Stones on the Line, ・・・
At Hailsham Police Court on August 20th two boys, who admitted the cffence, were each ordered six strokes with the birch for placing stones. од "he railway lino - Polegate. neer · Easth wine, on July 31. Antol than The prosecution
The stones chured" the engine ol Tunbridge Wells to Eus:bourDe train to leave the rails. The train was travelling at a speed of 15 miles an hour, but fortunately the carriages kept to the line. After the defendants had reen the engine go off the rails they wen to the eat and waited there antil nitor erything was put right.
J'o a police sergeant they admit-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1913.
Entertainments
The Hongkong Tramway Company, Limited.
THE LAST BAND NIGHT OF THE SEASON.
By kind permission of Major Robinson and Officers the Full Band of the 25th Punjabis will play on
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
**CORPORATION.
Head Office+, Wall Street, Nese York Luudou Office : -36, Hishopsgata, K.C
BRANCHES
Bombay
Calcutta
Canton
Cabo. Colon Etaples
Hongkong
* Haskow Capital and Kess
Banks
TT....
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand
BANKING CORPORA-80 d/s v..........
TION,
60 d/s
Paid-up Capital
Kobe
Manila
Mexica
RESERVE FUNDS:
Paza
Paling
Xan Pandaco
Shanghai
Sterling
Yokohama
5,000,000 (Oslå) ·
£1,500,000 at 2/-
$15,000,000
Silver
17,450,000
aboas LED 200
LYERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI
NRSS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS,spsaed on tha" "arune
the Beach at North Point from 9pm until
til 11 p.m. on ECEIVED, held for one
TUESDAY NIGHT, SEPT. 23, 1913.
Special Cars will leave the Post Office every
ted putting the flints on the rails few minutes.
and sem ining to see the result.
Public Auction.
PARTICULARS AND CONDI-
TONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Mon day, the 29th day of Sept., 1913, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern- ment, of One Lot of Crown Land at Fife Street Mong Kok, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term
of 75 years, with the option of renewal at, a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further torm of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No.01 Szle
no.
LISTALITY.
Register
Kowloos faland Lot No.
Mong Kok.
Boundary
Mezqzrements. Approximate)
K
K
15'
leet Teet
feel
feel
3065
15
Contents in
Amual Beni.
about.
Public Companies
HONGKONG COTTON SPIN-
NING, WEAVING and
DYEING Co., Ltd.
THEATRE
ROYAL.
MLLE. TERA MUSRIA
For One Night · Only SATURDAY, 27th SEPTEMBER, 1913.
THE TURKISH EGYPTIAN VAUDEVILLE GO. This Coy: of Artists will present a very enjoyable Programme with their talented Actresses Miss TERA MUSRIA and Mi-s RAHLOO who will introduce the latest English, French and Spanish Dances, also Turkish, Egypti in and Syrian Songs and Dances.
Enchanting Music!
Charming Costumes!! ADMISSION -MA-
Dross Circló $3.00. Stalls $2.00, Pit $1.00 Commencing 9.15 p.m.
Booking at ROBINSON'S.
IBRAHIM RUFFIHT.-Sole Proprietor.
VICTORIA THEATRE
9.15 TO-NICHT
AND
TO-NIGHT
THE MAGNIFICENT DRAMATIC PICTURE
"THE CARBONARI
42 par konum, or for shorter perioda, st rates, which may be ascertained on appikapen
BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTEDNES SMALL and TESEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES MEESTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTO grato! on the principal cities in the World. *THE JANKS CIRCULAR, LETTERS OF CREDIT M available all our the. Wotir.
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
Lasvad.
PURCHASE and BALE" of Stocks and Shares Eected TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cashed.
GROKOZ BO00,
Manager.
9. Queen's Bond, Hongkong Hongkong, 14 Nov, 1912 1912
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 | Paid-up Capital
30,000,000
Reserve Fund..... 18,200,000
i
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
"Branchos Agencies at Antung-Hsien
Nagasaki Nowohwang New York Osaka Pekin
Bombay
Calcutta
Changchun Dairen Fengtion Harbin Hankow
Honolulu Kobe
9.15 Liao-Yang
IN TWO PARTS EXCEEDINGLY COMIC SOME
AND INTER- ESTING PICTURES WILL BE SHEWN
ON
NOTICE TO SHARE OLDELS, FRIDAY 26TH & SATURDAY 27TH
THE ORDINARY ANNUAL
MEETING of SHARE-
HOLDERS of the above Com
SEPTEMBER
pany will be held at the Offices THE BEAUTIFUL PATHE COLOURED DRAMATIC
of the General Managers" on THURSDAY, the 2nd October, 1913, at 11.30, for the purp se of receiv'ng the Report of the Consulting Committee and State- ment of Accoun's to 31st July, | 1913.
