COMMERCIAL
Tea Mar" et Reports.
July 25.
Mesars Win. 'Jar. and Hy' Thompson's weekly oiroular cia- tains the following-During the past week thoro has been a small; but representative salention of] Indian Tea placed before the trade, and quality on the whole alows a slight improvement. The
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY AUGUST 22, 1913.
Entertainments
VICTORIA THEATRE
A COMPLETE CHANGE OF
PROGRAMME
FRIDAY
FOR
22ND AUGUST
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
Head Oficado, Wall Street, New York London Client-14, Bishopsgate, K.CH
Banks
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA- Demand
T/T.
TION.
30 dja
Selling.
BRANCHES :-
Paid-up Capital $15,000,000 | 4 m/s
60d/s
Bombay
Kobe
Calcatta
Manila
CANTON
Mexico
RESERVE FUNDS:
Parma
Paking
Sea Vrancisco
Shangnal
Sterling
Yokhzama
7,000,000 (Gold)
Cedr
Colog
Empire
Hongkong
Hankow
'Capital and Reserva
about... 10,000
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS tractad.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened as the maxa.
Strma
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Azad, for 'one your'st | 12 SET ARBEN, Or far shortys parsoda, at rates, whkä way be sacerialose su upplication,
BILLS NEGOTIATED 898 COLLECTED.
tone of the auction has been up- SOME EXCEEDINGLY COMIC PICTURES TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
mistakably in favour of all tex abɔo fair average standard, white really good quality has sold readily under a keen demand. The continued inquiry for Assam tea with standout liquors has ensured | full prices for all of this grade." The market for Ceylon bus brea firm, the sales having pissed with a good demand, any Ructuation in price having been due to varia- tion in quality. China. Arrivals: Kamio Maru, 1,381 pkgs.; Nelens,'Į 1,080 pkgs, and 2,800 pkgą in transit. 532 pkge, have been offer..
ed this week, but most of which;
WILL BE SCREENED
HUGB
SUCCESS. OF
OLGA MONTEZ
AND
KITTY RAYNOR.
THE MAGNIFICENT DRAMATIC, FILM
IN THREE PARTS
ENTITLED
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted
as all the principal cities in the World
THE LANK'S CIRCULAR, LETTERS OF CREDIT, ars Available si cear the World.
COMMERCIAL LETTERS or CREDIT
Lawed.
"PURCHASE,100 SALE el Stocks and” Shares
afactad
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cashed-
GEORGE HOGO, Manager.
9. Qaven's Boad, Bangkang. Hoogkong, IL NOT., 1912
THE
19 12
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880, Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital... 30,000,000 18,200,000
LOVE"Reserve Fund.......
were withdrawn. Privately; This "THE POWER OF LOVE
thrre wer in
Morca shipment prova iri be satisfactory,and a few lines have been turned, over at a simili ady- ance on the original prices; so that importers are not now an xians to sell the fly consignments which we exp tad arrive ju the next two Abort the end of July the first shipment of Focelinwa iwoxp ered in London,, and the best Ching Wo's is being sold it about là par lu Panyonge sie ouly or dinary quality and buyers al present do not see their way to give the prices owners are asking. The first shipments of lohangs are expected in the first week of August. Souchonge, with good quality, have been sold up to 1s.
1. per Ib.. and good medium about 18.4 Java Offerings
SATURDAY · 23rd August.
BIJOU
SCENIC
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Branches Agencies at Antung-Haien. Nagasaki
Newohwang New York Osaka "Pekin
THEATRE. Bombay
PROGRAMME FOR
TO-NIGHT
QUITE LIKE DADDY,
BY BILLY BOY
MAX AND THE PANCAKE,
MAX LINDER
PATHE'S GAZETTE
ALL FILMS NEW _TO_HONGKONG,
Warning to Emigrants.
A British Colonist, Mr B. Sbel
Caloutta Changchun Dairon Fengtier
Harbin
Ryolun Port
Shanghai"
Tientsin
(Arthur)
Hankow Honolulu Kobe Liao-Yang London Lyons
San Francisco
Tiebling
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Interest Allowed on Current."
