COMMERCIAL.
* Langkat Rubber Output.
We are informed that Mr. Geo. Mr. Bain, general agent of the Maatschappij, ete, in Langkat has received a telegram from the Manager in Sumatra informing him that the estimated output of
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, – WEDNESDAY,
Entertainments
KINETOPHONE
EDISON'S
-dry rubber for the month of April MOTION PICTURES, is 4,301 lbs.
Shaughal Bullion.
May 1, 1913.
Mexican Dollars market rate :
Opening ...Tls.
73.8
3. Closing ...Tis. 73.8
Dragoa Dollars,
Nativa. Bank Rato
Shanghai Gold
Tla. 73.7625
**
Bars: 978 touch Tis. 3514 Bar Silver Tls, 111.15 Copper Caah...per tael. 1,767 Sovereigns: buy-
ing rate, at 29,5-8 Tls. 7.13 at Exch. 74-Mex. $9,04
...Tls. 352
Peking Bar
Native Interest...
Public Auction.
R.
.G. PARTICULARS and CONDI-
LATEST
i.
INVENTION.
TALKING PICTURES.
TERRITORIAL RIGHTS
AND
KINETOPHONES
ON LEASE ONLY.
SOLE RIGHTS FOR CHINA.
INDIA, AND THE PHILIPPINES
HELD BY
THE EDISON KINETOPHONE
P.O. BOX 335.
Cable Address: KINETOPHON.
TIONS of the letting by Public THE MUSICAL EVENT!!
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 Lund at Leighton Hill, and Shau- kiwan Road respectively in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at Crown Rents to bal fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years.
PARTI ULARS OF THE LOTS.
LOCALITY.
Boundary Mcurement. (Approximate.j
T
Contents
Square f
Ansal Rent.
1,757
Lpset Price.
feel, feet fret fra
114 ***
7,524,
100 about, 70
3150 32 about.
Public Companies
THE NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY,
LIMITED:
MARINE DEPARTMENT.
THE UNDERSIGNED having
been appointed. Agents for the Marine business of the above Society are prepared to accept riske at ourrent rates.
DAYID SASBUON & CO... LO
1[89 "Bongkong, 23id April 1918;
UNION, MARINE INSURANCE
CO. OF LIVERPOOL.
THE undersigned having been
CITY HALL.
NIGHTS ONLY, THURS., SAT. & MON, MAY 8th, 10th & 12th
piston of... Mr. WAVID E. 1),
THEATRE
Banksz
INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.
-Hand Offcat, 60, Wali Strent, NawYork.
London' Ofce-36, Bishopsgate, 2.5.
BRANCHES
Bombay
Canton
.Cobbi!
Colon
Empire
Inngkong)
Manila
Marico
HOME: PARINEE
en Paling
Tim Francisco
1.2. Shanghai 17
Capital spider7,000,000 (Guld)
$110,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS Crnance.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opend on the, ustas
tertas
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for one YORU AL 4% pharmanam, or for shorter periods, at rates, which may be sacertaloni on application.
BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED.
MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES made
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS' granted on all the principaleicies in the World,
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR, LETTERS OF CREDIT avaliabin all over the World.
DOMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT.
Luned
PURCHASE and SALE of Stocky and Shares efactad
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cabel.
GEORGE 1000,
Manager.·
91 Queen's Road, Hongkong.
1913
OKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
Hongkong, let Nov., 1912
THE
YOKOH
AGENCY,
LIMITED.
Established 1880. ?
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund.......
ROYAL
TO-NIGHT
LY: 7,010183
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA-
TION,
Selling..
T/T. MIRGH Demandi
60°à/a
4 m/s
Paid-up Capital ..$15,000,000 | 90 a/a
RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 2)=
·$15,000,000
Silver · 17,200,000.
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
TT. Shanghai" T/T Singapore,
TT, Japan
T.T.India
$32,200,000 Demand. India
Demand, Manila
QRACT THATIZAZ
Exchange
1/16 4 m/s, L/C 24m/s. D/P
3/16
6 m/s L/C
Buying.
5/16 30d/s.S'ney & Melbourne
78730d/s. Ban Foo & New York, 1998
000,000 T/T. San Foo & New York...4834
T/T. Jaya
“COURT OF DIRECTORS.
1914 | Gold Leaf par taol..
86
m/s. Marks, -
.9816
149
4 m/s, Franca
.150
6 m/s. do
.2.601)
.98
BarSilver. ready.
forward
205) Bank of England rate....... 2.53 Sovereign,
50c
$9:87949
Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100
| Malwa,Old - no. 3,100
#
3,350 perphe
S. H. Dodwell, Esq., Chairman. T/T. Marks
י
D. Landale. Esq., Deputy T/T, Francs
Chairman,
G. Friesland, Esq.
C. 8. Gubbay, Esq.;
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
G... Laurenz, Esq.ų
F. Lieb, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, H. A. Sieba, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabby-
MANAGER. Shanghai-A. G. Stephen. London Bankers-London: County and Westminster Limited.
