."
Commercial.
Trade and Industry of Mexico Last Year"
Some interesting details of trade and industry in Mexico during the year 1912 are to be found in the Consular Reports, Nos. 191 and 103, published by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com- merce in Washington, Political
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1913.
Intima ion,
THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
CONTAINS - AIL THE NEWS,
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
**CORPORATION.
Eland Claméo, Wall Street, New York London Omica1-36, Bishopsgata, BC.
"BRANCHES :--
Hombay
Calenda
Costo
Cabe
Colon
The most
complete Mail
Kagons
Capital sed Surplus
disturbances caused a great don Supplement in the Colony.
of business depression, especially in the northern part of the Re- Juarez pablo. Io indad
commerce was a matter of chance" owing to the Bus pension of train services over several months, and much the mme is true for the district of Durango. Agriculture and stock raising were coverely bandianp ped in Ciudad Forfirio Diaz." though in the Hermosillo district large grain crops were harvested
and thas helped armewhat to ease
PHOTOGRAPH
Contains all the news of the week in a most attractive form and is the paper for mailing to friends at Home The photograph this week is entitled, "Ceneral Inspection, Hongkong 31 October."
the general trade depression. Day by Day Monterey, a large manufacturing Passenger Lists town, was not apparently adverse Hotel Lists ly affected by the disturbances, and the trade of this place during the year was fairly prosperous.
Steamers ............. Share Report Commercial...
CONTENTS"
Pages
Pages,
1-4 Y.MOA, Magazine 53 50 Government Appoint-
ments....... 53
8 Mr. FA- Cooper 10-11 Retires....................53 ............. 12-14 | Volunteers ...
53 15-18 Somali Leaves
.::53 T 19-29 Institution of Electrical
30-38 Engineere... ......
......54' 3841 The Christmas Mail........54 42-48 Harbour Collision .........54 ..40 --50-
Government Oivin
In the south great agricoltural The Courts losses were incurred in the Telograms Acapulco district owing to in- Loading Articles... security of life and property Special Articles leading to mapy haciendas being Sport
abandoned. The revolution had, Interport Futball ... however, relatively little effect in The Ideal Interview... the southern peninsula, and the Murul Aid
52
Hospital
trade of Yucatan is described as Lunch at Toikoo excellent, that of the port of
58
Jia-Jitsu Lecturas
Progreso being botter than for
*.
.55
Esbe Manila Manico
Paking
Sea Franchion
Shangbai
Уоролида
0000 Gold $7,000,000
EVERY DESCRIPEIDA UT BANKING BUSI
» CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the quinta, "DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Kand for pan war as “AX BRE NOSEBNA DE for shorter periodieki Putin, which
beʻaleyhinhd application.
MERA RENEGOTIATED and COLLECTED.
MATTING TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES.
EAZITERS OF CREDIT and DEAFTS granted on all the principal eller LETTERS OF IZHERLANDSE PIRCULAR CELED FEARS KVladbe ni nyer, the World,
OOGMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT PURCHASE and SALE of Buchi and Tharya JUREVELLERS CHECKS sold and cubed..
GEORGE HOGO,!
bang - Manager, ^z padnut -9, Queen's Road, Hungkop, Hagkong, 1st Nov,, 1912
THE
18
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 - Paid-up Capital ... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund ...... *18,550,000
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA
Branches Antung-Halen.
Bombay Calcutta Changchun
Dairen Fengtien
Hankow
Harbin Honolulu Liao-Yang London gone
Kobe
Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang New York
Osaka
Pekin Ryolun Port
(Arthur)
San Francisco
Shanghai
Tiehling
Tientsin
Tokyo
Loa Angoléa
Interest Allowed on Current
any year since 1007. Incredere says the Japan Chronicle. This for both a source of wealth and in trade activity are also noticed is a Hamburg company of mer frace and unsuspected develop in Tapachula, the centre of the chant bankers who have branches ment of power."
at Hongkong, Shanghai, Kote, The Bank may be congratulated Chiapas district.
The timber and lumber indus. and Yokohama. The Japanese on having done superlatively well tries seem to be in a promising branches failed to yield all the during this transition period. Its condition. The building of the results expected. "We failed to capital consists of no more then Mexican and North-Western Ril get the opportunity," says the re. 1,500,000 marks, with a rezerve
Account. way into the forest regions of port; to lay out any large sums fund of 10 por cent, of that amount.