Account..
Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on
Public Companies application. EISHI ONO,
&
Manager. MANILA Hongkong, 31st Mar., 1913. STEAMSHIP CO., LTD...
.on
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
£1,500,000 at 2/--
$15,000,000
Silver 17,450,000
T/T. Shanghai
T/T Singapore
T/Tapan T/T. India Demand India
Demand, Manila.
Exchange
11/1136] 4 m/s. £!O » 1/11 15/16 4 m/8; }/P°
Buying.
C/-7/16
.2/-9/16
3o d/s.8*nay & Melbourne 2-11/16
6 m/e. L/C
30 d/a, Sari F'co & New York. 49H
85944 m/s. Marks
..2.09
97
4 m/s. Francs ....
.149
..........
T/T. San F'oo & New York
T/T. Marks"
T/T. Java ...,
T/T: Francs
Subsidiary Coine.
Discount per $100
$2,150,000
14914 6 m/s. do
97 BarSilver, ready
1876
forward
12 Gold Leaf per tusi...
203 Bank of England rate 2.51 Sovereian
*$10.01
Aug 1
Opium Quotation
Malwa, New
$3.200 perplo..
Malwa, Otu
3:30.J "
ratna, New
4.125 parche.
$7 13/6
Patna, Old..
3.975
$53%
Benares, New
3.900
$7 7/16
..
Benaras, Old....
3,825
Reserve Liability of
Jhinese...20 cté.pieces $79 16% Proprietors...$15,000,000 Chinese...10. COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hongkong.20
8. H. Dadwell, Esq., Chairman, Hongkong.10 Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Deputy
Chairman.
G. Friesland, Esq. C. S. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq. G. K. Laurenz, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hoa, 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 par cent per Annum on the daily balance..
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months. 2 per cent per
Annum.
SHARE REPORT-
S-SELLERS
SA-SALE
StoNPAID OP VALOR..
'CLOSING
JONA
BANKS.
#787
Hongkong & S'hai 3125 -
£70
MARINE INSURANCE.
Cantona
$50
300. b.
North China.
£5
T137 b.
Unions.
$100 6786
Yangtzee.
SHIPPING
£50 8100
FIRE INSURANCES, China Firos
$20 51474 Hongkong Fires
$50 $357 China & Manilas $25 (610 Douglas Steamship $50 $38 Steamboats
H.
$15 629 b.
Indo Chinas
(Preferred)
£5
75
(Deferred)
08/6
£11
310 65512 5.
For 6 months, 3 per cent per Shell" Transporte £1
Annum,
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
Annum.
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager
[18
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
during the weak 3,646 packages, ta, writen to the "Shellield Tele" THE CHINA against 7,327 phokages last year, The quantity available was much gruph" warning people agaiLet on a par with that of last week, going to British Colombin, where,
20. states, 600 white men are out THE Thirtieth Ordinary Gener-THE CHARTERED BANK OF and met with good, general
al Meeting of Shareholders INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND of employment in Victoria; and demand for ne rly all descrip
CHINA. tions. The strongest competition re at Vancouver; in addition to in the above. Company will be held at the Company's Officea was for all useful coloury Bokens which he calculates there are St. George's Building. 6, Cont- 10,000 Hindoos and Japanese in
Victoria, naught Road, and well-made Pekons, and prices the state, bazides other mixed THURSDAY the 28th. August, here were wall maintained and nationalision. The head tax of 1913, at 11.30 in the morning, for sometimes improved upon, $500 for each Chinese that the purpose of receiving a State- Among the highest averages.
of Accounts, and the were:-Goal para, 10! Tana enters British Columbia seems to ment
of the General watter. 10d; Tjiomas and Kali be more an incentive than a de- sport
torrent; and something will have Managers for the year ending goea, Hil: per ib.
to be doe by the government, 31st December, 19-2, and electing for the whole sale on Oarden Account is 81. per lb., compared oherwise British Columbia will Consulting Committee and be peopled with "yellow and brown brothers."
