1914-03-04

Commercial.

The Rubber Market.

Mears, Guthrie and Co. Singapore report under date Febru.ry 24 as follows:-

the notion held

action frm the depression of

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1914.

trade in consequence, of the Re Public Companies

volution.bial ordera have also

Banks

tzen recent from the South Sen THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL BANKING islands forpecial fancy toilet

of soap, a failor the Japanese pro-

COMPANY, LIMITED,

dust been aroused by an THE FORTY-FIFTH MEET- Exhibit reently held at Sam. ING of SHAREHOLDERS this rang The oap market remains in the Company will be held at the Company's Office, No. 3

morning prices showed a con- quietas the regular season is geon's Road Central, Viotoria, siderable decline from last week's not opined, but dealers,on THURSDAY, the 19th March, levels, weak advices from London encorged by the satisfactory 1914, at 12 o,slock NOON, for the causing buyers to be conservative result their business last year, purpose of receiving a Statement Smoked sheet are grally confident regarding of Accounts and the Report of the the pheets of the business this Directors for the year ending 31st in their bida, anffered most from the prevailing dulness, damund for this grade year, the manufacture of soap December, 1913.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of

CORPORATION.

Head Office-6ò, Wall Street, New Yorke London Offen-jỗ, Flishopagate, EC.

Colon Empire Hongkong Haskow

Shanghai

Banks

Selling.

1/11

Exchange

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI T

BANKING CORPORA Demand ...........................................1/11 1/16

TION,

30 d/e 60 d/s 4 m/s

Faid-up Capital ........$16.000.000 TT Shanghai.............

RESERVE FUNDS:

TIT Singapore 19896191982 Private 30 d/s sight S'hai ...7456: T/T Japan

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BRANCHES -

Bahay Calauita

Koba Manija

Canton Cabu

Natio

Sterling

T/T India

Ralibe

Sua Franciace

T/T Bombay

£1,500,000 at 2/-

$15,000,000

Demand Bombay ............14334

T/T Calcutta

14314

Demand Calcutta ....... Demand India

.143

0.148+ Demand Manila .............................9434 T/T. San F'où & New York 46) T/T, Java

11596

Capital and Surplus

being poor, with value $9 lower at han gly increased. Owing 10 the Company will be CLOSED NESS transacted. $128. Fine pale crepe on the other pe 18e of the account orop from 6th March to 19th March, band was in strong demand with the prif copra is ruling Y2 or both days inclusive. numerous buyers at $150. Two 3 by than last year, and

Yakalama

Gold $7,800,000 Diamandal0,000-

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING DUSI CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the usua DEPOSITE RECEIVED, fxed for one your NE 4% per LADALIA, or for thester periods, at rates, which

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. made.

By Order of the Board of escartained on application.

lots fetching $131. The price quoted Y.20 per 100 kin bat Directors. although 5 below laat week's other Dials are unchanged in arerage," a spares very favour price, at the price of soap

C. PEMBERTON

Sedretary,

ably with current London quota. this yerobbably will not be Hongkong, 26th February, 1914.

tion, Medium and dark orepos were about $5 lower while scrap rubbers showed little change. Of

affected

filty two tone offered about fifty Amateupsees for Wireless.

tons were sold.

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Therebout 1,500 smatsur Messrs. Barlow and Co. report wireless siasts in New Zea- land. wup this hobby under the same date:-

In sympathy with quotations the expere must obtain ap taling in the London market, annual licence from the

THE HONGKONG & KOW LOON WHARF & GODOWN. COMPANY LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS TH HE TWENTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLD RS will be held at the Offices of

Ltd., on THURSDAY, the 5th

MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS

grated

on all the principatelties in the World,

THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT si Available til over the World

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT PURCHASE and MALE of Stock and Shares

QUAVELLERS CHECKS sold and shed.

GEORGE KO00,

Manager.

„Ja en'n Road, Hagk fazxong, TN, 1913

THE

* LIMITED.

Established 1880.

prices at to day's auctions were Postmastoral-this entitl. Mesars, Jardine Matheson & Co. VOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK prices over level, smoked sheeting them their own wiro-Mareb, 1914, at 11.30 a.m., for the suffered the heaviest decline, lees tele, aystem for ex-purpose of receiving the report of the best price paid for this grade crimentheses only, and the Directors and Statement of being $128 per picul, or $9 below pledgingot to divulge any Accounts for the year ending 31et

weka igure. Standard informal comes their way. December, 1913. last quality crepe sold up to $5. The

qualand wae for medium Publiompanies

crepes, for which the prices

LTD.

roslised showed very little change HONGKRE INSUR- from last week, Of the quantity offered, about 63 tons, ill was sold with the exoption of some three tore bought in.

NOTICE L

THE

EHOLDERS, Chinese City Tramways.

Meet Ordinary The Chinese City tramway service loangurated at Shanghai will be heldhareholders in Auguest of last year gives undersignedices of the promise of proving a remunera THURSDA P-m. on

The Tran instant, tive investment. For the first half-year's working, a dividend of Company wie of the six per cent has been declared on the 5th. to thED from

a ospital of $200,000, and at a meeting of the company shortly to be convened the Chinese wil

The TRANSFER BOOKS of

the Company will be CLOSED

from 23rd to 5th March inclusive. W. S. BROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 16th February, 1914.

