Round the World Via Siberia. A conference is being sum inoned to meet in Moscow towards the end of the month to arrange farther combination between great trunk railways and oce¿U mail routes to facilitate inter- communication via Siberia and the Pacific with Canada. It is proposed, esys the St. Petersburg correspondent of the "Morning Post", to bring into the regular passenger service the new Japan eserailways in Korea in connnee- tion with a fast line of steamers to Japan. Passengers will ander
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1918,
Entertainments
BOXING!!
BOXING!
A GRAND BOXING DISPLAY TO BE HELD AT THE
"THEATRE-
ROYAL..
On Saturday, July 26, at 9 p.m. Sharp,
Banks
Exchange
Banks
Selling.
Buying
T/T.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand
1/11/
1/11 4 m/s. LJO mám. 1/11 11/16 4 m/s. D/P
22/-9/16
„2/-5/16
8/-14
60d/s 4 m/s
CORPORATION.
Head Office, Wall Street, New York Landon Office, 1o. Bishopsgate, AC
BRANCHES-
Bombay
Cebu
Coles
Empire
tongkong
Hanfor
BANKING CORPORA-30 da
TION.
........................................................1/11 18/18 6 m/s. L/U
***..........................................1/117 30 d/e.S'ney & Melbourne 3/-7/16. Paid-up Capital $15,000,000 T/T. Shanghai... 734 30d/s, San F'co & New York, 481⁄44 RESERVE FUNDS:
T/T. Singapore musoni ............,841] 4 m/s. Marke T/T. Japan immitinam... 9814
∙Kobe"
Manila
Marico
Sterling
PINKME
San Francisco Shangbal Yokohama
Capital and Ret7,060, ou (Gold)
abouture NO BUSI
KVERY DESCRIPTION NÄRA Mctad.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the DEPOSITS RECEIVED, and for, one year sa 4% per annum, me for shorter periode, ad rates, which
his arrangement travel through Featherweight Championship of the Orient: 15 two minutes rounds day inad 20
by rail to Fasan, and thence by steamer to Shimonoseki.
Iron Bux:
Featherweight Champion of the Orient
Stoker Perkins, T.B. 038.
Ex-Featherweight Champion of the Eastern Counties, England."
Public Auction. Lightweight Championship of the Garrison, 15 two-minute rounds.
R.
PARTICULARS AND CONDI- Middleweight TIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Mon- day, the 28th day of July, 1913, at 3 p.m.. at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the" Governor, of One Lot of Crown Land at Tai Ping Shan, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of re-
For aValuable Silver Cup, Sapper Miles, R.E. (Challenger)
V
Pte. Olley. D.C.L..." (Acceptor)
Championship of the D.O.LI. 10 two minute rounds.
Pte. Turner, D.C.L.I..
Turner,
Pte. Plisburg, D.C.L.I,
Special Middleweight Contest, 10 two minute rounds. Sky Kerrison, Naval Yard,
Stokor Bussdon, H.M.8. "Cho.”
BOOKING AT
MOUTRIES & THE
newal at a Crown Ront to be Prices:-Ringside $5. Stalls $3, Balcony $2, Pit Sɛ. fixed by the Surveyor of His
Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years. ・・
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
LOCALITY
fuet
Boundary
Measuremente,, (Approximate.)
1.W.
H-W.
feet feet feel
Contents it
1147,068
Ladsout
Annual Pent.
Upset Price.
Public Companies
NOTICE. T
THE HONGKONG LAND ··· INVESTMENT
AN
& AGENCY Company Limited.
N Interim Dividend of Three & half Dollars per share for the Six months ending 30th June, will be payable on Monday 28th July, on which date Divid end Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's office.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Saturday the 19th July, to Mon- day the 25th July, (both days in- clusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be regis. tered.
By order of the Board of Directore
A. SHELTON HOOPER,|
Secretary.
Bo gkong, 11th - ay, 1918.
NOTICE.
[854
BILLS NEGOTIATE COLLECTED.
sada.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS pruni on all the principal citise in the World,
THE BANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT available all over the World,jul
COMMERCIAL LEITERS OF CREDIT YURCHASE and BASE of Stocke and Shares TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and washed.
GEORGE BOUG,.
Manager.
Queen's Road, Hougkong
1912
Hoang, at Nov., 1912.
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
31
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund 18,200,000
Head Office —YOKOHAMA.
