COMMERCIAL.
Shanghai Bullion.
Mexican Dollars : market rate :
April 15, 1913.
...Tla.
73.6
Opening
Olosing Tle. 73.6
Dragon Dollars,
Native Bank
Rate
...Tla
Shanghai .Gold
73.5875
Bara: 078 touch Tis. 3631
Bar Silver
...Tls. 111.15
Copper Cash...per taol. 1;765
Sovereigns: bay.
at Exch. 73.8-Mex..$9.92
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,' MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1913.
Entertainments
THE EDISON
KINETOPHONE.
MARVEL
OF THE AGE!!!
"
Sound and action com-
in The
ing rate, at-28.3/4Tis. 7.32 bined Peking Bar ...Tls. .364
Native Interest...
Singapore Exchange.
April 14, 1913.
On London-Bank 4 m/s 2/4.5-16
On
Demand -
2/4.1-16
3 m/s 2/4.15-32
Private 6 m/s 2/4.3-4
Germany-Bankd/d 238.1-2
Delightful way.
MOST
You not only SEE but
HEAR!!
Private 3 m/s 242.1-2 If you wish to
On France-Bank dd 294
Private 3 m/s 200 yourselves, and we
On India-Bank T.T. 174.1-2:
Private 30 d/s 175.3-4
satisfy advise
On Hongkong-Bank did 14.1-2 you to do so, apply to
Private 33 djs 15.1-2
On Shanghai-Bank d/d 88
Private 33 d/s 87
14012 ROBINSON & CO.,
On Java-Bank T.T.
Private 30 d/s 142.1-2
On Japan-Bank d/d 114.7-8 "Sovereigns-buying rate $8.54 Judia Council Bills lost
Issue
***
1/4
India Council T.T. Jast
issue
Discount
**
1/4.1-32 3ms, .4.1-8
Bank of England rate... 5 pc.
Bar silver in London 27.11-10 9.15
Singapore Froduce.
April 14, 1913...
DES VIEUX, ROAD,
FOR INFORMATION.
BIJOU.
PROGRAMME.
9.15
CAPTAIN KATE
Gambier buyers $7.10 Stirring American (A B)
O
do (Cube No. 1) unpicked 13.00
Two Little Scapegraces.. Love Lauglis at Locksmith,. NEWS OF THE WORLD (Pathe Gazette)
Copra Sundried
13.00
do Mixed
12.50
. Sensational Drama A Diplomatic Lover (Comic) At the Front, by Prince
Pepper, Black
17.50
do White 5 per cent.
buyers
31.50
Sago Flour Barawak
3.65
do Brunei No. 1
**
nom,
Pearl Sago
3
4.80
Coffee Bali
34.25
cent, basia
MATINEES
33.00
8.30
***
do med. pearl
0.00
Tin
175 tone ...109,871|
E
... 1,800
Coffee Palembang 10 per
Tapioca, small fiake
do small pearl
Opium, China
Straits
Rice, Rangoon White
[
Rice, Siam No: 1
do No. 2
Petroleum.
Devoe's Imp. Brilliant Oil
(2 tine)
Sylvan Arrow Oil (tins) Fish Brand (2 line in case at
Miss VIOLET BONETTA (a)" My Yiddisher Boy"
(b) "I want A Girl
Sat'days 4.15 Sundays 6.07 Artistes at all Matinees,
PICTURES ONLY 7.15
VICTORIA THEATRE.
FRIDAY, 18th
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 Dally.
Notice:
KELLY & WALSH, LTD,
SIXPENNY NOVELS,
30 cents each, 4 for $1.00 The Adventures of Monsieur
d'Haricot, Storer Clouston, Young Mrs Jardine, Mrs Craik. As he was born, Tom Gallon The Unspoken Word,
Morice Gerard
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
ORPORATION..
