COMMERCIAL.
(Continued from page 8).
horus," and pass the resolutions which will be brought forward at the meeting. The shareholders, however, would certainly not be of every share held by him in the unjustified in considering that old company, euch four shares to such a drastic and important be paid for in full at the time of change as the one now proposed qlaiming such allotment, In other should in a measure, have words, for every share of the face its shadow before it." value of Tle. 10, shareholders will
receive two shares each of Tie. 1, which, as 50,000 shares were
cast
COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1913.
Entertainments
BOXING!
To be held at the
CITY HALL
Saturday. 19th April, 1913 at 9 p.m. sharp.
For the Featherweight Cham- pionship of the Orient. Main Event, 15 Rounds. IRON BUX (Hongkong). (Champion of the Orient)
V.
Corpl. COOK. (D. C. L. I.) (Ex Champion of 8. Africa
and Bermuda). 10 Rounds Heavyweight Contest. Corpi SCOTT, (R. E.)
STOKER
ALFORD,
*
(HMS Hampshire). -10 Rounds Lightweight Contest. Seaman PLACE (H MS. Flora)
Y.
Seaman KNIGHT
(H.M.S. Hampshire). Private HUMPHREYS (D.C.L.I.},
6 Rounds Contest
issued in the old company, will DEVELOPMENT OF make up Tie. 100,000 of the capi- tal of the new company. If the shareholders or the people who buy the options from them, if
Such progress has been made they are unable or unwilling to month or so ago New York art in the autobrome plate that s take up the abares to which lovere were treated to a lecture they are entitled-loke up the four additional abares at Tla. in the galleries of the Louvre, Versailles' and the Luxemburg, 1 each, they would thus provide the balance of the capital-Tis. illustrated with projected photo- 200,000. Any sbarce which ex- graphain the natural colours. The isting shareholders will be entitl-autochrome, it should be remem bered, is genuine colour photo- ed to apply for; but have not been applied for as above, will be graphy, not colour illusion, na in taken up at par by that firm of motion pictures, the remarkable the case of the kinemacolor financiera whoto name is now BO familiar in connection with simi-effects of the latter being produc lar schemes-Moss 18. E. S. Kad by whirling screens throwing a flash of colour here" and another doorie & Co.. as the money is
there with such rapidity that the required. No er mmission or remuneration will be charged for o cannot mark the transitions. It was not asserted for the this underwriting, and, in fact, Mesera, Kadoorie & Co. will be pictures shown in New York that charged with interest at per there is no longer any doubt that that colouring was perfect. But cont. Proper security for the fulfilment of these obligations something very close to perfection
will roon be achieved. will be deposited by the under- writers. Mr. E. 8. Kadoorie will colours alill reach the plates better join the Board of the new em than others, and it was found in pany. The following is an ex projecting these photographs that. tract from the letter addressed to in no respect, they were at times shareholders of the Bute actually an improvement on the Plantations, Limited, under original paintings, in that the dato April 2nd:"The heavy prej etion of the pictures resulted 9.15 writing down of the existing an added life and vitality to capital appears very drastic treat the fignresa circumstance due t ment, but it must be pointed out to the relief in which the proj-ot- that as the Underwriters of the
ed light cant them new issue receive no commission
'
Some
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V.
Ounner BURT. (R.G.A.) Ringside $5.00 Stalls $3.00 Sailors $1.00 in uniform to the Others $2. & ft. Soldiers and
82.00 Scats. Booking at MOUTRIE & CO.
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Comic by Prince) The Stiala Troupe of Acrobats A Xmas Problem (Coloured Art) NEWS OF THE DAY
. Gaumont Graphic), Miss CECILĖ STEPHANO (a)" The Garden of Love" (b)" We'd better Bide a Wee" Miss VIOLET BONETTA (a)" Call me up Some Rainy Afternoon." (b)" Hands up!"
PICTURES ONLY 7.15 VICTORIA THEATRE.
