Commercial.
MANILA HEMP."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1913,
radium was ombedded in the Public Companies
tumour for twelve boars op two consecutive days. Within ainda BatinA had disappeared, and now, monih all signs of the growth after the i pse of six months, there are no signs of recurrence.
Mr. G. A. Kulmau hemp export and representative of the American Manufacturing Com pany, of New York, interviewed
Another case which baa its at Manila, said :-" As I now see the conditione ut here. I would counterpas among the Middlesex say that the production for the cas* was that of a scholmistress six months will be far less of thirty-five who, in March 1912, next
consulted a leading hospital sur than normal. As an apparent shortage already, exists. I should geon for a growth in the neck say that during the next two Inoperable carcinoma (carcer) of months prices, especially in the thyroid gland in the neck was American grades of hemp, will diagnosed and radium adfised. advance. The market will pre- -bably remain fim for a while with aslight advance later. A good Lusiness in oʻriage is being done in America, but the manufactures generally are not well, supplied and will be obliged to come into this market for their supplies during Novemborinad Decembar The average annual cinsumption of Manila hemp in the US. tur- ing the past four years has been 125,000 bales, which represents a
HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA STEAM FISHERIES Co., Ltd.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
MEETING OF SHARE THE THIRD ANNUAL HOLDERS will be held at the offices of the undersigned, No. 4. Queen's Buildings, Victoria, Hongkong, on Tuesday, the 18th November, 913, at NOON.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of The patient had threo saripa f the Company, will be CLOSED.
Fatween from the 11th to the 18th Noveu adium treatments Murch and Jugo; 1912. Ober, 1913, both daya inclusive.
fur examination
BRADLEY & Co., Ltd. reporting
General Managers. in September 23 14 gefici gkong, 4th November, 1913. mental hudcess of thyroid had disappeared, general condition as 206d, and she had gained weight be patient reti nel lo her work as schoolmintres",
Radium for Rheumatics,' Ona tremendou-ly important result of the year's work at the iustitute is the discovery that little more than half of tle. Duuni
rudium emanations (the gos given production, which is approximate- ly 1,200,000 bales. The qualities off by radiudi) have, temporarily used in the Statea are the better at Joset, exactly the sumo pro grades. 1 would like to accea perties as true radium We tuate the necessity of improving have proved the t for curativo pu
peso the cmination, within the quality of abaca raised here twenty four to forty-eight houre The hemp industry should be as- sisted by the insular government, of its being collected, in as good
Treves stated. as radium it elf," Sir Frederick
this is the only "place in the world thus far that has been able to produce abaco, or, us known in the trade, Manila hemp. Through the lack of a uniform texture of fibro the American manufacturers of bin der twines hay bren compelle to look for other fibres for this
R
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um emanations contaited in As a result of this discovery
Notices
NOTICE.
INTERNATIONAL" BANKING
CORPORATION.
Hand Offcendo, Wall Street, New York London Dries 3 mg6, Sibopagata, K.C. BRANCHES
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**Yokocama Calend Surplus „kusi i Gold $7,000,000
inal AYERY DESCRIPTION DE BAKING BUSI
CURRENT ALEGUNTS Sed on the wszel REPOSITS RECEIVED, fred for one year Perang, ar for shorter periode, at rates, which
BILLS NEGOTIATED COLLECTED.
way bà bácstalbed be kepimption. AMALLIAMS TALEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
LETTERS OF CREDIT DRAFTS graslad on all the principal cities for the "World, -k AMINTHA TANKS ACIRCULARŰ LETTERS OF
GRITET esa vallable oil over the Work
DOMMERCIAME FOR OF CREDIT.
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AGRORGE HOGO.
Minangor. !:
9, Queen's Hand, Hongkond Hongkong, 1st Nov, 1918 19
THE
MR EDWARD MAURICE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
RAYMOND has this day. been admitted a partner in our
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LIMITED.
Established 1880.
$10
Firm, which will continue to Authorised Capital Yon 48,000,000 carry on the business of Share Paid-up Capital and General Brokers as hereto-Reserve Fund, it
11 18,550,000 and Taylor... fore under the style of " Mpxon
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA. MOXON & TAYLOR.
Branches Antung-Heien
Hongkong, 1st November, 1913.
