COMMERCIAL.
(Continued from Pugs 8.) at 90 cents United Malacoas from 671 dowa to 60 cents, and Ulu® Pandans at 45 and 42) conte,
There are sellesa of practically oft
the local share around quotations, and buyers are holding off ·
Mining-Dung Bang Loden
changed hands slightly under 50 cents, Kramat Pulain at $8, and Menglembus at $1.02), Bukit. Tawanga have ellas at $11, or slightly lower and offers are want. ed for Tingkils and Kampora,
Tradera Industrial-Straits were dealt in at $46 60 and are wanted in fair nombora slighly lower. A small lot of Riley Har greaves Debentures is inquired for at $103. and Fravar, and Nea- ves are wanted at $51,50.
"
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27011918,
THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS, The most complete Ma Supplement in the Colony.
PHOTOGRĨA PH.
Contains all the news of the wook in a most attractiva, form and is the paper for mailing to friends at Lome. The photograph this week, is entitled "Taterport Pul."!
Day by Day: Passenger Liste, Hotel Lista.
CONTENTS.
Steamers *******
8-9 Sabbath Observance 10-11 Pitman Institute.............50 Eset Indica Petroleum shares Share Report.
........... 12-14 "Twelfth Night"...mu.57. changed hands from 82, 8480 Commercial... to $5. and ologe buyers at $4.75 Telegrams.......15-23 Pretty Wodding
Imperial Detence Conference.
24-31 A Narrow Escape The Courts Leading Articles......32-38 An Alert Motor Man Notes and Comments... 39-42 Lettery Tickets Special Articles
A Sydney oorrespondent of the London and China Express raya General
Banks nik
INTERNATIONADY BANKING
CORPORATION.
Haddo, Wall Sarwal, Dew York. london Otión 1-al, pishopsgan, E.C
BRANCHES-
Bombay
Banks1201
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKINOBUSI
·NESS transsejad,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on, shes nenes | 1904 » "DEPOSITY RECEIVED, fed for one 'Tine xx
4% DIE HEREIN, OF for almuter perioda, at wires, which makby many teknd an application
BANKING... CORPORAN (30di STATION: 6tongkatan 60'd■ 2
4m/B0
* Exchange
Selling
PBT/T. Marks 3/-3/16 | T/T. Franos
2n Haiphong.
-9% On Bangkok
2051
#RAVELLERS CHECKE sold and cosbad,BAL COURT OF DIRECTORS.
8. H. Dodwell, EsqChairman Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Deputy
Ohairman.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED
Established 1880.
Authorised Capital Yen 18,000,000. Paid-up Capital... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund ... 18,200,000
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang New York
Osaks Pekin Ryolun Port
C. Friesland, Esq. 7- 0.8. Gubbay, Esqu P. H. Holyoak, Esq. G. R. Laurens, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.
W. L. Fattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim," H. A. Siebs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong.-N. J, Stabb,
MANAGER.· ̈
Shanghai-AG, Stephen.
Private 30 dB sight S'hai 73 6 m/s, L/C
T/BombayChester
Demand Bombay T/T Caloutta.
Demand Caloutta Demand India'
Demand Manila
.130 1/4" forwarding 99 Gold Leaf per tal
T/T: San Fcu & New York 48 7/8 Bank of England rate .........434% {
$9.85
Oplum Quotations
Aug 15.
Malwa, Now...43,350 perpio. Malwa, Old ... 3,500
Patna, Old „mit....... 4,850- * Benares, New (IMA 4,200 Benares, Old, $4,000
SHARE REPORT.
Stocks Pamd ur Valur.
BANKS.
Hongkong & S'hai $125
MARINE INSURANCE+, ' Cantonse
North China
London Bankers London Unions.
County and Westminster ... ·
Limited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed.
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on the daily balance
850
BALLASE
CLABING кона
825 b
£5 T137) b.
$100 8286 b.
D-BUYERS
AST DIVIDEND AND PATEL
£2 at ex 1/1156 equal to $20.31 for 14 year ending 30/6/13.
$18 for 1929
Final of 1 p.e, making.
