Commercial.
Coat in "Far East Ruisin.
'MISS MARIE LLOYD.
THE HONGKONG-TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 1914;
Notices
CANTON KOWLOON
RAILWAY.
Important Additions and Alter-
ations to Train Service.
Now York, Feb. 7. According to telegrams appear The in nd for coal in the here from Vancouver, Miss Marie Lloyd to-day brought off a Russian Far Eat is continually sensational coup at the ffices of increasing, and in vien of the
the " steamship companies on the Amar using cool instead of wood newspaper web published what Night Express Trains to and it will become necessary in the the artiste considered insulting
from Canton... near future to secure additional oriticisms of her eang. sources of cool supply. Accord-
Vancouver
'World, a
Armed with a dog-whip Miss
1. The Public is hereby noti- ing to a report made by the Marie Lloyd presented herself at fled that commencing on 16th British Consul at Vladivostok, newspaper office, and Fefore March 1914 and until further the present demand for coal anyone could intervene inflicted notice a night train service wil amounts to 600,000 to 650,030 veral blows with the whip upony be inaugurated between Canton tons a year, and as the mines the editor, Mr. Louis Taylor, a and Kowloon and vice versa.
former Mayor.-Central News.. now worked cannot supply the present requirements, over 300,000 tone of Jap
anese coal are bought annually. From the western side of the Lake, The present sources of supply via the Congo to the Atlantic, consist of two small mines on the the distance is nearly 2,000 Amur Bay, the Government mines miles. It will thus be seen that at Sontahan, the Dae mines near the German route gives extort Alexandrovsk, in Saghalien, and a facilitiee which for some time to large lignite mine near Vladi come cannot be given by the vostok, which supplies about Atlantic route, and that the 200,000 tons annually for use on Germans will be afforded ready the railways. The output of access to the rich copper and tin the Soutohan mine, which in deposits if Katanga: Chronicle 1012 was 200,783 tons, supplies the naval port, the fortree en
gineering department, the rail- Public, Companies
ways, and other publicinstitutione.
In character the coal is bitu. CHINA SUGAR minous, anthracitio, and esking.
CO, LTD.
NOTICE.
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKIN
CORPORATION.“
Head Ofica:—do, Wall Street, New York: Loudon Ottoni mið, Biskopegits, E.G.
Exchange
T/T. Marke .................................... 197 TT. Franna
On Haiphong) On Saigon MARKT13602- On Bangkok ......undenen säke
Buying,
samin. 2/19
Banks
Selling.
BRANCHES-
Bombay Calcutin
Kobe Mnalla
Cantel
Mexico
Cebu
Calan Empire Hongkong
Peking
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI TT
1/11 1/8" BANKING CORPORA Demand 1/11 8/16
TION.
130d/1/11-1/4′′ - «1/11-1/4". Paid-up Capital....... ..815.000.000 4 m/ɑ1/11 5/16
T/T Shanghai............................................78} 4 m/s. L/O RESERVE FUNDS:
T/T-Singapore.......................
.8212 m/s,D/P Private 30 d/s sight S'hai ...746 m/s. L/O....
"
Sua Francisco
Shanghai
Sterling
T/T Japan
94
Yokohama
T/T India
.144
Captial and Surplus
*£1,500,000 at 21
$15,000,000
T/T Bombay
....................144" Demand Bombay .........................14434
T/T Caloutta
Demand Calcutta
144
Demand India
Demand Manila
95
ཟླ་ ༦
Gold $2,000,000 equal,m-1,430,000,
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING DUSI NESS tractað. –
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the sesa DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fred, for one you
The Down train will leave Can-ö per annum, or for sboring perioda, si minn, which.
"Why be racertised on application. ton at 7.15 p.m. and arrive, Kow- BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. loon at 11.25 p.m.
MAIL. and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES made,
2. About this date on the Fan-
the principal the
COMMERCIAL LETTERS 'OF CREDIT
"FÜRCHASE and BALE of Stocks and Sharei
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cashed.
GEORGE HOO0, Manager.
