COMMERCIAL.
Output of Coal in 1913.
According to an advance proof of the General Report on Mines and Quairies, issued by the Home Office, the out; ut, of coal in the United Kingdom during 1912, the year of the great strike, w38,
owners
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1913.
Entertainments
KINETOPHONE
EDISON'S LATEST
INVENTION.
TALKING PICTURES
TERRITORIAL RIGHTS
AND
KINETOPHONES
260,567.552 tona, ng compared MOTION PICTURES, with 271,878,124 tone in 1411. In a note to the tables it is explained that the actual falling- off in production is, however, mewhat less than the figures in dicate. In previous year some
have been in 川
the habit of returning the gross weight sent out of the pit includ ing dirt. This year the net out- put of coal has heen returned by there owners, who estimate that the amount of dirt which would bave been included if the returns- had been made in the same way as in previous years was 2,207,789 tops. The atual falling-f. therefore, of output is 9,012,783 tou. The number of persone employed at mines under the Coal
ON LEASE ONLY.
SOLE RIGHTS FOR CHINA.
INDIA AND THE PHILIPPINES
Mines Act was 1,089,185 an in- THE EDISON. c.oase of 21,05%.
Public Companies
HELD BY KINETOPHONE
P.O. BOX 235.
Cable Address: KINETOPHON.
VICTORIA THEATRE.
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE To-Night & For
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
THE
HE thirty second Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under- Bigned on Wednesday the 21st instant, at 11.45 am.
The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 7th to the 21st instant, both days. inclusive.
JARDINE, NATHESON &
CO., LTD.. General Agente.
Hongkang 5th May, 1818.
THE "STAR" FERRY CO„ LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS No
a. Few Nights Only; "LES MISERABLES!
By Victor Hugo.
AGENCY,
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.
London Office ad, Bishopsgala, K.G.
If end Office, Wall Street, New York,
A
BRANCHES
Boubay
Calcutta
Canton
Cebu
Colon
Empire
Hosgiong
Henlow
Capital and Reary
Kabu
Manila
58-100
Panama
Peking
San Francisco
Shangbai
Yokohama, 1,060,000 (09/ú)
aboalan Menteso con
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS Ipstad.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS'opened on 'tha maum *DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Axad for one your at 4% per annum, or for shorter perioda, az races, which may be ascertaland on application.
BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED.
MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCEs
made.
"LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS graded on all the principal cities in ice World.
"THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are availalia all over the World.
·COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
"FURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Share
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and mashed,
GEORGE HOGG, Manager.
9, Queen's Road, Hongkong. Hongkong, 1st Nov., 1912
THE
1912
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880...
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000
Banks
Exchange
ONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING
CORPORA.
Selling.
T/TAN JA Demand.... 30 d/s)..
.. TION,
Paid-up Capital $15,000,000 60 d/s...
RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 12/-÷¬ $15,000,000 Silver ... '17,200,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
4m/e
T/T.Shanghai
T/T. Singapore
TT. Japan
$15,000,000 T/T. Java
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
S. H. Dodwell. Eeq.Chalt.non, T/T. France Hon. Mr. D. Landale. Deputy
Chairman.
G. Friesland, Esq. C. B. Gubbay. Esq.
P. H. Holyok, Esq. G. R. Laurenz, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.
Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100 ..
Chinese :..20 cts. pieces...58 Chinese...10
Hongkong.10 .....$8
pala. Lio
4 m/s. D/P
Buying
2/13/16 2/15/16
6 m/s L/C.....8/- 15/16 30d/a.S'noy&Melbourne: (2/11/18
724 30 d/s. San Eco & New York, 150
6 m/s. do
* "forward
212}
€60+
8644 m/e. Marks
T.T. India gatsby
9944 m/s. France
..151.
$32.200,000 Demand, Manila
Demand. India...
1991
BarSilver. ready...
T/T. San F'co & New York.
เง
Gold Leaf per teel..
T/T, Marks
................206
2,55
Bank of England rate Sovereign
|Malwa, Old
3,100
Patna, New
3,350 parole..
...814
Hongkong.20
*....86
Patns, Old
3,900
Opium Quotation.
Malwa, New
Benaros, New Mar, 28. ..$3,000 per plo. Benares, Old...
3,400
..... 3,250.
S-SELLERS
SA-SALE
Stocks PAID or Valur,
BANKS.
CLOSING
$805 B.
£81/-/-
MARINE INSURANCE Cantons
$50
$325 £5 T1321 b.
$100 $780
b.
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 Limited.
Paid-up Capital 30,000,000 Hongkong-Interest Allowed.,
#1
Reserve Fund...... 18,200,000
M
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Newchwang
New York Овака
Pekin
Ryolun Port
On Current Account at the rate Hongkong & S'hai $125 of 2 per cent. per Annum on thei daily balance
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months. 21 per cent per North China
Annum.
