COMMERCIAL.
Public Auction,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 3 1918.
Entertainments
PARTICULARS AND CONDI THEATER
Crown Rent to be fixed by the Sar for of His Majesty the King. for
One farther term of 75 yar
PARII, ULARS OF THE LOTS.
W
Boundary Mens-L LApproximate
Anonal Reai,
Upam Price,
The Hunan Tea Trust. The announcement that the
TIONS of the Jetting by Public proposal to establish a Tes Trust Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, in Hunan had been abandoned the 7th of Apill, 1817 at 8 pm, at at Ofen if the Pabile Works Depart for the present appears to have msit, by Order of His Excellency o boon somewhat premature, ac- Garmor of Two Lota of Orown Land cording to the latest information the Ridge Eart of Bappy Valley in received in Shanghai: The the Colony of Hongkong. for a term of British Consulat Changsha has 70 years, with the option of renewal at heen in correspondence with the Governor of Hunan, one of the prime movers in the scheme, and has pointed out that not only do several cluases in the proposed regulations for the Trust Tun contrary to Treaty provisions, but that the opposition of all British and Chinese tea dealers is a sure indication of the harm that will be brought to the Hunan tea trade by the proposed soberie. Po use informed the Governor that any proposals for The introduction of genuine re- forms in the methods of tea growing and preparation would be gladly welcomed by all British tea dealers in China, and that
directed. "their opposition is Bolely against the limitation of their treaty right of free and un- restricted trade with Chinese merchants; such limitation would operate seriously to the detriment of the Hanan tea industry and
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NEW
ROYAL
BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY. TO-NIGHT
For the First Time in Hongkong
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.
Hand Office, Wall Street, New York, London Dice Surat, Bishopsgata, EC.
BRANCHES 2
Calentia.
Седю
-Cebe
Colon
Lapire
Hongkong
Banks
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA-
TION.
Belling.
Exchange
...1/144 m/s. L/O .1/11/5/16
4 m/s. D/P
1/11 7/16 6m/a. L/C,
734 30d/s. Ban Foo
Kobe
Paid-up Capital.....
TT. Domand 00,000 30 dia
Menis
Maxico
} RESERVE FUNDS;
60 d/a
Уисана
Sterling
4 m/s
Peking
5 Francisco
£1,500,000 at 2/
T/T. Shanghai
$15,000,000
T/T. Singapore
Silver
7,000,000
TT. Japan
T.T. India
$32,200,000 Demand. India
2. Shanganl
Yokohama
Capital and Reserve. $7,060,000 (Gsid)
about... BYERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI HESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the wenzi DEPOSITS RECEIVED,' fred for one year at 4% per annum, or foradorsey periode, at zazas, which
· SILLO NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED.
ERMITTANCES made. '!..
THE GIRL IN TAXI," Prices: Dress Circle and Orchestra Stalls, 83.50; Stalls, $3.00; Pit,
[9.15
$2.00; Gallery, $1.00. ⠀⠀
Doors open at 8.30. Commence at 9 Sharp....
Booking at MOUTRIE & CO.
BIJOU.
PROGRAMME.
NEWS OF THE DAY (Pathe Gazette)
The Moustache and
MAIL and LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted. on all the principal cities in the World.
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR, LETTERS OF CREDIT_AN available all over the World,
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT PURCHASE 2nd SALE of Esocks sod. SharsA TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cashed,"
GEORGE HOGG,
Manager, ⠀
"9, Queen's "Boad, Hongkong.
Nov., 1912 191
Hongkong,
9.15
The Maids (Comic)
Miss VIOLET BONETTA
STHE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000, Paid-up Capital ... Reserve Fund......
