Commercial.
Rul bar Market.
London, Jan. 14.
The quotation for Para Rubber, Fine, Hard," Care, January and February, is 3. 03 4. vellors, The tone of the rubter share market is dull-Reuter.
London, Jan. 13. The total quantity fold at the Mincing Lane auction was 900 tons. The tone of the auction was steady.
The following prices were realized:-
Straits Finest Smoked Sheet Lowest Price 2a. 3:1-2d.
Straits Finest Smoked Sheet Highest Price 28. 4.1-2.
Straits Finest Unsmoked Crepe Lowest Price 2. 2.1-2d.
Straits Finest Uasmoked Crepe Highest Price 2.. 3.1.4d.
Permata Rubber Estate, Ld.
The report of the directors for the vear ended Octabor 31, 1013, states that the planted area. je 269.1-2 acres of which 121 ocres were planted in 1913. The year's crop is 40,059, b., average nnm. ber of treas tapped 19,210 and total number of trees in bearing
Public Companies
| HONGKONG HOTEL COM- PANY, LTD.
THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAFI THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1914,
Notices.
MAN LOONG.
FIRST-CLASS PRESERVES, GIRDER AND SOY MANUFACTURERS.
Factory at Yaumati, OFFICE; No. 36, Dom Vaux Road, W. Telephone No. 177 K. 12. WE are the leading Manufacturers in
NOTICE is h reby given that an Extraordinary General Mooting of the Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited, will to hold at the premises of that Company, Pedder Street, Victoria in the
this class of Goods. Our Fruit & Colony of Hongkong, on Wednes- Gingers are all freak and of the flest plok day, the 28th day of January, 1914 Our Syrup is prepared from the best at 12.30 o'clock in the afternoon quality of Sugar. We give our special,
attention to our businem and sanitary when the subjoined Resolution arrangements. (which was proposed at and submitted to the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held on the 25.h 1913 and which October, was passed at the Poll takon as dire.ted at such Mee ing on the 10th day of January, 1914) will be Special Resolution:
submitted for confirmation as a
NOTICE.
WE, the undersigned, have this day been appointed Sole Representatives for the
LUMBER DERHAM
CO.
That the following now Arti- "clo be inserted in the Company's of the Philippine Islands, and
21
་་
Articles of Association after Article 10 thereof
10a. The Company shall pay "d vidend, in respect of any ex- "isting or new shares of the Company, in proportion to the "amount paid up on each share where a larger amount is paid up on some shares than on "others
F
Dated this 12th day of January. 1914.
By a.der of the Board of Dirvators,
J. H. TAGGART,
are prepared to quote Prices on all grades of Philippine Lumber. N. S. MOSES & CO.
, Das Voux Road Control
MR. LEUNG JAU PING.
DENTAL Surgeon
No. 80, Quoan's Road Central, near the Contral Market of Hongkong.
Acting Secretary. LESSONS IN CHINESE.
HONGKONG HOTEL
CO., LTD..
R. LI HON FAN, a Chinese
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING-
TY
CORPORATION,
Elead Office --do, Wall Street, New York - London Office36, Bishopsgate, E.L.
BRANCHES
Bombay
Calcutta
Садков
Cebu
Colon
Empire
Bongbong Rankaw
Banks
T/T
Exchange.
T/T. Marks .................................., 195
Selling.
.1/10 7/8 T/T. Francs
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand...1/10/16/16 On Haiphong
BANKING CORPORA-30 dai
60. d/s *M*••*?
TION,
2,60
pm
1/11 On Saigon...i±1⁄44 % pm. 1/11 1/16 On Bangkok] 4 m/s...... 1/11 1/8
14 info. L/O
Paid-up Capital .......$15,000,00 T/T Shanghal .....................................?4
F/T Singapore 81 3/8 Private 30 d/s sight S'hai ...74 76 T/T Japan ruiskeşinin T/T India
RESERVE TUNDS:
T/T Bombay
གནསཚུགསས། །རྫུག་གནས
Buying
****.....1/11 5/16 4 m/s. D/B 1/11 7/16 6 m/s. L/O..............................................1/11 7/16 93 30d/a.8'ney & Melbourne1/11 9/16 .142 30 d/s.San F'co & New York 474 *...142**
4.m/s. Marks ......2.00 14244 m/s, France........ ..............2.45}
142
6 in/o. do
2.47 1424 BarSilver. ready 26 1/2 14214 forward .....26.5/16, Demand Manila..........94 Gold Leaf portaal.... 54,70
Bank of England rate 4% ..1159%vereign
10.40)
Koba
Mazzila
Mico
PRIAMS
Pokerc
San Francisco Shanghal Yokohama
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 2/--!