The TRANSFER BOOKB of the Company will ba OLOSED from the 25th September, to the 2nd Oc'obar, both days inclusive. JARDINE, MATHESON
& Co., Ltd. General Manage s
Hongkong, 18th September, 1913.
Novice.
SPECIAL SALE OF WORK IN AID OF THE
ORPHANS AND THE HOME FOR THE DESTITUTE.
The Superioress and Sisters of the Italian Convent have tho
PICTURE ENTITLED
"LUCRETIA BORGIA "
IN TWO PARTS,
London Lyons
Ryolun Port
(Arthur)
San Francisco
Shanghai
Tiebling
Tiantain
Tokyo
Los Angeles
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 CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
Rezerve Liability of
Selling
Exchange handog
On Saigongamiail 3⁄41⁄2 pm. 8-9/18 On Bangkok Ame
7-5/16 4 m/s. L/O ......
3/344 m/s. D/P,
4
Buying.
....15/16 3-1
[ 4 m/s “........... • insigniun&f47/16 ,000.00 T/T Shanghai
................................... 797 6 m/s, L/C T/T Singapore
8617 30 d/s.S'ney & Melbourne' Private 30 d/s sight 8'bai - 734 30 d/s. San F'oo & New York. 4994 T/T Japan ................................. 98744 m. Marke T/T India .................. ..................150
4 m/s. Franos Demand India.15014 Demand Manila......................................... 99. 6 m/s, «do T/T. San 'F'ou & New York 4834 | Barßilver, ready T/T, Java
127
forward T/T. Marké ********* „di............: 2.0314 Gold Leaf per tael... T/T. Francs
***......... 254) Bank of England rate On Haiphong m
pm. Sovereign Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100
$32.450,000
Proprietors......$15,000,000 Jhinese...20 ots. pieces $8 1/8%
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Chinese...10
12
$5 3/4
Hongkong.10
$8 16.
9. H. Dodwell, Esq.-Chairman. Hongkong.20 Hon. Mr. D. Landale.Deputy
Chairman.
.
W
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. Hon. Mr. E. Shallim. H. A. Sieba, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb. MANAGER. Shanghai-A. G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong Intorest Allowed.
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on the delly balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months. 21 per cent. per
„ÁRDUM.
........260
.......263-
.28 5/16
.28 7/16
.58.20
.$9.85
Aug 15.
Opium Quotation.
Malwa, New........$5,350 perpic- Malwa, Old ... 3,500 Patna, New emma 4,305 perche. Patna, Old........... 4,250 Benares, New
4,200
Benares, Old......... 4,000
SHARE REPORT."
SSHLLERS
Stocks & Pain vs Valum. BANKS.
GA-LASE
Съдата
|Hongkong & S'hai #125-
MARINE INSURANCES, Cantons North China
$790. 8.
£81
$50 320 b.
£5 T1371
$100 $786
£50 6191
Unione
Yangtzes
FIRE INSURANCES. China Firos $20 $148 Hongkong Fires $50 $365
SHIPPING. China & Manilas 825 198. Douglas Steamship 850 |335| Steamboats. Indo-Chinae
$15 $2814 b.
For 6 months, 3 per cent. per "Shell" Transporte £1
Annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
Annum.
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
ir
b.
(Proferred) £3 379 (Deferred)
108/6 8.
€11
b.
"Star Ferry'
{$10 85712 b.
REFINERIES
China Sugare. $100, 594 Luzon SugarS
BINING
$100 $35
Chinese Engineeringa £1 (32/6
Tronchs
£1 58/6 Raubs
£169.10 b. DOCES, WHARVES, à G’DOWNS, Kowloon Wharfs $50 $90 ··s,
THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Rules may be obtained on ap- H.K. &W'poa Docks $50- -·876° b..
