Commercial
The Tanah Merah Estate, Ld.
1
The thir annual general meet." ing of shareholders in the Tanah Meral Estate, L. WAR held at Shanghai on October. . Mr A. W. Barkill presided. The Chairman said :-The profit for
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CONTENTS,
anm Tle. 6,142 88 has béon earn- ed in interest. The balance at aredit of profit and loss acositut now amounts to Tls. 42,600 08 | and your Directors have decided to recommend that this sum ho carried forward to next year. A giance at the balance sheet will show you that the balance of available funds amounts to about Tla. 80,000 hut it must be remembered that the plantod aroa is a large on the greater part of "which is still young and that most of the buildings are only of a temporary nature and will have to be replaced by 'n permanent type. Shore Report ....pis.......... From the particulars of the plant- Commercial......................... ing given you in the report it will Correspondence .... be seen that our income from ruh-The Courts.......21-25 ber will not be materially increas | Telegrams
Day, by Day, Passengor Lists flotel Lists. Stoamers
Pages.
1-4 Stanley Cemetery...... 5-6 Rosary Sunday
Pages,
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56
7 Portuguese Republic....... 55 8- 0 At Home ...................55 10-11 Sanitary Board........09 19-16 Logislative Council.........55 ..17-201Scoretariat for Chinese
Affairs
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Empire
Колеров
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Capital and ReET
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Mexico
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Banks
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA- 80 de :
Demand TION.
Paid-up Capital. $15,000,00
RESERVE FUNDS:
Pinasa
Peking
Jan Franco
Sterling
Shanghai.
Yokohama
+7,000,000 (Gold)
EVERY DESCRIPTION 019000 NESS Transacted.
(OF BANKING BUSY
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the eas
tarme.
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, dad for one year at 42 puse kasus, or for shorter perioda, at retas, which may be ascertained os application
BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted"" put all the principsicles to the World.
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT az available all over the World.
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
PURCHASE and SALE of Siccks and 'Shares elected.
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cashed.
DNORGE BOO9, Manager.
ני
9. Queen's Road, Hongkong, Hongkong, 1st Nor., 1912
THE
191
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
..58
Paid-up Capital
H
Reserve Fund......
.....26-30 Imports sad Exports
Department....58 44-46 | Miscellaneous Services 47-51 Polico
.....................59 .52-64 Prison .....
ed for some time and at the same Notes and Cominents............. 40--13- time the interest earned will Special Articles ................... decrease as the working capital in Sport is truanguros reduced. The envy fall in General
the price ol
rubber Chinese Y. M. O. A .....52 moang а corresponding de Canton News
crease in the profit from this September. Rainfall... source and the Directors therefore Notes in Circulation ......53 think the safer policy is to post-From Amay to Turkey ...53 pone the dividonel.
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Financial Statoment
...58
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 30,000,000 18,550,000
Head Office-YOKOHAMA:
Branches Antung-Hsien
.53
...53
54
..........59 Sanitary Department ......59 Education..... Public Works Recurrent...59 The Balancing of the
Budgeto ora su za. 62 The Reclamation Co......62 Payable in Advance 64
.59
Dairen
Fengtien
Harbin HADKOW
....53
Bombay Caloutta Changchun
September 30-Municipal Public Companies Honolulu
The balance slicet calls for very Sale of Work little comment. We have not published the full development account in the same way na last years; the sum of The. 47,457 36 per cent. (1507) Dubentures Tia. has been
spout during the 104 cash. Kochiens Tls 25 onsh year under this head which is Laon Kong Mows Tls. 00 osah. approximately the same as the Shangbai Cattons Tis. 1134 asli. expenditure for the previous Shangbai Lande Tls. 91 cash. your. This item covers all capital Telephones Tle. 85 cnah. expendituro for supervision, kata Tle. 25 cash,
Lang Shanghai general charges and S.ngapore Docks Tle, 55 cash. Kung Yiks and Shanghai expenses and also Tle. 14 cash. Bukita Tis. 1 the cost of clearing and planting cash. Shells £5.9/-. 2/03-18 up the further 100 acres done this cash. year. Weeding costs are about
the same as last year but the Debentures Tia. 98 cash. Lang- October 1-Astora 7 per cent. estimato for the current year knie Tls, 27 and 274 cash. Bukits shows a considerable reduction Tle, 1 cash. 8. & H. Wharfs and as our rubber gets older this T. 106 cash. Ewos Tle. 140 charge will be further reduced.
