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. MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1913.
Banks
CORPORATION.
Hand Offendo, Wall Street, New York London Olles :w36, Bishopsgate, RG
BRANCHES:-
Banks
Exchange.
Belling.
T/T, Marks
199
1/11-5/16 1/11 98 1/11 7/16
T/T. Francs........................................ 8.4514 On Haiphong .
to pr On Saigon
94% pm.
1/11 7/8 .2/
..2/- 1/16
On Bangkok................................ 7944 'Buying."
| T/T. INTERNATIONAL BANKING HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Dom
BANKING CORPORA-30 dị☎ .........................................
TION.
4 m/a.....1/11 9/16 Paid-up Capital.........$15,000,00
T/T Shanghai. ......................................73;1/2 | 4 m/s. L/O T/T Singaporo ........... 831/34 m/s. D/B Private 30 d/s sight S'hai ...74 3/8 m/s. L/O...... T/T Japan
..95 d0d/s. S'ney & Melbourne2/- 1/8 T/T India .................................................1444 30 dis.San Fcc,& New York 48 T/T Bombay............14444 m/s. Marke.....
4 m/s. Francs.......2.51' 1449416 m/s. do
flombay
Calculin
Cantón
Caba
Empire
Hongkong
Hankow
Coloa
Kobe
Welco
PRISES
Pourt
San Francisco
Shanghal -Yokohama
: Capital and Surplusamar Gold, (1,400,000 equal.. ---480, Dou
·EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS 9pased, on the. JÁT
VEDEPOSITE RECEIVED; fiend; for one year a 22 que nonum, or faxaäpetas, padedaj st rates, which
MAZ DA BACKSTalsed on application,
BILLA NEGOT USTED ANA COLLECTED. MAIL 884 TRLEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
PRICES
THE 'BANK'S CIRCULAR, LETTERS OF CREDIT are available wil over the World.
Elszedi
$35
to
Stop in any time and
we'll gladly play any Victor music you want
$225
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| RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
2.04
(......2.53
......28 15/16
....26 13/16 ....53.90
...5%
.10.20
Bar Silver. ready
forward Gold Leaf per tasl Bank of England rate Sovereign
£1,500,000 al 27-****
Demand Bombay 145 T/T Calcutta
Demand aloutta...145
$15,000,000
Demand India
Silver
17,450,000
Demand Manila ............95) T/T. San F'cu & New York 47% T/T, Java ........
..11796.
$32,450,000
'Subsidiary Coins.' Discount per $100
Opium
Malwa, New
Proprietors
$15,000,000 Chinese...20.ata. pieces $10 7/8 % COURT OF DIRECTORS.
Malwa, Old..
8. H. Dodwell, Esq., Chairman.
Chinese...10
$11 16
Patna, Now
Patva, Old..
$7 34
Benares, New
5,575
Hongkong.10
$10 33
Benares, Old...
5,350
Quotation.
Nov. 21.
....$4,600 perpio.
4,900
가
5,825 parcha.
5,700
to hear.
MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.
Mr. Lloyd George's Sermon. Mr. Lloyd George attended ser- vice recently at the Primitive Methodist Chapel, North Sun- derland, and addressed the con- gregations on the higher ideals of political life.
Peerage Claimants. The Committee of Privileges of the House of Lords will be called. upon next session to deal with six claims to peerages.
Sme of these have been adjourned from previous sittings.
New claimants are the son of Viscountess Gaga of Cantleinland, County Kerry, to the Baronies of Dynaunt. Fitzmaryn, and Martin, now in abeyance, and of Sir Rob-n ert Burobier Sherard Wrey, Bart, to the aforesaid Baronies of Dynaunt and Martin.
EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTERS.
Notices
Wnumerous, patrons and customers that we have opened
A New SILK STORE
have much pleasure in announcing to our
in the most up-to-date style and fashion at the carga
nd
Commodious Premises No. 38640
Queen's Road Central, fately occupied by Meuses. 11. Rationfee & Sen. where we are displaying an entirely new, handsome
mud garzodus sock of
Silk Goods & Jewellery Ware all descriptions li lety of new, alegant and
attractive designs and patterns. -
The stock includes a choica mbecilen of
Turkish, Persian & India Slik, Carpets & Woollen Rugs chate and vegant paneras. " Pricus specially reduced for sumnino,
Clupeat lose in the Colony. Án carly. Thất Barnestly solicited,
D. CHELLARAM. Hogkong, 96th July, 1918, ".
Public Companies 'LESSONS IN CHINESE.
