Commercial.
No danal Dividend.
Mesas. Boustead and Co. re
port having peceived a cable from
FRENCH GUNBOAT' ASHORE..
Went Aground Near Ningpo.
The Niogo-Shaohsing S. N. he secretaria of the Nordanal Co.'s str. Yungelio, which ar
THE HONGKONG: TELEGRAPHĘ TUESDAY, MARCH
Notices
NOTICE.
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
BANK,
Tobore) Rubber Estates, Limited, tived at Changhai from Ningpo NOTICE is hereby given that by order of the Board of vising that the directors' report. Thorsday morning, sported
Dhoctors that at 2 p.m. on the 25th intrat been issued, recommending a
Mr. MAX GUISCHKE the French guale-t D'lberville, will conduct the business of this dividend of 7 per cent while proseeding up the Yung Bank as Manager from this date. Aking 12 per cent for the year, Abm $15,000 has been placent to River, towards Ningpo, went. sarve for developments, and aground on the north bank of the
847 carried forward..
1
anchester's Afelcan Trade.
river, about 100 yards above the Chinhai Custom House (13 miles from-Ningro). When the Yung- shin passed here at 6 20 p.m., says the N. C. Daily News, she was in
anchester shippers engaged The Red Sea and East African market report that trade in the very dangerous position, lying various specialities of grey and over wih a list of at least 45 oloured goode is decidedly dull. degrese to port. Her starboard usiness in the low grades of side was all visible to the keel a White and dyed goods can be she lay on the mud. This was at done if merchants would accept dead low water. The rise and the low prices that the coast fall is 11ft. at Spring tides, which
adors offer for their usual are now coming on. askea. Priate and
WOVED
Capt. Markham, master of the loths also are saleable only at Yungshin, states that this forther neatisfactory rates. Jeddah, gas to show the necessity of lead- den, and some of the minor ing marks into the river. A pre- orts are somewhat better in sent there are no lending marks grey sheating and cabots of ard masters of steamers have l
Ancashire make, although, the ely simply upon their own e.e- ell-known American qualities to navigate the channel thr: ugh ill in favour with the native Chiuhai, They have to keep in te. Too United States the middle of the liver, at the Les are now high in price, and same time keeping cleer if the re is a marked absence of junks on either side. The chan pok lots in the stores of the pel at this place is only about
porting "
The 300ft, wide, and lessens to 1000. merchants.
yesian trade in 36in. 30 yard Capt. Makitan alan complaine eeting shows little improve. of the many junks moored in the Ant. Thз Cairo and Alexandria ohanel which display no light rohants in this trade have fair at nights, and of the fact that ocks on hand, and they are the junks are only moored by aiting more favourable news the head, and not by head and m the interior. The Jibati storn. He suggests that if there ente, however, report that were leading lights to mark the he sales of waist shawls and channel, the difficulties of ship- boies have recently been effect-mastars would be lessened consi-
principally in Continental derably.
otha. Plain and dyed calicoes
ve now also to compete with
DEUTSCH-ASIATISCHE
BANK. Hongkong, 30th March 1914.
NOTICE,
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
* CORPORATION.
'K[mad Ofc05-50; Wall Street, New York London Válca i wzf, Bishopsgate, EC.
BRANCHES-
Bombay
Calentia
Calen
Calon
Emples
Hongkong
Hanko
Koba
الصدق
Capital and Surplus que Gold : $1,400,000 Bigwałcon31480,000
31, 1914.
Exchange
On Epigon samang To pm. On Bangkok........................................7936 BuyinK.
4 m/s. L/O
1/11-1/2 4 m/s. D/P .................1/11-5/8 6 m/s. L/O..........................1/11 5/8., n 30d/a.8'ney & Melbourne1'113/6; 10d/s.San Fcc & New York 474 4 m/s, Marka 201}, 4 m/s. Francas.....2.48 6 in/s. do Demand Calcutta.....14434 BarSilver, ready
Banks
Solling
T/T. Marks
197
Demand Germany...
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI T/T
BANKING CORPORA Demand
1/11 1/8"
T/T Francs
.197) 2.43
ti
.1/11 3/16
On Haiphong
pm
TION.
30 d/s à mas
.1/11 1/4/
60 ₫/8
i
+1/11 1/4'-
Paid-up Capital.........$15,000,000 4 m/6s 1-49147
T/T Shanghai
1/11 5/16 ........74 ·
Mexica
RESERVE FUNDS;
Paling
Private 30 d/s sight S'hai...7438 T/T Singapore
San Francisco
Sterling
T/T Japan
Shanghal
941⁄2
Yokohama
T/T India
144
£1,500,000 at 2/--
$15,000,000
T/T Bobay.....144 Demand Bombay... -144 T/T Calcutta
...144
.......2.50
:26 3/4
Silver ...817,650,000
Demand India
144
Domand Manile
95
forward Gold Leaf per tael.
