COMMERCIAL.
London Rubber Market.
The East Asistio Company's daily report for the Oth insi, says the market in London was dull. The closing prices were :- Hard Fine Para Spot »
**
3/10 Forward... 3/51 First Intex crepe, delivery
2180 next three months British and Asiatic Agency Ltd.
The British and Asistio Agency, Limited, has been registered with a capital of £2,000, in £1 shares. Objects: To examine and in-
"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY AUGUST 19, 1918.
Entertainments «
VICTORIA THEATRE.
AN ENTIRE
CHANGE OF
PROGRAMME
FOR
vestigate concessions, riglits, pro 19th August & 20th August
perties, undertakings or business, etc, in the United Kingdom, Malay Peninsula, Ceylon, Canada, China, Dutch East Indies, and elsewhere. Registered office. 39, Lombard-Street, London, E.O.
Money Movements. It is an interesting item,
Time*, says the Straits'
that recently quite a considerati'o But in sovereigns has been shipp- ed from fadia to the Straite Settlements. The movemont has been assisted by the weakness of the Indina exchange but the Singapore exchange, has now dropped to a point which does not encourage further operations of this kind.
Briquette Salt. Brignatte silt to be manufactur- ed on the island of Madura top. posite Sourabaya will shortly be imported into va in place of The ordinary sal. It will be ob tainable at all the Government; depots in the following quantities At the price of eight couts a culty (0,6176-kilos) unit half nad quar- ter eatties in proportion. Tho sale of briquetio salt will begin
A soon we this production of the Jactory at Madura is able to meet all accossary requirements and to keep the depots well stocked: Before any stock of briquette salt necumulates the ordinary sult will have all been sold out,
July Rubber Returns. Tanjong-38,444 lbs, Sialang-25,134 lbs. Beaufort, Barnen.-10,214 lbs, Taiping Estates.-4,500 lbs. F.M.S. Rubber.-113,500 lbs Kuala Lumpur Rubber:-100,000
Tha.
Taring Malim.-30,150-1bs. Kuang Plantations.4,800 lbs. Bakit K. B-3,200 16.
11
9. S. (Bertum)-42,000 lbs; United Serlang (Sumatra)-
128,015 lbs. Sungai Kari (Sumatra).-14,198
lbs.
Asahan (Sumatra)-3,586 lba. Anglo Sumatra -38,480 lbs. Simpang (Sumatra).-1,720 lbs, Tanah Datar -646 lbs. Mendaris (Sumatra).-1,204 lbs.
(Corrected return) Kolemak.
4,000 lbs. " Bukit Hitam.-5,333 the four months to dalo 180,00.4 lbs. Rubber Machinery in Java.
THE GREAT
INCLUDING
DRAMATIC
PICTURE
"THE SEWER"
IN TWO PARTS.
AND SOME VERY COMIC : FILMS,
HUGE SUCCESS OF
OLGA
KITTY
THE
MONTEZ
AND
RAYNOR.
BIJOU.
PROGRAMME FOR TO-NIGHT
TRYING TO GROW THE COUNTRY MOUSE
JIM JINS THE HARRIERS AND OTHER NEW FILMS.
HOME RULE'S REAL FUTURE.
Public Companies
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,
Head Office:-, Wall Street, New York. London Olice: 36, Diadopaguts, 2.C. 20
BRANCHES
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Caba
Colon
Empire
Hongkon
Hankow
Banks
T/T. HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand
BANKING CORPORA 30 da
·TION,
Exchange
2/-1/16 30 d/s.S'ney & Melbourne 2-78
Selling
Buying.
13/16 4 m/s. L/O .1/11'3% 1/11/15/16
4 m/s. D/P
2/6 m/s. L/O
„2/1⁄2 9/16 ·
„Kale
Paid-up Capital...
