Commercial.
Singapore Share Market.
Messrs, Fraser and Co.'s share circalar, dated the 18th inet, states:-
Consignee
From PORTLAND, Or. and
PUGET SOUND Ports. THE HAL Steamship
"SITHONIA"
4
J.
cargo from
Exchange
1/10 36
TT. Marka Ag To: Franos.
Th10 15716 On Haiphong
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1914.
Notices
THE CHINA FIREINSURANCE
COMPANY, LIMITED.
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
Banks
Selling,
Paid-up Capital.
Kobe Maglia
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI TIT
BANKING CORPORA Domand
TION.
30 dia 60 dla
TT Shanghai
teréne
späturves
1/11
106
$15,000,000
Buying
794
1 m/s. L/C
RESERVE FUNDS:
...81 1/2 4 m/s DB
Paying
San Francisco
Shanghai
Sterling",
Yotakuns
Head Office 1-ndo Wall Street, New Rock, Loudpa Cytos 2-3), Blaltopsgate, 2.C BRANCHES
Boobay Curs
Cado
Calen
Mexica
Cupt Eekhorn, having arrived, The steady rise in rubber re-consigneos are hereby notified to cedeived a slight check during and in their Bills of Lading for the weak and consequently all countersignature, and take im- THE FORTY-FIFTH MEET- ING of SELAREHOLDERS mediate delivery of sterling shares had a considerable
alongside.
in the Company will be held at set back for one day, but, some
Cargo remaining undelivoredon the Company's Office, No. 3 "have to-day recovered part of this MONDAY, the 2nd March Queen's Road Central, Victoria, -loss. Local rubbers are almost at Noon will to landed at Con-on THURSDAY. the 19th March, stagnant; the demand is only in signee's risk and expense and 1914, at 12 o,clook NOON, for the small paioria and is generally delivery must then be taken from purpose of receiving a Statement met at the current level. The the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf of Accounts and the Report of the Directon for the year endi g 31st recant rise in London stocks & Godown Co.'s Godowns. been confined very largely to the
Cargo remaining" undelivered December, 1913. bigbly upregiative counters, and on 8th March at Noon, will, in very few of the investment favour-addition to landing charges, be the Company will to CLOSED
subject to storage charges.
ites of this market hava respond- ed to anything like the sims do gree. Mining shares and indus trials show very little alteration, although there has been a botter enquiry for the former,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of from 6th March to 18th March, No Fire Insurance whatevor both dayi inclusive. will be effected.
2
By Order of the Board of All chafed and otherwise dam- Directors. agad cargo to be left on board or in the Godown; the oxamination
O. PEMBERTON
Secretary.
of same to be held on 8th March Hongkong, 26th February, 1914. at 10a.m.
Claims must be accompanied: by short delivery notes or list of exceptions taken at the time of delivery to Consignees and signed for and on behalf of the H.A.L.
Rubber Nordanals were sold at 18/6 and 19/-, with hugore. offering only 16/3 at the lose Vallambresas were placed from 14/3 to 18/3 and aloelog buyers at 15/1, Sugapore Paras were All claims must be filed on or taken at 2 to, 14. higher, bofore the 15th March other Babber Trusts 14/8. Anglo-wise they will not be recognised. Javas 4/11, Langen Javna 251, HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
Bangkung die», - Patalings 29/9 to 31/2, Langi drons 30/3, Ledburys
Hongkong, 25th Feb., 1914. [1167 35/ Hsjoeps 8, Heawoods 2/9, Singa- pore Unitede in the vicinity of
NOTICE.
Komplee
Hongkong
Hankow
Capital and Busplus................ ... Gold - $7,000,000
egunt in min ETERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI wiss LACI BC.
term
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the wa DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed los my jeans så
ported on appleston
| 4X par nanana, or, for shorter periodą, is razas, which HUALS KKBOTYÄTED and COLLECTEDALJA HAIL NEFTELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES "LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRÁTIS Kpazed,
on sll the principal cities in thẻ Wall. CIMDIT IN Evaliable all over the World-
THE FARK1 CIRCULAR LETTERS OF COMMERCIAL KATIKEL OF "GREDIT FURCHASE 464 SALE MË: Beddica pad" Thurs GRAVELLERS CUICKI sold sit vaibad,
GEORGE KOGO,
atxud
Manager. Queen's Road, Hongk Haagezeg, 1st Nor., 1912
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 |
80,000,000 Reserve Fund .................. 18,550,000 Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
ALL PAST PRESENT MEM-Paid-up Capital...
