COMMERCIAL.
(Continued from page 10). 1013 would be about 3/5. This may not be up to the expectations formed in some quarters, but it la atill a highly profitable price. While the fall is an uncomfortable, experience for the moment, it will probably prove to be in the best Interests of the industry, looked at as a permanent investment. It will certainly lead to economies, which will bring down the cost of production; and it
11
10
THE HONGKONG- TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULÝ 7, 1913.
Entertainments
VICTORIA THEATRE.
drastis 9.15 To-Night
"The Miracle"
THE
To-Night 9.15
"The Miracle"
(4,000 feet).
POPULAR ARTISTES.
"OLGA MONTES"
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,
Head Ofica S-6, Wall Street, Naw York. London Odica1–36, Bishopsgats, E.C
BRANCHES :-
Bombay Calcutta
· Canton
Caba
Colon Empire Hongkong
Hankow
* Shanghai
Yokohama
Banks
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI T/T.
BANKING CORPORA-Demand
TION.
Exchange
13/16 30 d/e.'ney & Melbourne...2/96 734 30 ds. Ban F'co & New York. 489€
Selling,
Buying.
..1/11 9/16 | 4 m/s. L/O
1/1156 4 m/s. D/P
.37-34
...
30 de 60d/s
1/11/16
1/1194
6 m/s. L/C
„„3/-5/16
Paid-up Capital.
Kode
..$13,000,000 | 4 m/a....
Manila
RESERVE FUNDS:
T/T. Shanghai
Maxico
Panagia
Sterling
T/T. Singapore
.8412
4 m/s. Marks
..2063
Peking
San Francisco
£1,500,000 at 2/
$15,000,000 Silver 17,200,000
T/T. Japan
T/T. India
147
4 m/s. France
6 m/s. .do
Demand India
14734
Demand, Manila
Reve Lability of
Proprietors...... .815,000,000 T/T. Marks .... COURT OF DIRECTORS. T/T. Franos 8. H. Dodwell, Eaq..-Chairman. Hon. Mr. D. Landale.-Deputy
Chairman.
$32.200,000 T/T. San Foo & New York 474
T/T. Java.....................
9614
BarSilver, ready.
forward
....3936 ....2.553 .28.15/*6. ..27 3/18
11836
Gold Leaf per tael.....
....................... 2001
Bank of England rate
.2.48
| Sovereign
$10.1
Subsidiary Coins. Discount per 8100
Malwa, New
Malwa, Old
Chinese...20 ats. pieces 874%
Pakia, New
3,850 perche.
Chinese ...10
•
8796
Patna, Old..
€9,650
Hongkong.20
8594
Benares, New
3,725
Hongkong.10
$734
Benares, Old....
3,625
Capital and Runty.....$1,060.000 (Gold)
about.......1.10,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NKS
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the LTCL
RECEIVED, dxed for ona yuz si
on application. DILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL 04 TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCE! LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on mit the principal cities is the World,
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are available all over the World.
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
issand.
PURCHASE and SÅLE of Brocks and Shares affected.
TRAVELLERS CHECKS old and casbad,
GEORGE HOGG, Manager.
9, Quen's Road, Hongkong, 1919 Hongkong, Ist Nov., 1912.
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
will also mean a stimulation of THE GREAT SPECTACULAR FILMm, or for sheriar periods, as raies, which consumption. There has not yel been time for either of these factors to come into play, but come they will History repeats itself. For a long time past we have persistently urged cur clients to go in for young producer shares with a low market capitalisation per plaated Bote. The holders of such sharee. need not be alarmed at an avera age of 3/5 per lb.-or even an average of 2/6, when it eventually oomes. Incidentally, the present! fall having arrived somewhat be fore, its time may very possibly be the means of putting off half. crown.rubber to a late date than lind been expected. There are many good "young producer " companies which will be tapping| their whole area within a couple of years from now, "the shares of which can
be bought at the moment on a market capitalica- tim ranging from £100 down to £60 per acro. Taking the mature crop al 300 ths, par acre, and the profit at only 1/0 per Ib. (fairly conservative figures, Burely the yield, to the investor works out at from 15 per cent. to 25 per cont. per again. At tid
per lb. prcfit the yield would, of coure, a 7.1-2 per cent, to 12.1-2 per cent." It is obvious
IN
AND
"KITTY RAYNOR"
LATEST SONGS & DANCES
Established' 1880.