Bombay. Caloutta
sealed metal n plicators, hollow IN THE MATTER OF THE Changchun plates, or tubes are being sent off daily to all parts of the expiry
COMPANIES ORDINANCE
No. 58 OF 1911
... and
SAM WANG LAND IN- VESTMENT, LOAN & AGENCY Co., Ltd. (In Liquidation).
SECOND RETURN OF CAPITAL.
Dairen
Fengtion Harbin
Honolulu Kobe Liao-Yang London Lyons
Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang New York Овака
Pekin
Ryojun Port (Arthur)
San Francisco
Shanghai Tiehling
Tientsin
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Interest Allowed on Current
Accounts Deposits received for fixed periode at rates to be obtained on application.
for medical men to use on patients IN THE MATTER OF THE Hankow who cannot attend the institute. in the past ten days, Sir Frede- purpose, as it requires a texturick t.ted, thirtern pieces of of fibre known locally "midway," better, make satin. Apparatus containing emarcations factory twine. The result has equal in curative value 10 860 been that, instead of developing milligrams of radium (£17:200 the use of Manila binder twine, worth) have been sent out. Ooo the largest manufacturers have whole gram (worth £50,000), one-
OTICE is hereby given that turned to the use of Risal, which quarter of the institute's total
a Second Return of Capital is produced in large quantities in stock, is set a-ide entirely for the Mexico. It is safe to say that of purpose of producing each day of $15.00 per share has been de- same may be received at the the 666,000 balos of Manila hemp emanations equivalent to 150clared in, this matter, and that the
milligrams of pure radium. shipped to the U. S last your
offices of Messrs. Percy Smith, Azother striking discovery of Seth & Fleming, No. 5. Queen's only a small proportion was used in bindertwine, ay about 100,000 the past year is the wonderfRoad Centrel, on MONDAY, the bales, while of sianl there was curative effect of drinking" fad-Third day of November, 1913, or sonsumed no less than 650,000m water that is, water suf. on any subsequent day, except A bale of sisal weighs 400 pounds fisiestly impregnuto! with the SATURDAY, between the hours ss againet 375 for Manila hemp emanations to be luminous in tlie of 10.00 and 12.00 a.m. which means there wore vintually dark This emanation water, on 800,000 biles of sial used, in- prepared, at the institute, is about five thousand times as strong as stead of Manila hemp, simp'y becomes it is impossible for the the the strongest natural radic manufaturer to depend on getting so ive water known,
No return of Capital will be made unless Share Certificates are produced when applying for HENNESSEY SETH, paymont,
Liquidator.
The most striking resulta from Hongkong:: the 31st day of s sufficient amount of hemp suit- able for binder twine. I would the drinking of indium water Mr October, 1913.
Hayward Pinch, F.R.C.S..the
ar-
1865 and
suggest that the government" manufacture a hand cleaning medical superintendent, explain? machine that could be sold to ed have been obtained in rhen IN THE MATTER OF THE native cleaners at a small figare matic enditions of all sorts. Out COMPANIES ORDINANCE, oyen below cost, and send out de. of every hundred cases of all kinds
JEN of rheumatees, including monstrators in the hemp.pro-
IN THE MATTER OF GEO. rheumatoid advanced vinces to educate the cleaners in
FENWICK & CO., LTD, 40 cent. Late
(In Liquidation). the advantages of having a uni thritis: shown
marked im most form knife throughout the
"30 per cent. have, FIRST RETURN OF CAPITAL various districts. This would provement,
"derived benefit," and the other' result in a moré "équal texture and & mero stable market.
RADIUM FOR CANCER.
led,
ΕΙΒΕΙ ΟΝΟ,
Manager. Hongkong, 30th Sept. 1913. [18
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Paid-up Capital RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
Exchange
[T/T. Marks 11/16 TT." Francs ..1/11 3/4 | ́n Haiphong" 1/11 13/16 | On Sälgon
1/11-7/8-|-On Befigkok:
4.7344 m/s. LIONH
Private 30 d/s sight S'hall 74 6 m/t L/OMD
964 3od/6.8'ney&Melbou
muda wao,147 30d/s. San F'co & New York, 4994
84.1/2 4 m/s. L/P
Banks
Balling.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
· BANKING CORPORĂ,
TION
T/TA Demand 30.0/s 60 d/s
pm
78
$15,000,00
Ants
T/T Shanghal....
