Public Auction,
R.
PARTICULARS and "CONDI- TIONS of the Jetting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Mon- day, the 28th day of By, 1918, 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 Conduit Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, 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 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
LOCALITY,
Conduit Road
Comtuit Kool-
B. ry
Morxurament. (Approximate.)
=
1.
East. lot lot fast
110
Square foot.
Annual Rent
Upst Prico.
100 330
150 16,400 $1
N.** | BW, SET MAN,
·རྫི་གླུ་ ིི་
feel feet for
20
100 200 15,300 324
THE HONGKONG! TELEGRAPH. ^MONDAY, MAY 19,† 1913;))
Entertainments
VICTORIA THEATRE.
TO-NIGHT 9 p.m.
"LES MISERABI
LATE CAR TO THE PEAK. BOOKING AT MOUTHIE'S
MATINEE, SUNDAY 18TH, 6 P.M. THE GRAND DRAMA: -- NEW FILM
"A LIFE REGENERATE”
Public Companies s
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
HE thirty second Ordinary
TH
Meeting of Shareholders will
MISS NORA MOORE. BIJOU.
.. 9.15
PROGRAMME. 9.13
OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE BOAT-RACE (Complete Picture of
This Historic Event) YOUNG AMERICA (^ramo) The Haunted Hotel (Tomic) Heard at The Telephone...
be held at the Ofoes of the under-Round-up at Dawn (Cow Girls)
signed on Wednesday the 21st
instant, at 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 &. OU., LTD., General Agonte. Hongkong 6th May, 1918.
·
NEWS OF THE DAY, (Pathe Gazette)
Miss VIOLET BONETTA (The Saucy Soubrette). (a) "Molly, I Love You." (b) "Billy."
MATINEES ON [416
THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
the FIFTEENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEET- ING of this Company will be held at the offices of Mosers. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on WED-
7.15
Sat'day 41.5 Sunday 6.00 PICTURES ONLY 7.15
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.
Head Offles1-60. Wall Siryau; New York, London Offic-34, Kishopagatu, 2.C.
BRANCHES -
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
C4bu
Colon
Empire
Hongkong
Hankow
Kube
Smail: 2:
Mariza
Репаль
Peking
San Francisco
Shangha
Yekab
Capital and Reserve.........................É?,¤$6,200 (Gold) “
about...
BVBRY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI
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NESS (ransacted
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opendi on the natal terms U
DEPOSITA RECEIVED, Axed for oralys
+X Mkr ́andum, or for shortez pastoda, at rater, which may be certained ca application.
HILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, I
MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
Bude.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities in the World.
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT arevsiläble mil aver the World,
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
| Esined.
FURCHASE and SALE of Stock and Sharva |Doctad,
TRAVELLERS CHECKS hold and cashed,
GLONDE KOGG, ...
Blapager.
9. Queen's Road, Hongkong, |Hongkang, Jet Nov., 1912 1912
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... Reserve Fund......
"
Banks
change
Selling.
Buying
164 m/s L/C.
Domand 30 dis
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORAT/T.
TION.
Paid-up Capital.............
RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 2
$15,000,000
Silver "... 17,200,000
$15,000,000 60 8/8.
4 m/s. DP
6 m/s, L/O
7/16 30d/e,8'ney & Melbour" -
72] | 30 d/s. San Floo & New York. 4
4 m/s
T/T. Shanghai
T/T. Singapore
4 m/s, Marke
TT. Japan ...
á m/s. Franos
T.T. India
150
15094
6 m/s. do BarSilver, ready-
forward
T/T. San Foo & New York AM49
Demand. India.
$32,200,000 Demand, Manila
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors...........$15,000,000 T/T. Java
COURT OF DIRECTORS,
T/T. Marke
SH. Dodwell, Esq.-Chairman. T/T. Franos
Hon
Mr. D. Landale-Deputy Chairman. Pyt
Friesland, Esq.
O. S. Gubboy, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
G. R. Laurenz, Esq.
.F. Lieb, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shəllim, H. A. Stebs, EAQ. CHIEF MANAGER: "Hongkong-N. J. Stabb,
MANAGER.. Shanghai-A, G, Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.
.......................... 12176 Gold Leaf per taeld.... 14208 Bank of England rate ...........2.544 Sovereign 12
Subsidiary Coins.
Discount per $100
Chinese...20 ots pieces...68:1/16 - | Patna, Now
9/16
Malwa, Old
3,100
3,350 per
er che.
