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Commercial.
Public Companies
| HONGKONG HOTEL COM- PANY, LTD.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPE, MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1914.
otices.
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
MB
B. LI HON FAN, a Chinese graduate versed in Htera-
ture, has been a touch to in this Colony for over ten years. European officials and merchanta
He has a good method of train- ing Europeans to pass in the Chinese examination, and is possessed of a first rate certificate as a Chinese teacher. He has also a good knowledge of Manda rip and Hakka.
(Continued from page 10)
It is proposed to pay 'n dividend of Tls. 150 per share, equivalentJOTICE is hereby given that to 15 per cont. Adéquaté de precio- tion has been allowed for-build Meeting of the Hongkong Hotel on Extraordinary General iugs Tia. 10,000, and plant and Company, Limited, will be held at molinery Tla.35,000. Tls 37,500 the premises of that Company, is to be place to equalization of Pedder Street, Victoria in the dividend acouuut, bringing that Colony of Hongkong, on Wednes
T[%. nccount. up to
75.000. day, the 28th day of January, 1914 to be at 12.30 o'clock in the afternoon The usual
bonus in paid to vho ato ft. and when the subjoined Resolution
(which was
Those who intend learning the proposed at submitted to the Extraordinary Chinese language are sequented General Meeting
of the to write olo "Hongkong • Company hold
23h graph" office or direct to 37 October, 1913 And which Hollywood Road, 1st floor, was passed at the Poll taken as Hongkong, 29th Jan., 1912. 18,310 16,195 directed at such Meeting on the
1913 1912 Colton Tis. 208,705 211,557 Cutton and
Jorn process Yara and
oloth
Waste
10
F
Mill stores...
on the
and
10th day of January, 1914) will be. submitted for confirmation at a 218,248 203,049
6,802 15,508 Special Resolution:
***That the following new Arti- 16,024 -15,079"cle be inserted in the Company's Articles of Association after Article 10 thereof :--
The
total
value of the nhove siccke is Tls, 467,324, Ad'ling to this accounts re- ceivable Tis. 30,203, sundry con-
signments Tls. 46,569. sundry shipments Tls, 19,281, and a small amount of cash in hand, and dednoting accounts payable Tis. 49,278 and overdraft with general managers of Tis. 180,000, the liquid assets will ha found to amount to Tls. 354,745.. The general managers' commission of 10 por coat on the net profit and Appears in profit and loss at T14, 20,031.
The total assets of the company amount to T. 1,192,178, inclu.I. d in which aro propɔrty' TI 7,177, buildings Tl. 188,033. nd plant and machinery Te 78,620. The paidup capital is la. 750,000, divided into 75,000 hares of Tis, 10 each.
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10a. The Company shall pay dividend, in respect of any ex- "isting or now shares of the amount paid up on each share Company, in proportion to the
up on some shares than on "where a larger amount is paid
others"
Dated this 12th day of January
1914.
By order of the Board of Directors,
J. H. TAGGART;
Acting Secretary.
HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
THE HONGKONG LAND IN- VESTMENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED.
G.
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R.
KOWLOON BRITISH
SCHOOL.
Banks
INTERNATIONAL. BANKING
CORPORATION,
Head Ofica 2-6o, Wall Street, Raja York London Offcat-96, Mishopsgate, M.ES
BRANCHES-
Bombay
*. Calenti
Cespon
Cabi
Coloa
Empire
Hang Hanko
Shangha
Caplial and Surplus mom Oold $7,000,00
1,50,000
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF RANKINU BUŠI Emer
Banks
Exchange
Buying,
196
.2.411
pm.
*Selling.
T/T. Marks
·T/T/k.......................................................1/10, 15/16 T/T. Francs HONGKONG & SHANGHAL Demand...........1/11 Da Haiphong
'Thanh CORPORA 30 d/s .................1/11 1/16 On Saigon
60 d'a
****ALL.Ç.1/11 1/8. Oa Bangkok 4 m/s
Omen am KÜ.1/11 3/16 ....815,000,00|| T/T Shanghai 73,7/8 4 m/s. L/C 1/11-3/8
T/T Singapore .................82 3/4 | 4 m/s. D/B....................................1/11-1/2... Private 30 d/s sight S'hai...74 33 6 m/s. L/O1/11 9/16... T/T Japan **** 99$4.50d/v.S'ney & Melbourne1/11 5/8
armu kunigam*142) 80 dje.San F'co & New York 4796
4 m/s. Marke 201
14244 m/s. Francs ne e pan247.