BERS of Oxford or Cam- bridge Universities are requested to communicate with the under- signed with a view to forming a register in Hongkong, and ultimately an Oxford and Cam
1/7, Bakit Sembawangs 1/8. Public Companies bridge Society, embracing Canton
THE CHINA
PROVIDENT LOAN & MORTGAGE .CO., LTD.
THE SEVENTEENTH OR
Linggis 18/714. to 189. Lumuts 25/3, Bijoo Ki lools 23/0, Chotas, 2/4, Duffs 8/0, Rombia Preferences 13/6, United Surdangs 10/7), Higlands and Lowlands £2 17s and in local stocks Tolak Ansons wore bought at 65 with smäll
DINARY ANNUAL sellara over,
Merguis $1.80 MEETING of SHAREHOLD. to $1.85 closing sellers at the RS in the Company will be held at the offices of the Company, St. latter figure. Balgownies ware done from 33.00 to $4. Sands-George's Building, No. 6. Con- naught Road, on FRIDAY, the corfta $7 coatiguing buyers with 27th February, 1914, at 11 30 a.m.. sellera holding for $7.5 Tapah for the purpose of receiving a are wanted at $6 50 having oply Statement of Accounts and the amall sellors at $7. Kompus "re Report of the General Managers available at $2,05. Ulu Pin-for the year ending 31st Decem dans 473 cents and Pulcu Bulangeber. 1913. $5 discount.
The TRANSFER" BOOKS of Mining.-Bruings rose from the Company will be CLOSED $1.75 and clove sellors at $2, Sim.com MONDAY, the 23rd Febru pam Valley Hydraulica were 27th February, 1914, both days ary, 1914, until FRIDAY, the taken at $10 10 and $1050 with inclusive. sellers over, Kanabis are alers Bellera at 81 75 at which quotation | A fair business has been done, Titis were taken at $7.75. Mal- Byan Tin's 22 108. 6, Pengkalan $2.45 and Loliats $6.
General Straits Traders keep: very steady with business doing at 818. Woarne Bros, wher bought at $0.80, Ural Casins clange hands from 61/. to 55/- and close buyers 52. A few Hongkong Banks were sold at Hongkong- $830, and a small parcel of Ball's Asbestos Eastern Agency at 20. Fraser and Neaves are still want- ed at $54 and Straite Steamships $285 with no sellers in evidence at anything like thess prites.... Hammers are wanted at $100 and
Consignee
SHEWAN TOMES & CO General Manageɩs. Hongkong. 17th Feb., 1914.
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIG-
ATION CO., LTD.
THE Transfer Booke of the
bove Company will be closed as from Monday the 23rd instant to Saturday, the 28th instant, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Ltd. General Managers.
THE HONGKONG & KOW. LOON WHARF & GODOWN COMPANY LIMITED.
and the Coast ports.
It is earnestly requested that all members, past or present, of either University, will send in their names, whether they have been in the habit of attending the Oxford and Cambridge dinner during recent years or not.
The Oxford and Cambridg
Branches
Astungs Brion
*
Boshay
Calcutta
Chan chun
Dairen Fangtien Harbin Kankow
Honolulu
Llas-Yang
Londл
Lyon
11
"
Agencies at Nataki
Pakis.
Newchwang
New York
Qata
Ryolan (Part.
Arthur
Shanghal
Tiahlog
Tianua
Tokyo
Los Angaln
San Francisco
Interest Allow on Current ACCOMAL. Dapos. received for sad periods at ratas to be
oblated on appikestion
EISHI ONO, Manager. Hoagkong, 30th Sept., 1913. [18
£1,500,000 at 2{----
$15,000,000
Silver ...$17,650,000
$32,650,000
T/T Singapore ***** Private 30 d sight S'hal .....747é T/T Japan áudànemuru99 T/T India
1424 T/T Bombay ..............................
....14214> Demand Bombay .....:168) 4 T/T Calcutta Demand Caloutta.......1423 Demand Indiagrammid 12 Demand Manila ........................... T/T. San F'ou & New York 464 T/T. Java
Bubeldiary Coina, Discount per $100
118
Thiness...20 ois.pisces #12 9/4
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors...$15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman Chinese...10 W. L. Pattenden, Esq.- Deputy
Chairman.
6. H. Dodwell, Esq.
G. Friesland, Esq.
E Goetz, Esq.