Agencies at Nagasaki Newohwang
New York Osaka
Pekin
4
$1,500,000 at 2/--
$15,000,000 Silver 17,200,000
Reserve Liability of
T/T. India
T/T. San F'co; & New York 4736|
$32.200,000 T/T. Java
TT. Marks
4 m/s. Francs .148 Demand India.....1482 6 m/s do Demand, Manila
.96 BarBilver. ready
forward 119 Gold Leaf per tael..... ..........................................................201 Bank of England rate .....................................2.484| Sovereign. Subsidiary Colna.
Discount per $100
Proprietors.....$15,000,000 T/T. Franes.
COURT OF DIRECTORS. -.
8. H. Dodwell, Esq.-Chairman. Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Deputy
Chairman.
G. Friesland, Esq. 0. §. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyosk, Esq. G. R. Laurenz, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, H. A. Slobe; Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb, MANAGER. Shanghal-A. G. Stepben. London Bankers-London County and Westminster.
Limited.
Opium Quotation.
........8.07.
.2.56
.27 14
.27 7/16
10,07
July 18.
Malwa, Now.......................83,200 perple, Malwa, Old ............... 3,300
Patna, New......... 4,030 perche:
Chinese...20 ots pieces $84% Chinese...10
$95
Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10
8796
Patna, Old.................... 9,975- Benares, New .....
管
$89%
Benares, Old.......
3,850 3,750
SHARE REPORT.
5---SELLERS
SA-SALE
B-BUYERS
Stock & Paid or VALUM,
HANKS.
$805 8.
Hongkong & S'hai $125
MARINE INSURANCES Cantons
280/-/-
$50
£5
297 T137
b.
$100 18790,
Hongkong-Interest Allowed, North China
On Current Account at the rate «of 2 per cent per Annum on the'
daily balance.
GRAND
HOTEL.
Commencing at p p.m. Sharp.
Branohee Antung-Hsien
F. E. HALL,
Promoter.
Bombay
Caloutta
Changchun
Dairen
Fengtion
Ryolun Port
Harbin Hankow
(Arthur)
San Francisco
Honolulu
Shanghai
Kobe Liao-Yang London
Tiehling
Tientsin
Tokyo
Los Angeles
VICTORIA THEATRE.
AN ENTIRE "CHANGE OF PROGRAMME Lyons
FOR:
Interest Allowed on Current
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
Talons
For 3 months. 2 per cent. per Yangtzas
Annum.
For 6 months. 3 per cent. per
Annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent. per
Ànnum,
21
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager.
FIRE INSURANCES: China Fires Hongkong Fires
250 $195 b
$20-$147/ b. $50 $356 b. $25 $10 nom,
8314 br
GRIPPING. China & Manilas Douglas Steamship $50 Steamboats
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK | Indo-Chinas
THE
HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Account.
CORPORATION, Deposite received for fixed | BANKING
Rules may be obtained on sp- plicatior. application.
Thursday 24th & Friday 25th periods at rates to be obtained on
INCLUDING SOME VERY VERY COMIC FILMS.
HUGE SUCCESS OF
Kitty Raynor & Olga Montez
ON SATURDAY 26TH JULY
THE GREAT
་
DRAMATIC FILM
THE DEFEATED"
IN TWO PARTS,
ONE OF THE BEST PRODUCTIONS OF
BIJOU
THE WEST POINT BUILDING 9.15 P.M.
COMPANY, LIMITED
"AN Interim Dividend of Two Dollars per share for the six months ending 30th June will be payablo on Monday 28th July on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at the Company's office.
The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from Satur- day the 19th July to Monday the 28th July (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered.
By order of the Board of Directors.
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED, General Agents for the
MILAMO
SCENIC
THEATRE.
EVERY EVENING
GREAT SUCCESS OF
EISHI ONO,
Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar, 1913. (18
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853,
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital
£1,200,000 .21,700,000 Reserve Fund... ............. Reserve Liability of
. Proprietors £1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at raten which will be quoted on application.
A.S. HEWETT,
Acting Managor. Hongking, 11th April, 1912. 122
9.15 P.M.
THE
Miss NORA MOORE
THE POPULAR SOPRANO. LAST TWO NIGHTS OF
Tom Richards,
The Popular Comedian,
7.15 p.m.
Notices
PICTURES ONLY'
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
R LI HON FAN, a Chinese
MR graduste versed in literature,
has been a teacher to European officials and merchante in this Colony for over
wo year. .
He has a good method of training
FROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
Notices
CHINA
CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
$15 $27 b.