20 p.c. for 1911
Final of 820 making 350 for 1911 and Interim of 830 for 1912 Final of $12mak: $15 for) 1911 & Int, of83 for 1912-f
S-SELLERS
1-3/16On Saigono
2pm. pm
7/16 WA Buying.
Paid-up Capital.
$15,000,00⋅ | T/T Shanghai ́
7236 4 m/s. L/O «.......
T/T,Singapore
,86% 4 m/s. D/P
RESERVE FUNDS
5/167-
Pasens
T/T Japan
98 39 d/m.S'noy & Mell
Sterling 1-1345)
MAT/T India
150 | 30 da, San F'co & Now,
130 4 m/s. Marke
211
#yyado,ona (Gahl),
£1,500,000 at 27-*
1501⁄4 4 m/s. Frenos
.255
157 6 m/s. do
.266
......150 BarSilver. ready
$15,000,000
28 8/16
5.30
Silver
HILLS NEGOTIATED SSH COLLECTED.
(17,450,000
MAIL 80S TELEGRAFIIG REMITTANCES
T/T, Java"
122
Sovereigni
Pages.
Pagea.
VELSERRS OF CREDIT MADRAFTS (KRIMIN) (77)
༈༙་
14 Mr. P.P J. Wodehouse : 65- 56 Sale of Work ...............
56 Weak Minded
os at the principal eliten la the World. (90)
(TRE BANK CIRCULAR LETTERE OF
CREDIT are available all over the Work,
56
OOMMERCIAL, LETTERS OF: CREDIT Reserve Liability of
$32,450,000
Subsidiary Coins: *Discount per $100.
m58
SPURCHASE and BALE of Stocks and barns
Proprietors.......
$15,000,000
Berghahr GRONDE MOGI, TE
Masagure. Mom!
57
57
), Quesa's Road, Hongkong +1912 Boagkong, let Nov., 1919
Chinese .....20 ots, piacos 88 14% Chinese... 10 Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10
Patna, Now . 4.305 perche
$336
$534
888
43-44 An Unpleasant Incident...57
Sport
4.
a can sax gyrox.
i i. 45-50 Fire Outbreak..............57
51-61 Sanitary Board
Yo
.51
The Alacrity Sold .....68
Reported Suicide..........
ភព
Local Weight "Lifter
Bonoured........
58
The Chan King wah' Execution............... ....... ... .... 58. Mr O. G. Alabaster Last Band Night.... The Alacrity..
01 ....81
Branches Antung-Heien
Bombay
Yangtzes
£50 192
Calcutta.
FIRE INSURANCES.
Notices
Changchun Dairen
China Fires Hongkong Fires
$20
$149 b.
$10 for 1911
$50
1367 b.
$27 for 1911
Fongtien
Harbin
(Arthur)
34,
G.
Hankow
San Francisco
Shanghai
Tiehling
Tientsin
Tokyo
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months. 21 per cent per
Annum.
SHIPPING. China & Manilas Douglas Steamship 850 Steamboats
$25
183
8.
$1 for 1906
|138) ex div.
#15
Indo-Chinas
Los Angeles
For 6 months, 3 per cent
Annum.
per
For 12 months, 4 per cent. per
(Preferred) (Deferred)
Shell" Transports £1
£5
Annum.
1284 b.
79 b
|107/-
£11
"Star Ferry {$10 15712
REFINERIES:
$100195 $100135
it is now probable that the The Typhoon negotiatione for an Iar wial D. Small Fires
fence C.nforenca. tɔ consider Commissioner of Ear- particularly the nave! problems ation
in the Pacific, which the Federal Father de Maria'a Government commenced last year, Jubilee
sa své máme 54
will matore at an early dats. It Appointmente......-.55 is anderstand that the Imperial Gun Practice.......55 authorities bave accepted the Diocesan Girl's School ...55 general principle, and that time and place are now the aubject of
Legotations between the Imperial Public Companies
and Dominion Coveroments. Co
far it has not beau, decided HONGKONG HOTEL COM. whether Vancouver or London aball be chosen; *
Public Auction.
PANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE is hereby given that
Honolulu Kobe Liao-Yang London Lyons
MAGISTRACY. an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Hongkong Hotel NOIIOE is hereby given that Company, Limited will be bold at a meeting of the Licensing the premises of that Company, Board will be held in the Council
Interest Allowed on Current Pedder Street, Victoria in the Chamber on Wednesday, the 5th Colony of Hongkong, on Saturday of November, 1913. at 2.15
"Account" day, the fou-th day of October, I p.m.," for the purpose of onsider- Deposits received for fixed 1913, at 12 o'clock noon when the log appligations for Publican'e periode at rates to be obtained on PARTICULARS AND CONDI-sub-joined resolution will be pre-Licences, Restaurant Adjunct application.
Licences and Hotel Keeper's Ad-
EISHI ONO, TIONS of the letting by Public Posed
"That the following new Article junct Licences for the year 1913-
? Manager, Auction Sale, to be held on Mon be inserted in the Compan's 1914 under the Liquor Consolida Hongkong, 31st Mar., 1913. day, the 29th day of Sept., 1913, Articles of Association after Artition Ordinance, 19 1. at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the ole 10 thereof
Forms of applications may beh Public Works Department," by
obtained at the Magistracy. Order of His Excellency tho Officer Administering the Govern- ment, of One Lot of Orown Land at Fife Street Mong Kok,j in the Colony of Hongkong, for al -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 term of "75 years,
14
47
10. "The Company shall pay "dividend, în respect of any exising or new shares of the Company, in proportion to the amount paid up on each share where a larger amount is paid up on some shares than" on
othere
Should the above Resolution te passed by the required majority PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. t will be submitted for confirms-
No. of Sale
Registry No.
djoining Kewlean lan
LOCALITY.
Mong. Kok.
Boundary Measurements. (Approximate.)
6.
E+
W
feet feel feet; fant
Contents in
quare feet.
Annual Rent
<¦ Upse Price.
tion as a Special Kesolution to a second Extraordinary Meeting which will be subsequently, con- vened.
Dated this 22nd day if Septem- ber, 1913.
By order'o the Board of
_"
DirectorA. J. H. TAGGART,
Acting Secretary.
All applications must be for warded to the Magistracy on or before Monday, the 13th day of October, 1918, and must be so. companied by a deposit of Four Dollars,
Applicants for transfers or new
licepoes, and persons objecting to such applications, must appear in person..
·
R. H. KOTEWALL, Secretary to the Licensing Board. Hongkong, 26th p. 1918
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
THE HONGKONG TIMBER honour to announce that their
NOT
COMPANY.
Annual Sale of Needlework,
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager
HONGKONG'SAVINGS BANK
www.
18 THE Business of the above China Sugars Bank is conducted by the Luzon Sugars HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
MINING, BANKING
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
T
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1858
* CORPORATION."
$790 88.
£80:"10:0
Rules may be obtained on ap Chinese Engineerings £1 12/6 plication by
£135/- £113,10
INTEREST on deposits is al- Tronohs
lowed on the minimum monthly DOCKS, WHARVES, & DOWNS
Rauba
balances at 83 For Cent. por an-
.nrm.
ל
Depositors may transfer at their HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 option balances of $100 or more Reserve Fund. £1,700,000 to the Hongkong and Shanghai Reserve Liability of natu Bank to be placed on FIXED' Proprietora £1,200,000 DEPOSIT, at 4 Per Cent, per For the Hongkong and Shang- FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans-hat. Banking Corporation,
IN.J. STABB, Chlef Manager. soted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
annum.
C. 106
Kowloon Wharfe $50 190 8. HK. &W'poa Dooks850 { $79 sa. Shanghai Docks T. 1003 b. Hongkew Wharfs T. 100 LANDS, HOTELS, & BUILDING Anglo French Lande T.100 C.94.
£125 Hongkong Hotely $50
190 $118 Hongkong Lands $100
1914 b.
od and FIXED DEPOSITS DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE Humphreys Estates $10
ceived for 1 year or shorter perioda at rates which will be quoted on application.
