lb
COMMERCIAL
January Rubber Returns.
Muliman. 27,870 lbs.
Bitang Malaka.-5,116 lbs. - Bukit Sembawang. — 10,003
"
Singapore United-15,000 lbs. Sem brong-1,056 lbs. Semsmha.-2,530 lbs. Cheng.-8,500 lbs. Sungei Bogan-1.728 lbs. Ayer Tawah.-5,408 lbs, Bruns-Perak.—1,157 lbs,' Bernam-Perak.4,344 lbs; Oicely. 21,640 lbs. Chemor United.--4,633 lba. Dominion. 12,710 lbs. Glenenly--6;100 lbs.. Lower Perak.-1,740 lbs. Ratanui. 10,671 lbs. Trolak.-8,708 lbs.
Sangei Kari (Sumatra.).
12,0/0 lbs.
Kempas.-6,000 lbs. Sekong. 0,155 lbs.' Anglo-Johore-0,222 lbs., total to-date 53,415 lbs., corresponding
iod last year 6,102 Ibe. ingapore United. Six months siding December 31, 79,088 lbs., January, 15,000 lbs. (estimated); to date, 94,088 lbs.; to same date last year 46,757 lbs.; increase 47,331 lbs.
Tebrau For six months ended December 31 100,117 lbs., for January, 20,405 lbs; to date 120,522 lbs., to same date last year 50,493 lbs., increase over Jaat year 70,029 lbs.
Manila Electric rates to be Lowered,
Notices
HONGKONG DOG SHOW.
PROGRAMME of Dog Show to ba
Stand Happy Valley on Saturday the held at the Jockey Linb Grand
10th March, 1918.
There will be olastea for the following Dogs, provided anfficient entrion are re- ceived. No prizes will be awardedjun lee there are 6 Coppelion (Expep
tons this rule at the discretion of the Committee.)
Chate,
- L. Fox Terriera Smo.th.
2. Do Hough.
8. Irish Terriers.
4. Rull Teniers,
6 Skye Tarciem
6.
berdeen Torriera,
7. Airedalen.
8 Lull Dog."
10,
9. Chow Dogs Smooth (Long Hair).
Du Rough (Short Hair) 1..German Babaefer Hundo.
Piaschos
19.
18. Dachshunds,
14. Printers,
15. Betters.
16. Spaniels.
17. Japanese Fugs.
18. Pekingeso 15: Toys. 20. Podes.
1. Nonderosipt Class. 22. Ballitor of puppies. 28 Cham, ionship for Hest Dog, 24. Championship for Best Bitch,
ENTRIES-lo a st6 p.m. on. the 5th March.
THE HONGKONG TELLGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1913.
Ente
THEATRE
ments
Banks
ROYAL.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORP ATION.
HONGKONG, For short season only),
Commerclog : "W SATURDAY, Stad February, MAURICE BANDMANN
Announces
Mr. Henry Dallas and.. THE DALLAS COMBDY-CO, Direct from London. SATURDAY 22nd February
THE GLAD -BYE MONDAY 24th February WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOW TUESDAY 25th February BABY MINB WEDNESDAY 26th February BELLA DONNA THURSDAY 87th February LADY FREDERICK FRIDAY 28 February THE WOMAN IN THE CASE Other performances will be daly
announced..
Each production Brought in Ita Entirety from London.
Box Plan open at Moutris & Co. Doots open at 8.80. Commenca at 9.15 sharp.
Hand Osceo, Wall Street, New York, Lendon Officer. Binhopiguta, X,C..
BRANCHES-
Bombay Cakutia Canton Ceba
Colon
Empire·
*Hongkong
Hankow
Capital and Reserve
about.
Kobe Auntie
Mexico
¿PERAMA
Paking
San Francisca
Shanghai -
Banks
LIONGEUNG AID SHANGHAI IL FAVEIRO CORPORATION:
BEKKTS "TUNDE:
PRIETORS.
4 m/s.
4ms DP
Sellin
FAIDUP CAPITAL
T/T. Domand
15/16
Parenting £1,000,000 13 5♫e wariykiatriens
[ 30°d/a*.
1/16
60 de
6 m/s. L/O
30d/s.S*ney&Melbourni
[:3/16,
30 d/s. San Too &
4 m/s. Matke
4 m/s. Franca Gm/8.
.9992
Covare- or HIRSOTOM
K. Shellho, Esq., Chairman
6,004,T/T. Shanghai
F. H. Armstron BayDeputy Chairman
B.
Dochwall, Laq,
G. Frimiand; Hay
38. Chabbay, Bag.
#1,060,000 (Gold)** | GB. Laurens, Eng.