LAST DIVIDEND AND DATE:
£3/5/- at ex 21-7 equal to
$21.71 for 16 year ending 31/12/12"
$18 for 1912
Final of 1" p.o. making
29 p.o. for 1911
Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912
Final of 8 12 mak: $15 for) 1911 & Int. of $3 for 191% f
$10 for 1911
$27 for 1911
$1 for 1906
$1.50 for year end'g 30°6′12- Dividend of $1 for" half | year ending 31*12*12 f8 p.o. for years 1912 and 1912 on preferred
shares
(Final of 2/- making 20% for year ending 31*12*11
· Int, of 1/- a/c, 1912;
(Preferred)" (Deferred)
}
£5 $84 9.
107-
Shell" Transports £1
i.
£11
"Star Ferry
H
810 85432 b.
$1 on 10,000
REFINERIRE.
·8100 |895.
$100 835
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly China Sugare balances at 85 Per Cent/per an-Luzon Sugars
KINING.
дат
Depositors may transfer at their Chinese Engineerings £1 30/- option balances of 8100 or more
to the Eongkong and Shanghai Tronohs Bank to be placed on FIXED Raubs DEPOSIT at 4 Per Cent, per DOCKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS.
Kowloon Wharfe $50
| annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai. Banking Corporation,
N.J. STABB, Chief Manager.
DEUTSCH ABATISCHE
Capital Fully
BANK.
£1 58/6 £1 $84 b.
895
b.
H.K.&W'pon Dook.$50 { #841⁄2 Shanghai Docks T. 100 51 b. Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T.110 · »,
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS
$124 b.
891 98.
Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94
Hongkong Hotels $50 Hongkong Lands $100 $118 Humphreys Estates $10 $81 Kowloon Lande $30 $40 Shanghai Lands. T. 30 T. 95
West Points
Paid-up...8h. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office.Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin.
'Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe
Singapore Tientsin Peking Teinanfu Taingtau Yokobama. LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschil. & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Ewos
Bank, Limited.
1
$5087436
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
COTTON MILLS.
b.
b. b.
T. 50 T.-118
T.114
196
L2
b.
Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Shanghai Cottons
Agency,
Laou Kung Mow Direction der Disconto Gesell-Kung Yik
schaft.
Hongkong Cottons $10 $94
MISCELLANEOUS. INTEREST allowed on Current China-Borneos
b. $12 $1034
1434
8.
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-Account, DEPOSITS received Light and Powers $101 on terms which may be learned Do. (Spec. shares) $1) perty, &c.
on application. Every description China. Providents $10 89 #. Goods received on Storage.
$6 $2614. b. Advances made on Merchandise; of Banking and Exchange busi- Dairy Farms
Green Islands #10 37 08. 7.15 p.m. Loans made on the Providentness transacted.
Hongkong Electrica 810 $40) System.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Hongkong Ices
$25 $180 a. Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.
Under the distinguished
patronage of"
H.E., The Governor,
Sir FRANCIS HENRY MAY,
K.C.M.G.
(Rates and Particulars on ap-
plication).
The Office of“.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED.
OF TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &, Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES &'06.) -
General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32
WEST POINT BUILDING Bropeans to pass in the Chinese ez-A GRAND PROMENADE P
COMPANY, LTD. Hongkong, 11th July, 1918.
amination, and is possessed of a first Bamle certificates Chinese teacher. He has also a good knowledge of Mandarin and Hakka.
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., Ltd. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS ΑΝ
N INTERIM DIVIDEND of One Dollar per Bhure for the Six Months ending 30th Jane will be PAYABLE on TUESDAY
Those who intend learning the Chin- ese language are requested to write care
CONCERT ·
will be given on the
of "Hongkong Telegraph" office or | HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB
PT
direct to 37 Hollywood Road, 1st floor
Hang ting. 29th I.p. 1912
NOTICE. STATE of the late Lieut! Colonel A. T. Rowlandson, 5th, AUGUST, on which date Comdt.; 126th: Baluchistan In Dividend Warrants may ba obfantry. tained on application at the Com-All persons having claims against the above estate are pany's Office.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS directed to submit their claims to of the Company will be the President Committee of CLOSED from the 22nd July to adjustment, 126th. Baluchistan 5th August, 1913, both days in- Infantry, Kowloon, not later than 24th August, 1913. No claims submitted after that date will be considered.*
volusive, peta
By Order of the Board of
Directors. W. E. CLARKE.
