COMMERCIAL
London Rubber Market.
The East Asiatic Company's Daily Report for April 18 says:- The market in London yesterday was firm and active. The closing prices wore:****
Hard fine Para spot
3/4.1-2
Hard fine Para forward... 3/4.3-4 First latex crepe, delivery
next three months...... 3/4 Shanghal Bullion,
April 17, 1913,
Mexican Dollars: market raté :
Opening Tie.
73.7
Closing ...Tls." 73.7
Dragon Dollars,
...Tla 73.6875
Native Bank Rate Shanghai. Gold
Bara: 078 touch Tls. 364)
...Tls. 111.15
Bar Silver
Copper Cash ... per tael. 1,765 Sovereigns: buy-
ing rate, at-28.1-2Tla. 7.38
THE HONGKUNG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1913.
Entertainments
THE EDISON
KINETOPHONE.
MARVEL
OF THE AGE!!!
Sound and action
bined in The
Delightful way.
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION, ...
Head Offca7–66, Wall Street, New York. London Office náð, Nishopsgate, KC.
BRANCHES :----
Bombay
Calcotta
Canton
Cabe
Hongkong
Hankew
Capital and Rater
0001...
Shanghai
Tokošana!
$7,050,000 (Gold)
BVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKINO DUSI NESS masacted,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the umac terms.
com-DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Bred for one year
MOST
You not only SEE but
HEAR!!
EX personam, or for shorter perioda; as rates, which
ICOLLECTED.
Banks
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA-
TION,
$15,000,000 30 da
Demand, Manila
COURT OF DIRECTORS, Hon. Mr. C. H. Rose-Chairman T/T. Marks
Exchange
4 m/s. L/O
4 m/s. D/P.
6 m/s. do
BarSilver, ready
forward
Selling.
Buying.
T/T. Domand ...
7/16
9/16"
Kabe
Paid-up Capital
1/16
Manlia
Maxico
RESERVE FUNDS:
GO d/B..
6 m/s. L/C
· Pansara (
Sterling
4 m/s
3/16 30d/a8'ney & Melbourne 2/- 11/16
Han Francisco
£1,500,000 at 2/
$15,000,000
T/T. Shanghai
79 30d/s. San Fco & New York. 94.
T/T. Singapore ....................................
Silver 17,200,000
TT. Japan
8514 | 4 mfs, Marks
..210
T.T. India
4 m/s. Francs
2.57
$82,200,000 Demand. India...............
.3.591
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
$15,000,000 T/T, San Foo & New York...481,
.27 15/16
T/T. Javaan
120% Gold Leaf per taal.
50
$9.05
Subsidiary Coins.
| Malwa, Old 3,100
Discount per $100
Ohinese...20 ots. pieces...879
Patna, New
3,350 perche.
Chinese...10
11
Hongkong.20
...$816 ...8634
Patna, Old...
3,900
Hongkong.10
Opium Quotation..
Benares, Naw
3,400
Mar. 28.
HAIL A TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted
mads.
on all the priocipal cities, in the Worksh
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT sro Available all over the World.
DOMMERCIAL LETTERS" OF
CREDIT PURCHASE and S&L of Sacks and Sharwa effected.
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold sad cashed,
GEORGE BOGG, Manager.
9, Queen's Road, Hongkong. Hongkong, lat Nová 1912
THE
1912
OHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
at Exch. 73 9-Mox. $9.99 |
Teking Bor
...TlB. 365
Native Interest...
If you wish to yourselves, and we we
satisfy advise
YOKOHA
Singapore Produce.
April 18, 1913. you to do so, apply to
Gambier buyere.. 87.00
do (Cube No. 1) unpicked 13.00
Copra Bundried
do Mixed
Pepper, Black
do White 5 per cent.
+
12.00
11.75 18.25
31 50
ROBINSON & CO.
DES VOEUX ROAD,
FOR INFORMATION.
BIJOU.
buyers.
