A FRENCH GHOST.
An article in tho flevult Review
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY
1914.
Banks
Banks
Public Companies
COMPANY LIMITED,
by Phil Campbell entiled Some THE HONGKONG "ELEUTRIO
ro French Ghost Stories," con- tains amongst other of interest
Notices
RADIUM THERAPY
Selling.
TIT..... INTERNATIONAL BANKING HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand
CORPORATION..
BANKING CORPORA 30 dļa .......io create
60 du
Exchange
| T/T, Marks onion. 199 1/11 5/16 Demand Germany ..1/11 3/8 T/T. Franca ...**
111 7/16 On Haiphong .. 1/11 7/16 On Soigun
On Bangkok
199
2.44).
'TION.
pm.
Head Office:-, Wall Street, New York. London Office:-ýð, Blabopeguts, E.C
BRANCHES ---
...
Bombay
Calcatio
P
Hania Marke
| 4 1/0.4mendiis.........................1/11 1/2 | Paid-up Capital .........$15,000,000 T/T Shanghai,
.73 Private 30 dia sight S'hai'...7456 RESERVE FUNDS:
T/T Singapore ......******
79%
Buying.
4 m/s. L/O
......833
4 m/s. D/P
.1/11.3/4 .......1/11 7/8
Prima
T/T Japan
PERIAL
San Francisco
Sterling
T/T India
...
.........145)
Shanghal
Yokosans
T/T Bombay...
Demand Bombay.
T/T Caloutta
Cantoo
Caba Colan
Empire
Hengkoor
Haakes
Capital and Surplus jeans Gold $7,106,000
14
equallytojos
one singularly pathetic. A French NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN princses was staying in an old
We can Supply that the TWENTY FIFTY obateau "about a year before her ORDINARY GENERAL MEET-RADIUM BROMIDE metriage. Her boat was a ING of the SHAREHOLDERS for the treatment of Cancer and cheming woman of fifig, and one will be held at the Company's Skin Diseases such as Lupus, Offices. St. George's Buildings, Naevi, Angioma (Port-wing. night the princess leaving hero THURSDAY the 14th. MAY, stain). Warts, etc., and anybody room saw the lady and just above 1914, at 11.30 AM. for the pur-wishing to be so treated by his EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI her on the stuita a lovely child of pose of presenting the REPORT Doctor should communicate with MRSS three years or so. With unutter of the DIRECTORS" together him, or ask us for further pur-m able lorging the princses desired with a statement of Accounts to ticulars. to the old again. She saw it once more and played with it as a mortal child..... and later learned that no woman 10
whom it appeared bad over bad living son; a fate sho did noi excape,
Highlands and Lowlands. "According to the report of the Highlands and Lowlande Para Rubbor Company, the past year's working resulted in a profit of £70,078, making with £13,101
brought in, a total of 402,180
1
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the da DEPOSITS RECEIVED, daed for one year al 4% per annum, or for shorter periods, at rates, which may be ascertaload spplicatiou.
28th. February 1914, and electing A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.LS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, Directors and Auditors,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of Representing:- the Compary will be closed from WERNER RUDENBERC & Co. 1914, both day inclusive. the 30th. April to the 14th. May
(Shanghai) (RADIUM
By Order of the Board of Directors.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.
Awente, Hongkong, 23rd April, 1914.
Notices
NOTICE.
The directors recommend a fioul ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF
dividend of 7 per cent., (less tox)
(making a total dividend of 25 per cent., less tax, for the year 1013); £10,000 is placed to re serve (bringing the general reserve up to
£50,000), and
CLUB...
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING.
HEIL-CESELL- SCHAFT, m. b. H.,' Borlin).
RADIUM
EMANATION
THERAPY.
WE herewith beg to inform the Publio that we have made arrangements with
L'
Messrs.
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.,
and
THE
HALL
MEDICAL
OTICE is hereby given that Messrs.
the Annual General Mect-
ing of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club will be held at the Club House at Happy Valley, on Mon-
to Supply.our SAUBERMANN RADIUM
£0,320 is carried forward. The ontput was 1,058,416 b., which is 157,6081, in excess of the 1912 output. For 1912 the dividend day the 18th day of May, 1914 at EMANATION GENERATORS was 40 or cent. The average 5.30 o'clock in the afternoon for
i
By Order.