Secretary Hongkong, 22nd July, 1913,
(Sd.) R. 8. PAUL, Major, President Committee of Adjustment.
GROUND on
SATURDAY, the 26th Inst, AT 9.15 P.M..
at which several ladies and gentlemen have kindly con- sented to assist
By kind permission of Major Dickenson, and Officers, the Band of the 2nd Batt. D.C.L.I will play selections. Tickets may be ob tained at The Hongkong Orioket Club, and at Mesara, Moutrie &
Full programme will be pub- fished later.
EAK TRAMWAYSCO,
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS.
10.00 AM. to
Huthorized Capital
Subscribed
12
Hongkong Ropes $10 8254
"10 Langkats
Morning Post Peak Tramway Do. (new)
135
$25 $22
$10 $10
$1 92 8.
.£1,500,000
1,125,000 Hongkong Electric Trams 7/434 sa.
$10 $5 EL. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6
Pro- Boofete des | ferred
Pulpost: $50 |||320 Papierteries: pald
7.09 A.M. Lo
03 AM, to
$90 Erant 15 Mrg; 10:00 AM. 11.00 AM. JEJO AM. 20.10.48 PM. TIS FA to 3.45 PM. 343 PM to 11.15 PMI. (1.13 PM/LOTH 4.00 WiM.
1.10 1.XX 3.00 PM: to
NIGHT CARS,
#
- 14
TO MIN. As Mo
* MO
Paid Up
Beserved Fund.
562,500 Philippines
365,000
TO MINI
**
"
Is 1.
20 MIN
aga 'sai: and do r.mi, 9.30°KM, 1o-
31.009 Fevery halour.
·TLOORUMIOI143 Pab
every quarter oanbour. SUNDAYS.
so w
#
TIM to Vita
H
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10 xx,
"
*
10 10.
1.00. 11. 10.30 AM, Exxar ag Ming
11.00 AM. 20:30 4.34 is.
1920 Nook 15.6 3. to 19:00 Noow to to 7.4.
1,00 -Mi to
5.00 PM: 500 74. 1.00 7.M, to doo P.M. to 7.00 1.3. -7.00 9.15.10
NIGHT CARS #alon Wark Dary
SATURDAYS.
BPECIAL CAMS.
By Arrangement at the Company's Office
Alexandray Buildinga. Das Vows Readi
BANKERS:
Bank of England.
London Joint Stock Bank,
Limited.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent por annum on Daily Balahol and on Fixed Deposits at raten which may be sacortained on application, 197
R. LINTON
du Tonkin
up $50
Benefit $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150 Steam Laundry $5. #3.90 b. United Asbestos}
Oriental Agency, $10 891% bi
United AsbestosĮ
Founders Shares $10 $300 Union Waterboat $10 18:
$10 $30 Weidmann, Ltd."
$10/88 Watson William Powell
$11
Corrected to quero 1m, saly ne, koty
b.
b.
$2 oa 10,000 shares let issue $2 on 10,000
17
2nd
ir 3rd
for year ending 30'4'13
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
Interim of Shp.c. 8 2/54 per share. Coupon No.1 ac- count year 30.6.13
Int. of 2/6 a/o. 1913.
1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912
#1 'final dividend for}
year 1911
Tix. 8 for 1912
for}
Final of Thr. 4 making
Tls 7 for 1912
Tis. 6 29'2'10
#3 on old shares,- $1,50)
half
on new shares for half year 31'12'12
Final div. of 8311⁄2 making-
$7 for 1912
50 sente for 1912
$2.80 for 1912
5 p.o. for half to 30′6′12)
& final of 8 po, making
11 p.o. for 1919
· Final of $2,25 making
$4.25 for 1912
15 per cent. for 1910
1.
7 p.o. for year ending}
.31.10.12
50 cents 31.7.08
85 cents for 1912
70 cents for 1912
$1.25 for year end'g 31′7′′12 40 cents for 1911
$160 per share for 1912 Final of $8 making $10
for 1912
$1 interim & final of $1 ́$2 for 1912
41
{Tls. 1 account 1919
None
80 cents on fully" paid)
shares and B cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.13
Final of $5 p.c. making
7k po. for 1912.***
None
$1.50 för 1910
None
No dividend this year 50 ots. for year end g 31.5.1°
[20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended 31*5*1912
$1 per share for year) ending 31*121912****
25. per cent. for year)
́ending $1*7*11
60 cents for 1912
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