Sogo Flour Sarawak
3.65
**
do Brunei No, 1
noin'.
Pearl Sago
4.80
Coffee Boli
34.25
Coffee Palembang 10 per
cent. brais
0.15
· PROGRAMME.
33.00
...
Tapioca, amall flake
6.30
do small pearl.
-Tia
do mod. poorl
Opium, China
150 tons
Straits
Rice, Rangoon White
Rice, Siam No. 1
do No. 2
Petroleum,
9.15
Comic Special A B A ́JEALOUS HUSBAND. 590A Study in Diplomacy (Comic)
Losing His Temper
A Trip on The Scine (Scenic).
NEWS OF THE DAY
Gaumont Graphic)
113 25 ....3,100
1,800
(lathe Gazette &
220
320
200
3.60
Dovoo's Imp. Brilliant Oil
(2 tins)
Sylvan Arrow Oil (2 tine) 3.25 Fish Brand 2.tins in case at 3.15 Oil 12.tins at 3.15 Lamp Glass (2 tins in case at 3.15 at 3.05 (superfine) 2 tion
Miss VIOLET BONETTA (1 he Popular Soubrette)
f Sat'days 4.15 MATINEES ON (Sundays 6.0)
7.15
at 2.95
Langkat's (2 tins in case at 3.05
Dragon
Brand 2 tins
at 2.55
Bulk Oil per drum of 4
galls Cross Oil
(2 tins) at 2.75 Torp 300 por tin 4 gallons at 2.80
Public Auction.
G
R.
Artist's at all' Matinees, Friday May and Complimentary Benefit Το
Mr. R. H. STEPHENSON PICTURES ONLY
7.15
Public Companies GRE N 18LAND CEMENT CO.,
---LIMITED.
THE TWENTY FOURTH OR
DINARY ANNUAL MEVT- ING OF HAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, St. Geor- go's Building, Victoria, Hong. kong,on Saturday the 26th day of | April 1913, at 12 n'elock noon, for PARTICULARS and CONDI-the purpose of receiving a State TIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Mon- day, the 28th day of April, 1913, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Go- vernor, of One Lot of Crown Land at Tai Ping Shan in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 tors, years, with the option of renewal Hngkong. 37th April, 1913,
ment of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year and ing 31st Decembar, 1912.
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 Direc
(318
at a Crown Rent to be fixed by THE HONGKONG & SOUTH the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75
years
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
LOCALITY
Bou, dary Measureménta (Approximate.)
f
5q. ft.
Annual R
Upset Price*
100 100 4544,600
74. 1,500
about
Public Companies
L MITED,
VICTORIA THEATRE.
FRIDAY. astb, inst. The Grand Drama 3000 ft. long. "The WOMAN OF STONE," "Les Mirerables" (Expected Daily.)
Saturday, 6th inst..
Matinee 4. p.m.
·Shakespeare's Great Work, 2000, ft. "TEMPEST" Sunday, 27th, Matinee 6. p.m. The Woman of Stone (3000 ft.) Dramatic Grand Film. NOTICE, From Saturday 3rd of May 1913, the MATINEES will Commence ON WEDNESDAY & HOLIDAYS:
5.30 p.m. SATURDAYS 5.30 p.m. SUNDAYS 6. p.m.
Notices
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund.....18,200,000
Head Office. YOKOHAMA,
Branches. Antung-Haien Bombay. Caloutta Changchun
Agencies at Nagasaki -Newchwang Now York
S.
H. Dodwell, Esq.-Deputy T/T. Francs.
Chairman."
G. Friesland, Esq.
0.8. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
G. R. Laurent, Esq.
F. Lieb, Esq.
W. L. Pattonden. Esq. J. A, Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Ahellim, H. 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.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 3 per cent per
Annum.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Business of the above
Los Angeles THE B is conducted by the
..........................204 Bank of England rate......