4 m/s...... $15,000,000 | T/T. Shanghai
794 30 d/s. Ban F'co & New York. 49
Mazie
Maxico
Ролка
RESERVE FUNDS:
T/T. Singapore
85364 m/s. Marks
2.0814
T/T. Japan
..97
Paling
1483
4 m/s. France
..2,58
San Francisco
Shangani
Sterling
2.58
Yakobo
2714
- Capital and Reservamusinainā 7,080,000 (Gold)
aboutát,410,000
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF DANKING BUSI NESS ACMİ.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the u
terni
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Sand for ona yaar, at 42 præe attautu, oz for shofler perioda, at eater; wbled way bu sagetained an application?
BILLS NEGOTIATED =54 COLLECTED, MAID and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS praated: on all the principal cities in the World, w
THE BANKS, CIRCULAR” LETTERS OF CREDIT are available' all over the World
COMMERCIAL LETTERS 09 CREDIT
PURCHASK anu SALE of Stocks and Shares TRC Tul.
CRAVELLERS' CHECKS ́und and cashad
GEORGE HOGG, Masiger,
9, Qaren's Boad, Hongkong, 1912 Googkung, 1st Nov., 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
11
Head Office. YOKOHAMA,
Branches Antung-Hsien
Bombay Calcutta Changchun Dairen
Fengtien Harbin Hankow
Honolulu
Kobe Liao-Yang London.
Lyons
Agencies at
Nagasaki.. Newchwang New York Osaka Pekin
Ryplun Port
£1,500,000 at 2/---
$15,000,000
Silver... 17,450,000!
T/T. India....i
Demand India
Demand, Manila'
149 6 m/s, dóter
T/T. Ban Foc & New York. 484 T/T. Java
T/T. Marks
no.97. Bar Silver, ready
forward
27.7/16 12014 Gold Leaf per taol.
150 1.20212 Bank of England rate .....4%.
Sovereign $10.03
TT. Franes. ‚***.*..........................2,501
Subsidiary Coins,
Opium Quotation. -
Aug 1;
Discount per $100
Malwa, New.....
$3.200 perplo..
Malwa, Old...
3,30
Patna, New ...
4,125 perche.
$15,000,000
Chinese ...10 Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10
++
$75% $5 16-- #7 W
Patna, Old....
3,975
Beitares, New
3.900
Baitares, Old.
3,825
$32,450,000 Chinese....20 ate.pieces $7 1{%
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors.....
COURT OF DIRECTORS,
S. H. Dodwell, Esq., Chairman. Hon. Mr. D. Landale.-Deputy
Chairman,
G. Friesland, Eeq. C. 8. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq.. G. K. Laurenz, Esq., F. Lieb, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, H: A. Blaba, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb.
MANAGER... Shanghai A. G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong Interest Allowed,
Ou Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on the daily balance..
ON FIXED DEPOSITS:
SHARE REPORT.
S-SELLER3
SA-SALE
Stocks & PAID "OF VALUR. -
HLNKS,
Сволана
· QIONE $785 b.
1-£79/-/- ax div.
Hongkong & Shai $125
MARINE INSURANCE. Cantons
North China
Uniona
Yangtzes
$50 207 b. £5 T137 b.
$100
FIRE INSURANCES,
SHIPPING
$786
1.
4
£50 $190
China Fires, $20 $147 Hongkong Fires 850 8357 b. China & Manilas $25 $9 Douglas Steamship $50 $38. Steamboats
$15 $28
(Arthur)
SaniFrancisco
Shanghai
Tielling
Indo-Chinas
Tientsin
Tokyo
For 3 months, 2 per cent per
Annum.
(Preferred) (Deferred)
Los Angeles,
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposite received for fixed perioda at rates to be obtained on application.
12
EISHI ONO,
Manager.