BANKING
TION.
Kpbe
Manila
Mexico
Penns
| Paid-up Capital
RESERVE FUNDS.
Sterling.
T/T India
TT Bombay
.142
£1,500,000 at" 2/
Deraand Bombay
T/T Calcutta
..142)
6 m/s. do
.......2.40
Silver
$15,000,000
17,450,000
Demand Caloutts
142
BarSilver. ready
.26 5/8
Demand India
142)
forward
.26 3/8-
Demand Manila. ...................... 943
Gold Leaf por taol
..54.70:
T/T. Ban Fo & Now York 48) T/T. Java
Bank of England rate...41%
11556
Sovereign. ·
....10.40-
$32.450,000
Bubeldiary Coins:
Opium Quotation
Dec 31.
Discount per $100.
Malwa, New........$4.900 per pio
5.060
*
$1156
Patna, New.
5,975 perche.
• 38
Patna, Old.
5,850
| Benares, Now
5,810
$10.1/4
an for hoctar perto e Pater, which
CURRENT ACCOUNTS spened on the man DEPOSITS. REGIJVED,Ezed for via YORK, AI
may be sientaleed on application;
BILLS NEGOTIATED 14 COLLECTED, ALL KEMITTANCES MAIL 844 TELEGRAPHIC I made.
"RETTERE OF CHĚDĚT MÁÞRÁNTS PÁLMI
Tele-the grincipal cities in the WOLLEN
THE LANK E CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT, Manyullable all wear the Worker
COMMERCIAL LETTRES OF CREDIT
THE above school, for European Children of all age, roopens MONDAY, the 19th inst.
A. T. HAMILTON,
Hoadmaster.
on
HONGKONG & FAR BAST PHILATELIC SOCIETY.
||
*med.
PURCHASE and SALE of Stocka nad Shares Facted. TRAVELLERS CHACKS sold and ourbed.
GEORGE HOGG,
Båsenger.
Jaron's: Road, '71 sogkun Hi Dung, đi Nam, 1912,
THE
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YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED...
Established 1880. Authorised Capit®! Yen 49,000,000 Paid-up Capital
30,000,000 Reserve Fund.....18,530,000
Agencies at
Nagasaki Newohwang New York
Osaks
Pekin
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA..
Branches Antung-Hsien Bombay THE above Society will hold Caloutta
an Auction of Stamps at Changchun Hongkong Hotel on MONDAY, Dairen 26th January at 5.15 p.m. MEM-Fongtion BERS and their Friends, also all Harbin those interested in Philately, are Hankow cordially invited to be present. Honolulu
ALL STAMPS SOLD ARE Kobe GUARANTEED TO BE Liao-Yang
London Lyons
GENUINE.
Stamps will be on view at Mosere Graça and Co's from 22nd inst.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN WORLDress and nude toon
Resrove Liability of
Proprietors......$15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
Chinese...20 ots. piocoè $11 5/6 % Malwa, Old
8. H. Dodwell, Esq., Chairman, Chinese...10 Hen. Mr. D. Landale. Deputy Hongkong.20
Chairman,
G. Friesland, Esq.
E. Goetz, Esq.
C. S. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak. Esq.
C. Landgraf, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Ahellim. 1. A. Siebe, 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 rate
Hongkong.10
Bouaros, Old......... 5,175
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.
S—SELLERS
Stocks & ParD OF Valge. BANKS.
SA-SALPS
Eongkong & S'hai 125 3
MAKINE INSURANCE4, Cantone
North China
Uniona
Yangtzes
Cloung
B-BUYERS
Q GLORI $800 sa, & a,
£80/10
850922
£5 T133
$100 $810 80..
FIRE INSURANCES,
Ryoiun Port of 2 per cent. per Annum on the China Fires
(Arthur) daily balancej.
Baa Francisco
Shanghal
Tiebling
Tientsin
Tokyo...