...............2.52 ! Bovereign
Malwa, New.........$3,000 perpio. Benares, Old........ 3,250.
S-SELLERS
SHARE REPORT.
Stocks & PAD OF YALUR.
BANKS.
SA-SALE "
Hongkong & S'hai $125 -
China Fires Hongkong Fires SHIPPING. China & Manilas
Douglas Steamship $50 $41
$25 $814
Clásico
B-BUYERS
LAST EXTIDRED AND DATE,
921.71 for
year
1911
£2/5/- at ex 2/-1 equal to】
ending 31/12/12
$18 for 1911
Interim of 10/-
Final of $20 making 350°)
for 1909 and Interim
of $30 for 1911 mg $12 for 1909 an1 Int. of
$3 on account of 1910]
Osaka
Dairon
Pokin
Fengtien
Ryolun
Port
For 6 months, 3 per cent
Annumi...
per
Harbin
(>= (Arthur)
Hankow
San Francisco
For 12 monthe, 4 per cent
Annum...
MARINE INSURANCE^, Cantons
per
North China } :
Honolulu
Shanghai
N.J. STABB Chief Manager.
Unions
1805 nominal
£81/10/-
$50 $310
£5 T136 b.
$100 $795 sa.
BB,
Kobe
Tiebling
Liao-Yang
Tientsin
London Lyons
Takyo
すい
Yangtzea
£50 $200
b.
FIRE INSURANCES,
.820 8149
B.
$10 for 1911
$50 $356
b.
$27 for 1912
b.
$1 for 1906
b.
$15 $271€ b
£5 698 B.
118/- middle
11
(1/- per share Coupon No
19
b.
{$10 $49
b.
15 pc. for year ending
80.4.12
1/6 per shares fins!)
1911
7/6
BONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on a plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al-Steamboats lowed on the minimum monthly Indo-Chinas balances at $3 Per Cent, per an- [18] num.
Interest Allowed on Current Account: Deposits received for fired periods at rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO,
...Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar., 1913;. THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE, LONDON, Paid-up Capital £1,200,000
option balances of $100 or more Depositors may transfer at their
to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Per Cont. per
annum,
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai. Banking Corporation, SAN.J. STABB, Chief Manager,
KELLY & WALSH, LTD. Reserve Fund.£1,700,000EUTSCH ASIATISCHE
SIXPENNY NOVELS,
30 cents each, 4 for $1.00
The Adventures of Monsieur
·
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors.......£1,200,000.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.
Capital Fully
BANK.
(Preferred) (Deferred) "Shell" Transports £1
"Star Ferry"
REVINERIES.
MINING.
China Sugars $100 $106 B. Luzon Sugars $100 $38 Chinese Engineerings £132/6
£180- £1 $3.60 DOCKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS.LE
Tronohs Rauba
d'Haricot, Storer Clouston.
Paid-up8h Taels 7,500,000 Kowloon Wharfs $50 1878 Young Mrs Jardine, Mrs Craik,
Head Office.Shanghai. H.K.&W'poaDocks $50 $69 b. As he was born, Tom Gallon
Board of Directors-Berlin.. The Unspoken Word,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
Branches:
Shanghai Docks T. 100 T.601E Morice Gerarded and FIXED DEPOSITS re: Berlin Calcutta Canton,
Hongkow Wharfs T. 100108 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Money, Mario Connor Leighton ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Hamburg Hankow Kobe The Silent House, Louis Tracy
at rates which will be quoted on Peking
Anglo French Lands T100 1.94 Singapore Tientsin Lady Jim of Curzon Street, application,
Teinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. Hongkong Hotels $50
$115 b.. Fergus Hume.
JA. S. HEWETT, GS LONDON BANKERS: :
Acting Manager. Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. Hongkong Lands $100 $110
$26 b. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. (22 The Union of London and Smith's
Bank, Limited: Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Kowloon Lands
Humphreys Estates-910 1914b. 630 137 b.. Agerov Direction der Disconto Gesell-West Points
Shanghai Lands T. 80 T292 b
$50 $62 b. schaft.
