Public Auction.
G.
B.
'PARTICULARS and CONDI. TIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Tues day, the 13th day of May, 1913, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Go- vernor, of Two Lots of Crown Land at Leighton Hill, and Shou- kiwan Road respectively in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75, yoara, with the option of renewal at Crown Rents to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 yoaTS.
PARTI ILARS OF TI E LOTS.
LOCALITY.
Boundary Meqaurenicaɛ. (Approximate.)
feel festeal
f101
$7,370
170 150
100 but, 70
Public Companies
Upset Price.
THE NORWICH UNION, FIRE
INSURANCE SOCIETY,
LIMITED.
MARINE DEPARTMENT.
THE
HE UNDERSIGNED having been appointed Agents for the Marine business of the above Society are prepared to accept risks at current rates.
DAVID SASSOON & CO., LD Hongkong. 28id e príl 1913, IND
UNION MABINE INTRANCE CO. OF LIVERPOOL,
THE undersigned having been appointed Agents for the above Company are prepared to accept Marine Risks at current rates.
fi
THE BANK LINE limited. Agente Hanpkone, 28th April, 1-18.
LIMITED.
1816
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1918.
Entertainments
Banks
Bänks
THEATRE
TO-NIGHT.
MISS MAY ROBERTS
AND THE
INTERNATIONAL BANKING HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
Paid-up Capital. ..@15,000,000 | 30 d/e
BRANCHES
Nombay Calcutta
Canon
› Cabo ·
Colon
Empire Hongkong Hankow
Capital and Reserve
about.... wind 130,000
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI
NESS led. ?
CURRENT ACCOUNTS poded on the
tární
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, and los dos year st 4% persónum, or for shorter periods, at rates, which
on applicaOLLECTED MAY b
$32,200,000 Demand, India
Demand: Manila
THOU
Exchange
Kalk Bay Buying-
1/164m/L:L/O.
9/16
4 m/s. U/P
6/m/e/L/C ®
5/16 300/6.8'ney & Melbourne
73 30d/s. San Fco & New York, 4976
2.58)
CORPORATION.
BANKING CORPORA-
ROYAL
Salling.
TION.
Head Office2-d, Will Street, New York. London Offices-id, Bishopsgate, E.C.
T/T. Demand
Kobe
RESERVE FUNDS:
Manila.
60 d/s
Muzica
Sterling
4 m/s
Разана
*£1,500,000 at 2/-==
Peking
910 Francisco
$15,000,000
T/T. Shanghai:
Stanghal
Silver
Yokokawa
17,200,000
T/T. Singapore
....86
4 m/s. Marks,
TT, Japan:...t
.981
87, cổ,000 (Gold)
T.T. India
14994
m/s, Francs
150
6 m/s, do
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors.....
98
BarSilver. ready.
$15,000,000 T/T. San F'co & New York...4894
forward
T/T. Java
121
Gold Leaf per tael.....
2055
Bank of Englandrate .....
2.53
Sovereign
Subsidiary Coins.
Malwa, Old
$3,100.
Discount per $100
3,350 per ch
Chinese...10
.$816.
Hongkong.20
Patna, Old..
3,900
Hongkong.10
Opium Quotation.
Benares, New
· 3,400
Malwa, Now.
Mar. 28. ....$3,000 per pio:
Benares, Old...
3,250
ANGLO-AMERICAN PLAYERS.
In The Farciest of all Farces,
MRS. TEMPLE'S "Hilarious from start to finish.
Booking At MOUTRIE'S,
Curtain at 9.15 Sharp.
..
.
TELEGRAM”
160 laughs in 160 minutes.
•
PRICES $3, $2, $1.
Doors Open at 8.30 p.m.
To Follow
Wed." PAID IN FULL"
Fri.-"THE IDLER'
| Thurg-"THE SWEETEST
| Sat-"DIVORCONS
GIRL IN DIXIE"! Mon.-"FACING THE MUSIE"
CITY HALL. THURSDAY & SATURDAY, 8th and 10th May.
