COMMERCIAL
SHARE REPORT.
HOLT LINE'S
GREAT PROFIT.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 1913,
The report of the China Mutual Messrs. Wright and Hornby, Steam Navigation Company (Holt 9.18 in their Weekly Share Report, Line, Liverpool) for last year
dated March 29, state :--
the
Entertain nts BIJOU.
PROGRAMME,''
9.15
THE FIRES OF REVENGE Her Guardianship" (Comic), The Marcanloni Quartette (Acrobats)
shows that, including £17,770 The Famous Two-Part Drama
profit The March Settlersent passed brought forward,
very satisfactorily yesterday amounted to £337,407. Of this and although there has been a 75,225 is applied for deprecia- fair amount of liquidation for this tion, £100,000 is placed to reserve, account, values have not declined and final dividends of 3 per cent to any great extent. The market making 8 per cent for the year, to-day closes firm with upward are recommended on the ordinary and ordinary B shares, together tendency.
with a bonus of 100 per cent on he ordinary shores (the letter absorbing £$3,680), while £38,027 is carried forward.
Fars Rabber-Shows a further decline ic pries and is now quote: at 3/0 1-2 per lb. with the market for shares stently.
Bir Silver is 28:0/16 por oz for ready and 28-7/8 per uz for for ward delivery, aloady,
Exchange opened to-day Bi 1/15-6/16 TT.
Binks-Hongkong & Shang. liai Binks are a Strong Market at $807) af.or sales at the rate. London quotes £80/10/- :
The following table gives o the 1911 comparison with results:-
M
1912. 1011
£
Profit......
.319,721...185,843 Broughtforward 17,776... 16,720 Available ......337.407, 202 663 Depreciation... 75 225... 60,042 Marine Insurance: - Unions To reserve......100,000... 60,000 Ordinary dividend 100p.c....30p.c. have improved from $837) to s buying quotation of $810 with Curried forward 38,027 17.776 no shares offering under $815.om the profits of 1910 £78,105 Cantons have been dealt in at was put to depreciation and 3285 and close steady. North £30,000 to reserve and a dividend Chinas have bayers at The 135 of 18 per cent was paid. For 1000 the distribution was 6. per and Yangtszos of $200 Ex 73.
Fire Insurances-Ilongkong cent, and for each of four years Fires are in comind at $356) before that 5 per cent. The after numerous sales at the rate capital consists of £107,300 in Chinn Eires can be placed at
preference and ordinary shares. with about £90,000 paid up, and $147) ex. div.
ordinary B shares, beating 0 per cont interest to the amount of £231,040.
Shipping: There are buyers of Hongkong Canton and Masão Steamboats at $271. Chian and Manilas at $0) and Douglas's at 836. Indo Chinas have boon is good demand throughout the week Bad shiros bave changed hands at various rates from 893 to $90, the Market closing with buyers at the latter rate, London quotes 89/L0/6 sellere for the combined shares. Star Ferries are wanted at $303. Shell Transports have improved from 11 to 110/6
HARRY THAW'S IM- PRISONMENT.
The Alleged Attempt to
Bribe a Doct‹r.
NEWS OF THE DAY
(Pathe Gazette) Miss CECILE STEPHANO (a) The Waves of the Rolling Deep" (b)" Only Love Droams."
Miss VIOLET BONETTA
(a) Roso Time." (b) "Do they do There
Things in London."
7.15. PICTURES ONLY 7.15 VICTORIA THEATRE,
Enormous Success of the THUNDERBOLT MAN, Wonderful twiatur &latoria inal Dano 8.
ALEXANDER GALINSKY.
Enormous Success of the FAMOUS ARTIST
longs in
Miss ARKAS,
English, Russia, Portogu
& Itin The Charming Sari Da cer FRED VARDEA, The Magn first "Now film, AVIATO'S SECRET.
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION."
Hand Office:-o, Wall Street, New York. London (es 1–36, Bishopsgate, E.C.
BRANCHES
Hloubay.
Calcula
Canin
Caba
Colon
Impla
Hongkong
Bankow
- Čaplisi and Résaree ammessi 17,000,000 (Gold)
about........
EVERY.DESCRIPTION OF BUSI
NESS Lacted
CURRENT ACCOUNTS upened on the in
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Aved for one your mi
Banks
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING-÷CORPORA-
-TION:
1/1130d/s.'noy & Melbourne....8/-34:
4 m/s. Franos
6-m/a.
do
BarSilver ready
Exchange
Selling
Buying.
