Commercial.
BULLION REPORT..
Meerre Samuel Montagn & Co.'s weekly circul r" dated London, November 6, states that about £800,000 arrived in the form of bar gold. The shipment to India is £145,000. The rest, beyond a small amount that has been
bought for the Continent, will, in all probability, go into the Bank of England. During the week the net influx amounted to £61,000.
to
"The shipment of sovereigns from Egypt to India has been resumed.
"The not import of Gold into India for the month of Oct ber, 1013,
WLA
£1,687,266.
approximately,
"It is fortunate for Brazil that the Caisse of Conversion has proved useful in the critical period" through which that country has
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1913.
Intimation,”
THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH.
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been passing, for, under the old Day by Duy... regime of unfixed values; a.heavy Passenger Lists slump in the rate of exchange Steamers........ would have taken place with much Hotel Lists.... "harm to the country. The Oaie Correspondence
has had to issue about £7,000,000 Commercial,
CONTENTS.
Pagon.
Pagos.
14 Fire Display
5
Among the Spectators
46
8
9
6-7 Harbour Collision..........
The Y. M. O. A. in
Chins
47
1.43 Hotel
10-11 The Hongkong 12-13
Company Limited ......49-55 .14-22 Hongkong Volunteers.....50 ....23-32 University of Hongkong...50
in gold during the present year Shore Reporting......m
. As a The Courte ............ to maintain exchange. consequence of this, the money Telegrams circulation has been reduced by Leading Articles.....33-37 about 100,000,000 milreis, that is. Notes Bad Comments: 38-40 Sir William Lever.......... 50
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
--CORPORATION,
Head Off, MANEtreet, New York London Offer:igó, Elabopsgate, E.C.
BRANCHES :----
Bomba
Cabsulta
Canton
Cabe ..
Houtkont
Наде
Capital Burplus.
Metica
HO
Banks
Selling
Exchange
T/T, Markh
∙1/11.178 T/T. France
1/11 5/16" | On Haiphong↑ ........................1 % pm." 1/11 3/4 On Saigon Asia patimen3⁄4í % pm. 1/11 716 On Bangkok viini..........................7934
ONGKONG & SHANGHAI Domand
BANKING. CORPORA 30d/sh...!! AKTIONN
60 d/s £ m/s vinkeit /ha 14,41/11 1/2 TT Shanghai..7892 TT Singapore.
Paid-up Capital
RESERVE HUNDS:
San Franciaco Shanghai
Pukking C
Gold By,,DoG
BURI ¥,483,000
. EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS
CURRENT ACCOUNTS Opened on the s
DEPOSITE RECEIVED, Éand for one year at SĂ PRE BASAN, DE for about an peciada, ez zuenezapich May be securtaised on application, an WHEWAN NEGOTIATIO 2M COLLECTED,
MAIL. 104 ZELEGRAPHICƏ REMITTANCES
grasted
WATARS OF CREDIT and Bran on all the webacival cities in the World,
THE BANK LLCIRCULAR, SETTERS OF CREDIT avalužbe "all over the World,SERR ECOMMERCIAL, LETTERS: OF CREDIT PURCHASE 204 SALE of Stocks and Stares EXLVELLERS CHECKS inld and cashed.
GEORGE HOGG,
Magnger Y -9, Queen's Road, Hongkon Hongkong, Ist-Nor., 1912
THE
19
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880,
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 |
30,000,000 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund ......
18,550,000
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
about 10 per cent of the highest Special Articles 4142 circulation during the year. The Sport stock of gold in the Unis-e has been, on the average, about!
Nubia Damaged 43-44 Canton Nex
***...........58
Branches Antung-Hsion"
Bombay
57
Caloutta
Changohun
Dairen
£20,000,000 in 1911/12., and
Fengtion
Harbin
£23,000,000 in 1912/13. From
Hankow
Honolulu
November, 1912. the total rowe
stimulating business is expected before the close of the present native financial year.
To Sail
$
Agoncios at Nagasaki Newchwang New York Osaka Pokin Ryolun Port (Arthur):
San Francisco Shanghai-ni Tiebling Tientsin Tokyo
Los Angeles
Interest Allowed on Current
steve Account. Deposits received for fired periods at rates, to be obtained on application. "totten
EISHI ONO,
Manager.