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 |
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund...
30,000,000 18,200,000
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
Branches Antung-Hsion Bombay Calcutta
BIJOU SCENIC THEATRE. Changebur
COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME "THE BLOOD FUED"
(A FINELY DRAMATIC FILM). "LA GRANJA"
(A MAGNIFICENT COLOURED FILM) OTHER GREAT NEW PICTURES.
HAVE YOU SEEN
MISS CHINITA ZEREGA,
that far from selling out in an The World-renowned Classical Dancer who has performed before
attack of "erves"-owners of
abores like these should take ad-
vantage of the present depression
the Crowned Heads of Europe? THIS EVENING AT 9.15PM.
to increase their holding at low Public Co upanies
prices. As to the outlook for the commodity, we attach much weight to the opinion of MessTH.
Bunge and Co,, of Antwerp, who,
in their last report on the rulTHE CHINESE ENGINEER-
ber sales, write as follows:-
Viewing the situation brondly,
we do not look for wide fluctua
ING & MINING COMPANY. LIMITED.
tions, since any material is 6% FIRST MORTAGE DEBEN.
sooms impossible in the face of
supplies which keep on increas
ing and a serious and lasting
decline reems equally impossible,
·TURES.
(KAILAN BONDS).
looking at the ratio at which PAYMENT of the HALF-
YEARLY INTEREST due
consumption appears to gain on 1st July 1913, will be made on ground steadily,"
Merican Dollars market rate :
Shanghai Buillon.
June 30, 1913.
K
Tia. 73.5 Tla, 73.5
Opening Closing
Dragon Dollars na.
tive bank rate
Shanghai Gold Bare:
087 touch
Bar Silver
Copper Cash
***
presentation of 'COUPON No. 2-
at any of the undermentioned Banks, viz
Hongkong and
Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation. Chartered Bank
Tle. 73.5125 of India, Austra
lia & China. Russo-Asiatic
Tls. 365.50 Bank
Tle. 111.15 Yokohama Spe-
...per tael, 1,773 cie Bank, Ltd.
rate at Deutsch-Asia- tische Bank and
Bovereigna: buying
28-1/2 Tle. 738
ot exch; 738Mex. 810.01
Peking Bar...
Native Interest
Tla. 365
Public Companies
THE "STAR" FERRY
COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Banque
Belge
AT TIEN- TBIN. HONGKONG or
SHANGHAI:
THEATRE
HONGKONG.
ROYAL
FOR 10 NIGHTS ONLY, COMMENCING Fri, July 4, MAURICE E. BANDMANN PRESENTS The New Bandmann Opera Co.
from
TO-NIGHT
"GIPSY LOVE"
Daly's Theatre, London. TUESDAY, July 8. THE GIRL IN THE TRAIN " from the Vaudeville
Theatre, London. WEDNESDAY, July 9. "THA PINK
LADY" from the Globe Theatre, London.
THURSDAY, July 10, "THE COUNT OF
LUXEMBOURG" from Daly's Theatre, London,
FRIDAY, July 11. "PRINCESS CAPRICE"
Pour l'Etranger}
The Interest, less Income Tax from the Shaftesbury
at 18. 2d. In the , will be:
On £20 Bonda. Per Coupon (Gross) 128.0d, Loss Tax @1/2d, in the f 8:4d
Nett amount payable 11s.3 6d.
On £100 Bonds."
THAT AN EXTRA Per Coupon (Gross) €3.0a.Dd-
Theatre, London, SATURDAY, July 12, Important Revival with New Scenery, Costumes and Effects "THE GEISHA" from Daly's Theatre, London. The Record Success.
MONDAY, July 14.. THE GIRL IN THE TAXI "
ORDINARY GENERAL MEET- Less Tax @ 1/2d. in the 38.6d still the Biggest and Brightest
ING of the "STAR" FERRY COMPANY, LIMITED, will he held at the Offices of Masers. Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd:
Nett amount payable £2,16s.6d.
