Public Auction. -
PARTICULARS AND CONDI- TIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Mon- day, the 29th day of Sept., 1913, at 3 pm, 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 Strent Mong Kok, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal. at a Crown
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
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.
Hand Offen, Wall Street, New York London Off-ść, Bishopagate, K.C.
BRANCHES -
Bombay
Calestia
Canton
Cobe.
Colon
Empire
Hongkong Han
about 14450,000
Banks
1918.
T/T
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand
BANKING CORPORA-80 deat
60 de & m/s
T/T Singapore
98) 30 d/s B'noy & Melbourne 3/11/ 6
...............1501 30 die. San Fco & New York. 4976
21
Exchange
Sejling.
T/T. Franos
255+
8-3/16 On Saigon
Haiphong *********.
pm,
pm.
TION
-38 On Bangkok
16.
7016
Buying.
4 m/s. L/O....
..2/13/16
..
Paid-up Capital .....$15,000,00 - TVT Shanghai
Koba
72944m/e. P/P
..87-15/16
Modes
RESERVE FUNDS:
Private 30 d/s sight S'hai
7394 6 m/s. L/O
...1
Pres
T/T Japan .........äsuunas
Sai Francisco Shanghal
Sterling
T/T India
T/T Bombay
,150
-4 m/s. Marks.
£1,500,000 at 2/-=
Domand Bombay
∙15094
T/T Calcutta
150
4 m/s. Franos
$15,000,000
Demand Calcutta
15045 m/s do'
Demand India
150
BarBilver, ready
28.11/16
Demand Mantla...........
991
forward
.28 96
17,450,000
T/T. San F'cu & Now York
49
Gold Leaf portael
.3.20
T/T. Java
122
Bank of England rate.......43%
T/T. Marks
206
Sovereign:
..19.80.
Subsidiary Coins:
Opium Quotationen
!
Discount per $100
Aug 15.
Malwa, New
$3,350 perplo
ї
Malwa, Old....:
3,500
Patoa, New
4,305 perche.
Patna, Old..............
4,250
-4,200
4,000
Capčiai and Kate??Reenen@1,000,000 (Gold) EVERY DESCRIPTION OF LANKING BUSI
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on, she, worum
ES
the Beach at North Point from 8 pm until 11 p.m. on SITS RECEIVED, fit the one year a
TO-NIGHT, SEPT. 23, 1913.
Special Cars will leave the Post Office every
Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor few minutes. of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years, PARTICULARS OF THE LOT,
No. of Sale
***Kawiose Juland Lot Ne
Os trati
wantpણ taste
LUCALITY.
Boundary
Mensuraments,
(Approximate.)
N.
1.
foet
fast fest fort
Controls
Annual Reut
1,57
about.
Public Companies
HONGKONG COTTON SPIN- NING, WEAVING. and DYEING Co., Ltd.
NOTICE TO BUAREFOLDERS,
THEATRE
ROYAL.
MLTE. TERA MUSRIA
For One Night Only!
SATURDAY, 27th SEPTEMBER, 1913.
THE TURKISH EGYPTIAN VAUDEVILLE CO.
4% per samma, or for shorter parloch, al retos, which,
› application.
BILLS AEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. WAIL and TELEGRAPHIC, KEHITTANCES
TEKS OF CREDIT A DRAFTS ged
on all the principaācīties la tha Wacili UTER BANKS CIRCULAR LETZERS OF CREDIT_KIM Available all over the World.
COMMERCIAL, LETTERS OF CREDIT
PURCHASE and SALE, of Stacka and Shares
TRAVELLERS CHECKS 16ls and essbed.
GEORGE. HOGO, Manager,
9, Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov., 191% ▼
THE
1912
This Coy: of Artists will present a very enjoyable Programme YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
with their talented Actresses Miss TERA MUSRIA and Mira RAHLOO who will introduce the latest English, French and Spanish Dances, a'so Turkish, Egyptian and Syrian Songs and Dances..
Enchanting Music
Charming, Costumes!!
--
ADMISSION
Dress Circle $3.00, "Stalls $2.00, · Pit $1.00 Commencing 9.15 p.m.
