COMMERCIAL
Home Commercial and Produce
Market.
August 15.
The Bok" rats remains un-' ohanged at 4 por cant. The Open market rate for short loans is 3 per cent, and discount of four months' Bank bills 4 1-16 to 4 per cent. In the Silver merket fluctuations have been small, and priesa close a little easier on the week, bars being quoted 27 21 6d. For oz. on the spat. In the Rab- ber, share market a good busine-* has taken place, and quotations generally show an improvement. The Shell Transport and Trading Company has made an offer to purobase the entire business of One of the principal oil companies in which investors are chiefly, in- terested, the Californian Oilfielda, Limited. A dirouler issued by the Peking Syndiente cille atten- tion to the assistanc⚫ given in the promotion of the inque. Ir- dustrielle de Chine. The meat- ing has been held of the. Ko's 'Tinggi (Johore) Rubber Com- pany. In China Tea a fair busi Desa is passing, rates Ling him. Coffee has been in good demand at prices showing rɔme advance," There is a small business passing in Sugar at steady prices. Singa pore Pepper is quiet but 'steady, and White Pepper quiet with little businesa. In Rice a quiet
De prevails, but previous rates are maintained. Manila Hemp has been flat and lower. Planta- tion Rubler has ben firm with a good business, and gex average Bhest is now quoted at about 29. 01. par lb Fine Ward Para in 38. 104. par Ib. Straits Tins is £180 to £189 10. for cash, and
188 to 188 10. for three months.
Entertainment
FILILS' CIRCUS.
NIGHTS,
LAST 2
TO-NIGHT
The exciting Sporting Sketch TALLY-HO
TUESDAY, Sept. 15th. FAREWELL PERFORMANCE
SCORRIE DE 'GALA D Under the distinguished patron- age of H. E. Mr. CLAUD SEVERN, the Officer. Administering the Government, and
Major-General F. H. KELLY,
C. B. 0.0.0. the Troops,
S, CHINA
and ...
the Elite of Hongkong,
Grand Special Programme for
this occasion commencing at 9.30 p.m. sharp.
Don't forget the fast night, the grandest of all,
Late Cars to the Peak,
Free list entirely suspended for this Night.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, M
Entertainments
VICTORIA THEATRE
FOR
3
ONLY
NIGHTS
COMMENCING ON
TUESDAY, 16TH SEPTEMBER.
THE GREAT DRAMATIC
MATHILDE
FILM
5000 ft.
ADAPTED FROM THE FAMOUS ROMANCE
d' EUGENE SUE
ALSO
GOOD SELECTION OF NEW PICTURES.
A SPECIAL PROGRAMME
BIJOU THEATRE
5 NIGHTS
Commencing Wed., Sept. 17
MATINEE SATURDAY
CEO. SAMUELS PRESENTS THE FAMOUS
Carnegie-Museum.
ALASKA-SIBERIA EXPEDITION
Motion Pictures
6009 FEET OF FILMS AND 30 EXPLANATORY SLIDES. ACCOMPANIED BY AN EXPLANATORY LECTURE. TWO HOURS OF CONTINUOUS SENSATION AND BREATHLESS INTEREST.
THRILLING HUNTING SCENES UNDER THE 'MIDNIGHT SUN.!
THE CROWNING ACHIEVMENT OF MOTION PICTURE HISTORY I
Comedy, Tragedy, Pathos from Nature's Everlasting Drama. Staged
at The. Top of The World. PERFORMANCE STARTS AT 9.15 p.m. MATINEE AT 4.15 p.m. SATURDAY
MATINEE $1.00, 50 Cents. PRICE:-$1,50, $1.00, 70 Gents.
BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S.
THE
The
WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS,
most complete Mail Supplement in the Colony.
PHOTOGRAPH
Contains all the news of the week in a most attractive form and is the paper for mailog to friends at Home. The photograph this week is entitled "Dicegan Girls' School,
PublicTM Companies↑ Kowkon, Hongkong.'
HONGKONG & CHINA GAS
COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE.
Day by Day!
ON and from October 1st. 1913, Passenger Lists
the price of Gas to the Hotel Lists.......... Public will be reduced to $2.50 per Steamers ............ 1,000 Cubic Feet.
Share Report Commercial.
By Order of the Directors,
J. McQUBBIN.
Acting Local Secretary and Resident Engineer.
