COMMERCIAL.
SHARE REPORT.
Mers Wright and Hornby in their weekly share report, dated May 24, stato:
Our local market has been fairly active during the week and closes firm.
Bar Silver is 27 per oz for ́re idy and 27.7-8 par oz for for-
word delivery, steady.
Exchange on London opened
to lay at 111.15-16 T.T.
Para Rubber is quoted from Tondon at 3/0 per lb with the
innrket for abaros quiet.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1913.
Entertainments
VICTORIA THEATRE.
TO-NIGHT.
THE GRAND DRAMATIC
NEW FILM.
Bank:- Hongkong Banks,On The Threshold
have ohangad bands at various rates from 805 to $15, closing with buyers at the latte: figare and Fellers at $820; London quotes £81/10 middle.
Marioc Insurances-Unions after les at 700 close Grn with buveia at the xato. Cantons aro offering at $300 ex. the dividend of $18 paid on the 21st ins nt. Yangtz's a quoted from the North at $100 ex. 73. nomiun), and Norch Chinns at Tis, 132.1-2 buvera.
Firo Insurances:-China Firos ara wanted at $140 after solse at 147 and Hongkong Firas are ob- tainable nt. 355, buyers offering 354.
Shipping:-Thore have been alta of Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats at 274, the market closing with probable sellera at the rate. Chins and Munils are marking time at 800) owing to uncertainty as to the results of last year's working. Douglas's are offering at the re duced rate of $301, buyers oply offering $37. lados are steady at
Matinoe:
of Life.
SATURDAY 24th, 5 30 p.m.
"SAPPHO."
Matinee:
SUNDAY 25th, 6 p.m.
THE
THRESHOLD
ON
OF LIFE.
Public Auction,
N.
R
Commencing Wed. 28th May. THE DALLAS
COMEDY CO.
Wednesday and Thursday, 28th and 29th May. Sir George Alexander's Great St. James Theatro London Success,
"THE THIEF.”
Friday and Saturday, 30th and 31st.
"The Touch of Truth." From the Haymarket Theatro, London. ond
་་
Lydia and the Parson' Played for 3 yours in all the Loading Music Halls of the United Kingdom."
Booking at MOUTRIES. Price $3, $2 and $1.
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
·CORPORATION,
Hind :-), Wall Street, New York. London Oßers—ja, Bishopsgais, E.C.
...BRANCHES
Paid-up Capital $15,000,000 30 d/s.
Exchange
Banks
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA
TION,
Selling.
Buying
T/T.
..1/11-15/16 |4 m/s. L/C
Demand
Kobe
RESERVE FUNDS:
60 d/e
.........2/-
.....2/4 m/s. D/F 9-1/16 6 me. LIC
..25%
Calcutta
Canton
Man Maxico
Starling A
4 m/s.
31-4.
Cebu
Panama
Colon
Pelic
Kmpie
San Francisco
Hongkongi, A
Shangbai
£1,500,000 at 2/2 $15,000,000
T/T, Shanghai
T/T. Singapore
Yokobam.
Silver 17,200,000
TT. Japan
T.T.-India
$32,200,000 Demand. India
Demand, Manila
Bombay
Capital and Reserve,movi§7,050,000 (Gold)
**shout.1,430,000
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI* NESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the
termi
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fæed for ena yhar ut 4X per monum, or for shorter periodą, at rates, which may be ascertained on applickuon
BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED., MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
made.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors...... ....$15,000,000 T/T: San Fco & New York
COURT OF DIRECTORS. T/T. Jaya
S. H. Dodwell, Esq., Chairman: T/T. Marks.......
Mr. D. Landale-Deputy T/T. France Chairman,
Hon.
ed
on sil the principal cities in the World.
THE HANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are available all over the World.
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shares affected.
TRAVELLERS CHECKS
chebied GEORGE HOGO. Manager,
9, Queen's Road, Bongkang. Hongkong, lat Nov., 1912 1912
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED,
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 30,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... Reserve Fund
18,200,000
13
13
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Agencios at Nagasaki Nowchwang New York
Common ce: 0.15!
BIJOU,
Branches Antung-Hsien Bombay Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fengtion Harbin Hankow Honolulu
Osaka
Pekin
Ryolun
Port
(Arthur)
San Francisco
Shanghai
9.15
TO-NIGHT,
Fine Pathe-Color
9.15 Kobe
Liao-Yang London
Tiebling
Tientsin
Tokyo
Los Angeles
American Drama | Lyons
PARTICULARS and CONDI $01 ex. died. Igadon quotesTIONS of the lotting by Public £0/5/ llera, Shells Transports Auction Sale, to be held on Mon- "ure wanted locally at 115-Lon-day, the 26th day of May, 1913, THE SHERIFF'S DAUGHTER
don quoting £5/15/8 middle.