The Up train will leave Kow- LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS, granted loon at 12.45 am, calling on re-19 Tsks CPCULAR LETTERS OF quest at Taipo at 1.15 a.m. and CREDIT aflake all over the World arriving Canton at 5 a.m. Spe cial Reduced Fares including Started, Ferry across the Harbour. lin-Sha Tau Kok branch line the coaches at present in use will be forg withdrawn and replaced by new Rolling Stock. First and Third class accommodations will be provided. For the convenience of Excursionists and "others Spe- cial Cheap Return Tickets will be
issued to Sha Tau Kok from
ugeb's Road, Dong:
474014
THE VOKOHAMA 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,
|Hongkong and Kowloon at the following reduced rates 1st REFINING Return $2.10; 2nd Return (1st class on branch line) $1.50; 3rd Return $0.90.
3. Important Alterations in working of the mines has been THE Thirty-Sixth Ordinary the local, train service will also gain
Annual Meeting of the come into force, tor further par- of a harbour for shipment. The Shareholders of the above Com-ticulars seo Timetables which
Although the Due coal is known to be of excellent quality, the
restricted hitherto by the absence
output from ile five mince open in 1912 was 24,322 tons. Among other possible sources of cupply is the coalfield of Mongugai, which is situated about twelve
pany will be held at the Offices may be had on application at all of the General Agents, Peider's stations ant at the Head Offices Street, on MONDAY, the 30th Kowloon and Canton. March at 11 am. for the purpose; of receiving the Report and State-
miles inland from the westernment of Accounts for the year
shore of the Amur Bay, and twenty-four miles by
Waier
from
ending 31st December 1913.
The Transfer
Books of the
land Company will be CLOSED fr. m and
Vladivos the 17th to 30th March, both days, This deposit contains inclusive, tok. some five million tons of good
JARDINE, MATHESON steam coal, which is stated to be
AND CO., LTD., similar in character to Cardiff
General Agents, coal. It is thought that by Hongkong, 10th March, 1914. building a small harbour and constructing 您 narrow-gange railway, 150,000 to 200,000 tons of this coal might be delivered Vladivostok annually at a anle ptive of art more than 5.roubles (about 104. G!) per ton, naj against 9 roubles Ls), which is the price of the Japanese coal.
The Manchester Market,
LUZON SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD. NOTICE.
HE Thirty-Second Ordinary the
By Order,
H, P. WINSLOW,
Manager.
British Section, Kowloon Canton Railway.
By Order, THE ADMINISTRATION,
Chinese Section, Canton Kowloon Railway..
-- THE
LONDON DIRECTORY
(Published Annually). Exiles traders throughout the World t communicate direct with English.
Branches
Uta.bay
#
Calcutta
bangchan
Datren
Fengtien
Harbin
Harkow Honolulu Kabe
Liao-Yang
Lond a
Lyons
Taingent
+1
75
Agencies at Nagasaki
Nowchar
New York
Osaka
Petia
Kycian (Port
Arthurj
Sin Franched Shanghai
Tiebling. Ticatsl
Tokyo
Angels
Tsingtau!
Interest Allowed on Currant Account. Depas la received for tixed periods at rated to ba obtained on appikation.
EISHI ONO, Manager.. Hongkong, 30th Sept., 1913. [18
THE CHARTERED BANK OF|-
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital .........T;200,000) Reserve Fund... £1,700,000 Reserve Liability of
J
....£1,200,000
Proprietors FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on
Tual Meeting of Shareholders of the above Com pany will be hold at the Offices MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS of the General Agents, Pedder's in each class of goods. Besides being a Strest, on MONDAY, the 30th complete commercial guide to London & Manchester, February 14.pose of receiving the Report and
March at 11.15 a.m., for the pur-ts suburbs, the directory contulas llats of
EXPORT MERCHANTS With American cotton hardening, Statement of Accounts for the with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial there should be some increase in year ending 31rt December 1913.
and Foreign Market they supply: business, but the week has proved The Transfor Books of the
STEAMSHIP LINES about the quietest of a very quiet Company will be CLOSED from arranged under the parts to which they snil, and indicating the approximate period, Effective demant has the 17th to 30th March, both days Sailings. been disappointing all round, inclusiye.
PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES application. China is not improving rapidly.
JARDINE, HATHESON & of leading Manufacturers, Merchants, and the commitments this week
etc., in the principal-provincial towns & have not come up to expectations.
industrial contres of the United Kingdom. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22
A copy of the current edition will be Shirtings have been bought for
forwarded, freight paid, on receipt of India, but the engagements have
Postal Orders for 20s, been comparatively few in num ber. In view of the glut of the lighter staples in the Indian cen- NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, 25 Abchurch Lane, London E.C
tres, free buying of dhonties or
jacconets is not looked for, and
Qo., Ltd.. Hongkong, 10th March, 1914.
