COMMERCIAL
Shanghai Coal Market,
Meagra. W relock and Com- pany's coal market report dated, 21 Anguet, 1913 eye-
Coal. Japra. — There is no change to report in this market since last writingan hostilities aro till being carried on at Nanking and up-rivor ports and as long as these continue it is hopeless to look for any resumption of trade.
In Japan coil-ports stocks are still on the decline, duo ta beavy shipments overseas and partly also on account of the national summer holidays.
Cardiff Coal-Deliveries to the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1913.
Entertainments
VICTORIA THEATRE
ENTIRE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME EVERY
Tuesday, Friday & Saturday
TO-NIGHT
THE GREAT DRAMATIC
FILM
anou-of-war in port continino good. A ROGUE OF THE TURF"
Coal. No nawe.
ja
Kailan Coal-Owing to the recent troubles' deliveries have been smaller than usual nod although the situation is gradually improving it will be some time before confidence is restored or money becomes easy-coal how- ever, finds s'ready market in the North and, it is difficult for the output to supply the demand. Prices remain quite firm with little or no chance of any reduc-. tion. Local stocka aro. well dp to the average.
Į
Japan's China · Trade.
The diaturbances in China aro
naturally seriously effecting the
AND SOME OTHER MAGNIFICENT PICTURES
IN "TWO PARTS
PERFORMANCE TENDERED
GRAND FAREWELL
TO MR PEDRO MADARIQAGA
ON
29TH AUGUST 1913
SPECIAL. ...... PROGRAMME
SCENIC THEATRE.
'PROGRAMME FOR
TO-NIGHT
CUITE LIKE DADDY,
BY BILLY BOY
MAX AND THE PANCAKE,
MAX LINDER
PATHE'S GAZETTE
ALL FILMS NEW TO HONGKONG, a PC
sule of cotton fabrics in Japan, BIJOU write Messrs. Noel, Murray & Co., Ltd., orders from all parts of the Republic have fallen off, prices have tumbled down and stocke are piling up everywhere. It is said there are 7,000 bales of Japanese Sheeting, etc., in Tientsin alone and 3,600 bales búai- in Shanghai, with no ness doing. Most of these ac cumulations are deliveries under contract made some time back, when costs were considerably higher than they are at present to the situation for those concerned
Gnad oil produced in excess of is a serious one. Similarly, the
the demand, had not they antici- yarn position was deeply affected and the prospects of the market pated disputes between the two were gloomy, export business companies over their respective trade marks. Under these circum- was temporarily stopped, so
stances, that an oversupply was
likely
the Japanese concern has to be the result, and a
not yet given an answer, and. the sequent checking of a revival in Owing to the employment of a new negotiations remain unsettled. prices, which slumped to Yen
method of boring, the output of 129.00 as news of the spread of oil has been greatly increased the revolt reached Osaka. When however the successes of the since last year, but even now the
con-
country.
output does not exccǝd one half troops from the North were re- corded, followed by the flight of of the total consumption of this If the increased output some of the rebel leaders," a speedy revival took place and of kerosone goes on at the same quotations went up with a jump rate as during the past year, Japan
may
be able in time to check the
to Yen 141.00. Other causes con- import of foreign oil and produce tributing to this sudden strength enough to meet her own require- ening of a weak situation were, the ending of the period of gloom to think of thie as Japanese oil menta. But it is still premature and mourning for the late Em refuers have much leeway to peror, the prospects of a good make up before they can expect to beat foreign importers. Such
rice harvest induced by the con- tinuance of fine weather, and the resultant fall in prices of the being the case it will be dithealt for them, for the present, to ad a market for the increased output
staple article of food; the de
FILLIS
CIRCUS.
Opening Shortly
at
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,
Head Offlon mo, Wall Street, New York, London Office~jd, Bishopsgata, E.C.
*- BRANCHES
Bombay
Catia
Canson
Ci
Colon
· Haalare
Hiaskous
Capital and Res ACYC...................... +$7,060,000 (Gold)
boot 3,810,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF PANKING BUSI NESS sucted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opined on the manns DEPOSITS RECEIVED,
for on your mi (AX DE RAKETA, or för shorter perjods, at rafes, which "may be faceftained on application.
Banks
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI TIT..
BANKING CORPORA- Demand
TION.
30 d/s 60d/o
Exchange
Selling.
Buying
15/16 4 m/s. L/C `.........
2-4 m/s. D/P ***
11/28/~ 9/16
1/1/16
6 m/s. L/O
TT. Shanghai
2/-3/16/30 d/k8'ney & Melbourne 3/- 11/16
..73% 30 d/e. San F'ao & New York, 1994
854 m/e, Marks...
