COMMERCIAL.
Freight Circular.
Mesare Lake and Rogga's freight cirenler, styles: .
During the fortnight ander review the freight, market all round. has rated exccrdingly quiet. In no pasicular direction bas there be any inquiry on other than the emallest ecole, and the amount of business resulting has in consequence bin ve
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPU. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1913.
Entertainments
The Hongkong Tramway Company, Limited.
Bathing on The Beach at NORTH POINT.
By kind permiss'on of Major Robinson and Officers the Band of the 25th Punjabis will play on limited. Whilst the Bengkok the Beach from 9 pm. unt3l 11 p.m. on market bas entirely collapsed and demand for tonnage to loarl at, "Saigon for this if bat small, there' teen a renewed sativity in thei direction Saigon to Philippines. If that market can absorb further
few
FRIDAY ⠀⠀ the 8th Inst.
Special Cars will leave the Post Office every
minutes.
tonoge, it would seem to be The the only outlet on a fairly pay
ing bavia for the next month or
so to come. & veral steamers taken
up on timecharter came time ago,
especially for Bangkok trade, are
Peak Hotel THEATRE
on
AUGUST 7, 1918
'an
still offering in the market in re- Entertaiment Unique
charter for short terms, in, fome instances even at a reduction of up to $1,500 per month, without finding takera.
will be given
By
Mott.
The North reports that the Frances Hewitt revolt against the Government, which has broken out, is hamp r ing trade very seriously, and if it continues, probably many steam. ers will be thrown out of employment.
Saigon Hongkong:-Early in the fortnight a slight demand for tonnage for prompt loading sprung up and regular linors not “being in suitable position, the rate advanced from 16 conts to 19 cents per picul, at which figure a few
outsides" were scored.
There seems to la no father special demand. Singon reporta under date of July 10 that the market has been on a continuous decline, but prices in consuming markets have been receding so fast that there is next to no business to report. Aivals of Paddy from the interior have decreased, but the market closes weak nevertheless. Rice exports
Assisted by E. DANENBERG
A CLASSIC REPERTOIRE
AND IMITATIONS,
FRENCH CHANSONS, GERMAN LIEDER, ARÍAS FROM THE
ITALIAN OPERAS
Commencing at 9.15 p.m Tickets $3.00 Booking at MOÛTRIES.
ROYAL
HONGKONG. FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY. MAURICE E, BANDMANN presents
THE NEW BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY.
Wednesday, August 13 Special Revival by Request
Banko
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
Head Office-u, Wall Street, Nag York London Offer ; -14, Bishopsgate, E.C.
BRANCHES L
Bombay Calcutta cartoo
Caba .Colum
Hankow
about...
Banks
T/T.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand
BANKING CORPORA- 30 da
60dja.....
TION.
Selling.
Paid-up Capital. $15,000,000 T/T. Shanghal ....
RESERVE FUNDS:
Kobe Manita Maxico
Sterling
San Francisco
Shanghai Yokohama
Capital and RestrVGİNGS|7,500,000 (CIAL)
BANKING BUSI NESS Caracted.
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF CURFENT ACCOUNTS opened on the tiem DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Read, for one your st 4% sur kazam, or for shorter perioda, st rates, which may be sacesteinad on application
BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. HAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
"LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS gmatič
of the prindaichur le the Worlds &
THE BANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS" OF CARDIY ses available all eme the WHISTLE
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
PURCHASK sul SALE of Stocki and Sharmi Cecked.
TRÄVELLERS CHXCXH sold and esabed.
GEORGE HOOO, Manager.
8. Queen's Road, Hot gkong, Hongkong, Lat Nov., 1912
1919
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 || Paid-up Capital ...
30,000,000 Reserve Fund ................. 18,200,000 Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
THE PINK LADY," Thursday, August 14 The ever popular and fascinating "THE DAIRYMAIDS". From the Apollo Theatre, London.
Branches Friday, August 15
PERFORMANCE Antung-Hsien THIS YEAR
Bombay When Hongkong's Favourite Calcutta Musical Play will be staged Changchun
FAREWELL
**AUTUMN MANOEUVRES" From the Royal Adelphi
Theatre, London. Doors open at 8.30 p.m. Commance at 9 p.m. sharp.
Booking at MOUTRIE'S. Prices $3.50 - $3, $2, and
VICTORIA THEATRE,
Dairen
£1,500,000 at 2/--- $15,000,000 ́Bilver........... 17,200,000
Reserve, Liability of
Proprietors......
T/T. Singapore
T/T, Japan
T/T: India...
Demand India
Demand, Manila
Exchange
1/11 944 m/s. L/O
..1/10 13/164 m/s. D/B
.1/11/7/8
•15/16 6 m/s. L/C
Buying.