General Agents.
HONGKONG FIRE
INSUR-thoir trade cards for £l, or larger adver- Dealers seeking Agencies can advertise
ANCE CO., LTD.
HE Forty fifth Ordinary
only odd lots bare gone through. T Meeting of shareholders
од
tisements from £3.
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THE LONDON DIRECTORY CO, LTD
A.S. HEWETT,
Acting Manager.
Notices
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) :
Silver...617,650,000
$32.650,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors.... $15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Chairman W. L. Pattenden, Esq.- Deputy
Chairiman.
8. H. Dodwell, Esq. E. Goetz, Esq." C. 8. Gubbay, Esq."
P. H. Holyoak, Esq..
C. Landgraf, 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
f
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months. 2 per cent per
Annum.
For 6 months. 3
Annum.
per cent. por
For 12 months, 4 per cent, per
Apnum.
NJ STABB, Chief Manager
HONGKONG SAVINGS 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 deposite is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balancea at $3 Per Cent per an- num
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT st 4. Per Cent. per annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai. Banking Corporation,
NJ. STABB, Chief Manager. DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taela 7,500,000 Head Office, Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches:
PM - pm.
1/11-1/2 ...1/11-5/8 1/11/5/8
| 30d/s.9'ney & Melbourne1(11,3/4
30 da.San F'cc & New York 473⁄44 4 m/s. Marka
4 m/s. Franon.***.. .1446 10/8. do
T/T. San F'cu& New York 467- TT. Java
.116)
Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100 Chinese...20 ote. pieces $11 3/4 Chinese...10 Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10
2018
48 ......2,50 BarSilver. ready......26 18/16
forward 201614 Sold Leaf portael ........54,10- Bank of England rates.3. Sovereign 10.30
Opium Quotation -
Mar-13. Malwa, Now...$8,200 per poi Malwa, Old
******... 8,800
M
*
$12 1/4
Patna, New
9.325 per he
11
$994
Patna, Old.....
9.200
#616
Bonaren, New ...... 9,030 Penares, Old.
TO-DAY'S SHARE
S-SELLERS, BA-SALES
8,925
REPORT.
N-NOMINAL
LAST DIVIDEND AND LATE.
£2&5/-b. at ex 1/13/16|
oqual to $23.29 for year ending 31/12/13 $18 for 19:2
BUYER
STOCK # PAID UF VALUR. PANKS:
CLO.TNO
$815
Hongkong & S'hai #125
£80/10
HARIN INSURANCE, Cantons North Chins
$50 £5
330
T139 b,
Unione
$100 $845
Yangtzes
£50
FIRE INSURANCES,
$20 $157 s.
$27 for 1911 -
b. $25 $8
$1 for 1906
China Fires
Hongkong Firos $50 $395
SHIPPING. China & Manilas
Douglas Steamship $50 $36 Steamboats Indo-Chinas
**
**
$15 $28)
9.
(Preferred) (Deferred)
Sheil" Transporte £1
£5 $71
101/- b.
£11
{- 810 849
"Star Ferry'
REFINERIES
China Sugars Luzon Sugars
MINING
·
$100-$91 $100 $31
B.
Chinese Engineeringe £140/- Troache
£1. 87/- DOCKS, WHARVES, & GIDOWNS Raubs
£1 $3
Kowloon Wharfs $50 185 ..&W'poa Docks $50 (874 Shanghai Docks T. 100 57 Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T. 100 ».
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING
8,
5.
Anglo French Lande T.100 T.94
Hongkong Hotels $50 1124 b.
$112 Hongkong Lands $100 Humphreys Estates $10
$8 Kowloon Lands $30 $14
Shanghai Lande T. 30
West Points
Final of 1p.c, making
20p.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$3 for 1912)
$10 for 1911
$2.50 for year end'g30613 Final of $1 for half
year ending 31°12′13 ́ f (6 p.c. for year 1912 on
preferred shares
2
Interim of 1- making for 1913 Coupen No. 2L-
$2 on 10,000 shares 1st issue
$2 on 10,000
*
2ad
1%
1)
$1 on 10,000 ; 3rd for year ending 30'4'19
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
Interim of 3p.c. 8 2/5d por share, Couvon No, 1.80-
count year 30.6.12
Int. of 1/6 mák.6/6a/o.191 1/2 for 1909
$3.50 for year 1913-
for}
$1 final dividend for
year 1911
Tls, 8 for 1912
Interim of Tls 3 for 19 3
:
TIs, 6 29'2'10
$7 on old shares, 13.50)
on now
shares for
year 31*12*13
$314 for 14 year ending 31 12.13
50 cents for 1913
$2.80 for 1913:
Interim of 5 pc. for
year ending 306:13$2,25
Tls. 15 for year ending!