O, S. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Eaq.
0. Landgraf, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shallim, H. A. Sieba, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb.
MANAGER. Shanghai-A. G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.
** | Hongkong.20; Hongkong.10
Hongkong-Interest Allowed.
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cant per Annum on the daily balance.
8
"
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months. 23 per cent. per
Annura.
For 6 months, 3 per cent. por
Annum.
dinner.will be held as usual, on THE CHARTERED BANK OF For 12 months, 4 per cent. per
data to be notified later,
P. W. GOLDRING, (Oxford),
6, Des Voeux Road Central.
C. D. MELBOURNE,
(Cambridge),
Supreme Court,
Hongkong.
NOTICE.
THE interest and responsibility of Mr. Frank Barrington Deacon in our firm cessed on the 3rd April, 1913.
Hong:ong, 25th Feb, 1914.
DEACON, LOOKER. DEACON & HARSTON,
'
LESSONS IN CHINESE.'
R. LI HON FAN, & Chinese. MR.
graduate versed in litera- ture, has been a teacher to
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Annum, N.J.STABE. Chief Manager
Hongkong & S'hai $125
MARINE INSURANCES. Cantons
$13
$7
Oa.Saigon ssustadviserat.
Os Bangkokain mutuaidh3
.........1/11 1/4
boo1/119/8- &ma. L/O
1/11 3/8. 30d/e.S'ney & Melbourne1/11 1/2 30d/San Fco & New York 4736 4 m/s. Markı unaimhde
m/s. Frands Barðilver, ready www forward w Bank of Englandrato.3% Gold Leaf per tael .......................54,75 Sovereign
Opium Quotation
2:43.
,་་་བན་
277 26 9/16 ..26 7/16
***10:40
% WAwa, Old
Malwa, New
'Jகா::12, $5.800 perplo
****** 5,800
6,575 per che
6,440
8.350
6.225
N-NOMINAL
Paina, Nowadays.
Patua, Old... Benares, New
Benares, Old.
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT
Last dividend AND (ATR)
£2 & 5/-b. at ex 1/11 9/16
equal to $23.29 for 14 year ending 31/12/15 $18 for 1912
Final of 1p.c. making 20 p.o. for 1912 ... Final of 820 making $50 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12 mak. $15 for
1911 & Int, of83 for 1912)
$10 for 1911
North China
3-8KLLERS
STOCKS & PAIS UT VALEN. BANES,
BA-SALES
D-BUTERS
CLORUS
Q'TION.
f$815
b.
$50 929
£5 T139 b.
:
Unions
8100 8845
b.
Yangtzes
£50 $200
FIRE INSURANCES)......
Hongkong Fires
Chins Fires
SHIPPING
$20 $157 $50 $395
B.
China & Manilas $25 $9 Douglas Steamship $50 $34
$15 $289 b.
Steamboats
Indo-Chinas
(Preferred) (Deferred)
B
$27 for 1911
$1 for 1906
$2.50 for year end'g30'6'13 Final of $1 for half) year ending 3112:18 } (6 p.o. for year 1912 on
preferred shares
(Interim of 1/- making 2/ for 1913 Coupen No, ZL.
$2 on 10,000 shares 1st insus
£5 $75 8.
102/6 8.
"Shell" Transports 21
£11
$2 on 10,000
b.
$1 on '10,000
REFINEMIES.
BINING,
$100
894 $100 $31
b.
$3 for 1912
$9 for 1897
B.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK "Star Ferry" $10 648
Incorporated by Royal
** Charter 1853.
THE Business of the above
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
Bank ia conducted by the Pald-up Capital £1,200,000 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Ching Sugars Reserve Fund........£1,700,000 BANKING CORPORATION. Luzon Sugar Reserve Liability of
Rules may be obtained on ap plication:
Proprietors ........ £1,200,000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans acted
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS to at rates which will be quoted on ceived for 1 year or shorter periods application.
A. 8. HEWETT,
Acting Manager, Hongkong, 11th April, 1918 [22
THE
Notices
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro eastern Smelter perferences at 21/NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS European officials and merchants Perty, &c.
In this Colony for over ten years. Advances made on Merchandise:
Goods received on Storage. THE
TWENTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY
He has a good method of train- ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLD 8 Europeans to pass in the Loans made on the Provident ERS will be held at the Offices of
Chinese examination, and
System. ie Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co., possessed of a first rate certificate (Rates and Particulars on ap Ltd. on THURSDAY, the 5th also a good knowledge of Manda-
as a Chinese. teacher: He has pllcation), March, 1914, at 11.30 a.m., for theric and Hakke.
