COMMERCIAL.
M.B.K. Gets Philipplae Military Coal Contract
The contract for supplying the quartermaster of the army in the Philippines with 80,000 tons of
coal has been awarded to the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1913,
Entertainments
VICTORIA THEATRE.
Commencing Wed. 28th May.
Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. This THE DALLAS
award was made at the depart- ment headquarters Manila, last wook and is for the fiscal year beginning July 1. There were, three competitive "bid-
ders for this contrnet, Macon- dray and Uompany, Madrigal and Company, and the above named successful firm, the respective bids being $7.70, (for Australian goal), $6.40 for Chinese coal, and for the Japanese product 20,000 tons at $6 20 and 60,000 at $5.85, according to quality and form of delivery. This is the largest coal, contract awarded for bal in the Philippines by 20,4%) tone, by reason of increased transpor work. Exchange."
London Rubber Market The East Asiatic Company's
Daily Report for May 21 anys:-
The market in London yester
COMEDY CO.
TO-NIGHT.
Sir George Alexander's
Great St. James Theatre London Success.
day was quiet. The closing prices Played
were →→
Hard Fine Para Spot 3/10
THE THIEF.'
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, 30TH AND 31ST "The Touch of Truth." From the Haymarket Theatre, London.
AND
Lydia and the Parson "
for 3 years in all the Leading Music Halls
of the United Kingdom
BOOKING AT MOUTRIES.
Forward 3/01
First latex crepe, "de-
H
livery
next,
three
months
3/11
Price $3. $2, and $1.
"The auctions were supported
at the following prices:
Firat latex crep ..... 3/4
Best sheote
1
... 3/2.1-2
Ribbed smokeil sheets... 3/2 1-2:
Pale blankét crepe 2/3 1-2
Shanghai Bullion,
May 22, 1013.
Mexican Dollars: market rate :
Opening
Closing...
... Tla. 73 55
...Tla. 73,55
Dragon Dollars; native »
bandk rate. Tlu. 73.5625
Shanghai Gold Bars..
978 touch ...Tia. 354.1-2 Bar Silver... ........Tis. 111.15 Copper Cash...
per tael. 17.78
Sovereigns': buying
rato, at 20.3 8-Tls. 7 10
at Exob. 738. Mox. $9.74
Peking Bar ...Tla. 355 Native Interest..........
Public Auction.
G.
R.
CITY HALL.
Commence. 9.15
RETURN VISIT
OF THE
CHERNIAVSKY TRIO
ONE NIGHT ONLY MONDAY, JUNE 2, AT 9.15,
PRICES: $3 & $2.
!
Public Companies
7
CANTON INSURANCE
OFFICE LTD.
Booking at ROBINSON'S
BIJOU.
0.15 TO-NIGHT-
9.15 -THURSDAY
Special Attraction
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
„Head Office:do, Wall Street, New York,
London Omena-36, Wishopsgato, EC.
Cebu
BRANCHES:-
Bombay
Catcntia
Canton
Colon
Emple
Houghong
Hankow
Banks
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA- T/T
TION,
Domand 30 d/s 60 die
Paid-up Capital $15,000,000 4 m/s
RESERVE FUNDS:
Selling.
Exchange
..1/11 19/16|4 m/s, L/C ̈ 1/1138 | 4 m/s. D/P,
1/11 15/16
6 m/s. L/O ?
1/16 30d/s.9'ney&Melbourne,
721 30 d/s. San F'co & New York, 4996-
Кова
Manila
T/T. Shanghaf
Mexico
Sterling
Panama
Peking
£1,500,000 at 2/
T/T. Singapore
San Francisco
Shanghai
Yokohama
Silver
$15,000,000 17,200,000
TT. Japan
Demand. India
Demand, Manila
Raserve Liability of
Proprietors
T/T. Java
..$15,000,000
T/T. Marks
Capital and Reasremmannus$7,000,000 (Gold)
· EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS tracted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the
EOTIDE.
* DEPOSITS, RECEIVED, Exed for one your at 4% per annum, or for aborter perioda, at mains, which may be ascertained on suplicálon,
-HILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED.
MAILARES TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
mada.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS med ́on all the principal cities in the World.
THE BANK'S GIRGULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT Navailable all over the World.
LETTERS OF CREDIT
COMMERCIAL
lenud.
PURCHASE and SALE of Stock and Sharai
facial.