Deraand Bombay
T/T Calouttak
Demand alcutta...
Silvor
$15,000,000
17,450,000
Demand India
T/T. San Fou & New York 469 T/T. Java
$32.450,000
Capital, and Surplus ...anton, Gold $1,150,000 equal 172,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS trisiacted
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the neum. DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for one year st X annum, or for shorter pursesda, ut zatan, which
BILLS
tarma.
May be ACRIcals COLLECTED.
HAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities in the World.
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT us available all over the World'
DOMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
used. **PURCHASE and SALE of Stock and Shares skected.
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cubed.
GEORGE HOGo,
Manager.
Vi-en's Boil, 1-aşk'ü Desig ist Nar, 198
THE
J
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-Hsien
Bombay Caloutta Changchun Dairen Fangtien
V graduate versed in litera Harbin
ture, has been a teacher to Hankow
23,200. The year closed with THE HONGKONG LAND IN- European officials and merchants Honolulu
net profit of Tha. 13,883.06 which
VESTMENT & AGENCY with Tls. 7,824.00 brought for-
COMPANY, LIMITED. wrrd from last year, after deduct- ing Tis. 9,063,40 and Tia. 800.00 OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN for dividend and directors' feas
that the TWENTY SIXTH
MEETING respectively, voted at the last ORDINARY annual meeting, gives a total of SHAREHOLDERS in this COM. -Tls. 21,707:38 which the direc-PANY will be held at the Offices
ut
{
in this Colony for over ten years. Kobe
He has a good method of train- Liao-Yang ing Europeans to pass in the London Chinese examination, and is Lyons Possessed of a first rato certificate
as a Chinese teacher. Ho has
aldo a good knowledge of Manda-
rin and Hakka.
Those who intend learning the
Tele- to write o/o" Hongkong graph" office or direct to 37
tore recommend should be carried of Messrs. Jardine Matheson Chinese language are requested Company, Limited on WEDNES- forward to the new account.",
DAY the 28th January, 1914, at noon, for the purpose of receiving Hollywood Road, ist floor, the report of the Directors to Hongkong: 29th Jan., 1912. gethor with the statement of
Army Inquiry.
There is a strong fealing in military circles in Aldershot (says the Exchange Telegraph Com pany's correspondent) that no matter what the outcome of the War Office inquiry, the fatur rank of Quartarmsater and Hon. Lieutenant in the Army is doomed In that event the duties of the
Accounts for the year ending;
31st December, 1913,
The REGISTER of SHARES
numerous patrons and customers that we
A New SILK STORE during in the most up-to-date style and fashion at the large Commodious Premise's No. 38& 40
of the Company will be closed WE, bave much pleasure in announcing to ou from TUESDAY 20th to WED-bave opened NESDAY, 28th January, 1914
both days inclusive) which period no Transfer of d Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
A. SHELTON HOOPER.
Secretary.
Queen's Road Central, intely occupied by Messrs. H., Rattanjea & Sen wisere we are displaying an entirely new, handsome and gorgeous shock of
Silk Goods & Jewellery Ware of all descriptions in a variety of new, elegant and
attractive designs and patteris
The Hock includes a chcice selection of
Quartermaster would be carried 1HE WEST POINT BUILD- Turkish, Persian & India Silk,
out by a man holding warrant rank, and the duty would be quite
ING CO., LTD.
nominal-that is, the issue of No
| OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
stores as received and such work
that the TWENTY SIXTH
MEETING of
as now devolves upon a conductor ORDINARY
Carpets & Woollen Rugs
A chaste and elegant patternt.