The Office of purpose of receiving the report of
TRUSTED, EXECUTOR OF the Directors and Statement of Chinese language are requested
Those who intend learning the!
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o, Accounts for the year ending 31st to write c/o Hongkong Tele-
Undertaken and Executed. December, 1913.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of Hollywood Road, 1st floor.
graph" office or direct to 37
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. the Company will be CLOSED Hongkong, 29th Jan., 1912.
General Managers. from 23rd to 5th March inclusive.
Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
NOTICE
TO CONSIGNEES.
FROM CALOUTTA, PENANG
AND SINGAPORE.
THE Steamship
"DUNERA,"
having arrived from the above ports, consignees of cargo are hereby informed that their goods will be delivered from alongside. Cargo impeding the discharge of the vessel will be landed at once, at "consignões, risk, and, expense.
Cargo remaining on board after 1p.m. of the 27th fast, will be land- ed at consignees'risk and expanse.
W. S. BROWN,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 16th February, 1914.
Notice
G.
TENDERS..
THE
LONDON DIRECTORY
(Published Annually) Enables traders throughout the World to communicate direct with English. MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS
3
PEAK
K TRAMWAY CO.
LIMITED.
in each class of goods. Besides being a complete commercial guide to London & };
TIME TABLE.
num.
lowed on the minimum monthly
INTEREST on deposits is al- Chinese Engineerings £141). balanoes at $3 Per Cent: per an-
Tronoha
£1: 36/- Raube
option balances of $100 or more
Depositors may transfer at their DOCKS, WHARVEI, & GIDOTNE
Kowloon Wharfe $50 $88 Bank to be placed on FIXED Shanghai Dooks T. 100 58 to the Hongkong and Shanghai H.K;&W'posDocks $50
18764 DEPOSIT at 4 Per Coat per Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 100 b.
annum.
N.J. STABB, Chief Manager.
b.
11
2009"
Srd
for year ending 30'4'15
Interim of Sp.o. 82/5d per
share. Coupon No. 1 ad- count year 0,6,12
Int. of 1/6 mak. 6/6 a/c, 191 1/8 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912 $1 final dividend förl
year 1911
T: 3 for 1913
Interim of Tis 3 for 1918
Tls, 6 29'2'10
#120 b. x div. 7 on old shares, 95.30)
For the Hongkong and Shang-LANDI, HOTELS BUILDING hal, Banking Corporation, Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94
Hongkong Hotels $50- Hongkong Lands $100-$112 Humphreys Estates $10 $8 Kowloon Lands *
850 846
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHT
Capital Fully
Berlin
BANK.
Shangbal Lands T. 30 |1:93 West Pointe
:- $50 $67 Manila MyolsHotel P.10 P. 8
COTTON MILES. Bwos
T. 50 T.136
T. 130
198
Paid-up8h. Tasle 7,500,00 Head Office.-Shanghal. Board of Directors--Berlin-
Branches; Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore. Tientsin Tsinanfu Tsingtan Yokohama LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschil. & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Shanghat Cottons
Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Labu Kung Mow
Agency.
Kung Yik Direction der Disconto Gesell-
Hongkong Cottons $10 $8
MISCELLANEOUS. Dresdner Bank.
China-Borneos $12. $11 INTEREST allowedon Current Light and Powere $101 Ascount, DEPOSITS received Do. (Spoo.shares) 8114 on terms which may be learned China Providents. $1089
Dairy Farms Green Islands
schaft.
on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange bust nëse transacted
R. TIMMERSOHEIDT
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.
$6 $30
Hongkong Electrics $10, 844 Hongkong Ices
$25 $185
[2] Hongkong Ropes
Langkata
$10 $23
8. 10 T41
$25 $20
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Morning Post
Peak Tramway.
INDIA, LIMITED.
WEEK DAYS.
7.00 AM. 10
3.00AM ETT as Mini 1.00 à, to 2003. 10.00 AM, NCD
F
10 Ma
H
Is Hom
Authorised Capital Subscribed.
10 M.
Paid Up Reserved Fund -
M
LO MEN
11.30 AM, to
11.35 2.3, to
1.13 1.M. to.. 5.00 1901
Its suburbs, the directory contains lists of
EXPORT MERCHANTS NIGHT CARS PENANG for, Upholst ry, Cleaning with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial
Consignees of Cargs from SEALED tenders are invited
SINGAPORE · &
are
18 Mi
IS.MIN.