$110,000
· EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI- NESS DIRDAscledi.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opined on the usual
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, desd for; one yene, ne 4% per annum, pe far shorter perioda, at rates, which may be macertlion on application.
BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, KALL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted
os all the pilacinal cities in the World.
THE LANES CIRCULAR PUSH for COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT |
CREDIT_SN available ali over the
PURCHASE and SALE of Blocks and Stars «5ected
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cashed,
GEOBOX HOGG,
Manager, mone
9, Queen's Road, Hongkong- Hongkong, 1st Nov., 131% 71912
Price, $8.50 $3.00, $2.00 & 31.00. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
ENTRANCE FEE-$100 per 9.13 Dog. ·
CONDITIONS,
Stand, Happy Valley on Saturday 15th 1. All Dogg must be at the Grand March not later than 10 am and mast be accompanied by their owner or toms responsible substitute sppointed by bim
a
Every Dog must be provided with cullar and chin.
8. No Dog may be remo el fom the how before G pm wihat pointissive
the Committes or a Steward,
The Dicision of the Committes and Judges to be accepted as forl
After six months of investiga- tion and deliberation, during which its personnel has been changed so often that only the ohairman remains, the Manila committee on electric lights has submitted its report, saya the "Cablenews.". Of chief interest to consumers of electric light is, the recommendation of thei committee that a general re- duction be made in the prices now charged by the Maails Elec- trio Light company. Effective January 1, 1913, the committee 6. 1 Dogs are enterad ta ba sold, recommende that the cost per this, with the amount, should botated on kilowat hour be reduced from 30 the uter form, but the emitton socept to 32 centavos, and that on Jaqu-¦ u › responsibility in the mattor : sry 1, 1914, a further reduction 7. Judging wil o momuncu at 12
ftwod távos be made. In addi- Noon.
schedules are submitted
g what is believed to be a jast charge for current in greater quantities than is used by the average consumer, and a flat! rate. Schedule No. 1 establishes
base rate of 32 contavos per kw. hour, and says that for bills less than P.20 per month this rate should be flat. For bills between P.20 and P.50, 5 per cent dis- count; P.50 to P100, 10 per cent discount; and at proportionate
rates until P.400 is reached, when
BIJOU.
PROGRAMME.
9.15
ALL NEW PICTURES The Water Funter. (Max Linder) The White Nigger (Prince) Carly's Dorotisa DRAMA:—A Model's Sacrifica Football at Home
PATHE GAZETTE.”
and
Miss CECILE STEPHANO Miss DOLLY SWIFT
to refure entry to the show-yard of any 5. The atomittee move the right Dog wthout attributing any Ron Grand
erefor.
Committee:
Hon Bir O. P. Chator C.M.G.
Hon Mr. U.. Ross.
Mr. N. J. Stabb.
Mr. G. Frichland.. Dr. J. W, Nob'e
Mr. H. J, Gedge. Mr. J. E Gresion (Hon. Secretary).. Mr. J. Pat:rson (Hun. Treasurer),
Messrs. Lane Crawford & Co. have kindly c.nten på to plovida Sumut's Dog Bis uits Tres of où arg Hongkong 11th Feb., 191.3.
T 174
a discount of 25 per cent should OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE
be allowed. The committee
recomend that this should
Vzok into, effect as on January
013 which would make it
DINNER,
reffonctie Schedules No. 2 and IT is proposed to hold the annual Ox-
ford and Cambridge Dinner on the
in Few Songs
Friday 21st inst.
Miss DOLLY SWIFT
THE
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
F. Látky Bay
W. E. Pattendees
JA. Plummer,
Hon. Mr. Hus
EL A. Blabs, Bagi,!
· Cierny MANAGERI
Hongkong-N, J. Steam,
Actino MARLZER, SHANGHAI-A. O. STERKEY, London Bass Lesber Covert A300 WINCHER, BANK Lunengan.
Homexorg-ekuler, AltowID,
On Demand Assocrate il'khe zina af 3 pace Coni, Auton karating keskend
KUNŽERKE DEPOSITS:
'Tw›,8 mondhu, 256 por Outd, pOR ÅRSUR, Zoe^i maskin, 23% pre Čatak, por Aussen. Par 13 maslo, à pie Cost, por ANEUM..
3. J. STARB, CLľať Manátic
"HONGKONG BÁVENUS BANKE
TUR, Bunknow" of the abere Bank in sonducted by the ́HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
BATION, Bale many be obtained. EFT an deperits is allowed on the minimum monthly balinens så $4 Fær Care, per maskim,
Doppelbers may transfer at thela apalen valinous af:8100 er mere to the Houtcom
T/T. Singapore
TT, Japan
T.T. India haitik Demand. India..................