Hand Ulica:-806, Wall Street, New York, London Office;-jó, Vishopsgṣim, KC
BRANCHES :—
Bombay
CalcutER
Canton
Caba
Colos
Empire
Hangheny
Han Low
Banks
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA
...TION,"
Paid-up Capital........$15,000,000 30 d/s
Exchange
6 m/s: L/O
11
'Selling.
Buying.
T/T. Domand
Kobe
1/11 15/16
,1/11 13/16 4 m/s. L/C .1/11344 4 m/s. D/P
.2/-5/16
..2/- 7/16
Mankin
Mudco
RESERVE TUNDS:
60 dis
21-
..2/-}
Радики
Sterling
4 m/s
Paking
Bas Fracleco
£1,500,000 at 2}=
T/T, Shanghai
. Shanghal
Yokoama
$15,000,000
Silver ...
17,200,000
T/T, Singapore TT. Japan ..... T.T. India
-9712
Reserve Liability of
Capital and Re†,060, nao (Gold)
about... 24 10,000
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF LANKING BUSI NESS (Acted).
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the wana
lezala.
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Exed for our year at 4% ser accum, or for shorter periods, at ratas, which may be ascertained on application.
HILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCA
made...
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted
(on all the principal cities in the World
THE LANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are available all over the World,
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF . CREDIT
fasad.
PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shares doczad
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cubed,
GEORGE BOGO, Manager.
9, Queen's Road, Hongkong. Hongkong, 1st Nor., 1912 1912
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880, Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund 18,200,000
t
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Branchos Antung-Hsien Bombay Caloutta Changchun Dairen
Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobe
Agenoles at Nagasaki Newchwang New York Osaka
Pekin
Feagtien
Ryolun Port
(Arthur)
San Francisco
Shanghai
Tiehling
Liao-Yang
Tientsin
London Lyons
Tokyo
$32.200,000 Domand. India.. Demand, Manila
2/-1/16" 30d/s.S'ney & Melbourne '2/- 9/16 .734 30 d/s. Sap F'co & New York. 491% .85184 m/s. Marks
Proprietors......$15,000,000 T/T. San F'co & Now York...4814
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
T/T: Java...
Hon. Mr. C. H. Ross-Chairman T/T. Marke
S.
HL Dodwell, Esq.-Deputy T/T. Francs Chairman.
G. Friesland, Esq.
0, 8. Gubbay, Esq.
..P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
G. R. Laurenz, Esq.
F. Lieb, Beq.
W, L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E, Shellim, H.A. Slebs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb. MANAGER. · Shanghai-A. G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong -Interest Allowed,
On Current Ascount at the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on the daily balance.
ON' FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 2 per cent por
Annum.
For 6 months, 31 per cent per
Annüm
4 mfe, Francs
6 m/s. do......
BarSilver, ready
forward
120 Gold Leaf portael...
203
2.51
Bank of England rate Sovereign
Subsidiary Coins.
Discount per $100
Chinese...20 cts. piecos...87 11/16
Chinese...10
Hongkong.20
Hongkong.10
....209
2.56
Malwa, Old
3,100
Patna, Now
3,350 porche.
하
*...8738
...8656
Patna, Old,
...87 19/18
..... 3,200
3,400
Opium Quotation.
Mar. 28, Malwa, New.........$3,000 per pic.
5-SELLEKS
Bonares, New
Benares, Old......... 3,250
SHARE REPORT.
Stocks & PAID VALUE.
BANKS.
SA-SALE
B-EU VERS
CLOSING CONS
Hongkong & S'hai $125
MARINE INSURANCE Cantone"
For 12 months, 4 per cent. per North China
Apnum,
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager. Unione
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Yangtzes
$805. aa.
£81/-/-
$50 $30212 80. £5 T136 b.
$100 $795 sa.
FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires
£50, $200 b.
Los Angeles THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the
$20 $149 3. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Hongkong Fires $50, $356
SHIPPING. BANKING CORPORATION. China & Manilas plication.