:26:3/4
54.10
$32,650,000
T/T. San F'ou & New York 463% T/T. Java
11656
Bank of England rates Sovereign
.10.90
Subsidiary Coins.
Opium Quotation ⠀
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF
Proprietors
..$15,000,000
Mar 13
W
Discount per $100 COURT OF DIRECTOR3. Chinese...20 ots.pinces $12 1/2 Hon. Mr. D. Landale.-Chairman Chinese ...10
Malwa, New
..$8,200 per po
% Malwa, Old
$1234 $532
9,325 per he
9,010
$7 13/16"
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS transacted, ·
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the urus „DÉPOSITS RECEIVED, fzed for one year at eX perʼanaum, or for shorter periods, at rates, which Way be ascertainad en application,
BILLS NEGOTIATED 23 COLLECTED.
HAIL 123 TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
wide.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS grinted Reserve Liability of
ali the principal cities in the World.
CREDIT BE Avallas, all over the World.
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT red
T. G. T. SWASEY announces |
to the public that he will be responsible for no bille contractedURCHASE and BALE. of Stocks and Shares under any circumstances by Mrs. Swasey,
MAN LOONG.
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cashed,
GEORGE HOOG,
Manager.
Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, lat Nov. 1912
THE
FIRST-CLASS PRESERVES, DINDER YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
AND SOY MANUFACTURERS.
Factory at Yaumati OFFICE; N. 33. Do Voix R1, W Telophone No. 177 & K. 12.
LIMITED.
Established 1880,
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Reserve Fund........ 30,000,000
WE are the leading (Manufactures in
this class of Goods. Our Fruit &Paid-up Capital Gingora are all fresh and of the first pick. Our Syrup is prepared from the best quality of Sugar. We give our special antion to our business and sanitary
arrangements.
EUROPEAN AGENCY. WHOLESALE buying agen-
cies undertaken for all British and Continental goods, including
Books and Stationery, Boots, Shoes and Leather, Chemicals and Druggists'
China Earthenware and Glass- Ware,
Sundries
Cycles, Motor Care and Ac- cessories,
Drapery Millinery and Piece Goods,
Italian manufacturers, who Public Companies Fancy Goods and Perfumery,
consignments
through
Baowah, which are soll cheap THE HONGKONG & WHAM- hin the Soudan and Abyssinia.
tobasa is now an increasing
POA DOOK CO, LTD..
Sort both for Manchester and NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS, Bambay goods, and considerable quantities of all classes of textiles THE DIVIDEND of 83.00 per Are forwarded to Uganda. share declared at To-day's Nigeria, and other parts of Annual General Meeting will be payable at the Hongkong & Central Africa.
Shangbai Banking Corporation on and after Tuesday, 31st March.
-Shanghai Cotton Maricet.
Hardware, Machinery and Metals,
Jewellery, Plate and Watches, Photographic & Optical Goods, Provisions and Oilmen's Stores,
etc., etc... Commission 24% to 5o.. Trade Discounts allowed. Special Quotations on Demand. Simple Cases from £10 upuurde.' Consignments of Produce bold. on Account.
WILLIAM WILSON & SONS
(Established 1814). 25, ABOHURCH LANE, LONDON, E.G. Oablo Address; "Annualre., Lösden
1914, and Shareholders are re- r. A B Rosenfeld, Shanghai,quested to apply for warrants at Hes as follows in his catton the Town Office of the Company,
ket report for the week ended j2 Queen's Buildings. 19th inst..
By Order of the Board of bina Cotton-Daring the Directors,
GEO. A. CALDWELL,OWING to the increase of our business, we have opened Secretary.
our
China Dept., next door, and keep the best class of goods obtainable,
ly part of the week the cotton
et was rather a dull affair
V
no feature of special impore Hongkong, 30th March, 1914.
and prices gradually deolin-
HONGKONG ICE COMPANY LIMITED.
Annual Meeting of Share-
bout balf-a-dozen points the level of a week ago, but
hen the apathy seemned THE Thirty-Third. Ordinary interior holders resumed Holders will be held at the Offices live oparations, and aided of the General Managers at 12 ghter movement of actual
noon on Monday, 6th April to aucceeded in causing receive a Statement of the Com- theness among the opposing pany's Accounts to 31st Decem- it, with the result that the (ber, 1913, and the Report of the
has been fully recovered General Managers."
inners taking have been The Transfor Books of the
Inspection solicited.
