COMMERCIAL.
London Rubber ·Market.
The East Asiatis Company's Daily Report for April 10 says: The market in London yesterday continued dull. The closing prices
Were !---
United States. A great expansion of the silk industry in the United States is also cortain to result from the shrinkage of space bet Japan, the main source of the raw ween the great Republic and material, Thus, with the open- ing of the canal, it will enter upon a new epoch of the political and Hard fine Para spot...... 3/5.1-2 economic history of the world. Hard fine Para. forward.... 3/5.1-2 First latex orepe, delivery
next three months..... 3/4.3-1
Shanghai Bulilon,
April 11, 1913. Mexican Dollars:-market rate: 73.8 Opening ...Tis. Closing ...Tle. 73.8
Dragon Dollars,
Native Bank - Rato
...Tls. 73.6875
Shanghai Gold
Bars: 978 touch Tls. 369) Bar Silver
...Tls. 111,155
Copper Cash ...por tael. 1,76 5 Sovereigns: buy-
ing rate, at-28.3/4Tie, 7.32 at Exch. 73-Mex. $0.00 Peking Bar...Tla. 302 Nativo Interest...
Rear Admiral Beatty, Rear-Admiral avid Beatty, C.D., M.V.O, D.S.O., who succeeds Rear-Admiral Lewis Bayly, U.V O., O.D., as rear-admiral com- manding the Firet Bartle Cruiser equadron, is the youngest flag! officer on the active list, nòfwith- standing that he was promoted to his present rank over thrre years ago. His service career bng bean one of good fortune, 'silled by ability. From April, 1899 to August, 1900, he was commander. of the Barfleur, flagship of Rear Admiral Sir James Bruce on the tinguished himself in endeavour- China station, and greatly dis-
ing at the head of 200 bluejackets in capture the Chineso guns B Tientsin, leailing his men on "to the attack after receiving two severe wounds. Ilo received the China medel, and was again *pecially promoted, this time to Since January, 1912, he has been his thirtieth year. capusin, in
naval secretary to the First Lord, and in the manoeuvres of July last commanded the Sixth Cruiser 174 1-2 Private 30 d/s 175 3-4quadron. He received the MV.O.
Singapore Exchange.
April 9, 1913. On London-Bank4 m/s 2/4.5-16 Demand 2/4.1-10 Private 6 m/s 2/4.3-4
3 m/s 2/4.15 32
On Germany-Bank dd 238.1-2
Private 3 m/s 242 1-2 On France-Bank d/d 294 Private 3 m/s 299
On India-Bank T.T.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1913.
Entertainments
BOXING!
To be held at the CITY HALL
Saturday, 19th April, 1913 at 9 p.m, sharp.
For the Featherweight Chami-
'pionship of the Orient.
Main Event, 15 Rounds. IRON BUX (Hongkong) (Champion of the Orient)
V.
Corpl. COOK. (D. Q. L. I.) (Ex Champion of 8 Africa
and Bermuda),
10 Rounds Heavyweight Contest," Corpl. SCOTT, (R.. E.).
STOKER
V.
ALFORD,
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
· CORPORATION.
Hand'Olcedo, Will Street, New York, London Chice—36, Bishopsgate, E.C.
BRANCHES —
Cebu
Bombay
*Cacuita
*Cancon
Colon
Emplem
Hongkong
J
Haka
Caplin) and Smartemmes
about...
Yokohama
$7,060,cea (Gold)
Banks
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA T/T.
TION.
Storling
£1,500,000 at 2/...
$15,000,000
Silver 7,000,000
Selling.
Exchange
2/-14
.2/5/16
1/113 30d/s.S'ney & Melbourne......-96
7330d/a, San F'co & New York,482
aff
Domand.. 30 d/s
.1/115% 4 m/s. L/C
11/16
111
4 m/s. D/P.
Kobe
Baid-up Capital .....
$15,000,000 | 60 d/s
13/16
m/s, L/O
Mila
RESERVE FUNDS:
Hexico
T/T. Shanghai-
Poking
San Francisco
T/T. Singapore
Shanghai
TT. Japan
964
..8498 4 m/s. Marke ............................
