:
Notices
Begining with the April Number, The Cosmopolitain Publicity Bureau
Wish to announce that
"IT"
WILL IN THE FUTURE BE KNOWN AS
THE HONGKONG MAGAZINE
ALSO
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1914
Bublic Companies
THE HONGKONG ROPE
MANUFACTURING CO, LTD THE 30TH ORDINARY AN-
NUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS in the abovo Company will be held at the Company's Office, St. George's Building, 6, Connaught Road, Victoria, on Tuesday, the 31st March, 1914, at 12 o'clock Noon. for the purpose of receiving a Statement of Accounts and the Report of the General Managers for the year ending 31st Decem- ber, 1913, and electing a Consult
The date of issue has been chaning Committee and Auditors.
ged to the first day of every month.
Commercial,
Rubber Outpat.
Public Companies
THE OHINA FIRE
INSUR-
'ANCE CO., LTD.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Thursday, the 26th March to Tuesday, the 31st. March, 1914, both days inclusive.
•
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.,
General Managers.
Hongkong, 18th March, 1914,
Notices
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, LESSONS IN CHINESE. THE DIVIDEND of $7.00 and MR. LI HON FAN, a Chinese
BONUS of $3.00 per Share
The output of rubber from the Middle East for 1914 is calculated by the India Rabbar Journal at 63,860 tons. The increase over 1013 is put at the equivalent of 25,000 tons of wild rubber, the reduction in which is estimated
graduate vereed in litera- at 15,000 tone. This gives a not declared at the Forty-Fifth Meet-ture. has been a teacher to increase of 10,000 tons, and if 10 ing of Shareholders held this day European officials and aerchants per cent. is taken as the normal will be payable at the Hongkong in this Colony for over ten years. increars in consumption, there and Shanghai Banking Corpora He has a good method of train- would appear to be every indication on and after FRIDAY, the ing Europeans to pass in the
Chinese examination, and tion of a shortage in applies 20th March, 1914.
Shareholders are requested to possessed of a first rate certificate doring the current year, even
apply to the office or the Conas a Chinese teacher: He has when allowance is made for the
pany for warrants.
also a good knowledge of Manda- usual substitutes and rechimed
rin and Hakka. rubber.
Lead Mines in Yunnan. Civil Governor Li of Yunnan has telegraphically reported to the Government stating that the exploitation of the lead mines in
By Order of the Board of Directors.
. C. PEMBERTON Secretary. Hongkong, 19th Mar., 1914
CO, LTD.
the Kochin district, is daily Es- CHINA SUGAR REFINING coming more successful and the majority of tho lead mining companies in his province had
obtained their permits during the
reign of the Chiog Dynasty.
NOTICE.
Thirty-Sixth Ordinary
With a view to improving the THE Annual Meeting of the
Those who intend learning the, Chinese language are requested to write c/o Hongkong Tele- graph" office or direct to 37 Hollywood Road, 1st floor, Hongkong, 29th Jan, 1912,
MAN LOONG, FIRST-CLASS PRESERVES, GINGER
AND SOY MANUFACTURERS. Factory at, Yasmiti OFFICE'; No. 36, Den Vorax Road, W Telephone No. 177. & K. 12.
this class of Goods Our Fruit &
mining industry, which is now a Shareholders of the above Com- matter of necessity, these company will be held at the Offices WE are the leading Manufacturers in panies should be distinguished of the General Agents, Pedder's Gingers are al fresh and of the first pick from hera. The Civil Gov Street, on MONDAY, the 30th Our Syrup is prepared from the best ernor has requested that he bs March at 11 am. for the purpose quality of Sugar. We give our special allowed to make personal in- of receiving the Report and State- attention to our business and sanitary vestigation into the condition of ment of Accounts for the year arrangements,
ending 31st December 1913. these mines.
:
Consignees NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
BREMEN.
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE.
I.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"HE' Steamship THE
"YORCK," having arrived, Consignees of cargo are hereby informed that their Goods, with the exception of Opium, Treasure and Valu- ables, are being landed and stored
Tao Transfer Books of the Company will bв CLOSED from
CORPORATION.