Chinese...10 ·
Hongkong 20
$814 ...$6
Patna, Old
3,200
Hongkong.10
...88 1/16
Opium Quotation,
Benares, New
3,400
Mar, 28.
3,250
Malwa, New $3,000 per pie. Benares, Old...
SHARE REPORT.
S-SELLERS
Stocks & PAID UTVALUE. BANKS,
30,000,000 Hongkong-Interest Allowed. Hongkong & S'hai $125- 18,200,000 On Current Account at the rate
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
Branchos Antung-Hsien
Bombay Calcutta
DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN? Changchun
LEON KENDAI
the world famous
Palmist and Astrologer
has the honor to announce a Short Season In
HONGKONG.
"THE GRAPHIC" (London) Says His Delineations Are No- thing Short of Marvellous."
"
'LE FIGARO" (Paris) "He Is The High Priest of These Sciences."
Dairen Fengtien Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobe Liao-Yang London Lyons
Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang New York Osaka
Pekin
Ryoiun Port (Arthur)
San Francisco Shanghat
Tiebling
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 Mar, 1913.
of 2 per cent. per Annum on the daily balance.
:
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 24 per cent per
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 Business of the above
SA-SALERS 110
INCLO
8805 b.
£81/-/-
$50 $325
MARINE INSURANCE1, Cantons,. North China.
Unions
Yangtzes
£5 T13244 b.
$100 $790
£50 $187.
$20 ($146
$50 $356 nominal
FIRE INSURANCES; China Fires Hongkong Fires
·SKIPPINO, YA
.825 891 China & Manilas Douglas Steamship $50 $41 Steamboats $15 $2714b.
Bank is conducted by, the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Indo-Chinas BANKING CORPORATION, NO (Preferred)
(Deferred) Rules may be obtained on ap- plication.
.4
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent per an-“Star Ferry"
num.
£5 1692 ex. div.
Shell" Transports £1
1.
117/
£11
REFINERIES
$10 $5214
$100 $107 $100 $36
Luzon Sugats
Depositors may transfer at their China Sugars (18 option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED Chinese Engineerings £1 35/- OF DEPOSIT st. 4 Per Cent, per
THE CHARTERED BANK
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
:
"THE STANDARD”. (London)
Public Companies Says "He is Without Equal,"
THE CHINESE ENGINEER. ING & MINING CO, LTD:
Consultations Daily
9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Payment of Interim Dividend Hongkong Hotel.
on Bhares for the year ending 30th June 1913.: NESDAY, the 21st May at 1:30 THEPRIM DIVIDEND of Board having declared an p.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to-31%, (three and half per cent), gether with a statement of Ac-free of Income Tax, for the year counts to 30th April. 1913.
ending 30th June 1913, holders of
W. 8. BROWN,
Acting Secretary Hongkong, 7th May, 1918. 1854
The REGISTER OF SHARES of Bearer Shares and holders of the Company will be CLOSED Dividend Warrants received from from THURSDAY 15th to WED-London on account of Registered NESDAY, 21st inst, inclusive. Shares, will be paid their dividends, on presenting No. 1 coupon of} the Beurer Shares, and Dividend Warrants on Registered Shares, to either of the following Banks at Shanghai or Tientsin -
The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation. The Chartered Bank of India, Australia & China. The Russo-Asiatic Bank. The Banque Belge Bour!
l'Etranger.
NOTICE. PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.. NOTICE is hereby given that
the Ordinary Annual Meet-
ing of Shareholders of the above Company will be held at tha
The payments will be made in
Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong on either Dollars or Taels, as the Thursday, 22nd day of May, 1913 holders may wish, at the buying
GENERAL MANAGER, Kailan Mining Administration. [378
at noon for the purpose of receiv-rate of exchange of the day. ing the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Ao- counts for the year ending 30th April 1913. The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 19th instant to the 26th instant, both days inclusive.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS
& SON, General Managers.
Hongkong, 18th May, 1918.
CANTON INSURANCE
OFFICE LTD.
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NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN
Notices
NOTICE.
GONZALEZ DE
BERN-
PAGAL
Notices
· U. §. R. C. -
GYMKHANA FIRST
MEETING.
Open to all members and sub- scribers and their friends.
Programme for Saturday, 24th May, 1913...
CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1855;
HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON,
Paid-up Capital ******... £1,200,000 Reserve Fund... .........£1,700,000 Reserve Liability of
аплит
Tronoha
For the Hongkong and Shang- Raubs hal. Banking Corporation,
NJ. STABB, Chief Manager. DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai.. Proprietors.... ..£1,200,000
Board of Directors--Berlin. Branches: FOREIGN EXCHANGE and
Berlin Calcutta Canton General Banking business trans-Hamburg Hankow Kobe acted.
