COMMERCIAL. "
What Is Wrong with Rubber ?
11
The question of what is wrong with rubber is still asked, remarks the "London and China Express," and a well-known firm of brokers state in their latest circular that a number of newspapers have joined in the controversy as to what is the matter. Out of much word-" making there emerges a general consensus of opinion that with rubber there is nothing wrong at all, though much,weight lies in the argument that if the plante
tion product can be approximate.
·ly standardisad, so rendering it.
lesa variable, the confirience of the
"THE" HONGKONG “TELEGRAPH -- THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1913.
Ent:tainments
VICTORIA
A COMPLETE
THEATRE
CHANGE OF
PROGRAMME
FOR
THURSDAY 21ST
AND
FRIDAY 22ND AUGUST
manufacturer would be won and SOME EXCEEDINGLY COMIC PICTURES
the price of plantation restored Bomething like an equality with thstof hard the fine Pars, Still this is not the only view, for it largely soms to be a case of 'ul homines, tot sententia Perbapy standard- isation has more supporters than other views, and it is probably. The right this should be so. manufacturer wants to know more definitely and specifically what it is ta is buying, and this was the view of a manufacturer when the Chairman of the Leyland and Birmingham Rubber Company stated recently that he never got two parcels alike. The result was that he constantly bad to vary his vulcanisation point, and his opinion was that they would never get the proper value from a market point of view for their rubber until they had some reeng-; nised system of standardising. ...their lafex. The manufacturer oured naught whence the rubber
WILL BE ..
SCREENED
HUGE SUCCESS OF
OLGA MONTEZ
AND
"KITTY RAYNOR.
THE MAGNificent "dRAMATIC FILM
IN THREE PARTS ENTITLED
THE POWER OF LOVE"
SATURDAY 23rd August.
Banks
"INTERNATIONAL BANKING.
CORPORATION.
A BRANCHES :-..
Capital and Rest¢Y.............$7,060,000 (Daki)
Banks
T/T HONGKONG&BHANGHAI Demand
CORPORA 30 d/s
BANKING
TION.
Selling.
Paid-up Capital ..$15,000,000 T/T. Shanghai
Exchange
..1/11 13/16 | 4⋅m/s. L/C ..1/11364 m/s. D/P ..1/11 15/16
6 mia. L/O
Buying.
.......*/- 9/16
2- 1/16 30 d/.S'ney & Melbourne 2/-5% 733490d/s. San 'oo & New York. 4016
Ified Office, Wajouwd Naw York Londen Offer 1-jó, Bákópigste, EG.
4 m/s...
Bombay t
Calcula
Kobe Malis
T/T. Singapore
Canton
Medco
RESERVE FUNDS:
.85)34 m/s. Marks ........
2.091€
Caba
Panama
T/T. Japan
97
Colas
Peking
T/T. India....
148
4 m/s. Franes
.......2.56
Suplem
San Francisco
Hongkoss
Shanghai
Storling
Demand India
149 6 m/s. do
.2.58
Hankow
Yokotan
Demand, Manila
97 BarSilver, ready
275/ 6.
Silver
£1,500,000 at 2/-
$15,000,000
17,450,000
T/T. San Foo & New York 485/4
forward
27 14
TT. Java a T/T. Marka
1244 Gold Leaf per täni.. .2014 Bank of England rate
50.
.....416%.
T/T. Franos ..... ........ 2.5014 | Sovereign:
Subsidiary Coins.
$10,09
Oplum Quolation
Aug-
Malwa, New
$9.200 par.pic
Malwa, Old
3.330
an:tan ཋན་
about... KING BUSI
KYERY DESCRIPTION
NESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened as she wou
LOTILA
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, xed for one year at ** For Banum, or for aborter periode, at rates, which may be ascertained on applicatio
BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. " HALL, and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES (mada.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and BRATIS
so all the principal nkins in the World.
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT MAAvailable allorm the Worst
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT PURCHASE aad KALE. of Stocks and Sbaz affected.