Head Oños!-60, Wall Street, New York London Office1-26, Bishopagati, R.C. BRANCHES
Bombay Calcutta Calton
טל 5
Colon Empire Hongkong Haukow
Capital and Surplats
Gold 1,100,000 #jual......................£1,390,000
Exchange
T/T. Marks, nisam 197
.1/11 1/8 ́ TT Frangen **** .1/11 3/16 On Haiphong
82564 m/s. DIP...1/11 5/8
Banks
Banks
Selling..
INTERNATIONAL BANKING ONGKONG SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA-30 dis
F/T Demand
1/11.1/4On Baigon
TION.
60 d/s
4 m/s
Paid-up Capital...$15.000.000 T/T Shanghai...7976
.1/11. 1/4 On Bangkok................
1/11 5/16
2.49 *44% vm ...........................2) pm. 7979
Buying.
m/s. L/C
Kobe Manila
T/T Singapore
Mexico
RESERVE FUNDS:
Panama
Private 30 d/s sight S'hai ...74346 m/s. L/C
Paking
T/T Japan
San Francisco
.1/11 5/8 941630d8'noy & Melbourne1/113/4
Storting
Shanghai
T/T India
Yokohama
T/T Bombay
144 ...144.
£1,500,000 at 2
Demand Bombay....
30d/3.San Fee & New York 4734 4 m/s. Marks 14441 m/s. France.....
....2.01 .....2.48
T/T Caloutta
HULL 144.
6/8, do
.......26 13/16
Demand India
1444
-4:26 15/16
Demant Manila .......... *... 95° T/T. San Fc & Now York 4676 T/T.Java
......54.10
..11696
| Sovereign-
$32,650,000
:
Subsidiary Coins.
Discount por $100
Malwa Now
Chinese...20 ota. pieces $12 3/8
%
Malwn. Old
+$12 5/8
"atns, New
Patna. Old..
$44
Benar.6, Now
3734
Benarra, Old:......
Ness transacted.
$15,000,000
AL
Silver $17,650,000
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING HUSI CURRENT ACCOUNTS opens on the DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fired for one year a may be ascertained on application. 4% per annum, or fer shorter periods, ni retos, which
HILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
mad
on all t
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS grated
il the principal cities in the Work THE HANKS CIRCULAR LETTRES OF CREDIT are available all over the World
COMMERCIAL LETTERS: OF
L
CREDIT
Laund
* PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shares alfacted.
CRAVELLERS CHECKS sold sad cashed.
GEORGE KOGO, "
Manager. are Road, Hongk Along. it $7, 1912
THE
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-Haien Be, bay Catsu 14
(hangchun Dairen
I
Agencies in Nugaki Newchwang New York Osaka
Pezin
-Xyolun (Puri
Fengtien
Harbin
Arthur
Haskow
Sa Prancisco
Jonutuin Kobe
Shan bi
thing
Lino-Yang
*Tienesin
Lord u
Tokyo
Los Angeles Tingla
Interest Allowed on Current Accomet.
Depas is received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 30th Sept., 1913. [18
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND UHINA.
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors............$15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
Demand Calcutta1444 BarSilver. ready
Hon. Mr. D. Landale Chairman Chinese...10 W. L. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy Hongkong 20-
Chairman;
S. H. Dodwell, Esq.
E. Goetz, Exq
C. S. 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 Westminstor Limited,
Hongkong Interest Allowed.
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on the daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 2 per cent per
Annum
Hongkong.10
forward Gold Leaf por taul.. Bank of Englard rates ...3%
Opium Quotation
....10.30
Mar. 13. .88,200 per ps
8,300
12
9,325 per che 9,200 * 9.050 8.925
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.
S-SELLERS
STOCKS & PAId ur Valur. BANKS.
Hongkong & S'hai $125
SA-SALES 6-DUYERS
Cinking
$50
£5 140
$815 8.
£80/10
330 Ab. b
MARINE INSURANCE, Cantons
North China
Unione
Yangtzes
$100 $845
£50 $200. b.