THE CHINA & MANILA Hongkong, 31st Mari, 1919. - [18
STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
011
By far the most important) political pronouncement delivered On behalf of the Government for many a long day fell, by a curious THE Thirtieth Ordinary Gener al Meeting of Shareholders rony, from the lips of Lord St. Ledgers, who at lust revealed to in the above Company will be the House of Lords the intentions held at the Company's Offices St. George's Building, 6, Con- of the Government in regard to naught Road, Victoria, Ulster and Home Rules says a THURSDAY, the 28th. August, Home puper. The courze de 1913, at 11.30 in the morning, for clued on is marked by consider the purpose of receiving a State- able ingenuity. First of all, ment of Accounts and
the General there will be to General Election Report of
ill May of next year, when under Managers for the year ending the Parliament Act, Home Rule 31st December, 1912, and electing will become law. That Act gives a Consulting Committee and the Government power to post-
The TRANSFER BOOKS of
Auditors,
the
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
For 6 months, 3 per cent. per "Shell" Transports £1
Annuni.
..
For 12 months, 4 por cont per "Star Ferry
Annum.
REFINERIES.
I-DUYERS
́LAST DIVIDEND, AND MATE.
.་
£2 ut ex 1/154 equal to
$20.31 for 14
ending 30/6/13.
$18 for 1912.
year
Final of 1 p.c. making.
20 p.e. for 1911)
Final of $20, making $50 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1932 Final of $12 mak. $15 for) 1911 & Int, of $3 for 1912]
$10 for 1911
$27 for 1911
$1 for 1906
$1.50 for year end'g30°6′12- · Dividend of $1 for half
year ending 31°12′12
p.c. for years 1912 and
1912
on preferred shares
(Final of 2/- making 20% for yearending 31 12 11
Int, of 1/- a/c. 191
b.
$77
11
(1096
£11
$10 $5514b.
$2 on 1,000
$i on 10,000
$3 for 1912
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager:China Sugars..
$100 $995. Luzon BugarS $100 $35
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
MINING.
Chinese Engineerings £1 30/6
Tronohs
£1 59/6 HE Business of the above Raube.
£1 - $31 Bank is conducted by the DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNS
TH
num...
!
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDIN Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 $125 Hongkong Hotels $50
Incorporated by Royal
| HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI | Kowloon Wharfs $50 $96. Charter 1853,
BANKING CORPORATION,
EK. & W poa D
a Docke $50 { $31 Rules may be obtained on ap- HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
Shanghai Docks T, 100 53 b. £1,200,000 Plication. Paid-up Capital
INTEREST on deposits is al Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T.107 b. Reserve Fund... ....£1,700,000
lowed on the minimum monthly Reserve Liability of
Proprietors £1,200,000 balances at $3 Per Cent. per an- Depositore may transfer at their FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans-option balances of $100 or more
$91 to the Hongkong and Shanghai
b. Bank to be placed on FIXED Hongkong Lands $100 $115 b. CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
at rates which will be quoted on ceived for 1 year or shorter periods annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai, Banking Corporation," application.
N.J. STABB, Uhief Manager.
acted.
pone the actual establishment of the Company will be CLOSE ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- DEPOSIT # 4 Per Cont. per Humphreys Estates $10
a Parliament on College Green from MONDAY the 25 th August, for twelve months, and, during to THURSDAY the 28th August, those twelve months, ao appeal 19:3, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO. will be made to the people for
eneral aangers..
{190.
their vordiet. If the Liberals
are zeturned, then, of course, Hongkong, 16th Aug., 19 19 Unionists will be invited to
Messrs, Francis Shaw and Co. accept the situation. If the
of Corbett Street Ironworks, Brad-Opposition achieve victory at the INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVI- ford, Manchester, who are now pulls, they can repeal or amend
GATION CO., LTD. erecting's complete rubber factory the Act. The plan now fevealed
installation in Java, have received shows that for once, at all evensi, DIVIDEND Warrants date a letter, the following extract from rumour is jusüfied of her chil London 25th June 1913 may which shows some of the difficul- dres, and, from the Government be had on application at the ties that have to be eontended "with: "The foundation for the oil point of view, it has the crown Offices of the undersigned, engineis completed, and will be ng merit of throwing the re- sponsibility for Ireland on the ready for the bed to-morrow Opposition should they kill the This bed is
the
Bill.
in now factory building, and it took
70. coolice to bring it from the river. They wore led by n
native band and dancers with Public Companies fireworks and guns going off the
whole of the way. They decorated
the factory with flowers and HONGKONG & CHINA DAS
when the bell arrived inside the
factory, the row they made was
enough to lift the roof. All this
wae going on for a couple of days, as it took us this length of). time to get the bed from the
COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE.