Demand, Manila
T/T. San Foo & New York.
TT. Java.... T/T. Marks
T/T. France
Subsidiary Coins: Discount per $100 - Chinese 20 ets. pieces...$6 Chinese ...10 Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10
do
BarSilver, ready
forward 122 Gold Leaf per tuel
Bank of England rat
2073
56 Sovereign.
Malwa, Old'
Patna, New
Patna, Old
Benares, New,
2,800
800
Malwa, Now
82,500 perpic. Benares, Old... 2,800
..$676 Opium Quotation.
Feb. 14.
SHARE REPORT.
Authorised Capital Yan 48,000,000 BAHAY BANK to be placed on Hongkong & Shai $125 Paid-up Capital
30,000,000 | #XED DEPOSIT 3l 4 Pan Quarz, pr Reserve Fund ...... 17,500,000M,
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
Branches Antung-Hsien Bombay. Calcutta Changchun
Dairen
Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang New York
Osaka
For the HomeztoION AND EDLAMIRÁT Ramkies CourORATION,
N. J. STARE, Uhief Manager
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal
...Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
Pekin
Fongtien
Ryotun Port
Harbin
(Arthur)
Hankow
San Francisco
하
Paid-up Capital
Honolulu
Shanghai
Reserve Fund....
Kobe
Tiehling
Liao-Yang
Tientsin
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
London
Tokyo
Complimentary Benefit to Lyons
· ( Bro S ̧ecial Ad.) VICTORIA THEATRE.
The Film of THE ATHLETIC SPORTS. During Manila Carnival: Showing The Ubampion baseball play Wia by Japaness Team. Special Picturo Taking by PROF. SATAKE
OF
The Winnor's Team will be present The Meijl University (Tokio).
at To-Night's Show,
of The Eminent & Wellknown
Baritons
Mr. E. OSSIPOFF.
Great Success of MIBS ELSA WILLSON Matineen on Woundadays, bpm. Baturdayn 4 pin. ; Mondays, 6 pm. Popular Prions.
Notice
" ROYAL GEORGE HOTEL,
lages of the..
Interest Allowed on Current
Account...
Deposita received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained en application,
EISHI ONO,
Manager,
'DIVIDEND AND WATE.
£2.0.0 at et 2/-1/16 equal t to $19.95 for 14 year
ending 3061220
S-SELLERS
SA-SALE
IB BUYERS, TUTO
SLOCKS & PAID UP VALUE.
CLOSING
BANKS.
*$825*
MARINE INSURĀ Cantone North China
£84 $850. #275 £57. T132
Unions
$100 $830
Yangtzes
£50 $19214
FIRE INSURANCES, China Fires.'\"; $20 $153 Hongkong Fires *$50 $985
SHIPPING,
China & Manilas 825 $10 £1,200,000 Douglas Steamship 350 $34 £1,650,000 Steamboats
$15 8273
(Preferred) £5 $88 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and (Deferred) General Banking business trans-
acted.
£1,200,000 Indo-Chinas
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
20
ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re-Star Ferry" ceived for 1 year or shorter periods
111/6
Shell" Transports:£1
REFINERIES)
#8103636
$100 $106 Luzon Sugara "$100- 839 ·
MINING. Chinese Engineerings £1 33/9
at rates which will be quoted on China Sugars application.
Wm. DICKSON, Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912, [22 Y
Hongkong, 11th Jan, 1913. (18EUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Public Gompanies.
THE CUINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE Co, L.,
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Hoad Office-Shanghai, Board of Directors-Berlin. 'Branches:-
Calcutta Canton Berlin Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tainanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. HE SIXTEENTH ORDINARY LONDON BANKERS!