Deposits received for fixed Chibuabus should add largely to of capital with Fafety and profit. ret its net profits amounted to the exports of lumber when Competition grew in keeness, and 2,342,068 marks, out of which it periods at rates to be obtained on revolutionary troubles subside. the facilities eftered and actually was able to distribute a dividend application." Railroad construction in the State granted to customsreat starvation of 4 per cent. (60,000 marks) and of Darango advanced some 50 rates left us often no other alter a super-dividend of 112 per copt. Hongkong, 30th Bept., 1913. |18| miles during the gear, opening native hat to play the part of (1,680,000 matke)... We can un up fresh timber sad mineral onlookers. Like everything else derstand the Pjarde enthusiasm
in Japan, commercial interchange over the trend of events in China THE CHARTERED BANK OF is being improved and perfected, and Japan. If such tings are done and the merchant class, which in the green tieswhat will le dobes was foraierly looked at askance, in the dry -China Press, is gradually developing into a
resources.
1.
The export of cabinet woods is becoming an important industry in Tapachula, and is increasing rapidly in value.«
Double Murder and Suicide.
Banks
T/T. HONGKONG & SHANGHAL Demand
BANKING CORPORA, 10 dse.
TION.
60 d/s 4 m/s
Paid-up Capital $15,000,00
Exchange
CROUTOR EVEN Marks, **::1/11 5/8 | T/T. Franos, 441/11 11/16 1n Haiphongy 1/11 3/4 On Saigon
***.....1/11 13/16 On Bangkok
20116
pm.
pm-
1/11 15/16 | 1hr Buying.
T/T Shanghai ............17331⁄2 4 m/ą. L/O
,2/- 1/4
RESERVE FUNDS:
T/T Singapore
84 1/4/4 m/s. U/P...
2-3/8
Private 30 d/a aight S'hai:
7466°m/s. L/C
TT Japan
9630d/s.8'ney & Melbourne
2-1/2-
Sterling
T/T Bombay
146344 m/s, Marke
£1,500,000 at 2/--
Demand Bombay
1474m/e. França coi
T/T Calcutta
1464 6 m/p... don'
$15,000,000°
Demand Calcutta
Demand India
147
forward
Silver
17,450,000
Demand Manilla
4;,96}4 | Gold Leaf portael
وا
TTIndia... -------16694 30 de 8an Fco & New York, 1896
147 BarSilver. ready:
..2.07
5436
7/16
7/16
53.10
$10.10
$32,450,000
.|
815,000,000 Jhinese 20 ots: plases 89 1/16% Malwa, Old COURT OF DIRECTORS.
Subsidiary, Coins, Discount per $100
Opium Quotation
Oot 24.
Malwa, New
$4.600 perplo
89 14:
Patna, New
Rearove Liability of
Proprietors
T/T. 8an Fou & New York $734 | Bank of England rate T/T, Jáva ....... 1194 Sovereign
S. H. Dodwell, Esq., Chairman. Chinese...10 Hen. Mr. D. Landale-Deputy Hongkong.20 nggChalṛman,
G. Friesland, Esq. E. Goetz, Esq.
·0, 8. Gubbay, Esqu PH. Holyoak, Esq. G. R. Laurens, Esq. W. L. Rattenden, Esq. J. A. Flummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shollim, H. A. Siebs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong N. J. Stabb. MANAGER. Shanghai-A: G, Stephen." London Bankera-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. 2 per cent. per
Atnum.
For 6 months, 3 per cent. por
Annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent per "
Annnm.
·N.J, STABB, Chief Manager
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK ManagerTHE Businose of the above
EISHI ONO,
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA
Incorporated by Royal
"Charter 1853.:/
Hongkong.10
$69
$9.
SHARE
S-SELLEES
SLOCKE PAid up Yakum..
BANKS.
Hongkong & Shai $125 -
MARINE INSURANCES,
Cantona
North China
Unions
Yangtzed
""
Patna, Old..
4,700
5,825 por dhe. 5,700
Benares, New....., 5.595-
Benares,, Old
REPORT
BA-SALE
Clasika
13790 ca.
£70/10
B-BUYERS.
