COMMERCIAL.
Gold in the Phillipplacs.
-----
Gold has been found on the banks of the Mariquina river, within fifteen miles of the city of Manila, The find was made by Mr. West, who was employed by the bureau of public works to drill welle in that localitý, West reported that the black sand averaged P00.37 gold to the metric ton and this has bron
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1913.
Entertaiments
THEATRE ROYAL
TO-NIGHT
AT 9 P.M.
subsequently borne out by tests. The FIRST Performance
The
Famous Famous
Edison
TALKING Pictures.
of
Kinetophone will
be
shown in Hongkong for
a
Rubber Imports Into Germany' The importsof crude and manu- factured rabber into Germany in 1912 amounted to 20,586 tone, of the value of £8,739,000, as com pared with 10,050 tons and 28,472,500 in the preceding year. According to the "Frankfurler. Zeitung," the principal share of the import trade aguia applial The to Brazil, which supplied 0,700 tons, as against 6,831 tons in 1011. As contrusted with this Blight decrease, it is pointed out that the imports from British Todia wore over twice the amount which obtained in 1911, in consequence of the large growth in the calti- vation of plantation rubber, the Agures being 2,127 tons, as against 008 tons in the previous year. The third position ie occupied by the Cameroons, which furnished 2,043 as compared with 1,816. tons in 111, whilst the quantity. from German East Afrión, rosa from 001 tons in 1011 to 8506 tona last year. On the other hand, the Gorman exports of rubber to 0.15 talled 4,043 tons, as contrasted with 4,591 tone in 1911, and the major portion was shipped to the United States, Russia and Austria-, Hungary following in the order ineationed.
Siberian Coal
The development of coal min- ing in Siberis is closely connected, with the construction of the great Siberian Railway, which,natural- ly created a riemund for fuel. The first attempts. were made in the Sudzbonsky district of Wes- torn Siberia and afterwards is the
few days ONLY.
BOOKING AT
ROBINSON'S,.
BIJOU.
PROGRAMME,
DES VOEUX ROAD, '
0.15
Grand American Drama
THE ROSE OF KENTUCKY. The Sense of Smell (Comic).
Looking for A Job The Bobble,&] The Bow-Bowf Inquisitive William THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS (Scenic)
so-called Tchereinhovsky fielde in the neighbourhood of Irkutsk. The coal deposits of those | Awo regions are of very different kinds. The Sufzhensky coal, is of good quality, whereas the Teherembovsky coal is bitumin- ous. Owing, however, to its 7.13 geographical position the Tober-
(Comic)
NEWS OF THE DAY
Miss VIOLET BONETTA (Popula Soubrette)
Friday May and Complimentary Benefit To
Mr. R. H. STEPHENSON (Special Programme). PICTURES ONLY
7.15
emhovsky basin is the only source Public Companies
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD:
of supply east of Lake Baikal and west of Krasanyarsk. The out- pat of the Sulzhensky, region is about 20,000,000 pouds (320,000 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the TWENTY tous) per annum, while that of
FOURTH ORDINARY GEN- Toberembovaky in 1905-1000 ERAL MEETING of the was from 50 to 80 million pouds SHAREHOLDERS will be held (800,000 to 960,000 tons) per at the Company's Offices, St- annum, and in recent years only George's Building, on SATUR- about 25,000,000 pouds (400,000 DAY, the 3rd May, 1913, at 12 Lona). This is accounted for by o'clock, NOON, for the purpose coal being worked, in Trans-of presenting the Roport of the Baikalta, which formerly took its Directors together with a state- supply from the Tcherembovsky ment of Accounts to 28th Febru- region. The Troue-Baikal coal ary, 1913. dni slecting Directors
and Auditore.
VICTORIA THEATRE.
Electric Fans Throughout. TUESDAY. ` 29th inst, The Grand Dramatic Film 2000 ft. long.
"THB TEMPEST," Shakespeare's Great Work THE CELEBRATED ARTIST Miss ARDEA. Matinee: Wednesday 5. p.m. The Woman of Stone 3000 ft. long. "Les Miserables" (Expected Daily.) NOTICE.
From Saturday 3rd of May 1913, the MATINEES will Commence ON
WEDNESDAYS, PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, & SATURDAYS at 5.30 p.m. SUNDAYS 6. p.m.
Notices
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
Head Office:do, Wall Streal, New York, London OB-36, Bishopigate, E.
BRANCHES :-
Rombay
Calcutta
Cenloa
Cober
Colon
Empira
Hoaghoog
Hankow
Kabe
blacila
Malco
Peking
San Francisco
Shanghat
Yokocaman
Capital and Restra............$T, ado, ono (Chotu)
about...
£2,430,000
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING DUSI NESS transactmi.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the
terms.