On £5 00 Bonds.
Pedder Street, Hongkong, on Per Coupon (Gross)
Success now playing to. capaolty houses in London. TUESDAY, July 15. 15 080d. FAREWELL PERFORMANCE. Particulars to be announced later.
WEDNESDAY, 16th July, 1913, Less Tax..1/2d. in the 178.6d.
at 12.30 o'clock in the afternoon,
when the subjoined resolutions
will be proposed
That the Capital of the Company be increased
Nett amount payable #14 28.6d.
Payment will be made in Taels
Les 300,000 to 400,000 by the creation of at the Demand Buying rate of
10,000 how flares of Pro cach,
That the Director be and they are hereby exchange of the day the Coupon
By Order,
sathorised to, distribute $100,000 from the Re sarvo. Fund
the persons who are is presented. registered elders of the Company or such date na the Phectors may decide by way of bonus in proporties to this number of shares held by them on auch feat mentioned date and that much donus by payabe os mich date na the Directors may appoint.
Where such (bulkuilen would hovelyc ́a pay: ment of a fraction of cants much traction fháil be ignored.
2. That the Directors may be authorised in offer at
par to every perse registered as a abarsholder on such dife as the Directore may decide one new share of the Company for every, complete throo old shares hell by bin on which all calls have been paid such new shara balmx (subjec 10 the above condition as to fracalons) equal;
1. seminal amount so the bonus payable to him ler avery complete tiren old shares held by him under the last preceding classes and the the nominal amount of inch new stare be paid to the Company on or before such dates the Directora shall appoint such new ahura to participate li the first dividend declernd after the issue theracl
pari pases with the existing shares..
That the offer of the new shares a riferred 10
in resolution (3) must be accepted on or before
such date as the Directors shall appoint.
`THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,
W. S. NATHAN.
General Manager.
Notices
NOTICE,
Doors Open at 8.30... Commence at 9 Sharp. Plans now open at MOUTRIES.
Notice
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
MB LI HON TAN * Chinese
gradant vera fä literatura, liss been a traher to European officiala and merchants in this Colony for over tou years.
Be Fu good method of training Basopens to pass in the Chinese ex-
That no shareholders shall be entitled to ma R. ILTYD H. GEARE has amination, sad is pressmeed of a first
ofer of any fraction of a new shṛra in respect
of an old share held by bin
day now heres ofered to m'shareholderand da
MR.
this day been given a rate carlate as a Chinese teacher.
5. That the Directors by authorised alone af General Power of Attorney by Heb alio a good knowledge of
Directors may appoint and of any surplus new me, and will look after the inter- Mandarin and Hakka. “
clined or not accepted withins such time as the
abarer to suco passons upon such terms stad este of the Vacuum Oil Company Those who intend learning the Chin
conditions and at much time as she DirucibYS think it
By order
during my absence.
ose language are requested to write care W. A. DOWLEY of Hongtong Telagrph" office of W. S. BROWN, ·
General Manager, diet to 37 Hollywood Road, 1st floor Acting Secretary, Hongkong, 3nd July, 1918. (807 Hanrime, 99th Jan, 181%. -- 149 Hongkong, lat July, 1913, 1453
Dairen
Fengtien Harbin Hankow
Honolulu
Kobe
Liao-Yang London
Lyons
Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang New York Onaka
Pekin
4
Ryofun Port
(Arthur)
San Francisco Shanghai
Tiebling
Tientsin
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Interest Allowed on Current
Account,
Deposits received for fixed periode at rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO,
Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar., 1913. [18
THE CHARTERED. BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal
Charter 1858.-
G. Friesland, Esq. 0. 8. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
G. R. Laurens, Esq.
F. Lieb, Esq.
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.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed.
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on the' daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS For 3 months. 3 per cent per
Annum.
For 6 months, 3 per cent por
Annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
Annum,
N. J. STABB. Chief Manager.
OpiumQuotation.
Juns 6. $3,000 per piq
3,150
SHARE REPORT.
S-SELLERS
Stocks & Pain 'ue VALOK.
BANKS.