Shanghal Dooks T. 100′′, 53 INTEREST on deposits is al-Hongkow Wharts T. 100 T.106 lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent per an- | LANDS,
HOTELS & BUILDING Anglo French Lands T.100 1.94 Depositors may transfer at their
$125
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund....... .......................£1,700,000 Reserve Liability
....£1,200,000plication.
..
Proprietore......... £1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans-option balances of $100 or more Hongkong Hotele, $50
to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED Hongkong Lands $100 $119 DEPOSIT t. 4 Per Cent, per
$1
| acted.".
BIJOU SCENIC THEATRE.
Programme for To-Night. The French President at
the Naval Manœuvres. Pathe's Gazette. Ruses of Nick Winter.
R. F. BARRATT, Manager.
honour to announce that their Public Companies,
Annual Sale of Needlework,
comprising Ladies' and Children's BONGKONG & CHINA GAS
A
dresses, embroideries, table covers, handkerchiefs and variety of articles suitable fer
vont on the
COMPANY, LTD.
·NOTIOF
presents, will be held at the Con-ON and from October lat. 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. Acting Local Secretary and Resident Engineer.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP
CO., LT
22nd to 27th inst.. inclusive. commencing each day at 10 a.m. A Special Feature of this year's Sale will be a Children's Stall on which will be displayed a fine as sortment of Sweets and Choco- lates specially selected from the Manufacturers in Switzerland. This Stall is certain to delight: the little ones. Charming little : packets of confectionery can be had for five conts each, Be- THE Ordinary General Meet
Notice
NOTICE.
ON the 18th February, 1913,
notice was published in the
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open
ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. 8. HEWETT
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
THE
Notices
annum.
$90
Humphreys Eatsten #1089
$30" 146 For the Hongkong and Shang-Kowloon Landa" - hai. Banking Corporation,"
T. 91
$50 €72 #i
N.J. STABB, Ohief Manager. Shanghai Lands T. 30
West Points
22DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
OKINA 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 w System. (Bates and Particulars on ap-
plication),
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &, Undertaken and Executed.
BHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers."
Hongkong, 19th March, 1908.
newspapers to the effect, that. I, undersigned Wallace J. henson having left Volem of PEAK BATA
Arthur Nilsson & Co. my Power of Attorney had been cancelled::
I was at that time on my way to Europe on leave, and on my arrival at Copenhagen I re ceived a letter from Messrs. À, Nilsson & Co. informing me that my services were no longer reauired, in te se hand why
LIMITED
TIME TABLY.
WEEK DAYS.
·2.00 AM, to Loo AN. EVERY 24 ́kļi. 3.00 AM to 10.00 AM- 10.00 AM, 10' 15:00 & 14AN
*1:15 PM, to
BIS PA 1 Can Mut 1:00 PM SOGS, DO .3.10 8.M.
NIGHT CARI. kadau; nodig zari"ogoʻrat, ta
32.00!FM! `@vwythalf hour.
$1.00 PMMD 11:45 PM)”
every quarter of anfbosir
BUNDAYS.PN
100 AM 23 10.30 AM. ETsse as him.
AIM 10: Hoon 70- ∙IS MIN
18.00 NOOR to 1:00 am to
« 1,00 PM, 10,5 no rain, wag Mik
No reason has ever been given ing of Shareholders in the for this abrupt dismissal, and on sides these, there will also be a above Company will be held at my return to the Colony, yester large range of bonbons, all done the Company's Offices, on Wed- day I immediately commenced up in fancy and dainty boxes of nesday the 24th of September at legal proceedings for damages attractive des gn. Every one of noon for the purpose of receiving for wrongful dismissal these boxes is moderately priced. the Report of the General Man As my only desire was to re-1940 1500 11:00
The Superioress and Sisters boogers, together with a Statement establish my reputation as quick- solicit the patronage of ta of Account to June 30th, 1913, ly as poss ble limited my claim generous community to aid to The Transfer Books will be to $1,000 in order to bring it work of providing for the main-closed from the 19th to the 24th within the Summary Ju iedition tenance of the large number of of September, both days in- of the Supreme Court. Ja para espa Orphans at the Convent and is clusive, m
The writ was served to-day and ans out'ying branches.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., Messrs. Nils son, & Co, line]. -Zenx
mediately paid my claim in full. SaveTo HAW WALLACE JEANSON, (44) Hongkong, 19th Sept, 1913.
p
ITALIAN CONVENT.