5,350
LA DIVIDEND AND PATEL
£2 at ox 1/1156 equal to]
$20.31 for 1 year ending 30/5/13
$18 for 1912 Final of 1" pie, making
20 p.o. for 1912 Final of $20 making $50 for 1011 and Intorim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12 mak, $15 for
1911 & Int of$3 for ¡9121,
$50- 1330
£5 T133
b.
.$100. $810
£50 $195
$20
$161. b..
6.
$27 for 1911
KUNA FIRE INSURANCES, China Fires Hongkong Fires $50 $380
SHIPPING.. China & Manilas $25 38 Douglas Steamship $50 630 Steamboats Indo-Chinas
(Preferred) (Deferred)
Shell Transports £1
$15.12834 b.
£5486.
!
"Star Ferry".
$10.844
(REFINERIES,
Bank la conducted by the China Sugars $100.894
MINING HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Luzon Bugara $100 833: BANKING CORPORATION.
· Rules may be obtained on sp- Chinese Engineerings•£1 |32/- plication.
£1: 46/3 £1.8316
INTEREST on deposits is al- | Tronoha. lowed on the minimum monthly | Raubs" balances at 63. Per Cent. per an- DOCKS, WEARVES, &G'DOWNS **
Kowloon Wharfe $50, $86. Depositora may transfer at their H.K&W'pon Dooks$50 877 option balances of $100 or more £1,200,000 to the Hongkong and Shanghai Shanghai Dooks T. 100 56 £1,700,000 Bank to be placed on FIXED Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T.112 s.
LONDON
As regards crops, henequen power which will make itself felt
A man named John Dwyer, a · HEAD OFFICE had a very favourable year in in the near future. Hero wo gee Yucatan and in Ohiaphs, the price the methodical purpose and self more nt, of Terenure, a suburb Paid-up Capital..... having risen owing to the short-confidence of the Japanese, with of Dublin, cat the throats of his Reserve Fund
Reserye Liability of age of hemp in Manila, while the their hopefal expectation of a two children the other night
Proprietors .£1,200,000 outlook for the current year is better futuro and their sober de- and afterwards committed suicide. even letter. Private experimente termination to starve themselves
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and in manufacturing alcohol and into greatre-8.
General Banking business trans= }}| aoted. paper from henequen waste are position has again improved slow-
The financial
*
thought to have met with some, but surely. With shrink Public Companies CURRENT ACCOUNTS open
success. No accurate figures for ing from the cost or making maph
the sessme production in Yucatan
ado about it, Japan in towing tol
the necessity of maintaining Įts |
- DEPOSIT st 4 Per Cónt; per i
annum.
For the Hongkong and 'Shang hai. Banking Corporation,
N.J. STABB, Chief Manager.
BANK.
ed and FIXED DEPOSITS DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE ART PORN ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
•
A. S.-HEWETT,
Acting Manager.
are available, but a great deal of the crop was lost as a result of land and sex defences on the HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA
highest possible level and of STEAM FISHERIES Co., Ltd. disturbed conditions.
Coffee, rubber, sugar, cacao and keeping its powder dry." cotton cultivation in Tapachola With regard to China, its je. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22 produced normalorops. The revolu-volutionary leaders, its mercantle
ANNUAL
MEETING OF SHARE-
tion prevented the contemplated classes, Its present rulers and its THE THIRD planting of cotton on a large scale economic prospects, the report E-HOLDERS will be held at the THE in Cindad Profirio Diaz, while ing quite above the ordinary offices of the undersigned, No. 4, olimatic conditione caused a con- Bordid money-making level, speaks Queen's Buildings, Victoria, siderable shortage in the famous in a tone of high enthusiasm Hongkong, on Tuesday, the 18th Laguns district,
The guayule The leaders of the new November, 913, at NOON.
Notices
CHINA FROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE LO., LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) industry in Darago showed a movement, acting working
The TRANSFER BOOKS of Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- de the Company will be CLOSED porty, &c. decline, a great deal of the shrub, without regard to self, which takes some seven seara tomanded with inflexible will from the 11th to the 18th Novem- Goods received on Storage.
ber, 1913, both days inclusive. Advances made on Merchandise: mature, having been exhausted,
protection for life and properly,
A BRADLEY & Co., Ltd. Loans made on the Provident It is interesting to note that for trade and industry, and the
General Managers.