The average
with 7d. per lb. a year ago. Messra. Lloyd, Matheson, nad Carritt report concerning China Tea:-The market contiques steady, and a fair extent of bu-
siness bas been done during the Public Auction.
week. Som cheap lines of New
Season's black le. f Ougous “to
arrive” uhanged hands at 51. to'
Bd. per lb., foe Ni gohows and Kesmuns in small parcels 01. to
F
50 TON COAL LIGHTER'.
Land
Auditor,
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund............£1,700,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors :£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- The TRANSFER BOOKS of acted. the Company will be CLOSED CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- from MONDAY the 25th August, ed and FIXED DEPOSITS TO to THURSDAY the 28th August,ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on 19 3, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO application.
("eneral rangers.
A. 8. HEWETT, Hoogkuar, 16th Aug, 1913 (399
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU
FACTURING CO., LTD.
Notices
122
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE AO., LTD... (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of
ONE DOLLAR ($40) por THE share for the six monthe ending 8th June, 1913, will be payable on Tuesday, the 26th August, 1913, on which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained at the Loans on Mortgage of Bouss Pro-
Company's Office.
porty, &c.
1a. 2d. per lb., and & fow choice HE Undersigned have ro- lots from 18. 3, to 18. 5. per 1b.:
ceived instructions to sellby Toochows.Fine Seumocs sold Publio Auction, on WEDNES- from 1041, to la por 1b, DAY and THURSDAY, the 3rd to 8d. and and 4th September, 1913, com Lampongs. 74. Souchonge at
to mencing at 10 am. each day, at 1. id. 1- 3d. por lb An iploresting HM, NAVAL YARD, HONG- KONG AND KOWLOON - dɔmparativa table of movements
DEPOT.
THE TRANSPER BOOKS of Goods received on Storage. of tes for the past three years liae
the Company will be closed from Advances made on Merchandise: 'heen Jehued by Mesary. George
Saturday the 23rd August, to Loans made on the Provident White and C. From this it ap-
System. Tuesday the 26th August, 1913, OLD AND SURPLUS
(Rates and Particulars on ap- pears that the home consumptico NAVAL AND VICTUALLING both days inclusive,
STORES,
plication). of Indian tea in the first half of
The Office of Comprising:- the current year was 87,987,298:
TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF Old and Surplus Naval Stores: lbs, as against 83,481,394 lbs in
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., the first six months of 1912, while Engines Fire Manual, Engines
Undertaken and Executed. exporta incred from 7,637,964 Compound Horizontal, Engines
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Inverted Vertical, Boilers with lbs. to 9,775,830 lbs. The home
General Managers. Compressor, Mountings, Air consumption of Ceylon ten de- Lathes, Flag Sewing Machines,
Hongkong, 19th March, 190832 alined from 42,771,501 lbs. to Fan Engines, Steain Hammer, 41,007,488 lbs. hut the exports Hollow Shafting, Capstan and advanced from 8,961,524 lbs. to Engine, Oil Engine, Propeller, 10,015,000 lbs. The movement Canvas Cuttings, Bunting, Can- of China tea, of which the home vas and Leather Hoses, Colr consumption was only 4,125,557 Cordage, Manila Haweer. Paper lbs. for the balf-year, was similar, atuff, Dining Table, Old India but, with the home consumption Rubber, Boats, Carpets, Rugs, Blankets, Chain Cable, Stoel
HEWAN TUMES & Co.
General Managers. HONGKONG & CHINA GAS COMPANY, LTĎ.
NOTICE:
N and from October 1st, 1913, the price of Gas to the Public will be reduced to $2.50 per 1,000 Cubic Feet.