(a)" Up in The Blue, Blue Sky "Antung-Hsion
"I could learn to love you" Bombay
thereby also of their own business Public Gompanies|P
The Governor maintains that
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
the regulations do not involve a CHINA TRADERS' INSUR- ANCE COMPANY LIMITED.. breach of treaty provisions and that they are directed solely to| NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. wards the introduction of im. provements and reforms. Reports on the negotiations are being made to His Majesty's Minister at Peking. "N. China Daily News."
that the Forty-Seventh Or dinary Yearly Meeting of the Company will be held at its Head Office No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on Wednesday, the 16th April, 1913, at 12.15 p.m. for purpose of receiving the report of the Directors together with the statement of account to 31st. De- cember, 1912, and of declaring Indian financial position. The ex-Dividends, &c. cess of revised over original eati- The transfer books of the Com- mates, smounting to £7,631,000,pany will be closed from 6th April
The Indian Budget Bombay, March 2.-The Bud- gat illustrates the strength of the
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE;:
Secretary. Hongkong, lat April, 1813. [267
Mi89 CECILE STEPHANO
D.
30,000,000 ,,18,200,000
Agencies at Nagasaki Nowohwang
Reserve Liability of Demand, Manila
Proprietors... $15,000,000 T/T. San Fco & New York
T/T. Java. COURT OF DIRECTORS, F. H. Armstrong, Esq.-Chairman T/T. Marke Hon. Mr. C. H. Rose-Deputy T/T. Franos.
Chairman.
8. H. Dedwell, Esq-
G. Friesland, Esq.
C. 8. Gubbay, Esq.
· G. H. Laurenz, Esq.
F. Lieb, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq. -J. A, Plummer, Esq.
Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, H. A. Siebs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb,
MANAGER. Shanghai-A, G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster
· Limited.
Hongkong-Interest All owed.
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on the
daily balance visite
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. ⠀
Subsidiary Cilas. Discount per $100 Chinese ...20 ots. pleasi...$7
Chinese 10
9/16 | 30d/s.S'noy&M
83
4 m/s, Barksi
1954
4 m/s. Francs...
6 m/s. "do'
BarSilver, ready
forward
117 Gold Leaf pertael.
198 Bank of England rate 8.45 Sovereign
| Matwa, Old
Hongkong.20
$8
Hongkong.10
Opium Quotation.
Malwa, Now
Mar. 28 ..$3,000 perpio
Taina, Now
Patna, Old
Benares, New
Benares, Old.........
3,200
SHARE REPORT.
For 3 months, 2 per cont per Hongkong & S'hai #125
Annum.
Εωτική
QIONS
G-BUYERS
Nick Winter's Now Pupil
Sauce for The Goose
11
Waiting for Mother
Abbreviations
1
21
Head Office-YOKOHAMA
Branches-
S-SELLERS
SA-SALE
SLOCKS & PAID UP VALUR.
-BANKS,
$805
Calcutta Changchun
New York
Crake.
Dairen"
Pekin'
Fengtien
Harbin
(Arthur)
Ryolun Port For 12 months, 4 per cent per
San Francisco | A
Annum.
*MARINE INSURANCE ⠀⠀⠀ £80/10/- For 6 months 3 per cent per Cantons
Annum.
North China
Unions
$50 $285
13.
£5 T135
'$100 $845
Shanghai
Tiebling
Tientaln
Yangtzen
£50. "$203
Tokyo
FIRE INSURANCES,
Los Angeles
China Firos
$20 $148 b.
SHIPPING.
(a) Listening"
-(b) "All that I ask is Love."
7.19 · PICTURES ONLY 7.15 Hankow
VICTORIA THEATRE.
The Great Eclair Film, The Iron Master," 3,000 ft. long.
Look
An Enormous Success whereaver Shown. out for the Great Picture,
· LES MISERABLES Which will be produced
in a Few Days,⠀⠀ WATCH HAND BILLS, Enormous Success of the THUNDERBOLT MAN,"
Dander
ALEXANDER, GÄLINSKY, EnormousSuccess of the FAMOUS ARTIST
-Miss-ARKAS.