207)
T.T. India
.147
4 m/s. Francs............
2.543€
Demand, India
.14744
6 m/s. do....isn'
2.561
$32.200,000 Demand, Manila_..................
.963
BarSilver ready
.2714
T/T. San F'co & Now York
473%
forward..
2796
Proprietors...... $15,000,000 | T/T. Java
COURT OF DIRECTORS. T/T. Marka Hon. Mr. C. H. Ross-Chairman T/T. Francs
H. Dodwoll, Esq.-Deputy Chairman.
119
Gold Leaf per tael....
50
2011
Bank of England rate.
.5%
2.49 Sovereign.
$10.05
SVERY DESCRIPTION OF THAT BUSI
NESS transacted,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the crum
"DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Axed for you your al **Z-ther innum, ne för shorter perioda, at rutus, which
may be ascertained on applicantsan.
BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED,
MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
maite.
LETTERS OF CREDIT Rod DRAFTS ged
ou all ube principal cities in the World.
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR, LETTERS OF CREDIT AT available all over the World.
DOMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT Hoved...
PURCHASE sad BALE of Stocks and Shares Fellected.
(H M.S Hampshire). TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and caabad. GEORGS HOGG,, ** 10. Rounda
Manager. Lightweight Contest.
9, Queen's Road, Hongkong. Seaman PLACE ( .. Flora) Hongkong, Ist Nor., 1912
V.
Seaman KNIGHT.
(H.M.S. Hampshire).
6. Rounds Contest
Private HUMPHREYS (D.C.L.I.)
V.
Sapper RICHARDS (R. E.) 6 Round Contest Gunner EVANS (R.G.^.)
Gunner. BURT. (R.G.A') Ringside $5.00 Stulla 73.00 Others $z. & F1. Soldiers and Sallors $1.00 in uniform to the $2,00 Seats.
On Hongkong-Bankd
15 1-8
'Private 33 d/s
On Shanghai-Bank did
161.8 87.3-8
in April, 1905, and the C. B. in the Coronation honoura, June, 1011.
Private 33 d/s
88 3-8
0.15
On Java--Bunk T.T. 140.1-2
Private 30 d/a 142 1-2
On Japan-Bank dd 114 7.8 Public Companies
Sovereigns-buying rate $8.54.
India Council Bills lost
issue
India Council T.T. lust
issue
Discount
K
1/4 THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC
CO, LTD.
1/4.1-32 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
3ms. 4.3-8.
Bank of England rate Bar silver in London
***
5 p..
27.3-10 Eastern Trade Routes. Mr. Heinz, a member of the Canadian Government who is at present travelling in the Far
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from the 19th April to the 3rd May, 1913, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Direc
thut the TWENTY FOURTH ORDINARY GEN- ERAL MEETING of the | SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Company's Offices, St. George's Building, on SATUR- DAY, the 3rd May, 1913, at 12 East to enquire into trade con of presonting the Report of the o'clock, NOON, for the purpose ditions, in the interests of his Directors together with a state- dominion, was recently entertainment of Accounts to 28th Febru- ed at lunch by the Yokohama ary, 1913, and electing Directors Chamber of Commerce. The and Auditors. president of the Chamber, Mr. Ötani, in welcoming the visitor, made some remarks upon oustero trade routes and the alterations which may be expected when the Panama Canal is thrown open for trallic, and we reproduce them as giving an indication of bow the Japanese merchant regarde the future. Mr. Otani remarked: -The opening of the Panama Canal traffic will result in a shift- ing of the trade routes in the world. Bee how the new canal will effect the position of Liverpool and New York with regard to the Asiatic trade. Before the Shez
tora.
W
J.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co
Agente, Hongkong, 16th April, 1913. [312]
Notices
HO: OKONG G. ME ZANA U1 UB,
Canal was opened (1800) the route TEE FIRST GYMKHANA
10 Asia bath from Liverpool and New York was via the Cape of Good Hope. This gave the form er an advantage of 480 miles fur Asiatic ports. When the Suez Canal was made, this advantage still more leng bened out to 1,024
miles. But noer what will be the effect of the Panama Canal? New
THE
1912
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
17
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yon 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund...... 18,200,000
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Branches Antung-Hsien Bombay
. Booking at MOUTRIE & CO. Calcutta
F. E. HALL, Promoter.Changchun
Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang New York Osaka Pekin
Deiren Fengtien
BIJOU.