FRIDAY. 18th
It was, stated at this lecture for their services, the Company that it would not be lung now,
with all tho men must be put on a very safe fin n-
who are cial basis as an inducement to perimenting to bring it about, underwriters to give such a gua- before it will be possible to print (Pathe Gazette and rantee. If the existing share successfully from three pintes, holders take up all their shares preserving the natural cokur.cn the underwriters receive no shares Paper just as it is now reserved and therefore get no remuneration on the negatives. When this is whatever for the risk they accomplished there will be some- incur in making the underwriting thing more than the realizing of guarantee. The New Cmpony dream. If the single-toned print she photographer's long-cherished, financial position will be an ex- coedingly sound one, it will have has done a great service in mak- Tie. 200,000 in cash or at calling art works familiar to persons which will be ampla for the dewho may never hope to visit the velopment of our Estate until the great galleries of the world, how 715 Laring stage is reached and the measurab'e the power for eration of all Dec 8B8ry build-Culture in these colour-photon that juge, factory, etc. We enclose will show the painting as it really herewith a rough sketch plan of, especially as concerng those the Eastern part of the Estate masters whose supreme art in showing the present connected colouring was their chief glory. areas which amount to 788 Pictures of travel, too, will have agree, and a further acreage new intereat and educative power. will be proceeded with im Family photographs, humble s mediately bringing the total up to such development may seem to 1,000 acres of rubber, all of which boso interested chiefly in arl will be connected and within photography, will have a new reasonable distance of our Lead- familiarity "the speaking like- quarters for manufacture. The nees will be well nigh a reality. Company live a large area of There will be something of a further, exc llent land for any realization in them of the Maeter extensions that my be found inokidea that "there are no dead"; possible later on. As regards at least his land of memory will be a little more réal for these our outlying interplanted areas, viz., 174 acres, the Directors have photographs that the colour of dec ded to spend no more money the bair and eyes are exact like- on these areas at present. No nestes of those that have gone extensions that the Company before. Exchange.
could undertake will connect them with existing connected areas and they are so far from
headquarters that it seems doubt- ful if tapping them would be pro- fitable. We hope when the troca have reached the tapping stage to be able to let out the tapping
Notice's
NOTICE,
on contract, purchasing any later OTICE is hereby given that brought to headquarters, such tapping being done ander our supervision. The present low
The Grand Dramatic Film "In the Brink of the Abyss." New Comic Picture by MAX LINDER
"Max and the Bear skin. Watch Hand Bills for the Two
New Dramatic Pictures 5000 ft. lang, SAPHO." and ⚫
"The WOMAN IN STONE" Les Micerables Expected Dally.
Notices
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CAMBRIDGE MANUALS, 80 cents each; Brewing, A. Chaston Chapman. The Individual. In the animal Kindom, Julion 8, Huxley.
The Psychology of Insanity,
Ferard r The Work of Rain & Rivers,
T. G. Bonney.
**
Liao-Yang London Lyons
Agencies at
Nagasaki. Newchwang New York Osaka
4 m/s
T/T. Shanghai
T/T. Singapore TT.Japan... T.T. India Demand. India $32.200,000 Dernand, Manila
Exchange
1/115% | 4 m/s L/Ó
11/16 4 m/s. D/P 1/11/
13/16 m/s. L/C ...
Buying.
1/1134 | 30d/a.S'ney & Melbourne,
78 30 d/s. San Foo & New York .849% 4 m/s.. Marks
974 m/s. Franca ............................................
1473
T/T. Ban Fico & New York 477%
Rasorve Liability of
Proprietors..... ...$15,000,000 T/T, Java COURT OF DIRECTORS.TT. Marka Hon. Mr. C. H. Ross-Chairman T/T. Franos
H. Dodwell, Esq.-Doputy Chairman,
8.
G. Friesland, Esq.
C. 8. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
G. R. Laurenz, Esq.
F. Lieb, Esq.,
W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A, Plummer, Esq. Hon, Mr. E, Shellim, H. A. Biebs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb, MANAGER. Shanghai-A. G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed.
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on the daily balance..
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 2 per cent
Annum.
Subaldiary Coina. Discount per $100
6 m/s.do BarSilver. ready
forward
.2011
2.49
119 Gold Leaf per tacl........
Bank of England rate.45% Sovereign
!!!$10
Malwa, Old
3,100
Chinese...20 ots. pieces...$7 7/16
Patna, New
3,350 perche
Chinese...10
...$74
}
Hongkong.20
...$634 1
Hongkong.10
...$794
Patna, Old.
3,900
Opium Quotation.
Benares, New
***... 3,400
Malwa, New
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Mar. 28.
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B-BUYERS
LANT DIVIDEND AND DITE:
£2/5/-stez 2
equal to
$21.71 for 6 year ending 31/12/12
$18 for 1911
CLOSING
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$805 8.
4:
£81/-/-
Pekin
For: 6 months. 3 per cent
per
Ryoiun Port
Annum.
(Arthur)
For 12 months, & per cont
per
MARINE INSURANCEA, Cantona North China
$50 $295 Ba.
£5 T136
b.
San Francisco
Annum.
Shanghai
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager.
Unions
Tiebling
Tientsin
Yangtzos
£50 $200
b.
Tokyo
VIRE INSURANCES,
$20 8150 $50 $355
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b.
