Commercial.
Cot
Once again there in reported to bo sa antive boll manipulation in New York, and priese have|
Noticis
NOTICE.
HE Office of Chinese Maritine Customs for Kowloon and
advanced cɔuri lerably," Thare District will be closed to publio ere aleo reparts that the weather busines on the 29th ine ant (5th day, 5th moon), being the date in different parts of Texas is not of the Summer Holiday favourable. The latest New York
R. GORDON LOWDER. quotations are 12.64 cuts July Commissioner and 18,28 cent Outobar. The Istest Liverpool quotation in Yors Building, 7:591: apot:
The total cotton market has Improved slightly. The rise in Mid-Americans and the fall in ex-
of
Cust.ms,
Chinese
Hongkong. 27th May, 1914,"
NOTICE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1911.
Notices
RADIUM THERAPY
We can Supply RADIUM BROMIDE for the treatment of Cancer nad Skin Diseases such as Lupus Naavi, Angioma (Port-wine- stain), Warts, etc., and anybody wishing to be so treated by his Doctor should communicate with bim, or ask us for further pur Hiculars...
I
change, bare lui, ed this market. WE have admited Mr. Fun A. S. WATSON & Co, Lid. Loul mills, era, sino baying all Wan Kook and Mr. Pan Representing
Banks
INTERSATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,
Head Office: 6o, Wall Street, New York. “ London Offce1-34, Bishopeggio, K,C,
TOM
Cabu Colou Kaspbe Honghong Hankaw
Capital and Surplus
Gold $,00,000 4:24,430,000
Banks
,196
Exchange
Selling
T/T, Marks ******* T/T.......................1/10 18/16 Demand Germany
...1983 HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand.............................................1/11 BANKING CORPORA- | 30 d/s .......sion.............
T/T. Francs............. kl TION,
1/11 1/16 On Haiphong sennom 60 dis.................1/11 1/18 On 9aigun. **** ***Hom 4.m/61/11 1/8 On Bangkok RDER: 198056 .$15,000,000 | T/T Shanghai...momum74
F
incive enz.143 30d/e:8'ney & Melbourne1/115/9
1433⁄444 m/s. Marks2.001
T/TBombay 1431 30 d/s.San Fee & New York 4734
14344 m/s. Franos ...............246 .143924 in/m. do
BRANCHES :-
Bombay Cali
Kabe
Mandia
Mexica
Paid-up Capital
RESERVE TUNDS:
Buying,
Private 30 d/o sight S'hai 7436.
[4 m/. L/O
1/11-3/8
T/T Singapore......................... 8244 m/s. D/P
1/11 1/2
PADRILE
T/T Japan
Paking
*** 1996 L'os934 5 m/s. L/O
Jan Francisce
Sterling
T/T India
Shaghai
Yokohams
£1,500,000 at 2/4-
Demand Bombay
T/T Caloutta
$15,000,000
Demand Calcutta
Silver ...417,650,000
PZPOSITE RECEIVED, dend, the vna pond a2
$82.650,000
T/T. Java
...$15,000,000
Discount per $100 ; ·
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUS: NESS transacted
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the armu
| 4X DIE KIDMAN, or for shorter periode, në rates, while
130 be sacertained on svylletin..
BILLS WROOTIATKÓ US COLLECTED
MAIN mod ZELEGRAPH REMITTANCES Reserve Liability of SEMESTERS OF CREDIT gad DRAPTS granted |
dood
CARDIY M. Wallakin sii svar the World,
- (Shanghai) (RADIUM • HEIL-GESELL-COMMERCIAL LETARAR OF CREDIT SCHAFT, m.b.H.. PURCHASE 184 BALE. of. Stacks and Shares
Berlin),
they can get at present priose, asik Fo as partners in the Com- WERNER RUDENBERO & Co. it is believed that prices are uopany as from the 15th day of Ikely to go much lower. Eis, May 1914, however, difficult to buy, large The management of the firm quantities, na famera are not will will remain as hitherto, and Mr. ing to part with their cargo to sign for the firm.
Pun Wan Kook will any extent at the low prices rul- ing. At the close the market was steady,
Bullion.
Menere. Moontia & Goldemi's weekly aircolar date London, April 24, states that "the silver market has continued very s'eady
"
also
18 Des Voux Road, Central,
UNION TRADING CO. Hongkong, 28th May, 1914.
NOTICE
OTICE is hereby given that
the business and goodwill
RADIUM
EMANATIONTM THERAPY.