Condition of Estate. Very danh, Cultys Tls. 11 cash.
cash. Internationala Tla. 94 satisfactory progress has been October 2.-Langkats 27, 27 made during the year under and 23 cash. S. & H. Wharts review, the whole estate 18 Tla. 106 cash. Lacu Kung Mows in excellent condition and T 100 cash, 101 October all failang and wrods have Shanghai Cottone Tis. 113 cash. been taken out. The reports by Kung Yike Tls. 14 cash, Rutes the visiting agents, Mr. PearsTI. 0.75 cash. Bukits Tia, 1.50 and Mr. Power, are satisfactory cash. Anglo-Dutch Tis. 1.75 crab, and the growth of the rubber shows a great improvement over
Cool Report. previous years,
Mesara Hughes and Hough's
Kobe. THE OBINA LIGHT AND Liao-Yang
Löndon POWER CO., LTD.
Lyons
THE TWELFTH ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS in the Com-
ANNUAL MEETING of
Agencies at
Nagasaki Nowohwang Now York Deska Pekin'. Ryolun Port (Arthur)
San Francisco
Shanghai Tiehling
Tientsin.
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Manager,
18
£1,500,000 at 2/----
Silver
$15,000,000
17,450,000
Reserve Liability of
$32,350,000 Proprietors..res
.$15,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS.
Selling.
Exchange
T/T, Marks
*.............................................1/11 15/16 TT. Franos
25212
1/16 On Saigon
pm
60 dis
4 m/s
-1/8 On Bangkok 9/-3/16
Buying.
T/T Singapore
Private 30 d/e sight S'hal
destein...mi7236 | 4 m/ï L{O 185.144 m/s. D/P 739% 6 m/s. L/O
.....
*...2/5/8 2/11/16
T/T Shanghai ·
T/T Japan T/T India
T/T Bombay.
Demand Bombay
T/T Calcutta
Demand Calcutta
Demand India
Demand Manila
973d/a. S'ney & Melbourne /-3/4 1481630d/s. Ban Foo & New York. 4914- :148)3 | 4 m/s. Marks
148 9/44 m/s. France
148366 m/s. do
148 3/4 BarSilver. ready
148 3/4
forward
98 Gold Leaf per teel..
T/T. San Fc & New York 48 3/8 Bank of England rate T/T. Java...............................120 3/4 Sovereign-
***.209.
.28.1/8
.28 1/16
,52.70
.5%
$9.95
Subsidiary Coine. Discount per $100 Chinese...20 ata.pisces $8%
Opium, Quotation.
Malwa, Now....
Malwa, Old
Aug. 15. .$3,350 perpio.
3,500
Patna, Now........ 4,305 përohe
10
$8 1/4
Patna, Old....
4,250
+1
$6
Benares, New
4,200
Hongkong 10
$73k
.. Benaros, Old...
4,000
8. H. Dodwell, Esq., Chairman. Chinese...10 Hon. Mr. D. Landale. Deputy Hongkong.20
Chairman.
G. Friesland, Esq.
E. Goetz, Esq...
C. 8. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
G. H. Laurenz, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq." J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. B. Shelium. 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.
1
SHARE REPORT.
S-SELLERS
Stocks & Pamp OF VALOW, BANKS.
Hongkong & S'hai $125 <
Склика
($788 pa
£79
$50 345
MARINE INSURANCES, Cantong
North China
£5 T137
$100 $786 b.
B-BUPERS
ANT END AND DATE,
£2 atex 1/16 equal to]
920.31 for 16 ending 30/6/13
Year
$18 for 1919 Final of 1p.o, making
20 p.c. for 1911
Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12 msk. $15 for) 1911 & Int, of$3 for 1918)
$10 for 1911
Unions
FIRE INSURANCESI
Yangtzes China Fires Hongkong Fires SHIPPING. China & Manilas Douglas Steamship 850 $33 Steamboata Indo-Chinas
£50 $192
820
$153
b.
$50
$370 b.
