PRICES
$35
to
$225
No matter how much or how little you want to pay for a Christmas gift, you won't get anything that will give so much pleasure as a Victor or a Victor-Victrola.
There's one of these instruments at a price to suit every purse, and we'll arrange easy terms if desired.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 91013.
PRICES
$35
to
Stop in any time and we'll gladly play any Victor music you want to hear.
$225
MOUTRIE & Co., Ltd.
EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTERS,
Victor
"His MastersVoices
Banks
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TASTERS OF CREDIT 458 DRAFTS grátai a all the petocipal cities in the World. STHE BANK'S CIRCULAR "LEXTURE OF CURRENT-RIO avaliable all over the Ward
MMERCIAL EFTERS, DE
Banks
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI TIE ..... BANKING CORFORA Demand
MAA NAMINATION:
Paid-up Capital
RESERVE FUNDS
Sterling
30.d/s
60 dia....
15,000.00 4m/8...
T/T Singapore
Selling
Exchange OO,
T/T. Marki
1/1 7/16" T/T #Francn9. (4:1/11 1/2" | On Halpliong 1/11 9/16. | On Saigon 1/11 5/8Qn Bangkok **1/11 11/16t ****..............473 3/8 4 m/s. L/O
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83 1/2 4m/s. D/P
Private 30 d/e sight S'hai
(....74 1/4 :6;m/s/L/C%%%
9/1/8 INWR2/- 9/16
T/T Japan
soch, beigase
T/T India
No95 1/2 | 30d/s. S'noy & Melbourne8/- 1/4 *.14534 | 30 d/a.Bán Feo & New York 481/4
T/T Bombay....
..14594. 4 m/s. Marke
2:0518
£1,500,000 at 2/5
Demand Bombay...........................
146
4 m/s. France.
T/T Calcutta
4.25435
Silver
··$15,000,000
17,450,000
Demand Calcutta
Demand India
Demand Manila
146 .146" ..96 T/T. San-Fe New York 4796 T/T. Java
BarSilver ready
forward
27 1/16 427 1/16.
1181⁄2
$32,450,000
Resrove Liability of CREDIT
Proprietors
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Theres
VELLERS CHECKS sold and cubidi
MASI ADEORGE HOOK.
Manager.
9, Queen's Road, Hongkon Hongkong, Ist Nor., 1912
THE
19
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880,
Authorised Capital Yan: 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital 07B0,000,000 Reserve Fund ***** 18,550,000
Head Office,YOKOHAMA,
Branches
Antung-Hsion
Bombay Caloutta Changchun Dairen Fengtien " Harbin Hankow
Agenotes at
Nagaaski Nawahwang "New York
Osaka
*Shanghai
$15,000,000
[14534 6 m/s. do
Subsidiary Colas. Discount per $100 Chinese...20 ats. pieces $10 1/8%
8. H. Dodwell, Esq.,-Chairman. Chinese...10 Hen. Mr. D. Landale-Deputy Hongkong.20
-Chairman,
G. Friesland, Esq.
E. Goetz, Eeg.*
O, S. Gubbay, Esq.
"P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
G. H. Laarenz, Esq..
W. L. Pattenden, Esq,
J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E.'8hellim, H, A. Siebs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb.
MANAGER. Shanghal-A, G, Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster. Limited.
Hongkong-Interest. Allowed,
On Uurrent Account at the raté of 2 per cent, por Annum on the daily balance-
ON FIXED DEPOSITS
For 3 months, 2 per cent per
Annum.
Hongkong.10
$1034
| Gold Leaf per tael .....59130 Bank of England rate...5%
- - Sovereign
Him10:15
Opium Quotation
Nov. 81. Malwa, New.... ..84,600 porpio. Malwa, Old ......... 4,900 Patna, New ... 5,825 perche. Patna, Old 5,700 Benares, Now ... 5,575 M. 19 5116 Benares, Old;i... 5,350 SHARE REPORT.
$7 3/8
5-SELLERS
Stocks & Pain 'ur Valde.
.. BANKS.
Hongkong & S'hai $125-
MARINE INSURANCES, Cantona
North China
Unions
Yangtzos
SA-SALE
CLOSING
16700 b £79/10
A!
B-BUYERS
LAST DIVIDEND AND DAZE
£2ater 1/1156 egu
$20,31 for 15. voár ending 30/6/13
$18 för 1912
ha-lan
Final of 1" p.o, making
20 pc. for 1912
Final of 820 making 350
for 1911 and Interim
$50:320
£5 T133
#
$10b 1810
H.
of $30 for 1912
£50.6195
$20 6161 $50 6380
$10 for 1911
FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires Hongkong Fires
SHIPPING! China & Manilas $25 19 Douglas Stearnship $50 $30 Steamboate
$15 829 Indo-Chinas
44
Pekin
Ryolun Port (Arthur)
Tải Frencino
b.