1496 m/s. do
·∙Kota ·
Mexico
Panaisa
Paking
Shnathal Yokota
Paid-up Capital
RESERVE FUNDS:
Storling
$13,000,000 4 m/s
TT Singapore.
T/T. Japan
2.09 1/2
.97)
T/T. India ....
4 m/s. France.
....2.571
Demand India
12.5916
Demand, Manila
9714 BarSilver, ready
£1,500,000 at 2
Silver
$15,000,000
17,450,000
T/T. San F'co & New York T/T. Java ........................ 181 T/T. Marks T/T. Francs
48 |
forward
.27 11/16
Gold Leaf per tael...
203
1.2.52
Bank of England rate Sovereign
Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100
Opium Quotation.
Aug. 15.
$32.450,000
Ohinese20 ets pieces 87 9/16%
$73/4
$5 3/4
$7.78
HILLS NEGOTIATED COLLECTED. ' MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS rated
i on all the petacijai cities to the World.
THE RANKS CIRCULAR, LETTERS OF CREDIT AS Roilable all over Lie World,
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
Issued
PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shares *ffected. „TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and mushad,
GEORGE HOOG, Manager.
9, Queen's Road, Honglong Hongkong, at Nov., 1912 191
THE
‘OKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital #30,000,000 Resorve Fund...... 18,200,000
Head Offico.-YOKOHAMA.
Branches Antung-Haien
Bombay
Calcutta
Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang New York
Osaka Pekin
Ryolun Port
(Arthur)
Changchun
Dairen
Fengtien
Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobe
San Francisco
Shanghai
Tiehling
Liao-Yang London
Tientsia
Tokyo
Lyons"
Los Angeles
Interest Allowed on Current
Account..
Reabrve Liability of
Proprietors.........15,000,000 Chinese ...10
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
Hongkong.20
S. H. Dodwell, Esq.-Chairman. Hongkong.10 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, 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 Uurrent Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on the daily balance."
ON FIXED DEPOSITS
For 3 months. 2 per cent per
Annum.
Malwa, New
Malwa, Old
XAL ..$3,350 per pic. ******** 3,500
Patna, New 4.305 per obe. Patna, Old............ 4,250 Benares, New..... 4200
Benares, Old.. 4,000
SHARE REPORT.
SA-SALE
S-SELLERS
Stacks & PAID UP VALUE,
BANKS.
CLOSING
$790
11£80
b.
Hongkong & B'bai #125·
MARINE INSURANCES, Cantons
North China
Unions
Yangtzea
$50 305 ва.
£5 T137) b
$100 $786
TIRE INSURANCES.
£50 $190
包。
China Fires; - $20 $148 Hongkong Fires $50 $358 1.
SHIPPING. China & Manilas $25 $10 Douglas Steamship $50 338. Steamboats?! Indo-Chinas
$15 $294 B.
(Preferred) £5 $75 88. (Deferred)
For 6 months, 3 per cent por "Shell" Transporte £1
Annum.
b.
B-BUYERS
ATT DIVIDEND AND DATE,
£2 at ex 1/1155 equal to $20.31 for 11⁄2 TOBI. ending 30/6/13
$18 for 1912
Final of 10 p.o, making
20 po. for 1911
Final of $20 making $50
for 1911 and Interim
of $30 for 1912
Final of $12 mak. $15 for
1911 & Int, of 63 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
po, for years 1912 and 1912 on preferred shares
Final of 2/ making 20% for year ending 311*11
Int. of 1/-alo. 1912 $2 on 10,000 shares ist issue Bon 10,000
[{£11
$10 $56) b.
$1 on 10,000
REFINERIES,
$100.897 $100 $35
MINING.
Deposits received for fixed For 12. months, 4 per cent per Star Ferry" periode at rates to be obtained on
Anoum. application.
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager China Sugars Luzon Sugars
EISHI ONO,
Manager, Hongkong, 31st Mar, 1913.
[18
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA," AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
THE
Chinese Engineerings £130/6
Tronohs
£1 60- HE Business of the above Rauba
£1634 Bank is conducted by the DOCKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI | Kowloon Wharfa $50 $92, sa, & b.
¿..
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
BANKING CORPORATION. H.K.&W'poa Docks $50 { $81 ga,
Rules may be obtained on ap-{ HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
Shanghai Docks T. 100 53 Paid-up Capital....£1,200,000 plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al- Hongkew Wharfs T. 100 T.107 lowed on the minimum monthly Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
balances at $3 Per Cent. per an- LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS £1,200,000
Causeway Bay Reserve Fund.......