ANNUAL MEETING of Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. SHAREHOLDERS in the CompanThe Union of London and Smith's will be held at the Offices of the Com-
Bank, Limited. pany, St. Gesign's Building, No C: Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London
Agency. Donnaught Road, on FRIDAY, 21 February 1313, at 11. 80 am, for the Direction der Disconto Gesell-
schaft. parpes of receiving a Statement, u
INTEREST allowed on Current tal Managers for the year ending 81st Account. DEPOSITS received Decomb r 1912, docinringa Diridend on torme which may be learned and el oting Consulting Committee on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange busi and Autors
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the nese transacted.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Company will "ULOSED fom MONDY theebury. 1918, Hongkong, 9th Ock, 1911. Manager. unul FRIDAY, the 31+ Fouruary,
3 ure optional with the consumer. 20th Marc›, 1914, * Nossa lit rate of P1.20 per All Oxford and Camb.idge mea Situated at Kowloon, wi hi's tow mi month of each 16 candle power wishing to nient are requated to noti-nates wait of the Friicipal Landingoconuts and the Itepert of the G. G light installed, and stated that this fy the uuder in d. rate shall apply for the period The Chief Justice he kindly on SECOND SEAPORE IN THE from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. The first Fented to take the onir, and Sir
WORLD, light is to be installed free,
and in close proximity to the projeed the second for P.5, the in-
Office and Terminal of stallations
THE KOWLOON-UANTON-
RAILWAY,
remain to
the of property
the company. Bohedule 3 sets out installation
Charles Eliot the vice chair,
PHILIP W. GOLDRING,
Line. Secretary.
charges by the month, the price LESSONS IN CHINESE. per lamp ranging from 20 to 50 centavos, and current rates from
20 to 25 centavos for 60 3k: w.
hours per month. Last of these MRLI HON FAN, & Chinese gradante verd in literature, schedules is No. 4, which the committee recommenila shoulda been a teacher to Europesa officials go into operation on January 1, and merchants in this Colony for over 1914 This establishes a base en resis
Infor LEASE ON EASY TERMS,9 3, both days incliaire
SHEWAN TOMES & CO. This Elite Esta.lisement has been
General Managem conducted as a First Class Hotel and is Hongkong, 12ıb Fab., 1918 (171 patronised by Residents of Hingkong. and Kowloon sad by the Shipping Com
uncity. The Proprietor is in a position HONGKONG & to convince any prospective Leases that the business is doing exceedingly well, and that it can be turned into a still more profitable concern if taken over by an
SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
He has a good method is insing expert who would devote his cxela ire NOTICE IS HENRY HALF- GR BRANCHES: -
Tronoha £188/" Raubs
OCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNS.arning Kowloon Wharfa. $50 $76 H.K.&W poa Docks $50 + $60 **. Shanghai Docks T. 100 · T.69′ Hongkew Wharfs T. 100 T.107 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Anglo French Lands T,100 T.94
Hongkong Hotels ~$50%
$73 Hongkong Lands $100." #101
Humphreys Estates $10 $814 b." Kowloon Lands $30 $33.b
Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 89. West Points: $50 $5494
Manila M'pole Hotel P10 P. 8
COTTON HILLS
T50 T.146 Ewos ....
RS MISCELLANEOUS Hongkong Coltons 810 8934 China-Borneos. ⠀⠀ $12 $10 Light and Powers $101
Do. (Spec. shares) $1} $3
China Providents; $10-$916 - Dairy Farms $662315
12
Green Islands
Langkats
Morning Post Peak Tramway
810 8432
g. 10 T.73
-$25-1822
$108112
8181
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Hongkong Electrics 810 62814 b. Authorised Capital £1,500,000 Hongkong Ices. {{{F825
$200 Subsoribed
....... 1,125,000 Paid Up
*****562,000 Hongkong Ropes $10 $20 Reserved Fund........................$65,000-
WHEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle Street, AP London, EC. rate of 30 centavos per kilowatt Europeane to pass in the China-e ex attention to the basinera hour with a proportionate redac-amisation, and is posseerd of a first
that the ORDINARY HALF- | Bombay, Kandy.! tion according to the amount of rate certificate Chinese teacher. $12,000 in thoroughly Beñorating and SHAREHOLDERS in the Corpors Howrah Singapore, u
The Proprietor an already spont YEARLY MEETING of the Calcutta. Galle. Current used, as in Schedule 1. He has also a good knowledge of Refinishing the premises, and now version will be held at the City Hall, Delhi Penang:
| Maudario and. Häkka. "Ipal, of King's College,
little remains to be expended except for Hongkong, or Saturday, the 22nd day Madras. Kota Bahn, Kelantan. Those who intoad lestuing the Chin-converting a piece of Vacant Ground of February, 1918;cat Noon; lurt Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.MS. -London,
ese language are requested to write care adjoining the lotel into su Open-Air purpose of receiving the Report of the eBaor
Ronald Barrows, of Hongkong Telegraph" office or Skating Rink, Bowling Alley or Open Court of Directoca together with professor of Greek, Manchester direct to 87 Hollywood Road, 1st Boor. Air Cinematograph Show, etc., eto, la ement of Accounts to 81st Deceta University, has been appointed principal of King's College,
ber 1912 Hongkong. 29th Jan, 1999, [148 London, by 130 votes to 51,
Public Companies
NOTICE.