Chinese...20 ate. pieces...87 13/16 Patna, New
Chinese 10.
..68 1/16
Hongkong.20.
626 Fatna, Old:
Hongkong:10
"::Opium Quotation.
Benares, New
Mar. 28::
Malwa, New ......$3,000 perplc. Benares, Old.....
SHARE REPORT.
3,250
LAST DIVIDEND and bathi'
*:
S-SELLERS SA-SALE
B-BUYERS
Stocks, & Part: DE; YALOW,
*BANKS,
"CLOSINO
$805 88.
£81/--
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000
30,000,000 Hongkong-Interest-Allowed. 18,200,000
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cents per Annum on the Hongkong, & S'hai $125 || daily balance.
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA;
3 MISS MAY ROBERTS Galoutta
CODEN.
By arrangement with G, F. Kalaka. Proprietor, Royal Opera House, Boabay.
The World Renowned Trio LEO
CHERNIAVSKY
JAN
CHERNIAVSKY
MISCHEL
CHERNIAVSKY
THE WORLD'S VERDICT: Decidedly The Greatest Young.
Artistes of the Age Now CRATING A Fusors Evravwo lesa,
Change of
Programme
NEW
"
Each
Night.
Box Plan at ROBINSON'S.
Jesen CL,"
Hewazn Enz, General Manager.
Advaare Manager. Fongkong 7th May, 1918.
and the
ANGLO-AMERICAN PLAYERS
in Eugene Walter's'. thrilling play,
Branches Antung-Haien Bombay
Changchun Dairon Fongtion
Harbin
Hankow
Honolulu
Kobe.
Liao-Yang
London
'PAID IN FULL" Lyons
America's greatest success.
Two years in New York, Booking at Muutries.
Prices $3, $2, $1,
Curtain at 9.15 p.m.
..
MARINE INSURANCES,
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 2 per cent. per Cantons.
*** North China Annum.
Agencies at
Nagasaki
Newchwang
For 6 months, 3 per cent. per
New York Osaka
Unions
Annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent
për
E
Yangtzes
Ryolun Port (Arthur)
Pekin
San Francisco Shanghai
Tiebling
Tientsin?
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Interest Allowed on Current Account.
Deposits received for fixed perioda at rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO,
Manager.
Annum,
NJ STABB Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
$50 +8825
£5 T13334
Ba.
$100 795 nominal:,
£50 $190
b.
$20 $148.
$50 - $356
归。
B.
$25 #834 b.
FIRE INSURANCES. Chins Fires Hongkong Fires
SHIPPING. China & Manilas THE Business of the above.
Bank is conducted by the Douglas Steamship 850 $126. HONGKONG,AND SHANGHAI Steamboats BANKING CORPORATION.
Indo Chinas Rules may be obtained on ap-
(Preferred) plication.
(Deferred) Shell" Transports £1
INTEREST on 'deposits is al lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cents per and
num.
...
Doors open at 8.30 p.m. Hongkong, 31st Mar., 1913. [18 option balances of $100 or more
THURSDAY
"THE
SWEETEST
(345 9.18
VICTORIA THEATRE.
TUESDAY. oth Inst. Reappearance of
The Charming
4.
HOWARD SISTERS, The Hongkong Favourites. Rag Times Dancers,
WEDNESDAY,
Grand Matinee at.5.30 p.ni. "THE USURER"! Grand Dramatic Film, FRIDAY
The Grand Dramatic Fitm "A Race for Inheritance."
Notices
appointed Agents for the KELLY & WALSH, LTD.
above Company are prepared to
accept Marine Risks at current An lavaluable Work of Reference
rates..
THE CHINA
YEAR BOOK 1913.
$7.50.00
$896
New Edition
THE BANK LINE Limited, Agente Hongkong, 28th April 1918; DANTON INSURANCE OFFICE THE TRADE & ADMINIS-
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE thirty second Ordinary
Mesting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under- signed on Wednesday the 21st instant, et 11.45 a.m.
The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 7th to the 21st instant, both days
inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON &
CO., LTD.. General. Agents. Hongkong 5th May, 1913.
Notice
NOTICE.
TRATION OF CHINA.
:: By H. B. Morse $6.00 Send For Our List of 1,000
COLONIAL NOVELS REDUCED
from $175 to 60 cents,
16
GIRL IN DIXIE." FRIDAY
"THE IDLER."
