COMMERCIAL
The Supply of Emery.
The world's supply of emery comes from Greek Islands and from Asia Minor tear Smyrna, and ship- ments have been restricte i sud delayed during the last twelve months owing to the disturbed conditions in the Balkans, and the withdrawal of an many mec
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER VINT
Entertainments
The Hongkong Tramway
Company, Limited.
from industrial life, The Greek THE LAST BAND NIGHT OF THE SEASON
Obumber has lately passed a Bill regulating the emery trade of Naxos ( inland supplying large quantitive of soft polishing en-
HAS BEEN POSTPONED.
ers) and fixing the fninu THE DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER.
selling price of Nexo emery a 628. per ton, while frat-grade amery run tuota sold at leas than 86. pe: ton. The grading of tho, mial will be under the control of three Government offi- cials on theisland, says Electricity, and after sorting, the emery. is to be shipped to the neighbour-· ing island of Sy'ra, whore a sales
agent is to be stationed. The 9.15
agent will give certificates stating
quantity, quality, selling price,
and steamer by which re-shipment is to be made
Major Bond-KO.Y.LI,
Major. C. Bond, in giving up
command of theepot of the
VICTORIA THEATRE
TO-NIGHT
"
TO-NIGHT 9.15
'CHARLIE COLMS AND THE DANGER'S NECKLACE '!
IN 2 PARTS
MAGNIFICENT DETECTIVE SUBJEOT, ABOUNDING IN SENSATIONALISM
"THE SMUGGLER'S WIFE
91
Yorkshire Light Infantry, has as- A FINE DRAMATIC PICTURE CAREFULLY STAGED.
samad duty as socou in com- mand of the 2nd Battalion York- elire Light Infantry at Cork, re- placing Major Colquhoun, who how bann tenporarily disolarging the duties of that appointment. Major Brooke, of the Zad Bat talion at Cork, has now taken over dommand of the regimental depot in place of Major Bond.
AND MOST CLEVERLY ENACTED
K
GAUMONT GRAPHIC
SHOWING "ALL THE LATEST EVEN IS AT HOME
THE COMIC PICTURES
** COWBOYS DAY OUT"
AM EXCELLENT TESTIMONIAL
THE MASKED DOOR
Public Companies ON SUNDAY 21ST & MONDAY 22ND SEPT.
HONGKONG & CHINA GAS
COMPANY, LTD, N*
NOTICE.
ON 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. MCCUBBIN.
Aoting Local Secretary and Resident Engineer.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP
CO. LD.
HE Ordinary General Most-
THE
ing of Shareholders in the
above Company will be held at
THE DRAMATIC FILM
LOST IN THE SEA"
COMING
44
FOR THE KING " ́
'A PICTURE OF A VERY HIGH QUALITY,
%
BIJOU THEATRE
3 NIGHTS TONIGHT
AURDAY
the Company's Offices, on Wet GEO. SAMUELS PRESENTS THE FAMOUS
naday the 24th of September at: noon for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Man- ugers, together with a Statement of Account to June 30th, 1913.
The Transfer Books will, be closed from the 19th to the 24th of September, both days in- clusive.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
Cereal Vinga, Hongkong. 3rd Sept, 1918.
Notices
(449,
SPECIAL SALE OF WORK IN AID OF THE
"
Carnegie Museum
ALASKA-SIBERIA EXPEDITION
or Pictures
6000 FEET OF FILMS AND 30 EXPLANATORY SLIDES. ACCOMPANIED BY AN EXPLANATORY, LECTURE. TWO HOURS OF CONTINUOUS SENSATION AND BREATHLESS INTEREST.
THRILLING HUNTING SCE ES 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. BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S.
ORPHANS AND THE HOME PRICE: $1.50, $1.00, 70 Cents,
FOR THE DESTITUTE.
The Superioress and Sisters of the Italian-Convent have the honour to announce that their
Annual Sale of Needlework, comprising Ladies' and Children's table dresses, embroideries, covers, handkerchiefs and variety of articles suitable for presents, will be held at the Con- vent on the
22nd to 27th inst, Inclusive, commencing each day at 10 a.m.
Notice
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD.
NOTICE.