For 6 months. 34 per. cont. per
Annum.
Annum.
Unions
For 12 months, 4 per cent per Yangtzes
...
SHARE REPORT.
B-BUYERS
LAST DIVIDEND AND DATE.
£2/5/-at ex 2/-1 equal to)
$21.71 for 14 year ending 31/12/12 37 f $18 for 1911 Interim of 10/-.fr 1911 Final of 820 making #50) for 1911 and Interim) of $30 for 1912 - 1999) Final of $12 mak, $15.fort 1911 & Int.of$3 for 1912) $10 for 1911
FIRE INSURANCES.
N. J. STABB. Chief Manager-Chins Fires
BIJOU.
Branches Antung-Heien
Agencies at Nagasaki
9.15
PROGRAMME,
9.15
The Fine Cinema-
Coloured Drama
Bombay Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fengtien
A
NOBILITY
NOBILITY
Harbin
·(Arthur)
Hankow
San Franciscu
Honolulu
Shanghai
Biggles, The Millionaire (Comic)
Kobo
Tiebling
Booking at MOUTRIES. SAVED BY THE PONY EXPRESS
Liao-Yang
Tientsin
London Lyons
THE
Tokyo
-Los Angeles
Notices
(9 p.m. Sharp.)
Late Car to the Peak. Late Ferry to Kowloon.
ITALIAN CONVENE
THE
“HE Superioress of the Italian Convent bogs to renew her appeal to the ladies and gentle 7.15 men of Hongkong for the usual gifts of cast off garments and
A. B. Sensational Drama)
NEWS OF THE WORLD,
(Pathe Gazette )
Miss VIOLET BONETTA (The Saucy Soubrette), PICTURES ONLY
7.15
worn out clothes to the Convent. DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTEENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEET. Of late, there has been an ap- ING of this Company will be held prociable falling-off in the period. at the offices of Messrs. Jardine. ical collections of old and second- Matheson & Co., Ltd. on WED-hend materials received at the NESDAY, the 21st May at 13 Convent. The Superioress feels "p.m. for the purpose of receiving confident that she has but to the Report of the Directors to urge the prossing and daily in- gether with a stalement of Ac-creasing needs of the Convent in. counts to 30th April. 1913.
ED
The attila A "FSHR Sol the Company will be CLOSED from TiAY 15th to NE DA, 21st inst, inclusive.
W. SUWN,
Acting Secretary Ha akow. "th" Ma, 1935, [44
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG, AND SOUTH CHINA STEAM FISHERIES CO., LTD.
NOTICE is hereby given that a
Final Call of $3 per share
has been made on the share capt
its provision for the poor, to re- coiva benevolent responses from local residents."
EON KENDA!
the world famous
Palmist and Astrologer
The change of season calls for change of garmente. for
the orphan children. If residents has the honor to announce &
will kindly realize the great help thoy can render by sending euch of their dress materials as are no longer any use to them, the little children, will be suitable provided with clothes they are so much in need of.
ITALIAN CONVENT. il ngkon, han apoi, 19–8.
NOTICE.
.
(820
tal of the Company and that same I have this day taken over the sole charge of MICHAEL & is payable to the Company's Binkers (The Hongkong & Co., sule agents for San Miguel Shanghai Banking Corporation, Draft Beer in Hongkong, and Hongkong) TO-DAY.
".
BRADLEY & Co., Ltd. made or liabilities by S.L. Joseph
General Managers.' · Ponokn 14th, Way 19 3.
NOTICE."
(374
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD. OTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary Annual Meet-
NOT
from this day on no contract
will be recognised by my firm. V. W. DANIEL,
Manager. nagkone. 14th M «y, z=18.
NOTICE.
ing of Shareholders of the above in proposed to form a POUL-
TRY ASSOCIATION Company will be held at the
in
Short Seas nia
HONGKONG.
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed periode at rates to be obtained on application,
EISHI ONO,
Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar, 1913..
118
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
Proprietore .£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS ze osivad for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. 8. HEWETT.
Acting Manager.
THE GRAPHIC" (London) Says His Delineations Are No thing Short of Marvellous."
LE FIGARO (Paris) "He Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. (22 is The High Priest of These Sclences."
"THE STANDARD" (London)
|
Says" He is Without Equal,"
THE
Consultations Daily
9.30. a.m. to 5 30 p.m.
Notices
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
"LO, LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
£50 $190
$20 $148 Hongkong Fires $50 $356
SHIPPING. HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK China & Manilae $25 $914
HE Business of the above Douglas Steamship $50 $4128
Bank is conducted by the Steamboats BONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
Indo-Chinas BANKING CORPORATION.