System. efforts based on lines adopted in obedience yielded to thie demand Hongkong, 4th November, 1913. Argentina are being made to ex- both oflicers and privates in. the terminate locusts.
ranks of the soldiery. The Mining alao, suffered severely highest rise and every recogni " from the prevailing settled on to the in habitants of sucl) a
conditions in Acapulo. Railway country!.. Confidence unfor constraction in Zicatecas is pro-tunately was was wanting and is gressing, and the mineral wealth still wanting to-day this was NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. of the State is thus being opened dated May 7 last] in the cap-N JOTICE is he'eby given that up. Exports of all metals except acity of the Government lo gold from Durango, show a mark-introduce and maintain a woll- Mooting of the Company will be ed increase, and the year has been ordered and solid finance reform, held on Tuesday the 18th day of PEAK TRAMWAY CO. a prosperous one for the mining The peasant shinks from ackngs- November, 1913, at 10.15 o'clock industry there. Exports of smelt ledging the possession of money Hongkong, Victoria, when the p.m. at 4, Queen's Buildings, ing products from Monterey have preferring in old fasbined style following subjoined Resolution also risen in amount and value, to shield his well-filled stocking will be proposed as an Extra-
Generally speaking, the trade from the corious gaze of noigh-ordinary Resolution -
HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA
STEAM FISHERIES Co., Ltd. “
an Extraordinary General
Should the above Resolution
of the south was of a prosperons boars or the Government · bý a *"It de resolved that the Capital nature, while that of the north covoring of earth. Consegently" of the Company be reduced was largely hampered and at the bank facilites, which once" from $150,000.00 to $90,000.00 by some times brought to a standstill flowed so copiously and smoothly, reducing the par value of the by the revolutionary troubles have failed up tô-the prefent "sharea from $10 to $8 each.” alluded to. But what has been moment, and the possibility of accomplished is sufficient to show presstving freedom from foreign be passed by the roquisite ma- the recuperative power of the influences by internal loans and jority it will be submitted for confirmation as's Special Resolu- country and to emphasize its great increased taxation has also failed. tion to a further Extraordinary potentialities
Daring the year the Chinese General Meeting and such Mest- merchante have earned abundant ing will be hold on the 4th day of profile on the money, the talent December, 1913 at the same time Results of the China Export and the spirit of enterprise which and place for the purpose of con-
and Import Co.
they have-invested in their work. eidering and if thought fit con- An insight into the economic, Strong nailed action was icang-firming such Resolution as a position in both Japan and Chinsurated between China and Japan, Special Resolution accordingly,
is afforded by the report of the and this foot grew in popularity China Export-Import and Bank in Foth countrien- A union (41- Compagnie zu Hamborg for 1912, wein these two Powers will be
MAN BRADLEY & Oo,, Ltd.,
General Manager: Dated, Hongkong tie 4th day ( Novembar, 1913-
(Rates and Particulars on ap-
plication).
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &
Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers
Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
LIMITED.
Capital Fully
$10 for 1911
$1 for 1906
* $2,50 for yearend′g 30°6′13
· Interim of · $1, for half)
year ending 30'6'18" ·· ƒ· 6 p.. for year 1912 on
preferred shares
(Final of 4/" making. 6/- for yearending 31 12 12
Int, of 1-8/c. 1913
#2 on 10,000 shares 1st issue $2 on 19,000: Zad '81 on 1,000
Srd i
for year ending 30413
$3 for 1912:
$3 for 1897,
Interim of 35 pic. 8'2/5d por share, Couton No-las- ́edunt year 10.6,12 700 clut.of 1/8 mak.8/8a/o: 1913
1/2 for 1909.m bekkdge $4.50 for year 1912.
* $1a Anal - dividend="for
year 1911-192 1
Tis, 3 for 1912
-Intériai of Tie-3 for 1918
-Tls: 6'29°2′10′′
125 b. $3,on, old, shares, $1.50) on new shares for half, 15891 993 PA 'year 81'19 120E JUV
$11 b. $3
89.10 h.
LANDS; HOTELS & BUİLDINOF Anglo French Lands T.100 1.94 Hongkong Hotels $50
Hongkong Lands $100
Humphreys Estates $10 Kowloon Lands $30 $45 Shangfist Lands T. 30 T. 94 West Points $80871-
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. &
EWOB
T. 50 T. 143 b. T. 117 b
Faid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500.00 Head Office,Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin,
Brancheszyt Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Pering Singapora, Tientsin Tainanta Teingtau Yokohama. Shanghai Cottons
LONDON BANKERS:. Messrs. N. M. Rothschil; & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency:
pk schaft."