TRAVELLERS CHECKS old and cashot,
GEORGE HOGO, Manager,
9, Queen's Road, Hongkong." Hongkong, lat Nov., 1912. · 1912
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital 30,000,000 Reserve Fund .............. 18,200,000
Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang
New York
Osaka
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
Branches. Antung-Hsien Bombay Caloutta Changohun Dairen Fengtien Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobe
Liao-Yang London Lyons
Pekin
San Francisco
Ryoiun Port
(Arthur)
Shanghai
Tiehling
Tientsin
Tokyo
Los Angeles
יגי
[18
Buying..
29/-36 2
196,
BarSilver, ready
forward
T.T. India
$32,200,000 T/T. San Foo & New York...48
.203 Bank of England rate
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
Hon. Mr. D. Landalo 8. H. Dodwell, Esq.,-Chairman. T/T. France
Chairman, ..
G. Friesland, Esq.
C. 8. Gubbay, Esq...
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
G. R. Laurenz, Esq.
F. Lieb, Esq.
Deputy
W. L. Pattenden, Esq, J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. H. A. Siobs, Esq. 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 rato of 2 per cent. per Annum on the daily balance.
21..209
.......2.56.
2.58
.28.15/16.
..85 m/s. Marks
.14814
9734 m/s. Franos
14836
6 m/s. do.
..971
120 Gold Leaf per taal..
2.5034 Sovereign
Subsidiary Coins.
Opium Quotation.
Discount per $100
Malwa, New
Mar 28. $3,000 perpi5.
Malwa, Old
8,100
Hop.207
Patna, New....... 3,350 perchs.
...$834
Patna, Old...
3:00
...$7.
Benares, New
3,400
..$816
Benares, Old..
3,250
t
Chinese....20 ots. pieces...$84 Chinese ...10
SHARE REPORT.
S-SELLERS
Stocks & PAIN OF VALUR.
BANKS.
B-BUYERS
LAST DIVIDEND and date.
£2/3/- at ox 2/3 equal to
921.71 for 3/4.
ending 31/12/12
$18 for 1912
year
Final of 10 p.c, making
SA-SALE
CLOSIKO
JONE
Hongkong & S'hai $125
www.
$815 s.
£81/10/-
MARINE INSURANCES,
Cantons
$50
300
на
North China
£5
T13216 b.
Unions
$100
$790 b.
£50 $190
'b,
b.
$10 for 1911
$27 for 1911
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 2 per cent per Yangtzes
Annum
For 6 months. 34 per cent. per
Annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent. per
Annum.
N. J. STABB. Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE
HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the
FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires Hongkong Fires
SHIPPING: China & Manilas
$20 $146 $50 $355 b'.
$25 $9 Douglas Steamship $50 $36 8. Steamboats" Indo-Chinas.
$15 $2714 b.
(Preferred) (Deferred)
£5 887) b.
£11
115/6 middle-
b.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI "Shell" Transporte £1
BANKING
CORPORATION,
Rules may be obtained on ap- plication,
i.
INTEREST on deposita is al-"Star Ferry". { $10 850 b.
lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent per an-
REFINERIES. China Sugars Luzon Bugars
MINING.
30 p.c. for 1911 . Final of $20 making $50) for 1911 and Interim
of $30-for 1912
Final of $12 mak, $15 for 1 1911 & Int, of $3 for 9121.
$1 for 1906
$1,50 for year end'g30'5'12 Dividend of $1 for half year ending 31*12.12 (6 p.o., for years 1912 and 1912 00 preferred shares
(Final of making 20% *. for yearending3113 11
Int, of 1/- a/o.'1918, ---
$2 on 10,900 shares Ist istust?
$2 on 10,000, 2nd, 81 on 10,000 3rd
for year ending 30'4'13
$3 for 1912
$100 $105 $100 $38
b.
6.
$3. for:1897
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO,
дит Manager.
Depositors may transfer at their Hongkong, 31st Mar, 1913.
option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong, and Shanghai
FIXED Chinese Engineerings £192/- Bank to be placed on
4 Per Cent. per Tronohs DEPOSIT * annum.
£1 76/- For the Hongkong and Sheng-DocKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS,
Raubs
£1 $3.65 hai, Banking Corporation, Kowloon Wharfs $50 $83
N.J. STABB, Chief Manager,
H.K. &W'poa Docks $50 $74 b.
WILD WEST IN HONGKONG THE CHARTERED BANK OF
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.