TT.
Demand
Paid-up Capital'.
Mexico
RESERVE FUNDS:
.$15,000,000 30 as 60 d/B
1/117/16 6m/s L/O
1/11 5/16 4 m/s, L/C
.1/11964 m/s. D/P ̧
3/1136
....2-1/16"
Panama
Peking
Storling
4 m/s
*San Franch co
Shanghai
̈£1,300,000 at 2/=
T/T. Shanghai
73 30 ds. San Foo & New York. 4814
Silver
$15,000,000 7,000,000
T/T. Singapore
.834 4 m/s. Marks.
TT. Janan
2.514
T.T. India
2.5314
$32 200,000 | Demand, India
Resorve Liability of
Domand, Manila
26 9/16
forward..
Gold Leaf portael......
.50
199
Bank of Englund rate.
5%
2:46
Sovereign
$10.15
Subsidiary Coin B,
Malwa, Old.......... 3,200.
Discount per $100
Chinese...20 ots. pieces...$7 9/16
Patria, New
3,200 perche
Chinese...10
...$734
Hongkong 20
Hongkong,10
15656. ...87 9/16
Patna, Old............ 3,100
Oplum Quotation.
Benares, New ..........* 3,250
Malwa, Now
Feb. 27. ....$2,900 perpio
Benares, Old......... 2,900
IX por um, or for shorts perioda, ut exten, which,
y he ascertained an applicatios.
HILLS NEGOTIATED und COLLECTED. HAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
mada.
Proprietors...........$15,000,000 | T/T. San F'co & Now York
COURT OF DIRECTORS. T/T. Java
F. II. Armstrong, Faq-Chairman T/T. Matiks
"LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted | Hon. Mr." C. H. Ross-Doputy | T/T. Franos
on all the arbacipal cities in the World,
THE BANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF GERDIT available all over the World,
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF, CREDIT
İstedi.
FURCHASE, and SALE) of Stocks and Shares
cind TRAVELLERS CHUCKS sold and cashad. GEORGE HIGO, :,
Mazinger. 9, Queen's Road, Hongkong
1912 Hongkong, 1st Nov., 1919
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... .30,000,000 Reserve Fund....
17,500,000
Head Office,-YOKOHAMA.
Branches Antung-Hsien
Bombay Calcutta Changchun Dairon.
Public Gompanies Fengtion
Harbin Hankow
THE HONGKONG, CANTON & Honolulu
MACAO STEAMBOAT 0), Kobe
LIMITED.
NOTICE.
NOTICE IS BEREBY GIVEN
that Scrip Certificate No. 754. issued 80th May 1911, for twen y-five
Liao-Yang London Lyons
Agencios at Nagasaki
Chairman,
8. H. Dodwell; Daq. G. Friesland, Esq.
C. S. Gubbay, Esq. G. R. Laurent, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E, Shellim. .. A. Siebs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb. ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai A. G. Stephen. London Bankere--London County and Westminster. Limited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed.
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent por Annum on the daily balan
SHARE REPORT:
S-SELLERS --
SA-SALE
B-BUYER!
Stocks & PATD uy Valox.
CLOTING
DANKS.
24 per cent per | Hongkong & S'hai 3125 -
201
Nowohwang
ON FIXED DEPOSITS:
$80734
Bå
New York
For 3 month
Osaka
Annum
£80/10/-
Pekin
For 6 mon3. 24 por cent per MARINE INSURANCE
Cantons.
850 $285
88,
Ryolun Port"
Anniti.
North China
£5 T135
b.
Unions
$100 $840
b.
(Arthur)
San Francisco
Shanghai, Tishling, Tientsia
Tokyo
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed
EISHI ONO
For 12 in hs, 4 per cent per
Anuum.
N. J. STABB. Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS-BANK
E Business of the above THE
Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING LORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on sp-
A New York lawyer, giving evidenco before the Governor of New York State's Committee of bares pombord 89786/39730, 789/periods at rates to be obtaine 1 on plication. Inquirynt Albany, admitte 1 (says 7415 and 27026/27038 of this application. Router's correspondent) that on Company, is the ams of Gabrie Refineries-Chin Sugars have gont of Harry Thaw, the mil Pouliet Orier has been lost, and thic buyers at $103 and Luzina utionaire who killor Mr. Stanford the same not be produced before the Hongkong, 11th Jan. 1913,
19th April 1918, New Borip Cettiskstė White,puid him $25,000 (£5,000) bu aurd, the bald Gabriel Ponte THE CHARTERED BANK OF usa contingent retainer to secure Uxier, no trinmctions taking!