By Order of the Directors,
J. MOCURBIN, Acting Local Secretary and Resident Engineer.
Notice
and the exports of Javanese and Wire Rope, Steel Tools, Electric other teas, sbowed en expansion. Cable, Olive Oil, Old Iron and The stocks of all ten in hand on Steel, Old Metal, etc., etc. 30th ult were 77,371,000 lbs., s8 Samples of Valuable Metals HONGKONG & SHANGHAI| against 73,305,000 lbs. a year ago may be inspected at the Naval BANKING CORPORATION. and 74,403,000lb twelve months Ordnance Depot. earlier. Mesara. Bonch and New- Old and Surplus Victualling man's report of July 23 statre Stores, Provisione, Beamen's THE Dividend Declared for the that the quality of the now sea-Clothing, Blankets, Officers' Mess on's Keemun tess show so much Traps, (A quantity of Electro-1913, at the Rate of Two Pounds Sterling Per Share of $125 is Plated Articles and Table Linens Payable on and aftor MONDAY, improvement in flavour
Implemente. Seamen's Mess the 18th,ugust, Current, at the compared with the previous Utensils, Oak Staves, &o, &c Offices of the Corporation, where season's that the trade has bought Terms of Bale:As detailed in Shareholders are requested to
HUGHES & HOUGH, Pply for warrants.
and leat,
freely at the very moderate rates the Catalogue.
raling. Quite a large business
has been done on monster-samples of tass to arrive, the shortage of
Bret crop Keemun tanding to Inspire conâdence in buylog.
By Appointment
Auctioneers to
Half-Year ending 30th. June
By order of the court of THTestora.
N. J. STABB.
Chief Manager, 20th August, 1918. [461 Hongkong, 18th Aug 1913, (764
the Admiralty,
EAK TRAMWAYSCO LIMITED..
PEAK
THE TABLE.
WEER DAYS.
7,00 4. to: 2004-Evány 15 km. 16 Now. 10.00 AM. 19., 15:00 A NU
1*45 Z.M. to 1:35 PM 10 1. P.M. 10 2. P.X to
135 F.3. 15 PM.
15 Mix, is Mxw. 10 MIN.
14
1.15 PM,
TA
20 M19.
J
15 MIN.
NIGHT CARS.
3.00 F.. to...
9,50 and 9.2.35., 9.30 PM/to '#2.00°F; 'every half hour.
11.00 P. 10 M45 KM,
EYEy quarter ofan hour. SUNDAYS.
3,80 ANG 19 ID-30,«m. Evaný 15 Min. ju.jo A. to $1,00 A
1.
11.00 NOON 12.45 4.5. to 12.00 Noon to 1.007.
12
25 BEIM
11
19 MIN.
1.00 PM. $3
$.00 7.1, 10
J:00 F.M:
7.00 .M.
MIN,
10 MIN.
00 7.26. to
7.00 ...
NIGHT CARD as on Week Daya.
SATURIJAYS.
"Bacza Cars at'te midnight, SPECIAL CARB.
By Keringamant sťahá Company'Gol24,
Alankodre, Beldings..
De You Rand:
Star Ferry"
REFINERIES. China Sugars. $100 .99 8. Luzon Sugars $100 $35
MINING.
Chinese Engineeringe £130,6
Tronohe
£162- £1 $34
$50 $95
THE Business of the above
Bank is conducted by theOCKS, WHARVES, U’DOWNS.
Rauba BONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Kowloon Wharfs BANKING ORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on ap-
A.K.&W'pon Docke$50 ( 896 · plication.
B.
Shanghai Docks T. 100 53 b. Hongkew Wharfa T. 100 T. 107. b..
INTEREST on deposits is a lowed on the minimum" monthly balances at $3 Per Cent per an-LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDIVISI
Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94
nam
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT Per Cent. per
annum
•
hai. Banking Corporation,
For the Hongkong and Shang-
NJ. STARB, Chief Manager.
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Tacis 7,500,000 Head Office.--Shanghai. Board of Diraptore-Berlin. Branches:
Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tiantsin Teinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Sons. The Union of London and Sraith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London
Agency..! Direction der Disconto Gesell- schaft.
$125
1/891
Hongkong Hotels $50
Hongkong Lands $100 $1151 sa.
$30 $46 b.