2/5/16
T/T Singapore.
21-7/16
62/41/8
T/T Japan
2/9/16
T/T India
T/T Bombay
...............................147 4 m/s. Markaw
2.071
Demand Bombay:
mom1471⁄44 4 m/s. France
T/T Calcutta
........... 147 ) 6 m/s. „do
2:57
Demand Calcutta
147 1/4 "BarSilver, ready
| Demand India
27 1/2
Bilver
17,450,000
Demand Manila
97 Gold Leaf per taul
63.20 1,5%
T/T. Java
.119 5/8 Sovereign
Subsidiary Colna, Discount per $100.
810.05.
Oct 24.
Malwa, New snicke
Patna, New Patna, Old ..
5,825 parche
5,700,
Benares, Naw: 1.
5,595
5,350
£1,500,000 at 2/--
$15,000,000
$$2,450,000
Rearova Liability of A
"Proprietors ............$15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
147 1/4 ||S forward
T/T. San Fo & New York 47 7/8 Bank of England rate
Opium Quotation
Chinege...20 ola.ploces 88 13/16% Malwa, Old
S. H. Dodwell, Esq.-Chairman. Chinese...10 Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Deputy Hongkong,20
Chairman,
G. Friesland, Esq. E. Goetz, Esq.
0.9. Qubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq. G... Laurenz, Eeg W. L. Pattendon, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, H. A. Siebs, Esq.." CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong N. J. Stabb, *** MANAGER. Shanghaf. A. G, Stephen. London Bankers-London
County and Westminster: *Limited.
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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, 2 per cent ̧ ̈per|
Annum.
**
For 6 months, 31 per cent per
Annum. For 12 months, 4 per cent per
Annum.
N. J.STABB, Chief Manager
36 1/2
Hongkong 10
8 13/16 Benares, Old.
SHARE REPORT.
S-SELLERS'
Stops & Pain O VALOW.
BANKS
Hongkong & S'hai $125,
MARINE INSURANCE1, Cantons
North China.
Unions
·SA-SALE
CLOLINO
$790
£80.
$50/345
(£5 | |T137)
$100 $810
Yangtzes China Fires Hongkong Fires
FIRE INSURANCES.
£50 $195
820 8157) $50 $380 8.
SHIPPING... China & Manilas $25 68 h. Douglas Steamship $50 $30] sa. & H.
$15 $2814 b.
Steamboate
Indo-Chinaa
£5 187
B.
(Preferred) (Deferred)
Shell" Transports £1,{i
Star Ferry'
$10 843
REFINERIES.
.
$100 897 $100 894.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK THE Business of the above
Bank is conducted by the China Sugare BONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Luzon Sugars BANKING CORPORATION.
Rules may be obtained on ap
plication.
INTEREST on deposits is sl-
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MINING
Chinese Engineerings £1 30/- lowed on the minimum monthly Tronohs
£147/3 balances at $3 Per Cent per an- DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNS
Raubs
£1.65.608.. Kowloon Wharfs $50 188 H.E. & W pos Docks $50 $77) b.. Shanghai Dooks T. 10056 Hongkow Wharfe T. 100 T.112
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853,
Depositora may transfer at their "HEAD OFFICE. LONDON. option balances of $100 or more Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 to the Bongkong and Shanghai Reserve Fund.£1,700,000 Bank to be placed on FIXED Reserve Liability of DEPOSIT 4 Per Cent, per
Proprietors
£1,200,000 annum
For the Hongkong and Shang- FOREIGN EXCHANGE and hai. Banking Corporation,"
*** NJ STABB, Chief Manager. General Banking business trans- 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. 8. FEWETT,
Aging Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22.
THE
Notices #
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN, AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
jo
LANDS, HOTELS BUILDING Anglo French Eands T.100 T.94 $125 Hongkong Hotels $50-
385
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE Hongkong Lande $100 | 6110
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Teela 7,500,00 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Caloutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tananfu Telugtau Yokohama. LONDON, BANKERS:
Messra. N. M. Rothschil & Sons The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited.