JARDINE, MATHESON
CO., LTD., Gene nagcrs. Hongkong, 15 h Angust, 1918
Notices
468
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
,י
י
A.S. HEWETT,
Acting Manager.
Hongkong, 11th April, 1912, 122 DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Notices
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taola 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin.-
Branches:
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-Berlin perty, &c.
Caloutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise:Teinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.
LONDON BANKERS: Loans made on the Provident
Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Sons. System.
19.15 b. $30 $40 Kowloon Lands
b.
Shanghai Landa T. 30 T. 88
"West Points
$50 87% 8.
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
Ewos
T. 50 T. 124
T.115 Shanghai Cottons Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik
COTTON MILLS.
19/ 13
Hongkong Cottons $10 $944
MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Borneos $12 610 Light and Powers $101
Do. (Spoc.shares) $1 f 434
$2 on 10,100 shares lat issue
2nd
3rd
for year ending 30'4'13
$3 for 1897
Interim of 3p.c. 8 2/5d per
shure, Coupon No. 1 ac
count year 10.6.1
Int. of 2/6 a
1/2 for 1909.
1913
$4.50 for year 1912, $1 final dividend
year 1911
Tis. 3 for 1912:
for?
Final of Tla." 4 making
Tls 7 for 1912
Tlé. 6 29'2'10
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on new shares for half year 31'12'12
$34 for
year endi
30 6.13.
50 cents for 1912
$2.80 för 1912
5 p. c. for half to 30°6′12) & final of 6 p.o. making.
11 p.o. for 1912
$2 for
·30.6-12
yoar ending
15 per cent for 1910
7 po, for year ending)
31.10.12
50 conts 31.7.08
b.
85 cents for 1912
70 cents. for 1912
China Providents
$10 881 Dairy Farme
$6 $2612 b. Green Islands
$10 86 Hongkong Electrics 810 13816 b. Hongkong Ices $25 8178 ex div. s.
(Rates and Particulars on ap-The Union of London and Smith's
Bank, Limited." plication).
Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London * Agency; *? Direction der Disconto Gesell Hongkong Ropes
schaft.
OF
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR.
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers,
THE Dividend Declared for the Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32
Half-Year ending 30th. June
1913. at the Rate of Two Pounds
LIMITED.
MHT TABLE.
Sterling Per Share of 8125 is PEAK TRAMWA YBCO Payable on and after MONDAY,Į the 18th. August, Current, at the river to the factory. At the N and from October 1st. 1913, Offices of the Corporation, where present time
the price of Gas to the. Shareholders are requested to are quite isolated, as WO have had a Public will be reduced to $2.50 por apply for warrants. terrible storm, and the paths are 1,000 Cubic Feet..
we
6 ft. deep in water, so the tran- sport of the water tank and other
eriale is at a standstill." materiala
Death Sentences in the Colonies.
A return of the number of death' sentences and execations in British colonies during 1912 shows that the death sentence was passed upon 366 persons and: the number of executions was
232. In Southera Nigeris 124
persons were Bentenced and 83
ON
By Order of the Directors,
J. McOUBBİN. Acting Local Secretary and.
Resident Engineer.
--N; J. STABB.
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 16th Aug., 1913; (464
་་
5.00 PM. TE 3.00 2.M. Lo
30 F.M. .. NIGHT CARS. Bigo nas; and p para gap rul, lo (12,00sp?m? #yerp half haur-
Dresdner: Bank.
4
INTEREST allowed on Current Langkata
DEPOSITS received
Account.