Notices

HONGKONG GYMKHANA.

OLUB.

dara inclusistant, both THE ANNUAL GENERAL

JARI

THESON

дер

nce Co.,

be invited to subscribe more capital for extensions of the ser-Ltd.

Hongkong; pra,

vice already decided upon. At Hongkong, 2nd first capital was slow.in coming, but the sight of overcrowded fram

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UNION

MEETING of the, above Club will be held at 5.15 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, the 11th March. 1914 at the Rooms of The Hong- kong Jockey Club, to pass the Accounts for the Season 1913, and elect the Committee and Officers for the coming Season.

REGINALD F. C. MASTER, Hon. Secretary & Treasurer.

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ...

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30,000,000 Reserve Fund..... 18,550,000 Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

Jiranches Aatwig-Hains

10. bay Calgutta

Changchun

Dairen

Fergtien

Harbia llankow

Kould

Lao-Yang

Agencies at Nagasak

Newchwing

New York

Osaka

Pehin

Ryulun (Purt

Arthirs San Francisco Shanghai

Tilling

Tleutels

Tokyo

Les Angelat

Lond Lyan Interest Allow on Current Account. Depos received for fixed periods are to be obtained on xpplication

EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 30th Sept., 1913. (18

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Silver ...$17,850,000

$32,650,000 Reserve Liability of

Proprietors.... .....$15,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale,-Chairman W. L. Pattenden, Esq. Chairman,

S. H. Dodwell, Esq.

G. Friesland, Esq.

E. Goetz, Esq.

C. S. Gubbay, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

Q. Landgraf, Esq.

Deputy

J. A. Plummer, Esq, Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, H. A. Siebs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stahb.. MANAGER. Shanghai-A. G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster "Limited.

Hongkong-Interest Allowed.

On Current Account at the rate of per cent per Anrum on the daily balanos.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

For 3 months. 2 per cent per

Annum.

| T/T, Marks ”...... (izen. 1296 On Haiphong T/T. Franos 2.0, kuntongmens

V pm

On Bangkök ...............i „ärrutinā

Buying

اور جنده

4 m/s. E/01/11 3/8 4 m/s. D/B ........1/11.12. 16 m/s. L/C ................ .....1/11 1/2 30d/s.8'ney & Melbourne1/11 5/8 ..143) 30 dfa.San Fce & New York 473% ...14344 m/s. Marka ................................2.00

4 m/s. Francs........... « ...........2:48 1/2 6 m/s, do

....2.48 1/2 BarSilver, ready 26' 11/16

forward Gold Leaf per tael ........54,55

.....26 5/8 Bank of England rates ...3% Sovereign

"Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100 Chinese...20 ats. pieces $12 3/8 Chinese ...10 Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10

Malwa, New..............$8,200 perï he

% Malwa, Old

Opium Quotation.

Feb 27.

8.500

$13.

Patna, New

****..... 9,325

$44

Patna, Old

9,200

66 3/4-

Benares, New ...... 9,050 Benares, Old..... 8,925

TO-DAY'S SHAKE REPORT:

S-SELLERS 'BA-SALES F-BUYERS

Sraca & PAID US VALUE.

BANKS.

..CLDASTA

Q'10

$810

Hongkong & S'hal $125

£82

MARINE INSURANCE"," Cantona North China

Unions

Yangtzes

$50. 1323

£5 T139 b.

$100 $845 80.

FIRE INSURANCES, China Fires Hongkong Fires

£50 $200 b.

$20 $157 8. $50 $395

China & Manilas $25881 Douglas Steamship $50 834 Steamboats Indo-Chinas

$15 828 b.

For 6 months. 3 per cent per }..

Annum For 12 months, 4 per cent per

Annum.

(Preferred) (Deferred)

"Shell" Transports £1

£5 675

¡102/-

£11

Star Ferry" $10 $48

REFINERIES.-

$100 $100

MINING.

N. J. STABB, Chief Manager HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK THE Business of the above

Bank is conducted by the China Sugara HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Luzon Sugars BANKING CORPORATION:

Rules may be obtained on ap plication.

INTEREST on deposits is al Paid-up Capital ........£1,200,000lowed on the minimum monthly Reserve Fund... £1,700,000 balanes at #3 Per Cent. per an- Reserve Liability of

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. NOID Hongkong, 2nd March, 1914.

cara plying along the Chinese SOCIETY OF Bund to the Hangcbow Railway Btation and the Arsenal proved

notice duri ber anfioient advertisement, and FROM this da no difficulty in obtaining the absence from try

amount required for the new C.H.P. HAY willr. cheme is anticipated. The con- of the Society.ry

门 By Order of the cern is strictly confined Chinese investors.

Soap for China.