Honolulu ·
Kobe
Tiebling
Liao-Yang
Tientsin
London Lyons
Tokyo
For 6 months, 3 per cent per
(Preferred) £5 580 (Deferred)
Los Angeles
Annum.
Shell Transports £1
101/-
£11
"Star Ferry
sio $45.
REFINERIES.
$100,96 $100
£1 3316
£1-431- £134
$50 $90
A
Final of $12 mak, $15 for
1911 & Int, of $3 for 1912)
Commercial.
MESSRS SETNA'S REPORT.
"Megara 8. D. Setua & C's fortnightly
from report, November 21 to. Desember 5,
states:-
.
change merchants, to take benefit, camo forward in the market, aud' made good purobases in Carsia Ligneant $18 (per Pioni), China Roots at $8 to 11 (per Pical), Dry Ginger at $123 (per Picul), Vermillion at 370 (par Picul, and Green Beane at $5 (per Pical).
To Electrify Swiss Ralls,
Dotices.
EUROPEAN AGENCY. WHOLESALE buying agen-
cies under taken for all British and Continental goods, Including-
Books and Stationery, Boots, Shoes and Leather," Chemical and Druggista* Sundries
China Earthenwats and Glass-
Bengal Opium-Market ruled quiet. Owing to absence of The Swiss Goverrment intends buyers, no sales are reported do"-"to transform all the national rail-ware, ing the past fortnight. Clearance ways for electio: traffic. As a
Cycles, Motor Cars and At-
of about 5 Chests of Paton Now, beginning £1,580,000 will re-cessories, 20 Chests of Patos Old, 6. Chests quired for the skotificatiod of Drapery Millinery and Piece | of Bonares Now, and 16 Chests of the St. Gothard Railway to L- Goods, Benros Old, in all about 53 Chests cerne, Lugano, and Milan, are reported. Unsold stock is esttimated at about 1,517 Chests, comprising 180 Chests of Patna
Now, 800 Chests of Patos
Old, 238 Chests of Benares Now,
and 239 Cheats of Benares Old.
Notice
Eold but unclenrod stock:-30 IN THE MATTER OF THE
Chests of Patna Now, 291 Chests
COMPANIES ORDINANCE,
1865 and
Fancy Goods and Perfumery, Hardware, Machinery and Matale,
Jewellery, Plate and Watches, Photographic & Optical Goods, Provisions and Oilmen's Stores,
etc., etc.
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received. för fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application. N
FISHI ONO,
Manager. Hongkong, 30th Sept., 1913.
[18,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
MACHINA, MAS
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
Annum.
N. J. STABB. "Chief Managèr
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
China Bugars Luzon SugarS
MINING
THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Rules may be obtained on ap Chinese Engineerings plication..
inum.
INTEREST on deposits is al-Tronohs lowed on the minimum monthly Raubs balances at 93 Per Cent per an- DOCKA, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS
Kowloon Wharfs Depositors may transfer at their H.K.&W pos Docka $50 | 874 HEAD OFFICE LONDON. option balances of $100 or more Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 to the Hongkong and Shanghai Shanghai Docks T. 100 54 Reserve Fund..........£1,700,000 Bank to be placed on FIXED Hongkow WharfsT: 100 T.110, Reserve #-Liability » of
DEPOSIT t 4 Per Cont. pér
LANDS; HOTELS & BUILDING: Proprietor.... £1,200,000 annum
Anglo French Landė T100 T.94- For the Hongkong and Shang- FOREIGN EXCHANGE and hai. Banking Corporation. Hongkong Hotole $50
$125 General Banking business trans- |-| N.J. STABB, Chief Managor.
$86: Boted.
Hongkong Landa $100 EUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Humphreys Estates $10 191 Kowloon Lands $30 $45
Shanghal Lands T. 30 T. 91
West Points
$50169
Commission 2% to 5% Trade Discounts allowed. Special Quotations on Demand.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Sample Cases from £10 upwards. Consignments of Produce bolded and FIXED DEPOSITS
ceived for 1year or skörter periods at rates which will be quoted on application. ·
on Account.
WILLIAM WILSON & SONS
SILK STORE
A.S. HEWETT..
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912 122
THE
Notices
DE BANK.