Rules may be obtained on sp-' plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al flowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent per ans num.
+
For the Hongkong and Shang hai Banking Corporation,"
N.J STABB, Chief Manager EUTSCH ASIATISCHE
D
Capital Fully
BANK.
J
8.
$27 for 1911
$1 for 1906
£5 $95 nominal
$15 $2714 b.
(Preferred) (Deferred)
}
:
117/-
Shell" Transports £1
{$10 $52
REFINERIES.
"Star Ferry'
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more China Sugars $100 $106 to the Hongkong and Shanghai Luzon Sugars $100 $36 Bank to be placed on FIXED BR MINING. DEPOSIT 4 Per Cent. per Chinese Engineerings £135)- annum.
£1 80/- Tronobs Rauba
£1 $3 DOCKS, WHARVÉS, & O'DOWNS. Kowloon Wharfe $50 $84 H.K. & W'poa Docks850, 871) Shanghai, Docks: T: 100T.63 Hongkow Wharfs F. 100 T:113)
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94
$115 6. Hongkong Hoteld: $50 20
$70h. Hongkong Lands $100 $110 Humphreys Estates $10 8814 Kowloon Lands 830 838 b Shanghai Lande T. 30 .92 b. West Points. $50 $65 b.. Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
Paid-up. Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin..
Branches: Calcutta, Canton. Berlin Hamburg Hankow" Kobe Peking Singapore, Tientsin Teinanfu Taingtau Yokohama
LONDON HANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank Limited.
Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agenov. Direction der Disconto Gesell Achaft. INTEREST allowed on Current Account. DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange bus ness transacted..."
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,
Manager.
Hongkong Hotel. Loans on Mortgage of Bouse Pro- Hongkong, 8th Ort 1911.
Notices
perty, &c.
t
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System.
KELLY & WALSH, LTD. (Rates and Particulars on ap-
An Invaluable Work of Reference THE CHINA
YEAR BOOK 1918.
-57.50
THE TRADE & ADMINIS-
Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong on Hongkong and for this purpose a New Edition Thursday, 22nd day of May, 1913 Meeting is called for MONDAY at noon for the purpose of receiv-19th inst. at 5.30 pm. to be held ing the Report of the Directors at No. 14a. Des Voeux Road Cen- together with a Statement of Actral, 1st Floor, above Weismann's. counts for the year ending 30th All Interested April 1913. The Transfer Books invited to attend. of the Company will be closed from the 19th instant to the 26th instant, both days inclusive,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS
& SON,
General Managers,
are earnestly
TRATION OF CHINA. By H. B. Morse $6.00 Send For Our List of 1,000. COLONIAL NOVELS REDUCED from $1.75 to 60 cents. Pro. Tem. KELLY & WALSH LTD.
NOTICE. GONZALEZ DE
A, R. ELLIS,
Hon. Secretary.
Hongkar. 18th May, 1×13,
plication).
OF
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers, Hongkong, 19th March, 1008 32
THE FAMINE IN CHINA.
.*r
ET Famos Districts with an
sins of 80,100 square mile. TWO and a halt llion people dne dravation, PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI {"BUMON-TO-DAY, DECE BERN. IT WILL HELP TO‘BAVE-LIFE- EDO, manager of the VicTn womey, EL. Q. GULLAND, Esqı loria Theatre, Hongkong, will Manager, Inserts Brak ng Co.. over my connection with the portion Bhangbet any on May 31, 1913. firm of Ramos, Ramos & Com Hongkong. 6th May, 1918.
Had kong, 13th Mög, 1918. [37) LESSONS IN Chinese 1,
MARTIN'S
PAPIOL &STEEL BELINPILLS
Remedy Forail Irregularitian,
xvila in tan hetzen, so khašīnu 126 Br
of any iraqnianity of the bra Lim617 down Y. be administered. Thom whe
All Chommaa Bioeng phi ( Throughout the world a postres Bin
Chemist Southampton,
LE: SEO Coronaal them, hartóm viselte
MARTIN'S
APIOLESTE
MB LI FON FAN, 4 Chines
graduate, voted in
has Fees teacher to Ear pasa officiels and marchants in this Colony for over ten yes 15.
He has good method of training Europeans to pass in the Chinese ex- amination, and is possessed of a Brst rate certificate as a Chiness teacher, He has also a good knowledge of Mandarin and Hakku.
CREAM ALPACA
LUSTRES,
12:19.