TRAVELLERS, CHECKS 19ld and cashed,
ПЕСКОВ НОСКИ.
Manager. 9, Quren's Hoad, Hongkong Bouging, Ist Nor, 1912.
THE
1912
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,
Branches Antung-Haien Bombay Calcutta Changohun
BIJOU SCENIC THEATRE. Dairen
7.15 pm. & 9.15 p.m. EVERY EVENING.
ALL NEW PICTURES
cane, but he wanted the article VIEWS TAKEN AT THE EDUCA LION
so that be could always deal with
it in the sanie manner. Not long
back tensile strength and regular-
ity from a vulcanising point of view did not enter into the use of rubber as to-day. That is now all altered, and a standard formula of coagulation, followed by a standard system of smoking or curing, appears advisable for first grade plantation latex, ne also standard grading of scrap and bank rubber.
Home Commercial and' Produce Mari ets.
..
July 25. The Bank rate remains at 44 per cent. The open market rate for short loape is 3 per cont, and
COGRESS
THE WIFE OF HIS CHOICE
MRS. LAVINIA'S BIRTHDAY
Public Auction. Public Companies
R.
HE Undersigned have
THE CHINA
MANILA re- STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.
ceived instructions to sellby Public. Auction, on WEDNES
DAY and THURSDAY, the 3rd and 4th September, 1913, com- mencing at 10 a.m. each day, at H. M. NAVAL YARD, HONG-
AND
and
discount of four months' Buk KONG
The Silver DEPOT. billa 41 per cent. market has shown arme improve- 50 TON COAL LIGHTER ment due to buying order coming on a dull and inactive OLD AND SURPLUS market, and bars are now quoted NAVAL AND VICTUALLING 271d. per oz. The Rubber share market has shinken itself free
STORES, Comprising:-
THE Thirtieth Ordinary Gener-
8
Honolulu
Kobe
Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang
New York
Tientsin
".
,,
Discount per $100
Reserve Liability of
$32.450,000 Chinese ...20 ats. pieces $7
Chinese...10 Proprietors... $15,000,000 Hongkong.20
COURT OF DIRECTORS. 8. H. Dodwell, Esq.,-Chairman. Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Deputy
Chairman,
G. Friesland, Esq. O. S. Gubbay, Esq. P.H. Holyoak, Esq. G. R. Laurenz, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. B. A. Sieba, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong N. J. Stabb.
MANAGER: Shanghai -A G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited,
ú
Hongkong-Interest Allowed.
On Current Account at the rate of 8 per cent. per Annum on the daily balance.
|
Hongkong.10
87 9:15
#54
$7 16
****** 3.900
3,823
Patna, New.... 4.125 poroke.
Patna, Old...... 3.975
Benares, New
Benares, Old...
SHARE REPORT.
LAST DIVIDEND AND ATS.
S-SELLERS
*SA-SALE
D-BUYERS
Stocks & MATU UVALOS.
BANKS
CLOMIPO Winxs
678734
Hongkong & Shai 125
£79/-/-
MARINE „INSURANCE',
$50
300 b.
T137 b.
Cantona
North Chiba
Unions
$100 $786
Yangtzes
FIRE INSURANCES,
China Firos Hongkong Fires China & Manilas
SHIPPING.
£50 $190
$20-$1474 sa.
$50 $857 b.
$25 $10 Port
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
Onaka
Pekin
Fengtien
Ryolun
Harbin
(Arthur)
Douglas Steamship 850 $38.
H.
Hankow
San Francisco
Steamboats
$15 $28
Shanghai
Tiehling
Indo-Chinas
Tokyo
For 3 months. 2 per cent per
Annum
(Preferred) (Deferred)
Lyone
Los Angoles
Interest Allowed on Current
For 6 months, 34 per cent per
Annum,
"Shell" Transports £1
£5" (175
007/6
€11.
'Account.
Star Ferry
$10 (55)
Liso-Yang London
Deposits received for fixed For 12 months, 4 per cent per periods at rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO,
Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar, 1919. [18
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853. HEAD OFFICE LONDON... Paid-up Capital
£1,200,000. Reserve Fund... £1,700,000 Reserve Liability of
:Annum.