**
20 STAR TURNS 20
Prices of admission
Box 6 persons $15.00.
Single box seat 83.00
1st.Chairs
ין
£1,700,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
ed and FIXED DEPOSITS” re-i ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application"
num.
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Per Dent. per annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai. Banking Corporation,
N.J. STABE, Chief Manager,
A.S. HEWETT,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. 22 DEU
Companies
$2.00
2nd Chairs
$1,00
Gallery
50 Cents
Performance 9.18 p.m! SHARP
MATINEES
WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY AT 4 P.M.
THE
straction by fire of the new of kerosene oil, seeing that the Kishiwada Spinning Mill and the discovery that, after all, 40,000 yield is increasing so much.
bales of yarn had been exported during July. This speadly change for the better seems to be spread- ing to other branches of industry and commerce and to the Stock "Exobanges and should certainly
Public
impress merchante and politicians HONGKONG & CHINA GAS
alike with the curse and hateful- ness of War and imbue all with
a desire for Peace. We trust we shall have it soon, with plenty thrown in!
COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE.
ON and from October 1st. 1913, the price of Gas to the Public will be reduced to $2.50 per 1,000 Cubic Feat.
By Order of the Directors,"
J. McCUBBIN. Acting Local Secretary and Resident Engineer.
Notices"
The Kerosene Oil Industry. The Denka Mainichi " 8ays ramoure are in eirculation that the Rising Sun Petroleum Com▾ pany has approached the Hoden Kerosene Oil Compsoy with a view to buying up kerosene oil refined by the Japanese Company and selling it in the Oriental markets ander their own. trade marks. The explanation given is that the demand for kerosene oil at home has greatly increased lately owing to the use of oil as fuel for warships and, con- Her Majesty the Queen PHE 31st of August, birthday sequently, it is reported that the Company sees that ultimately it of the Netherlands, falling this year on a Sunday, there will be will not be able to supply the no reception at the Consulate- market in the Orient from its Conoral for the Netherlands. own wells. The foreign Com-
pany therefore is now in danger
of losing markets which it has
NOTICE.
built up in the Far East in the HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
The Hoden conree of years. Kerosene Oil Company, which has SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS. lately increased its output daily
by 600 koku (one koku about 4 A MEETING of those interest-
Notices
CHINA. PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
Children half price to Matinees Loans on Mortgage of Rouse Pro- only.
perty, &c.
A. MILTHÖRP, :13
Agent.
Notices
NOTICE.
temporary.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise; Loans made on the Provident
System.
(Rates and Particulars on ap.
plication).
The Office of
TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
OF
WILLS," ATTORNEY, &o, Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & 06.! DURING my
General Managers. absence from the Colony the Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 affairs of the Company will be oarried on by Mr. C. WURIU.
S. MORIMOTO,
6
Agent,
TOYO KISEN KAISHA, Hongkong.
HONGKONG GYMKHANA
OLUB,
THE FOURTH GYMKHANA MEETING of the SEASON will be held at HAPPY VALLEY on Baturday, the 30th August, 1913, commencing at 3.15 p.m.
The charge of Admission will be $1.00 for others than Members
of the Hongkong Jockey Club or Gymkhana Club.
Boldiers and Sailors in uniform Half Price.
The Committee invite tho ed in above will be held at Ladies of Hongkong to be REGINALD FO. MASTER, Hon. Seoy. & Treasurer,
Hongkong, $7th August, 1919,
gallons, thanks to the employ the Jockey Club Office on Satur- present. racat of more up-to-date methods, day, 30th instant at 18 3 p.m. would have willingly accepted
H. P. WHITE, the offer of the "Rising Sun Acting Clerk of the Course. Company, rather than store warp Hongkong, 28th August, 1918:
32
PEAK
K TRAMWAY CO
LIMITED.
TIME TABLA
WEEK DAYS.
8,00 44,"Every 7.000 Loo A, to 10.00 AM 10.00 AM, to ·32.00 A.M. It 30 A.M. LD 12-15 PAG 38.45 F.3-LO X.55 F.M. 20
EUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Capital Fully
BANK.
| Anglo French Lands T.100,T,94
"Hongkong Hotels $50
$125
$90 sa.
قرة
b.
Hongkong Lands $100 $115 Humphreys Eatatos $10 $9 Kowloon Lands
$30 $46
Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 89
West, Points $50 $72 .8.
Manila M'polo Hotel P:10 P. 8
COTTON MILLS.