Los Angeles
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed
periods at rates to be obtained on
pumerose patrons customers that we application. A New SILK STORE
that the TWENTY SIXTH have opened ORDINARY MEETING of
4
Public Companies SHAREHOLD RS in this COM-in the most up-to-date alple and isablon at the surge
HONGKONG, CANTON
MACAO STEAMBOAT
Co., Ltd.
and
PANY will be hold at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Company, Limited on WEDNES DAY the 28th January, 1914, at noon, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Directors to- gether with the statement of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1913"
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be closed from TUESDAY 20th to WED-
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDER 3 NESDAY, 28th January, 1914
THE
both days inclusive) during which period no Transfer of NINETY-FOURTH Shares can be rezistered. ORDINARY YEARLY By Order of the Board of .MEETING OF SHAREHOLD-Directors.
ERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Com- pany, Hotel Mansions, on TUES- DAY, the 10th FEBRUARY, 1914, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the purpose of receiving a Report of the Directors. together with a
A. SHELTON HOOPER.
Secretary.
Commodious Prêmisos No. 38&40
Queen's Road Central, intely occupied by blaser. H. Ruttonje & Bus where we are displaying an entirely new, handsome
and gugeous stock of
Silk Goods & Jewellery Ware of all descriptions in a variety of new, elegant and-
sitractive designs and patterda
The stock inladen n choice selection of Turkish, Persian & India Silk, Carpets & Wollen Rugs chat and slagant palem. Pricas spackly redisced for sumar.
Cheapest stora in the Colony. As zarly vidí zarostly solicited,
D. CHELLARAM.
**gkong. July, 26th 1913.
-- THE
EISHI ONO,
Manager.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months. 21 per cent per
Annum
ir
For 6 months 3 per cent per
Ánnum.
N J. STABB, Chief Manager
Hongkong Fires
£50 $19212 $20 $1601 6. $50 $380"
$25 $10
SHIPPING. China & Manilas Douglas Steamship $50 $29. Steamboats
Indo-Chinas
B.
$15 $291 b.
(Preferred) £5 $79
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK |" Star Ferry "
REFINERIES.
Hongkong, 33th Sept., 1913 18THE Business of the above
THE CHARTERED BANK OF 'INDIA, AUSTRALIA" AND
CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
(Deferred)
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
Annum.
"Shell" Transporte £1
100/- b.
£11 b.
{ $10.
$46
5.
$100
$95
$100
MINING
$30
Chinese Engineerings
£139-
£1
1341- £15. DOWN, B
50
1881
Bank is conducted by the China Sugars HONGKONG AND SBANĠHAI BANKING
Luzon SugarS CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on ap- plication.
INTEREST on deposits in al-. lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 ·Par Cent per an-
·DEM-
Trouchs Raubs DOCKS, WHARVES, & HEAD OFFICE, LONDON."
Depositors may transfer at their Kowloon Wharfs Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 option balances of $100 or more H.K.&W'poa Dooks $50 Reserve Fund,£1,700,000 to the Hongkong and Shanghai
1876 Reserve Liability of
Bank to be placed on FIXED Shanghai Dooks. T. 100. Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 Proprietors.....£1,200,000 DEPOSIT ». 4 Pet Cent. per
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGE
annum
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and For the Hongkong and Shang General Banking business trans-hai. Banking Corporation, Botad.
N.J. STABB, Chief Manszer,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re-
ceived for 1 year or shorter periodeDEUTSCH ASIATISCHE LONDON DIRECTORY at rates which will be quoted on
(Published Annually)
application.
A. §. HEWETT, Enables traders throughout the World to Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22] Acting Manaver.
Statement of Accounts, declaring 1HE WEST POINT BUILD- communicate direct with English.
a Dividend and electing Directors
and Auditors.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of
TNG CO., LTD.
MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS ia cach class of goods, Besides being a complete commercial guide to London &
its suburbe, the directory containe lists of EXPORT MERCHANTS the Company will be CLOSED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the TWENTY SIXTH with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial from the 27th January to the 10th
MEETING of and Foreign Market thoy supply. February, 1914, both days in-ORDINARY clusive.
SHAREHOLDERS in this Com-
STEAMSHIP LINES'
By Order of the
Directors,
Notice
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taola 7,500,00 Head Offion-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Beriin. Branches: Berlin Caloutta Canton" Hamburg Hankow Koba
Singapore Tientaln Tsinanfu Taingtau Yokohama.
THE CHINA PROVIDENT | Peking
LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000)
pany will be held at the Offices of arranged under the ports, to which they Board of Messrs. Jardine Matheson &, and indicating the approximate Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-
Company Limited on, WEDNES- Saflage
party, &e.