31'10'13
T. 90
$50
Manila M'poles Hotel P.10 COTTON MILLS,
T. 50
$67
8
b.
for year ending 31.12.13
15 per cent for 1910
T. 131-b.
T. 122 b.
190 b.
T. 12 for year end'g 31'12
112
b,
b..
30 cents 31.7.08
Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tainanfu Telngtau Yokohama. | Ewos MELI HON FAN, a Chinese Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Sons.
LONDON BANKERS:
Shanghai Cottons graduate versed in litera-perty, &c. ture, has been a teacher to Goods received on Storage...
The Union of London and Smith's Laou Kung Mow European officials and merchants Advancen made on Merchandise: in this Colony for over ten years. Loans made on the Provident
He has a good method of train- System.
The organized short time now in will be held at the Offices of the LESSONS IN CHINESE. force in Burnley has not stimulat-undersigned at 12.30 p.m. ed the demind nor raised the THURSDAY, the 19th. instant. selling price. The inquiry bas The Transfer Books of the not been active. Other cloths Company will be CLOSED from show no development. Yarns le 5th. to the 19th. instant, both have been distinctly quiet, and days inclusive. "spinners selling prices are
JARDINE, MATHESON
& Co.. Li.. weakening slowly, even if there is
General Managers. no definite change in official Hongkong, Fire Insurance Co., quotations. There is likely to te more short time running, even Hongkong, 2nd Mar., 1914. [1134 though the Barnley agreement has not so far had much influezos one way or the other.
41
GERMAN RAILWAY ENTERPRISE.
Ltd.
THE CHINA FIREINSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
i9
ing Europeans to pass in the (Rates and Particulars on ap Chinese examination, and
plication), possessed of a first rate certificats
The Office of as a Chinose, teacher. He has TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF also a good knowledge of Manda:
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &s:, ria and Hakka.
Undertaken and Executed. "
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers.
Those who intend learning the Chinese language are requested
to write c/o Hongkong, Tele-Hongkong, 19th March. 1908
THE FORTY-FIFTH MEET- graph" office or direct to 37 ING of SHAREHOLDERS Hollywood Road, 1st floor,
In the Company will be held at Hongkong, 29th Jan., 1912. the Company's Office, No. 3 Queen's Road Central, Victoria, on THURSDAY, the 19th March, 1914, at 12 o,clock NOON, for the purpose. of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December, 1913.
NOTICE.
An Aflcan ·Surprise.
The announcement that the German East Africa Central Rail- way has renched Kigoma, the best
The TRANSFER BOOKS of THE interest and responsibility natural harbour on Lake Tang-
of Mr. Frank Barrington anyike, comes somewhat as a the Company will be CLOSED surprise. It is quite evident that from 6th March to 19th March, Deacon in our firm ceased on the
3rd April, 1913. the last rection of the line, from both days inclusive. Tabora to Kigoma has been built at high pressure, Usite completion was not expected until the begininng of April.
Kigoma is only a few mile from Ujiji, where Stanley met Livinga
stone.
The startling contrast between
then and now is best shown by
By Order of the Board of Directors.
C. PEMBERTON
Secretary. Hongkong, 26th February, 1914.
Notice
the fact that this historical spor DRAGON CYCLE CO.
has been brought within thresh wooks easy travelling from Lon don or Hamburg. From Dares"
Salaam on the Indian Ocean, the
port of German East Afrio, to Kigoma in a distance of 788 miles.
D'ES YEUX ROAD DENTRAL.
DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON, Hongkong, 25th Feb., 1914.
MAN LOONC.