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, feed for ons your st 42 pår annum, or for shorter perioda, at rates, which may be ascertained an application,
BILIS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTEN,"
HAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS red
Do all the trincipal cities in the World,
THE BANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT Available all over the World
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
Lained.
FURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Stares affected,
TRAVELLERS CHECKS told and mashed,
GEORGE HO00, Manager.
9, Queen's Road, Hongkong,
ist
Hongkong, at Nor.: 1919
THE
1912
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital..... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund...... 18,200,000
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA (1
Branches Antung-Helen
Bombay
Calcutta
Changchun Dairen Fongtion Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobe
Liao-Yang London Lyons
Agencies at Nagasaki; Nowohwang New York
Deska
Pekin
Ryoiun Port
(Arthur)
San Francisco
Shanghai
Tiehling
Tientsin
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO,
Manager: Hongkong, 31st Már., 1913. [18
| THE CHARTERED BANK OF
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE. LONDON.
شد
KELLY & WALSH, LTD, Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund....... .£1,700,000 SIXPENNY NOVELS,
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors ...£1,200,000
The
30 cents.cach, 4 for $1.00
Adventures of Monsieur
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.
Banks
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA-1
TION.
Paid-up Capital ...... RESERVE FUNDS:
. Sterling
£1,500,000 at 2/-=
$15,000,000
Silver 17,200,000
Reserve Liability of
815,000,000 Domand
Exchange
Selling.
Buying,
T/T.
1/164 m/s. L/O 2/-36 | 4 m/s. D/P •
.8/-56
21-4
30 d/a
3/16
60 d/s
12/-14
6 m/e. L/O
31-3
21-34
4 m/s
T/T. Shanghai
T/T. Singapore
TI. Japan
'Demand. India
$32.200,000 T-T. India
5/1630d/s.S'ney & Melbourne
7134 30 d/s. San Foo & New York. 48%
..$15,000,000 Demand, Manila COURT OF DIRECTORS. T/T. San F'co & New York...48 Hon. Mr. C. H. Ross-Chairman TT. Java
B.
H. Dodwell, Esq.-Deputy T/T. Marks
Chairman.
2.53 Sovereign
.86
4 m/s. Marks
4 m/s. Francs
1499
.............2.581g
6 m/s. do
..2.60)
150
Proprietors
.981€
BarSilver, ready
.28 1/16
forward
121
Gold Leaf per tael.....
4.50
.20514 Bank of England rate....
,414
.89.88
Malwa, Old
3,100
:
Patna, New
1
3,350 perolie.
3,200
Benares, New***** 3,400
G. Friesland, Esq.
C. 8. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
G. H. Laurenz, Esq.
F. Lieb, Esq.
W. L. Pattonden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon, Mr. E, Rhellim. H. A. Sieba, Eeq. 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 por cent. par
Annum.
For 6 months., 3 per cent. per
Annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent. per
Annum.
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE
T/T. Franca
Subsidiary Coins.
Discount per $100
Chinese...20 ots. pieces...$794
Chineso...10
...$8
...$6 13/16 | Patna, Old. ...37%
Hongkong.20
Hongkong.10
Oplum Quotation.
Mar. 23.
Malwa, New.........$3,000 perpie. Benares, Old......... 3,250
S-SELLERS
SHARE REPORT.
SA-SALE
Stocks . PAID UP VALUE,
BANKS.
Hongkong & S'hai $125
MARINE INSURANCES, Į Cantons North China
Unions
Yangtzes
...
B-BUYERS
CLOSING
LAST DIVIDEND AND DATE.
· QZONE.
$805 Ma
£81/10/-
$50 $310 BU. £5 T136 b.
$100 (8795 sa.
FIRE INSURANCES: China Fires Hongkong Fires China & Manilas
SHIPPING.
£50 $190 b.
HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Douglas Steamship $50 $43-
BANKING
CORPORATION/
plication.
Rules may be obtained on ap-
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cont. per an-
num.
་ ་
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.
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai. Banking Corporation,
N.J. STABB, Chief Manager.
EUTSCH ASIATISCHE
DE
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000
Head Office. Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Calcutta Canton
d'Haricot, Storer Clouston. Young Mrs Jardine, Mrs Graik. As he was born, Tom Gallon
The Unspoken Word,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Marice Gerarded and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Berlin Money, Marie Connor Leightonceived for 1 year or shorter periods Hamburg Hankow Kobe The Silent House, Louis Tracy at rates which will be quoted on
Lady Jim of Curzon Street,
application. Fergus Hume.
(A.S. HEWETT, Catherine's Child,
Aoting Manager. Mrs Benry de la Pasture. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. 122 The Mystery of the Raverspurs, Fred M. White. The Sin of Allson Dering,
L. G. Moberly The Gifts of Civilisation,
Dean Church ITALIAN CONVENT.
THE
Notice's
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
[
$20 $149 B. 850 $356 B.