Prices specially reduced for summer,
Cheapest store in the Colony, f An early “rait samasily solicited,
D. CHELLARAM.'
or warrant officer in the Army SHAREHOLDERS in this Com kong. Joly, 26th 1918. Ordnance Corps. This would pany will be held at the Offices of
also mean that the Quarter
master a pension of £200 wul
Mossre. Jardine Matheson &
DAY the 28th. Januiry 1914 at Company Limited on WEDNES.
be saved to the War Office. Al-noon 11.45 a.m. for the purpose of ready there is an inolination on receiving the Report of
the
EUROPEAN AGENCY.
cies undertaken for all British and Continental goods, including-
the part of the War Off to Directors together with a State-WHOLESALE buying agen- make no further promotions to the ment of Accounts for the year rank of riding master and hon ending 31st. December, 1913. lieutenant, which in itself is a more important grade than that of quartermaster.
Public
Companies
HONGKONG, CANTON and MACAO STEAMBOAT
·Co., Ltd.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
THE
The Register of SHARES of the Company will be closed from TUESDAY 20th. to. WEDNES- DAY 28th January 1914 (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of SHARES can be registered.
By order of the Board of Direo- tors.
`A, SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary.
The Hongkong Land Invest- ment and Agency Co., Ltd. Gen- eral Agents for the West Point Building Co., Ltd.
Booke and Stationery, Bouts, Shoes and Leather, Chemical- and
Sundries
.
Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang New York
Osaka
Pekin Ryoiun
Port
(Arthur).
San Francisco
Shanghai
Tiebling Tientsin
Resrove Liability of
Proprietors....... $15,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS... 8. H. Dodwell, Esq., Chairman. Hen. Mr. D. Landale, Deputy
Chairnian,
G. Friesland, Esq.
E. Goetz, Esq
C. 8. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
C. Landgraf, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, . H, A. Siebs, 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 of 2 per cent per Annum on the daily balance
"
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100 Chinese...20 cts.pieces $10,15/16% Chinese...10 Tongkong.20 Hongkong.10
$11 3/8
·$634
3834
Opium Quotation.
Malwa, Now Malwa, Old
Doa 31. $4900. per pio.
·3.069
Patna, New........ 5.975 per che Patna, Old........ 5,850.
F
Bonaros, Now... 5.8 0 Bonaros, Old......... 5,175
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.
8-SELLERS
Stocks & PAIN OF YAL
BANKS.
Hongkong & S'hai't125
MARINE INSURANCEL Cantons
North China
Unions.
Yangtzes
SA-SALES
Cigita
1 QUIORE $797) an, &
£81
$50
322
£5 T133
$100 $810 B
£50 $19214
FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires Hongkong Fires
SHIPPING,
For 3 months. 2 per cent par Indo-Chinas
Tikyo
Los Angeles
Annum For 6 months. 3
cent per per
Annum.
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed application.. periode at ratos to be obtained on
EISHI ONO,
Manager. Hongkong, 30th Sept., 1913." 18
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND, UHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE. LONDON, Paid-up Capital 1,200,000 Reserve Fund...........£1,700,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors £1,200,000
-BUYERS
N-NOMINAL
LEET DIVIDEND AND VATS:--
£2 at ex 1/156 equal to) $20.31 for 14 year' ending 30/6/13
$18 for 19:2
Final of 1 p.o, making
2p.o. for 1912 Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim *of $30 for 1918 Final of $12 mak: $15 for
1911 & Int, of$3 for 1912) 8'0 for 1911
$2.50 for year end'g30'673 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 Coupen No. 21.
$20 $160 $50 $580
627 for 1911
!
China & Manilas $25 $10 Douglas Steamship $50 $29 Steamboate
$1 for 1906
b. $15 8291 b,
(Preferred) (Deferred)
£5 $79
102/ b.
£11
b,
Star Ferry
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
{ $10 $47
88,
REFINERIES.
$100 605
$3 for 1912
8.
$100 $30
MINING.
رام
For 12 monthe, 4 per cent per "Shell" Transports £1
Annum...
NJ STABB. Chief Manager
THE Business of the above
Bank is conducted by the China Sugars HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Luzon Sugara BANKING CORPORATION.
Rales may be obtained on ap- Chinese Engineerings £139- plication.
num
...
ال
£1.136/3
£1 $3
.INTEREST on deposits is al Tronohs lowed on the minimum monthly Raubs balances at $3 Per Cent per an-00CKS, WHARVES, A OD N
Kowloon Wharfs 850 1894 b. .Depositors may transfer at their H.K. & W'poa Docks 650
[$77 option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Shanghai Dooks T. 100 37 Bank to be placed on FIXED Hongkow Wharfe T. 100 DEPOSIT Per Coat, per
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDIN
annum
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and
For the Bongkong and Shang- General Banking business trans Thai Ranking Corporation," acted.