Booking at ROBINSON'S.
j
IBRAHIM 'RUFFIHT,-Sole Proprietor.
VICTORIA THEATRE
HE ORDINARY ANNUAL 9.15 TO-NIGHT THE
MEETING of SHARE HOLDERS of the above Com- pany will be held at the Offices of the General Managers on THURSDAY, the 2nd October, 1913, at 11.30, For the purp580 f receiving the Report of the Consulting Committee and State- ment of Accoun a to 31st July, 1913.
AND The TRANSFER BOOKS <f the Company will be CLOSED from the 25th September to the 2nd October, both days inclusive. JARDINE, MATHESON
& Co., Ltd. General Managers
Hongkong, 18th September, 1913.
Notices
SPECIAL SALE OF WORK
IN AID OF THE
ORPHANS AND THE HOME 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 dresses, embroiderios, table covers, handkerchiefs and a
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund....... 18,200,000
31
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA
Branches Antung-Hsien Bombay Calcutta Changohun Dairen
Fongtier
Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobe
TO-NIGHT 9.15 Liao-Yang
THE MAGNIFICENT DRAMATIC PICTURE
THE CARBONARI
IN TWO PARTS
SOME EXCEEDINGLY COMIC AND
ESTING' PICTURES WILL BE SHEWN
INTER-
ON
FRIDAY 26TH & SATURDAY 27TH
SEPTEMBER
THE BEAUTIFUL PATHÉ COLOURED, DRAMATIC PICTURE ENTITLED
"LUCRETIA BORGIA"
IN TWO PARTS.
BIJOU SCENIC THEATRE.
Programme for To-Night.
variety of articles suitable for The French President at
presents, will be held at the Con- vent on the
22nd to 27th inst., inclusive, commencing each day at 10 a.m. A Special Feature of this year's. Bale will be a Children's Stall on which will be displayed a fine 86- sortment of Sweets and Choco- lates specially selected from the Manufacturers in Switzerland: This Stall is certain to delight
the Naval Manœuvres.
Pathe's Gazette.
Ruses of Nick Winter."
R. F. BARRATT, Manager,
HONGKONG & CHINA GAS
COMPANY, LTD. NOTICE.
the little ones. Charming little Bublic Companies packets of confectionery can be five cents each. Be- had for sides these, there will also be a
·large range of bonbons, all done up in fancy and dainty boxes of attractive des gn. Every one of these boxes is moderately priced. to solicit the patronage of generous community to aid 10 work of providing for the main- tenance of the large number of Orphans at the Convent and te outlying branches,
The Superioress and Sisters beg
ITALIAN CONVENT.
28, Caine Road, Hongkong, 15th, Sept., 1913.
A
MARTIN'S
PIOL & STEEL
PILLS
for Ladies NE French Remedy for all Leregulatin Thousands of Ladles n'ways keep a bot of Martin's Pilla la tha house, so that' on the first sign of any regularity of the System a timely dose may be ad mialstared, Those who pastham · re- pament them, hence thair, engrmova sales: All Chemists and Stores sell them. Throughout the world, or poat fras MARTIN, Chemist, Bouthampton, Eng
MARTIN'S
APIOL & STEEL
PILLS
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 DO, LD.
Notice
NOTICE
ON the 18th February, 1913, a
notice was published in the newspapers to the effect that I
undersigned Wallace JA
17
Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang New York Osaks Pekin
Byolun Port
(Arthur).
San Francispo
Shanghai
Tiebling
Tientsin
Tokyo
Los Angeles
London Lyöne
Interest Allowed on Current Account.
Bilver
$32.450,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors....$15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
8. H. Dodwell, Esq.-Chairman. Hon. Mr. D Landale. Deputy
Chairman, GFriesland, Esq. C. 8. 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 Current Account at the rate
of 2 per cent. per Annum on the daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 21 per cent per
Annum.
For 6 months, 3 per cent, par
Annum.
Annum.
Deposits received for fixed For 12 months, 4 per cent, per 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 1859
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000
N. J STABB, Chief Manager
Chinese...20 ots. pieces &8 N/16 Chinese...10 Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10.2
"
$8 14 $53/4
Benares, New
$814 ·Benares, Old......