Humphreys Betates $10 19.15 Kowloon Lands
Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 89
West Points $50 $72
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
COTTON MILLS.
T. 50 (T. 129
Ewos
T.17 19 11314 Hongkong Cottons $10 $93%
MISCELLANEOUS
| Shanghai Cottons Laou Kung Mow Kang Yik
China-Borneos". $12 $10 Light and Powere $101
b.
China Providents
Dc. (Spec.shares) $1}
$10 881 Dairy Farme * $6 $2611⁄2 b. Green Islands $10 164 h. Hongkong Electrics $10 13814- b: Hongkong Ices $25 $178 8.
Hongkow Ropes. $10 $25
Dresdner Bank. INTEREST allowed on Curront | Langkuis
DEPOSITA received Account.
g. 10 TS
-$25 $22
$10 $10
Do. (new) $1 92.
on terms which may be learned an application. Every description Morning Posk
Peak Tramway of Banking and Exchange busi- ness transacted,
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Fongkong Electric Trams8/-
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct.. 1911.
B-BUYERS
LANT DIVIDEND AND ATE...
22arnx / 198 equal to 820.31 for i voar ending 30/6/13
$18 for 1917
Final of 1 pc, making
p.e. for 1911
Final at $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912
Final of $12 mak. $15 for)
1911 & Int. of$3 for 9121,
$ for 1911..
$27 for 1911
$1 for 1906
$1.50 for year and`g30'6'12- Dividend of $1 for half year ending 3:1212
(6 p.a. for years 1912 aud
1912, OD.
preferred shares
Final of 2/ making 20% for yearending 31 12 11
Int. of 1/- a/c, 912
$2 on 10,0 shares lat issue
$ on 100
$1 on 1,000
End 31
3rd
for year ending 30*4*13
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
Interim of 3) p.c. 8 7/5d per ~
share. Coupon No. 1 8c-
count year 10.6.1
Int. of /6 a
1/2 for 1909
1913
$4.50 for year 1912
$ final dividend for
your 1911
718. 3 for 1912
Final of Tls, making Tls 7 for 1922
Tls. 6 29'2'10
$3 on nla sbares, $1.50)
on Dawahures for half year 31*12*12
$3 for li year ending 30 6.13
50 cents for 1912
$2.80 for 1912
5 p:c. for half to 30'6'12" & final of 6p.c. making
11 p.a. for 1912
$2 for
30.6.12
year ending
15 per cent. for 1910
7.p.c. for year ending
$1.10.12
50 cents 31.7.08
85 cents for 1912
70 cents for 101%
$1.25 for year end'g 31*7′12
40 cents for 1911
$1.60 per share for 1912 $2 interim for 1913
$1 interim & final of $11
$2 for 1912
Tls. 1 account 1913
None.
90 cents on fully pati shares and oants on
$1paid shares for year ending 30.4.73
Final of $5 pe making
7 p.9. for 1912.
[2 Philippines
$10 85 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6
Pre-
None
$1.50 for 1910:
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Societe desforzed
INDIA, LIMITED, Authorised Capital ..............
Bubscribed
Paid Va
Reserved Fund
Pulpeser⠀ #50 ||820 Papiertarias pald
500.000 de Tonkla up. $50
Benoit $200 1125.000
562.500 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150 363,000 Steam Laundry $5
United·· "Asbestan)
BANKERS: Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.
Oriental Agancy, $10 $911⁄2 b. Ld
United Asbestos Founders Shares
$10 $500
$10 917 1/2
Union Waterboat
Weismann, Ltd.
910 1830 $10 8734
Interest allowed on Current Ac counts at 2 per rant per annum on Dally Balange and on Fixed Watson Deposits at caton which may be William Powell Ascertained on application.
AE LINTON
None
Ne 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 yearl
ending 31°18'1912.
25 per cent for year? Wending 817/11
60 cents for 1912
40 cte. yearending 30'6-12 WRIGHT AND HORNBY, BAUWEB
fional Broker 4 De Torzz Band Conast til addreng Keshody,