$25 $816 Rules may be obtained on ap-Douglas Steamship $50 $391%
Interest Allowed an Carrent Account, periods at rates to be obtained on Deposits received for fixed
application.
EISHI ONO,
Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar., 1913. THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853."
INTEREST on deposits is' al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at #3 Per Cont. per an- [18 num.
3,100 Public Companies Money, Mario Conror Leighton Paid-up Capital £1,200,000
220 GRE IN ISLAND CEMENT CO., 320
LIMITED. 290
3.80
THE
HE TWENTY FOURTH OR DINARY ANNUAL MELT- ING OF SHAREHOLDERP in the 3.25 Company will be held at the 3.15 Office of the Company, St. Geor
go's Building, Victoria, Hong- at 3.15 kong,on Saturday the 20th day of Lamp Glass (2 tine in case at 3.15 April 1913, at 12 o'clock noon, for (superfine) 12 tins at 3.05 the purpose of receiving a State- Langkat's 2 tins in case at 3.05 of the Directors for the year end ment of Accounts and the Report Dragon 2.tins
Brand
at 2.95 ing 31st December, 1912.
Oil
12 ting
י
Public Auction.
Q.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from the 21st to the 26th April both day inclusive.
By Order of the Board of fle og kong, 17th April, 1918,
tore.
The Silent House, Louis Tracy Lady Jim of Curzon Strest,
Fergus Humo. Catherine's Child,
Mrs Henry de la Pasture. The Mystery of the Ravenspurs, Fred M. White, The Sin of Allson Dering,
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON;
Reserve Fund... £1,700,000 | Roserve Liability' of
Proprietors................£1,200,000.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Per Cent. per
annum.
Shell"
LAST DIVIDEND AND DATA-
£2/5/- at ox 2/3 equal to'
$21,71 for 1 ending 31/12/12
year
$18 for 1911- Interim of 10/- fr 1911 Final of $20 making $50 for 1909 and Interim of $30 for 1911 $12 for 1909 and Int. of
$3 on account of 1910f
$10 for 1911 $27 for 1912
$1 for 1906
5 p.o. for year end'g30'6'13 Dividend of $1 for half) year ending 31'1212
fo p.o. for year 1910 on
preferred shares
Steamboats
$15 $275 b,
Indo-Chinas
(Preferred) (Deferred)
Transports £1
*Star Ferry "-
£5
896
( 118/- middle
1 per share Coupon No
19
b.
b.
15 p.o. for year ending
30.4.12
8.
$3 for 1913
$3 for 1897
REFINERIES.
$10.847
For the Hongkong and Shang-China Sugars $100 $108 hai. Banking Corporation,
Luzon Sugar $100 $38
MINING. N.J. STABB, Chief Manager. Chinese Engineerings £1 32/6 EUTSCH ASIATISCHE
DE
Capital Fully
BANK
Pald-up ...8h. Taeis 7,500,000 Head Office.--Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches:
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- L. G. Moberly ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Berlin The Gifts of Civilisation,
Caloutta Canton ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Hamburg Hankow Kobe. Dean Church at rates which will be quoted on Peking ITALIAN CONVENT.
application. :
¡A. 8. HEWETT,
appoal to the ladies and gentle- Superioress of the Italian Convent begs to renew. her Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. (22 Acting Manager.
mon of Hongkong for the usual gifts of cast off garments and worn out clothes to the Convent.
THE
Notices
ΟΠΙΝΑ PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
Of late, there has been an ap- THE preciable falling-off in the period- Direc-ical collections of old and second-
R.
PARTICULARS and CONDI. TIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Mon-TE HONGKONG ELECTRI day, the 28th day of April, 1913,
CO, LTD. at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the
Public Works Department, by NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the
TWENTY local residents.
hand materials received at the (Capital Pald up...$1,250,000.), 1518 Convent. The Superioress feels
confident that she has but to Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- urge the pressing and daily in-perty, &o. creasing needs of the Convent in Goods received on Storage. its provision for the poor, to re-Advances made on Merchandise: coive benevolent responses from Loans made on the Provident
System. The change of season calls for (Rates and Particulars on ap- of the change of garments for the
plication). If residents
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c Undertaken and Executed.
Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers.
Order of His Excellency the Go- FOURTH ORDINARY GEN- vernor, of One Lot of Crown Land ERAL MEETING at Tai Ping Shan in the Colony SHAREHOLDERS will be held orphan children. of Hongkong, for a term of 75 at the Company's Offices, St- will kindly realize the great help years, with the option of renewal George's Building, on SATUR- they can render by sending such at & Orown Ront to be fixed by DAY, the 3rd May, 1913, at 12 of their dress materiala as are no the Surveyor of His Majesty the o'clock, NOON, for the purpose longer any use to them, the little King, for one further term of 75 of presenting the Report of the children will be suitable provided Directore together with a state- with clothes they are so much in PARTICULARS OF THE LOTment of Accounts to 28th Febru- need of.
ary, 1913. and electing Directors.***
ITALIAN CONVENT. and Auditors.
Hangkon, 18th April, 1918.
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
years..
Boundary
Measurements.
(Approximan.)
Lepas Station, Street Tai
LOCALITE"
६
跽
"ANAT
Contents in
* Annual Kent.
Upset Price
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be olosed from the 19th April to the 3rd May, 1913, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Direc- GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.
Agents. Hongkong, 16th April, 1913. [312)
tors.
74 11,300
πέρα:
4546,600
Notices
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LIMITED.
[820
THE FAMINE IN CHINA: FIGHT Fans Dindicts with
$2
„ates of 80,000 square miles."); TWO and half million people R LI HON FAN, Chinese facing stravation.
graduate versed in literature, PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI- has been a teacher to European officials
MB
ten years.
BUTION TO-DAY.
and merchants in this Colony for over IT WILL HELF TO SAVE LIPS Trassurer, H. O. GULLAND, Esq. He has a good method of insining Manager, International Banking Co., Europeans to pass in the Chinese, ex-poration, Shangtala amination, and is possessed of Brst | Younkear. 24th January 1919 zato certificate sa s Chinose teacher. He has also a good knowledge of Mandarin and Hakka.
Public Companies NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS are OBINA STEAM FISHERIES CO. A Final Dividend of Twenty of
THE HONGKONG & SOUTH
KANALIMITED.
No
language are requested to write care Hongkong Telegraph" ollos.or
Those who intend learning the Chin-
Dollars per. Sharo for the direct to 87 Hollywood Road, 1st floor. yoar 1911 and an Interim Di- Hongkong, 20th Jan, 1915, pras OTICE is hereby given that a vidend of Thirty Dollars per i
Final Call of 89.00 per share Share for the year 1912 will be THE HONGKONG LAND IN- has been made on the share capi-payable on Wednesday the 16th tal of the Company, and that instant.
:
VESTMENT & AGENCY. CO., LIMITED;"
GREEN
12
Tronoha Raubs
£1 $3.60 b. DOCKE, WHARVES, & O'DOWNS. Kowloon Wharfs $50 $77 b.. HK.&W poa Docks$50 $69 Shanghai Docks T. 100 T.63 Hongkow Wharfa T. 100 T.108 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS! Anglo French Landa T.100 T.94
$115 b. Hongkong Hotels 850I
$76 b.
£1 · 80/-
b.
b.
b.
Singapore Tientsin Tainsofu Tsingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: The Union of London and Smith's Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. Hongkong Lands $100 $110
Bank, Limited.
Humphreys Estates 310 $84 b Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Kowloon Lands $30 $37 b.
Agonoy,
Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 92 b. Direction der Discónto Gesell-West Points
$50 $62 b. sohaft. INTEREST allowed on Current Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8 Account. DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned Ewos. on application. Every description
COTTON MILLS
·T. 50 T. 142
8,
MISCELLANEOUS.
of Banking and Exchange bust-Hongkong Cottons $10 $10 ness transacted.