SATURDAY
"DIVORCONS."
MONDAY
FACING THE MUSIC."
BIJOU.
TO-NIGHT.
LAUGH & LEARN Cervantes' Immortal DON QUIXOTE
DON QUIXOTE
DON QUIXOTE
ALSO
9.15
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
·CHINA.
1
Incorporated by Royal
Charter 1853..
Depositore may transfer at their to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT et 4 Per Cent. per
annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai. Banking Corporation,
NJ. STABB, Chief Managof.
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON. Paid-up Capital ...£1,200,000 Reserve Fund... ....£1,700,000 Capital Fully
£1,200,000
:
Reserve Liability of
!: Proprietors 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.S. HEWETT,
Acting Manager.
The Indian Maid's Sacrifice Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. Pathe Gazette &
Gaumont Graphic. AND
Miss VIOLET BONETTA (The Merry Soubrette)
MATINEES ON
ន
7.35
Sat'days 4.15 Sundays 6.00
7.15 PICTURES ONLY
Notice
ITALIAN CONVENT.
Top begs to renew her HE Superiorese' of the Italian appeal to the ladies and gentle- men of Hongkong for the usual gifts of cast off garments and
worn out clothes to the. Convent. Of late, there has been an ap- KELLY & WALSH LTD.preciable falling-off in the period- ical collections of old and second-
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
Notices
OHINA
THE
PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- perty, &a.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise. Loans made on the Provident
System.
.11
BANK.
Paid-up. BhTaels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai, Board of Directors Berlin, Branches: Berlin
Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Teinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.
LONDON BANKERS:
Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's
I
"
$15 $271.b..
£5 $95 nominal
b 116-
£11.
{ $10 $51
-b;
Star Ferry' .....'... REFINERIES. China Sugars $100 $106 Luzon Sugare $100 $8774
MINING.
Chinese Engineerings £1 95/-
Tronohe Raubs
£180
DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNS.
£1 $3.60b, $50 8854
Kowloon Wharfs H.K. & W poaDocks $50- 871 Shanghat Dooka T. 100 T.83 Hongke Wharfs T. 100 T.113
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS
Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94
115 b.. Hongkong Hotels $50-
(876 bi · Hongkong Lands $100 $110
Humphreys Estates $108814
1
b.
Kowloon Lands $30 $37 b. Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 92. b..
450 $63, 5.
Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agenov. Direction des Disconto Genell-
West Points
rschaft,
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P.) INTEREST allowed on Current
COTTON MILLS, · · Account. DEPOSITS received
Ewos
T: 50 T. 136 on terms which may be learned- on application. Every description Hongkong Cottons 810 8934 of Banking and Exchange busi- MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Borneos....10 $122 $101 6. ness transacted.
-R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.
1
Light and Powers $101 $3
Do. (Spec.shares) $2 [China.Providents $10 $834
Dairy Farme
$10 842 Hongkong Electrics $10 $3214
$25 $175 6
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Green Islands
· INDIA, LIMITED;
Authorised Capital Subscribed Paid Up
Hongkong Ices,
1,500,000.
...... 1,125,000
562,000 Hongkong Ropes 415,000 e
Langkata
: $10 1821
g. 10 T.61
$10
125122
LIZE
(Rates and Particulars on ap-Reserved Fund ..........
plication).
OF
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLE, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers, Hongkong, 19th March, 1998 $2 THE FAMINE IN CHINA. FIGHT Famibe Districte with
HEAD OFFICE: i 40, Threadneedle Street,
London; E.C. BRANOHES: Bombay. Kandy, Caloutta. Galle Howrah. Bingapore.. Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan Delete Bah, K Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, FMB. Bangoon. Hongkong, B
Colombo, Shanghai:
::
Morning Post: Peak Tramway
រ
$1 81 5
! Do. (now) Hongkong Electric Trams 7/1 $10 $5 Philippines H. Price & Co, Ld, $10-1 46
Pre
£2/5/- atex 2/-1 equal to)
$21.71 for 4 year ending 31/12/12
$18 for 1911
Interim of 10/- 'f'r 1911 Final of $20-making #50) for 1911; and Interim of $30 for 1912
Final of $12mak. $15 for).