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS” BANK
XEFINERIES
China Sugars $100 199 Luzon Sugars $100 $35
MINING.
Chinese Engineerings £1 10,6
EL 12/ £13
THE Business of the above Tronohs
Bank is conducted by the DOCKS, WHARVES, & DOWN
Rauba BONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Kowloon Wharfs BANKING CORPORATION.
EL.K. & W'poa Docks $50 $79) sa & b. Rules may be obtained on ap- plication.
Shanghai Dooks T. 100 "53 b. INTEREST on deposits is al-Hongkew Wharfs T. 100 T.J07 lowed on the minimum monthly balanced at $3 Per Cent. per an LANDS, HOTELS & RUILAS
Anglo French Lands T.IS. T.94
$50 $95
b.
Depositors may transfer at their
$195
b.
numa
annum.
Hongkong, 11th April, 1912: 122 DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
BANK.
$30 $46 b.
al Meeting of Shareholders. in the above Company will be held at the Company's Offices KOWLOON St. George's Building. 6, Con- naught Road, Victoria, on THURSDAY the 28th. August. 1913, at 11.30 in the morning, for Proprietors £1,200,000 the purpose of receiving a State- of Accounts and the mont
FOREIGN EXCHANGE, and Report of the General General Banking business trans-option balances of $100 or moreHongkong Hotele - $50
91" b. to the Hongkong and Shanghai Managers for the year ending acted.
Bank to be placed on FIXED Hongkong Lands $100 $115 sa. CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Old and Surplus Naval Stores:-31st December, 1912, and electing from some of its recent weakness. Engines Fire Manual, Engines
Consulting Committee, and ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- DEPOSIT 4 Per Cent. per
Humphreys Estates $10 169.15 b. Auditors. and prices in many cases show Compound Horizontal, Engines
ceived for 1 year or shorter periods The TRANSFER BOOKS of at rates which will be quoted on hai. Banking Corporation,
For the Hongkong and Shang- Kowloon Lands A slight improvement. A new Inverted Vertical, Boilera, with feature on the London Marine Mountings, Air
the Company will bo CLOSED application. Compressor,
NJ. STABB, Chief Manager. Shanghai Lands T. 30. T.88 A. S. HEWETT, Insurance Market this week was Lathes, Flag Sowing Machines, from MONDAY the 25th August,
Acting Manager.
West Points
$50 #72 s. e demand from China for riot Fan Engines, Steam Hammer, to THURSDAY the 28th August ipAurance, Underwriters were Hollow Shafting, Capstan and 1913, both days inclusive.
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8 only prepared to insure property Engine, Oil Engine, Propeller,
COTTON MILLS. within the Concessions, but they Canvas Cuttings, Bunting. Can- accepted a certain amount of vas and Leather Hoses, Coir business on property at Poking, Cordage, Manila Hawser, Paper- stuff, Dining Table, Old India Hankow, and other cities at 10. Rubber, Boats, Carpets, Ruge, percent. for the months. Meet Blankets, Chain Cable, Steel ings bave been held of the Java InWire Rope, Steel Tools, Electric teatment, Loan and and Agency Cable, Olive Oil, Old Iron and Company, and the Manila Railway Steel, Old Metal, etc., etc.
Samples of Valuable Metals Company. The Chips Tea market is firm, and a fair busi-may be inspected at the Naval ness is passing in fine and Ordnance Depot.
Old and Surplus Victualling finest Keesmuns. Coffee bas
Stores Provisions, met with good demand, prices Clothing, Blankets, Officers' Mess have advanced. Sugar has been Traps, (A quantity of Electro- quiet, but firm. Singapore Pepper Plated Articles and Table Linen) is firm and dearer, and White Implements, Seamen's Mess Pepper also firm, but quiet. Rice Utensils, Oak Staves, &c., &c. is still slow of sale, but there is Terms of Sale-As detailed in
no alteration in prices. In Manila the Catalogue.