Capital Fully
of Patna Old, 53 Chosts of Benares Now, and 64 Obeste of IN THE MATTER OF GEO. Benares Old, in all about 438
FENWICK & CO., LTD. Chests. Closing reported (nominal) (In Liquidation). quotations are as under-Patua
(Established 1814). Now 85,825 Patna Old $5,700 NOTICE is hereby given in pursuance of Section 179 of
25, ABCHURCH LANE, LONDON, E.G. Benares Now $5,575 Benares the Companies Ordinance, 1865, Cable Address: Annusiro, London. Old $5,350
that a general meeting of the. Malwa Opium :-In the absence abovenamed Company will be of buyers, market ruled quiet, and held at the Offices of the Liquida: K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL & CO. no enles are reported during the tors, No. 5 Queen's Road Central on Tuesday, the 6th day of Janu-
No. 37, Queen's Road Central. past fortnight, Clearances are ary 1914, at 12 o'clock noon reported of about 282 Chests, precisely for the purpose of hav. Ladies A Gentleman Unsold stock is estimated ating on account showing the We beg to bring to your kind notion about 307 Chests. Sold but manner in which the winding up ANCE SALE of all kinds of Indian uncleared stak ja about has been conducted and the pro- chiese & Japanese Slik goods, sto 312 Chests. Closing quotations party of the Company disposed of, for ens month only, Commenting from (nominal) ara as under-Melka laid before such meeting, and for lat to stat DECEMBER, 1915, which we Old $4,000 to 5,000 (per Picul). the purpose of considering and are disposing of at exceptionally re Cotton:--Nothing doing. Un-approving the proposed final yaariy Stock and would like to draw
Dresdner Bank. return of $3.50 per share on the your kind attention, to the fact Bold Stook, about 400 Packages: issued Capital, determining the AN INSPECTION EARNESTLY Closing quotations:--$24 to 30 Liquidators' remuneration, hear
ing any explanation that may be (per Pioul).
Indian Yarn-Market ruled given by the Liquidators and also W much pleasure l-announcing to our
marione patrons and customers at weak and though the rates of of determining by extraordinary, karaope
resolution the manner in which
that we are holding A GREAT CLEAR
duped prices on
го
account of taking
SOLICITED..
A New SILK' STORE: „
· ·| Queen's Road Centrai,
Hongkong, the Fourth day of December, 1913.
lately occupied by Messrs. H. Ruttonjes & Bon,
gorgeous stock of
adores deplaying an entirely new, handsome
Exchange declined heavily, importhe Books, Accounts and Docu- is the most up-to-date style and fashion at the age ters showed no inclination to hold.ments of the Company and of the ad In all about 3,200 Bales were sold Liquidators thereof shall be dis- Commodious Premises No. 3840 comprising about 100 Balea of No, posed of. 68.-1,560 Bales of No. 10, 400 Bales of No: 128,-and 1,150 Bales of No. 204. Unsold stock is about 38,000 Balea. Sold but Unclear- ed stook about 48,000 Balcs...)
Local Yarn:-No Sales. Japanese Tarn Sales are re- ported in 300 Bales of No. 20 at 168 per Bale.
ters to
in
PEROY SMITH, BETH & FLEMING, Liquidators.
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
MR.
Slik Goods & Jewellery Ware
of all descriptions to a variety of new, alegant and attractive designs and patterns,
The stock includes a choice selection of
Turkish, Persian & India" Silk,
Carpets Woollen Rugg
chand logmat patterns,
·Prices specially reduced for exemmer,
· Chimpest stxes in the Colonya'
An early visit warupsily solicited,,,,
D. CHELLARAM.
MARTIN'S APIOLO STEEL SALAUPILE
R. LI HON FAN, a Chinese Sundry Articles:-Ia Imports
graduate versed in litera a good lot arrived here, and ture, has been s teacher to owing to the anxiety of impor- European officials and merthents. Fagkong, 26th July, 1918,
quit their holdige, even in this Colony for over ten years,
He has a good method of train,' the low rates of Exchange, buyers refrain from making big ing Europeans to pass in the parcheses, and during the past Chinese examination, and Is fortnight business has been repossessed of a first rate certificate nsa Chinese/teacher. He has ported in Angcor at $18 (Per also a good knowledge of Manda Pical, Apricots at $18 (per rin and Hakka H TE KERKRAA Picul), Kismis at $13 to 16 (per Those who intend learning the Picul), Bozoar Stone at $120 (per Chinese language are requested Onity), Gum Olibanum at $8 to to write olo" Hongkong Tolo 10 (per Picul), and Fennel Seeds graph", office or direct to 37 at 86 to 8 (per Pioul). In Ex Hollywood Road, Tet door. ports, owing to low rates of Ex. Hongkong, 29th Jan, 1912.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE »
00., LTD. (Capital Pald up...$1;250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &c. Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise; Loans made on the Provident
Bystem.N
(Rates and Particulars on ap
ploation).
The Office of TRUSTER, EXROUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c, Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMEB & Go! General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32
PEAK TRAMWAY LIMITEDT:
TYE TABLE.
WEEKDAYS
CO.
...
1
Manila M'pola Hotel P.10 COTTON MILLS.
...
Ewos Shanghai Cottons
{8114b.
T:50
T. 146 b.
T, 118 b.