$25 $814 b.
b.
$15 $2714 b'
}
£5 895) 8.
[116/6 middle
Steamboats
Indo-Chinas
(Preferred) (Deferred)
Shell" Transports £1
"Star Ferry "
REFINERIES,
£11 b.
$10 849 b.
China Sugars $100 $105 b. Luzon Sugars $100 $38
MINING. Chinese Engineerings £132/6
Tronohs
£1 77/9 middle £1 $3.60 Raubs
b.
Kowloon Wharfs $50 $7824 b. H.K.&W'poa Dooks $50 871 sa, & s. Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T.6211⁄2
DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNSJ
b.
b.
$115 b.
b.
Hongkey Wharfs T. 100 T.112
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDIN OA) | Anglo French Lands T:100, T.94
Hongkong Hotels $50
[ $76b. Hongkong Lands $100 $110 Humphreys Estates 210 884 b.
J.
Kowloon Lands $30 $37 b.
Shanghai Landa T. 30 T. 92 b..
West Points
$50 $62 b.
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
T. 50 T. 140. wo Hongkong Cottons $10 $10 B. China-Borneos $12 $934 b. Light and Powera ' $101
43 Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.
Do. (8pec. shares) 81 J China Providents 810 $83 nonimal THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Dairy Farme 86 $251 nonimal
Green Islands $10 $5 Hongkong Electrice $10 $38 Hongkong Ices $25 $151
Peking Singapore Tientsin Teinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Mesare., N. M. Rothschild & Bons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agenov. Direction der Disconto Gesell-" schaft. INTEREST allowed on Current is similar to the Tcheremhovsky. The TRANSFER BOOKS" of
Account. DEPOSITS received The coal regions of Trans Buthe Company will be closed from
on terms which may be learned kalia are comparatively small, the 19th April to the 3rd May, THE Superioress of the Italian and the working is impeded by 1913, both days inclusive.
Convent begs to renew her Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange busi- water, whereas in the Teberem- By Order of the Board of Direc-appeal to the ladies und gentle party, &c.
ness transacted. men of Hongkong for the usual Goode received on Storage." hovaky basin no water enters the tors.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, gifts of cast off garments and Advances made on Morchandise: minea. This explains the obeap-
Manager. worn out clothes, to the Convent. Loans made on the Providenti Dess of the Teheromhovsky coul.
System. Of late, there has been an ap- :. Bзuides the above-mentione
preciable falling-off in the period-(Rates and Particulars on, BP- coul folda in Western Siberia
ical collections of old and second- plication). mention should be made of the
hand materials received at the
The Office of
OF Karraginsky mine of the Spassky
Convent. The Superioress feels TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
·WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o., Copper Company. Cufortunately,
Undertaken and Executed. owing to absence of transport NOTICE is hereby given that confident that she has but to
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32
this mine only supplios the needs
of its owners." Times."
GIBB, LIVINGSTON &Co.
Agents.
Hongkong, 16th April, 1913. [312
HONGKONG FIRE INJUR ANCE CO., LTD.
NOTICE.
urge the prossing and daily in- Scrip Certificate with res-creasing needs of the Convent in pect to 8 Shares numbered 4813, its provision for the poor, to re- 4820 in the above-named Com-ceive benevolent responses from pany standing in the name of local residents.
Public Gompanies before the th proximo, a new will kindly realize the great help
THE NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY, LIMITED. MARINE DEPARTMENT,
THE
UNDERSIGNED having been appointed Agente for the Marine business of the above Society are prepared to accept risks at current rates.
DAVID BASSUUN & CO., LD. 13:0
Hongkong, 231d April 1913.
UNION MARINE INSURANCE
CO. OF LIVERPOOL..
undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company are prepared to accept Marine Risks at current
rates.
THE BANK LANE Licked, Agents Hoogkong, 28th April, 1vað, [990
:
THE FAMINE IN CHINA.
INDIA, LIMITED.
13
[2
COTTON MILES.
MISCELLANEOUS,
£2/5/-atex 2-1 equal to]
$21.71 for ending 31/12/12 ·
year
$18 for 1911 Interim of 10/- for 1911 Final of $20 making 850 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912" Final of $12 mak. $15 fort 1911 & Int. of $3 for 1912 f $10 for 1911 827 for 1911
$1 for 1906-
5 p.o. for year end'g 30'6′12 Dividend of $1 for half
year ending 31*18*12 } f6 p.o. for year 1910 on
preferred shares
Final of 2/-making 20% for year ending 31°12′11
Int, of 1/- a/c. 1912 15 p.c. for year ending
30.4.12
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
1/6 per shares final 1911)
(Coupon No. 18)
Int. of 3/6 a/c, 1913- 1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912.