NOTICE.
Victor
His Masters Atajec
Notices.
THE
LONDON DIRECTORY
(Published Annually) Enables traders throughout the World to communicate direct with English. MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS. in each class of goods. Besides being a complete commercial gaide to London & its suburtis, the directory contains lists of
EXPORT MERCHANTS · with the Goors they ship, and the Colonial and Foreisa Market they supply: :
STEAMSHIP LINES
aicangad undor the ports to which they. snil, and indicating the approximate Sail
PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES of leadies Manufacturers, Morchants etc., in the principal provincial tower & industrial contres of the United Kingdom. of the current edition will be A copy forwarded, freight paid, on receipt. of Postal Ordas for 20s,
Dealers Booking Agencies can advertise MR. LI HON FAN, & Chinese their trade cards for £1, or larger adver
graduate versed in litera-oments from £3. ture, has been a teacher to
European officials and merchants THE LONDON DIRECTORY CO, LTD. in this Colony for over ten years. 25, Abchurch Lane, London, E.O
He has a good method of train-
LETTERS OF GREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principalelties in the World,"
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT Reerove Láability of
„PURCHASE and" SAME of Stocks and Shares electać.
DAVELLERS CHECKS sold and carbed.
* ORORGE HOGO,
Manager.
9. Queen's Road, Hoogkén, Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880.. Authorised Capital Yon 48,000,000, Paid-up Capital .................... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund...... 18,550,000
91
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Brandbes Antung-Haien
Bombay Calcutta Changohun Dairen
Fengtien
Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobo Liao-Yang London Lyons
Agencies at "¡Nagasaki
Nowohwang
New York
Osaka
Pekin
Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Deputy, Hongkong.20
Chairman.
G. Friesland, Esq. E. Goetz, Esq.
C. 8. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq. G. R. Laurenz, Esq. W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hoo, Mr. E. Shellim, H. A Blebs, 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 rats of 2 per cent. per Annum on the
Ryolun Port daily balance
San Francisco,
(Arthur)
Shanghai
Tiebling
Tientsin
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO,
Manager Hongkong, 30th Sept., 1919. [18
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
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
SHARE REPORT.
S-SELLERA
Stock & Paid-ur Valun. BANKS.
Hongkong & S'hai $125 -
SA-SALE
CLINO GLONA
$790 sa. & b.
£80 $50 325
£5 T139 b.
MARINE INSURANCE, Cantons North China
B.
B-BUYERS
LAST DIVIDEND AND PATE
£2 at ex 1/1156 equal to
درم
$20.31 for 1⁄2, your
ending 30/6/13
$18 for 1912
Final of 1 p.o, making
+20 p.c. for 1912 Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12 mak, $15 for) 1911 & Int.of$8 for 1912)
Unions
$100 $810
Yangtzes
£50 $192
FIRE INSURANCES:
China Firon Hongkong Fires
$50 $380 STIPPING. China & Manilas $25 $10 Douglas Steamship 850 $30 B. Steamboats $15 $2014 sa. Indo-Chinas
$20, $161
B.
$10 for 1911
B.
$27 for 1911:
8.
$1 for 1906
£5 - $80
A.
97/6
(Preferred) (Deferred)
"Shell" Transport's £1
Gen
"Star Ferry { $10 $45
REFINERIES.
China Sugars Luzon Sugars
HONGKONG SAVINOŠ BANK THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
Rules may be obtained on ap plication.
INTEREST on deposita in Tronohs lowed on the minimum monthly Raubs balanços at 83 Per Cent per an-
num.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
Depositors may transfer at their HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON..
option balances of $100 or more Paid-up Capital £1,800,000 to the Hongkong and Shanghai Reserve Fund... .... €1,700,000 Bank to be placed on FIXED Reserve Liability of
DEPOSIT 4 Per Cent. pór Proprietors.....£1,200,000 annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang FOREIGN EXCHANGE and bai. Banking Corporation, General Banking business trans- NJ. STABB, Chief Manager. acted.
་
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS - Geived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on spplication.
A. 9. HEWETT,
Acting Manager.
;.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by a JUDGMENT of the REGISTRAR OF TRADE MARKS in the Colony of Hong-ing Europeans to pass in the kong rader date the 29th Novem- Chinese examination, and ber, 1913, the above Trade Mark. possessed of a first rate certificate K. A. J. CHOTIRMALL & CO. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22
is
of which the following is & as a Chinese teacher: He has facsimile:
MRIN TABLETS
HOWA
REGISTERED.
has been held to be the sole Pro-
+
SILK STORE
Notices
also a good knowledge of Manda. No. 37, Queen's Road Central. rin and Hakko.