Refineries:-China Sugars con be placed at $107 efor extensive sales at that rate. Luzons are iu demand at the enhanced rate of $30, and a large forward bosi ness has been transacted on this basis.
Mining-Rubs on the ze. ceipt of news of an increated out: put amounting to 1236 oz. im proved from $3 to a buying quc- tation of $1], but at the close are easier with sellers at $3.60 owing to telegraphic advices since re ceived, that the output was incor reatly returned and should have bean given as 836 ozs. Tronohis are quoted from London at £4/2 buyers. Langkats aro wanted at Tis. 57 after salts at the ratɔ.
Ducks, Wharves and Godowns: -Hongkong Docks have sold at verious eates from 714 to 73, closing with sollers at the latter igure. Shanghai Docksare quoted from the North at T19. 62 buyera Kowloon Wharves are in demand at $83 and Antony Daoks at $8.00. Hongkow Wharves are obtainable at Tĺs. 113. -
Lauda, Hotel and Buildings:- There are Layers of Hongkong Lands nt 100 Kowloon Lands at
38, and Weat Pofats at 71. Bun-
The Savage (Comic) Training Fighting Cucks
(Interest.) The Beloved Vagabond (Drama). NEWS OF THE WORLD, (Pathe Gazette)
at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Wild Wales (A Beautiful Scenic); Order of His Excellency the Go- Public Works Department, by 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 torm of 75 yours.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS,
Boundary * Meaturement.
(Approximate.
2,
foot, feel fret: feal
130
100 50
Aunout Reis,'
Upest Price.
7.15
Miss VIOLET BONETTA (The Merry Soubrette).
Artists at All Matinees.
PICTURES ONLY
Notices
7.15
15015, KELLY & WALSH, LTD. An Invaluable Work of Reference THE CHINA
was...
Tert
feel lee: feet
1765 100 100 16.305
phreys Estates have sellers at Public Companies
and buyers at St. Hongkong Hotels can be placed at 1155 for the old issue and at 77 for the
now.
Cotton Mills-Hongkong Cat- tons are still neglected at 034 sallera. Shanghai Cuttons are quoted at Tis. 132b, Ewo's at Ts. 140. Kung iba at 141 and Lu Kong Mows at Tis. 105.
NOTICE.
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltf
1
YEAR BOOK 1913.
$7.50
New Edition
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON." Paid-up Capital
200,000 ..£1,700,000
Reserve Fund.... Reserve Liability of
Proprietors...............£1,200,000
G. Friesland, Esq. .O. S. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq. GR Laurenz, Esq.. F. Lieb, Esq,
W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon, Mr. E. Shellim, B. A. Siebs, Esq. S 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.
2/3/16 30d/s. S'ney & Melbourne
.72) 30 d/s, San Foo & New York, 4996
.85 4 m/s, Marks
984 m/s. Franos"
149
6 m/s. do
14914
...48
forward
...98 BarSilver. ready
.120 Gold Leaf per taël.
1204 Bank of England rate
2:53 Sovereign
Subsidiary Coine.
Malwa, Old
3,100
Discount per $100
Chinese...20 cts. pieces...$84
Chinese...10
.$834
Hongkong.20
$676
Patna, New
Patna, Old
$50 porche.
Hongkong.10
...$8 1/16-
Opium Quotation.
Benares, New
4. Mar. 28.
Malwa, New $3,000 verpic. Benarės, Oldk...
SHARE REPORT.
S-SELLERS
Stocks & PAID uz Valur BANKS.
SA-SALE
CLOSING QIONS
Hongkong & S'hai $125
MARINE INSURANCES," Cantons
($815
£81/10/- $50.300
North China:
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months; 2 por cont per Unions.
Annum.
For 6 months, 3 per cent.
Annuri....
per
For 12 months, 4 per cont per
Annum.
N. J. STABB; Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE Business of the above
-BUYERS
£5 T 18244, b
$100 $790 b.
"LAST DIVIDEND AND DATEI
£2/5/- at ex 2/-1
21.71 for 16 ye ending 3/12/** * $18 for 1912 Interim of 10 f. 1911 Final of $20 making $50 for 1911, and Interim of $30 for 19123 (10.7 || Final of $12mak. $15 for?" 1911 & Ent, of $3 for1912)
$10 for 1911
£50 $190
b.
Yangtzes
FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires" $20 $146 Hongkong Fires $50 $3541
SHIPPING. China & Manilas 825: 69 Douglas Steamship, $50 $40 Steamboats
$15 $2754
L
Bank is conducted by the Indo-Chinas HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI (Preferred) ..£5.$90 BANKING CORPORATION. (Deferred)
Rules may be obtained on ap- plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al-
"Shell" Transports.cz (115/6 midd lowed on the minimum monthly "Star Ferry" balances at $3 Por Cent. per an-
num.
annum.