..... .......8/- 39 d/s.§'ney & Melbourne ?/-9|16.
30 d/s, Sáù F'co
4 m/s. Marks
4 m/s. Francs
1489
5 m/s. "do
Barsilver, ready
T/T. San F'oo & New York 4816 $32 200,000 | T/T, Java ...... ........................................ 11936
T/T. Marke
$15,000,000 | TVT. Franos
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
8. H. Dadwell, Esq.,-Chairman. Hon. Mr. D. Landsle. Deputy
Chairman..
G. Friesland, Esq. 0.8. Gubbay, Baq. 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.
New York: 49
„27 3/6°
forward. int..27.
Gold Leaf per taal...
...........................................................209 Bank of England rate
Subsidiary Coins.
Discount per $100
2,50| Sovereign .....................;,€10,02
Opium Quotation
Aug 1,
83,200 porpie.
3,800.
4,125 parcbe.
Malwa, New
Malwa, Old
Jhinese....20 ots.pieces $7 96%
Patna, New
Patna, Old...
·3,975
Hongkong.20
细
Benares, New
3.900,
Hongkong.10...
Benares, Old
3,825
Chinese ...10
SHARE REPORT.
*-SELLERS
SA-SALE
Blocks & Pain or 'Valon BANKS.
Hongkong & Shai $125.
Clo
$800 b.
£80/-
MARINE INSURANCE), Cantons North China
$50,
297
£5 T137
$100 $785
On Uurrent Account at the rate of 2 per cent per Annum on the Unions daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS:
For 3 months. 2 per cent per Yangtzes
Annum
£50 $195 e. FIRE INSURANCES,
$20 $147 Fires $50 $356
For 6 months. 3) per cent. per China Fires
Annum.
HongkoPPING.
For 12 months, 4 per cent per China & Manilas 825 $10 nom.
Annum..
F
Agencies st Nagasaki Newohwang New York
Osaka
Pekin
Fangtien Harbin
Ryoish
Port
(Arthur)
Hantow
San Francisco
Honolulu
Shanghai
Kobe
Tiebling
Liao-Yang
Tientsin
$1.
London
Tokyo
Lyons
Los Angeles
815 827
(Preferred) £5 $80 (Deferred)
[109/-
nom.
THE
BE Business "of_the_above "Shell" Transports £1
Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
£11
b.
Interest Allowed on Current
Account. Deposits received for fired periods at rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO,
Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar., 1913.
[18]
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager Douglas Steamship $50 391 b.
Steamboats HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK | Indo-Chinas
BANKING CORPORATION. Star Forry" { $10 $55
Rules may be obtained on ap- plication.
during this sat on amounts to lots An Entire Change of Programme THE CHARTERED BANK OF option balances of $100 or more
803,374 tons compared with 418,725 tons during the same period of last ya**. Quotation for rice stands for Augas September Shipment No. 2 Wbits Fouad sifted at $3.9 against 87.70. per pical same period last year.
Saigon Philippines:- couple of fixtures have been effect-
FOR
TUES., 5TH & WED., 6TH
A
INCLUDING THE GREAT DRAMATIC FILM.
ed at the reduced ratɔ of 30 conta
por pical against lust rate paid
1.e. 33 con's per picu!, Further HAPPINESS IN
enquiry does not appear to exist
for the moment.
Saigon-Japan:
The l
quantity exported to Japan this; Beason up to roiddle of July amounts to 85,757 tons.
Bingkok -The market is very dall, and in consequence of mil- lers offering Paddyholdera lowor prices there is vely litle argo offering. The Paddybolders who can to do, will
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
OHINATM
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE. LONDON: Paid-up Capitalu... £1,200,000 Reserve Fund... £1,700,000} Roserve Liability of ......
Proprietors ......£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trana- acted
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
OBLIVION 9od and FIXED DEPOSITS re-
AND SOME VERY COMIC PICTURES.”“
HUGE SUCCESS OF
ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
PA. 8..HEWETT,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22
mi accept there ptics in the Olga Montez & Kitty Raynor THE
menutime and prefer to hold in the hope that the market may improve later, the enormous rise in ptires de ing the nutumn of │·· 1911 being till fresh in their
With regard to the! m* indi y. new crop, little can anid na yet. Acrding to mail reports
cently, Jrno way in fairly day month, so that fields around Bangkok were not yet froded and consequently very little sca Irul been planted out. However the rain seems to have est in now, ́and it is generally believed that the crop will be a grad average one.
Newchwang-Not a single chter has resulted since June
BIJOU
SCENIC THEATRE..
PROGRAMME FOR TO-NIGHT.