Hemp there is a 'fair business
passing at dearer rates. Plantation
Rubber show little change, "good
Average Sheet being quoted at
SHEWAN TOMES & CO
oseral page *.
(89: Hongkong. 18th Aug, 1912,
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVI.
GATION CO., LTD. DIVIDEND Warrants date
London 25th June 1913 may be had on application at the Offices of the undersigned.
JARDINE, MATHESON
QU., LTD.. GiDi Menave.s Seamen's Hongkong, 15 h Angat, 1938
HUGHES & HOUGH,
By Appointment Auctioneers to the Admiralty..
about 29, 9d. per lb. Fine Hard Hongkong, 20th August, 1913. [464
Paralia 38: 81d, per lb. Straits
Tin is £185 15m. to £185" 5. for
cash, and $185 10s. to 186 for Public Companies
three months,"
Notice
MARTIN'S
SAPIOLASTEEL MOOPILLS
TROKESADES A
ty for aliärradaluriling
Markin's Momin stan bebasa, sa bluzë DENTAR, JE
stem ad bay irregularly at tha
rdam MAY IN Administered. The
APIOLASTEEL
PILLS
ba
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING CO., LTD.
IAN
THE
Notice:
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- perty, &c.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System.
[468 (Rates and Particulars on ap
plication),
The Office al
HONGKONG & CHINA GAS TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF
COMPANY, LTD.
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c.,'" Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers.
NOTICE.
ON and from October 1st, 1913, Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32
the price of Gas to the
LIMITED.
".
Fublic will be reduced to $2.50 per PEAK TRAMWAYS OR 1,000 Cubic Feet.
By Order of the Directors;
J. McCUBBIN. Acting La Secretary and Resident Engineer."
Notice
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. N INTERIM DIVIDEND of
ONE DOLLAR (1) per THE Dividend Declared for the share for the six months ending Half-Year ending 30th. June 30th June, 1913, will be payable 1913, at the Rate of Two Pounds) on Tuesday, the 26th August, Sterling Pop Share of 8125" is 1913, on which data ividend Payable on and after MONDAY, Warrants may be obtained at the the 18th. august, Current, at the Company's Office.
| Offlces of the Corporation, where
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of Sharoholders are requested to the Company will be closed from apply for warrants, Saturday the 23rd August, to By order of the pourt of Tuesday the 26th August, 1913, Mircoforg both days inclusive.
N. J.STARE SHEWAN TOMES & 06,
Chief Manager. Cepumi Manager, Hongkong, 18th Aug,, 1913, (#64
TIME TABLA.
1 10 ML.
WEEK DAYS. 7.00 AN. L
5.00 4.3. Every ng Bigw. kon át, tp 10,00 4.
If 30 AM. (a 10.45 2.4. 12.45.7.M. 10. 153 KM. T1 PM 10 15 PM,
7.15 P.M. to
1.00 1,3, 5.00 PM, 12
1,10 F.M NIGHT. CARI
Capital Fully
Ewos Shanghai Cottons Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik
? છે
Latex / 156 equal to) $20.31 for 4 year ending 30/6/13
$18 for 1912 Final of 1p.a. making
20 p.c. for 1911
Final of $20 making $50 för 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1972 Final of 512 mak. $13 for
1911 & Int.of$3 for 912)
# 0 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. 16 p.e. for years 1913 and
1912 on
preferred sharee.
Final of Emakin 40%.
for yearending 31'12'11
Int, of 1/- a/c. 1919 $2 on 10, shares ist issue" $2 on 6.00 2nd
#
$ on 1,00; 3rd for year ending 30'4'13
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
Interim of 34p.c. 8 2/5d par eha're. Counon No. 1 au- count year 10.6,1
Int. of 2/6 a
1/2 for 1909
1913
1: $4.50 for year 1912
$1 Gnal dividend for
year 1911
Pla. 3 for 1912..
for
Final of The making
Tls 7 for 1922
Tla 6: 29*2*10
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
of newshares for half
year 31'12'12
8314 for
30 6.13
your onding
50 cents for 1912. $2.80 for 1912,
5p. o. for half to 306721
& final of 6 pic. making
11 p.c. for 1912 ....