$10 $25
g. 10 T23
$25 $22
$10 $10
Do. "(new)
$1 921 8.
on terms which may be learned Morning Post on application. Every description Peak Tramway of Banking and Exchange busi- ness transacted.....
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Hongkong Electrio Trams 7/10 b.
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct, 1911.
12
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Societe
-$10 $5 Philippines H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6
Pro 1 des ferrad Pulpeset
$30 $20 Papierteries INDIA, LIMITED.
paid du Tonkin up $50. Authorised Japital.......£1,500,000
Benefit $200 Subscribedu 1,125,000 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150
562,500 Steam Laundry. $5.84% 365,000 United Asbestos
Oriental Agency, $10 $914 b. Ldi....it
WREK DAYS.
By order of the court of Directors.
7.00 A-M; Lo 4.00 ETRY is Man;
.po AM. to 10.00 A
12 MEN. 10.00 AM, to
IS MIN.
11:00 AM3 ̧ u
12 30 AM, to 29.45, 7.50.
15 MAN.
239 PM.
*2.15 Pose to
145 PM Lo <1959 750 9.1 P.5, 10
5.43 7.3.
11.MIN,
10 MIN
13 MIN,
10 MIN.
Paid Up Reserved Fund
भ
MIN
TO MIN.
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank,
5.00 PM. 1.00 1.M. Lo 8,00 2.30, to 8.06 ris, 714 ma
giáo to, to, 10 GI
#,
15 MIN.
10 MIN.
Limited
19 MxM.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP AND SO I CAN
NOT)
COMPANY.
NOTICE
IOTICE is hereby given that]
under instructions from the Management I have assumed
executed. In Coyton, with a charge of the local axency of this ation of about four mil-company from the 16th inst.
R. O. MORTON,
lions, there were 44 conten
ves and 29 executions,
Agenti
MARTIN'S
APIOL &STEEL SLEPILIS
Franch Hemady for allfrestataricias. Thonnes of Laduet stenys Lap & DUE DI Martin withe in the house, so stone Des
any Arrendiarity of the #70
Ad loops, banse their
ay be adayılklatered. Those who
ganda vain. Al Ciseyslake and Biars 11 them Antoniour the World, or pot 1:00 - MARVIN, COMmist, Brutkampions Maga
MARTIN'S A
APIOL
185,000 to 21:45 PM).
every quarter of an hour,"
SUNDAYS,
100 vn số 10 20.20 1
CYRY 19 MISA.
1,39 AM to 15,00 AM Deii
11:45 AM to 100 Noo
T. 11.00 Noam to: 5.09 PJ,
• 1,00 1,1; to 5.00
BANKERS:
United Asbestos Founders Shares
$10 $300,
Union Waterboat $10 $17 1/2
NIGHT CARS on Wask Days:
SATURDAYS.
Herra, Cars at midnight. ..SPECIAL CARS,
By Arrangement at the Company'
*Alminden "Buldingi Dey - Vorsa Bonda
Interest allowed on Current A Welemann, Ltd./$10 $30 counts at percent per annum
on Daily Balanne and on Fixed Watson
Deposits at rates which may be William Powell
R-LINTON
nagortained on appifcation;g
anding}
$1.25 for year end'g 31'7:12 40 cents for 1911. $1.60 per share for 1912 $2 iritarim for 1933
of $11
$1.interim & final of $1 $2; for 1912
Tla 1 account 1913
None
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 conis on $1paidshares for year ending 804.13
Final of $5.p..making
7p.c. for 1912. None
$1.50 for 1910.
None
No dividend this year 50 ote, for year end'g 31.5.1 (20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended 31.5*1912
$1 per sbare for yearl ending 3112 1912-
25 per cent, for year
ending 317 12: cents for 1912
year ending 30'6 12
$11
Corrected to sega pum. Aug. 19,
ND HOR
Í tomars) Sirahma 4 D. Varis Rod Orsini