Hongkong & S'hai $125
SA-SALE
CLOSING
$812) s.
£81/-/- mid.
MARINE INSURANCE Cantons North China
$50
£5 T135
293 b.
b
Unions
Yangtzes
$100 6790
£50 -8200 ex 73
PIRE INSURANCES: China Fires Hongkong Fires
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Indo-Chinas
THE Business of the above
Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on sp- plication.
$20 $147 nom. $50 $957 b.
$25 $10 nom.
68.
SHIPPING. China & Manilas Douglas Steamship $50 833 Steamboats
$15 $27
(Preferred) £5 $85) b. (Deferred)
102/- "Shell" Transports £1
£11
b.
31
Star Ferry"
{ $10 $531⁄2 b.
REFINERIES,
$100 $101, nom.
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly China Sugars balances at 83 Por Cont. per an-Luzon Bugars $100 $37 b.
MININO.
:
num.
Depositors may transfer at their Chinese Engineerings £1 326 middle option balances of $100 or more
£1 55 middle
to the Hongkong and Shanghai Tronohe Bank to be placed on FIXED Raubs
£1491 80. DEPOSIT t 4 Por Cent. per DOCKS, WHARVES, & GʻDOWNS}"
Kowloon Wharfs 850 $98
annum.
HEAD OFFICE. LONDON.
For the Hongkong and Shang- Paid-up Capital .........£1,200,000 hai. Banking Corporation, Reserve Fund............£1,700,000 | N.J. STABB, Chief Manager, Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
£1,200,000 DEUTSCH ABIATISCHE
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. 8. HEWETT,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
THE
Notices
OHINA
CO., LTD.
PROVIDENT LOAN, AND. MORTGAGE
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
Capital Fully
BANK,
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches:
H.K.&W'poa Dooks 850 {$90 Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T.60 Hongkew Wharfs T 100 T.113 LANDS, HOTELS BUILDINGS
8.
Angio French Lands T.100 T:94 (6124 Hongkong Hotels $50-
090 b.
b.
| Hongkong Lando $100 $116
Humphreys Estates $10 89
$30 Kowloon Lands
$40
Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 92
West Pointa $50 $7414
b.
A,
b.
COTTON MILLS.
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 (P. 8
T. 50 T.135
Berlin.
Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Messra. N. M. Rothsohili & Sone. The Union of London and Smith's | Ewos
Bank, Limited..
Shanghai Cottons Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Ágenoy.
Laon Kung Mow Direction der Diaconto Gesell- Kung Yik
Hongkong Cottons $10 69 schaft.
HISCELLANEOUS. IN REST allowed on Current China-Borneos $12 $1034
on terms which may be learned
B-BUYERS
LANT DIVION AND MÅTE.
£2/5/- at ex 2/-7_equal to] $21.71 for 1 year' ending 31/12/12
$18 for 1912
Firal of 1p.e. inaking
29 p.c. for 1911 Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Finul of $12mak. $15 for 1911 & Int.of$3 for 1912
$10 for 1911 $27 for 1911
$1 for 1906
$1.50 for your end'g 30'612- Dividend of $1 for half year ending 31*12*12
16 p.c. for yeare 1912 and 1912 OD preferred Bharos
[Final of 2 making 20% for year ending 31°12'11
Int, of 1 a/c. 1912 $2 on 10,00 shares 1st issue $2 on 10.000 2nd i 3rd
$1 on 10,000
1+
for year ending 30'4'13
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
Interim of 3p.c. 8 2/5d per
share. Coupon No. 1 ao- count year 30.6.13 Int. of 2/6 afo. 1913 1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912 #1 final dividend for
Year 1911
Tis. 3 for 1912
Final of Tla. 4 making)
Tis 7 for 1912
Tis. 6 29*2*10
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on new shares for half,
year 31'12-12
Final div. of $314 making
87 for 1918
50 cents for 1912
$2.80 for 1912
5 p. o. for half to 30°8′12)
& final of 6 p.o. making
11 p.o. for 1912
Final of $2,25 making
$4,25 for 1912
15 per cent. for 1910 7p.c, for year ending?
31.10.12
T.123
IT. 100 nom
T. 1344
sa.