Hongkong, 30th Sept., 1913,
[18
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
gradually to about £26,724,000 the. series of rubber auction, in very little seeme to be coming Kobe in February this year, but from Mincing-lane for the week ended not, though with a sagging ex-Liao-Yang that date fell continually to November 4 Competition was change and increasing stocks, s London £19,690,000 in August." quiet when business began and point where bayers and sellers Lyons
With reference to silver the cir- early prices showed but little agree, cannot surely be long de cular contains the following: variation from the best of a fort- layed. Money is beginning to "The tone of the market is night previous. Crepes were a get a little easier with the native Speculative shade harder, the interim im banke. Credits, however, between somewhat better. sales from India and from Chins provement being fully maintain these institutions and their mer have gradually come to an end. ed. For Hattangalla thick pale chant clients still remain upon Coincident with the reduction in as much as 28, 2d. was paid, as very restricted lines, and not much China sales, a certain amount of also for Lavant; while Selangor assistance from that quarter in China buying set in, which che k-Glendon and Woodend returned ed the fall in raies,
but a fraction less. As to smok The stock in Bombay is now ed sheet, Vallambrosa made 28. much smaller than it has been for 5,1-4d,, or the esme as a fortnight years. This week it has fallen ago, and llorawala and Bukit from £300,000 to £245,000; the Toh 1-2d. less. Ursmoked sheet off-take is about 55 bare a day, sold up to 28. 1.1-23. for "Shanghai reports a stock of Bontardawa. By the mid-day £6,225,000 compared with adjournment on November 4 pale £8,250,000 last week. It appears crepes improved to 2, 2.1-4d., to be well-known that between this figure being secured for £1,500,000 and £2,000,000 of Balgowrie, while Ingoya, Serdang this stock is deposited with the Central, and Sungei Parun måde. Banks, foreign and native, mainly 1-4d. less. Brown crepes sold up with a view to safe custody. A to 28, 11-4d. for Selangor River, re-absorption of this amunt for and 2a 11. for Serdang Contral. trade purposes would reduce the Some Byrnecure brown from the present stock to about £4,225,000 Batu Village realised 2s. 2 1-4d. at which it would not look quite Smoked sheet made 2s., 4.3-4d. so unwieldy. Now that unrest for London Asiatic. In the after- in China has simmered down, there is a possibility of such a roduction taking plade, “.
"Considerable consignments of the new Colonial Silver Coin for West Africa, about £102.000.in value, have been shipped recently to that country,
"No shipment from San Fran- cisco to Hongkong has been notified during the week."
HONGKONG NEW YORK.
Sterling
**£1,500,000,st_2/m
$15,000,000
Silvor... 17,450,000
Rosrove Liability of
$15,000.00
Private 30 d/s sight
4 m/s. L/C *...............¡8276 *||4 m/*. D/F
T/T Japan? ***** T/T India
TT Bombay
Demand Bombay..
Ad Domana Cafèutta
T/T Calcutta
Demand India.
Buying. ******.....................1/11·13/16 1/11 15/16 ..2/
6 m/s. L/Q... 9434:30d/.8ney & Melbourne...2/-1/16 14434|30d{#:San F'oo & New York 4834 [X443⁄41⁄2-|-4 m}i. Marka v..........
1454 m/s. Francs .......da
.14434 6.m/6. do
Demand Manila ...............9514 T/T San Fc & New York 17 T/T. Java
$32,450,000.
"Subsidiary Coins.
...: Biscount per $100
BarSilver, ready
0.04
....8.5014 2.5236
::145
..26 7/16
145
forward
.26 1/2
| Gold Leaf por taol
...53.80
Bank of England rate...5%
....117
Sovereign
Opium Quotation.
Nov. 21:
Malwa, New
$4,600 perple
Mälwa, Old-
· 4,900
397%
Patos, New
5,885 perche.
Patria, Old
$756
5.700
Banares, New
19 13/16 Benaras, Old....