Catherine's Child;
Mrs Benry de la Pasture. The Mystery of the Ravenspurs, Fred M. White. The Sin of Alison Deririg,
L. G, Moberly The Gifts of Civilisation,
Dean Church
ITALIAN CONVENT,
Notices
CO., LTD.
THE
OHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
"..
COTTON MILLS.
INTEREST allowed on Current Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8 Account. DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned Ewos
T. 50 T.140 of Banking and Exchange busi-Hongkong Cottona $10 - $10 ness transacted.
MISCELLANEOUS,
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,
Manager.
[2
China-Borneos $12 $914 b Light and Powers $10
Do. (Spec. shares)$1}' China Providents Dairy Farms.
B.
OINA STE SE FISHERIES CO., THE Superioress of the Italian Loans on Mortgage of Bouse Pro-on application. Every description
Convent begs to renew her appeal to the ladies and gentis-party, &c. NOTICE is hereby given that a men of Hongkong for the usual Goods received on Storage.
Final Call of $3.0 per share gifts of cast off garments and
Advancés made on Merchandise: has been made on the share capi worn out clothes to the Convent Loans made on the Provident tal of the Company, and that
- Bystem. Of late, there has been an ap (Rates and Particulars on ap same is payable to the Company's preciable falling-off in the period- Bankers (The Hongkong & Shang ical collections of old and second-
plication). hat Banking Corporation, Hong hand materials received at the kong) on or before 15th May, 1913. Convent, The Superioress feels
BRADLEY & CO., LTD.
confident that she has but to General Managers.
urge the pressing and daily in 130 Hongkong Jrd Apiit 19181
creasing needs of the Convent in its provision for the poor, to re- celve benevolent responses from local residents,
Notices
INSTITUTION OF EGINEERS
AND BEIPBUILDER?, HONGKONG,
The change of season calls for change of garments for the
TRUSTEE EXECUTOR OF The Office of
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co, General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32
orphan children. If residents E
b.
b.
$10 $84 nonimal $6 $25 nonimal $10 $5
Hongkong Electrics $10 $33
Hongkong, 9th Oct, 1911. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Green Islands ...INDIA, LIMITED, Authorized Capital ......£1,500,000 Subscribed Paid Up Reserved Fand
1,125,000 Hongkong Ices
562,000 Hongkong Ropes .415,000
WHEAD OFFICE: 40. Threadneedle Street, London, E.C." BRANCHES:
THE FAMINE IN CHINA, *IGHT Famine Districts with sa Bombay. Kandy,
Galoutta, Gallegian axen of 50,000 square miles, will kindly realize the groat halp they can render by sending such facing siravation.
TWO and a half million people Howrah, Singapore.
Delhi. Penang. THE HONGKONG ELECTRICA PAPER will be read by of their dress materials as are no FLHASE SEND YOUR CONTRI-
Engineer Commander G. W. longer any use to them, the little CO., LTD.
BUTION TO-DAY. Roome, RN. (member) on Friday, children will be suitable provided IT WILL HELP TO SAVE LITH: 【OTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN 25th April, 1913, in the Institute with clothes they are so much. n
Tasurer, H. D. GULLAND, Erqi, the TWENTY at 9:15 pm..
i need of.
Masager, International Banking Co portion, Bhang) al.
[820
FOURTH ORDINARY GEN- Subject. The Diesel Engine."{" ITALIAN CONVENT..
MEETING of the Members and their friends are Hongkong, 8th A. ii, 1918. SHAREHOLDERS will be held invited to attend.
NOT that
ERAL
at the Company's Offices, St-
R. B. WOOD, Secretary.
Tourkoor, 94th Jaunero 1919. †187.