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND Thaw's release from the Maltea-place duder the sald Edip Cartieste
CHINA.
ayers,
$38.
Mining-Raubi are obtala. able at $13.85. Tronohs are quot
ed from London at £4.1 mid-an State Hospital for the ins ne No 7642 will be negnised by the dle ex div. Laugkate owing to le denied the accusation, made Coupsny. settlement iuflusuces have sellers Dr. J. W. Russell, the super- at Tls. 69) after sales at the rate. infcadent of the hospital, who
Dooks Wharves and Godowns:
Hongkong and Whampoa Deak: close with buyers $674 annghai Dock at Taela 61 and Kowloon Wharves at $75.1-2.
W. E. OLARKE.
Secretary,
Notices
told the Committee a fow days longkong, March 11th, 1918
go that he had been offered $20,000 by a lawvor if he would releaeo Thaw. The lawyer do clarod that on the contrary Dr. Russell told him he would not do anything for Thaw uolesa he got
Lands Hotels and Buildings: Hongkong Lands have fmproved from $103 to $105 buyers. Ke.money for it. loon Lands aró wanted at $35.
West Points at $56, Unmphreys Estates at $8 and Hongkong Hotels at $115 for the old and $75 for the new shares..
Public
LESSONS IN CHINESE. MB
Manager,
18
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1858.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON... Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund........... £1,650,000 Reserve Liability. of
Proprietors £1,200,000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.
R LI HON FAN, Obine
gradasta vered in literature, CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- been teacher to European officials ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re-
Yangtześ
FIRE INSURANCES.
SHIPPING.
£50 $200
$20 $14734 b. $50 $356, 80.
China Fires Hongkong Fires China & Manilas 25 39% Douglas Steamship $50 $36- Steamboats
INTEREST on deposits is al- Indo-Chinas lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent. per an- num. 3
Depositors may transfor at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai -Bank-to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Per Cont. per annum
For the Hongkong and Shang- hal Banking Corporation,...
N.J. STABB, Chief Manager.
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Capital Fully
Auction.nd merchants in Luis Colony for overceived for 1 year or shorter periods Berlin
ten yonid.
R.
Cotton Mille:-Hongkong Cot-
NOTICE, Etons are quiet at $101. Shenghai
PUBLIC AUCTION. Cottons have buyers at Tus. 130, Ewo 8142), Lion Kang Mows PARTICULARS AND CONDI« |TIONS of the latting by Public Auc- 8110 and Kung Yiks 14).
tion Bale, to be held on Monday, th Miscellanoo; - Hongkon
Blot day of March, 1918, at 3 p.m., Electrics have buyera nt $311, the Offices of the Public Work Thopes at $19, Dairy Farms at Department, by Order of His Ex- $26, Watsona at 0.60. Electric sellency the Goven or, of One Lot of Trams at 0/42. Park Trams at Crown has no e Rentedy Road 11.34 and $1.00 China Borneos in the Colony of B-ngkong, for a ton
He has a good method of training Europeans to pass in the Chinese ex- mination, and is pissorsed, of a Årst
A
at rates which will be quoted on application.
Wm. DICKSON, ManagerY
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Tacle 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai, Board of Directors-Berlin.
Branches: ge Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tainanfa Tsingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERB: Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank; Limited: Notices A Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London
Agency, at THE OBINA PROVIDENT Direction der Disconto "Gesell-
schaft. LOAN AND MORTGAGE
INTEREST allowed on Current CO., LTD.
Account DEPOSITS received (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) on terms, which may be learned Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- on application. Every description
of Banking and Exchange busi perty, &c.
ness transacted; -we
rata certificates Chinese teacher. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22 de has abo good knowledge Mandarin add Hakka.