Agenoy,DA Direction der Disconto Gesell schaft,
30 per cent. have been unchang NOTICE is hereby given that & First Return of Capital of Mr Pinch described one instanco $7.00 per share has been des of a woman who on her first visit olared in this matter, and that. "As regards true malignant tok two minutes to drag herself the same may be received at the growthe (caccers), the aspect is ten yards from his office to the offices of the Liquidators, No. 5, emphatically more reassuring treatment room, although aided Queen's Road Central, on MON- DAY the Third day of Novem- than last year. We are still get by two cru'ches and a friend: ber, 1913 or on any subsequent Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London ting what we will continue to call After two six-weeks cours:a of day, except Saturday, between
perty, &c. states the drinking half a pint of the radium the hours of 10.00 and 12.00 Goods received on Storage. apparent cures." medical correspondent of the water six days a week she bad a.m.
Advances made on Merchandise: Daily Mail.
walked into the hospital after a No return of Capital will be Loans made on the Provident
Dreadner Bank. busy morning's shopping without made unless Share Certificates System.
INTEREST allowed on Current are produced when applying for (Rates and Farticulars on an Account: DEPOSITS received oratoh or stick. **
payment.
plication)
on terms which, may be learned Hongkong, the 31st, day of
The Office of
on application. Every description OF TRUSTEL, EXECUTOR
of Banking and Erohange busi- WILLS, ATTORNEY, &ness, traneasted.
Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32
Sir Frederick Treves, Serjeact Surgeon to the King, in these words summed up the past year's
experience of radium in the treat Public Companies October, 1913.
ment of cancer at the Radiom In-
where he is chairman of the ex-
stitate in Riding House-attest, W., HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA
STEAM FISHERIES Co., Ltd, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
eo tive committee.
While the word "cure" is taboo at the institute (We will count NOTICE is hereby given that an Extraordinary General
PEROY SMITH, SETH & FLEMING
Liquidators.
NOTICE.
them cured only after ten Meeting of the Company will be years have passo," said the held on Tuesday the 18th day of medical superintendent), cises November, 1913, at 12.15 o'clo k of complete disappearance of true p.m.. at 4, Queen's Buildings, cancerous growthe are constantly Hongkong, Victoria, when the have This Day established myself in the Colony as a being recorded. In view of the following subjoined Resolution Shipping, Estate and Commission soepticism which was shown by will be proposed as an Extr-Agent. many surgeons regarding the ordinary Resolution:--
it is interesting to note that number of strikingly similar results have been obtained at the Radium Institute,
Case of a Woman.
"It is resolved that the Capital
TOBIAS HUNTER
MARTIN'S
APIOL & STEEL
Indics
PILLS
reports of the Middlesex cases of the Company be reduced Hongkong, 1st November, 1913, parently cured by radium
H from $150,000.00 to $90,000.00 by, reducing the par value of the shares from $ 0 to $5 each."
Should the above Resolution be passed by the requisite ma- jority. It will be submitted for A particularly interesting case confirmation as a Special Resolu was that of a woman with a largation to a further Extraordinary periosteal sarcoma (cancer) of the General Meeting and auch Meet- collar-bone. Warned by bighly ing will be held on the 4th day of competent surgeons that the only December, 1913 at the same time operative treatment possible con- and place for the purpose of con sidering and if thought fit con- sisted of removing the whole and aboulder (an operation with arming such Resolution as
Special Resolution accordingly..
BRADLEY & Co. Ltd., General Managers, Dated Hongkong the 4th day
yember, 1915,
arm
a 30 per cent, mortality rate), the patient applied as a last resort for treatment at the institute, A tube of 100 milligrams, of our
A French Remedy for all irregolarities. Thousands of Ladies a way! koep à box" of Martin's Pille in the house, so that? os the first algn of any irregularly of? the System a timely dose may be ed- ministered. Those who see them ine- salt. All Chrusts and Blaise, "Throughout the world) or post free 3
MARTIN, Chemist, Southampton, Eng
MARTIN'S
commend them, hence then them!
APIOL & STEEL
PEAK TRAMWAY CO. LIMITED
METABL WEEK DAYS...
7.00 AM..toL90 Am. Erxni ís’Mzne?' joda.. to 11:00AM, AND WES MIX. 114.. to £245*236..
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15 14:00, 10 N
NIGHTCARS,
By F.; and F.;,"9.30°83, 80°
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12:00 PMITO 11:43 PM evry.quarter plan hour. SUNDAYS.