$27 for 1911
$25
$8 8.
$1 for 1906
$15 $2814 b.
For 12 months, per cent por
Annum.
For 6 months. 3 per cent per
Anhum..
(Preferred) (Deferred)
"Shell" Transports £1
£5 $88
798-
b.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months, 24 per cent per
Annum..
N. J. STABB. Chief Manager
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
jen
"Star Ferry" $10 $571⁄2 b.
REFINERIES.
MINING,
THE Business of the above China Sugars $100 $98
Bank is conducted by the Luzon Sugars HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
$100 $35 BANKING
CORPORATION.Chinese Engineerings £132/6 Rules may be obtained on ap plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent. per an-
Interest Allowed on Current Account. pany will be held at the Office of periods at rates to be obtained on Deposits received for fixed the Company, St. George'e Build-application. ings No. 6 Connaught Road,
EISHI ONO, Victoria, on SATURDAY 18th purpose of receiving a Statement October 1913 at NOON, for the Hongkong, 30th Sept., 1913. of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the THE CHARTERED BANK OF year ending 31st July, 1913 and
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND electing a Consulting Committee
UHINA. and Auditors.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON. Depositors may transfer at their H.K. & W pos Dooke $50 {378 Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 option balances of $100 or more Shanghai Dooke T. 100 55 b. Reserve Fund... .... £1,700,000 to the Hongkong and Shanghai Hongkew WharfsT: 100 Reserve Liability of
Bank to be placed on
T108 FIXED Proprietors £1,200,000 DEPOSIT at 4. Por Cent, per LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING 6
Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and. For the Hongkong and Shang-
$125 General Banking business trans- hai. Banking Corporation, Hongkong Hotels $50
N.J. STABB, Chief Manager.
$90 a meeting of the share- CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
Hongkong Lands $100 $112- holders of the HEADWATERS ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re-
The TRANSFER BOOKS. of the Company will he CLOSED from WEDNESDAY the 15th until SATURDAY, 18th October 1913, both days inclusive.
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
General Managers,
NOTICE.
A largo portion conl report, dated October 10, NOTICE in hereby given that acted.
nem.
sanum.
A.
$2.50 for year end g 30'6'13 Interim of $1 for halft year ending 30°6′13- [6.p.c. for year 1912 on
preferred shares
Final of 4 making, 6/- for year ending 31*12*12
Int, of 1/- a/c. 1913 $2 on 10,000 shares Jst issue
2nd
$ on L0,000
$1 on 10,000
37
3rd
for year ending 304'13
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
Interim of 31 pc. 8 1/5d per share, Coupon No. 1 ao
count year 10.6.12.
1
Tronche DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNS. Rauba
£1 $31⁄4 Kowloon Wharfs 850 $90-8
£1 50/-
Int. of 3/6 a
1/2 for 1909
8.
Coals expected :-Japan 44,500 MINING COMPANY (Inc.) will ceived for 1 year or shorter periods/EUTSCH ASIATISCHE Humphreys Estates $10 $94.
Arrivals:Saptomber
of the ostate has been manure states:- and the results obtained lavo justified the expenditure. More tous, Dairen 9,800; maaaring will be accossary and
be held at the "Hongkong Hotel at rates which will be quoted on this will be carried out as soon Ichang, se. 2,100 tons Chingwan-4 p.m., to consider the POSITION
23rd on Wednesday, October 22nd, at application. as a favourable opportunity occure tao, sold; September 25th Hop of the Company and ite FUTURE, after the return from leave of the sang, sa. 3,000 tons Chingwan-
By order. tao, sold; September 27th Daini- Hongkong, 8th October, 1913.
mьdager.
Notice
NOTICE..