NJ STABB, Chief Manager
ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
BANK.
ceived for 1 year or shorter periodsEUTSCH ASIATISCHE at rates which will be quoted on application.
A.S. HEWETT,
Acting Manager, Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. 122
THE
Notice
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO.,LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- perty, &c.
Druggists Goods received on Storage.
Advances made on Merchandise: China Earthenware and Glass- Loans made on the Provident ware,
System. Cycles, Motor Care and Ac-|(Rates and Particulars on, ap- cessories,
Drapery Millinery and Piece Goods,
Fancy Goods and Perfumery. Hardware, Machinery and Metals,
Jewellery, Plate and Watches, Photographic & Optical Goods, Provisions and Oilmen's Stores,
etc., etc. Commission 23% to 5%. Trade Discounts allowed. - "Special Quotations on Demand.
Sampie Cases from £10 upwards. Consignments of Produce Sold that the THIRTEENTH on Account ORDINARY MEETING of
THE HONGKONG LAND RE. CLAMATION CO., LTD.
NINETY-FOURTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLD-NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
ERS in the Company will be
held at the Office of the Com- SHAREHOLDERS in this COM-WILLIAM WILSON & SONS pany, Hotel Mansions, on TUES PANY will be held at the Offices DAY, the 10th FEBRUARY of Messrs. Jardine Matheson &
(Established 1814).
25, ABCHURCH LANE, LONDON, E.D.
"Annuaire,, London,
1914, at 12 o'clock Noon, for the Company, Limited on WEDNES- Cable Address; purpose of receiving a Report of DAY the 28th January, 1914 at the Directors, together with a 11.30 o'clock a.m. for the purpose Statement of Accounts, declaring of receiving the Report of the a Dividend and electing Directore Directors together with a State- and Auditors.
ment of Accounts for the year The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED ending 31st December, 1913, flusi the 27th January to the 10th Fomuary, 1914, both days in- cebrve..
By Order of the Board of Directors,
W. E. CLARKE,
Secretary
Hongkong, 13th Jan., 1914.
The Register of SHARES will be closed from TUESDAY 20th. to WEDNESDAY 28th. January 1914 (both days inclusive) during which period no Transfer of SHARES can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Direc
ors.
MOWBRAY 8. NORTHCOTE,
Secretary,
MARTIN'S
APIOL & STEEL PIELS
JA. Pranck Ramady for allirragakorttian, Shoumadi ni Latios always keep a ben af Marianninin in the house, so that on the frak plan of any Teregiselly of the firsten a Lyds may be administered. Those who me them goog bend them, hezea thelranna. mona sala A)) Chemists and Biores mil hara Throughput Rise World, of 900L TIME ĐẾN SHAREIN, Guimus, zouthampton, Ang
MARTIN'S
APIOL & STEEL SELLEPILLS
plication).
Capital Fully
Paid-up...Sh. Teels 7,50 0,00 Head Offion.-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton · Hamburg Hanko Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tainanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.
LONDON BANKERS: " Mesars, N. M. Rothschil & Sons The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Borlin), Londoo
T. 106
Anglo French Lands T.100 1.94 3120 Hongkong Hotels $50-
F92 Hongkong Lands $100 $114 h.
Humphreys Estates $10 Kowloon Lands -$30
Етов
$2 on 10,000 shares 1st issue $2 on 10,000 2nd $1 on 10,000
9
3rd
for year ending 30*4*13
$3 for 1897
Interim of 31 p.c, 8 2/5d pe share, Coupon No. 1 se count year 30.6.12
Int. of 1/6 mak.6/6s/c.191, 1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912
for}
$1 Bnal dividend for
year 1911
Tia. 3 for 1912.
;
Interim of Tls 3 for 19*3
Tla. 6 29'2:10..
$3 on old shares, 31.50)
on new shares for half
year 31:12:12.
$3 for 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'
year ending
15 per cent. for 1910
19 146
Shanghai Lands T. 30 West Point:
C. 92
$50.
469
$2 for
30.6.13
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10
COTTON MILLS,
İP. 8
IT. 50
T. 133
Tls. 15 for year eading)
313013
T. 124
L07
$12
Tls. 1 for year ending)
Hongkong Cottons $10 $8.