SUITABLE for making Ladies
and Gentlemen's Dresses and Coats, 30 inches wide. Price $10.00 per piece of 30 yds. Cash Those who latend learning the Chin only Bubject to being ungold pno, inngrange are requested to write care- Apply ALEX.ROSS & Co., next
of "Honglong Telegraph." offas or door to Hongkong & Shanghai lirsen to 87 Hollywood Band, les Bar Bank,
Hongkong, 451h Jan, 1P11, [1/9 Hongkong, 4th May, 1018,
1957
: ་
'87
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED
PORTLAND, CEMENT
Casks of 375 lbs, net.
In Bags of 250 lbs. not.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO General Managers. Hongkong, 16th August, 1901 19
COTTON MILIS.
b.
b.
T. 50 T. 1421% b.
T, 135
$107
$14
Ewos, Shanghai Cottone: Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik Hongkong Cottons $10 $934 China-Borneos*
MISCELLANEOUS.
$12 $113 B..
(2
Green Islanda'.
Light and Powers $101"
Do.(Spec. shares) $1 Chins Providente 010 $8, $6 $26 Dairy Farms
$104.80
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
FINDIA, LIMITED, AF.
Authorised Capital £1,500,000 Hongkong Electrice $10 $34 Subsoribed
....1,125,000 Hongkong Ices
562,000 Paid Up Reserved Fund 415,000 Hongkong Ropes
HEAD OFFICE:
40, Threadneedle Street, ViLondon, E.O. BRANDHR9:
Bombay. Kandy. Calcutta. Galle.
Howrah. Singapore. Delhi. Penang. Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. Rangoon. Hongkong, Colombo. Shanghai.
AGENTS IN JAPANT: Mesure. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. BANKERS:
Bank of England.
London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd,
$9513177.
310 $21
Langkats
Morning Post P
g. 10. T.6012
$25 $22 -$10 $11%
Peak Tramway
Do.. (now) $1, $1; 6.
Bongkong Electric Trame7 Philippines
$1085
H. Price & Co...Ld. #10 - $6
Pros?
Societe des [ferred op
Pulpenet: $50 Li$20. Paplerteriespaidi
du Tonkin
up $50! Benefit $200. Shanghai-Sumatras T. 30F.150- Steam Laundry $5 $49 United Asbestos)
EVERY description of Banking Oriental Agency, $10 $911⁄2 b,
and Exchange business La transacted. Stocks and Shareg
bought and sold on account of United AsbestosĮ Constituents. Letters of Credit Founders Shares granted on Agents and Corres-Union Waterbost pondents all over the world,
$10 $300
8.60 b.
b.
5 p.c. for year end'g 30'6'12 Dividend of $1 for half) year ending 31′12′′12 (6 pic. for year 1910 on
preferred shares
(Final of 2/- making 20% for yearending 31:12*11 Int. of 1/a/o. 1912 15 p.o. for year ending
30.4.12
$3 for 1912
$8 for 1897
i
1/6 per shares final 1911)
(Coupon No. 18)
Int. of 2/6 a/o, 1913
1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912
for
$1 hal dividendo
year 1911
TIS. 3 for 1912 Final of Tis. 4 Tls 7 for 1912.
Tla. 6.29:270
making
$3 on old shares, $1.50 on now shares for half year 31*12*12
Final div. of 8914 making $7 for 1912
50 cents for 1912
$2.80 for 19124 inboun 5 p.o. for half to⋅ 30'6:12:) & final of 6 p.o. making 11 p.c. for 1912 AWA Final of $2,25 making $4.25 for 1912
15 per cent, for 1910 T4 for year ended 31′10*10) T7 for year ended 2018*10]
́50'cents 31.7.08.
85 cents for 1912
70 cents for 1912.
$1.25 for year ondg 317,13
40 cents for 1811
$1.60 per share for 1919 Final of $8 making $10,
for 1912
b1interira'& final of $1L
$2 for 1912 Barinmed The 1'account 1913
Nove
80 cents on fully paid)
shares and 8 cents on $1paid shares for year ending 30°2 1LAZE Tit, of 61) per share? None: 16" WAS QUE MONK $1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year 50 ots, for year end g 30′5′′1
(20 per coot, por ordinary panahami for,year, onded
3131912
$1 per (share for year
ending 8113:1918
25 percent. for, yearl
ending 317114
30 cents for 1910
Interest allowed on Current As- Welsmann, Lid. 1810 18 counts at 2, per haut per annum (loopindadelana jean pan
$10 on Pally, Balance, and on Fixed Watson Deposita at ran which may be William Powell
40 ots. yearending 30812 sscertained on application.
Corrected to tayo ga. Biay mt by WRIGHT AND HORNBY, YMY HI F. C. MACDONALD., Gmus) kakun 4 De Torja Käid Goazeni deli adderes Krattaču,
Elanan dan man koll åteuf, responsible for sag of the abura quotations