.9.15
Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobe Liao-Yang
(Arthur)
Ryolun Port
San Francisco
Shanghai
Tiebling
Tientsin
Tokyo
Los Angeles
PROGRAMME.
NEW FEATURE.
The First ..
("A B")
American Bioscopo
Picture" Screened in " Hong Kong, THE SQUAW'S LOVE
THE SQUAW'S LOVE Heroafter Another "AB"
Every Change of Programme. Miss VIOLET BONETTA
In New Turns,
·PICTURES ONLY
VICTORIA THEATRE.
7.15
FRIDAY, 18th
7.15
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 New Dramatic Picture
5000 ft. long, "The WOMAN IN STONE," “Les Miserables” Expected Daily.
Noticea
London Lyons
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed periode at rates to be obtained on application,
EISHI ONO, - 13.
Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar., 1913. [18 THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 18535
HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON. Paid-up Capital
:.£1,200,000 £1,700,000
£1,200,000
Reserve Fund... Reserve Liability of
Proprietore
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed. and FIXED DEPOSITS re-
ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. 8. HEWETT,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. 122
Notices
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE: LO., LTD.
MEETING of the Season KELLY & WALSH, LID. THE will be held at Happy Valley on Saturday, the 19th April 1913, commencing at 3-30 p.m.
The Charge of Admission will be $1-00 for others than Members of the Hongkong Jockey Club or Gymkhana Club.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Half Price.
The Committee invite the York is brought at once very Ladies of Hongkong to be present, much nearer than Liverpool to REGINALD F.C. MASTER, Yokohama, New York via Pana- Hon. Secy, and Treasurer. mia to Yokohamu 9.835 Honking 6th Ap-1918 milee.
Liverpool via Snez
to Yokohama 11,640 miles. New
[10
York is neater to Yokohama by LESSONS IN CHINESE. 1,805 miles and stands to gain
very, substantially in this respect. MB LI HON FAN, a Chinese Therefore, it is not difficult even
graduata versed in Hofature.
to imagine the commercial chan has been a teacher to Europian official
and marciants in thie Colony for over gea and developments which may be expected from the opening of ten years,
He has a good method of stalding
the Panama Canal. The canal Europeans to pass in the Chines ex- itself is only a part of the vaater amination, and in poseersed of a frat waterway soheme contemplatte certificate as a Chinens tenober. ed by the United
"
CAMBRIDGE MANUALS,
80 cents each. Brewing, A. Chauton Chapman, The Individual la the animal Kingdom, Jalan S. Huxley.
The Psychology of Insanity.
fernard CByL. The Work of Rala & Rivers,
T. G. Bontey House Files & How they spread Disease, U. u. Hewise,
The Origin of Earthquees,
Q. Davison. Early Religious Poetry of the Hebrows, B. G. Ki g.
Brasses, J. S. M. Ward. The English Puritans, Johns....
Brown The Natural History of Coal,
A. B. Arbe
THE
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE.
HE HALF-YEARLY MEET- States Be bas so good knowledge of ING of the above Club will of America, The perfect- Mandarin and Hakka.
be held on SATURDAY, the 19th fog of the Panama Canal and Those who intend lesring th Chic-April 1913, at 12.30 p.m., at the Lake Michigan Ornal, the cana e bagnage are requested to wite care Offices of the Hongkong Jockey lieation of the Illinois River, and of Hongkong Telegraph" off on Club, on the Ground Floor of the the perfecting of the channels of drxt to 37 Holywood Road, 14 for Hongkong Club Annexe, Chater
Bonakrog, 29th: Jan, 19'8. 1'47 | Road. the Mississippi itself and larger tributaries will furnish-the back- beno of the great conservation Boheme.So that as far as transport-t ation in concerned, steamers from Yokohama can load their freight
MARTIN'S PASS
at Dalath; Fort William, Toronto PAPIOL & STEEL
of Buffalo, and freight may be erried direot from the wharves of Mineapolis Chicago, Pittsburg! or Omaha to Yokohama. One of the immediate and striking effects of the canal will be to give more advantage to Japan to develop bor industries by cotton, iron and steel importa from the
sch Kumady for all irregulariiian, A Presch Starken 1933 a la the house, do khaton De kos 23aign or any irregularity of the poem p
•HOUR ##}#AJ? Cisersletá 1
“Shraa chượt) + kha: Worlds or · põsk - tren thou
S MARTIN'S
PIOL ASTEEL
By Order,.