SHARE REPORT.
5-SELLERS
STOCK & FAID OF VALUE.
BANKS,
Hongkong & S'hai $125 <
MARINE INSURANCEL Cantona
North China
Unione
Yangtzes
BALASR
CLOSING
Сток
($790 su: & a
£81
$50 1320 b.
25 T137 b.
$100 $786.8.
FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires Hongkong Fires
SHIPPING China & Manilae
£50 $191
$20 $148 $50, $365 b,
#25 |$9. 5.
"Douglas Steamship $50 $35 9.
Steamboate Indo-Chinas
$1582816 b.
D-DUYERS
ATT DIVIDED AND PATY,
.163
£2 ut ex / 15% equal to]
920.31 for
ending 30/6/13
818 for 191
year
Final of 1 p.o, making:
20 p.o. 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 (9121 $10 for 1911
827 for 1911
$1 for 1906
$1.50 for year ond'g 30'6'12 Dividend of $1 for half
year ending 31°12′12 ( [6 p.o. for years 1912 and 0912.on preferred shares
Final of 4 making 6/ for yearending 31'1312 Int, of 1/a/o. 1913...
(Preferred) (Deferred)
Shell "Transports £1
£5 78 sa & b
€1107/-
"Star Ferry*
$10 35732 b.
$1 on 1,000
REFINERIES.
$3 for 1912
China Sugars $100 $94 $100 $35 HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Luzon Sugars
MINING,
Chinese Engineerings £132/6
£1 455/-
THE Business of the above Tronobe
£19.10 b.
Bank is conducted by the Raubs HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNS BANKING CORPORATION, Kowloon Wharfs $50 $90.
Rules may be obtained on ap- H.K. & W'pos Docks $50 {|$7716 b. plication. A VENEER
INTEREST on deposits is al-Shanghai Docks T. 100 53 Reserve Fund...£1,700,000 lowed on the minimum monthly Hongkew Wharfs T. 100 T. 108 Reserve Liability, of
balances at $3 Per Øent. per an- дип
Proprietors £1,200,000
ww
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- calved for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. 8. HEWETT,
"Acting Manager, Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. (22
THE
Notices
PROVIDENT CHINA 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
System.
(Rates and Particular_on_ap
plication).
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR. OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &0% DA
Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
then having left the firm of PARLIMITER
DEAK TRAMWAY UN
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 Mesars: A Nilsson & Co., informing me that my services were no longer required.
THE Ordinary General Meet No reason has ever been given ing of Shareholders in the for this abrupt dismissal, and on above Company will be held at my return to the Colony yester- the Company's Offices, on Wed- day I immediately commenced nesday the 24th of September at legal proceedings for depages noon for the purpose of receiving for wrongful dismissal. the Report of the General Man- As my only desire was to re- agers, together with a Statement establish my reputation as quick of Account to June 30th, 1913.ly as possible I limited my claim The Transfer Books will be to $1,000 in order to bring it closed from the 10th to the 24th within the Summary Jurisdiction of September, both days in- of the Supreme Court olusive.
TIMH TABLE
WEEK DAYS.
7:00 AM, to Rosa, EVERY
.30,00 AM, DO -11:00 AM, AN
2,43 TM. 1o... BIJ PRI V 3.15 1.1. to
$20 PM 5.00 2., o 'lao PM.
-NIGHT CARS. DO
H
15. M.
15%, 13; and g 1934′′goʻra, to
2001. everythalf hour,
(22.00 7,MTI02249 130.
every quarter pijaniboer. SUNDAYS.
19 Max.
3.00 AM. to: 3090 am. · Eykay as Mur.- 20:30AM to
12,00 AM. 24 AM to 2000 Noon
Nome to 100 73, H. Do to 5.00 7
100 tone. 3 1. ‚à¤o v.k. 10° 7,00 PM.
NIGHT CARS [an con Work Daya
The writ was served to-day and Messrs. A. Nilesson & Co. im- mediately paid my claim in full
WALLACET. HANSON A (449 Hongkong, 19th Sept, 1919.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
Ceneral Managers. Hongkopa, Aid Somt, 1918
SATURDAYS.