82.
50 cents 31.7.08
85 cents for 1912
70 cents for 1912.
b.
b.
$.
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-Account. DEPOSITS received Light and Fowers $107 perty, &c.
84.40 Goods received on Storage.
Do. (Spec. shares) 81ƒ on application. Every description China Providents $10 89 Advances made on Merchandise: of Banking and Exchange busi-Dairy Farine $6 $26 Losna made on the Provident ness transacted.
Green Islands $10 $72 (Rates and Particulars on ap-
System.
Hongkong Electrics $10 $4114 R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Hongkong Ices $25 $182 plication).
Manager. |Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911. [2
$10 $214
The Office of
OF TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &a;, Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32
Hongkong Ropes
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Langkats
INDIA, LIMITED.
£1,500,000
BAK TRAMWAYSCO. Authorised Ospital РЕАК
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE
WEEK DAYS,
2.00 A. to 8.00 4. Evmay 15 Max.
B.00 Auke, lo soveɑ dully
10.00 AM to 11:00 A.36. ·
Subsoribed
Pald Up
10 MIN.
IS MIN
Reserved Fund
15 Min.
tams T.. to
13 P.34.
19
1.53 PM, to
7.45 7.3.
H
10 MR.
"
500 M
的
15 MIN.
-10 MIN.
BANKERS:
Bank of England..
11 30 AM. to 143 P.,
JHS is to 3/13 1.202 2.157.10.10
5.00 F.M, lo 110 7.M.
NIGHT CARS.
5.50, 2.4) and R3, 9.30 7,8, 10
every half hear.
#E.COM 1X-45 7,M; every quarter of an hour. SUNDAYS.
3.00 AM to 10.30 in. EVERY 15 MIN 20:30 A.M. 14 11.00 AM.
TO MIN. 1445 AM to 0 Noo 12.00 NOOK 20 1,00 FẦM,
t,co F.H; to
6 do 31. 4.00 1.14. 10 300 P., 10, 7.00 PM. 7,00 2.4 to 3.10.
M
וי
To Min. NIGHT CARS as on Werk Dayı
SATURDAYS.
Extra Cirs at to midnight. DPECIAL CARE
By Arrangement inst the Comptiy's Offer, Alexandra”-Buildings, D&. Your Rand.
1,125,000
Morning Post - Poak Tramway
- b.
g. 10 44 6.
$25 $22
$10 $10.
Do. (new) $192 ots. SĖ Hongkong Electric Trams7/2.
Philippines
$10 $5 362,500 H. Pribe & Co., Ld. $10 68
Pre-
365,000 Sogtete des ferred
London Joint Stook Bant,
Limited.
Rulpeset $50 [820 Paplarterias paid-
du Tonkin
up $30
Benefit 3200 Shanghat-Sumatras T. 20T.150 Steam Laundry 65 84 b. United Asbestos
Oriental Agedoy, 810 $914 b. Ld
United Asbestos) Founders Shares
Interest allowed on Current Ac-Union Waterboat counts at 2 per cent per annum
:
on Daily Balance and on Fixed Weismann; Ltd. Deposite'st rates which may-bé' Watson assortained on application.
William Powell
A. R. LINTON,
"Maungat,
$10 $300
$10 $18
$10 $23
b.
-$10 $8
b. $104 b.
$1.25 for year end’g 31'7'13 ·
40 cents for 1911
$1.60 per share for 1912
Final of 48 making $10
for 1918
81 interim & final of $1
$2 for 1912
{Tis
None.
1 account 19183.
80 cents on fully paid) shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.13.
'Final of $3 making 7
p.c. for 1912.
None
| $1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year
50 ots. for year end g $1.5.1
(20 per cent, por ordinary share for year ended 31°5′1912 -
$1 per share for year
ending 31:121912. -
25 per cent. for year
ending 31711-
60 cents for 1912
40 ots, yearending 30812
Cotracted to targo pa. Jake, T WERE WRIGHT AND HORNBY, mat Gamoral Brolent' @ De Yorus Hand Denemet Wali addevis Stresitado,"
tograph dair not kold fraeli vesponsible for any of the shore kumtazione