T.F. HOUGH,
Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 5th April, 1913, (279
THE HONGKONG LAND IN
VESTMENT & AGENCY: CO., LIMITED.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
|
Roserve Liability of
8.
G. Friesland, Esq. O. S. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
G. R. Laurenz, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.
W. L. Pattanden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellin, B. A. Siebs, 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
Subsidiary Coins.
Discount per $100
Malwa, Old
3,100
Chinese....20 ots. pieces...$716
Fatna, New
3,950 perche,
Chinese...10
...87 13/16
Hongkong 20
1.8614
Hongkong.10
Patna, Old
3,200
...$73/4
Opium Quotation.
Benares, New
3.400
Mar. 28.
Malwa, New
$3,000 per pic. Bonares, Old... 3,250
SHARE REPORT.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 8 months. 2 per cent per Hongkong & Shai $125
Annum
Annum.
For 6 months. 3 per cent per
1
For 12 months, 4 per cent, per
Annum.
N. J. STABB. Chiof Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK THE Business of the above
Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
S-SELLERS
SA-SALE
HBUYERS
Stock & Paid ve Valur. BANKS.
CLOSING
$805 b.
£81/-/-
MARINE INSURANCE), Cantons North China
$50
$295 £5 T136 b.
b.
Unions
$100-$795 nominal
LAST DIVIDEND AND DATE.
£2/5/-atex 2/-3 equal to, $21.71 for 4 year ending 31/12/12 201
818 for 1911 - Interim of 10/- f· x 1911** Final of $20 making 850 | for 1909 and Interim of $30 for 1931 $12 for 1909 and Int ofĮ
$3 on account of 1910 j
$10 for 1911
Yangtzes China Fires Hongkong Fires
£50 $200
b
: FIRE INSURANCES,
$20 $150 1.8
$50 $350 $25 $816-
$27 for 1912
SHIPPING.
BANKING - CORPORATION, China & Manilas
Rules may be obtained on ap. Douglas Steamship $50 $39" plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al: Steamboats
lowed on the minimum monthly Indo-Chinas balances at $3 Per Cont per an- |· (Preferred} num
(Deferred)
Sholl Transports £1
Depositors may 'transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to bo placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at Per Cent, por
annum
For the Hongkong and Shang hai Banking L'orporation,
N.J. STABB,Chief Manager.
REFINERIES.
$15 $27
£5 $96
f117/6 b.
$10 $4034
$100 $10914 $100 $38
b.
"Star Forry "{
Luzon Sugars China Sugars
Chinese Engineerings £132/6
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE Trouchs
Capital Fully
BANK.
Raubs
MINING
EL 178
£1 836b.
DOCKS," WHARVES, &' OʻDOWNS. Kowloon WharfsTM $50
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 H.K&Wpoa Dooks 87
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 & 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 on terms which may be learned
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-on application. Every description perty, &c.
of Banking and Exchange busi- ness transacted.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System.MAI (Rates and Particulars on ap
plication).
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF --WILLS, ATTORNEY, &....." Undertakon and Executed,
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers.. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32
E
THE FAMINE IN CHINA.
369 Shanghai Dooka. T. 100 T.63": Hongkew WharfaT. 100 T.112 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGI QO' Anglo-French Lands T.100 T.04
$115 b.
#76 b.
Hongkong Hotels $50
Ewos
MISCELLANEOUS
$10032 b
Hongkong Lands $100 Humphreys Estates $10 884 B Kowloon Lands $30 $367 V.: Shanghai Lande T. 30 T. 92 b. West Points $50862 b
Manila M'polu Hotel P.10 P8
COTTON MILLS.