The World Renowned Trio
LEO
CHERNIAVSKY
JAN
CHERNIAVSKY
MISCHEL
CHERNIAVSKY
9.15
BIJOU.
PROGRAMME.
9.15
Special Wild West Drama BYA'D OF THE LARIAT. Great Three Part Drama THE WEAKER VESSEL. Liberty Hall (Comic). NEWS OF THE WORLD (Pathe Gazette & -
i
Gaumont Graphic)
Miss VIOLET BONETTA (a)" Bolo Love"
(b) "Wellcome in?
Enormous Success Everywhere. | MATINEES ON
$3 & $2.
*
7.15
(315
PRICES: ...
Plans at ROBINSON'S. Pongkong 5th May, 1913.
VICTORIA THEATRE.
TUESDAY, 6th inst,
Reappearance of
The Charming
·HOWARD SISTERS, The Hongkong Favourites. Rag Times Dancers.
WEDNESDAY, · Grand Matinee at 5.30 p.m.
THE USURER" Grand Dramatic Film.. FRIDAY
The Grand Dramatic Film "A Race for Inheritance."
Notices
́CANTON I`SURANCE OFFICE KELLY & WALSH, LID, An Invaluable Work of Reference THE CHINA
YEAR BOOK 1913.
$7.50
My Home Town"
Sat'days 4.15
{Sundays 6.00
Artistes at all Matinees,
PICTURES ONLY 7.15
Notices
ITALIAN CONVENT.
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. O. H. Ross-Chairman T/T, Murka
MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES S. H. Dodwell, Esq.-Deputy T/T. France:
vlde
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted
an all the principal cities in the World.
1HR DANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT vallèle all over the World.
COMMERCIAL LEITERS OF CREDIT
PURCHASE de SALE of Shjola mind: Sharm affected.
TRAVELLERS CHECKS old and cashed.
GEORGE HOGO, Manager.p
9, Queen's Road, Hongtoog. Hongkong, 1st Nov, 1912
THE
1912
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Chairman.
G. Friesland, Esq. O. 8. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.. G. R. Laurens, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A, Plummer Esq., Hon. Mr. E, Shellim, H. A. Siebs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N.-J. Stabb,
MANAGER. Shanghai A. G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Established 1880.
Limited. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 | --
12% Paid-up Capital 30,000,000 Hongkong-Interest Allowed, Reserve Fand ...... 18,200,000
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cents per Annum on the daily balance.
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA..
Branches Agencies at Antung-Hsien Nagasaki Bombay
Newohwang Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fongtion Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobe
Liao-Yang
London Lyons
Chinese...20 ots. pieces...$7 19/16 Patna, Now
S-SELLERS
**SLOCKS & PAID U TALUE.
BANKS
Hongkong & Shai $125 ON FIXED DEPOSITS. :
MARINE For 3 months, 2 per cent. per Cantons
North China
Annum
ידי
For 6 months, 3 per cent per
Annum.
SHARE
REPORT.
SA-SALE-
Cintro
B-BUYERS
LANT DIVIDEND AND DATE.
£2/5/. atrox - equal to $21.71 for 12 year ending 31/12/12
#
Interim of 10/- £ r 1911 · Final of $20 making $50
for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912
Final of $12 mak. $15 för? 19f1& Int of$3 for 1912
$10 for 1011
2.9
$305 BA
£81/10/-
INSURANCE,
$50 £5
$820. b. T13334
$18 for 1911.
New York Osaka
Unions
$100 $795 nominal
For 12 months, 4 per cent
per
"?
Annum.
Ryojun Port
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager
Yangtzer
£50 $190
b.
(Arthur)
FIRE INSURANCES.
San Francisco
China Fires"
Shanghal
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
SHIPPING.
$20 $149 Hongkong Fires $50 $356
想
8,
827 for 1911
Tiebling
b.