A.S. HEWETT, Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
Acting Manager. [22
Notices
OTICE is hereby given that comprising Ladies' and Children's
the business carried on by dresses, embroideries, table THE CHINA PROVIDENT me the undersigned under the covers, handkerchiefe and A LOAN AND MORTGAGE
Public Companies company will on and after the presente, will be held at the Con-
THE DAIRY FARM Co., Limited.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
style of the Hongkong Timber variety of articles suitable for
1st day of October, 913 bo traus-vent on the
...
perty, &a.
BANK.
Capital Fully
Paid-up8h. Taels 7,500,00 Head Office. Shanghai. Board of Directors - Berlin. Branches:
Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tainanfu Toingtau, Yokohama.
LONDON BANKERS; · · The Union of London and Smith's Mesem, N. M. Rothschil & Sons
Bank Limited, See Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London
Agency, Th Direction der Disconto Gesell
LO., LTD. (Capital Faid up...$1,250,000.) ferred to Messrs. Melchers & Co. 22nd to 27th Inst., inclusive, Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-A free from all debts and other commencing each day at 10 am. Goods received on Storage. liabilities. All creditore and others are hereby requested to Bale will be a Children's Stall on Loans made on the Provident
A Special Feature of this year's Advances made on Merchandise: send in their claims to me on or which will be displayed a fine as- before the 30th day of September, sortment of Sweets and Choco- (Rates and Particulars on ap
System.oneli 1913.
Dated this 25th day of Septem: Manufacturers in Switzerland.
laten specially solected from the plication), NM ter, 1913.
THOMAS W. KYDD,
This Stall is certain to delight the little ones. Charming little Alexandra Buildings.
packets of confectionery can be The business of the Hongkong bad for five cents each. Be- 2 Lower Albert Road, Hongkong, Timber Company carried on by sides these, there will also be a on SATURDAY the 11th October Mr. T.W. KYDD will on and large range of bonbons, all done 1913 at 12.30 p.m. for the purpose after the 1st day of October 1913, up in fancy and dainty boxes of of presenting the Report of the be oarried on by us the under-attractive des gn. Every one of
HE SEVENTEENTH OR- THE
DINARY YEARLY MEETING of Shareholders in the above Company will be held
at the Company's Town Office,
1
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF
WILLS, ATTORNEY,
Undertaken and Exeonted.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 · 39
་ ་
Directors and Statement of Ac-signed under the style of Mars, these bores le moderately priced. PEAK TRAHWAY CO
counts to 31st July 1913.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company wil be CLOSED from 1st to 11th October 1913 both days inclusivė,
By Order,:
M. MANUK,
Secretary,
HONGKONG & CHINA GASİ
COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE.
MELCHERS
COMPANY & TIMBER DEPARTMENT.
Dated this 25th: Sept., 1913. MELCHERS & CO.
Queen's Buildings.
Notice
CHINESE POSTAL
ADMINISTRATION. NOTIFICATION. FRAUDULENT SUR- CHARGE STAMPS. THIS is to notify" and warn
The public that and sur charges differing from those given
ON and from October 1st. 1913, in the Report on the Working of
the price of Gas to the Public will be reduced to $2,50 per 1,000 Cubic Feet.
By Order of the Directors,
JM CUBBING Acting Looal Becretary and Resident Engineer.
The Superioress and Sisters beg to solicit the patronage of a generous community to aid 18 work of providing for the main- tenance of the large number of Orphans at the Convent and its| outlying branches.
'ITALIAN CONVENT. 28, Caine Road, Hongkor, 15th, Sept., 1913..
the Chinese Post Office, for the 3rd. Year of Kauan Tung (191): are unauthorised, and are not recognised by this Administration:
By Order of the
POSTMASTER GENERAL, Chine Post Office Hongkong, 26th Sept. 1918.
MARTIN'S
APIOL & STEEL
for Ladies PILLS
French Remedy for all Errorslaritler. Thousands of Ladies always keep a box of. Martin's Pills in the house, so that, on the first sign of any. Irregularity of", the System "kimely dose may be “ads 'ministered."Those" who pag‹lham -reap! - [commend them, hence their enormous): sales All Chemists and Stores salt, shem
the frost badplats, Kng, Kgs MARTIN Sem
APIOL & STEEL
Ladin PILLS
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE
WEEK DAYE.