A Special Feature of this year's Sale will be a Children's Stall on which will be displayed a fine as- NOTICE is hereby given that
Scrip Carti@cate with res sortment of Sweets and Choco- Jates specially seleolet from the pect to 5 Sharea numbered 4799/ Manufacturers in Sitzerland. 4803 in the above Office standing This Stall is certain to delight the name of Amdeng. Sai the little ones. Charming little (deceased) of Bangkok has been packets of onfectionery can be lost, and should the same not he bad for five cents each Be-produced before the 27th Instant, sides these, there will also be a new Borip Certificate will be large range of bonbons, all done issued in favour of the sald up in fancy and dainty boxes of Amdeng Sai (deceased) and no attractive design, Every one of transaction taking place, under these boxes is moderately priced, the old Scrip Certificate will be
The Superioress and Sisters bei reregnised by the Office.
solicit the patronage, or a generous community to aid jo w:rk of providing for the man- tenance of the large number of Orphans at the Convent and its outlying branches.
ITALIAN; CONVENT.
28, Caine Road, Hongkong, 15th, Sept., 1913.
p. pro. JARDINE," MATHESON & Co. Ltd.
T. 8. FORREST;·
General Agents
Hongkong, 12th Sept., 1913.
Notice
NOTICE
:
HONGKONG, LAWN, BOWLS LEAGUE.
Open Singles Championship
'INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
Head Office, Wall Street, New York London Office 1-16, Bishopsgate, B.C.-
BRANCHES,
Boulay Maka ji
Calcula
Cuoion
Robe
Ролния
Shanghai
(Clay)
1. Sempire a no gheitas Frascico
Hongkong
Funkow
Moh
Capital and R10,000
VERY DESCRIPTION OF TANKING MUNTI NESS transacted debeat!
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened sà thé noind DEPOSITS RECEIVED, ON adding
To spammár for shorter periods, at 'enten, which may be sacaraibed an applican300 L
HILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES "LETTERE OF CREDIT -DRAFTS granted un all the principal cities La the World, TIHE BANKS CIRCULAR LETTERE OF CAKDIT N available all over the World.
DOMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
assed.
"PURCHASE and SALE of Stocke and Shares
adecied
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and gushed,
GZOROK Hoda
Manager.
·9; Queon'a Rósd, Hongkong Hongkong, ist Nov., 1912 1912
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITER:
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital 30,000,000 Roserve Fund....... 18,200,000
***
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
Branchos Antung-Hsien Bombay Caloutta Changchun Dairon Fengtien Harbin Hankow Honolulu
Kobe Liao-Yang London Lyone
Agencies at Nagasaki
Newchwang New York Osaka Pelin Ryoiun Port
(Arthur)
Вan Francisco
Shanghai
Tiebling
Tientsia
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Interest Allowed on Current
Account. A
H
80730 7803. Banks
70 康
JONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand BANKING CORPORA 30 de
[TION: 24k.n
Paid-up Capital 1,815,000.00
RESERVE : FUNDS:
'Sterling
Jent dein aidsð fácsak tám £1,500,000 at 2/m
NOT PRO
$15,000,000
Silver
213,450.000
*
60 de 4 m/p
T/T Shanshafe
T/T Singapore
TYT Japan: Like T/T India - iisuqu Demand Indiakiduali Demand Manila
T/T. San Fou & New TIT: Java
T/T. Marke
MOONGYT SHT
Exchange
By Buying
4 m/s. £/O.
4 m/s. D/P & m/s. L/C
35 d. 8'ney
30d/s, San Eco
m/s. Marks) and
m/s. Francs et astra än
5 năm
dò
BarSilver, ready 11.li.
forward WLAMUR Gold Leaf per tael..............**** TA Bank of England rats:1410).%434% Sovereign nangan
Opium Quotation.
$9.92
at amilial 2 quÑAugil Malwa, Nawl.:A.$3,350 per pió Malwa, Old 3,800
T/T. France
Subsidia
(Bal of zoli
Discount per: 100%
shes ete.piece 88
in pitale
684 351
fr$7/7/8)30 || Benares, Old...............
Chinese
VA Quote #32,450,000| Chiness, Referves Liability: ofe
Proprietors WALIMIR 15,000,000 | Hongkong 20 COURT-OF DIRECTORS. Hangkong.10
8. H. Dodwell, Esq., Chairman. Hon. Mr. D. Landaler Deputy
Chairman,
G. Friesland, Esq. O. 8. Gubbay, Esq. "P.H. Holyoak, Esq. GR. Laurenz, Esq. T. Lieb, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, H. A. Sieba, Esq CHIEF MANAGER:"L Hongkong N, J. Stabb.
MANAGER, 1 'Shanghai—A; G. Stephen, London Bankers London County and Westminster Limited.