$2 for 12 year ending 30.6 12.
15 per cent fer 1910
7 p.c. for year ending
J'0.12
T. 50 T. 12734 b.
'T.17 b
1134 b.
30 cents 31.7.08.
85 cents for 1912
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai... Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tsinanfu Teingtau Yokohama.
. LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Hank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London
Agonoy.. Direction der Disconto Gesell Hongkong Ropes
schaft.
Hongkong Cottana $10 $9
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dreadner Bank.
China-Borneos $12 $10 b. Light and Powers' $101 Do. (Spec.sharon) $1
A1⁄4 China Providents $10 |#8) Dairy Farms $6 $2614 b. Green Islands
$10 £6 Hongkong Electrice $10 $381 Hongkong Jose
$25 $178 s.
INTEREST allowed on Current Langkat Account. DEPOSITS received
4
$10 $25
g.. 10 T24
$25 $22
$10 $10
Do. (new)
$1 92
on terms which may be learned Morning Post
on application. Every desoription Peak Tramway of Banking and Exchange, busi-
ness transacted.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Hongkong Electrio Trama8/-
Manager.
$10~ |Hongkong, 9th Oct, 1911.
Philippines
H. Price & Co., Ld: $10 $6
CPro-Si
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Société desferred
31 MEN
It
KS MIN.
TO MIN.
25.MEM.
30 MEN:
TS MEM,
INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised Capital
£1,500,000
Subscribed
'28
1,125.000
Paid Up Reserved Fund.........
562.500 365,000
BANKERS:
8.50 PM and PM), 9.30 13. to
11.00*PM: every balf hour,
1100 PM to 11.45 PM:
every duarter afán Mour. SUNDAYS.
8.00 $70.30 AM. ZvKzy 35 MIN. 10.30 AM: 30 15,00 AM 13.44 AM 10 18.00 Noox 13.00 Noost to 100 7.4, 2.00 2.14: 10 (5000 200 5.00 F3, 106.00 12: 800 PM, 10 2.00 13, 201 7.00 7.10%TO SNA
no M
+
11 MM
1
10 Man
13.MIN.
SO MIN.
15 M19
ra Min.
MIDIT, CARE AS on Wack Days:
SATURDAYSAKOJA JA
Extra Carsye midnight, SPECIAL CARB.
By Arrangement at the Company 100%, "Alexandra Raždings;·
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Banky
Limited...
Interest allowed on Current Ad counts at 2 per vent per annum on Daily Balanes, andi ón Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.!
AR LINTON
Manag**
*།
Pulpesos
$50 1820 Papierteriér paid?
du Tonkla | up3$50 AVE TWO Benefit 200 Shanghal-Burcatras T. 20 T.150 8team Laundry $5647
United Asbeston) in
Oriental Agency, $10 8916 b.
United Asbestos ( Founder Shares
Union Waterboat Mode Welsmann, Ltd. Watson William Powell
$10 $500
$10 817 1/2
$10 $30 $10-18732-
611
Conected to Ariza pun. Aug. 21 2014
b.
70 denta for 1912
$1.25 for year end'g 31*7:12
40 cents for 1911
$1.60 per share for 1912 82 interim for 193
$1 interim & final of $11 $2 for 1912
fls. 1 account 1913
Nona
80 cents on fully, paid)
shares and cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.134 Final of $5 p... making
7 pio, for 1912, None.
$1.50 for 1919
None
No dividend this year 50 cts. for year end g 31.5.1
20 per cent, per ordinary share for year ended 31'5'1912
$1 por shate for yearl * ending 31*12*1912":""
25 per cent. for year
ending 31'711
60 cents for 1912
40 cts. yearending 30°8′12
WRIGHT AND HORNBY
Cessoal Benburo 6. De- Forts Hand Driest. Bil adders Foglindaj