Peking Singapore Tientsin Tsinanfu Tsingtan Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. 9. HEWEIT,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.": "[22
1st Event 3.45 p.m.-BEND-THE ING RACE. (Mounted.)
2nd Event 4.00 p.m.-AFFINI- TY RACE TELEGRAM STAKES. (Mounted.)
Notices
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
3rd Event 4.20 p.m.-DIS- Loans on Mortgage of House MOUNTED LLOYD LINDSAY. perty, &c. (Dismounted.)
4th Event 4.50 p.m.-TENT PEGGING (Mounted.)
5th Event 5.15 p.m.-THREAD & NEEDLE RACE-(Affinity.) (Dismounted.)
6th Event 5.40 p.m.-"ULTA- PULTA" Race on Mules. (Mount- ed on Mules, bare backed.)
7th Event 6.00 p.m.-GEN- ERAL KNOWLEDGE STAKES.
Affinity.). (Mounted.)
8th Event 6.20 p.m.-PURDAH NASHIN STAKES~~~{Affinity.)
Entrance Fees 50 cents each
Ly EDQ, manager of the Vic-event. toria Theatre, Hongkong, will.
No Entrance Fees for Ladies.
sever my connection with the The Ladies of the Indian Regi- firm of Ramos, Ramos & Comments will be "at Home." pany on May 31, 1913. Hongkong. 6th May, 1918:
1849!
A. L. BARRETT, ~
Hon. Secretary.
MINING. ***
b.
£1,80 middle £1 8316 DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNS. Kowloon Wharfs $30 $88 H.K.&W'pos Docks $50-$7119 Shanghai Docks T. 100 T62} Hongkew Wharfa T. 100 T.113 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Anglo French Lando T.100,T.94
$115 b. Hongkong Hotels $50-
$70 b. Hongkong Lands $100 $110
Humphreys Eatates $10 684 Kowloon Lands 830 $38
Shanghai Lands. T. 30 T.92 b.
* $50 $6 West Points
The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Disconto Gesell. Manila Mipole Hotel P.10 P. 8
schaft.
T. 50 T.-14214 b.
COTTON. MILLS.
INTEREST allowed on Current Ewos Account. DEPOSITS received Shanghai Cottons on terms which may be learned Laou Kung Mow on application. Every description Kung Yik of Banking and Exchange busi- ness transacted.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,
Manager. Pro-Hongkong, 9th Oct., '1911.
12
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED, FA
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident | Authorised Capital ......£1,500,000*
System.
Subsoribed (Rates and Particulars on ap- Pald Up
plication).
Reserved Fund
OF
MISCELLANEOUS.
b.
·LART.PINIONED AND DATE.
£2/5/-atex 2/3 equal to 92171 for 14 year Vending 31/12/12
$18 for 1911. Interim of 10/-, f ́r 1911 Final of $20 making $50 for 1011 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12 msk. 815 for 1911 & Int. of83 for 1918 1
$10 for 1911
$27 for 1911
31 for '1906
5 p.o. for year end’g30′6′12 Dividend of $1 för halflg. year ending 31*18*18 J
p.o. for year 1910 on preferred shares
Final of 2/- making 20)
for yearending $1;
Int, of 1 a/c.
15 p.e. for year end
30.4.12
63 for 1912 $8 for 1897
1/6 per shares final 191
(Coupon No. 18)
Int of 2/6 a/c. 1918 - 1/2 for 1909
84.50 for year 1912-
́ $1' final _ dividend. förl
year 1911 aktor yakioined A Tls, 3 ford912 DES Final of Tls. makingį, Tis 7 for 1912munikat Tls. 6/29'2'10
$3 on old shares, $1.50]; op, new shares for half rhalf year 31 12:12 +
Final div. of $31% making
87. for 1912
50 cents for 1912)
2.60 for 1912
5p.c. for half to 30*6*12
& final of 6 p.e. making
11 p.c. for 1919
Final of $3.25 making $4.25 for 1912)
15 per cent. for 1910
Taforyear ended 31°10′101 T7for year ended 20°13′10)
T.135 6.
$107. $143
B.
b.
50 cents 31.7.08
85 cents for 1912
BB
Hongkong Cottons $10 $9.60-sa.
$12 $1112 8 China-Borneos Light and Powers 61014
Do. (Spec. shares) $1 China Providen s $10 $8.60 b.