T. 50 T. 143. Hongkong Cottons $10 $10 China-Borneos $12 89 b. ex. div. Light and Powers $101
83 b.- Do. (Spec. shares) Si China Providents $103824 nonimal Dairy Farms R $6 $25 nonimal :b... Green Islands $108414 Hongkong Electrice $10 $325. INDIA, LIMITED, MA
Hongkong Joes $2561708. Authorised Capital.....£1,500,000 Subscribed t có 1125,000 Hongkong Ro 810 81924 Paid Up
562,000 #415,000:
Langkats
10 T.62
Moming Post -825 $22 Peak Tramway $10 $1134
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911, THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
Reserved Fund
HEAD OFFICE:E 40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C. - BRANCHES!
IGHT Famine Districts within Bombay, Kandy. Barën of 30,000 square miles, Calcutta Galle.
TWO and half million people Howrah. Singapore,N facing stravation.
Delhi Penang PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI Madras, Kota Bahm, Kelantan
T WILL HELP TO SAVE LIFE Rangoon, Hongkong,
BUTION TO-DAY. Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S.
gut, International Banking Co. Transneer, H. O, GULLAND, Beg7: Colombo, Bhatghai... porasos; Ebangta
AGENTS IN JAPAN: Toran Jail Janne 1919 | | 37
Messrs.Jardine, Matheson
**& Co., LtaraMDOM
BANKERSSHOLE
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, PORTLAND CEMENT
In Casks of 375 lbs. .net.
In Bags of 250 lbs. nat.
SUEWAN, TOMES & CO. General Managers.
I have THIS DAY resumed Hongkong, 16th August, 1901, 13
| GHARE of the COMPANYS
By Order of the Board of Diroo- stora,
AS ELTON HOOPER,
Secretary Mongkong, 10th Aprili 1913;
If you happen to be lata you
Courteous meals Fromptly served just the Bar Only at The ALEXANDRA
Bank of England, a London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd,
Hongkong Electric Trams 6.0 Philippines $10 $5 H. Price & Co., Ed $10 86
Pre-
Spolete des -ferred:
Pulpeset 350 $30, Papiertorion - paid i du Tonkin up $50
Benefit $150 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20,T.150. Steam Laundry United Asbestos)
Oriental Agency, $10 $91. b..
EVERY description of Banking L
$108300
and Exchange businesses an EO transactodr Stooks and Shares United Aubéstos) bought and sold on accounZ of Founders Shares Constituents: Letters of Credit Union Waterboat 10
edon Agents and Corros-
wor the world. Weismann, Ltd rest allowed on Current Ac Dounts at 2 per cent por dum Watso on Dally Balance and on Deposits at rates which
ALD
$10
*$1 for 1906
5 p.c.for year end'g 30'6:12 Dividend of $1 for half
year ending 31'12'18" } (6 pic. for year, 1910 on
preferred charoe
1/ per share Coupon No
$19
15 p.ó for
2.30.4.12
$3 for 1913 $3 for 1897
year ending
1/6 per shares finai 1911 ) :
(Coupon No. 18)
7/6 per share on 150,000 1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912
$1 final dividend for
year 1912 Tla. 9 for 1912
Interim of Tha: 3, for:1912
Tla, 6 29'2'10
j.
$3 on old shares, $1.501
on new bhares for half
* year 31*12*12
Final div. of $31⁄2 making
$7 for 19129
B40 cents for 1912
$2.80 for 1912
5 p. o. for half to 30'6'12
Final of $2.25 making
$4.25 for 1912.
2
15 per cent. for 1910
Te for year ended 31′10 101
T7 for year ended 20′12′10 |
50 cents 31.7.08
85 cents for 1912
70 cents for 1912
$1.25 for year end'g 31 7:12.......... 40 conta for 1911 $1.40 per share
3
Final of $8 for 19121
$1 interim account 1912
Tis. 416 for 1912·
None
BD cents on fully paid re shares and 8 cents ond $1 paid shares for year fri ending 3012 None
None
$1.50 for-1910.
None
No dividend this year
- 50 cts, for year end'g 908′11
120 per cent chare for 915-1912
$1 per