Lau Kung MOTOMED 1106) Kung Yik14 Hongkong Cottons $109
MISCELLANEOUs, et mil China Bomece
$12891b. Dimention der Disconto Gesell-Light and Powers $101 Doa (Spec,sharak 31: China Providenta 610 $9 Dresdner Banker
"36327 88. & INTEREST allowed on Current Dairy Farme Account, DEPOSITS received Green Islands $10 $7 on terms which may be learned Hongkong Electrics $10144
95$150 on application. Every description Hongkong Ides of Banking and Exchange bus! Hongkong Ropes: $10 $22} nöse transacted.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
38
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Langkata
Manager.
12 Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.,
Morning Post Peak TramwBY
8. 10 T
$25 $22 $10
B.
INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised Japital
Subscribed,
10 KM.
Paid Up
#T
Reserved Fund
£1,500,000 1,125,000 562,500 415,000
zo M.!
11. Mawa
ID MIN
Do. (new)
90 cte. b. Hongkong Electric Trams 8/0
$10 $5 Philippines H. Price & Co., Ld, $10-$6.
Pre- Baciste dos ferrod
Pulpeset" $50 ($20 Papierterios
paid pla
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS..
00 AM to 10:00 A
2.00 4. to. 1.00 am. Every g'Hing: 10.00 A.M.-to 1.00 A.M. 18.30 AM to 2045 120.
145 M гр 1.15 Y.. 14 5.43 9.M. to 7.35 Y.; 8.00 1230; 2.2.4. to
K.M.. 5.00 P.M. BQ
NIGHT CARS. yor and J.M. 9.30 PM. Lo
everyshall hour.
11.001.
11:00 7301E05145 Polo every quarter of an hour, SUNDAYS.
15 MIN.
10 t
6.00 K. 19 1030 A136, Etant is Mon,
11,00 AM 16.30 AM, to 21.45 AM. 1 31840 NOOK 15.00 Nome to, 1.00 2.3.
15 MIN. 5.00.7.1%
53 MINA 5.00. H. "ta.
zo MEN.
·$.00 Bike to
po, so7.00 13 Min. 20 KM, to(1.10 2.6
NIGHT CARS oo Wook Daril
SATURDAYS.
* 10 Man
·Extra Cay at se 'midnighte
·SPECIAL CAR S. (
By, Arrangenként an the Company's Qlow;
Alexandra Balldisgr} | Chu, Tase Bandi
BANKERS:
Bank of England, London Joint Stook Bank, Limited.
du Tonkin kup: 350)
Benefit $200/ Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150 Steam Laundry #5 131 United Asbestos]
Oriental Agency, $10 $91 Intereat allowed on Current Ac-
Ld... counts as 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balante. and on Fixed United Asbestos Deposits at rates which may be Founders Sharos} ascertained on application.
ARLINTON Union Waterboat
Weismann, Ltd. Watson
‹ THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled, For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery meals with Wings & Liquors.
Willam Powell
$10 $900
$17 1/2 b.
$10. $108734. by
TE 39A%
in 189 m. Nov, 17. ma
for 14 year éilding 30.6.13/142 Well 150 cents for 1912.67-05
$2.80 for 1912. are 14
4
Interim of 5 p.p.for!:1. year ending 30°6′13 half 1 $2 for year ending f 30.613
15 per cent, for 1910: 7. po for year ending
31 10:12
Tis, 10 for year end-
ing 30'6'13
30 conte 31.7.08
85 cents for 1912
70 cents for 1912 · ··* $1.30 for year endig 8117'13 40 cents for 1911
$1.60 per share for 1912
12 interim for 1913
$1 interim for 1913.
Interim of Tls. 1 mak. ling Tis. 2 a/c 1913 None
80 cents on fully"paid] shares and 8 donts on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.13
Interim of 1d. per share.
for 1913, None
$1.50 for 1910.
No dividend this year, 50 ots, for year endg 31.5.12
(20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended 31.5*1912
$1 per share for year)
ending 81'12'1912
25 per cent. for year
ending 31°7′11′′--------
60 cents for 1912-7 140 ats, yearending 30'6 1. WRIGHT AND HORNBY, para syll
General brokers & De Voux Road Central Tel, address Recilinder
- Une Felegraph done was told itself responzilin for may of the altare qogalmazt