4.00 419 19:39 AM. Every ng Bliw;; (10.30 4.3. 40 1400 a 2
ROO NOON 21,49 AN. 1o
24 MIN.
$,00 13, 19 700 F 10.30 Yale all f20 Alade,
NIGHT, CARS na on Wq0k_Dayx,
SATURDAYS:
CIAL/CARE *the Com
Humphreys Estates 91019 b. Kowloon Lande . $30 345 b.
T. 93 Shanghai Landa: T. 30
West Points
$50 $72
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P.)
COTTON MILLS
Ewos Shanghai Cottons
MISCELLANEOUS.
T. 50 T. 145 b.
T.118 b
105 b.. 144 sa. & b."
Laou Kung Mow Kang Yik Hongkong Coltone $1089 China-Borneos $12 $9 Light and Powers $101. Do. (Bpec.shares) $1) China Providents 810 89 Green Islands
36 327 Dairy Farms
$10 $7,60 Hongkong Electrics 610 44
$25 $150 Hongkong Ices Hongkong Ropas $10 823
R TIMMERSCHEIDT: Langkats
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.
(2
Morning Post Peak Tramway
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised Capital Subscribed
Pald Up Reserved Fund
11
BANKERS:
8. 10 T3311⁄2
$25 $10
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Dó. (new). -$1 '90° ota.! Bongkong Electric Trams £1,500,000
1,125,000 Philippines $10
562,500 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10% [16- 415,000
Pro Societe des. forred
2 $50.320 Pulpeset Papierteries
paid
Bank of England. London Joint Btook Bank, desiderimited.
Interest allowed on Current As counita at per rent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates, which may be Bangrtained or application: DALAM
AR LINTON
du Tonkin up $50
Benefit: $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T-20 T.150 Steam Laundry 265 831 b. United - Asbestos-
Oriental Agency, $10 6916] L
United Asbestos Founders Shares
E8101300
Union Waterboat $10 $17,1/2 b.3
Weismann, Ltd
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D-DUYARI
LAST DIVIDand and l'atr
£2atex 1/ 158 "oqual to
$20.31 for 11⁄2 Year.
anding 30/6/13 -
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$18 for 1912 Final of 14 pc, making
20 p.o. for 1911). Final of $20 making $50 for 1011 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12 mak. $15 for
1911 & Int, of$3 for 1912) -
• $10.for 1911
$27 for 1911
$1 for 1906
$2.50 for year end g30′6′′13 Interim of $1 for half year ending 30'6′13 (6 p.o. for year. 1912. on
preferred shares
Final of 4/ making 6- for yoatending 31'12'12 Int, of 1/- a/c. 1913′′;
$2 on 10,000 shares at issue $3 on 1,000 Rod $t on 10,000; 3rd: for year ending 30'4'13 -
$3 for 1912 $3 for 1897
Interim of 3 pc. 82/5d per -- Share, Counon No. 1 ags
count year '10.6,42
1913)
Int. of 2/6 a
1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912
$1 final dividend for
year 1911
Tla. 3 for 1912
for}
Interim of Tis 3 for 1913
Tls. 6.29'2 10
$3 on old shares, 11:50)
on newshares for half
year 31 12 12
1314 for 14 year ending 30 6.13 119k
50 cents for 1912
$2.80 for 1912).
Interim of 5 p.o. for year, ending 35613 half) $2 for 12 year endin 30,6.13
15 per cent. for 1910
7 p.o. for year ending? 100 31-10′12 :
Tis. 10 for year end-]
ing 30'6'13
50 cents 31.7.08.
85 cents for 1912
70 cents for 1912
$1.30 for year and g 31'7'13 10 conta for 1911 $1.60 per hare. for 1913. $interia for 1913.
81 interim for 1913
Interim of Tis. 1mak ling Tls, 2 a/c 1913. None avize t 80 contson fully patt Vabared and 8 cents.on $1-paidshares for year ending 30.4.13 Interim of 1d. per share
for. 1913
None
$1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year
50 ote, for year end g31.5.12.
(20 per cent. per.on
share for your ended 315:1912
$1 per share for your
ending 31
1912
25 per cent. for year)
ending 3171
60 cents for 1912
40 ota yente ding 30′613
William Powell of 99
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