5,575 5,350
A-BUYERS
Nov. 27
Proprietors$15,000,000 Chinese20 ate plecee $9 1/16%
COURT OF DIRECTORS Chinese...10 S. H. Dodwell, Esq., Chairman. Hongkong.20 Hen, Mr. D. Landale. Deputy Hongkong.10
Chairman,
G. Friesland, Esq. E. Goetz, Esq. 0.8. Gubbay, Esq. P.H. Holyoak, Esq. G. K. Laurenz, Esqua W. L. Fattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq." Hon. Mr. E: Shellim, H. A. Biebs, Esq. CHIER MANAGER: Hongkong-N; J; Stabb. MANAGER! Shanghai-4. 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 “
W
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months, 2 per cent. per
Annum.
For 6 months, 3 per cent per
Annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
Annum,'+
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager
Hongkong & S'hai $125
BA-SALE
Stocks & PAD OF VALUR. 11
DANKS
CLOSING
$790
b.
£79/10
$50 3174
£5, T133
.b.
!
$100 $810
b.
MARINE INSTANCE
Cantone North China
Uniona
H
SHARE REPORT.
S-SELLERS.
LAST BethanD AND DATE,
£2 at ex 1/1156 · equal to year
$20.31 for 3
ending 30/6/13
$18 for 1913
Final of 1 p.c, making
20 p.o. for 1012 Final of $20 making $50
for 1911 and Interlth:
· of $30 for 1912 (*** Final of $12 thak, $15 for
1911 & Int, of$3 for 1912)
Yangtzes.MEMA £50 195
TIRE INSURANCES!! China Fire 820 $161 Hongkong Fires +$50 - $380
$2.50 for year end’g30′6′′13 · Interim of $1 for half)
year ending 30'6'13 6p.c. for year 1912 on
preferred shares
b.
$10 for 1911
B.
$27 for 1911
*BHIPPING. China & Manilas · #25 39 Douglas Steamship $501.130 - Steamboats
b.
$1 for 1906
$15 $29
b.
Indo-Chinas,
(Preferred) (Deferred) "Shell" Transports El
£5:182
99/6
£11
Star Ferry'
810 $44) b,
REFINERIES.
$100 $100 $100 $33
MYNING.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK THE Business of the above China Sugars Bank is conducted by the Luzon Sugars HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION)
Rules may be obtained on ap plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent, per an-
ncm.
!་ Depositors may transfer at their HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.option' balances of $100 or more Paid-up Capital ........£1,200,000 to the Hongkong and Shanghal 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, General Banking business trans- N.J. STABB, Chief Manager, Boted. ' *nd *
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or skorter periode at rates which will be quoted on
noon the Bighland god Lowlands AMERICAN ASIATIC 5.5. Co. application.
Pale
-1
For New York via Ports and Suez Canal. (with liberty to call at the Malabar Coast.)
A.S. HEWETT,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
3.5. INDRA on or about 13th December, 1913.
THE For freight and further in-1 formation, apply to
SHEWAN TOMES & Co,
General Agents. Hongkong, 19th Nov., 1913. [1033
Notices
parcel realised from Is. 8d. to 28. 1.1-41. for the orepe and from 26, 6.1-4d. to 2s. 7.1-4d. for the smoked sheet, this last being about 1-2d. less than last time. Other amoked sheets eased shade also, 2, 5d. for Heawood, 2a. 4.3-4d. for Banteng Lumut and Muar River and 1-4d. less for Sungei Way being amount the best of the prices. crepes, however, held their own' A Tariff Point. When it was first announced with 2s. 2d. "For Golden Hope, that the American Government Tandjong Lumut, and: others, would impose an income tax to while the exceptional figure of apply to holdere of securities it 28. 1.1-4d, was in one case paid The day left was felt that this would increase for light brown. the difficulty of Americans in bor- the market very much as it was rowing in England, for even at mid-October. the balance of though allowance in the terms of change being upward. Rather ART & OURIO" GALLERY. isene might be made for the double easier limits were recorded for tax the natural prejudice against sheet and smoked sheet, but pale paying it would probably prevent and smoked cropes are unchang investors applying for new capital ed, and dark crepes and scrap offered by America in England. have improved. Later on it was afated that the Babjects of foreign countries re- Biding therein are exempt from this income tax. Now Messrs A.