K. M. CUMMING, Hon. Secretary.
THE CHINA IMPORT & EXPORT LUMBER CO, LTD.
rnhold, Karberg & Co...
General Agents. WE have this day opened a
SCHAFT m.b.H. of BERLIN, and they have all been attested to by the IMPERIAL GERMAN TECH- NICAL-PHYSICAL TESTING INSTI- TUTE at Berlin..
Clinical literature and further details may be had on application to the above-named Firms.
WERNER RUDENBERG
& Co... Shanghai,,
wada,
MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted - wil the principal cities in the World
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT Avaliabin all over the Wosid,
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT Isamad.
affected.
€1,500,000 at 2/
$15,000,000
Silver...$17,650,000
$32,650,000
...$15,000,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors......
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale,-Chairman PURCHASE pod SALE af. Stocks and Shares W. L. Patterden, Esq. Deputy
TRAVELLERS.CHECKS sold and cashed,
BORGE HOOD, Manager.
1
Queen's Road, Hongkong
Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880,
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ...
Reserve Fund
Head Office.
Branches Antung-Hislen Bu bay Calcutta Changchun
Datren
Fenglian
Harbin
Janikow
LE
Kabe
Lla
Lont n
by
Tries
30,000,000 18,900,000
YOKOHAMA,
Agencies at Nagasaki
Newchwang New York Oraka Pekin
Ryolan (Port
Sun Fra cisco
Arthur)
Shanghai
Tiebling
Tiedti
Toky
Lon "Angelas Taingia
futerest Allowed an Current Account
utalnad on application.
Depos ts received for fived periods at rates to be
EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 6th April, 1915. [18
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1859.
net sale price obtained per lb. the purpose of receiving the Reon a Doctor's Prescription. The was 26. 6.87d, and the cost, "all [port and Statement of Accounts Generators have been made by "in," 18. 2244. It has bean pro- for the Year ended 31st December, the RADIUM HEIL-GESELL-
visionally arranged that the 1913. company shall acquire the assets of the Ayer Kuning (F.MS.) Rubber Company, on the terms of this company issuing to the shareholders of the vendor com pany one share of the Highlands and Lowlands Capany, for every four shares held by them, this company agreeing to liquidate all the vendor company's liabilitica as on March 31, 1914, from which
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. date this company will take over
Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 the oatatea ne going concerns,
Reserve Fund....... .£1,800,000 The area to be acquired is 6,822
Reserve Liability of The sailing vessal
Jaties acres, of which 2,040 acres are Tuft" ha arrived with a well
Proprietors.....£1,200,000 under cultivation, and with the assorted cargo of about 11 Mil-
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and exception of an area of 185 acres, lion sup, ft. of.
MR. AUGUST METZLER the whole is in bearing. To
baving left our employ by General Banking business trans- enable this company to acquire Planks, Timber, Floorings and mutual consent censes to siga acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open our firm por procuration.
We have, this day authoriseded and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Mr. ALBERT NATHAN ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on please SO IN
Mr. PRANZ WEGMANN & application. Mr. LUDWIG
Lumber Yard, and Offices at.North Point, next to the Kwongi Sang Hong Glass Factory
OREGON PINE
Er
Pilces will be quoted application.
correspondence.
All address to
the assets of the Ayer Kuning Spurs. Company, it will be necessary to increnca the capital, and the shareholders will bo asked to sanction the application to in- creaes the same by 40,000 shares of £1 each, of which 27,089; shares will be issued at par to the shareholders of the vendor' company.
Public Companies
THE CANTON INSURANCE'
OFFICE LTD.
on
The China Import & Export Lumber Co. Ltd.
Lottor Box No. 420. Telephone No. 1710. Hongkong, [1th April, 1914.
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
Sole Agents for Hongkong and China for the RADIUM HEIL-GESELI.- SCHAFT, m.b.H., Berlin.
NOTICE.
LANGSTEIN
VICTOR
to sign our firm per procuration. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
ARNHOLD, KÄRBERG & Co. = Hongkong & Canton, May 6,1914.
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG
MATRICULATION EX- AMINATION.