Mr. O. Thoresen of Shanghai chi Maru, s.s. 3,700 tous_Moji, visited the estate in August and old; September 27th Daiton he was particularly pleased with Maru, s.. 4,400 tons Moji, cold; its clean and compact appearance. October 1st Sangkiang, 8.8 1.500
Shanghai Share Reprt.
tons Haiphong, sold; October 2nd Messre J. P. Bisset & Co's Unkai Maru, 6. 5,500 tons Miike, wookly share report, dated Octo-sold; October 3rd Kaifuku Maru, ber 3 states:"
8.6. 3,000 tons Moji, sold: Octo- Although we cannot report anyber 3rd Laisang, a's, 2.000 tons preceptible increase in the volume Moji sold; October 3rd Taisho of share business during the past Maru, s.s. 3,400 tons Dairen, for week, yet, there is a slightly bet-Canton: October 5th Kyodo Maru, ter better feeling which may result.8. 2,700 tons Dairen, sold; Octo- in cresting more business in the tor 5th Wakamatsu Maru, ss.TWO LOT, Nos, 79 and 30,
FOR SALE VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PRORENTY.
BRITISH CONCESSION, Shameen. Canton.
each with a frontage of Ninety fronting on the Canal Road,
near future. The chiol feature of 2.700 tons Karatau, sold: October the week has been the advanco in 6th Atake Mary, 8.8. 3,200 tons Foet on the Road, and with a Langkats from Tis, 22 to Tle. 28. Dairen, sold.
no doubt due to speculation. Maoy rumours have been circul-
ating with regard to this stock,
and Shareholders and Investors world be woll advised to refer to the circulars issued by the Direc- tore on July 11 and August 14. för the correct position of the Company.
BLAMING THE
REPORTERS:
A Vicar's Curious Excuse
depth of 140 1/2 feet, together with the Buildings erected there on. The Lots will be Bold either
| separately or together. This
A. 3. HEWETT,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22
THE
Notices
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)” Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- perty, &c,
Goods received on Storage.
| Advancée made on Merchandise:
Loans made on the Provident
System.
(Rates and Particulars on ap-
plication).
TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
OF
The Office of
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o, Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co, General Managers,
property will be put up for Sale Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 at Public Auction on the Premises, commencing at 1100 a.m., on
THURSDAY, the 30th of Octo- PEAK TRAMWAY 00.
ber. 1913, if not sold privately before that date. The Under- Cottons close firm with buyers!
signed reserve the right to reject at market rates.
The Rev. O. B. Law, vicar of all bide if no acceptable bids are Cheshunt (Hert), in his parish offered. Parties Interested may Sterling Quotation--The T.Tangazine, replies to the criticisms obtain particulara from Rate on London to-day in 2/0.
of his graveside address at the The China Baptist Publication
Society, Tung Bhan, Canton, China.
NOTICE.
The following is the businearial of the victims of the Bod- recorded:-
eedon (Herta) motor-omnibus September 26.-Langkats Tisaster in which he said there 23, 23 and 24 cash. Intaris-} was too much drinking, too much tional Cottons Tls. 80 cash. Kangaring, too much blasphemy, Yika Tle. 131 cash. Soy Chend too much dishonesty in the LIVERPOOL VICTORIA IN- Tls, 43 cash. Shanghai Cottan listrict. "I made it as clear as Tle. 110 cash and Tls. 115 D. - could," he mayu, "that I wan] cember. Anglo-Javas Tia. 5 ing no special reference to cash. Centrale §8 cash. 1- As victimes or their friends, but
SURANCE CORPORATION,
LIMITED.:
appointed
AVING baan
Agente in this Colony of
September 27.-Lang kata Tia thing, perhaps, I had over- HAY 24 and 26 oash, Shanghai Cosed. It was the month of tona Tis. 110 cash. Ewos Test, and half-starved repare the above named Corporation, we 1864 cash, Anglo-French Lani ka hungry wolves, seized are prepared to accept usual fire
arom ons sentence of my address, risk on their behalf
Tis: 85.cash.
September 20 day, no quotation.
--- Settlesomes.
can it ruthlessly from its context,
and sent is to the London papers”!
Dated, 6th October, 1913.
MAUARUMJAHN & Co.
& Des Voux Road Central. .
LIMITED.
TIME TABLF.
WEBE DAYS.
7.00 4.1. to · “Loo kae. Evans 15 Mixxi. 1.00 4.x. to
10:00 A34 10,00 4.x. to 11.00 AM. 11.30 6.3. to 18.45 PM 13.43 7.366 10
1.15 2.M
20 MIN.
I t
15 MIN.
#L
TO MIN.
•3:45 PM 4.75
2.36.
14
20 Max.
1,45 7,4, 10.