Those why intend learning the Chin language are requested to write car of "Hongkong Tairgraph" ofce, litt to 37 Hollywood Bond, ist flour,
Hongkong, 29th Jan, 1912
NOTICE.
at 801 and Watkins at $3.00 of 75 year, with ia option of renewal WM. POWELL, Ltd., bring There are sellers of Cements Crown Route to be fixed by the at $4.30. Union Waterboats at Surreyor of His Majesty the King, forsi h long and varied experience, bag to
175 Steam Lundries at $4,00ne forthe term of 75 years,
cured tho serviss of a cutte
ancunse thee tabli hment of a TAIL-
and Wm. Powells at $03:42. PARTICULARS OF THE LOTORING DEPARTMENT in thei
Quotations received from
Tandoo by cable, to-day:
Bail Banksy
#Indo. 80/10/0.Middle price |
9/10/8 Sellers
Shell Trans-
ports 5/16/0 Bayera
Tronobs
II.K. Electrio
4/1/0- Middle
ex. divid
Trums 6/6 Buyers.
Ural Wate
Cuapians 60/6
LOCALITY.
Bondary
MAKITA KASI.
If
11.
W.
IL
perate plan. 8,fe, 60 1,20
Middo | Public Companies
900 Year-old Church. The Archbishop of Canterbury preached recently in St. Allege, O cenwich, which was celebra- ing its 90th annivoresry.
One Win in 18 Years,
* A narrative of ill luck at hora Rooge told in Windsor Bank uptcy Court by Edward Cull; o Belmont, Cookham, who came nr examination. He had year, and lount £100 a year by ng The OfficialFecal on have been betting NATAY TH ighteen years?
#ivo, you won sny-
won 32 once
vor and
examination was adjourned,
mein Stre, Des Vo ux Bosd, ·
A tral order would be greatly ap proclated. All Garments will be made in our own workshops.
OSMAN: V-CASUM.
MILLINERS & DRAPERS LADIES & CHILDREN'S
WEAR.
THE CHINA BORNEO CO16
LIMITED.
Goods received on Storage, Advances made on Merchandise! Loans made on the Provident
System,
Bystem.
b. $15 $274 b.
(Preferred) (Deferred)
"Shell" Transports £1
"Star Forry."
REFINERIES.
£5 $96
13
116/6 b
1.
£11
$10 $3912
b.
b,
b.
China Sugars $100 8103 Luzon Sugara $100 838
MINING.. Chinese Engineerings £1 32/6
Tronoha
£181 ex. div. Raubs
£1 $9.85.b, OCKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS, Kowloon Wharfs; $50 $751 b.
:⪜·”
mid
b,
T.107 sì, div,
H.K. & WpoaDocks $50 $671 b. Shanghai Dooke T. 100 T.81 Hongkow Wharfa T. 100 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDİKGS) Anglo French Lands T.100.T.94. $115 b. Hongkong Hotele $50
$75 b.
Hongkong Lands $100 $106
Humphreys Estates $10 381 Kowloon Lands $30 $35 Shanghai Landa T. 30 T. 89 West Points $50 $5612
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
COTTON MILLS.
LAST DIVIDEND AND MATE
£2/5/- at ex 2/-4 oqual to $21.71 forbic year ending 31/12/ETHN
818 for 1911
Interim of 10
1911
Final of 820 raking $50 for 1909 and Interim
of $30 for 1911
$12 for. 1909 an1 Int. of) $3 on account of 1910)
$7 & b'e of $8 for 1910
$27 for 1912
$1 for 1906
5. p.e. for year end’g30′6′′12 Dividend of $1 for half)
year ending 311212 (6 pc. for year 1910 on
preferred shares
(1/- per share Coupon No
19.
15 p.o. for year ending
30:4.12
$3 for 1913
$3 for 1897
1/6 per shares Anal 19111
(Coupon No. 18)
7/6 per share on 150,000 1/2 for 1909
84.50 for year 1912 -- $1 final dividend, for
year 1919
Tis. 3 for 1918
for}
Interim of Tls. 3, for 1918
TIB. 6 29'2:10
$3 on old shares, $1.50
on new shares for half
year 31'12'1215
Final div. of $334 making
$7 for 1912
5p.c.for half to 30°6′12
ba
-40 cents for 1912
b.
82.80 for 1912 N
b.
Final of $2,25 making. $4,25 for 1912
wos
T. 50. T. 14216 b. Hongkong Cottons $10 $101⁄4 b.
MISCELLANEOUS, China-Borneos. $12 $10 Light and Powers $1013. R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Do. (Epeo.shares) $1
Manageri China Providente 810 8834 6B. Hongkong, 9th Oct: 101112 Dairy Farms $8825
Green Islands $10 84.30 Hongkong Eléctrica $10 132
(Rates and Particulars on sp- THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
plication), cheder
The Office of you qu
INDIA, LIMITED.
9.