B Leach and Co., of London give
The Situation in North Chine.
Messra. Ilbert and Co., Ltd., the wording of the form of certi- Shanghai, write as follows in their ficate which should be presented weekly market report dated 22nd with coupons or interest orders alt-
KOMOR'S
Just Received: Fashionable SILK SCARFS
and
OPERA
CLOAKS
Notices
[22
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO. LTD.
(Capital Paid ud...$1,250,000.) Loane on Mortgage of House Pro- perty, &o,
Chinese Engineeringe £195)-
Tronoha
£143 Raubs DOCKS. WHARYES, & G'DOWNS Kowloon Wharfs $50 $90
b.
H.K.&W'pea Dooks 350 { $74) ~ b. Shanghai Docke T. 100. 54 Hongkow Wharts T. 100 T.107 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 $125 Hongkong Hotels 350
$86 Hongkong Landa $100 $113 ea.
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE Humphroys Estates $10 89 3.
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,00 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin.
ww Branches: Berlin Caloutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin " Tinanfu Tsingtan Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Mesars, NM. Rothschil & Sons. The Union of London and Smith'e -Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise:Direction der Disconto Gesell Loans made on the Provident
System.
(Rates and Particulars on ap-
plication).
Or
The Office of TRUSTER, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o, Undertaken and "Executed."
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March; 190832
designed by French and English PEAK TRAMWAY CO.
Artists.
Genuine TORTOISE-SHELL
Ornaments.
CARDS POST ARTISTIC HONGKONG
VIEWS.
Inspection invited!
Please note that the address of Mozers.
KUNN & KOMOR and KOMOR'S in
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS ONLY, DEB VIEUX BOAD CENTRAL.
FOR SALE
detached from, bonds or other There is nothing now of interest obligations owned by those who to report, business in most diro are both citizens or subjects and tions being very quiet. A little residents of foreign countries. movement of import cargo has There is also a proviso regarding taken place for Tientsin, but this Hongkong, 22nd Nov, 1913. [1051 the way in which tho, certificate is about the only outlet that is shall be made out, and even as to putting forward much sign of BEST OLD CHINESE CURIOS. the quality of the paper to be life. The Yangtze river in par used. Mozars A. B. Leach and ticular seems disinclined to buy Co., state that the provision of except upon a very small scale this form establishes very de-for hand-to-mouth requirements. finitely the non-liability of such In the meantime, it in reported Chinese Curlos. Cheap rates, holders under the American 1o-that produce is piling up at ex- May be inspected at:Hung On port points. One of the heaviest Boarding House, 82, Con- come Tax Act,
lines is mentioned as being naught Road, (Ist Floor). Rubber Sales.
Besamum seede,, which alono
Apply to Just over 900 tons of planlatmate now to some fourteen
CHEUNG SAU SUN.} tion rubber were available 'for' million' téëls. So far, however,
Some ten pieces of best old
LIMITED,
2
TIME TABLE
-WEEK DAYS.
7.00 am, to Loo A.M. Loo A, to 10.00 4M 10.00 AM, 10° /K1.00 alu 12.30 4.34, to TRAS TM, 20.45 7,2 10 143 T.M. CO
1.15 F.M. to
5,00 3,34, to
Kowloon Lands.
$30 $45
Shanghai Lande T. 30. T. 94
$50 $70 West Points
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
COTTON,MILLS.. Ewon'
T. 50 T. 149 Shanghai Cottons
Laou Kung Mow... Kung Yik Hongkong Cotton $10 China-Borbon" Light and Power 310 84.60 b.
Do. (Spec. shares) 1 China Providenta Dairy Farms
MISCELLANEOUS MILANOI
Final of 4/ making 6/- for yearending $1'12'12 Int, of 1/--a/c, 1913
$2 on 10,"0o shares 1st issue
$* on 14,000
$1 on 1,000
留言
2nd
3rd
for year ending 30'4'13.