Notice
CANTON INSURANCE
No
OFFICE LTD.
NOTICE
JOTICE is heroby given that Sorio Certificate with rES-
The Courts
Telegrams....
Leading Articles
CONTENTS.
Pages.
6
Pages.
15 Another Hongkong Built
Steemer.............. .......... .....64 7་. Death of Major Fleury ....64 8- 9 The Matsura Maru.........65 .....10-11 Burying a Safe ................................85
MO.
SEPTEMBER 14
1013.
Banks:
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,
··Hand Office 2—6o, Wall Street, New York
London Dice126, Ejinhopingnie, KC.
BRANCHES --
Bombay
Casted
Colon
Blomkoop
San Francisco
HONGKONG & SHANGHAITT
BANKING CORPORA-Demand
TION,
30 d/s
Paid-up Capital
NRICO
RESERVE FUNDS
Pairing
Sterling
Shangbat Yokohama
1
£1,500,000 at 27-**
315,000,000
Silver
17,450,000
Capital 154 Reserve (Cali)
bo 1,450,000 - EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS transacted.
· CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened the ERKI
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, da so y $2, or for shorter periodą, us rates, which
“be ascertained as application.
HALL WROOTIATED
COLLECTED.
-
MAREYANA BIRLEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES mads.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS gizsląd. od all the principal mtata is che World, it me
THE LANES CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT BTS valiable all over the World.
COMMERCIALT LETSERS" OF · CREDIT
لوعامية.
PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shares
sdacted.
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and mabad.
* GEORGE HQGG,
Manager.
9, Qn en's Boud, Bongkong Bongkong, 1st Nov., 1913
LTHE
1912
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund ....... 1.18,200,000
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
Branches Antung-Hsien Bombay
Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang.
New York Osaka Pekin
Ryoiun Pot
Calcutta
Changchun
Dairen
Fengtion
(Arthur)
San Francisco,
Shanghai
Tientein
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobe Liao-Yang London Lyons
Tiebling"
Interest Allowed on Current Account.
Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO.
Manager, |Hongkong, 31st Mar., 1913.
[18
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND UHINA.
£1†200,000
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1859.
HEAD OFFICE,LONDON. Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund... £1,700,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans
acted.
..£1,200,000}
QURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS ro ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. 8. HEWETT,
Acting Manager.
$15,000,004 m/s..
$32,450,000
60d/a
T/T Shanghai
TE Singapore
T/T, Japan
T/T. India
Demand India,
Demand, Manila
T/T, San F'oo & 'New
Exchange any
148)
11
Buying.
4 m/s. L/O
27/16.
4 m/s. D/P
6 m/s. L/O
30 die. S'ney & Melbourne 11/16
30 d/e. San Foo & New York, 49%
851 m/s. Marks.
2.09
4 m/s. France
.9.57
2.59
27 15/16
14918 mộc, đó
#9734|| Bar Silver, roady
ork 486 forward
| T/T. Java i........................................................ 12034 Gold Leaf per taci......
203 | Bank of Englandrata voidin -2,5 *↓↓ Sovereign
T/T, Marks norises,
T/T. France
Subsidiary, Coins.
Discount per $100
7738
Reserve Liability of“
Chinese...20 ots, pieces $7 7/8 %% Proprietors....15,000,000 Chinese ...10": COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hongkong.20 8. H. Dodwell, Esq.,-Uhairman. | Hongkong.10. Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Deputy !
Chairman;
G. Friesland, Esq. C. S. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq. G. K. Laurens, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, H. A. Biebs, 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 per cent per Annum on the daily balance.
ON, FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months. 2 per cent per
Annum.
For 6 months. 3 per cent per
Annum.
05 1/4 $7 7/8
Opium Quotation
Aug. 15.
Malwa, New.......$3.350 per plo Malwa, Old k...........' 5,500 * Patna, New, limiti. 4,305 perche. Patna, Old!... 4,250 Benares, New .... 4,200 Benares, Old....ix. 4,000"
SHARE REPORT.
SA-SALE
CLOFING
S-SELLERS
Stockx.& PAIR OF VALOR. RANKS.
£790
Hongkong & S'hai $125 ·
£82
'MARINE INSURANCES Cantons
$50 315
North China
£5 T137
Uniona
$100 $785
Yangtzes
*£50 · 16191
FIKE INSURANCES
SKIPPINO.