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HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
Los Angeles THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on ap- [plication.
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO,
Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar, 1913.
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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND #CHINA,
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
.£1,200,000 £1,700,000
HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON. Paid-up Capital... Reserve Fund... Reserve Liability of
* Proprietore £1,200,000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Geived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. 8. HEWETT,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
THE
Notices
22
OBINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
LO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
INTEREST on deposita is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent. per an- num.
SHIPPING.
$100 $845 B.
China Fires Hongkong Fires China & Manilas 825 $814 Douglas Steamship $50 $39 Steamboats $15 $2716 b Indo-Chinas
(Preferred) £5 $96 B (Deferred)
117/6b.
option balances of $100 or more
Depositors may transfer at their "Shell" Transports £1.
to the Hongkong and Shanghai
וי
£11
Bank to be placed on FIXED "Star Ferry" $10 $162 DEPOSIT at 4 Per Cent, per
annum
REFINERIES. China Bugars $100 $110 For the Hongkong and Shang-Luzon Sugare hai Banking Corporation,
$100 $38 MINING.
b.
NJ. STABB, Chief Manager. Chinese Engineerings £1,32/6
£179 Raubs
E1 $3.60 b. DOCKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS. Kowloon Wharfs $50
EUTSCH ASIATISCHE Tronohs D
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office.Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Caloutta Canton Hamburg Hanków Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.
LONDON BANKERS:
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178
H.K. &W'poa Docks 850 $70 Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T.63 Hongkew Wharfs T. 100 T.112 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS
Anglo French Lands T.100 T.91.
$115 b. Hongkong Hotels $5017
$76 b.
Hongkong Lands $100 $109
Humphreys Estates $10 $84 b Kowloon Lands $30 $36 b. Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 92 5. West Points $50-$62 b.
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Disconto Gesell- *schaft, INTEREST allowed on Current Account. DEPOSITS received Ewos on terms which may be learned
COTTON MILLS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
T. 50 T. 143
$10
b.
83.
Interim of 10/~f_r1911' Final of $20 making $50 för 1909 and Interim' of $90 for 1911 $12 for 1909.and Int of
$3 on account of 1910f
$10 for 1911·
$1 for 1908
5 p.c. for year end g306'12 Dividend of $1 for half)
year ending 31'12'15
6 p.a. for year 1910 on
preferred shares
- per share Counón No
19
15 p.o. for year ending
30.4.12
涵。
BEL.
$3 for 1913
$3 for 1897
8.
b.
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-on application. Every description Hongkong Cottons $10
of Banking and Exchange busi-China-Borneos perty, &o.
$12 89 b, ex. div. ness transacted.
Light and Powers: $101
Do. (Spec. shares) $1ƒ 03 b.
Goods received on Storage, Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System,
China Providents $10 $849. [Dairy Farms $6 $252 6.
(Rates and Particulars on ap-THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Green Islands $10 $43
plication).
The Office of
OF
House Files & How they spread TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR Disease, O. G. Howitt, P
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., The Origin of Earthquaes,
Undertaken and Executod. Q. Davison.
BHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Early Religious Poetry of the
General Managers. Hebrews, E.G. King."
Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32 Brasses, J. S. M. Waid. The English Puritans, Johns + THE FAMINE IN CHINA.
Brown. The Natural History of Coal,
3. A. N. Arber FIGHT Famine Districts with an
3.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.
Hongkong Electrics $10 $32)
1
INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital, ......£1,500,000 Subscribed Pald Up Reserved Fund.
Hongkong Ices 1,125,000 Hongkong Ropas
· 562,000 · 415,000
$25 $170 $10 $1914
b.
8. 10 T.62
HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.U. "BRANCHES: · Bombay. Kandy.
an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club will be held at the Club House at Happy Valley on prices of Gambier and Pepper the 16th day of April at 5.30 makes it difficult to keep up this o'clock in the afternoon for the industry, but woare doing our best purpose of altering the Articles to induce the Tributors to continue of Association of the Club as per and an income from this source the Circular posted to Members
15 MLƏR ɑf-80,000 square miles. Calautta. Gallo. should continue for two or three and as exhibited on the board at HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. facing stravation.
TWO and a half million people Howrah, Singapore.
Delhi Ponang years even if prices do not im- the Club House at Happy Valley.
NOTICE.
PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTEI Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan, prove. The latest report of our
By Order,
ABUTION TO-DAY, THE HALF-YEARLY MEET- K. M. CUMMING, Visiting Agent states that good
Karachi Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. Hon. Secretary.be held on SATURDAY, the 19th
•* ING of the above: Club will IT WILL HELP TO SAVE LIFE: Rangoon. Hongkong.