George's Building, on SATUR- Hongkong, 22nd April, 118, 1925 LESSONS IN CHINESE. GREEN ISLAND CEMENT
DAY, the 3rd May, 1913, at 12, o'clock, NOON, for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a state- ment of Accounts to 28th Fobru- ary, 1913. and electing. Directors and Auditors. Ma
Tho 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
GIDD, LIVINGSTON & COF
Agents. Hongkong, 16th April, 1913, 【813
MARTIN'S APIOL & STEEL GASPILLS
Stuetariāta a (w kao ponas, to find on the dam sign of any issueslacthy of the Hydon, S Linaly doshev de nómísiabated.
mosa vala. - All Chemicio and Boren zeil thuis
MARTIN'S
MR
AB LI HON FAN Ubinene graduate versed in litaratare, has been a.teacher to Europesa officials and merchants in this Colony for over ton Je
He has a good method of training Europesar to pass in the Chinese CX- amination, and is possessed of a fint mate certificato ne a Chinese teacher. He has aho good knowledge of Mandarin and Hakka. 750
COMPANY, LIMITED.
PORTLAND, CEMENT
In Casks of 375 lbs, net. In Bage of 250 lbs. not.
Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. Rangoon, Hongkong. Colombo. Shanghai, an
AGENTS IN JAPAN: Messrs. Jardine, Matheson
& Co., Ltdayo BANKERS:
Bank of England,
Langkata
Morning Post Peak Tramway
Do, (new)
$25 $170 $10 $2014
b.
10 T.60
$25 $22
$1011ed
$1 $1 b.
Bongkong Electric Trama? Philippines $10 $5 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6
Pre- Societo
desferred
Pulpesett $50 $80 Papierteries
du Tonkin
paid a up $50
Benefit $150
London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd, Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150
E
Steam Laundry D-45/14
United Asbestos]
VERY description of Banking Oriental Agency, $10, $911⁄2 b.
and Exchange business. IMANDANNA transacted. Stocks and Shares United Asbestos. bought and sold on account of Founders Shares. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. Constituents. Letters of Credit ENTERIN
Union W General Managers, dai granted on Agents and Corren- Waterboat Hongkong/16th August, 1901"
pondents all over the world. Weismann, Ltd.
show who intend learning the Chin- ese langungu are reginested to write care | meals
If you ppen to be lato:
Promptly served just thes
to 37 Elollywood Boad «Tat-Bo Only at The Engkong, 19th Jan, 1918. [147 CATE
erast allowed on Current Ac-
at 2 per cent per annum Watson
lance and on Fixed William Powell
which maybe
DONALD, Cal
$10 $300
$10 $17
5 p.c.for yearend'g30′6′12 Dividend of $1 for half)
year ending 31*12*12
(6 p.o. for year 1910 on
proferred shares
$3 for 1913
$8 for 1897
(Coupon No. 18)
per share on 150,000
1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912
$1 Anal dividend
year 1918
Ts. 3 for 1912
Interim of Tis. 3, for 1918
Tie, 6 29 2:10
$3 on old shares, $1.502
on new shares for half year 31°12′13
Final div. of $3% makin
$7 for 1912
40 cents for 1913.
$2.80 for 1912
5p. o for half to 90'6'187
Final of 88.25 making“ $4.25 for 1912
15 per cent. for 1910 T4for year ended 31′10-101
T7 for year ended 20*18*10)
50 cents 81.7.08 -
85 cents for 1912
70 cents for 1912 · $1.25 for year end': 40 cents for 1911 $1.40 per share
Final of $8 for 1912 $1 interim account 1913
Tle. 414 for 1912
None
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents on $1paid shares for year 'ending 30'4'12. None None
$1.50 for 1910
Nons
No dividend this year 50 cts, for year end g 30′5
per cent. per ordinary share for year ended? 3151912
$1 per › share for your va ending 31*12-1912 (105
25 percent. for year-
ending 31HIL"
-30 cents for 1910,
10 ots, yearending 3061%.
WRIGHT
HORNBY, TO PLA