NIKKO & CO., Hongkong Hotel Building,
MR. LEUNG JAU PING.
DENTAL Surge og
No. 80, Queen's Road. Central, near the
Central Markat
of Hongkong.
19
18,550,000
Head Office.--YOKOHAMA,
شد
Branches Antung-Hsien
Do bay... Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fengtien Harbin "
Jankow Honolulu Kobe
Liab-Youtz
Lond n
Lyun Tsingtaw
Agencies at Nagasak
Newchwang New York
Osaka
Pekin
Kyolun (Poct
Arthur)
9a Francisco
Shanghai
Tichting
L Angelus Tsingtaw
Interest Allowed as Current Account.
obtained on application.
Depok to fastived for fired perisaties to be
EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 30th Sept., 1913." (18
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND OHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853,
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON, Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund... ........£1,700,000 Reserve Liability of
"
W. L. Pattenden, Esq.- Deputy
Chairman,
8. H. Dodwell, Esq.
E. Goetz, Esq.
O. 8. Gubbay, Esq.
P.H. Holyoak, Esq.
O. Landgraf, Esq.
וי
Hongkong.20 Hongkong. O
TC-DAY'S SH
"atna, Now... Patna, Old.
Benares, New
8,300
................. 9,200.
Renaroa. Old......... 8,925 ARE REPORT.
S-ELLERS - BA-SALES D-BUYER
4.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
STOCKS & PAID UP VALUE. DANKS.
Cayma Q'TION
J
Hongkong & S'hai'$125
MARINE INSURANCE), Cantona
$50
$810
£81/-/- 330
8.
North China
£5 T142 b.
$100 $845
Hon. Mr. E. Shellim,' H. A Sioba, 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 3 per cent per Annum on the daily balance
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 2 per cent. per
Annum.
For 6 months; 3 per cent per
Annum
For 12 months, 4 per cent. per
Annum.,
Unions
Yangtzes
FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires
Hongkong Fires
**
£50 $205 b.
N-NOMINAL
Last Dividend AND ·ATS-
£2 &,5/-b.at ox 1/13/16 equal to $23.29 for year ending 31/12/13 $18 for. 19:2
Final of 1 p.o..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:
$0 for 1912
..
897 for 1912"
b,
$20 $145 B. 850 ₤368 SHIPPING. China & Manilas $25 $8) Douglas Steamship $50 £36 Steamboats
$15 828) Indo-Chinas
(Preferred) £5 (Deforrod)
371
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager "Shell" Transporta £1
$1 for 1906
$2,50 for year end'g30:6′13 Final of $1 for halfl
year ending 31′12′′13 Į. f6 p.c. for year, 1912 on
preferred shares
Interim of 1/- making 2/- for 1913. Coupen No, 21,
$2 on 10,000 shares 1st issue
$2 on 10,000
$1 on 10,000
€11. b.
| HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
*Star Ferry "{ $10 $49
2nd 3rd
11
for year ending 30'4:13.
THE
184
$3 for 1912
$100 $28
#3 for 1897:
HE Business of the above
REFINERIES Bank is conducted by the China Sugars $100 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI | Luzon Sugars CORPORATION.
MINING BANKING
Rules may be obtained on ap- plication.
Proprietors....£1,200,000
INTEREST on deposits is al lowed on the minimum monthly FOREIGN EXCHANGE and balances at 63) Per Cent per ap: General Banking business trans- num.
Depositors may transfer at their acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-option balances of $100 or more ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- to the Hongkong and Shanghai ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Bank to be placed on FIXED at rates which will be quoted on DEPOSIT t 4 Per Cent. per application.
A.S. HEWETT,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. (22
Notices
annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang hai. Banking Corporation,
N.J. STABB, Chief Manager
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Capital Fully
BANK.
Chinese Engineerings £137,6
b.
£1 (36/- Tronche Baubs
£113 DOCKS, WHARVES, & GIDOWNS. Kowloon Wharfs $50 H.KW'pos Docka $50 { 6204 x div,
185°
Shanghai Docks T. 100 57 Hongkow Wharfa T. 100 r. 100 s.
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING)
1$8
by
$44
b.
...
r. 90
Anglo French Lands T.100 r.94" Hongkong Hotels $50 124 b.