#
HongkongInterest 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
À¤num.
For 6 months, 3 per cent par
Annum.
Patna, Now... 4305 pet che Patna, Old Man 4,250 5pm Benares, New....4,800, and 2.
SHARE REPORT
S-SELLERS -GSUSA-LASE
Stocki & "Paid ur Valos,ys!! -CLOSING
DANKS.
Hongkong & Shai $125
8790)
MARINE INSURANCE → Cantone North China
£82
$50320
£5 T137).
$100.
$786
Unions
Yangtzes
FIRE INSURANCER China Fires:
*SHIPPING.
£50 $191
$20 $149. $50 $365 h.
$15 $281 6.
Hongkong Fires China & Manilas $25 $9 Douglas Steamship $50: 835 Steamboats Indo-Chinas... (Preferred) (Deferred)
"Shell". Transports £1
"Star Ferry
£5 $77
109
en
$10 $57
Deposits received for fixed For 12 months, 4 per cent per periods at rates to be obtained on
Annum.
REFINERIES. application.
China Bugara $100 1994- EISHI ONO,
N.J. STABB, Chief Manager Luzon Sugars
:8100 035 Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar, 1913.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Chinese Engineerings £1 32/6
[18
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.lap told
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
MINING
Tronoha.
21 55/6 £113.10 Raubs J. THE Business of the above DOCKS, WHARVES, &G'DOWNS
Bank is conducted by the Kowloon Wharfa $50 $90 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
H.K&W poa Dooka $50 $77,0. BANKING CORPORATION.
Rules may be obtained on ap Shanghai Dooks T. 100% 5350 plisation, med
Hongkow Wharf, 100 T.106, bu £1,200,000
INTEREST on deposits is al-'iz £1,700,000 lowed on the minimum monthly LANDS, HOTELE & BUILDINGS
balances at 63. Per Cont. per an- Anglo French Lands 1.100.0
$125 £1,200,000.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund...
Reserve Liability of
Proprietora
acted..
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application,
A. S. HEWETT, .
Acting Manager.
num
Depositors may transfer at their Hongkong Hotals $50 option balances of $100 or môre, to the Hongkong and Shanghai Hongkong Lands $100 $119 Bank to be placed on FIXED DEFOSIT at 4 Per Cent. per
annum
Kowloon Lands $30 146 Humphreys Estates $100
For the Hongkong and Shang-Shanghai Lands T. 30 T.91 hai, Banking Corporation,
NJ. STABB, Chief Manager.
West Points
$50 $72
Hongkong, 11th April, 19122 DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE Manila M'pole Hotel P-10 F.8
THE
Notices
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
CO., LTD:76
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of Bouse Pro- Perty, &c.
THE final t'es in this Compet
ition will be played on the Poire Club Greens, Happy Valer, on SATURDAY NEXT, 2 th inat, at 5.30 pm. The Prizes for the Championship and the Trophy for the League, wil be presented to the successful competitors by Mrs, Messer; }
Members and friends of the competing teams are invited to b present.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System. (Rates and Particulare on. ap-
__plication).
The Office of TRUSTEE EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY &
Undertaken and Executed.
OF
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,00 Head Office,Shanghal.. Board of Directora Herlin.
4 Branches:' Berlin Caloutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kabe Paking Singapore. Tientsin Tsinantu Tsingtan Yokohama LONDON-BANKERS:
Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Bone The Union of London and Smith's
Bank, Limited.* Dentsche Bank (Berlin), London
Agency Direction der Disconto Gazell-
sohaft T Dresdner Bank INTEREST allowed on Current Account. DEPOSITS received
SHEWAN, TOMES & Ca
General Managers... Hongkong, 19th Marob, 1908
PEA
EAK, TRAMWAT
LIMITED.
TILIE TABLE.
WEEK DAYS.
7.00 4. to 1.00 AM, 15 10.00 AM to
1.197.M, to
4.3 to
3,00 M. Erane ng Man. 10.00 AM... TL-00 AM-
1.00 756
5.00 M. to 10 MIN.!
PRANTU, NIGHT CARS.
14001/M syyshalf hour,
$1.00 PM to 31.49 B
every quarter of ana
SUNDAYE
82
on terms which may, be, learned
4
Row
120,2
COTTON MILLE.
Shanghai Cottone
T.30. T. 1271
T.107
barga
MISCELLANEOUS.
Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik Hongkong Cottons"- $10 $916
$12 $94 China-Borneos Light and Power $101
Do (Spec. shares) $14 sa. &. China Providents $10-489 Dairy Farme $6 $28 Green Islands $10 (86) Hongkong Electrics $10 $401b
$25 $175 8. Hongkong Ices Hongkong Ropes $10 $23 88.
Langkats
on application. Every description Morning Post of Banking and Exchange busi- Peak Tramway Gness transacted,
10-24
#8261 1992 $10 $10
$192
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Hongkong Electrio Tram: 9/2
Manager,
Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised Japital
Subscribed w Paid Up
Reserved Fund...
8.00 AM 13 10.30 am, «Every of hundrés 4:12.30 A3 to SRO A MENTAT
BANKERS:
10 M 20 Bank of England 1945 to 0005 M Devic
$.00 232, MA 25 MIN.
Philippines
$10 $5 FL Price &Co., Ld. $1086-
1450 |||$20
Societes des terred.
Pulperes Papierteriespaid 21,500,000 1 di Tonkin Top 50
wwwwsatBenefit'] [8200° 1,125,000
562,500 Shanghai Sumatras T. 20 T.180 415,000 Steam Laundry $5 34
UnitedAsbestos
18.00 NOOK to 200 London Joint Stock Baok, 2.00 2.36. 10.50 to Be Limited. 2006 at 1 Km (295! Calici 23 km)
Interest allowed on Current Ao NIGHT, CART
FROST mikro
Hon. Secretary.
Oriental Agency, $10 $914
United Asbestos, 810 $300
Founders Bhares
Union Waterbost $10 $17 1/2 b.
#1030
counts at Ziper cent per annum Welsmann, Ltd on Daily Halance and on Fixed Watson Deposite at rates which may be william Powellll. So
ascertained on 87
"EINTOKE
$1088
B-BUYERS!
A
4,000 frit +9
DIVIDEND AND DATE.
£2 at ex 1/194 equal to]
920.31 for year
ending 30/6/15
$18 for 1919
A
Final of 1 p.o, making 20 p.e. for 1911 Ja Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912. okt Final of $12.mak. $15 for), 1911 & Int, of 89 for 1913/ $10 for 1911 der suit
$87 for 1911 nk ki moulqi $1 for 1906
$1.50 for year end g30°6′12 Dividend of $1 for half) year ending 31°12′12"); (6 p.o. for years 1912 and en 1912: on\préferrel shares his need: (Final of 4/- making 6/" for yearending 81:12:12 Int. of 1/- a/c, 1918;w $2 on 10,000 shares let issue $2 on 10,000 2ndrom $1 on 10,000 3rd
for year ending 30'4'18
$9 for 1912: udaal. Hovde
of Shp.o. 8. 2/5d per Coupon No. 146 count year 10.6.19757 Int. of 3/6 B 1918
1/2 for 1909
Post
$4.50 for year 19129 ban $1 final dividend fort
your 1911 3D BLANKET
Tie. S for 1918:
Interim of Tis & for 19187' Se i kanol -ŽIARIES ORAL
TIL. 6.19216obunla
03
$3 on old bhares, #1:507 on new shares for half> year 3112120>
6314 for 14 year ending
30.6.134 civil Jucieuse 50 cents for 1912-
*$2,80 for 1912...........
5 p. o. for half, to. 30'8:12) & final of & p.d, making 11 p.o. for 1912
S
#2 for 11 year ending
16 per cent. for 1910 LA
7p.c. for year ending
31-1012:
Tia. 10 for half year end- Ing 80'6'13 tahun
wolny dolda no MARE # bo dada to 15 idarele ***50 cents 81.7.08! maint
85 cents for 1912 WAL
02
70 cents for 19124561 31.25 for year end'g 817-12 40 cents for 191157. Cred $1.60 per share for 19121 Hinterim for 1919 met 31 Interim for 1919 ~~
T1account,1
None
Crys
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€80 cental on fully paid shares and 8 cents on $1 paidshares for year ending 30,413
Fone
$1.50 for 1919M ZUTOP
None
Fast Lead, mypufragen (171) No dividend this year
50 ota for yearend g 315.4
(20 per cent. per ordinary ahore for year ended 315-1912
$1 per share for year ending $119191209
25 per cent for year
ending 31711
60 cents for 1912
10 dtd yearending 30'61a Corrected to tergo plan Sept 13. ke 05 WRIGHT AND HORNBY, Bhors so8 Oonacul · Bookcase 1 De Vorius Ema Cerion' Woli midcris