Ladies & Gentlemen
We beg to bring to your kind notida Those who intend learning the that we are holding A GREAT CLEAR: Chinese language are requested ANCE SALE of all kinds of indian THE CHINA
to write c/o Hongkong Telo- ' Chinese & Japanese Slik goods, sto graph" office or direct to 37, for one month only, Commencing from Ist to Bist DECEMBER, 1913, which we Hollywood Road, 1st floor.
are disposing of at exceptionally re- duced prices an account of taking. yourly Stook and would like to draw your klad attention to the fast.
Hongkong, 29th Jan., 1912.
KOWLOON. CANTON
KAILWAY. (British Section).
NOTICE..
AN INSPECTION EARNESTLY SOLICITED.
IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE, 1865 and
PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- perty, &o,
J
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,00 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches:
MÍNING
6100
$95 $100-$30
Chinese Engineerings £133/6
21 36/-
£183 850 $88
DOCKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS Kowloon Wharfs H.K.&W poa Dooks $50 875 Shanghai Docks T. 100 55 Hongkow Wharfe T. 100 · T.110
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING E
b.
Anglo French Lands T.100 1.94.
$122 B. Hongkong Hotels $50-
$92- Hongkong Lands $100 $114 88. & b.
Humphreys Estates 110 691 b. | Kowloon Lands $30 $45 Shanghai Lands T. 30
West Point:
Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik
་
T. 123 b.
$105 14
P. 91
$50 167
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8 Berlin Calcutta Canton
COTTON MILLE Hamburg Hankow Kobe
EWOL
T. 50 T. 130 Peking Singapore Tientsin Tsinanfu Teiagtan Yokohama. Shanghai Cottons
LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschll, & Sons, The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited.
|Hongkong Cottons 610: ($7) Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Аделот.
China-Borneos. $12 $10 Direction der Disconto Gesell-Light and Powers 8101
84+ schaft.
Do. (Spec. shares) $1} Dresdner Bank.
China Providents $10 881 "INTEREST allowed on Current Dairy Farms
$6 $28 (Rates and Particulars on ap Account. DEPOSITS received Green Islands
#10 $634 ..plication).
$825 $186
$10 $22 b.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
Bystem.
The Office of
MISCELLANEOUS,
on terms which may be learned Hongkong Electrios 310-481
perty of Messrs. A. S. WATSONN and from MONDAY Doc. IN THE MATTER OF GEO. TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF on application. Every description Hongkong Ices
&Co., Limited, of Des Voeux
22nd, 1913, and until further
. FENWICK & CO., LTD.
(In Liquidation),
Road Central, Hongkong, and in notice an additional train will and by the same Judgment it was leave Kowloon at 7.30 pm. for also held that Mr. HO WA alias Taipo Market calling at Yaumat! NOTICE is hereby given in HO WA SANG who as the sole at 7.35 p.m. Tuipo at 7.59.p.m. and pursuance of Section 179 of Partner in the SUI OMONG arriving Taipo Market at 8.04 p.m.he Companies Ordinance, 1885, Firm of No. 41, Wing Lok Street, The return train will leave that a general meeting of the Hongkong, claimed such Trade Taipo Market at 8.09 p.m. calling abovonamed Company will be
of Banking and Exchange busi WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o,
ness transacted.. Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Coll
General Managers, Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32
Mark as his Property had no at Taipo at 8.12 p.m., Shatin at held at the Offices of the Liquida.EAK TRAMWAY 00.
right or title thereto whatsoever, 8.26 p.m., Yaumati at 8.38 p.m. tors, No. 5 Queen's Road Central NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN and arriving Kowloon at 8.45 p.m. on Tuesday, the 6th day of Janu
that as the Registered owners of
such Trade Mark Messrs. A. 9. WATSON & Co., Limited, will
. By order,
ary 1914, at 12 o'clock noon H. P. WINSLOW, precisely for the purpose of have) Manager. ing.on account showing the
forthwith institute legal proceed-Kowloon, 15th rec, 1913. 1076 manner in which the winding up
ings against any firm or person
who may in any way Infringe
such Trade Mark whether by THE CHINESE TELEGRAPH
colourable imitation or otherwise
howsoever.
A 8: WATSON & Co., Ltd.,
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS ¦ & SON," “General Manages. Hongkong, 16th Dec., 1913 (1081
"MAUSANG.".