T. 50 T. 130
EWOB Shanghai Cottons Laou Kung Mow' Kung Yik Hongkong Cottons $10 89.60
MISCELLANEOUS,
T,116 192 1316
Pald-up...Sh. Taels 7,300,000 Head Office-Shanghai, Board of Direotore Berlin. Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton
Uhina-Borneos $12 $10 Hamburg Hankow Kobe
Light and Powers · 810) Peking Singapore Tientsin
Do. (Spec. shares) $144 Tsinanfu Tsingiau Yokohama. China Providents 810 881
LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschil. & Sons. Green Islands.
Dairy Farms
$6. $27 .b. $10 6 1/2 b. The Union of London and Smith's Hongkong Electrios $10 $3816 b.
Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London
Hongkong Iowa
* Agency. Direction der Disconto, Gesell-Hongkong Ropes
schaft.
Dresdner "Bank"
INTEREST allowed on Current
Account. DEPOSITS received
Langkata
$25 $175 8
$10 $24, ex div.
8. 10 T23
$25 $22 $10 $10
Do. (new) $1 92 0. Hongkong Electric Trams 8- b.
Philippines
$10 $5
on terms which may be learned Morning Post on application. Every description Peak Tramway of Banking and Exchange busi- ness transacted",
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.
H. Price & Co., Ld. $106.
Pre-
THE MERCANTILE BANK Or Boolete desferred
་
10 MIN.
33 Mor
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13 MIN.
15 PM.
T
на Мо
15.M.
3.45 p 4. P.
2
H
10 MINI
TNI
LIMITED.
·3.00 16.4
15 MIX
5.00
to
TO MIN
NIGHT CARS.
Authoris
*pital ..............£1,500,000
11
M
Reserved Fund
*NO CO
Ex P.. п
Bsc romfand ↑ Pati, pan risk, to
18005FMT averyshalf hour.
- 21.00 7,1 to 1145 PM.
every quarter offibour."
SUNDAYS.
(-ROD AM, 10) 10:30 AM. - Evant sa Min, 10:30.5 to 18,00 N.
31,45 AM to 100 Noo"
to Mr.
IS MIH
iran Noor to 100 YM H
to Mr.
3.00 to 600 M
1,00 Ft to 3.00 FMI
In
zi
10 Mr.
41
Jp Men
Too z,malo, *7.00 93.
7:00 PM to
It 20 DEED, NIGHT CARS 'as on Weak Daru
SATURDAYS, Extra-Cara*at/ 11"midnight, REGIAL CARE Arrangement the Company's co
Alexandra Bulldogs, De Vorm Boody
Subscribe Pald Up
Pulpeset: $50"|||320 Papierteries paid du Tonkin up $50
Beneft $200 ..... 1,195,000 8hanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150
562,500 Steam Laundry
15 $4 415,000 United Asbestos]
Oriental Agency, 810 | #911⁄2 h.
BANKERS:
Bank of England. London Joint Slook Bank,
Limited.
Interest allowed on Current Ac-
spunts et 2 per cent per annum
United - Asbestos Į Founders Shares) Union Waterboat Weismann, Ltd.
$10 $300
$10 817 1/2
$10 $30
$10 $734 b.
$11
"
2nd 3rd
for year ending 30'4'13
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897.
Interim of 3 pc. 88/5d per share. Coupon No. 1.ac- count year 10.6.1.
Int. of 2/6 &
1/2 for 1909
.1913
$4.50 for year 1912
$1 final dividend
· year 1911 ·
Tis. for 1912.
for}
Final of Tle. 4 making)
Tls 7 for 1912
Tis. 6 29'2'10
$3 on old shares, $1.501
on new shares for half year. 3112 12
$33% for
30.6.13
year ending
50 cents for 1912
$2.80 for 1912
5p.c.for half to 30°6′12)
& final of 6 p.o: making
11 p.c. for 1912. ****
$2 for year ending 30.6.12
15 per cent, for 1910 ·· ·
* p.e. 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 31712 40 cents for 1911. $1.60 per share for 1912
$9 interim for 1913
$1 interim $3 for 1913
Tls. 1 account 1913
Мопе
80 cents on fully paid)
shares and 8 cents on $1paidshares for year ending:30.4:13. Final of $5 p.. making * 7p.o, for 1912.
None
$1:50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year
50 cts. for year end'g 81.5.1 (20 per cent, per ordinary share for year ended 3151912
$1 per share for year
ending 8112 1913 25 per cent for year)
ending 31711⠀
60 cents for 1913 Ma
on Daily Balance and on Fixed Watson. Deposite at rates which may be William Powell
40 ots, yearending 30′6-17 sscertained on application.
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