Tientsin
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Pekin
Interest Allowed on Current
'Account. Deposits received for fixed
THE Business of the above China & Manilas $25 9814
Bank is conducted by the Douglas Steamship $50 $42 & HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Steamboats $15 $2714b.
CORPORATION.
BANKING
Rules may be obtained on sp-Indo-Chinas plication.
(Preferred) ..(Deferred)
£5
$95 nominal
116/- middle
'211
INTEREST on deposita ís al- periods at rates to be obtained on balances at $3 Per Cent-"per ant" Shell" Transports £1
lowed on the minimum monthly application.
EISHI ONO,
Manager. |Hongkong, 31st Mar, 1913,
[18
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA. AND CHINA
Incorporated by Royal *Charter 1853;
HEAD OFFICE. LONDON. Paid-up Capital ..£1,200,000 Reserve Fund.....£1,700,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
£1,200,000
HE Superioress of the Italian THE
Convent bogs to renew hor appeal to the ladies and gentle- men of Hongkong for the usual gifts of cast off garments and worn out clothes to the Convent. "FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Of late, there has been an ap-General Banking business trans- presiable falling-off in the period-acted.
ical collections of old and second- CURRENT ACCOUNTS open! hand materials received at the ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re. Convent. The Superioress feels ceived for 1 year or shorter perfode confident that she has but to at rates which will be quoted on urge the pressing and daily in-application. oreasing needs of the Convent in
A. S. HEWETT, its provision for the poor, to re-
Acting Manager. ceive benevolent responses from Hongkong, 11th April, 1812. (22 local residents.
The change of season calls for change of garments for the orphan children. If residents ADMINIS-will kindly realize the great help they can render by sending such of their dress materials as are no longer any use to them, the little children will be suitable provided THE with clothes they are, so much in need of.
ITALIAN CONVENT.
NOTICE TO SHARE HOLDERS New Edition"
THE TRADE
TRATION OF CHINA. By if. B. Morse $6.00 Send For Our List of 1,000 COLONIAL NOVELS REDUCED from $1.75 to 60 cents.
HE thirty second. Ordinary THE
Meating of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under- signed on Wednesday, the 21st instant, at 11.45 a.m.
The Transfer Books of the Com- KELLY & WALSH LTD. Hngkon 14th Ari. 1818. pany will be closed from the 7th
to the 21st instant, both days EAK TRAMWAYS CO,: inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON &
CO., LTD.. G-nom! ·Agro18.
Hongkong 6 May, 1918.
Notice
THE ROYAL HONGKONG
GOLE
CLUB.
NOTICE is hereby given that
an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club will be held at the Club House on Wednesday, the 7th of May, 1913, at 5.30 o'clock in the
the afternoon, when
Extra- ordinary Resolutions which were passed at the Extraordinary, Geroral Meeting held on 'the 16th day of April, 1913, will be sub- mitted for confirmation as Special Resolutions
N
A print of the Resolutions will be found posted on the Board at the Happy Valley Club House.
By Order,
E.M.CUMMING,
Hon. Becretary. Hongkong, 28th Avill, 1910.1489
PEAK
LIMITED.
1. TIME TABLE
Wax DATA.
7,00 moto. 10 8.00 »um. Every 15 mm 8:00a.. to 10.00 a.m.. 10 10.00 .. to 1100 m
M
| 11.80 8.m. to 12.45 p.....
11.45 p.m. to 1.10 p.m.
1.15 p.m. tɔ. 1.45 p.m. 7,
1.40 p.m. to 2.10 p.m. 2.15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. 5.00 p.m. to 8.10 p.m.
BIGHT CARS.
1 b 10 m
10 min 15 min. 10 min
13
15
10 mm.
8 50 p.m. and 9 p.m., 9 80 pm to
110 mess half hour.
11:00 p...16.11.45 p.m.
era y`qunzior of an hour.
D
.:18 mit
21
10 rain
+4
15 rale.