FIRE INSURANCES,
China Fires Hongkong Fires
Steamboats
For 6 months. 3 per cent." per Indo-Chinas
Annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent. per
Annum,
N. J STABB. Chief Manager
N-NOMINAL
LAST DIP SEND AND "ATH
1
£2 & 5/-b. at ex 1/11 3/16 equal to $33.29 for year ending 31/12/13
$18 for 1912
Final of 1 pe, making
20 p.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 19121 $10 for 1912
$27 for 1912
$1 for 1906
$2.50 for year end'g30′6′′13- Final of $1 for, half
year ending 31°12′13 [ 6 pc. for year 1912 on
preferred shares
$20 $145 $50 $368 SHIPPING. China & Manilas $25 $8 Douglas Steamship $50 $35 $15 $28
b.
5.
S.
(Preferred) £5 $71 (Deferred)
"Shell" Transports £1
[1101% b.
Ven
b.
{ $10 $49 нa, &-b.
$100 $87 $100 $30
$3 for 1912
St.
в,
REFINERIES
China Sugars.. Luzon Sugars
MINING
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK" Star Ferry."
HE Business of the above THE
Bank is conducted by the Incorporated by Royal HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
Charter 1858.
BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on ap- HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
plication. Paid-up Capital....£1,200,000 INTEREST on deposits is al Réserve Fund... £1,700,000 lowed on the minimum monthly Reserve Liability.
balances at $3 Per Cent. per an- Proprietors .......£1,200,000 num.
Depositors may transfer at their to the Hongkong and Shanghai FOREIGN EXCHANGE and option balances of. $100 or more H.K.&W'pos Docks $50 (873)
of
the 17th to 30th March, both days DRAGON CYCLE CO. General Banking business trans
inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON
AND CO., LTD.,
General Agents, Hongkong, 10th March, 1914.
LUZON SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD. NOTICE." THE Thirty-Second Ordinary
Annual Meeting Shareholders of the above Com- pany will be held at the Offices
of the
at their risk into the hazardous of the General Agents, Fedder's
Strest, on MONDAY, the 30th
..
acted.
DES VEUX ROAD CENTRAL.
MOTOR CARS ON HIRE
$6 & $8 Per Hour.
Tel. 48 2. Cable Add, "LAURITSAN
SINGON & CO.
Establishod A. D. 1880.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periode at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. §. HEWETT,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
WARE MERCHANTS Wholesale THE
and/or extra hazardous Godowns March at 11.15 a.m., for the pur-IRON STEEL METAL and HARD. of the Hongkong and Kowloon pose of receiving the Report and and Retail Irormongers, Pig Iron and Wharf and Godown Company, Statement of Accounts for the Fourday Coke Importers. General Store- Limited, Kowloon, and Wost Point Godowns, whence delivery year ending 31st December 1913. keel rs and 8hpchandlers, Nes. 35 and The Transfer Books of the 37, ing Loong Street, (2nd Street, wost may be obtained,
Company will be CLOSED from of Genial Market) Telephone No. 615. the 17th to 30th March, both days inclusive.
Optional Cargo will be forward-
ed on unless information is re- ceived from the Consignees before noon to-day requesting it to be landed here.
JARDINE, MATHESON &
Co., Lt I. General Agents.
No claims will be admitted after Hongkong, 10th March, 1914.
the Goods have left the Godowns and all goods remaining un- delivered after the 25th of Mar.,.
will be subject to rent.
and
All broken, "chafed, damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowne, where they will be examined on the 25th of Mar,
at 9.30 am..
THE HONGKONG & WHAM-
POA DOOR.CO., LTD..
--
Notices
122
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE · 'CO., LTD..
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &c.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
L
EUROPEAN AGENCY. 7HOLESALE buying agen- WH
System. cies undertaken for all British and Continental goods, (Rates and Particulars on ap-
plication). including
The Office of Books and Stationery,
TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF Boots, Shoes and Leather,
WILLS, ATTORNEY, '&04 Chemical
Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March. 1908
and Druggists'
China Earthenweis und Glass- Cycles, Motor Cars and Ac-
Drapery Millinery and Piece Goods,
Fancy Goods and Perfumery PEAK TRAMWAY CO. Hardware, Machinery and Metals,
THE ORDINARY YEARLY Sundries
MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS will be held in the ware, All claims must reach us before office of the Company, 2 Queen's the 1st of April, 1914, or they Buildings, Connaught Road essories, will not be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be March, at 12 o'clock (noon) for the Hongkong, on Monday, 30th, effected.