Owes less than £500,000 to the to the 16th April both days inclu-Wonderial imitator interaksional opium windfall and £3,656,000 sive. to railways.. Consequently in the forthcoming year the Finance Member is able to leave out of account any propret of opium revenue from sales to China, and to cut down the epiam estimate by over £3,500,000, anil till provide for all administrative needs, besides setting aside sut stantially larger sums for aduca
-alfalian,
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY Songs in Englab, Russian, Portugue
OF CANTON, LIMITED, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
that the Fortieth · Ordinary OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Yearly Meeting of the Society tion, sanitation, medical relief, will be held at its Head Office, No. and local relf-government, Al-2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, though the education and napits-on Wednesday, the 16th April, tion grants may not keep pace 1913, at Noon, for the purpose of
•
The Charming Seco Dauter "FREDA ARDEA,
Notices
with the demands of impatient receiving the report of the Direc- LESSONS IN CHINESE. idealists, they are as large as the tors together with the atatement country can absorb, Nevertheless, of account to 31st December, 1912, the substitution of a possible rail- and of declaring Dividends, &c.
Honolulu Kobe Liao-Yang London Lyons
Interest Allowed on Current
"Account. "ES Deposita received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO,
Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar., 1913. ₤18 THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1859,
HEAD OFFICE #LONDON. Paid-up Capital .......£1,200,000 Reserve Fund.........£1,050,000 Reserve Llability: "of
£1,200,000
Proprietors
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- aoted. PANEL MEN
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
N. J STABB. Chief Manager,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
$50 $356) 88.
THE Business of the above
Bank is conducted by the Hongkong Fires HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Ching & Manilas 825 29 BANKING CORPORATION. Douglas Steamship $50 $36
· Rules may be obtained on: ap-|
LAST DAY'DRIZỀ AND NATHA
13/16.
£2/5/- at ex 2/3 equal to
$21.71 for ending 31/12/12
YOAK
$18 for 1911 Interim of 10/11 1918 Final of $20 making $30 | for:1909 and Interim of $30 for 1915ÆNI $12 for 1909 am 1 Inki-ofTM 20 $3 on account of 1910f
$7 & b's of st för 1910””
*327 før 1913 afie qual
$1 for 1906
#5 p.c.for fear end g30612 Dividend of $1 for half
year ending 311-13
(6 p.d, for year 1910 on
preferred sharos
Steamboats plication a
INTEREST on deposits is al-Indo-Chinas lowed on the minimum monthly (Preferred) balances at $3 Per Cent per an-
$15 $273
£5898
num-m
(Deferred)
(117
1/- per share Coupon No
Depositors may transfer at their "Shell" Transporte £1 option balances of $100 or more
£11
to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED "Star Ferry" $10 $4014 DEPOSIT at 4 Per Cont. per
For the Hongkong and Shang hat Banking Corporation,
NJ. STABB, Chlef Manager.
EUTSCH ASIATISCHE
DE
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directore Berlin..
Branoher ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Berlin Calcutta Canton ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Hamburg Hankow Kabe appate which will be quoted on Peking
application.
The transfer books of the So-MB LI HON FAN, Chine way surplus for a surplus from ciety will be closed from 6th gindusse, forsed in Ingratare, opium revenue increases the coun April to the 16th April both days bas been a teacher to Europesa officials try's financial dependence on the inclusive. ?
and merchants in this Colony for over Hongkong, 11th monsoon. In his retrospect of bis By Order of the Board,
He has good method training administration, Bir Flestwood 0, MONTAGUE EDE,
Secretary. Europene to pass in the Chines - Wilson, defends the fresh taxation imposed a few years ago on the Hongkong, let April, 1913. [270mination, and is possessed of a first ground that it was necessary to THE HONGKONG, CANTON & certificate Chinese teacher.