Hongkong Içes $25 $190ex.div.s. FORERUNN
Hongkong Ropes $10 6194
Morning Post Peak Tramw
g. 10 T.69 b.
$25 $22 $10 $113
Do. (now) $1 $1 b. Hongkong Electric Trams 6/6 Philippines
$1065
H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 66
Bombay, Kandy. Caloutta. Galléros du zaigh Howrah Singapore, Delhi. Pebangunny Madras, Kota Bahmp Kelantan. Karachi Kuala Lumpur, F.M.B. Rangoon, Hongkong.
Societe dos forred
Pulpeset $50 $30 Colombo, Shanghai, wh
SLAGENTS IN JAPAN: ZO.Papierteries®
Paid Messrs.: Jardine, Matheson du Tonkin " HD 10
M& Co., Ltda bo
BANKERS
TRUSTEE, EXE UTOR OF Authorised Capital £1,500,000
WILLS, ATTORNEY(20.33 Subscribed
1,125,000 Undertaken and Executed. Pald Up
****** 562,000 SBEWAN TOMES & Co.
415,000 Langkats Reserved Fund General Manager,
HEAD OFFICE: Hongkong, 19th March, 1908, 32
40, Threadneedle Street, GREEN ISLAND CEMENT
London, E.ON BRANCHES COMPANY, LIMITED. PORTLAND, CEMENT In Casks of 375 lbs. net In Bage of 250 lbs. net.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. Baaz Gəneral Manager.» Hongkong, 16th August, 1901-19 KELLY & WALSH, LTD, CAMBRIDGE MANUALS, 80 cents each. Brewing, A. Chaston Chapa. *The Individual in the animat
Kindom, Jellan 8, Harley. --
The Psychology of Insanity
Foraard Earl. VERY description of Banking The Work of Rain & Rivers,and Exchange business
T. G. Bonuty transeated, Stooks and Shares United Asbestos? House Files & How they spread bought and sold on account of Founders Shares Disso, C. O. Lonitte
Constituents. Letters of Credit Union Waterboat The Origin of Edrihqunes, granted on Agents and Corres My U. Darien pondents all over the world,
Welem Ltd. Early Religious Partry of the Interest allowed on Current Ac Hebrews, E. G. Kiograp counts at 2 per cent per annum Watson
Branzes JS Warlevedon Daily Bal
ce and on Fixed Willisi The Engilsh Puritans, Joink Deposit
which may be
No. 1 & 3 D'Aguilar Street.
THE FAMINE IN CHINA.
*IGHT Famine Districts with B
ares of 80,000 square miles, TWO and" ■ ha!?" million proje VOJICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. | saing exravatlım." na
LEASE SEND YOUR CONT: 1- THE TENTE ORDINARY OF YEARLY MEETING
BUTION TO-DAY HA T WILL HELF TO SAVE LIFE. SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Company's Trasancet, HC. OCLLAND, Esgr Offos, St George's Building at 11.86 | Conagri, Loleruatioal Banking Co.
mon Thunday the 8), of April dos Buzaghsi 1915. receive a Stitement of A
unts to the 81rt, Das mbor, 1913, & he Reput of the General Manager so asa ting Committee and to enot onsulting 0 mm Stow and Auditor.
The Transfer Boks of the Compan; will b4 e'nsee from the "th. Barch t to Xid, of April, both dinya inclu iso
To China-Borneo Cry, LL ~
W.G. DARBY,
0 Cano al Manager..
late
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MARTIN:
SAPIOL&S
The Natural History of Cost,
Bank of England, that London Joint Look Bank, Ltd,
ONALD
A Bərəft}|8150
Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T.150 Steam Laundry 3584 United Asbestos
Oriental Agency, › $10 - $914 b.” Ld.....
15 per cent. for 1910. Tifor year ended 91°10′10r. Tfor year ended 20'12'10] 50 dents 31.7.08% 457 $1 for 1911
70 cents for 1912
$1.95 for year end'g 31'7′′18
"40 ounts for 1911
81.40 per share
Final of $8 for 1912,
$1 interim account 1912
Tls. 41% for 1912
Nene
80 cents on fully paid) shares and 8 cents on
$1 paid shares for year ending 30'4'12
None
None
$1.50 for 1910-
None
No dividend this year 50 ole, for year end'g 30′5'1
20 per cent per ordinary share for year ended 315*1912
$1 per share for year
ending 31'12-1919
$10 6300
$106171⁄21⁄2
$10 $18 £10 16:60
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