FIRST-CLASS PRESERVES, DINGER _AND-SOY-MAHUPAOTURERS. Factory at Yaumati OFFICE; No. 30, Des Voeux Road, W Telephone No. 177 & 12. WE are the leading Manufacturers in this class of Goods. Our Fruit &
MOTOR CARS ON HIRE Our Syrup al pati nod of the first plok
$6 & 18 Per Hour,
Teta
Cable Add, “LAURIT SAN
propared from the "best quality of Bugar. We give our special attention to our businem and sanitary. arrangements,
3
·Bank, Limited.
4
Bohaft.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Kung Yik
Agency. Direction der Disconto Gesell. Hongkong Cottons $10 $8
China-Be 008 $12 811 Light, and Powers $101
1847 Do. (es/shares) #1 ] DEPOSITS received China Pridente
$10 $82 on terms which may be learned | Dairy Farms $6 $35
$10 $61 b. on application. Every description Green Islands
Dresdner Bank. INTEREST allowed on Current Account.
of Banking and Exchange busi- Hongkong Electrics 810 843 ness transacted.
Hongkong IceB
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT Manager.. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.
Hongkong Ropes
[2 Langkats
PEAK LIMITED
EAK TRAMWAY CO.
Morning Post
MME TABLE.
7.00 A-M. to .8.00 AMýto 30,00 AM, to
EVERY 19 MAN
WEEK DAYS
8.00 A.M. 10.00 AM, $1,00 AM, 11.43 7.3
315 FM,
3.45 7.M
SO MIN
M
19 Min.
ro Mrw
11 30'AM, la
WIKH SPE
15. M
H
10 Maxi
.KIJ 7.M. is
5,00 124,
13 M.
5.00 P.M. to
10 MIN
NIGHT CARS.
B. Mi und g 7.14 930 rat, to
13,00 PM Every half hour,
$1,00 PM to KLA RM.
• every quarter of authour.
SUNDAYS.
10 Ma
8.00 AM to 10:30 AM, Evzar iş Mist,' 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM.. FREDAG 10: 1800 Noor 12:00 Noon to 100 PG.
5.00 7.M. to
5.00 FM...
7:00 PM...
1g MM.. JO MIN *rs Maxi
19 Max.
Is Mix.
in Man,
&.10 T.M. NIGHT CARS on Wask Days
SATURDAYS A
Extra Cars, 43'te midnight. SPECIAL CAMS
By Arrangement ki the Company's dick,
--- AlexandraTM Enlidings,” De Your Band :
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Peak Tramway
INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital.
Subsoribed
Paid Up
Reserve Fund
BANKERS:
8.
8.
b.
$25 $185 b.
1.
$10 $23
8. 10 T611
$25 $21 $10 $10 b.
Do."
$1 93 ota. 8. (new) Hongkong Electric Trams 8/3
£1,500,000 1,125,000
$10 $5 Philippines 562,500 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6 465,000
Bank of England. London Joint Stook Bank, Limited.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Dally Balance and on Fixed Deposita at rates which may be sscertained on application.
AR. LINTON
Manager.
Pre-
$50 $20
b.
Societe desferred
Pulpeset Papierteries { paid du Tonkin up $50
Benefit $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T.150 Steam Laundry 85 84 b. United Asbestos】
Oriental Agency; } $10 $916 b.
יד
United AsbestosĮ
$10 $300 Founders Shares |
Union Waterboat $10 $20
Weismann, Ltd. $10630 THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Watson
$10 $72 Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery meal with Winer & Liquene
William. Powell
Comicted to 29-30 p.m. Mar. 18 zgra
$94
}
Tla. 10 for year end
ing 30'6′13.
Tis. 1 for year ending?
30*11*13
85 cents for 1912
70 cents for 1913
$1.30 for year end'g 31°7′13 40 cents for 1911 7/ $1.60 per share for 1912 $2 interim for 1913
$1 interim for 1913
fInterim of Tis. 1 mak
ing Tis. 2 s/o 1913. None
80 conts on fully paid)
shares and 8.cents on $1paidsharea for year ending 30,4.13. Interim of diper share |
for 1913:
None
$1.50 for 1910:
None
No dividend this year 50 ots, for year end'g 915,12
(20 per cent. per ordinary
share for year ended. --231*5-1912
$1.25 per share for year
* ending 31*12*1819
#25 per cent, for year?
ending $111
60 cents for 1913
40 cts, yearending 6'30′12
WRIGHT AND HORNBY are and
Ganerat krakers 5 Ele Vorge Road Central address Rectitade
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