China-Borneos $12 $914.b. R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Light and Powers $101
Manager.
$3 Do. (Spec. shares) $1} |Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911. 12 China Providents $10 $84 nonimal THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Green Islands
Dairy Farms * 66: 125) nónimal
810 44.40 b. Hongkong Electrics $10 $325 b.
825 $170. $10 $1014
..
INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital ..........£1,500,000 Subsoribed
......1,125,000 Hongkong Ices Paid Up.
562,000 Hongkong Ropes Reserved Fund
415,000 HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C. BRANCHES:
Bombay. Kandy, Calcutta. Galle. Howrah Singapore, Delhi Penang Madras, Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. Rangoon. Hongkong. Colombo, Shanghai
AGENTS IN JAPAN: Messrs. Jardine, Matheson
* & Co., Ltd. BANKERS:
[187
Bank of England.
ISLAND ** UEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
PORTLAND, CEMENT
In Casks of 375 lbs. net. In Bags of 250 lbs, net.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
**** General Managers, Hongkong, 16th August, 1901
[3
Langkata
Morning Post Peak Tramway.
8.
b.
1/6 per shares final 19111
(Coupon No. 19)
7/6 per share on 130,000 1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912
$1 final dividend
-year 1912.
Tis. 3 for 1912
for}
Interim of Tls.3, for 1912
Tis. 6 29*2*10
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on newshares for half year 31'12.12.
Final div. of $314 making
$7 for 1912
40 cents for 1912
$2.80 for 1912
5p. o. for half to 30'6'12 Final of $2,25 making $4,25 for 1912
15 per cent. for 1910
T4foryear 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 cents for 1911
$1.40 por sharo
Final of $8 for 1912
81 interim account 1912
g. 10 T.60
·825 1822- $10 $1134
$1 $1 b.
BO.
Tls. 414 for 1912
83.
Do. (now) Hongkong Electric Trams 7- $10, $5 Philippines H. Price & Co., La. #10 $6
Pre Societe des § forred
Pulpeset 1,850 $30 Papierterios paid f
up 850
du Tonkin
Benefit] $150
London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd, Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150
Stoam Laundry 85 $4 United Asbestos)
Oriental Agency, 810 (19)1⁄2 b.
EVERY description of Banking Ld......
$10 $300
and Exchange business transacted. Stocks 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- pondents all over the world.
810 $18 Interest allowed on Current Ao» ofcounts at 2 per cent per annum
810 18736 By Order of the Board of Dirac-
If you happen to be late your on Daily Balance and on Fixed William Powell tora, A
meals will be Courteously & Deposits at rates which may be Coraciad to go po, Agill a wig Promptly served just the Game, ascertained on application. A KONZERmay have Only at The ALEXANDRA
STROMACDONALD. ecious De Vores Bond Cruiser
The Telegraph doer nat bold - Itsalt ve
I have THIS DAY resumed
same is payable to the Company's Warrants may be had on appli- Bankers (The Hongkong & Shang cation at the Office of the Society CHARGE of the COMPANY. hai Banking Corporation, Hong on and after that date, kong) on or before 15th May, 1913.
BRADLEY & CO, LTD...
* General Managers.
Hongkong, 3rd April 1918, 1810.
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDERRA STELTON HOOPER HAABacrotary, Becretary Hongkong 17th April, 1018, [818 Hongkong, 10th Aprill, 1913. [281 OPE.
Welsmann, Ltd. Watson
None
80 cents on fully paidy shares and 8 cents on 61 paid shares for year ending 30'4'12
None
None
*$1.50 for 1910
None
i
b.
No dividend this year 50 cts. for year end'g 30'5'1
(20 por cont, per ordinary share for year ended 81'5'1912
$1 per share for year
Fonding 3112:1912
25 percent for year?
ending 31711000 30 cents for 1910
40 cts, yearending 30′#12 WRIGHT AND HORNBY