· ag'rurand 9rM; 9.30 7.3. 10
11.00 Fiat may half hour.
12.00 7.10 1.45 PM:
every quarter of anthoar.
SUNIANI.
2.00 to 10.39 A-M. „Event 13 Mag 10:30 A 10 | 11,00 à 16”- 1143 AM, 10. 20 Nog 13:00 Naox to 2.06.23.
1,80 3131 10, 320 FERI 140 2.34. to 3.00 7.3. 10
· requested to tako and Dyeing work and Miscellan and Foreign Markot they supply: IMMEDIATE delivery of thelreous Articles for H. M. Naval STEAMSHIP LINES goods from alongside, such cargo Establishments for one year from arranged.under the ports to which they impeding the discharge of the the 1st April nert.
sail, and Indicating the approximate Vessel will be landed and
Tenders will be received at the PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES
Ballinge. stored at consignees', risk and Commodore's Office until noon on охресно.
TUESDAY the 10th March 1914 ato., in the principal provincial towns & of loading Manufacturers, Merchants, No Fire Insurance has been Forms of tender may be obtain-industrial centres of the United Kingdom 7.00 is to Buil effected.
ed on application to the Naval Bills of Lading will be count-Store Officer, H.M. Navak Yard, forwarded, freight paid, on receipt of A copy of the current edition. will be oraigned by the undersigned.
Postal Orders for 201
The right is reserved of reject. ing all or any tenders and of as DAVID SASSOON & 00., LTD. cepting any portion of a tender.
(8d.) 3. WESTON,
Naval Store Officer, H.M. Naval Yard,
25th Feb, 1914.
Agents.
Hongkong, 25th Feb., 2914- [1168.
their trade cards for 61, or larger adver
Dealers cooking Agencies can advertise tisamenta from 63,..
THE LONDON DIRECTORY DO. LTD.
25, Abohutoh Lane, London EC.
10
Caso Maxi
'NIGHT 'CARS 'ne on Wash Days/
SATURDAYS
Cars at, to midnight. SPECIAL CARS
By Arrangements utile Cómpany's Odloss, Aeroda Mufidious," Down Faux Rundt
$10 $105
$1 Do. (new) Hongkong Electrio Trams/7/ £1,500,000 1,125,000
$10 Philippines 562,500. Price & Co., Ld: $10 415,000
ARPYOM Boclate des| ferred
Pulpeset
BANKERS: Bank of England. London Joint Btook Bank, Limited.
$50
Papierteries: paid 'dn Tonkin up $50 Benefit Shanghai-Sumatres T. 201 Steam Laundry United Asbestos
Id. ..... Oriental Agency, >$10
United Asbestos I
$10 $300 Founders Sharos j ALLINTON M
Manager. Union Waterboat $10
** Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be asnertained on application.
Weismann, Ltd, ⠀ ⠀$10, THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Watson Cannot be Besten; if Equalled
NS10 For Broad Oakes, Confectionery mesls" with. Wirler & Liqtions
Willism Powell get
$
on
new shares for year 31*12*13
$94 for 4 year
31.12.13
50 cents for 1913
$2.80 for 1913.
"
Interim of 5 p.a. for
year ending 30°6′13 $2,25 | for year ending! 31.12 13
15 per cent. fór 1910 Tis. 15 for year ending
31-10-13
Tls, 10 for year end-1
ing 30'613
T.12for year end' 31*1213 Tlat 13 for year ending $7,
33'11-13
50 cents 31.7.08-
85 cents for 1912
'70 cents for 1912 :
$1,80 for year end'g 31'7:13 40 cents for 1911 $1.60 per share for 1912, $8 interim for 1913
$1 interim for 1913:
Interim of Tis. 1 ma Ling Tia. 2 s/o 1913
fone-
80 cents on, fully paid sharge and 8 cents on Lpaidsharesfotyekr ending 30.4.19
Interim of lid. per share
för 19137)
None
$1,50, for 1910-
Nous
No dividend this year 50'ste for year ond g31542
(20 per cent per ordinary. share for year ended ***81′5*1912
$125 per share foryess !*#ending $1′121918099 25 por: cent” for year #pending 3111
60 cents for 1912
40 ots, vesiending 630*12 WRIGHT AND HORNBY, HA sua
Y
SA Chantekt bienként & De Yover Road Central address Ricitude