$25.00 A.M. 20 Los M. EVERT 25 MM
$.00 AM to *10:00 AM.. 10.00 AM. to: 12:00 AM. 1230 AM, LP 10:45 7M,
7.5 p.m. to .1.45 FM. 10
NIGHT CARS:
subovyani every hall bour 25,00 1,30*10,38,45 PM
" every"quarter, plan hour.
SUNDAVE
za M
300 4 10 1030 am. Every 15 Mur,
AMOEDO OOK
10:1.00 T3.
6.00 7 HA
P.M.
10 Mena
en Wank Dayals)
Mn schaft? "Dresdner Bank. INTEREST allowed on Current Account. DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange busi nées transacted such dies agak bayi an
Kowloon Lands 830 546
Shanghai Lande T. 30. 91
West Point
$50
172
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
T. 30 T. 138 b T. 110 b.
COTTON MILLS.
EWOB Shanghai Cottons
Kung Yik Laou Kung Mow
Hongkong Cottons. $10
MISCELLANEOUS China-Borneos $12891 Light and Powers $10 Do.. (8pec. shares) $1 China Providenta $10 $8.60 Dairy Farms6328 Green Islands
Hongkong Electrics $10 $416 Hongkong Toes on $25 $170
d
$10 $23 Hongkong Ropes
18
Langkats
Morning Post Peak Tramway.
10 T25
$25 $22
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT.
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct, 1911.
62.50 for year end'g80'6′13 Dividend of $1 for half).... year ending 31*12′12: ( 6 p.o. for years 1912 and 1912 on preferred shares
Final of 4 making 6/
for yearending $1*19'12
- Int, of 1/- a/o, 1913-
$2 on 10,000 shares 1st issue
$2 on 10,000.„. $1 on 10,000
2nd
3rd
for year ending 30'4'13
$8 for 1912
*$3 for 1897
Interim of 8 p.o, 82/5d per sharo, Coupon No. 1 86-
count year 30.6.12.
Int. of 2/6 a
1/2 for 1909
1913-
$4.50 for year 1912 9: $1 final dividend for?
year 1911:
Tis. 3 for 1912- Interim of Tls 3 for 1913
Tiv. 6 29°2′10 GAME $3 on old shares; 21.50)
on new shares for half year 31°12′12
8314 for 14 year ending 306.13
50 cents for 1912 $2,80 for 1912
5p.a. for half to 30′6′12) & final of 6 p.o, making, 11 p.o. for 1919.
62 for 30.6-12.
year ending.
15 per cent. for 1910
7p.o. for year ending
31°10′12
Tis. 10 for half year end-
-ing 30'6'13
8.
50 cents 31.7.08:
85 cents for 1912
$10 $99 ea & b.
$190 cts. Hongkong Electro Trams 9/6
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF D. (20)
£1,500,000 Philippines
INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised Ospital Subscribed. Paid Up
Beserved Fund ........
WARM BANKERS,
1,125,000 H. Price & Co Ld#19), 16
562,500 ||2009
415,000 Societe der forred
19Bank of England, "ag London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be Fascertained on application. W
INTON
Pulperet 300820 Papiertorion paid, du Tonkin up
Benefit Shanghai-Sumatras T. Steam Laundry : 15- Unitel Asbestos)
Oriental Agency, 410 3920 Ld. .... United
Founders Sha Union Waterboat
$10
$10
70 cents for 1912
$1.25 for year end x 31′′712 40 cents for 191 $1.60 per share for 1913 |42 interim for 1913
$1 interim for 1913-
Tie 1 account 1913
None
80 cents on fullý palá shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.13 A Final of $5 p.. making 37) p.o. for 1912,
None $1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year
50 ots. for year end g 51.5.1
(20 per cent per ordinary share for rear ended 3151912
1 per share for year
ending $112 1912
145 per cent for year
endid": 31:7:11E
60 cents for 1913-k
40 cts, year ending 30′6′′15
NO HORNBY,CHM