*** 1911 & Int, of$3 for 1912ƒ.
|«^$10; fox/1911 19
$27 for 1011-
$1 for 1906
5 p.o. for year end'g 30'6;12. Dividend of $1 for-half) year ending 31*1218" (6 pc. for yest 1910 on
preferred shares,
(Final of 2l¬making 20% !.
for year ending 31:18*11gke Int, of 1-a/o. 1912 at
15 p.o. for year ending
30.4.12
$9 for 1912
· 88 for 1897............. Mouth
1/6 per share final 1911
(Coupon No. 18)" Int. of 2/6 a/c. 1913 1/2 for 1909" $4.50 for year 1912: $1 final dividend for
year 1911,
Tle. 8 for 1919) Bandu Final of Tis. 4 making izinli
Tls 7 for 1912
Tie, 6-29°2′10
$3 on old shares, $1.50)!!
on newshares for half
[ year 31*12*13 Final div. of $3
making
*#7 for 1918 #Agsk 5:50 cents for-1912"**
18.80 for 19122RAVA 15 p. o. for half to 30′6′12
& final of 6p.o. making 11p.o. for 19139 Final of $2,25 making $4,25 for 1912
15 per cent. for 1910.
T4for year ended 31′10′10) -E, OR T7for year ended 2012:10}
850 cents 31.7.08mm
85 cents for 1912
#70 canta for-1912---
how to de
$1.25 for yearend g 31712 40 cents for 1911 $1.60 per share:for 1912 Final of #8 making 8101/3
for 10120125 135 02 ans
31 Interim & final of 8
Tls. 1 account 1913
None 1215762 enf 80 cents on fully paid】
shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 3014*12
b. Int of #1 për sharoną 231
None
$450 for 1910sh bus doft
Soqiete des forred: AGENTS IN JAPAN:
Pulpeset 3801320 Papierteriespaid Messrs. Jardine, Matheson
& Co., Ltd. aku Vidu Tonkin up-$50 BANKERSK
Benefit $200, Bank of England,
No dividend brin year 1 To 12N www. Blianghai-Sumatras T. 20.150 London Joint Stock Bank Ltd, Steam Laundry $5 146
50 cts. for year end g 30'5'1 United Asbestos
Oriental Agency $10 a 20 per cents per ordinary Elenare for yoát) (onded 1187 VERY description of Banking L
EV thee Vith Jaunami 1019)
915 1912 and Exchange business United Asbestos
Stocks and Shares transacted.
Founders Shares
of 30,000 square miles. hand materials' received at the Convent. The Superioress feels TWO and ha million people NOTICE is hereby given that confident that she has but to fading stearation.
an Extraordinary General
urge the pressing and daily in- PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI-]
BUTION TO-DAY. Meeting of the Royal Hongkong oreasing needs of the Convent in Golf Club will be held at the Olub its provision for the poor, to re- IT WILL HELP TO SAVE LIFE House on Wednesday, the 7th of caive benevolent responses from Trusurer, B. C. GULLAND, Equ Manager, International Boating Co., [146 May, 1913, at 5.30 o'clock in the local residents.
afternoon, when tho Extra- The change of season calls for portion, Abant mi ordinary Resolutions which were change of garments for passed at the Extraordinary orphan children. If residents General Meeting held on the 16th will kindly realize the great help day of April, 1913, will be sub- they can render by sending auch GREEN ISLAND UEMENT bought and sold on account of
COMPANY. LIMITED, Constituents. Letters of Credit Union Waterboat $10 $10 mitted for confirmation as Special of their dress materials as are no Resolutions.
longer any use to them, the little
PORTLAND, CEMENT Tanted on Agents and Corres-
spondents all over the world.
Interest'allowed on Current As- children will be suitable provided with clothes they are so much in need of.
GONZALEZ DE BERNA print of the Resolutions will EDO, manager of the Vic-be found posted on the Board at toria Theatre, Hongkong, will the Happy Valley Club House. Bever"my"""Connection with the
firm of Ramos, Ramps & Com pany on May $1, 1913, -25. JNTA
By Order,
K. M. CUMMING,':
Hon. Secretary,
Anogkong, 6th May, 1818. ~~~ (849 Hongkong, 98th April, 19 10.
'ན,
ITALIAN CONVENT.. 1889 Hongkong, 18th April, 1918.
Weismana, Ltd.
Powell
$10 $300
$10918
$8.60
$1 per share for: Sear:LATEO
4 ending 31*12*1912"
25 per cent. for year?
ending 31711200
30 cents for 1910 44.ote year ending 30°6′12 Corrected to, tipo gem. Más 7/1986 073 WRIGHT AND HORNBY, that sai Canaril Brabus 6 14 - Vorna Rand Central) Bal, addewy Kroksár,
In Casks of 375 lba. net. counts at 2 per cent per annum Watson In Bags of 250 lbs. not.
Don Daily Balance and of Fixed Willlam SHEWAN, TOMES & 00. Deposite at fates which may be
ascertained on application, General Managers.
B. O,MACDONALD, [890, Hongkong, 18th August, 1901 [3]
The Telegraph doss mot hold itwalf responsible for any of the’nkove quotations,