The above steamer will be les- patched on or about Saturday, 10th January, 1914, for FREM ANTLE, WEST AUSTRALIA.
For freight apply to
GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, 18th Deo,, 1913 (1978
‘ADMINISTRATION.
NOTICE
has been conducted and the pro-. perty of the Company disposed of laid before such meeting, and for the purpose of considering and approving the proposed, final return of $3.50 per share. on the issued Capital, determining the N NOTICE is, hareby given that Liquidators' remuneration, hear- on and after 1st January, ing any explanation that may bo 1914, all telegraphic addresses given by the Liquidators and also which were registered at this Ad- of determining by extraordinary ministration before 27th Septem-resolution the manner in which ber, 1913, and which have not the Books, Accounts and Docu- been renewed since by payment ments of the Company and of the of a fee of 612 for each add ccs, Liquidators thereof shall be dịa- will be cancelled od telograms posed,p. with cancelled addresses will not Hongkong, the Fourth day of be delivered.
December, 1913.
By order.
WONG TING-CHAN,
Local Manares,
-"PERCY SMITH,
SETH & FLEMING,
Liquidator.
LIMITED,
TIME TABLB.
WEEK DAYJ.
7:00 as the to 18.00 m. Evany 15-Mow; 3.00 AM, 10 10.00 A .10.00 AM, 10. TROPA.E. „11.30 AM, 25' 1943 PM
1.15 P.M. to LES YOU EN #IS FIN. L4 5.00 7.M. 19
1.15 V3. INS'IM EXY SIMI 5.00 13, $30 18. NIGHT CARS.
Hongkong Ropes
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Langkats
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED.
Morning Post Peak Tramway.
g. 10 T34 b.
825 822 $10 $10 b. Do. (new) $1.95 ots. b. Hongkong Electric Trams 8/3
$10 85 H. Price & Co., Ed. $106
Pro 415,000 Societe den ! ferred
·$50 $20 Pulpeset Papiertories paid du Tonkin 1 up: $50
Benefit $200.
Authorised Tapital....£1,500,000 Philippines Subscribed
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20:30 A., «: 2009 A M.
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Reserved Fund.........
BANKERS:
1,125,000 562,500
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 senertained on application.
ARLINTON
:
Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150
$5 $49 b.
Steam Laundry Unit 1 Asbestos)
Oriental Agency, $10.2916 Led. ..... United Asbestos? Founders Shares Union Waterboat
Weismann, Ltd.)
Watson
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE William Powell Cannot be Benten, if Equalled' For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery male with Winon & Liqúorn,
$10, $300
$10 $17/1/2 b..
$1030
$10 $71
h.
·Corrected La sage pan, Pet, at man'
-82.50 for year and'g306'13 Interim of $1 for halfl year ending 306°13''}" (6 pio. for year 1912 on
preferred shares
Final of 4/- making 6/
for yearending 31*12*12 Int, of 1/- a/c. 1913 - $2 on 10,000 shares 1st issus $2 on 10,000 ... 2nd $1 on 10,000 i, 3rd for year ending 30'4'13 7
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
11
19
Interim of 3 p.o. 8 2/5d per share, Couvon No. 1 act. count year 30.6.12 Int. of 1/6 mak.6/6a/c. 1913
1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912
$1 final dividend
.. year 1911
Tls. 3 for 1912
for}
Interim of Tle 3 for 1913
Tis, 6 29'2'10
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on new shares forhalf
year 31°12′12
8814 for 1 year. .ending 30 6.13
50 cents for 1912
$2,80 for 1912.
Interim of 5 p.c. for:
year ending 30°6′13 half)
*2 for 4 year soding) 30.6.13 15 per cent. for 1910- Tis. 15 for year
31°10'13,
ending
Tls. 10 for year end
ing 30'6'13
50 cents 31.7.08
'85 cents for 1912-
70 cents for 1912
end-}
$1.30 for year end'g 31'713 40 cents for 1911.
$1.60 per share for 1913
$2 interim for 1913, $1 Interim for 1913
fInterim of Tis. I mak ling Tle. 2 a/c 1913 None
80, cents on fully, paid shares and 8 donts on $1paidshares for year ending 344:13 Interim of lidi per share
for 1913, None #1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year 50 ots. for year end'g 31.5.12
(20 per cent per ordinary share for year ended 81'5'2012
$1 per phare for year?
ending 31 12 1912
25 per cent for year
ending 81711
60 conta for 1912. 40 ots, yearending 30'6:13 WRIGHT AND HORNBY, nhare me
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