*
provide for the needs of the
portions of the undeveloped country. He shows how 'small have been the additions to the debt and how large the accomu
MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LIMITED NOTICE:
He has sho, a good knowledge of THE Mandarin und Hakka
Those who intend learning the Chin- an language am requested to write care
Hongkong Top direct to A7 Hollywood Bond, 1st floor Hongkong, Ruth Jis, INTE Fiat
Go to
OTICE IS HEREBY GINEN that Borip Certificate No. lation of gold reserven, maintain-7542 issued 30th May 1910, for ing that if financial trouble twenty-five shares number 39786/ comes India will be prepared 39790, 7439/7445, and 27026/27038 to merit. Commenting on the of this Company in the name of GREEN 18LAND CEVENT Jodian Budget some Anglo- Gabris Foullet Osier has been lost, and should the same not be
COMPANY, LIMITED,
PORTLAND, CEMENT
In Casks of 375 lbs.net. In Bags of 250 lbs. net:
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO General Manager. Secretary.Hongkong, 16th August, 1901 **[3
Indian newspapera exprese produced before the 10th April the view that the enormous aur 1913, New Serip Certificate will plus shown a more apparent than be issued to the said Gabriel real, for the reason that the Gov Poullet Osier, and no Transoo- ernment deliberately andor estions taking place under the said imated the revenuelast year. The Borip Certificate No. 7542 will be
Statesman" soye that the excess recognised by the Company, in merely the result of a huge mis- palonlation which the Finance Minister very properly treat sa in matter for apology. The "En- glishman..complains that the railways, which are the nest
ther notion Mr. Percy Hob asset of the Government, have son Holyoak is authorised to sign been most shabbily treated in the our Firm. W matter of capital; 1: 1971 BGENEREREISS & CO.,
Germany for the, Chinese, According to a Berlin Journal
o Committee of the Deutschen
have unanimously
W. E. CLARKE,
ongkong 1 tb Marob, 1918. (
NOTION
FROM this dato and until für-
Notice
*NOTICE.
KELLY & WALSH, LTD.
CAMBRIDGE MANUALS,
80 cents each;;-- Brewing, A. Chaston Chapman. The Individual in the animal
Hongkong 1st April, 1913, (269 Kindom, Jalias 8, Huxley.
The Psychology of Insanity,
Bernará tartj The Work of Rain & Rivers O
WAPAN T. G. Bonney House Elles & How they spread Disease. G. Hewitt, reg The Origin of Barthquad,
HINESE IMPERIAL GO ~~VERNMENT KE SILVER LOAN OF 1886, E
that a book on Germany 53rd Half Yearly Drawing the Chinore should be issued Interest due and drawn bonds FW. Mohr (of Talogtan) of this loan will be payable at the inde(of Hamburg) pifices of the Corporation on and of the Imperial after the 31st March 1913. List of the of drawn bonds can be obtained on application to the undersigned.
of
its forward German
For the Hongkong & Shanghai
Banking Corporation,
Arents issuing the Loan
EN STABDY
Chief Manager.
Early Religious Poetry of the Hebrews, E. G. Rigg. Brasses, S. M
The English Puritans
tural History of
122
Singapore Tientaln
Tainanta Tsingtan: Yokohama. DICKSON, LONDON BANKERS Manager.
Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. April, 1912, The Union of London and Smith's
Mat Bank, Limited Deutsche Bank (Berlin London Agency, Direction der Discono Gesell-
schaft, egy
Notices
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN ZANU ORTGAGE UO., LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- Perty, &o, LA MAR Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
Bystem, Bystem.
(Rates and Particulars on ap-
plication).
OF
The Office of TRUSTEE EXE UTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, & *Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAM; TOES & Co. General Manager, be Hongkong, 19th March, 1908232 THE FAMINE IN CHINA
Ar Faris Dariste
Baron of 30,000 square mila.