8,00 2.00 to 10,50 m.in. pvery 18 mis
.:-10 wi 180 mm, to 11.00 m.zi 11:45 am to 12.00 voon 100 noon to 1.00 p.m. 1.00.pm. to 6.00 p.m. 4.00 p.m. to. 6.00 p.m. 6.00 pm to 7.00. p.su.
10 min 15 máj.
7.00 p.m. to 8,10 p.m. 10 rale.
- NIGHT CARS as on Wek Dap
SATURDAYS,
|By.
Horten On 12 midnight.
SPRUNGE Manel. Arrangiven at de Company's Off % Alizsbare Ballcings, Da Ve in Bond.
180
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
R LI HON FAN, a Chinese
Mgraduate versed in literature.
has been teacher to Europeen officials and merchants in this Colony for ove ten years.
He has a good method of training Europeans to pass in the Chinese ox~ amination, and is possessed of a fret rate certificate as Chinese teacher. He has also a good knowledge of Mandarin and Hakka.
Those who intend festning the Chin- sne language am requested to write care Hongkong Telegraph" offies or direct to 87 Hollywood Road, 1st Bar,
of
Flongkong, 29th Jer. 1912
MARTIN'S
APIOL &STEEL
PILLS
[
A Fresah Hamsady for nilizungularities, Thousands of LAGAR KİWwaya kong a bar at
A 10 MATIerglary of £50by%lent à
|
maly does may be admízlajeret. Thone wha
► Tim Bigm rjovestrand, there, benos thatɛavor shrowghout the. World up post Free G
EN MARTIN'S
PAPIOLA TEFL PEKEDPILIS
Notices
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO. LTD.
(Capital, Paid up...$1,250,000.)
Dum.
Depositors may transfer at their " option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSITA Per Cont. per annum
For tho Hongkong and Shang- hai. Banking Corporation,
NJ STABB, Chief Manager:
EUTSCH ASIATISCHE
DE
Capital Fully
Berlin
BANK.
Star Ferry"
REFINERIES.
810 351 China Sugars $100 $10612 b.. Luzon Sugare! $100 $373 Baudz 9. Chinese Engineerings £1 35/-
MINING
£180/-
£ $3.60 b.
Tronohs Rauba
Kowloon Wharfs $50 $84 H.K.&W'poa Docks $50 $71 Shanghai Docks T. 100, T.63 Hongkew Wharfs T. 100 T.113)
DOCKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS.
1
Paid-up.8h. Taels 7,500,000 Head Offen-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin.
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Í Branches: ..
Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 #115 Caloutta Canton
Hongkong Hotals 250 Hamburg Hankow » Koba Peking Singapore Tientsin
(stab. Teinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. Hongkong Lands $100 $110 Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons Humphreys Estaten $10 1814 The Union of London and Smith's Kowloon Lands
... Bank, Limited....... Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Shanghai Lande T. 30 T.82
$50 $62
LONDON. BANKERS::
Agency.
Direction der Disconto Gesell West Pointe
COTTON MILLS.
$30 $37
'échaft. INTEREST allowed on Current Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 Account. DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned op application. Every description of Banking and Exchange busi ness transacted.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT
*Manager.
| Hongkong, 9th Oct, 1911.
P. 8
1
b.
Ewos
T. 50 T.136 Hongkong Cottons $10 9 nominal
MISCELLANEOUS,
12
Green Islands
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
perty, &c.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System.
INDIA, LIMITED.!
131
China-Borneos $1281014 b. Light and Powers - $101
Do. (Spec. shares) $1 f $3 China Providents 810 8834 Dairy Fains
$6825 88.
·$10 $494 Hongkong Electrics $10 831 Hongkong Icens $25-$171
Hongkong Ropa in $10-2 $21'.
10 T.61
Langkats
Morning Post Peak Tramway
$25 $22 $10 $1132
Authorised Capital ....£1,500,000
1,125,000+15+ Subscribed Paid Up.
562,000 415,000 (Rates and Particulars on a Reserved Fund
plication). We
HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle. Straat, London, E.C. BRANCHES: Bombay. Kandy, Calcutta. Galle Howrah. Singapore. Delhi. Penang Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan.