NOTICE is hereby given that tion will be held on the following
a Matriculation Examina-
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS MR. LI HON FAN, a Chinese
dates :- graduate versed in litera-
July 13th-18th, 1914. NOTICE is hereby given that ture, has been a teacher to
Candidates must send in their an Extraordinary General European officials and merchants Meeting of the Canton Insurance in this Colony for over ten years. names to the Registrar, with the Office Limited will be held at the
He has a good method of train-fee, not later than one month Offices of Messieurs Jardineing Europeans to pass in the before the date of the Examina- Matheson & Co., Limited, No. 16 Chinese examination, and Pedde: Street, Victoria in the possossed of a first rate certificate Colony of Hongkong, on MON- a Chinese teacher. He has DAY the 18th day of May, 1914 also a good knowledge of Manda- at 11.45 O'CLOCK IN THE tin and Hakka,
Those who intend learning the FORENOON when the Subjoined Resolution will be proposed as Chinese language are requested to write c/o Hongkong Tele- an Extraordinary Resolution:-
That Article 84 of the Articies graph" office or direct to 37 of Association be altered by Hollywood Road, 1st floor.
substituting the words Hongkong, 29th Jan, 1912,
"Twenty Five" for the word "Fifteen."
Should the Rosolution be pas8- ed by the required majority it! will be submitted för confirmation as a Special Resolution to second Extraordinary Meeting which will be subsequently con- Voned.
Dated this 30th day of April; 1914.
JARDINE MATHESON'
& CO., LTD.
General Agents.
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LTD. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS THE Thirty third Ordinary. Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Officos of the undersigned on Monday the 18th May, 1914, at 11.30 a.m.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 4th to the 18th May, both days inclusive.
JARDINE, MATHESON &
DO., LTD.,
General Agents. Hongkong, 30th April, 1914,
MAN LOONG.
is tion.
Examination Fee $10.00 (Hong- kong currency).
FIRST-CLASS PRESERVES, GINGER AND SOY MANUFACTURERS. Factory at Yaumati
Forms of Entry and particulars may ho obtained on application to
Mutices
||
Chairman.
5. H. Dodwell, Esq.
G. T. M. Edkins, Esq..
0.8. Gubbay, Eng.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
C. Landgraf, Esq.
-F. Lieb, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
Hoo, Mr. E. Shellím,
H. A. Siebs, Eag.
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. pur Annum on the daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 2 per cent per
Annum.
For 6 months: 3 per cent pe
Annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
Annum,
N. J. STABB. Chief Manager
THE
6 m/s. L/O.........................................1/11 7/8 30d/a8'ney & Melbourne
.145)1⁄2 " | 30d/s.San F'é, & New York 4814
14534 m/s. Marks2.03 ... 145 mla, Francs 2.4914
.......2,519 BarSilvar, ready.27
forward Gold Leaf pertael.........53,50 Bank of England rates...3% Sovereign
Demand Calcutta.....14534 6 n/a do Demand India **......................1453 Demand Manila ..................... 9514 T/T. San F'o & New York 4734 Demand, New York 474 T/T. Java
117
Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100 :
10.20
Opium Quotations
April 14 Malwa, New.......$8,200 per p
Chinese...20 ots. pieces. $10 7/8 % Malwa, Old 8,300.
Chinese...10
Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10
から
$1136 $7 13/16
Patna, New..... 9,325 per che Patna, Old....
9,200
89 3/16
Benares, New ...... 9,050
Benares, Old......... 8,925
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.
-SELLERS 35A-SALES
STOCKS & PAID or Valur.
BANKS.
Hongkong & S'hai $125
MARINE INSURANCEL Cantons
North China"
CLOSU
$810 4.
L£82/-
$50 8321
China Fires Hongkong Fires SHIPPING. China & Manilas Douglas Steamship $50 $31 Steamboats
$15 $27
BBUVER
N-NOM KAL
LAST DIVIDEND AND ATH.
£2 & 5/-b. at ex 1/¡1 3/16 ) equal to #23,29 for 1 year ending 31/12/13"
$18 for 1912
Final of 1" p.o, making
20 p.o. for 1912 Final of $20 making $50 for 1912 and Interim
of $30 for 1913
Final of B12mak. $15 for
1912 & Int, of $3 for 19131
$2.50 for year end'g30°6′13
Final of 81 for half
25 T140.'
Unione
$100 $765
b.
Yangtzoe
£50 $195
FIRE INSURANCES.
620 8145
H.
$10 for 1912
.$50 $368
$25 $8
b.
$27 for 1912
b
$1 for 1906
b.
Indo-Chinas
(Preferred) (Deferred) Shell" Transports £1
£5 $67)
8,
[[102/-
£11
b.