GENUINE COW BOYS GENUINE COW BOYS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in The Original Frontier Playlet
that
Extraordinary
General Meeting of the Canton Insurance Office Limited will be held at the Offices of the General Agents of that Company No. 16,
AFTER THE ROUND-UP
ALSO
The World Famous Picture, CUSTER'S LAST FIGHT
PARTICULARS AND CONDI-Pedder Street, Victorin in the (U.S. Cavalry overpowered TIONS of the letting by Public Celony of Hongkong, on Wednes- Auctions Sale, to be held on Monday the 11th day of June, 1913 at day, the 2nd day of June, 1913, at noon when the subjoined Resolu
tions which were passed at the
by Indians)
AND The Picture of Pictures
3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Extraordinary. General Meeting The Thing You All want to see, Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of of the Company hold on the 21st THE CHARGE OF THE One Lot of Crown Land at May day of May 1913 will be submit
ted for confirmation as Special
Road, in the Colony of Hongkong. Resolutions:-
for a term of 75 years, commen-
oing from 21st February, 1912, (1). "That the draft new Articles
with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the
King, for one further term of 75
Surveyor of His Majesty the (2)
years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale.
Registry Ho
LOCALITE
認
Baulidsty
Mesareness.
Contents in
i į Annual Rest
Upset - Priza
As per sale plan. 9,367 66.874
Public Companies
NOTICE.
A. 8. WATSON & Co., Ltd.
NOTICE is hereby given that
the Twenty-eighth Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the Company (since its registration) will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong on Saturday, the 31st day of May, 1913 at 12.15 p.m for the purpose of receiving
1912.
I
be approved." "That the
14
LIGHT BRIGADE
Prices $1.50, $1.00, 50.cente.
Notices
Articles DEW already approved by this meeting which have for the KELLY & WALSH, LTD.
An Invaluable Work of Reference THE CHINA “
YEAR BOOK 1913.
$7.50
purpose of identification "been subscribed by the "Chairman of the Company "be and they are hereby
adopted as the Articles of "the Company, in substitu- New Edition "tion for and to the exclu- "sion of all the existing Arti-
cles thereof."
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD.
General Agents.
CANTON INSURANCE
OFFICE LTD.
Notice.
CHINESE POSTAL
ADMINISTRATION.
NOTIFICATION.
FRAUDULENT SUR- CHARGED STAMPS,
THE TRADE & ADMINIS- 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.
LESSONS IN CHINESE. MB
R LI HON FAN, a Chinee graduate vered in literature, has been a teacher to European officials and merchants in this Colony for over ten years.
Incorporated by Royal' Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON.EUTSCH. ASIATISCHE Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T.62)
Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund... ....€1,700,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
.£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and
acted.
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taele 7,500,000 Head Offlon-Shanghai, Board of Directors-Berlin, Branches:
General Banking business trans- Berlin Calcutta Canton
Hamburg Hankow Kobe
Singapore Tientsin
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Feking
A. S. HEWETT,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. . (22,
Notices
Hongkow WharfeT. 100 T.112 b.
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS
8.
b.
b.
Interim of 3p.o. 8 2/5d per
ehare. Coupon No. 1 ac
count year 30.6,13
Int. of 2/6 a/c. 1913
1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912.
31 final dividend for
year 1911
Tla. 3 for 1912
Final of The making,
Tla 7 for 1912
Tls, 6 2′9′2′10 >
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on new shares for half
year 31:12'12 **
Final div. of $331⁄2 making
$7 for 1912 50 cents for 1912 $2.80 for 1912
5p.o.for half to 30:6′12) &final of 6 p.ơ, making
11 p.o. for 1912. *-
Final of $2,25 making' $4,25 for 1912 ›
15 per cent, for 1910
7 p.c. for year ending
31.10.12
50 cents 31.7.08
"
EWOB
Anglo French Landa T.100 T.94 ($120 Hongkong Hotels 850
1883 b. Hongkong Lands $100 $10916
Kowloon Lands Humphreys Latatos $10 884 :b. $30 $38 b. Shanghai Lands T, 30
West Points
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P: 8
COTTON MILLS.
T..50 T. 137
FT. 132 $10142
b.
T. 92 b.
850 972 b.
6.
Hongkong Cottons $10 China-Borneo8 $12 $11 Light and Powers $10)
Do. (Spec. shares) $1 $4
$144 $914 8.
85 cents for 1912
su.
12
China Providents $10 $8 Dairy Farme.. $6 $26 Green Islands 810 $5.70 Hongkong Electrios 810 £37 Hongkong Ioas 625 $182. b.
b.
8.
b.
Hongkong Ropes $10 $21
b.
Langkata
Morning Post
g. 10 58
Peak Tramway
$25 1822 $10 $10
.b.:
$1 $1 5.
b.