Billa of Lading will be count-purpose of receiving the Report of ersigned by the undersigned. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELOHERS & CO.
General Agents. Hongkong, 18th Mar., 1914. [1182 Public Companies
HONGKONG'ICE COMPANY, LIMITED. THE Thirty-Third Ordinary Annual Meeting of Share- holders will be held at the Offices of the General Managers at 12 noon on Monday, 6th April to receive a Statement of the Com pany's Accounts to 31st Decem ber, 1913, andthe Roport of the General Managers,
Tao Transfer Books of tho Company will be closed from the 26th instant to
both days inclusive prox,
JARDINE, MATHESON
& Dos Ld General Managers,
Hongkong, 23rd Mar, 1914
the Directors and statement of Accounts to 31st December. 1913.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of} the Company will be CLOSED from the 23rd to 30th March, 1914, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of
Directors,
GEO. A. CALDWELL,
Seoretary,
MARTIN'S " SAPIOL & STEEL
PILLS
моя
J. Franch Hamedy for all fedugularities, „THONMARGI, AI, LAKƏN ALWAYS HAND K
Sitesine kthimin the house, so that on the Arat sigo of any Ierverlarity of the System w singly dose may be administered. Those who use thonj reduzmanó tham, kanse Khairenor, “punun rale., Alf Girentale and Blorennell then
Burroughout the World,, or post F106_5/% MASZÍN, Chemiak Gouthampson, king.
MARTIN'S
APIOL &STEEL
Jewellery, Plate, and Watches, Photographic & Optical Goods, Provisions and Oilmen's Stores,
etc., etc.
Commission 2% to 5%. Trade Discounts allowed, Special Quotations on Demand, Sample Cases from £10 upwards. Consignments of Produce bold on Account.
WILLIAM WILSON & SONS
(Hatablished 1814). 25, ABOKUROH LANE, LONDON, E.O.. Cable Addrem; **Annuaire, Londen
USE. C. N.
·AND QUARD AGAINST PLAQUE ↑
GHINA COMMERCIAL Co, 3 Duddoll St
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS.
7.00 A.M, to
*8.00 AM. Evtar 15 Mini 100A,N, 10 TODO AM.
10 MJ, 10.00, to 11.00 AM. 30A.M. to 1945 1950, UCI EM. 10 1.35-7.3
1.15 m. to 145 rat, to 1.1 P.. to 1.007,
2.43 P.M.
15 MIN.
+
20
10 MIN
5:30 PM
15 MIN.
to
3.10 1.1.
10 MM
1.15 PM
NIGHT CARS.
1. r.), and has 3.30 PM, tó
11.00 FM every hall haur..
11.00 2.MED 22:43 7.M.
every quarter of an hour,
SUNDAYS.
3.00 AM, C10-30 AIM. EVERY 15 Min.
19:30 AM to KTO A M
∙12,45 A.M. to: 219,00-NoɑN. 19.00 Nook to 100 ..
us Mem,
h
MANO MIN.
FJ MIN,
3.00 7.36. Lo 6.00 6. Log FM..to
7.00 2.3.
3.10 7. 7:00 PM to. NIGHT CARS ■ on Weck Days! -
SATURDAYS
Cão Minn
Extra Curt at "re" mbînights
SPECIAL CARS
By Arrangement at the Company's Officer,
Alexandra - Bokálogy,,
3
Chinese Engineerings £139.
Tronoha
£1 36/6 Raubs DOCKS, WHARVES, & GIDOWNS Kowloon Wharfs
H
£1 $3 $50 186
b.
H,
Bank to be placed on. FIXED Shanghai Docks T. 100 57: DEPOSIT t 4 Per Cont. per Hongkew Wharfa T. 100 T. 100 s. annum.
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Capital Fülly
BANK.