["Star Ferry'
{ $10 $48 : *.*
REFINERIES.
$100 186 $100 $28
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK HE Business of the above
Bank is conducted by the China Sugars HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI | Luzon Sugare_
MININO BANKING -CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on ap- plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3) Per Cout, per al
ALO.
Depositors may transfer at their
option balances of $100 or more FIXED to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on DEPOSIT 4 Per Cent. per
spam.
8.
Chinese Engineeringe £139.
£1 31- £1 $3 S.
Tronoha Raubs DOCKS, WHARVES, & DOWNS Kowloon Wharfs $50 $79) b.
.K.&W poa Docks 850, {864 Shanghai Dooks T. 100 60 Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T. 94
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING
year ending 311213
13% Interim afe year
1913
preferred.
shares
00
(Interim of 1 making 2 for 1973 Coupen No, 21.
$2 on 10,000 shares 1st issue $3 on 10,000
2nd , 14 $1 on 10,600
;, 3rd
for year ending 304'13
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
J1
Interim of 3 pic. 8 2/5d per share..Couvon No. 1 ac- count year 30,6,12
Int. of 1/6 mak.6/6 a/c,19 3 1/2 for 1909
$3.50 for year 1933
8,
$3 for 1913
b.
A.S. HEWETT,
Acting Manager.
2
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
BANK.
For the Hongkong and Shang-Angle French Lands T.100 T.94 hai. Banking Corporation,
N.J. STABB, Chief Manager. Hongkong Hotels $50 $124) s.
Hongkong Lands $100
Humphreys Estates $10 Kowloon Lands: $30
¿
$112
b.
$71
b.
644 b.
Capital Fully
T. 92
West Point:
$50
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
COTTON MILLS
873
T. 50 T. 320
PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
THE CHINA
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Shanghai Lands T. 30 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches:
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-Peking perty, &c.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System:
(Rates and Particulars on ap-
plication).
The Office of
EXECUTOR OF allTRUSTEE
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &co, Undertaken and Executed..
SHEWAN, TOMEB & Co. General Managers, Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
EAK TRAMWAY
The Registrar, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.
EUROPEAN AGENCY. WH
WHOLESALE buying agen-
cies undertaken for all British and Continental goods, including-
Books and Stationery, Boots, Shoes and Leather, Chemical" and Druggista' Sundries
China Earthenware and Glass- ware,
OFFICE; No. 36, Des Voeux Road, W. Telephono No. 177 & E. 12. WE are the leading Manufacturers in This class of Goods. Our Fruit &
Cycles, Motor Cars and Ac Gingers are all frosh and of the first pick. Our Syrup is prepared from the best cessories, quality of Bugar. We give our special Drapery Millinery dan Piece attention to our business and sanitary Goods,
arrangements.
MARTIN'S
SAPIOL & STEEL
SandaPILLS
A French Kamady Topallirandulariuas, Thousands of Lad se xizayn kanp a box of Merlin'ni'ik a loan Ivone, an 11.ab on the frik Kign of RAJ Zirapolarity of the Byalam a Tilamu when shen,bence their snori
·
Cheongng the World, or pow MARTIN, Chesplai, Kauthampton, BIG
MARTIN'S
XPIOL &STEEL A
SAZALON PILLS
PEAK LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS.
3
Berlin Caloutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe
Singapore Tientsiu Teinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.. LONDON BANKERS:
Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Disconto Gosell- schaft.
་
Dreadner Bank.
Ewos Shanghai Cottons
Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik
IT, 107
80
Hongkong Cottons $10 18
MISCELLANEOUS. China-Borneos. $12612
Light and Powers $101 $4.10 s.
Do. (Spec. shares) $1 INTEREST allowed on Current China Providente $10 $81 Account. DEPOSITS received Dairy Farms $6 $38 $10 $61
on terms which may be learned Green Islands
on application. Every description Hongkong Electrics 10 244) of Banking and Exchange busi- Hongkong Ices 00.ness transacted.
10 Min.
St MIN.
Ty Max.