China Fires
$20, $148 Hongkong Fires $50 $365 b.
$25. 189 China & Manilas Douglas Steamship $50 $375. Steamboats
Indo-Chinas
(Preferred) (Deferred)
$15 $28 b.
£5 1875 b.
||109/- - Ven
}
Shell " Transports £1
{
$10 $57
b..
REFINERIES.
For 12 months, 4 per cent per "Star Ferry"
Annum.
NJ. STABB, Chief Manager China Sugars. $100 :$95 $100 $35 Luzon Sugars
1
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
HE Business of the above THE
Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on ap plication.
INTEREST on deposita is al towed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent per an
11004
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 Cent. per annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,
NJ. STABB, Chief Manager.
Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22 DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Notices
THE
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
LO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up. Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors Berlin. Branches: Berlin Caloutta Canton
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-Hamburg Hankow Kobe perty, &to.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
Bystomi " (Rates and Particulare on a
plication)
OF
The Office.of "; TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o., Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO General Managers; Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
12 Saturday's Entertain- .13-33 mant ..... .....84-44 The Edict of Milan! .....45-52 St. Joseph's College .68
80.. .66
PEAK TRAMWAY
,69
Notes and Commens....53-50 A Now Pedder. Street.....60
Sport
.57-56 Mr. Cameron Forbes
Special Artioles...........60-62
for Stau- Electricity
kiwan ..........63 Hongkong Volunteers......63 Lung Chai-Kwong's Ad-
visers.....
Major Ralphs
pect to 5 8bares numbered 4799/ 4803 in the above Office standing ferred
in the namo of Amdeng Sail
Leavea.... Matshed as Olsasepom..... 69 Sir Henry May in Berlin...69. Diocesan Girls School.....70
LIMITED
TIME TABLE
WEEK DAYS.
33
Peking Singapore Tientsin Teinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agenoy. Direction der Disconto Gesell-
schaft, m
Dresdner Bank.
HINING.
£1 $3.10
ს.
Chinese Ergineerings £1;32/6
Tronohs
£1 57/6 Raubs DOCKS, WHARYES, & O'DOWNS Kowloon Wharfe $50 891 s. H.K&W poa Dacks $50 $77
b. Shanghai Docks T. 100 53 Hongkew Wharfa T, 100 T. 105 LANDS, HOTELS A BUILLING Anglo French Lands T.100 F.94 Hongkong Hotelg $50
$125
890
Hongkong Lands $100 $113
Humphreys Estates $10 $9
$30 $46 Kowloon Lands
Shanghai Lands T.:30 T. 91
West Points "$50 $72 8.
Manila M'pole Hotel P10 P. 8
COTTON HILLS,
Ewos Shanghai Cottons
Laou Kung Mow Kang Yik
T. 50 T. 128 b.:
T.107 b. ex div,
13
Hongkong Cottons $10 $914
MISCELLANEOUS.
#12 191 China-Bornoos Light and Powers $101
Do. (8pec. shares) $1. China Providents $10 $9 Dairy Farms $6-$2714 Green Islands $10 £6.60 bi Hongkong Elsatzlos $10 $40
$25 $175 s. Hongkong Ioes Hongkong Ropes $10 $23 b.
INTEREST allowed on Current Langkats Account. DEPOSITS received
on terms which may be learned
on application. Every description Morning Post of Banking and Exchange busi-Peak Tramway ness transacted.
g. 10 T251.sa.&b.
$25 $22 $10810
Do (new);
$1 92 B.
B. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Hongkong Electric Trame 9/-
Manager.
$10 Hongkong, 9th Oct: 1911.
H. Price & Co., Ed. $108
[2 Philippines
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Societe desferred
Pulpeso #50′||320) Papierteriespaid £1,500,000 du Tonkin up $50
125,000
Benefit 8200 562,500 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150.
$5 84 415,000 Steam Laundry
United Asbestod
Oriental Agency, $10191 b.
.2.09 AM to & Ex
6.00 AM to 10.00
35.
10. Min.
.11
10.00 AM, to $6.00 A.SE' 3x20 AM to 24.45 730) A
Obituary
...03
Sanitary Bord
73 73
M
INDIA LIMITED, Authorised Capital.
Constable's Death,
Subsoribed
Trang
.1.68
St. Raphael's Society......