Hongkong Lands $100 $112
Humphreys Estates $10 Kowloon Lands $30 Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Shanghai Laude T. 30 Head Office.Shanghai. Board of Directors—Berlin.
Wost Point: Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8. Hamburg Hankow Kobe Poking Bingapore Tientsin
EWOE
T. 50T. 131 Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-Tsinanfu Teingtau Yokohama
LONDON BANKERS: Shanghai Cottona perty, &c. *
Messrs. N. M. Rothschil, & Sons. ].
THE
CHINA.
PROVIDENT{: LOAN AND MORTGAGE
CO., LTD.
(Capital Faid up...$1,250,000.)
air saale, and their position Company will be closed from the DRACON CYCLE CO.oods received on Storage.
(all of them having a 26th instant to 6th prox. both amount of stock of colton days inclusive,
on with) is certainly
as not to warrant any.
JARDINE, MATHESON
General Managers.
pt to force excessive prices. Hongkong, 23rd Mar, 1914. mitmonts from the interior
are anything but encourag- THE CHINA BORNEO CO the average for the weak
LIMITED.
600 piculs per diem The NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDER Dance of this movement is nherent strength of esod THE Eleventh Yearly Meeting
"op, in onsequence of which
DES VEUX ROAD GENTRAL...
MOTOR CARS ON HIRE $6 & $8 Per Hour.
Tol. 482. Cable Add. "LAURITSAX
SINGON & CO.
Established A. D. 1880. RON,
WARE MERCHANTS. Wholesale of Shareholders of the above and Retail Irgi-nongers, Pig Iron and
IBEL METAL and HARD-
Foundry Coke Importers. General Store: koopers and Shipohandlers, Nos. 35 and
pan ry ginners are biding Company will be held at the
time, in watching future Company's Office, St. George's 37, Hing Loot Street. (End Btreet, west elopments in the general Building at Noon on Wednesday, of Central Market) Telephone No. 515.
|the 15th April, 1914 to receive a
tion before going in haphaz-Statement of Accounts to the 31st LESSONS IN CHINESE.
for reed cotton,
December, 1913 and the Report of
Under the circumstances there The General Manager and Con-
kitle to be asid as to the out-sulting Committee and to elect a MR. LI HON FAN, a Chinese
for price changes in the Consulting Committee fature. There will depend Auditor
and
THE CHINA-BORNEO CO., LTD. W. G. DARBY{} General Manager.
The Transfer Books of the he yarn market from day to
and as the attempts of opera Company will be closed from the will be more and more in 1st April to 15th April, both days
inclusive. way of discounting the yield 1913-14, while the question of lue of what remains (another it that should not be loat eight will also be governed by that look. Local mills now, have 1822rves of stocks, and while by continue to take cotion-as ng so it can be obtained a
sonable prices, Boy endeavour force-their-position-would-be-
by a withdrawal from the ket With, the future. so pendent on the above co Jons, I must confess there is decided opinion as to the ire course of prices, Tone market, steady
MARTIN'S APIOL & STEEL ForPILLS
(Minudy toy nil Trondalariiles. ant of TAGAs always kee
miga di any Ireneniority of the mystem
• Linely down may beadmlolsteredi Türen who Masthom twvanand don,tienos karenor MOM PARK, AN
poe tree - MARZINĮ, CIMmist, Bosilnaylon, Rug
through sores eat them'
MARTIN'S APIOL &STEEL StatusPILLS
graduate versed in litera- ture, has been a teacher to European officials and merchanta in this Colony for over ten years. He has a good method of train- ing Europeans to pass in the Chinese examination, and is possessed of a first rate certificate as a Chinese teacher: He has also a good knowledge of Manda rin and Hakka. **k
Advances made on Merolandies: Loans made on the Provident
System. (Rates and Particulars on ap-|-
plication)
Those who intend learning the Uhinese language are requested | to writo: o/o" Hongkong Tole graph" office or direct to 37 Hollywood Road, 1st floor, Hongkong, 29th Jan. 1912.
USE. C. N.
AND GUARD ADAINST PLAQUE
CHINA DONNER IAL COM #Duddelt:St
+1
The Office of TRUSTEE EXECUTOR
OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &0, Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
General Managers.
Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
3
BAK TRAMWAY. CO,
LIMITED
PE
TIME TABLE:
WEEK DAYS.
7.00 4. to 1,00 -M. Essay 19 Mixi 1.00 AM, 10/10.00. 19,00ʻJ.35; 10 '$1.00 A.NG.