':
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai. Banking Corporation,
NJ. STABB, Chief Manager, DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Capital Fully
BANK.
REFINERIES.
£180
periods at rates to be obtained on application.
$10 $50) EISHI ONO,
Manager.
Depositors may transfer at their China Sugarb $100 $107 Hongkong, 31st Mar., 1913. 118 option, balances of $100 or more Luzon Sugard3100638
MINING DA ĐÊS za THE CHARTERED BANK OF to the Hongkong and Shanghai Chinese Engineerings £T 33-
Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT Per Cent. per Tronohs
Raubs DOCKS WHARYES, & G'DOWNS, Kowloon Whatfu350 $83) M H.K. &W'poa Docks $50 $73
.anghai Dooks.T. 100 Hongkew Wharfe T. 100 T.113
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Anglo French Lands T.100 T/94-
f8116 b Hongkong Hotele - $50 |
$78 h. Hongkong Lands $100 $10916
Humphreys Estates 310 $8 Kowloon Lands $30 $38
Shanghai Lands ·T. 30 'T. 92.
West Points $50 $71
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. &
AZ COTTON MILLS. Ewos
50% T. 140
+
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office.-Shanghai... FOREIGN EXCHANGE and
Board of Directors-Berlin. General Banking business trans-
Branches: acted
Berlin Caloutta Canton CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Hamburg Hankow Kobe ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Peking
Singapore Tientsin ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Teinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. at rates which will be quoted on
* LONDON BANKERS; Messre, N. M. Rothschild & Sons, A. S. HEWETT,
The Union of London and Smith's Acting Manager.
Bank, Limited. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. 122 Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London
Agenov. Direction der Disconto Gesell-
schaft E ́INTEREST allowed on Current
THE TRADE & ADMINIS-application.
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. KELLY & WALSH LTD.
CREAM ALPACA
LUSTRES,
SUITABLE for making Ladies
THE
N offres
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN" AND MORTGAGE LO., LTU (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-
and Gentlemon's Dresses perty, &c. and Coats, 30 inches wide. Price Goods received on Storage. $10.00 per piece of 30 yde. Cash Advances made on Merchandise: only. Subject to being unsold, Loans made on the Provident
System. Apply ALEX, ROSS & Co., next door to Hongkong & Shanghai (Rates and Particulars on ap
plication). [367
NOTICE is hereby given that the Twenty-eighth Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the Bank. will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong on Saturday, the 31st day of May, 1913 at 12.15
Company (since its registration) Hongkong, 8th May, 1919. Magallaneous:--Theraara buy- era of Electric at 36.1-2, A.. Watcor at $3-4, Wm. Powell
at 9.34. Hongkong Irea at $178.pm for the purpose of receiving
Green Island Cements at 5 12, the Report of the General Mana
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
OF
"The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o
Undertaken, and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers.
Account DEPOSITS received Shanghai Cottons on terms which may be learned Kung Yik
Labu Kung Mow on application: Every description
T:1321, $105
Hongkong Cottons $1050 of Banking and Exchange busi. MISCELLANEOUS ness transacted.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Manager." Hongkong, 9th Oct.. 1911. 12 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
: INDIA,,LIMITED.
China-Borneos$12 $115 Light and Posters, 1810]"
Do (Spas,shares) $17 fé y
b.
of box
China Providents $10 $8.60 b. Dairy Farms : 36: 16264 us.. Green Islands,
$10 $5.4. Hongkong Electrica $10 - $36. Authorised Capital £1,500,000 Hongkong Joes $25 $178. Bubscribed, HA .1,125,000 Paid Up
562,000 Hongkong Ropes: $10 $21 Reserved Fund .......
415,000 CALL HEAD OFFICE: /
40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.O.. BRANOHES:
Union Waterboats at 18.1-4, and gers together with a.Statement of MRLI HON FAN, a Chines dongkong, 19th March, 1908, 32 Bombay. Kandy.
Low Level Trame
graddate versed in literature
at 7/1 Accounts to the 31st December, has been a teacher to European official
1912.
The Rexister of Shares of the land merchants in this Colony for ove
cum div. Dairy, in ra offer ing at $23 and Peak Trams at $11.1-2.and $1.
Quotations received by cable from London, to-day :-
Banka
Indos
..do
Shells
Tronohe
281/10/- Middle
201-1- £0/6/- Sellers £5/15/6 Midd's
£42. Buyers
ten years.
Company will be closed from He has a good method of training Wednesday the 28th May to Mon-Europasne to pass in the Chinese ex- day the 2nd June, 1913, both days amination, and is possessed, of a first inclusive, during which period rate certificate as a Chinese Teacher no transfer of shares will be re- He has also a good knowledge of gistered.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS
& SON, General Managers.
Mexicau Eagles £1/18/6 Middle | Honkgong. 23rd May, 1919.