66 $26. Dairy Farme Green Islands $10 $5 Hongkong Electrica $10 $344 Hongkong Ices. $25 ($177. b.
1,125,000 562,000 415,000 Hongkong Ropes
Langkata
HW HEAD OFFICE:
40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C. BRANCHES:
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &
Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Bombay. Kandy.
General Managers...
Calcutta. Galle. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32 Howrah Singapore.
Delhi. Penang, Madras. Kota Bah, Kelantan, Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. Rangoon) Hongrong. Colombo. Shanghai
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SUITABLE for making Ladies and Gentlemen's Dresses and Coats, 30 inches wide. Price: 810,00 per piece of 30 yds Cash only. Subject to being unsold Apply ALEX ROSS & Co., next KELLY & WALSH, LTD, door to Hongkong & Shanghai
Bank. graduate verd in literature, An Invaluable Work of Reference Hongkong, 8th May, 1919. POSTWALLA of Bombay, has bas been a teacher to aropain officials THE CHINA been lost, and should the same and merchants in this Colony for over not be produced before the 29th. ton yenis.. inst., a now Scrip Certificate will
that Scrip Certificate with LESSONS IN CHINESE. respect to 5 shares numbered 5134/ 5138 in the above-mentioned Office standing in the name of Mr.MRLI HON FAN, Übideo COWASJEE FURDOONJEE
.
Ele has a good method of training. be issued to the said Mr. COWAS-Luropeans to pass in the Chinese ox JEE FURDOONJEE POST-amination, and is possensed of a first WALLA, and no transaction rate certificate as a Chiness teacher. taking place under the old Scrip He has also a good knowledge of Certificate will be recognised by Mandarin and Hakka. the Office,
YEAR BOOK 1918.
$7.50
New Edition
THE TRADE & ADMINIS TRATION OF CHINA.
By H. B. Morse $6.00
Those who intend learning the Chin- Send For Our List of 1,000 JARDINE. MATHESON 0 language are requested to write care, COLONIAL NOVELS REDUCED
& CO., LTD: of Hongkong - Telegraph" office of
from $1.78 to 60 cents) ***General Agestedinct to 87 Hollywood Hoad, Lat floor Hongkong, 14th May 1918. [976 Hongkong 20th Jan. 1919. [149-KELLY
WALSH LTD:
1867
UEMENT GREEN ISLAND
COMPANY, LIMITED:
PORTLAND, CEMENT
In Casks of 375 lbs.
of 250 lbs. hat.
SHEWAN, TOMES & 004
General Managers gkong, 16th August, 1901. [3
AGENTS IN JAPAN: Messre. Jardine, Matheson
&Co., Ltd... BANKERS:.:
Bank of England.
Morning Post: Peak Tramway
$21
-8. 10. T.60
$25 $22 $108113
Do. (new) $1 Hongkong Electric Trams?k Phlippines
$10 $5 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 16
Prefa
Societe des forred:
Pulpeset 350820 Papierteries paid du Tonkin up $50
Benefit 18200 London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd, Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150
Steam Laundry 85 844 b. United Asbestos)...
FVERY description of Banding Oriental Agency, 810 89% b
and Exchange business transacted. Stocks and Shares Ed..
Ltd. Weismann,
$108800
70 cents for 1912: Not $1.25 for year end'g' 31'712 40 cents for 1911
$1.60 per share for 1912 Final of $8-makin $19:
for 1912...
81 interim & final of $1 "$2" for 1912 'T
(Tla. I account 1913
Mone
80 cents on fullyTM'j
shares and 8'cent
$1 paid shares foj
· ending 30*4*12 Int, of $15 per share None DATE" $1.50 for 1910
None de prob
No dividend this year 50 ots, for year end'g 505 1/
(20 per cent per ordinary share for year ended 3151912 MD
$1 per share for year
ending 81121912, AJA 25 per cent. for yast ending 31′′-1170 80 cents for 1910
bought and sold on account of United. Asbestoą) Constituents. Letters of Credit: Founders Shares) granted on Agents and Corres-Union Waterboat_610_61794 pondente all over the world.
Interest allowed on Current Ac-
610 $18 counts at 2 per cent per annum on Dally, Falanes and on Fired Watson (1610) 38:40 8 Deposits at rates which may be William Powell
40 cte, yearending 30′0'12. ascertained on application..
- Corrected to inge påt, May: 19: pyry by WRIGHT AND HORNBY, min FOOTERODAS R. LINTON, LA, Brian ) 1 De Vores Stand Central Wal, miderer Recules SA, DA
“perpendinig hold ftyalf casprusïble Un any of the above, quotationsa