Trenner, H. C. GULLAND, Eier Colombo. Shanghai. April 1913, at 12.30 p.m., at the Manager, International Banking Co., Offices of the Hongkong Juckey pozation, finagtial Hongkong Club Annore, Chater Club, on the Ground Floor of the danskere, 91th Janna 1919 | 87 Road.
progress has been made, our Hongkong, 3rd April, 1913. rubber showa good growth and the areas are in good order. The
present income of the Company LESSONS IN CHINESE.
from Rubber, Gambier and
By Order,
T.F.HOUGH,
Clerk of the Course.
Pepper in addition to any interest ME LI HON FAN, Chinere earned on our new Working V graduate vered in literatura. Capital will enable the Company bas been a teacher to Entopeva ofer to pay and maintain a dividend and merchants in this Colony for or Hongkong, 5th April, 1913, [279 fcm its commencement. The ten years. heavy writing down of our He has a good method of training THE HONGKONG LAND IN- existing capital obviates the ne Europeans to pass in the Chinos ex- cessity of farther large deprecia-amination, and in possessed of first
tion on our old buildinge, etc.
Be has airo a good knowledge of rate dentifoate nu a Chinere teacher. thus leaving any income available adarin and Hakka.. for dividend If the sharehol
VESTMENT & AGENCY CO., LIMITED.
I have THIS DAY resumed OMARE of the COMPANY,
By Order of the Board of Direc
Those who interd learning the Chin
tors,
ders are satisfied that reconstruce language are requested to wits ca e tion is the only way out of the dif- of Hongkong Tongraph" off on or ficulty there is no doubt that tinct to $7 Holland Food, 1st Boor,
#
A. STELTON HOOPER,
Becretary
they will take the bull by the! Hugkeer: 291H JAN, 1941 (149 | Hongkong, 10k Aptly, 1919@ [981
GREEN ISLAND
UEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, PORTLAND, CEMENT
In Casks of 375 lbs. net.
In Bags, of 250 lbs. het.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. General Managers.
AGENTS IN JAPAN: Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. BANKERS: Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd,
Langkats
$25 $22 $1081194
$1 $16.
Morning Post' Peak Tramway Do. (now) Hongkong Electric Trams 6/9 H. Price & Co., Ld. 810 18 Philippines AU$10 85
Pre-
Sociste den forred.
F Pulpeset $50 $30 Papierteriespaid du Tonkin
up $50 Benefit $150 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150.
·35 84 Steam Laundry United Asbestos)
Oriental Agency, $10 8911⁄2 b. I'd and Exchange business transacted. Stooks and Shares United Asbestos) bought and sold on account of Founders Shares) Constituents. Letters of Credit Union Waterboat $10 $1734 granted on Agents and Corres
EVERY description of Banking
ong, 16th August, 1801
[3
pondents all over the world. ....!
Interest allowed on Current Ad-
Weismann, Ltd.
counts at 2 per cent per annum Watson,
If you happen to be late your on Dally Balancs, and on Fixed William Powell
meals
will be Courteously; & Deposits at rates, which may be Promptly served just the Same/ascertained on applici Only at The ALEXANDRA |
CAPE.
$10 8800
$10 :|||$18.
$1037:40
1/6 per shares final 19111
(Coupon No. 18)
7/6 per share on 150,000
1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912
$1 Binal dividend fox!!
year 1912
Tis. 3 for 1912
Interim of Tis. B. for 1918 Tls. 6 29′2′10
$3 on old share","SEM) on nawabaresforbal year 31 12 12ARO Final div. of $3}% mak $7 for 1912
40 cents for 1918 8 $2,80 for 1912 940MX
5 p. o. for half 1AZERIN Final of $2,25 making $4,25 for 1918
15 per cent. for 1910 Tafor year ended 31'10'10 T7 for year ended 20′12'10,
50 cents 91.7.08
85 cents for 1912
70 cents for 1912
$1.25 for year end g 31713 40 cents for 1911 $1.40 per share
Final of $8 for 1913
$1'interim account.
Tis. 41% for 1918;:
None
80 cents on fully paid shares and B'cente br $1 paid shares for year ending 30*4*12 Nono
None
$1.50 for 1910 CH
None
No dividend this year. 750 50 ote. for year end'g 3051
20 per cont, per ordinary!!
share for "yar), enited),1 ---81*5*1912
$1 per share for your ending 31 121919820
95 per cent. for year
ending 817710
30 cents for 1910
40 cts, yearending 30613 WRIGHT AND HORNBY, the Ange
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