.. Ural...
Сняріала
£2/10/-
Notice
WING KEE & CO:
47-49, Connaught Rd,
Notice
NOTICE.
GONZALEZ DE
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Mandarin and Hakka.
Those who intend learning the Chin- ese language are requested to wite care of "Hongkong Telegraph" otbas 1 direct to 87 Hollywood Road, 1st
Hongkong. 29th Jan, 181249
NOTICE.
PROF TEJA SINGH MUA
HARVARD M. A., L. LA B., PUNJAB, will, deliver a Free Lecture on "The Sikh Faith and BERN-ite Ideal of God Consciousness. EDO, manager of the Vic- and A Living Brotherhood in toria Theatre, Hongkong, will Spirit,"on Monday, 26th inst. at sever my connection with the 5,30 p.m. in the Chamber of Com- PR-VISION & COAL firm of Ramos, Ramos & Commerce City Hall, Hongkong,
MERCHANTS pany on May 31, 1913.
The Public are cordially in [849 vited to attend. Hongkong 6th May, 1918,
SHIPCHANDLERS,
Homlong, Sezd May, 1019,
GREEN ISLAND CEMENT Howrah, Singapore.
Calcutta. Galle.
Penang COMPANY LIMITED Delhi.
Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.MS PORTLAND, CEMENT
Rangoon, Hongkong. Colombo. Shanghai.
In Casks of 375 Iba, net." In Baga of 250 lbs, net,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO Tongkong, 16th August, 1901 13
General Managers.
MARTIN'S EXT PIOL&STEEL PILLS
„K Fresch Memedy for all ISTOÉRIKYTLINS, Jok Made vi indus always jump aka Di
"Stealy done or elected, 3 bome who'
“ama thers yoopsmand, then tegen Unigasses 1. para pena pala, Al Chémáte ske Birka sel köen' Bakhroughosh the World, var. pont (freR, DEM)
W2 MARTIN'S:
APIOL & STEEL Kazam PILLS
... AGENTS IN JAPAN: Messrs. Jardine, Matheson
M&Co., Lta. BANKERS: Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd,
Langkats,
8. 10.157
Morning Fost Pesk Tramway
$25
Do (new).. Hongkong Electric Trams 7/2
Philippines
$10 85
H. Prive & Co., Ld. 610 88.
Pro- Societe des | førred
Pulpepet $50820 Papierteries paid du Tonkin
up $50 Bonedt) $200/ Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150 ml Steam Laundry 45′ 3494 b. United Asbestos EVERY description of Banking Oriental Agenoy $10 $914 b.
and Exchange business Ld. transacted. Stooks and Shares
United Asbestos bought and sold on account of Constituents. Letters of Credit Founders Shares granted out Agents and Corres- Union Waterboat pondents all over the world,
Interest allowed on Current Ao Weismann, Ltd. ['counts at 27per cent per annum
on Daily Halation and on Fixed Watson Deposits at rates which may be William Powell
scertained on application? Verd
AR LINTON,
$10 $800
$10 $18
310
$27 for 1911
́$1 for 1906
5'p.d.for year end g30'6'12 Dividend of $1 for half?""*
year onding 311212 1.
16 po. for year 1910 on th
preferred shares
Final of 2/-making 20%) for yearending 31 12 11
Int, of 1 a/c. 1912
15 pc. for year ending,
·30,4112.
Ki
$3 for 1912 for 1897
1/6 per shares final 19111
(Coupon No. 18)
Int of 2/6 afe. 1913 1/2 for 1909 1
$4.50 for year 1913-4) $1 final dividend fort
year 1911 )** Tis. 3 for 1913
Final of Tls, making
Tls 7 for 1912
Tib: 6′ 29*2*10* $3 on old shares, 1,50)
on new shares for half year 31'12'120 or 14 Final div. of $35% making $7 for 1912
50 cents for 19121282 63.80 for 1912
5p.c.for half to 30612) & final of 6p.o. making 11 p.9. for 1912
Final of 82,25 making *** 84,25 for 1912
15 per cent for 1910
T4for year ended 31
year ended 20′′1
con
85%
70 cents, for 1912
5 fork
40 cents for 191
$160, por shard for 1912 Final of $8 making $10
1912
31.interim & final of $1 $2-for-1912
(Tis, Tacoount 1913" :
80 cents on fully paid
sbares and 8 cents per $1 paid shares for year ending 304-11 Int. of $1, and final of
$3 per share None
$1.50, for 1910-
No dividend this year 50 cts. for year end g 90'51)
20 per cont per ordinary share for year ended *31*5:1912
$1 per share for, year
ending 31'12 1912 85 per cent. for
ending 317 IT”
30 cents for 1910.
b. 40 ots, yearending 30619:
95 Cocricted" sa anga þoka Mag daĮ para 19. WRIGHT AND HORNBY, gymn
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