Open- "AltCinematograph Bbow, etc., etc, fr
which it can be well utilized.
Inspection of booksallowed to any one making BONA FIDE offers to live,
sta.
For Particulars apply to
N°
H. BUTTONJBE,
olo Royal George Hotel. Kowloon, Hongkong.
(168 Hongkong, 8th Feb., 1918. HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY HALF- YEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in the Corpora- tion will be bald at the City Hall, Hongkong, on Saturday, the 22nd day of February, 1918, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors tarethaf with a Statement of Accounts to 81st Dreem- ber 19125K MEN
ffices of Blera. Shewan Tomes & Co. at St. George's Building Chister Road, Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong on Wednesday the 12th day of February 1918 at 12 o'clock soon when the sub- joined Resolutions which were passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 26th day of January 1913 will be submitted for confirmation as special Resolutions.
(1) That the Memorandum of Agree
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be alread from MONDAY, the 10th Febinary, so. BATURDAY, the 22cd February, 1918 (both days Inolusive), dari g which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.
Order of the Court of Dire
BJ.STABB,
Chiet Masager.
Kong here 6th Februars 1012 015.
mont bearing date the nineteenth day of April 1912 and made between Joseph Whittley No- bla, the Honorable Mr. Edward Osborne and the Honcurb Mr. Boary Edward Pollook (Manber of the Committes ap- piated by the Sbaraholders of the Grena Island Cement Com- pany Limited at the Anaual General Meeting of that Com- pany held on the twenty filth day of March 1911) of the one pari and Shawan Tomes & Co. in their capacity of General Managers of the Green Island Cement Company Limited f the other part. a, supplemented
Farces scon in England during the past Twenty-five years. FRIDAY 21st February "
THE WOMAN IN THE CASE
SATURDAY 22nd February
THE GLAD EYE MONDAY 24th February WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS
TUESDAY 35th February CHARLEY'S AUNT WEDNESDAY 26th February
BELLA DONNA.
· From St. James Theatre, London. Other performances will be duly announced.
Each production Brought in its Entirety from London.
Box Plan open at Montie & Co.
Doors open at 8.80. · Commence at 9:15 sharp, $5.57 $3.00, $2.00
Pines,
19.15
BIJOU.
PROGRAMME.
ALL NEW PICTURES
$1.00.
9.15
-
by a letter being date the The Demon Walts. A Nocturne. eighth day of May 1912 and addressed by the said Shewan | La Tomes & Co. an such Gonoml Managers as aforesaid to is ab.re named Members of the
Kobe Liao-Yang London
Lyons
San Francisco.
Shanghai
Tiehling
Tientsin Tokyo
Interest Allowed on Current Accounti
Deposits" received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained en application.
EISHI ONO,
Manager. Hongkong, 11th Jan., 1913.
Notices
[18
PARTICULARS AND CONDI TIONS of the lotting by Public Aure tion Sale, to be held on Monday, the 10th day of February, 1913, 8 p.m.,
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and
General Banking business trans-Shell" Transports.£1 acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-Star Ferry' ed and FIXED DEPOSITS 16- ceived for 1 year or shorter periodą at rates which will be quoted on application. en ape
Wm. DICKSON,
Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Capital.Fully
BANK...
$10 $36- REFINERIES. China Sugare
$100 $107 Luzon Sugara $100 (839
MINING. Chinese Engineerings £1 85/- Troncha Raubs.
£1 87/6
·81, 34
ROCK, WHARVES, & DOWNS
Kowloon Wharfs $50 $
6.
LAST, DIVIDEND AND TATK
£2.0.0 at ex 2/-1/16 equal to $19.95 for 6 year onding 30'6'12
$18 for 1911 Interim of 10/- for 1911 Final of $20 making $50)
for 1909 and Interim of $30 for 1911 $12 for 1909 án 1 Int. ofl *$3 on account of 1910)
"
$7 & b's of $2 for 1910
$27 for 1910-
$1 for 1906
5 p.c. for year end'g 30'6'12
Dividend of $1 for half
year ending 30°6′12
(6 p.c. for year 1910 on
preferred shares
[1/- per share Coupon No
19
15 p.a. 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 for 1909
$3 for year end'g 31.12.11
for}
H.K. & W pos Docks $50 $61 #a. & b. 81 final dividend for
year 1912 Shanghai Docks T. 100 T.69
Tls, 3 for 1912
Hongkow Wharfe T. 100, T.107 :
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS,
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin - Calcutta Canton' Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tainanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M.Rothschild & Sona.eus The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Aganov Direction: der Disconto Gesell schaft. INTEREST allowed on Current | 1. Account. DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned
Profession. -
at the Offices of 15 Pablic Work on application. Every description Department, by Order of His Ex- of Banking and Exchange buel Miss Alice.lancy the Governor of Two Lots of ness transacted.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Orown Land Der Ship Street and
Manager. below Kennedy Boad, in the Colony
Willes jo A. New Granjo (Scenic),
A Modom Girl and
of Hongkong, for a terni of 78, years, Hongkong, 9th Oct, 1911,
abora motioned Committee and THE WORLD'S LATEST NEWS. commencing from 18th September, 1899
by the letter of such members in answer thereto being date the 14th day of May 1912, bayand the same is hereby ratified and confirmed by the Shar holders of the said Company.
(2) That the regulations contained
in the copy of the proposed new Articles of Association of the
Green Island Cement Company
· With
-Miss CECILE STEPHANO
(1) "The Miner,"
(2) Kiss of Spring," (3) Life is bat A. Song,"
(4) Ben Bolt....