Zuza
upidnight.
32
Lands, hotels"& BUILDINGH
125
option balances of $100 or more Hongkong Hotels $50-
Depositora may transfer at their Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED Hongkong Lands $100 $113
$90 DEPOSIT 4 Por Cont. per
annum.
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
[39 hai, Banking Corporation,
For the Hongkong and Shang-Humphreys Estates 110
Kowloon Lands $30 - $46 N.J. STABB, Chief Manager,
Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 91
West Point-
$50 $72 8.
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
Ewos
T. 50 T. 131 b Bhanghai Cottons
T. 105 b.
Capital Fully
BANK
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,00 Head Office.--Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Borlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.
LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschil, & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Disconto Gesell-
10. Bobaft,
COTTON HILLS,
195
Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik
113 b. Hongkong Cottons $10 $94
“MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Borneos $12 $91 Light and Powers $101 Do. (Spec. shares) $1] China Providents $10 ́ ́39. Dairy Farms ...$6 $28 Greeu telande- |$10 ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄|36| ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ Hongkong Heotrios $10 841
$25 8173 3. Hongkong Iose Hongkong Ropen $10 $23
Dresdner Bank. INTEREST allowed on Current Account DEPOSITS received Langkata on terms which may be learned on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange busi- ness transacted
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,
* Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.
12
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
'INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised Capital
Subscribed
Paid Up Beserved Bund
*
BANKERS-
£1,500,000 1,125,000 562,500 415,000
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited
Morning Post Peak Tramway
8. 10 T34
*$25 $22 $10 $9
$1
Do. (new): Hongkong Electric Trams 9/6
Philippines
憋。
$2 on 1,000
$2 on 10,00 shares let issue
2nd "
3rd 22
for year ending 30'4'13
$3 for 1897
Interim of 3hp.c. 8 2/5d per
share. Gounon No 1 to
count year 10.6.12
Int. of 7/6 a
1/2 for 1909
1913
$4.50 for year 1912 Si finsi dividend for
year 1911
Tis. 3 for 1912
Interim of Tla 3 for 19.3.
Tls. 6 29'2'10...
$3 on old shares, 31:50)
on now shares for half year 31*12*12, 20
$31é for 2 year ending
30 6.13
50 cents for 1912
$2.80 for 1912
5 p. o. for half to 30'6 127 & final of 6 p.o, making 11 p.o..for 1912-
$2 for
30.8 12.
year ending
15 per cent. for 1910
7 pc, for year ending
31°10'12
Tis. 10 for half year end-1
ing 30'6'13
8.
50 cents 31.7.08
sa.
$10.
H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 36
Pre
Societe desferred
Pulpeset $50 Papierteriespaid du Tonkin up $50
$20
Benefit $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150 Steam Laundry (0-35 "|34| United Asbestos
Oriental Agency, $10 $914 b.
United Asbestos
Founders Bharos.
$10 $300
Interest allowed on Current As-Union Waterboat (610 617 1/2 b. counts at per pant per annum
85 cents for 1912
70 cents for 1912
$1.25 for year end'g 31'7'12
40 cents for 1917,
$1.60 por share for 1912
$8 Interim for 1913
"
$1 Interim for 1913.
Tla 1 account 1913.
Моде
80 cents on fully paid) shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares foryear ending 30.4:13 3000 Final of $5 pt making \\\7) p.o/ for 19126 ||
None $1.50 for 1910,
None.
No dividend this year 50 cfs, for year end'g 81.5.1
(20 per cent, per ordinary
sharosfor year ended: 81*5*1912
$1 per share for year)
ending 3112'1912 92 25 per cent for year Blending 31711
on Daily Balance, and on Fixed Weismann, Ltd. ́ ́ $10 830 Deposita at rates which may be | Watson
$10 68 CIAL CARE TIP ashoreained on application. William Powell adhe
PASTINATAR. LINTON Commied to caj pa, fupt 33 m) WRIGHT AND HORNBY
60 cents for 1912 40 eta.yearending 30 ent