Paid-up...Sh. Tabls 7,500,00 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin.' Branches: Calcutta Canton Berlin Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin. Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama LONDON BANKERS: Messi, N. M. Rothschil & Bone Lacu Kung Mow
106 The Union of London and Smith's Kung Yik *
1334 Dr Bank, Limited, in Hongkong Cottons: $105 $900 Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London MISCELLANEOUS.
Agency.
China-Borneos$124 $92.6. Direction der Disconto Gesell Light and Powers $101
** schäft.
Do. (Spec shares) $184 China Providents 810-88) : INTEREST allowed on Current Dairy Farme66: $27. Account DEPOSITS received Green Islands 810 - 301 on terme which may be learned Hongkong Electrics $10 $45 on application. Every description Hongkong Ices of Banking and Exchange buil
Hongkong Ropes ness transacted.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT. Langkats”
A Menager. Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911
Morning Post Peak Tramway
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF · Do. (new)
$25 ($185 83.
$10 $22
10 T311
90 ota, b.
INDIA LIMITED" Authorised Japital £1,500,000 Subscribed
$25 $29 $10 $1014
$1 Hongkong Electric Trams 8/4
10 MIN.
Paid Up
*****
Beservad Fund ma
1,125,000 582,500 415,000
30 MIN.
15.MIN.
to Mis
Philippines MAN 10:35: H. Price & Co., Ld. 810 16
Pro Boolete das ferred
Pulpeset.
33. Mu
・TO MEN
1.00, 15. I1.00 AM. „EYEXT 15 Mowi
1,00 al 30 29.00'2,303).
23.00 AM 10 12.00 AM.
· 1630 A.; 100-3845–230)
10:45 PM. VOĐA KRİK VƏ Za
539 9.34, tą), + 3+45 2.3/AA
145 136 14 - MAS FM
Lis F.M. 10
1:00 7.3; 10
MAHIGHT CARS
akodikas, dvdry half bötir.
·SŤOU PHYTO SUAS PRE every quarter pijambore,
SUNDAYS,
6:00 AM, 10- 1639 AM.-Every is Min: Tokyo A.M, to... 12,00 AM, „ÍRÁS ALM, KO: samo Hog
(as Mars
[rs Mix. 7:00, 2.16, 10/R10 PURU
NIGHT CARS an on-Wal Daysi
SATURDAYS.
BANKERS:
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.
Interest allowed on Current Ao- counts at 2. per cent per annum on Dally. Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application,
ARLINTON
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled, For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery meals with Wines & Liquers,
$50 $20
Papferteries paid du Tonkin up $50 JEVORM Berent $200 Shanghai-Sumatrag T. 20 T.150 Steam Laundry,395 $5-134) United Asbestos)
Oriental Agency, $10 916 b Ld. ad United Asbestos
Founders. Bhares) Union Waterboat
Weismann, LA,
Watson William Powell
3101300
110 817 1/2-b.
$10830
$108
Corrected to taʼjo que," Deq, o tuTY
$27. for 1911
$1 for 1906
$2.50 for year end'g30'613 Interim of: $1 for half „year ending 30'6′13 : (6p.o. for year 1912 on
preferred shares
Final of 4- making 6- for yearending 31*12*12
Int, of 1/8/0. 1913
$2 on 10,0QU shares Istissue. $2 on 10,000
$1 on 10,000
3nd
3rd
for year ending 30'4:13
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
Interim of 31 p.c. 8:2/5d per share. Coupon No. 1 ac- count year 10.6.12 Int of 1/6 mak. 6/6a/c.1919 1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912 #1 final dividend for
year 1911
Tia, 3 for 1912
Interim of Tls 3 for 1913
Tis. € 29'2'10
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
ön new shares for half year 31:12'12
$314 for
30.6.13
year ending
50 cents for 1912 $2.80 for 1912 -
Interim of 5 p.b.for year ending 30°6′13 half | $2 for 14 year ending) 30.6.13
15 per cent, for 1910
7 p.d.for..year endin
31'10'12
Tis., 10, for year
ing 30'6 13
50 cents 31.7.08
85 conts for 1912
70 cents for 1912 $1.30 for year end'g 31713 40 cents for 1911
$1.60 per share for 1912 $2 interim for 1913
$1 interim for 1913
Interim of Tis. 1 mak ing Tla. 2 a/c 1913. Nonely
80 cents on fully paid aliares and 8 cents on 81paidshares for year ending 30.4.13: Interim of lid. per share
for 1913.
None
$1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year,
50 cts. for year end'g 31.5.12
20
per cent, por ordinary
share for year ended 315*1912
$1 per share for year]
ending 3112 1912
25 percent for ye
Wending 31711
60 cents for 1912
40 cts, ydarunding 30′613 WRIGHT, AND HORNBY: "Arm
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