C. MON

According to the Asaki the Hongkong, 2nd M

total value of the soap exported

from Japan last year amounted to CHINA TRADE

Y.623,722-Y. 1.508.082 baing

tirlet soap and Y 15,596 ordinary

washing soap-representing an

ANCE CO

NOTICE

NOTICE.

num

Proprietore ........£1,200,000 Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more WILLIAM HUTTON POTTS retired by mutual FOREIGN EXCHANGE and to the Hongkong and Shanghai consent from the firm on the 31st General Banking business trans- Bank to be placed on FIXED December, 1913.

acted.

***DEPOSIT t 4 Per Cent; per We have this day admitted Mr. CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- annum. Edward John Chapman into part-ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- For the Hongkong and Shang- nership.

ceived for 1 year or shorter periode hai. Banking Corporation, LINSTEAD & DAVIS. [at rates which will be quoted on

N.J. STABB, Chief Manager. Hongkong, 2nd March, 1914

application.

A.S.HEWETT, DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE

Acting Manager. |Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. (22

NOTICE.

increase of Y.1.073,006 in the ROM this date of THE interest and responsibility

notice during n

of Mr. Frank Barrington firmer and of Y.8403 in the absence from the eacon in our firm ceased on the latter Y.6.403 in the latter. CHP. HAY will actd April, 1913. The Osaka journal attributes of the Company. this increase to the enhanced demand in Manchuria,

the

marked

and increase in

DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON. By Order of the Ba,

C. MONTA 'ngkong, 25th Feb., 1914.

Secre

demand in China proper as a re- Hongkong, 2nd March SSONS IN CHINESE.

"From the same tin of Benger

R. LI HON FAN, a Chinese graduate vereed in litera- has been a teacher to an officials and merchants Colony for over ten years. as a good method of train ropeans to pass in the examination, and is

Notices

THE CHINA

PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.

(Capital Paid up... $1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- porty, &o.

Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident

Bystem..

plication),

BANK.

Capital Fully

Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,00 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches:

Berlin Caloutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Bingapore Tientsin Teinanfu Teingtau Yokohams.

LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschil. & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Disconto Gesell

sohaft. Dresdner Bank INTEREST allowed on Current

$95 b. $31 8. Chinese Engineerings £140/-

£134/6 £1 83 $50 $85

·*

Tranolis DOCKS, WHARVES, & DOWNS Raubs Kowloon Wharfs

N-NOMINAL,

LATT DIVIDEND AND PATE

£2&5/ b. at ex 1/11 3/16 equal to $23.29 for 14 year ending 31/12/13 $18 for 1912 Final of 10 p.o, making

20 p.o. for 1912

Final of $20 ma':ing $50 for 1911 and Interim of 890 for 1912 Final of $12 mak, $15 for] 1911 & Lat, of88 for 1912 ) $10 for 1911 $27 for 1911.

$1 for 1906

$2.50 for year end'g 30'6'18 Final of $1 for half) year ending 31*12*13 (6 p.c. for year 1912 on

preferred shares” (Interim of 1 making 2 for 1913 Coupen No, 21

$2 on 10,000 shares ist issue. $ on 10,000

$1 on 10,000

" 2nd i, 3rd

for year ending 30*4*15

$3 for 1912

$3 for 1897

Interim of 3 p.0.8 2/5d per share, Coupon No. 1 80-

count year 10.6.12

Int., of 1/6 mak.6/6a/0,191

1/2 for 1909

$4.50 for year 1912

$1 final dividend

year 1911

for}

息。

Tin. 3 for 1912 25.

H.K.&W'poa Dooks $50 $75 Shanghai Dooks T. 10058 Hongkow Wharfe T. 100 T.100 S.

LANDS, HOTELS, &- BUILDINGE,

Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94

Hongkong Hotels $50 $122 b. Hongkong Lands $100 $112 Humphreys Estates $10

$8 Kowloon Lands $30

844 Shanghai Lande T. 30

T: 93 West Points

$50867 Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8

T. 50 T. 13: ¡T, 129

COTTON MILLS.

Ewos Shanghai Cottons Lagu Kung Mow Kung Yik Hongkong Cottons $10

MISCELLANEOUS. China-Borneos $12 $11 Light and Powers $107. Do (Spec-shares) $1-1-

196

11216 $8

Food you can maintain a healthy d of a first rate certificate Rates and Partioulars on a Kocount. DEPOSITS received China Providents $10 $9

man or feed a baby.”

Benger's Food, prepared with fresh new milk,

inese teacher: He has od knowledge of Manda-

akka.

The Office of

combines all the elements necessary to sustain ho intend learning the WILLE, ATTORNEY, &

life in full vigour. In addition it contains the natural digestive principles which act upon these Food elements, and enable them to be assimilated with case by persons of all ages.

During illness, convalescence, and whenever light food and special nourishment is required, Benger's has proved itself to be the most valuable Food known to Science.

BENGER'S

FOOD

o" Hongkong Tele- guage are requested ice or direct to 37

Road, 1st floor.. 9th Jan., 1912.

FOR INFANTS, INVALIDS, AND THE AGED. Siddy Chemisti; bic., everysokeri. vid Ten Cocoa may be prapaced with engger's Food, and many recipes

fat plasting Invalid dishes are contained

in the Boskies" lenger's Food and How

to Use A copy will be wet post free

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