TWU and shall - czillion peopli
FLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI- PAINT BUTION TO-DAY": IT WILL HELP TO SAVE LIEX. sur B. O, GULLAND, B1
rnational Banking On..
MARTIN'S
SPIOPSIE
REFINERIES..
MINING.
China Bugars $100 $10414 Luzon Sugara $100 $38 Chinese Engineerings £1 32/6
£1 - 76/
Ba,
£1 $3.85 8.
15:p.o. for year ending it
80.412
$3 for 1913 VI $3 for 1897 1
1/8 per shares Anal 191
(Coupon No.18)9
7/6 per share on 160,000 1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912
$1. final dividend for "yesr 1913.
Tronohs Karbe
OCKS, WHARVES, & ODOWNS. Kowloon Wharfs659 376 H.K. &W poa Docks#0 $67. b.. Shanghai Docks T. 100 1.62 Hongkow Wharfe T. 100: T.107 ez, div. Interim of Tis. 3, for 1913 LANDS, HOTELS &-BUILDINGA KAZL Anglo French Landa T:100:T.94-
New $15 b. Hongkong Hotels ⠀ 350 077
Hongkong Lands 8100 € 3107. b.
Humphreys Estates $10 $814 Kowloon Lands $30 $35 b Shanghai Lands T. 30 1.82 West Points $5033836)1⁄2
Manila M'pole Hotel P10 F. INTEREST allowed on Current COTTON MILLS Account. DEPOSITS received Ewos
on terms which be learned
T. 50 T. 144b.
MISCELLANEOUS,
on application.description Hongkong Cottons: $10 $10. & s. of Banking and age, bual-China-Borneos$12 $10
Light And Powers 3101 Do. (Spec, shares)$1
ness transacted. SENDER. TIM VERSCHEIDT,
Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.
12
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
000
China Providents $105894 ca. Dairy Farms $6,325/2 Green Islands $10 $44 Hongkong Electrics $10347
INDIA LIMITED.
Hongkong Icess $25 $180 Authorised Capital : Subscribed Kuns 125.000 Hongkong Ropes $10 $19 Paid Up
562,000 415,000 Reserved Fund
HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle Street, London; EGE BRANORE
Bombay Kandy! Calcutta Gallery Howrah, Bingatkitu, Delhi Peran Madran Kota Bahm, Kelantan, Karaabi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S Rangoon. Hongkong, "h Colombo, Bhanghai,
AGENTS IN JAPAN Messra Jardine Matheson & Co Ltd! BANKERS Bank of England London Joint Stock Bank Lta,
angkat
Morning Post Peak Tramway
410
b.
Do. (now) 31 Hongkong Blootrlo Trame 6/6 Philippines #$10:05 Hr Price & Co, Ld. $10-$6
Sooleto das | ferred "<«
Papierterios du Ton
Beneft $150. Shangha stras T.: 20 T:159 Steam Laundry 3.7 #5%)
United Asbestos
Oriental Agency, $103914
description of Banking Exchange business
Blooks and Bhares United sold, on
bount of
Founders Shares) of Credit Corros-
$10 €900
$10 (1714.
Tia. S for 1912
THard I10
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on now absTOS:
year 3111191
-Final diy, of $5/1⁄2 making
$7 for 1912 40 cents for 1912 $2.80 för 1918 -*- 3p. c. for half, to 50-8 Final of $2,85 min $4,25 for 1912 fr 15 per cent for 1910
T4for year ended
for year anded 2012:10 50 cents 31.7.0809
$1 for 18110X
70 cents for 1919,
$1.25 for year end." 31:2:18;
40 cents for 1911
$1,40 per share
Pinal of $3 for 191s
$1 Interim account 1912
The. 474 for 181A
Nous
B0 cents on fully paid)
abares and 8 cents on 7:31 paidghardtföt Yösz
ending
Nono
Моде $1.50 for 1910
Nonb
No dividend this vest 50 cts, for yearcha:3
£20 per cent per
$151912