WOMAN'S " WILL (in 2 Parts)
A DETECTIVE DRAMA
THE DERBY (1913). "TERROR "
THE CASTLE · GHOST THE CLUB WJELDERS
BEAUTIFUL COLOURED FILM
THE CHIMNEY SWEEP'S BOY.
Notice
last. Owing to the Kwangtung HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
Provincial notes at Canton Laing quoted at the enormous discount of between 40 ar esat, and 50 per cent, and troubles anticipated
BANKING CORPORATION.
NOTI
OTICE is hereby that the
ORDINARY
Notice
HALT LESSONS IN CHINESE.
YEARLY MEETING of the
in Canton no fresh shortering is SHAREHOLDERS in this Corpo-
expected for the time haing.
Cool freights from Japan have declined considerably.
Fixtures Reported:Moji Hongkong $220, £1.00, 8180.
ration will be held at the City
Hail, Hongkong, on Saturday, the
16th. day of August 1913, at Noon, MB LI HON FAN, for the purpose of receiving the
Chigete graduate versed in literature, Report of the Court of Directors bas been a teacher to European officials together with a Statement of and marchant in this Colony for over Hoagay-Hongkong $250. rndccounts to 30th. June 1913.
ton yes 19. Hongay Canton.. $275 per tin.
THE REGISTER of SHARES
Bail-Tonnago loading or
load
For Balimera and New York: Brit, Barque Daylight" 3500 tons net Reg., September-Novem- ber, loading.
D
of the Corporation will be He has a good method of training CLOSED from Monday, the 4th Europeans to pass in the Chinese 42- August, to Saturday, the 16th amination, and is possessed of a first August, 1913 (both days inclu- rate certificate as a Chiness teacher. sive), during which period no He bas also good knowledge of
transfer af Shares can be regle- | Mandarin and Hakka, : tered,
By order of the court of |
Brit. Borque "Drumetton 1820 tons not reg., September-Directors November, leading
Brit. Barqun Brilliant" 8609.
N, J. STABB.
Chief Manager. 455
fons net reg, January, loading. Hongkong, 31st July, 1913.
Those who latend learning the Chin-
Notices
ΟΗΙΝΑ
PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
CO., LTD...
(Capital Paid up...81,250,000.)
REFINERIES. China Bugars $100 $93 Luzon Sugars. $100 $35
to the Hongkong and Shanghai Tronohe Bank to be placed on FIXED Raubs DEPOSIT at 4 Per Cent, per
annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai. Banking Corporation,
N.J. STABB, Uhief Manager,
MINING.
B-BUYERS
LAST DIVIDEND "ARE
£2/5/- at ex 2/-3 equalito 321.71 for JOGI: ending 31/12/13
$18 for 1912
gesta
Final of 1 p.e, maklög.
20 p.o. for 1911. 4822 Final of $20 making 800
for 1911 and Trite of $30 for 1912 Final of $12 mak. $15 for
1911 & Int of $5 for 1912]
$10 for 1911
$27. for 1911. petal d
$1 for 19065 Vinas pr $1.50 før year-end'g 30°6′12- Dividend of $1 for half) year ending 311312-7 (6 p.o. for years 1912 and 1912 On proferred sharos
(Final of 2/-making 20% for your ending 311911
Int, of 1/- a/c., 012
$2 on 10,000 shares ist issue
$2 on 10,000 2nd
#1 on 10 000 3rd
for year ending 50'4'13
$3 for 1912
#
$3 for 1897
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent. pez, an- num...
Depositors may transfer at their Chinese Engineerings £130 b..
£1 56- £183.10 nom. DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNS. Kowloon Wharfs, $50 $95 b. H.K.&W'pos Docks $50 - $811% ■. Shanghai Docks T. 100 52 b. Hongkew WharfeT. 100 T.109
Anglo French Lands T.100, T,94
8124 b. Hongkong Hotels $50
$91. Hongkong Lands $100 1152
Humphreys Letates $10 (9 Kowloon Lands $30 $43
Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 90
West Points
$50 $72
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE LANDS, HOTELE BUILDINGS
Ospital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taela 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai, Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tainanfu. Tsingtau" Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Ewos
Bank, Limited.
Shanghai Cottone Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agendy.
Laou Kung Mow Direction der Disconto Gesell-Kung Yik
Hongkong Cottons $10 89 schaft. INTEREST allowed on Current China-Borneos
ין
COTTON MULLS,
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 |P, 8
T. 50T 124
T, 120
*** MISCELLANEOUS.
96
[13
Interim of 3hp.o. 8 2/5d par
share. Counón Nd. 1 ae-
count year. 10.6.1.1 Int. of 2/6 a 1913 1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912 $1 final dividend for
year 1911-...