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
Interim of 34 p.o. 8 2/5d per
share, Counch No. 1'ao- count year 10.6.12
Int. of 1/6 mak. 6/68/0.1913
1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912 $1 final dividend for
year 1911
T.'3 for 1912 ·
or}
Interim of Tie 3 for 1913
Tim. 6 29'2′10
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on new shares for half year 31*12*12
$34 for year ending 30 6.13
50 cents for 1912 $2.80 for 1912
Interim of 3 p.c.for year ending 30'6'13 half) $2 for 14 year ending i 30.6.13
15 per cent. for 1910
7 pc. for year ending?
31°10'12-
Tls, 10 for year end-
ing 30'6'13
106
1141/4
$9
9.
30 conta 31.7.08 "
b.
35 cents for 1912
70 cents for 1912
b.
40 cents for 1911 /
bir
$2 interim for 1915.
$10 $221
b.
$1 Interim for 1913
schaft.
$10 $1, Dresdner Bank.
236327 INTEREST allowed on Current Green Islands $10 16.60 b. Account: DEPOSITS received Hongkong Electrics $10 $45 .b. on terms which may be learned Hongkong Ices $25 $150 on application, Every description of Banking and Exchange busi-Hongkong Ropes ness, transacted.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised Capital Subscribed
EVERY 15 kiem:
10 MIN.
* Mo.
*
Paid Up Reserved Fund.....
(
SO AIR
15.MIN.
XS FOR
"so Men.
23 Mix,
5.00 PM 8.30 2.M. NIGHT CARS.
kyu Fo3] and 9 km 270 ROM, to 11.00: everythalf hour.
ILDO FICO EZ43 8.3.
every quarter of authour, SUNDAYS." ~
8.00 AM to 10.30 AM. EVERY 15 Altw.
10.30 AM, lo 11,00 AM,
so Maw.
11,45 A.M. to two Noon
19 M
18.00 Noon ta 2.09 83,
+
*
Mix.
1,00 PM to 8.00) 3341
ng
b
$.00 PM, to 6.00 M
10 Ms.
1.00
1.00 PM.
1.1.1.
"
M. 1.00 to 10,20 2.06.
NIGHT CARS on Week Days,.
BÁTURDAYS.
Extra Cars at in "makinight),
SPECIAL CARS.
By Argile Company? Odios, 'Alexandra' "Buildings,
De Way Bowdi..
BANKERS:
Langkats
Morning Post Peak Tramway
g. 10 T26) b.
$25 $22 $10 $1014 b.
Do. (new) $1 90 ctu.b.
|Hongkong Electric Trame 8/4
$10 £1,500,000 Philippines
1,125,000 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 16
Pro- 562,500
des ferred 415,000 Societe
Pulpeset
$50820 Papierteriespaid du Tonkin
up $50 Benefit $200. Shanghai-Sumatras T, 20 T.150 Steam Taundry. *** $54) United Asbestos)
Oriental Agency, $10 8914 Id.
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.
Interest allowed on Current Ao- counts at 2 per rent per annum on Dally: Balance and on Fixed United Asbestos Deposits at rates which may be Founders Shares
Union Waterboat ascertained on 'application.
AR. LINTON
Weismann, Ltd.
Watson William Powell
THE "ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Beaton, if Equalled, For Bread, Cakes, Confentionery meals with Wines & Liquers.
$10: $$300
$10 817 1/2 b.
$10 $30
b. $1088 60. & 6.
$0
$1.30 for year end'g 31'713
$1.60 per share for 1912
Interm of Tla, 1 mak Hing Tla. 2 a/o. 1913 Nono
80 cents on fully-paid]
shares and 8 centa on $1paidshares for year- ending: 304.19. Interim of 18-porshe
for 1913. Noxo 31.50 for 1910
NoDe
No dividend this year, 50 ots. for year end g 315.12
(20 per
cent. per ordinary 'sbare for year ended 315′1912-
$1 per share for year
ending 31′12′′-1912 35 per cent for yearl ending $1711-1 60 cents for 1912 40.els, yeafending 306 13. WRIGHT AND HORNBY: J General brokenes 8 De Vonax Ryad Central Tal address Resutulacak denarje The Balmerayu dan ve jemi staff ring visilla fariant of Lan GUZITO GADCullens! -
Corrected to seja pa. Dec. 11 ||
By
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