1.00 N, to 2.00 AM. Ever ́es Maxi koo 4., to 10:00 AM, 10.00 £1, to $1.05 AM. 11.30 4.1. 1o 19.41 P.Me 2.45 2.3 to F.15 PM, LO **445 VI. KO P.TS. P.M. Lo 5.90 2. to
2.15 MM.
*
"
Mo
15.Mxw
To Ma
13 ALIN.
4
• 10 Be
3.252.11 " 5.00 NIGHT CARS, ***1.3% vəmi midis F.Mqʻdg9 7.a. to
11.00 8:11; every brill Bours
12.00 % to KLAS PME,
1. opery quarter of a bour, SUNDAYS
3.00 10 3030' aim. Every'sg Blin. 20:30 4.54, to 18.00 & K. # 10 541M
+ 15 MIM.
21,45 AM to 1120 Nooж
and
Do Now to 1.00 ..
- 3,00 PMI to -100 F-MI
*
Fancy Goods and Perfumery, Hardware, Machinery Metals,
·
Jewellery, Plato and Watches, Photographic & Optical Goods, Provisions and Oilmen's Bicros,
etc., etc.. Commission 2% to 5%, Trade Discounts allowed. Special Quotations on Demand. Samole Cases from £10 upwards. Consignments of Produce bold on Account.
WILLIAM WILSON & SONS
{atablished 1814).
26, ADOHURCH LANE, LONDON, ED.
5.00 .. to 6.00 M
to Min
∙15 MINS
an
MIN
10
13 MIN.
Jo Man,
3.00 3. to 12:00 TM. (2
1.00 AM to 10.3.
NIGHT CARS as on Wask Days:
SATURDAYS
Extra. Cars at za midnight.
SPECIAL CARS
By Anagament at the Company's Chies, 'Alexandra ́ BaDdings,'
USE. C. N.
AND GUARD AGAINST PLAQUE
Ta. 3 for 1912
Interim of Tis 3 for 1913
Tis. 6 29'2 10
$7 on old shares, $3.50)
on now shares for
year 31*12*13
$316 for year ending.
31 12.13
50 cents for 1918
$2.80 for 1913
Interim of 5 p.o. for
year ending 30′6′13 $2.25 1.' for year ending) 31.12-13
15 per cent. for 1910.
Tis, 15 for year ending
31'10'13
ending!
Tla. 10 for year end.
ing 30'6'13
T.12foryear end'g 31'12
Tle. 14 for year ending}"
30:11'13
50 cents 31.7.05
$1.30 for year end'g 31′7′′13
$1.60 per share for 1912
b.
$1.20 for 1913
8,
70 cents for 1913
b.
8,
40 cents for 1911-
8.
$25 $190
b.
$10 $22) b.
$7 final making $9 for 1913: $2 for 1913
Langkats
g: 10-T45
"
Morning Post
$25 $22
b. $10 $10 b.
$1.93 cts, s.
A.
MAX GUTSCHKE Hongkong Ropes
Manager. (2
Hongkong. 9th Oct.. 1911.
Paid Up 1 Reserve Fund
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Peak Tramway
INDIA, LIMITED.
Do. (new) Authorised Capital, £1,500,000 Bongkong Electric Trams 8/4
1,125,000 Bubscribed .n
$10 $5 503,500 Philippines 165,000 F. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6
Pre- Soolete des forred
~$50, $20 Pulpeset Papierteries pald dn Tonkin
up $50 A Benefit 8200
$5 (64)
BANKERS:
Bank of England.
London Joint Stock Bang,
Limited.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20/T.150 counts at 2 per cent per annum Steam Laundry on Daily Balanes and on Fixed United Asbestos Deposits at rates which may be Oriental Agency, $10 8916b. ascertained on application.
$10 $900
$10 620
AR. LINTON
Manager
United Asbestos) Founders Shares Union Waterboat
Weismann, Ltd. Watson William Powell,
10830
b.
$10 $8
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery.
Cable AddtoAnnuaire, London - INONA COMMERCIAL po, a puddelt ST menis: with Winer & Liquens ·
Corrected a zigo pumu. Amy, in 1914
fInterim of Tls. 1 mak- Hng Tls. 2 a/c 1913. None
80 cents or fully paid) shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year: ....ending 30.4.13 0
Interim of 1hd. per share
for 1913,
None
$1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year 50-ote, for year and’g 31,5.12.
(20 per cent, por ordinary
share for year ended. 91.5°1912
$1.25 per share for year).
ending 31'12'1913
25 per cent, for yearl
ending 317.11
60 cents for 1912
year!
50 ota, yearending 6*30*13
WRIGHT AND HORNBY Share mod
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