The Office of TRUSTEE, · EXECUTOR OE WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undortaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers, Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32
E
THE FAMINE IN CHINA.
IGHT Famine Dhutzlots with a ́ares of 30,000 square miles."" TWO and a half million people Lacin't stravation.
PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI "BUTION TO-DÁT.
IT WILL HELP TO SAVE LIFE
Truter, H. O, GULLAND, Eg- Manager, lövernations Banking Co. poration. Shape!al
Korkeat learn the
GREEN
ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED PORTLAND, CEMENT
In Casks of 975 lbs, net, In Bags of 250 lbs, net.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO General Managers.”. Hongkong, 16th August, 1901
Do. (now) Hongkong Electric Trams7/2 Philippines $10 $5
Karachi Kuala Lumpur, F.M.SH. Price & Co., Ld. $10... $8 Rangoon, Hongkong. Colombo. Shanghai,
AGENTS IN JAPAN:: Messrs. « Jardine," Matheson
Pram & Co. Ltd.
· BANKERS:"
Bank of England, gros London Joint Stook Bank, Ltd,
Pre
Soolate des ¦ ferred,'.
Pulpeset
́ ́850.1620) Papierteries paid du Tonkin' up $50
Benefit) $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T150 Steam Laundry 85 $474 United Asbestos
Oriental Agency $10 $914 b.
EVERY description of Barking Ld.
and Exchange business United Asbestos transacted. Stocks and Shares.
bought and sold on account of Founders Shares $10 $300 Constituents. Letters of Credit Union Waterboat 110 $165 granted on Agents and Corres pondents all over the world...
Interest allowed on Current Ac counts at 2 per sant per annum on Daily Balanine and on Fixed Deporte states which may be
sportaiden du uppiloation.
1. O. MACDOWALE
Weismann, Ltd?
$10 $184
Willem Fowell 1994ad4 Watson Tidore ** 107448.60
corected to fado bind stay de
80.
$1.for.1906
5p.c.for year end'g30'613 Dividend of $1 for halft.
year ending: 31'12'18 (6 po, for year 1910-dn'
preferred shares
(Final of 2/making 20% for year ending 31*12*11 Int, of 18/0. 1912. 15 p.o. for year ending
30.4.12
$3 for 1912. $3 for 1897
1/6 per shares final 1911)
(Coupon No. 18) Int. of 1/6 a/c. 1913 1/2 for 1809
$4.50 for year 1917 ST final dividend o
* year 1911 S
Tiss3 for 1912 Final of Els making Tla 7 for 1912 -
Tle. 6 29 210
$3 on old shares, #1.30) on new sharesforhalf› year 31*1212 ****
Final div. of $31⁄2 making
$7 for 1912
50 cents for 1912
$2.80 for 1912,
8p. o. for half to 30612'
& final of 6p.o. making 11 p.c. for 1912
Final of $2,25 making $4.25 for 1912
15 per cent, for 1910,
T4for year ended 31′10:107
T? for year ended 20*12*10
30 cents 31.7.08
85 cents for 1918
70 cents for 1912
$1.25 for year end'g 31'7:18 40 cents for 1911 02 $1,60 per share for 1912 Final of $8 making $101
for 1912-
$1 interim & final of $1 $2 for 1912
JTla. 1 account 1913
None"
80 cents on fully paid **shares and 8 conts on $1 paid shares for year **! ending 30'4'18 Int, of per share None Su $1.50 for 1910:
•Nope
No dividend this year 50 ete, for year end'g 30′5′′
B. per cent, per ordinary share for year ended 3151912
41 per share for year? Ending 31′12'1812-1
15 per cent for (NAD) };
ending $17:11
80 cents for 1910
40 cts, your ending 30614. VRIGHTS AND HORNBY; Ka 49 1-
General, Brokens, 4 Ds Vorer Road Crazene",
The "Palograph, dosa nas held frealf enapanable forkay of the aberri qantation