W. E. CLARKE,
Secretary
Hongkong, 13th Jan., 1914.
THE HONGKONG LAND
CLAMATION CO., LTD.
8,
· N-NOMINAL -
LT DIVIDEND AND TATE,
£2 at ex 15% equal to $20.31 for year
ending 30/6/13.
$18 for 19:2
Final of 1 p.o, making
2p.c. for 1912 Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12mak. $15 for
1911 & Int.of $3 for 1912 j
$10 for 1911
$27 for 1911T
$1 for 1906
$2.50 for your end'g 30°6′13 Interim of $1 for half)
year ending 30'6'13 (6 p.o. for year 1912 on
preferred shares
Interim of 1/- making 2 for 1913 Coupon No. 21.
$2 on 10,000 shares lst issue
$2 on 100,000
#1 on 10,000
2nd ;.. 3rd
for year ending 30'4*13
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
Interim of 3 p.o. 8:54 po share, Couvon No. 1 ao count year 30.6.12
Int. of 1/6 mak. 6/6 a/c, 19! 1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912 $1 final dividond - forl
year 1911
Tis. 3 for 1912
Interim of Tis 3 for. 1913
Tle. 6 29'9'10
$3 on old shares, $1.501
on new shares for half year 31°12′12
$311⁄2 for 14 year ending
30 6.13
50 cents for 1912
$2,80 for 1912
Interim of 5 p.o.for
157
T.109
$50
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 COTTON MILLS. EwOR. Shanghai Cottons
Anglo French Lands T.100
8120 b. Hongkong Hotels $50
(192 Hongkong Lands $100 Humphreys Estates $10 Kowloon Landa $30
Shanghai Lande T. 30
West Points
T.94
b. $114) 6.
1891 340
T. 92
b.
167 b.
P. 8
T. 30
T.-133
T. 124
106)
12
b.
b.
53 cents 31.7.08
85 cents for 1912
LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Skiris.}} The Union of London and Smith's Laou Kung Mow
Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency.
DAY the 28th. Januiry 1914 at|PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES Goods received on Storage. noon 1.45 am: for the purpose of of leading Manufacturers, Merchants, Advances made on Merchandise:Direction der Disconto. Gewell-
Report of the etc., in the principal proviucial towns & Loans made on the Provident receiving the
System. Directors together with a State-industrial contres of the United Kingdom.
sohaft.
Kung Yik
MISCELLANEOUS,
Flongkong Cottons $10 $8 China-Borneos $12 $10 b. Light and Powers $101 Dresdner Bank INTEREST allowed on Current Do. (Spec. shares) $1 Account. DEPOSITS received China Providents $10 $81 op torme whjsh may be learned Dairy Farme
$10 $6 OF on application. Every description Green Islande
A copy of the current edition will be (Rates and Particulars on ap forwarded, freight paid, on receipt of Postal Orders for 20s.
ment of Accounts for the year ending 31st, December, 1913...
The Register of SHARES of Dealers seeking Agencies can advertina the Company will be closed from their trade cards for. Et, or larger adver- TUESDAY 20th, to WEDNES.sements from 3. DAY 28th January 1914 (both during which RE-days inclusive)
period no transfer of SHARES can be registerod.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
By order of the Board of Direo- tore..
A, SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary.
THE LONDON DIRECTORY BO, LTD. 25, Abehurch Lane, London, E.C.
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HONGKONG FOOTBALL CHALLENGE 8 SIEL ^“)..
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Entries for the above competi that the THIRTEENTH The Hongkong Land Invest-tion will close on MONDAY, 19th ORDINARY MEETING of ment and Agency Co., Ltd. Gen-instant. SHAREHOLDERS in this COM-eral Agents for the West Point PANY will be held at the Offices Building Co., Ltd.
of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Company, Limited on WEDNES-!
DAY the 28th January, 1914 at
11.30 o'clock a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with a State ment of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1913.
The Register of. SHARES will be closed from "TUESDAY 20th. to WEDNESDAY 28th January 1914 (both days inolusive) during which periodno Transfer of SHARES can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Direc
org.
MOWBRAY H. NORTHCOTE,
Soorotury.
Notice
MAN LOONG.
A Meeting will be held that evening at 5.30 p.m. in the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, to make all necessary arrangements,
Each team ente ed is invited to send a representativo.
J. C. TAYLOR,
Hon. Secretary:
NOTICE.
plication).