MISCELLANEOUS,
ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re-Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.
LONDON BANKERS: ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons, application.
The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Disconto Gesell- schaft. INTEREST allowed on Uurrent Account. DEPOSITS received Shanghai Cottons on terms which may be learned Laou Kung Mow on application. Every description, Kung Yik of Banking and Exchange bust- CHINA PROVIDENT ness transacted.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, LOAN AND MORTGAGE
Manager. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911. Loana on Mortgage of House Pro- THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED. perty, &c. Goods received on Storage: Advances made on Merchandise Authorised Capital .....£1,500,000 Loans made on the Provident | Subscribed
1,125,000 System.
Paid Up
562,000 (Rates and Particulars on ap- Reserved Fund
415,000 plication).
·HEAD OFFICE: # 40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C. BRANOH59:
THE
CO., LTD,
*
j
OF
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
He has a good method of training Europeans to pass in the Chinese ex- amination, and in possessed of a first rate corticate as a Chinese teacher. GREEN He has ako a good knowledge of
| Mandarin and Hakka,
Those who intend learning the Chin-
ese language are requested to write care
of "Hongkong Telegraph" office or direct to 87 Hollywood Road, 1st floor
Hongkong. 29th Jun. 1911
WING KEE & CO;
47-49, Connaught Rd,
the Report of the General Mana-THIS is to notify the public gers together with a Statement of that any stamps of this Ad- Accounts to the 31st December, ministration boaring a surcharge differing from those enumerated The Register of Shares of the in the Annual Report on the Company will be closed from working of the Post Office for the Wednesday the 28th May to Mon- 3rd year of Houan Tung (1911) day the 2nd June, 1913, both days are false, and are not recognised SHIPCHANDLFES, inclusive, during which perfod by this Administration,
no transfer of shares will be re-
Bisterod.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS
& SON, General Managers,
Hunkgong, 98rd May-1918, P
19
PR-VISION & COAL
MERCHANTS
¿.
BY ORDER.
Chinese Post Office, Canton, 24th May, 1918,
1898
uykoogi
T
COLLATORS M
Bombay. Kandy. Caloutta. Galle, Howrah. Singapore. 32 Delhi. Penang.
Madras, Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.8. Rangoon: Hongkong. Colombo. Shanghai.
ISLAND UEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.
PORTLAND, CEMENT,
In Caske of 375 lbs. not. In Bags of 250 lbs. net,
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO General Managers. Tongkong, 16th August, 1901 13
NOTICE
THE CHILIAN CONSUL, GONZALEZ DE BEWK- EDO, has removed, to" "No: 1 Prince's Building, top floor.
**" AGENTS IN JAPAN: Messrs.. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. BANKERS Bank of England. London Joint Stook Bank, Ltd,
Do. (new) Hongkong Electric Trams 7/2 Philippines
810 $5 H.Price & Co., La. $10 $6
N Pre- Bopiete desferred"
Pulpeset
get
t
Papierteries
$50 $20 paid
da Tonkin up 350
Benefit 200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T 150 Steam Laundry $5 $4.80 s. United Asbestos
EVERY description of Banking
and Exchange business Ld.......... transacted. Stocks and Shares United Asbastos bought and sold on account of Founders Shares f Constituents. Letters of Credit
Oriental Agency, $10 8914 b.
·$10 $300.
granted on Agents and Corres-Union Waterboat $10 $18 pondents all over the world.
Interest allowed on Current Ac-Welsmann, Ltd. counte at 2 per cent per annum Watson on Daily Balance and on Fired William Powell Deposits at rates, which may be ascertained on application
$10
18
810 89.75
2. Corrected to’rajo p.m. að 1931
70 cents for 1912 ·
$1.25 for year end'g 31'7′12
40 cents for 1911
$1.60 per share for 1919% Final of $8 making 8101
for 1912.
$1 interim & final of $13 $2 for 912
TTls. 1 account 1913
Tis.
None
80 cents on fully paid) shares and 8 cents on 81 paiishares for year ending 30.4.13
Final of $3 making
p.c. for 1912.
Nonella Dani Birlik,
$1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year 80 cts. for year end'g 31.5.11
(20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended 91*5*1912:
$1 per share for year
ending 31′12′1912
25 per cent for year
ending 817*11 ··
60 cents for 1918-
40 ots, yearending 30'618
A BILINTON: Chiral Embers or by and by WRIGHT AND HORNBY,
Telegraph don not hold land respensāta for our of the above qen