Miss DOLLY SWIFT (1)" My Busbarned Falome”
Limited (which for the purpose | (2) " Most me in Loreland To-Night,"
of identification have been aubsoribed by Mesars. Shewan Tomse & Co. General Managers of suoli Compnay, and, which may be inspected by any Shareholder of "the said Company at the Offices of the said General Managers at St. George's Building Übater Road, Victoris in the Colony of Hong- kong, or at the Olloon of Movers. Deason Linker Doñcon and Harsion at No. 1, Des Voeux Road Central, Victoria aforpeaid, on any weekday bo- tween the hours of 10:
Dod
4 p.m.) be and the same are hereby adopted se the Articles of the said Company to the ex- clusion of and in anbatitution - fór all the existing “Artioles
thereof
Dated thir 27th day of January 1915.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
General Marisgara,
GREEN BLAND ORMENT
7.15
· PICTURES ONLY
7.15
VICTORIA THEATRE.
A Block of Magnificent Films Just Arrived. SIN OF INGRATITUDE. Great Success of Miss ELSA WILLSON
also..
Miss NELLIE MAHER Matinees on Wednesdays, 6pm. Saturdays 4 p.m.; Sundays, 6 pm. Popular Prices.
Midlers and Fit Cake 50 and 60 deltà per lb. Welding add Birth- day Onken from $1300 per 16, ⠀⠀
AZUZANDRA CAPE CO.
and 10th February, 1918 respectively THE MERCANTILE BANK OF with the option of renewal at Crown Rents to be fixed by the Surveyor of Bin Majesty the King for one fur ther term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sule
₫ Lot Noi 1940 | Kegistry Ma.
Ining Inland
LOCALITY.
fost.
Boundary
Mensurement
fest fout wit
70
Antea! Rent
Upset Price
Paid Up
31
Fand 365,000 HEAD OFFICE:DN
b..
Anglo Franch Lands T.100 T.94 $115 Hongkong. Hotels $50-
$73 b. Hongkong Lands $100 $101) sa. & b. Humphreys Estates 310 $832 Kowloon Lands $30 $36 Shanghai Lands T 30 T. 89 West Points $50 $5434
Manila M'polo Hotel P.10 P. 8
COTTON MILLS.
Ewos Hongkong Cottons $10 $9
MISCELLANEOUS, China-Borneos$12 $10 Light and Powers $101 Do. (Spec. shares) $1}
$2.80 China Providents $10 $914
86 $23 B. Dairy Farms
$10 $4
T. 50 T.147 b.
Gréen Islands
Hongkong Electricn 810 82756
$25 $200 $10 $1914
g. 10
INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised
39
£1,500,000
1,125,000 Hongkong Icas
562,000 Hongkong Ropes
Langrats
Morning Post Peak Tramway
22
$10
40. Threadneedle Street, London E.C.
** BRANCHES:
Bombay. Kandy." Caloutta. Galle
Howrah, Singapore.
Delhi Penang
Do. (new) $181-
Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Philippines $10 $5 Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S.H. Price.& Co., Ld. $10
Rangoon Hongkong.
Colombo. Shanghai,
AGENTS IN JAPAN:
Messrs. Jardine, Matheson,
& Co., Ltd.
BANKERS:
Bank of England.
Pre-
Pulpeset $50630
Bociote den forred
Paplerterier paid..
du Tonkin pond
Benefit $150 Shanghai-Sumatras T.-20.T.150 London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd, Steam Laundry 65|| ||3434
United Asbestos VERY description of Banking Oriental Agency, 810 891% b.
and Exchange business Ld.................. transacted. Stocks and Shares Acad
**Asbestos HONGKONG & KOWLOON bought and sold on account of United A WHARF & GODOWN O., LTD. Constituents, Letters of Credit Founders Shares Mitsong bold granted an Agente and Corres-Union Waterboat BUZZWILLIAM SAMUEL polidents all over the world. M BROWN has been appointed
Interim of Tls. 3, for 1912
Tis. 6 29'2'10
83 on old shares, $1.50)
on new shares for half year 30'6'12
Final div. of $334 making
$7 for 1912
b.
40 cents for 1911 ·
b.'
$2.75 for 1911 452
5p.c. for half to 30'6"12 Final of $2,25 making $4,25 for 1912.
15 per cent. for 1910:
Tifor year ended 31*1010) Tfor year ended 20°12′10/
50 cents 31.7.08
$1 for 1911
70 cents for 1911
$1.25 for year end'g 31'7′12 40 cents for 1911.
$1,40 per share
Interim of $2 for 1912 $1 interim account 1912
None
414 for 1912
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents on $1 paidshares for year ending 30°4′12
None
$1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year 50 ota: for year end g 80′5′′1:
(20 per cent per ordinar
share for year ended *31*5*1912
Interest allowed on Current Ac-Weismann, Ltd. Acting Secretary of the above Company coun at 2 per cent per annum
Watson from this date.
on Daily Balanos and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be William Powell ascertained on loation,
$10 $300
$10 $131
$20 $15
$1 per share, for your
ending 8112 1912
15 per cent, for year)
ending 317:11
$10-$6
30 cents for 1910
OBR038
Chairman, Board of Director o lisagkang, 9th Feb, 1915,
40 óta, yeɛrénding 30'6′12
*Corrected 10 18-30 pm Feburary to 1911 bLWRIGHT AND HORNBY, Share and
F. C. MACDONALD, el Brokom. 8 Da Vene Ross. Ceritiul Teh address Recullude, -1.