Ceneral ManagMBEN,
28, Caine Road,
Hongkong, 15th, Sept. 1913,
Hongkong. Jud Sept 1918
100 F 1000 to MITS
: B00 PM y %%00, P3Rustang My
NIGHT CARS as, na Week„Days..
BATUI
$2
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,00 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 Bank, Limited Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Ágonoy, Direction der Disconto Gesell-
ohaft.
Dresdner Bank INTEREST allowed on Current Account, DEPOSITS received
on terms which may be learned
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8°
COTTON MILLS.
T. 50 T. 127
T.103 sa.
Ewon Shanghai Cottons
192 Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik
[113 Hongkong Cottone $10 $914
MISCELLANEOUS. China, Borneos $12 $91. Light and Powers 8101 Do. (Spec. shares) $11 China Providents $10, 89 Dairy Farms $628- Green Islands $106 Hongkong Electrica $10 $4016 Hongkong Toes $25 $175. Hongkong Ropes $10 $23
Langkata
g. 10 T24 b.
$25 $22
$10 19
Do. (now)
$190
on application: Every description Morning Post of Banking and Exchange busi- Peak Tramway nosa transacted.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Hongkong Electric Trame 9/6
Mariager. Hangkong, 9th Oct 1911,
THE MERCANTILE BANK
INDIA, LIMITED; Authorised Capital Subsoribed
Paid Up
Reserved Fund
BANKERS:
OF
£1,500,000 1,125,000
Philippines
$10.5
H. Price & Co.; Ld. $10
Pro- Soofete des ferred
Pulpeset-480@650 L320 Papierteries paldies du Tonkin
550
B up 350 Banafit $200, 562,500 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T130 $415,000 Steam Laundry $5 $1
United Abbestos tudn
Oriental Agency, $10: 1934 b.
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.
United Asbestos Founders Shares Union Waterbost
$10 $500
$10 $17:1/2 b
$1030
Internet allowed on Current Ao-OM counts at 2 per cent per annum Weismann, Ltd. on Dally Balance and on Fired b Deposits at rates which may be Watson ascertained on application, William Powell
SHEARLINTONA Corrastad to sage na, Bept, so t
$10 $8
[I-DUVERS
ATT DIVIDEND AND DATEL
£2 at ex 1/196 equal
$20.31 for
"year"
ending 30/6/13:
818 for 1919
Final of 19 p.c, making
20 p.o. for 1911 Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Intorim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12 mak. $15 forl 1911 & Int, of $3 for 1912). $10 for 1911
$27 for 1911
81 for 1906.
$1.50 for year end'g30'6′12 Dividend of $1 for helf your ending $11212 f6 p.c. for yeará 1912 and
1912 on
preferred abares
(Final of 4/- making 61- for yearending 31*12*12
Int, of 1/8/0. 1913
$2 on 10,000 shares ist issue $3 on 10,000 2nd $1 on 10,000 S
Sed
"
for year ending 30'4'18
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
Interim of 3 p.o. 8 2/5d per shore. Coupon No. 1. as- count year 10.6,12
Int. of 2/6 a
1/2 for 1909
1918
$4.50 for year 1912
61 final dividend for
- year 191196* Tle, 3 for 1912
for}
Interim of Tis 8 for 1915
Tls. 6.29'2'101**
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on new shares for half year 31*12*12
$314 for 14 year ending
.30 6.13.
50 cents for 1912
$2.80 for 1912
5p.a. for half to 30'6'12) & final of 6 p.o. making
11 po. for 1912
$2 for 14 year ending 30.6.12.
15 per cent. for 1910.
7.p.o, for year ending
$1'10-12
Tls. 10 for half year end
ing 50'6"13":
50 cents 31.7.08
85 cents for 1912.
70 cents for 1912
$1.25 for year end'g 31'7'12 “40 cents for 1911 –
$1.60 per share for 1912 $3 interim for 1913
$1 interim for 1913
ƒTls, 1 account 1913 None
80 cents on fully paid)
shares and 8 cents on $1.paid shares for year. ending 80.4:13) Final of $5 pc making
7 p.0. for 1912. None 18 a $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 your ended $915:1012%
$1 per share for year?
onding 81*12 1913
25 per cent. for year!
ending 31711
60 centh for 1912 CON 40 cts, veuranding 30°6-19 WRIGHT AND HORNBY, D