$1 final dividend for}
year 1911
Tis. 3 for 1813
for
}
Final of Tle. 4 making
Tls 7 for 1912
Tls. 6 29'2'10
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on newshares for half year 31*12*12
Final div. of $33% making
$7 for 1912
50 con for 1912
$2.80 for 1912
5p. o. for half to 30'6'12
& final of 6p.c. making
11 p.o. for 1912
Final of $2,25 making $4,25 for 1912
15 per cent for 1910
T4 for year ended 91*10^10) · T7 for year ended 2012'10)
50 cents 31.7.08
85 cents for 1912
8.
70 cents for 1912
$1.25 for year end'g 31'7'12
40 cents for 1911
81.40 per share
£1,500,000 1,125,000 562,000 415,000 Hongkong Ropes
b.
Final of $8 making $101
for 1912
$10 1821
b.
Langkate
Morning Post
$25 $22
$10 $112
8.
Authorised Capital Subscribed Paid Up Reserved Fund
HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C. BRANOHTS:
Messre, WING KEE & Co. of. The change of season calls for Hongkong, has been lost and change of garments for the should the same not be produced orphan children. If residents Scrip Certificate will be issued to they can render by sending such the aaid Messrs. WING KEE & of their dress materials as ure no Co., and no transaction taking longer any use to them, the little PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI- place under the old Serip Certifi- children, will be suitable provided BUTION TO-DAY,' cate will be recognised by the with clothes they are so much a IT WILL HELP TU SAVE LIFE Treasurer, H. O GULLAND, Esq need of. PAKDINĖ, MATHESON &
ITALIAN CONVENT. Manager, International Backing Co.. QU., LTD.,
Hongkon, 18th Ajti, 1948.
[820 portion, Abangbal. General Managers. Hongkong 28th April, 1915.
T Famine strict with a Bombay, Kandy. mren of 80,000 square miles.
Calcutta. Galle. TWO and ba! million people Howrah. Singapore. facing stravation.
Dolhi. "Penang
Company.
Notice
MARTIN'S
APIOL & STEEL SPILLS
L'az
A Franchise als Erregularities.
*bounda
always knep a box of Marka Pils in the bowwe, so that of the dri sign of way irregnieriky of the system a Bimely does way be môretalajezed. Those who *Kamtavmmend that, benos ibelenor pass from M thronghol MARTIN, Chembah, I
/ MARTIN'S
APIOL &STER
PILLS
I
LESSONS IN CHINESE. GREEN
MR
R LI HUA: FAN,Chinese gradaste verrod in literature, has been a teacher to Europesa officiala and merchants in this Colony for over | Lon youtu.
He has a good method of training Europeans to pass in the Chinese ox- mininatiop, and is possessed of a first rate certificate as a Chinese teacher. He has also a good knowledge of Mandarin and Hakka.
Anarkono, Path Jaunare 1019
f.87
ISLAND
CEMENT 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
**Those who intend learning the Chin- If you happen to be late your ese language so requested to write vare meals will be Courteously & of Hongkong Telegraph otce or Promptly served just the Same. dfrat to 22 Hollywood Bead, Ist floor. Only at The ALEXANDRA
Hongkung, Ruth Jan, 1918) = (547 | CAFE,
Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. Rangoon, Hongkong. Colombo, Shanghai
AGENTS IN JAPAN: Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. BANKERS: Bank of England.
Peak Tramway.
g. 10 T.614 b.
Do. (now) $1 $1 b. Hongkong Electric Trams?/3 Philippines
Boolete
-$10.85
HL Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6
Pre- des | ferred' Pulposot ---$50-$50 Papiertoriou paid
up $50 Benefit 8150
du Tonkin
London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd, Shanghai-Sumatras T. 201.150
Steam Laundry United Asbestos
$5 184
$10-$300
EVERY description of Banking Oriental Agency, 810 8914
and Exchange business Lde Verano chang transacted. Stooks and Shares bought and sold on account of United Asbestos? Constituents. Letters of Credit Founders Shares granted on Agents and Corres-Union Waterboat $10 $17 pondents all over the world.
$10 $18 $10 €8.85
Interest allowed on Current Ao-Welamann, Ltd. counts at 2 per cent per annum
on Daily Balance and on Fixed Watson Deposits at rates which may be William Powell ascertained on spplication.
T. Q. MACDONALD,,
Mansgen
81 interim & final of $1 $2 for 1912
JTls. 1 account 1913
Nono
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30'4'12 Int, of $14 per share None
$1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year 50 ots, for year end'g 30'5'1
(20 per cent. per ordinary share for year: ended 8151012
$1 per share for year
ending 81:48:1912
25 per cent for year 18
ending 31711
30 cents for 19100 40 ots, yearending 90′6∙12 Corated to lego p.. April 19 2011 by WRIGHT AND HORNBY, Bags Bag general Broken & De Vores Kood Costa del stürme Krokode,
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