5.00 734
'Co
i
"NIGHT CARS,
1961, and 2079MAZONGTEM, 39,
Inquest_""every half hour,
25.00 Pu#119,ATES AM-
every quarter pijan|bour. SUNDAYS.
MOOK OUT
10:30 AM to 12,00 AM.
1:09 AM, 101, 10:30 alm. Evaxt ay bini
13,45 M. to
5 MIN.
18.00 Noor to 11.00, F32
1 Mix
J
1:00 PM'EO '5:00 7?
500 F.. to
Н
të Mm, 125 212
6.00 7M 103.00 73.
4:00M, to 10.
་་
NIGHT CARS les"on" Week Days!
SATURDAYS,
Extrać" CopaCaseta”, midnight..
SPECIAL CARS
By, Arrangement lat"the Company's205ɑ "Alesandrs » Buildings,
32
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,00 Head Offon.-Shanghai, Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tsinanfu Teingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Mesars, N. M. Rothschil & Sons. Laou Kung Mow The Union of London and Smith's | Kung Yik
Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London
Agency.
Direction der Disconto Gesell-
schaft..
Dresdner Bank.
.
$30 $45 b.
Hongkong Cottons $10 $9 China-Borneos
MISCELLANEOUS.
$12 891 Light and Powers $101
Do. (Spec. shares) $1 14
b.
1918...
$4.50 for year 1913
For
$1 final dividend for
year 1911
Tis. 3 for 1912
Interim of Tis 3 for 1913
Tls. 6 20'2'10
83 on old shares, $1.50)
on now shares for half
year 31*12*12
$91% for 12 year ending 90 6.13
50 cents for 1912
$2.80 for 1912
..
Interim of 5 p.o, for
year ending 30°6′19-half} $2 for 14 year endin 30.6 13
15 per cent. for 1910
7. p,c, for year ending)
31°10′12
ing 30'6:13
Kowloon Lands
Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 91
West Points $50 1972 & Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
COTTON MILLS EWOB
T. 50 T. 145 b. Shanghai Cottons
T. 123 b.
Tls. 10 for year end-1
106
b.
1414
b.
50 cents 31.7.08-
b.
85 cents for 1912
$10 89.
36 128
$10 64 b.
$25 $150 8.
810 823
4
g. 10 T33 b,
$25 $22 $10. 8104 B.
$190 ote
China Providents Dairy Farme
INTEREST allowed on Current Green Islands
Account. DEPOSITS received Hongkong Electrics $10 $44 b. on terms which may be learned Hongkong Ices on application. Every description
of Banking and Exchange bual Hongkong Ropes ness transacted.
Langkata
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911. 12 Morning Foet
Peak Tramway
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Do. (new)
INDIA, LIMITED, Authorised Japital.....£1,500,00, Philippines Subscribed Paid Up
ท
Reserved Fund"
1,125,00
562,50 415,00
BANKERS: Bank of England. 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 sscertained on application.
Hongkong Electric Trams 9/3 8.
$10 $5 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6
Pre- Soviete desferred
Bulpeset $50 $20 Papierteries paid
dn Tonkin up. $50
Benefit $200
Shanghai-Sumatras T. 30T.150 Steam Laundry 35 $49 United Asbestos)
Oriental Agency, $10 · 8911⁄2 b.
Id
United Asbeston Founders Shares
$10 $300
A. E. LINTONO Union Waterboat $10 $17 1/2 b.
Weismann, Ltd. $10 830 William Powell Watson
$10
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled, For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery,
meals with wen quer
"Correciać te ingo pa Oct
The Telegraph doses pot
70 cents for 1012
$1.25 for year end'g 31'7′12 40 cents for 1911
81.60 per share for 1912 $2 interim for 1913
81 interim for 1913
Interim of Tls. 1 mak ling Tle. 2 s/o 1913 None
80 cents on fully paid] shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.13
Final of $5 p.. making)
7p.e. for 1912, None
~$1.50 fór 1910
None
No dividend this year. 50 eta for year end'g 32:5:12 (20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended 31.5*1012
$1 per share for yearl
ending 31 12 1912
95 per cent for year) Jine Acting 31711 60 cents for 1912
40 otel yearending 80°6′19 WRIGHT AND HORNBY, try and