B.
50 cents 31.7.08
MISCELLANEOUS
b.
85 cents for 1912
541
9.
70 cents for 1912
b.
Shanghai Cottona Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik
Direction der. Disconto Geweil-China-Borneos $12 $11
Agency.
schaft..
Light and Powers $101 Dresdner Bank,
Do. (8pec. shares) $1ƒ ̈ INTEREST allowed on Current China Providents $10 89 Account. DEPOSITS received Dairy Farms
$6 $30 on terms which may be learned Green Islands #106) b. OF
on application. Every description Hongkong Electrics $10 $47, sa. & b. bf Banking and Exchange busi- Hongkong Ices 825 $180 b. ness transacted.
Hongkong Roper
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &e... Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. -General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908,
PEAK
EAK TRAMWAY CO
LIMITED
TIME TABLE..
WEEK DAYS..
7.00 .. to 8.00 A.M. Evarv 15 Min. $.00 AM to 10:00 AM.
11
3
#10 $22) b.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Langkats.
Manager, Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.
8. 10 T31
12
Morning Post Peak Tramway
OF
THE MERCANTILE BANK
Η
TO MIN,
INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Japital Subsoribed
21.00 AM, to 11.00 à. M.
15 MIN
30 AM, to 19.45 22:
*
15 Ma
Pald Up
X45 PM to
135 P
"
TO MIN,
1.45, to
#
15. MIN.
Reserved Fund
་་
to Min.
*.15 r., to
5.00 ..
J
15 MIN.
5.50 7,M, LO
0 2.
10 MIN.
NIGHT CARS.
6.00
25.00 : every half hour.
LOO WM to 11PM
every quarter of an hour.
SUNDAYS
- 10.30 him. Every 15 Min
10.30 AM, to
12,00 AM, 11.45 AM. tom.00 Noo
5.00 7.4. to
6:00 PM
7:00 PM.
..
& DO 7.M, 10 7.00 2.2. DO 6.10 F.M.
NIGHT CARS as on Weak Days.
..!
$25 $20 b. $10 $10 b.
$1 93 cts, 9.
8.
Do. (new) Hongkong Electric Trams 7/6 £1,500,000 Philippines
$10 85 ...... 1,125,000. Pride & Co., La. $106
562,500
Pro- 415,000 Societe
des'! ferred. Pulpeset
$50 $20 Papierteries paid... dr Tonkin
up $50 Benefit $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T.150 Steam Laundry $5 $434 United Asbestos)
BANKERS:
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank," Limited.
Interest allowed on Current As-Oriental Agency, $10 8914b.
Tis. 10 for year end-
ing 30'6'13.
33 11 13
$1.30 for year end'g 31'7'13
40 conts for 1911 $1.60 per share for 917
$ interim for 1913
$1 intetim for 1913
flaterim of Tis, -1 mak Hng The 2 s/o 1913° Nonee 80 cents on fully paid)
shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.13
Interim of 1d.persharo
for 1913. parira a Noue $1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year 8:50 ots. for year end g 31.5/12
" to MIN.
E,DO P.34, to $.00 .M!
15 Min.
To Ms.
IN MIN.
Min.
11
counts at 2 per cant per annum on Daily Balanes and on Fixed Deposits at raten which may be United Anbentos) Founders Shares) sacertained on application.
AR LINTON Union Waterboat
Manager.
Ld.
Weismann, Ltd.
$10 $300⋅
$10 $17
$10 30 $108776. $9
SATURDAYS.
Extra Cars at a midnig
SPECIAL CARS
By Arrangement at the Company's Guice.
DeeYoux Rond.
THE ALEXANDRA "CAFE | Watson' Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled, William Powell
For Broad, Cakes, Confectione y cord 1930 1926 Jan 21 1874 meals with Wings & Liquons
(20 per cont. per ordinary
share for year ended, 31*5*1912:
91 per share for year)
ending 31*12*1912 ·
25 per cent for year)
onding 31711
60 cents for 1912
40 cts, yearending 30'6:42. WRKET AND HORNBY" ihara a
A
Generel brokom 4 Da Youn Rand Couprol address Reciituda,
Theroingraph dom not hold (tasit remundble for any of the above quotations