Tls. 3 for 1912
Final of Tla. 4 making
Tis 7,for-1912.
Tla, 6. 29'2-10
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on new shares for hall year 31'12'12
$314 for 1 year. endi
30 0,13
50 cents for 1912 $2.80 får 1912
5p.c. for half to 30'6:12) &final of & p.c. making 11 p.c. for 1912
$2 for 14 year ending 30.6:127
15 per cent. for 1910 7 p,c. for year ending}
31.10.12.
85 cents for 1912)
b.
50 cents 31.7.0
$12 $10 nom
70 cents for 1912
b.
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 Chins Providente $10 $9 Goods received on Storage, Advances mado on Merchandise: of Banking and Exchange busi-Dairy Farms
$6 $2614 b. Green Islands
$10° ($6.00 Loans made on the Provident ness transacted.
System.
Hongkong Electrics $10 F40 R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Hongkong Ices 825 $180 m.**
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911. [2
(Rates and Particulars on ap-
plication).
'OF
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &
Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers.
32 Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 PEAK TRAMWAYSCO
LIMITED.
bie langukge afe requested to write care of "Hongkong Telegraph" office or Ireet to 87 Hollywood Boad, Ist floor
Hongkong, 29th Jan, 1919
1*14
TIME TABLE:
WEEK DAYS.
7.00, La 8,00 AM. Evære is Max. 8.00 AM.40 10.00 AM, 10,00 AM. 10
14.45 PM. to 1.1.16, 50
GIS &K, 10 4.00 M. to
Hongkong Ropos · $10* |$25′
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Langkate
-g. 10 '6
$25 $22
INDIA, LIMITED.
Morning Post- Peak Tramway-
Authorised Japital
.£1,500,000
Bubsoribed
Paid Up
ILOU A.X.
as Mor 17.45 M. 0. 15 MIN.
Reserved Fund
-să Muir,
k. P.M.
*
35 P.;
9 Mar
TO BEIN
10 PM, 21 NIGHT CARS. gon, and pƐEM»,'D3D'EM, LO
«£1.00*F_M%,"sváry>half hours
inco paulojures 728. avery: quarter of an hour, SUNDAYS.
1.00 AM to 10:30 AM. EVERY 15 Mo
$1.00 24 19:30 A.M. LO
to Mix. $1.45 AM to 140 NOON » 13 M. reso NGOs to see at.
to MIN. 500 1,10,
11
ss Mix,
.$.00 PM, to
800 M.
000 1,3, fo
to Bl As M2M Igun.
7.00 F.3. 7:00 9:44, lo 1.10 1.15 M
NIGHT CARS is on Wark Days,"
BATURDAYS,
["Extra" Carx ́atja midalghi. TEPECIAL CARS,
By Anningement "st"the"Company"i
“Afoxandra” Holididgs,
Das · Vans Road,
BANKERS:
Do. (new)
$10-$10
$1 92
1,125,000 Hongkong Electric Trame 7/412 b.
$10, $5 562,500 Philippines
H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6
Pre-1 365,000 Societe des ferred
Bank of England.
London Joint Stock Bank,
Limited.
(#50 |1820 |
Pulpeses Paplerteries paid
du Tonkin
up $50.
Benefit $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150 Steam Laundry $5 $390 b. United Asbestos}
Oriental Agency,} $10 [891ź b, Ledina)
$10 $300
United Asbestosl· Founders' Shares) Union Waterboat $10 $1734
#10 $30 810 18734
'811
Intereat allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent per annum Weismann, Litdé on Daily Balano and on Fixed Watson Deposits at raten which may be William Powell ascertained on application.
HAR. LINTON
Corrected so faŋga paat, july, 6′′ tary
$1.25 for year end'g 31742
40 cents for 1911
-
$1.60 per share, for 1912 Finalof $8 making $10.
for 1912
$1 interim & final of $11 : 82 for 1912 venja (63
Tis. 1 account 4918
None
80, cents on fully paid) shares and 8 cents on $1 paid bares for year ending 30.4.13 Final of $5 p.
7p.o. for 1912. None Ok $1.50 for 1910
Nona 40
making
No dividend this year! 50 cte. for year end g 31.5.1
(20 per cent. per ordinary share for your onded 31 5:1912
$1 per aliare for yearl
ending 31 12 1812
45
pers cont. for year ending 8171140
:60 cents for 1912554494
40 ots, yearending 346-12 WRIGHT AND HORNBY, ** and
General Brokers 6 De Torna Róná Céditas" Wah, adderes. Mrssiender F-F. || Telegraph", doan not be tuelt rasp snel'të" se any 256 khai nhorn gustations,