Interim of 1/- making 2 for 1913 Coupen No, 21,
$2 on 10,000 shares Ist issue
2nd. i 3rd
$8 on 10,000
$1 on 10,000
for year ending 304'13
$3 for 1897
11
Interim of 3 po. 8'2/5d per
share, Couvon No. 1 ao count year 30.6.12
Int. of 1/6 mak. 6/6a/c.191
1/2 for 1909
$3.50 for year 1913
$1 final dividend for
year 1911
Tis. 3 for 1912
for}
Interim of Tie 3 for 1913
Tis. 6 29'2*10
$7 on old shares, 93.50]
on
new shares for
year 31'12'13
$314 for 2 year ending
50 cents for 1913
$2.80 för 1913"
Interim of 5 p.e. for
For the Hongkong and Shang-LANES, HOTELS & BUILDING hai. Banking Corporation,
Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 N.J. STABB, Chief Manager.
4
COTTON MILLS.
Hongkong Hotels $50, $124 Hongkong Lands $100 $112
Humphreys Estates $10
$8 Kowloon Lands 830
¡T. 90 Shanghai Lands T. 30
West Points
$50
1467
Manila M'polo Hotel P.10 P. 8
T. 50 T, 128
b.
€,
31 12.13
$14
b.
T. 119
Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik
,00
J.
12
$8
MISCELLANEOUS,
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton' Hamburg Haukow Koba Peking
Ewos Singapore Tientsin Tainanfu Taingtau. Yokohama. Shanghai Cottons
LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschil, & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited, Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Hongkong Cottons $10
Agency.
achiaft.. Dresdner Bank.
Direction der Disconto Gosell-China-Borneos. $12 $11
Light and Powers $101
$41 Do. (Spec. shares) $1 ) INTEREST allowed on Current China Providents $10 $81 Account.
86 836 DEPOSITE received Dairy Farms
$10 161
on terms which may be learned Green Islands
J
year ending 30'6'13 $2,25 1 for 4 year ending) 31.12.19
15 per cent. for 1910.
Tls. 15 for year ending!
311013
Tls: '10 for year 'ond-
"ing 30'613
T. 12 foryouronid'g 31*12.
Tls. 1 for year ending)
30°11'13
50 cents 31.7.08.
85 cents for 1912.
70 cents for 1913
b.
h.
40 cents for 1911
on application. Evary description Hongkong Electrics $10 $44 b. of Banking and Exchange busi- Hongkong Içes $25 $185 ness transacted.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
b.
$2 interim for 1913.
$25 $21 $10 $10 b.
$1.30 for year end'g 31°7'13.
$1.60 per share. for 1912.
$1 interim for 1913:
Interim of Tls, 1 mak- Hing Pls, 2 af 1919 Моле
80 cents on fully paid)
shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.13. D Interim of lid. per share
for 1913. None $1.50 for 1910
None
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT Hongkong Ropes
Manager.
Langkata Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.
$10 $23
g. 10 T62
[2
Morning Post Peak Tramway.
Do. (new)
$1 93 cte. 8. Hongkong Electric Trams8/6 1,125,000
$10 Philippines
$5 562,500
H. Frise & Co., Ld. $10 $6 465,000
--Pro- Societo dee ferred
Pulpeset
$20
Paplerteries 'du.Tonkin
Authorised Japital.......£1,500,000 Subscribed
14
Paid Up Reserve Fund
"
BANKERS:
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Haus,
Limited.
Interest allowed on Current Ad- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be asoortained on application.
AR. LINTON
Manager.
850 paid up $50 Benefit 200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T,150
85 184 b.. Steam Laundry United Asbestos
Oriental Agency, $10893% L.
United AsbestosĮ.
Founders Share $10 $300 Union Waterboat $10 $20
130.
··$10
372
Weismann, Ltd:: $10. THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Watson Cannot be Beaten, if Equallëd For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery meals with Wines & Liquons
William Powell'
Cocted to aga p.m. Mari na igra"
No dividend this year 50 cts: for year ondig $1.5.12
20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended, 31*5*1912
$1.25 per share for year)
ending 31*121913
25 per cent. for year qwending (31*7′IESEN
60 centé for 1912
40 ota, yearending 630 19 WRIGHT AND HORNBY Share
General Brokers & De Vowar Road Central scifras.ltd.
The Telegraph does supragid keelt varpangible for say of the sky19 quzstioma
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