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLE, ATTORNEY, &o., Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & '. General Managers. Congkong, 19th March, 1908
ĐẠI TRAMWAY In
PEA
FIRST-CLASS PRESERVES, GINGER AND SOY MANUFACTURERS,
„Factory'sé Yaumati.... WE, the undersigned, bave this day been appointed OFFICE; No, 38; Des Vœux Road, W..
Telephone No. 177 & K. 11. Bentatives for the DERHAM LUMBER CO. WE are the leading Manufacturers in
this class of Goods: Our Fruit & of the Philippine Islands, and Gingers are all freak and of the first plakare prepared to quote. Prices on! Our Syrup is prepared from the best all grades of Philippine Lumber. quality of Sugar. We give our special N. S. MOSES & CO. Lattention to our business and minitary
14 Bos Voeux Road Contra). Arrangements,
LIMITED.
IME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS
3
$6430
481
$25 $187
of Banking, and Exchange busi-Hongkong Electrice $10
Hongkong Ices ness transacted.
Hongkong Ropos Langkata
1
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,
Mansger. Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.
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THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
10 MM.
INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised Capital£1,500,000 Subscribed
as Muje
Paid Up
15 10AM
KIS R.M.
15. KIR.
10.
8.00 AM. Every 15 Man, 7:00a.m. to 1.00 A., to 10:00 AM. 10.00 AM, tra 11 30 A.. to 11.45 IN.
1:45 P 2.15 F.M. to 5:00 PM to
-5.00 til. 1.10 .. NICHT CARS. -1,go FM, and `g`riku, 9:30 PM, to
11.00 FM, every half hour."
· EL.00 P. W' JO 18,43 P‚26,
every quarter' ol undone.
10.gs .. Lo 11.00 AM 10:45 AM to Noan 21:00 Nook 10 1,00,0,1,
1.00 K., L
600 M 1.00 2.M, to
00 r. to $.00 pa 7.40. Lo
NIGHT, CARS od Wook
“BATURDAYS,/.
As lo
Msa,
Lás Cui stog midnights SPECIAL CARE
„Ste. Arrangement at the Company's $318.
Reserved Fund
BANKERS:
$10 $22
8. 10 32
$25 $22
$10 $10 b.
Morning Post Peak Tramway ·
Do. (new) $1,95-ota Hongkong Electric Trams 7/6
$10 1,125,000 Philippines
562,50 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 - $6. 415,000
Fro Boolete des forrad
Pulpeset
$50 $20 Papierteries paid du Tonkin
up $50 Benefit) $200 Shanghai Sumatras T. 20T:150 Steam Laundry 85 $134 United Asbestos)
Oriental Agenoy,$10 La
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank,
- Limited.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent per annuo on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be United Asbestos asnurtained on application.
Founders Shares
Ualon Waterboat
Welemann, Ltd.”
ARLINTON
Managor,
$10 $300
$10 $17
$10130 $1074
William Powell 60f
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Watson Cannot be Beaton, if Equalled. For Bread, Cakes, Confe tloyer, muals with Wines & Liquons
Cor, achadra retom. Jan. 19,
year ending 30′6′13 half 1 $2 for 16 year ending | 30.6.13
15 per cent. for 1910 Tls. 15 for year
31-10-13
ending}
Tls. 10 for year end-
ing 30'6'13
Tls. 1 for year ending}
33'11'13
70 cents for 1912
11.30 for year end'g 317733 · 10 cents for 191kgr $1.60 per share for 912. $2 interim for 1913 $1 interim for 1913-
Interim of Tle, 1 mak ing Tls, 2 a/c 1913 None 80 cents
on fully paid' shares and 8: conta on $1 paid aliares for year ending 30.4.13
Interim of 1d per share
for 1913..
None
$1,50 for 1910
Nond
No dividend this year 50 cts, for year end'g 31.5.12
20 per cent, per ordinary share for-year - ended 31′5′1912
$1 per share for yearl
...ending 31*12-1912”.
25 per cent. lbr year |
Sending 31°7′11
60 cents for 1912. 1440 ota, yearending 10'6'13. WRIGHT AND HORNBY SLATKE.
Castrol brokera 6 De Vouge Road Cesural addrem Res Imia. The latest NEM Tha Talograph does not hóig 'Steele nestonsible for any of the above quotatlock,”;