Signallera Test....
HALL.
(deceased) of Bangkok has been Directors and Pensione....64.
lost, and should the same not be
produced before the 27th Instant,
a new Scrip. Certificate will be
Issued in favour of the said
Amdeng Bai (deceased) and no transaction taking place under
Banka' Dividende
THE MEDICAL
TELEPHONE, No. 100#indy që
The undersigned beg to notify the public that they
the old Berip. Certificate will be have taken over the business known as THE MEDICAL
recognised by the Office."
papro, JARDINE,
MATHESON & Co. Ltd.
T. S, FORREST
Pe Ceneral Agents,
Hongkong, 18th Sept. 919
HALL, Ice House Street, opposite King. Edward Hotel from the 1st September.
A, KUBY W.KORNATZ, PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTS,
$.15 F., Co 500 130 99 9.60 r., to
NIGHT CARS. $349,"930","to 31.004. very half bour.
23.03 FM 10 21:45 PM.
every quarter of an hour.
"
SUNDAYS.
8.60 AM 10 10.30 AM. Evane ng Bire
· 10.30 AM to 11:00 a 1
21,43 to z Noon35 Mar
1,00 : 500 M
Buble Pull to: 6.00,
2000 Nov 15: 8.00, 230,
115 MIN.
10 MIN.
10 Hin NIGHT, CARS Fadi ba', Week Days)".
1.00 1.30. to
7.00 7.3.
9.00 FIN, 14 10/1
PROBATURDAYS,
Extra Cars to midnight. SPICIAL CARS: Arrangement at the Company's Qfillos,
--Alaraisden Bulidings,
Paid Up
Beserved Fund
BANKERS:
Bank of England. London Joint Blook Bank, Limited.
Interest allowed on Current Ac-
United Asbestos $10 $300
Founders Shares
Union Waterboat
$10 - $17 1/2.
$10530 $10 88
Corrected to ta-10 2-3, Sept.
nts at 2 per cent per angum Weismann, Ltd.
ly Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be
Watson
ned on application, William Powell
AR-LINTON
BUYERS
AST DIVIDEND AND HATE,
£2 atex 1/115% equal to
$20.31 for 14 ending 30/6/13.
$18 for 1912 A
Final of 14 p.o. making.
2p.c. for 1911
Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912
Final of $12 mak, $15 for). 1911 & Int, of$3 for 912)
$10 for 1911
$27 for 1911
$1 for 1906
$1.50 for year end’g30′6′′12 Dividend of $1 for halft year ending 31°12′12 ·†† (6 p.o. for years 1912 and 1912 OD preferred
shares
(Final of 4/- making 6- for year ending 3172*12 Int, of 1/- afo, 1913.
1
32 on10,000 shares 1st issue. $3 on 14,000 2nd $1 on 1,000 3rd for year ending 304′13
'83 for 1912
83 for 1897
Interim of 34 p.0, 8.7/5d per. share, Coupon No. 1 acr count year 10,6.12 :
Int, of 2/6 a
1/2 for 1909
.1913
$4.50 for year 1912
$1 final dividend för)
-year 1911
Tle. 3 for 1912
Interim of Tle 3 for. 1913
Tle. 6 29'2'10 $3 on old shares, $1.50)
on new shares for balf year 31'12'12
$314 for 14 year ending 30 6.13
50 cents for 1912.
'$2.80 for 1912
5p. o. for half to 30*6*12)
& final of 6 pc. making 11 p.o. for 1912
$2 for "11⁄2 year ending 30.6.12
15 per cent. for 1910
7. p.o. for year ending
31°10′12
{ ।
Tle. 10 for haif year end-
ing 30'6'13
20 cents 31.7.08
85 cents for 1912,
70 cents for 1912
$1.25 for year.end'g 31'712 40 cents for 1911 $1.60 per share for 1912 $2 interim for 1913 $1 interim for 913
TIs. 1 account 1913
Nore
80 cents on fully paid】
'altares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.13% Final of $5 p. mak 7 p.o, for 1912, None
$1:50 for 1910 -
None
No dividend this year 50 ots, for year end'g 31.5.1" (20 per cent, per ordinary share for year ended *31*3*1912
$1 per share for year? ending $11210125 25 per cent for year?
ending 31711
50 cents for 1912895 40 ote year ending 30'6 18 RIGHT AND HORNBY," then und