THE FAMINE IN CHINA.
ADE & GENTLEMEN WOUT Fanice Districts with en
beg to iufmour Customere at of 80,000 square l'es
we hire removed to No 87 Que' lid. TWO and a ball million peop Central on Tuesday the 18.b inst
Bilk and Grass Linea Dres&lonse
croarren, showin, "Mandi 00ste inll or sorts of goods
facing cation.
PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI, BUTION TU-DAY.
Do had from our 8 ore at Tey mo- IT WILL HELP TO SAVE LIFE,
Keiled, vide
A tri is earnestly su
Sour faithfully KAJUHOTIRMAL & Co. Hongkong 18 Fek, 1913,
Treasure, H. O. GULLAND. Es Manager, Internaticani. Banking 0:-, poration, Shanghai...
which it can be well utilized...
Tarpection of booksallowed to any one making BONA FIDE, offers to lease, eta,
For Particulars apply to:?
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be closed from MONDAY, the 10th February, to SATURDAY, the 28ad February AHRUTION EE, T 1918 (both daje -inclusive), during
c/o Boyal George Hotel,
which period iransfer if Shares can Kowon, Hoagkong."
be zei tored. Hoogkongvöll Fab., 1976... [168
Public Companies
NOTICE
R. WALLAGE HANSEN
→ By Order of the Cost of Dimes
N. STABB,
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 6th Fahrmary, 1948, fi155
Isdiers and Finit Onken(50 2003
Ming left our fim, the Power of Attom which he held since May 81st, 1013 has been cancelled. BACARTHUR NILSSON & Coa
10165,101830 183RQUATANTANUBA CAVE 00.
Rangoon. Hongkong. Calambo. Shanghai
1
VAGENTS IN JAPAN: " Messrs. Jardiné, Matheson
& Co, Ltd. S BANKERS: Bank of England London Joint Stock Dank, Ltd,
Do. (new) Philippines $10 85 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6
Pre
Booiste des ferred
Pulpenet be$500 $30 Papierteries paid
.b.j
du Tonkin up $50 JONAS Benefit) [$150 Shanghai-Sumatras T-20T150 DE Steam Laundry $5 United Asbestos
Oriental Agency, $10 $91
VERY description of Banking EA
and Exchange business Ld. transacted. Stocks and Shares
United Asbestos bought and sold on, nocount of
Founders Jharos) Constituents. Letters of Credit granted on Agents and Corres-Union Waterboat condents all over the world
Interest allowed on Current Ac- Weismann, Ltd. counts at 2 per cent per annum
Watson n' Dally: Balance, and on Fixed
William Powell: eposits at rates
which may be on application a
Carricted 25 tego, pasi
$10 $2300.
$10 - $14 ______b.
$10615
$10
$18 for 1971 "Interim of 10 for 1911 Final of $20 making $50 for 1909 and Interim of $30 for 1931.
· : $12 for 1909 an 1 'Int of} : $3 on account of 1910,
$7 & b's of £2 főr 1510. $27 for 1910
$1 for 1906
mp teneat
5 pa for year end g30'6'12 Dividend of $1 for half year ending 31*12*12 f6 po. for year 1910 on
preferred shares
(1/- per share Coupon No
19
15 pic for year ending. 30.4.122.
$5 for 1911
$3 for 1897
1/6 per shares final 19111
(Coupon No. 18) 7/6 per share on 150,000. 1/2 för 1909
$3 for year end'g 311231 -$1 : final dividend for
year:1912 at Panel as the Tis. 3 for 1913ank Collgesi Intorim offle. 3, for 1913-
Tls. 6 29'2'10
83 on old shares, $1.50); on new sharesforhalf year 30'6'12
Final div. of $311⁄2 making $7 for 1912 440 cents for 1912
-$2:80 for 1912":
15 pc. for half to 80'5'12 Final of$2,25 making $4.25 for 1912 Meter 15 per cent for 1910-1
T4 for year ended 31 10 101 T7for year ended 20'12'10
40 cents 31.7.087/22
$1 for 1811
70 centa for 1911
"SL.25 for year end's 40 cents for 1911
per share
Interim of $2 for 1912 $1 interim account 1913
Tis. 414 for 1912
None
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30412 None $150 för 1910
None
No dividend this yea
50 cta. for year end'g 30'5'1
20 per cent per ordinary share for year ended 315′1912 19
$1 per share for year
ending 31 12 1912
85 per cent for: year)
ending 81211
30 cents for 1010
49 cta. yearending 80'6 12. DHORNBY