ITS M
14.7.3. to · 143 83. 3.43 736. 16. máj Port, w
100 1244 031 7.36, 1 $-00 F.Ni to
COTTON MILASA
The Union of London and Smith's Laou Kung Mow
Bank, Limited.
Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London
Agonoy. Direction der Disconto Genell schaft.
Dresdner Bank:
· INTEREST allowed on Current Account, DEPOSITS received
on terms which may be learned on application. Every description
of Banking and Exchange busi- ness transacted.
$50 $67 b.
Interim of 3 p.o. 8 2/5d per
share, Coupon, No. 1-ao- count year: 10.6.12 fat.of1/6 mak.6/6/0.19 3 1/2 for 1909be
$3.50 for year 1913
#3 for 1913
Tis. 3 for 1812
Interim of Tla 3 for 1913)
Tla. 6 29-2'10
$7 on old shares, $3.50) on new shares for,
year 31′12′13. ·
$34 for
31.12.13
year ending,
50 centa for 1913
$2.80 for 1913,
Interim of 5 pio.for.
year ending 30°6′13,$2,254
for year ending
31.12'13
郝
15 per cent. for 1910.
Tl. 15 for year ending 1
31°10'13
T. 118
Tle. 10 for year end-
ing 30643
90
T. 12 for yearend'g 31.12.
Kung Yik
12
b.
Tle. 14 for year ending)
30:11′13
Hongkong Cottons $10 $84
"MISCELLANEOUS,
50 centa 31.7.08
85 cents for 191%
70 cents for 1913
$6 $36 $10.6
b.
8.
40 cents for 1911
9.
$25, $192) b. $10 $23
China-Borneos $12 $11 Light and Powers $101
Do. (Spec. shares) $1 $4.10
China Providents
Dairy Farms Green Island's
Hongkong Electrics $10.44 Hongkong Ices MAX GUTSCHKE Hongkong Roper
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.
12 Langkata
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Morning Post Peak Tramway
Do. (new)
g. 10 T59)
8.
$25 $21 b. $10 $10
b.
81 .99 ats-u.
Authorised Japital..............£1,500,000 | Hongkong Electric Trams8'6
Subscribed
"
11
50 MIN.
13 MIN 15 Max.
Paid Up
+
Reserve Fund
o Men
* Mrs.
BANKERS:
ย
Эла Ки
NIGHT-CARS,”
-B.sc roll'and fp 2005 9.39 pali to - 14,60 ZM) - every ball hour.
TLDO PAULO 1045 KM)`
'overy, quarter Glansbour, -
SUNDAYSM:
8.00 .. to nya An, Brest ug Mén 10.30 AM to 11,000 Mi 15.45 A.. to 120 NOON MAKE ME 11,00. Noor to; %odi'F3.5
1,00 2.3; tog.og 9.3
8.00 PR. 102,00 PM 12
ሰ.
9:00 am to·. Lan p.m. NIGHT. CARS. si on Wask Days!
SATURDAYS
"KRUPA" Cat KG" za "makinight, SPECIALĄGARS
·By Arrangement at the Company's Office;
Alumadin” Duliding,"",
Bank of England.
1,125,000
502,500 Philippines
$10 $5
465,000 R. Price & Co., Ld. $10 ̧|$6
Pre- Soolete des ferred
· London Joint Stock Baur;
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 sanertained on application.
A. R. LINTON
Manager.
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery menle with Wines & Liquene
Pulpeset
Papierteries
$50 1820 paid du Tonkina
up $50 Benefit $200. Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20/1.150 Steam Laundry......
$5 84 United Asbestos
Oriental Agency, $10 8914 b Ld. ............................ do United" Asbestos: [" Founders Shares Union Waterboat Welsmann, Ltd. Watson William Powell
Corrsand 'to 18-20 Bell, Mar. at 19
Guvent brakwen's De Vair Hold Cafital ada sada Rat
$10 $300
$10 $20
$10,305 b. $10 $7,80
$1.30 for year end'g 31'7′13
61.60 per share for 1912
$2 interim för 1913'
`$1 interim for 1913
J Interim of Tis, 1′′ mak- ling Tls. 2 afo 1913 None
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents on 61paid shares for year ending 30.4.13
Interiin of 1d. per share
for 1913.
None
$1.50 for 1910:
None
No dividend this year! 50 ots, for yearend g
(20 per cent. per ordinar
share÷for year ended 81′5∙1912
$1:25 per sha foryou Pending 31-12-1913
25 per cent for yest Sending 317 11 let 60 cents for 1912163 50 ots, pedrending €3013- WRIGHT AND HORNEY