SKAVELLERS CHECKS Held and pasted.
KORGE HOGO, Manager.
Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912
THE
"LIMITED.
་་
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
Established 1880.
and we have ageiu to report onof the Firm of Arthur Nilsson & WE herewith beg to inform Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000
1914
NOTICE.
the
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund ........
#
"
30,000,000 18,000,000
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Anteng Helen
Branches
Borhay
Cicuta
A. S. & Co., Ltd.,
MEDICAL
Changchen
Daires
Pangilea
Kabin
Hankor
F
Kobe
Liao-Yang
Load a
Lyons
Thingi
The
a variation between 28.13.10.1.
the Public that we have Company carried on by Wei Amade arrangements with and 20.15-168, the latter being Yok at York Building, Chater 12-day's quotation. The steamer Road, Hongkong under the style Messrs. this week to India takes about or Firm name of" Arthur Nilsson
WATSON £350,000, leaving the rokin & Company" has this day been London reduced to £750,000, acquired by A,B. The Swedish
and which is far lower than it has Trading Company in
China Messrs.
THE been for a very long time. The (Limited), a Company duly regis-
HALL steadiness of the market during tered in Stockholm in accordance
to Supply our the past week, however, has litile with the requirements of the laws
SAUBERMANN RADIUM to do with this actual shipment of the Kingdom of Sweden. as most of this silver was scared
Dated this 23rd day of May EMANATION GENERATORS a little time back and buying orders this week have been.
A.B. THE SWEDISH TRAD-jon a Doctor's Prescription.
ING CO. IN CHINA (Ltd.) Generators have been made by Kather scarce; but the
A. NILSSON,
RADIUM HEIL - GESELL- present low arunk of silver in
Managing Director. SCHAFT m.b.H. of BERLIN, and Loudon, together with the pre-
they have all been attested to by spects of little or no silver being
the IMPERIAL GERMAN TECH- received from Mexico in the near We have this day removed our
NICAL PHYSICAL TESTING INSTI- futuro, must and in producing a office from Queen's Building to TUTE at Berlin. bullish feeling in many quarters York Building (Top Floo.), Chater and a real abortage of the metal| Road, " might easily be felt. This fesl- A.B. THE SWEDISH TRAD ING CO, IN CHINA (Ltd.) ing has been emphasized by the
(Incorporated in Sweden) news this morning that the Am erioau Smelting and Befining
A. NILSSON, Company has ordered all its
Managing Director. Mexican plants to close and the American employees to lose the country. Since the elimination of the Indian proie Bank, the. epeonlative element in Bombay bas been practically killed, and little silver is bought for that quarter, excapt for actual con- sumplice, otherwise the present situation would be almcet irresist ible to the spiculator, as any important buying must cause an advance."
Public. Companies
THE HONGKONG LE COMPANY LIMITED.
SHAREHOLDERS are re pind-
ed that e Extraoruary
Hongkong, May 23rd, 1914.
NOTICE
REDUCTION IN PRICE OF GAS:
THE Hongkong and China Gas
Company Ld, b: ga to inform
details may be had on application to the above-named Firms.
WERNER RUDENBERG & Co., Shanghai.
Clinical literature and further;
Sule Agents for Hongkong and
Chins for the... RADIUM-HEIL-CESELL- SCHAFT, m.b.A., Berlin,
the publ'o that on and from the LESS INS IN CHINESE. all purposes-lighting, heating, 1st. July next the price of Gas for cooking or power-WILL BE REDUCED to $2.00 per 1,000 MR. LI HON FAN, a Chinese cubic feet.
All discounts will be withdrawn from same date.
By order of the Directors,
GEORGE CURRY.
Local Secretary, Hongkong, 21st May, 1914.
HONGKONG GYMKHANA
CLUB
General Beeting of the Company TH HE SECOND GYMKHANA MEETING of the Season will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co. will be held a Happy Valley on Limited, No. 16 Pedder Street, on Saturday, the 30th May 1914, Wednesday the 3rd day of June commencing at 3.30 p.m. 1914 at noon, in accordance with be $1.00 for othe a tan Members The Chargo o. Admission will the notice which has already been sent to shareholders, and they of the Hongkong Jockey Club or
Gymkhana Club.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform Half Price.
Agencies at Raymak i
Newchwang New York
Chaks Pekin. Ryoian (Port
San Francisco
Artbar)
Shangh
Ticalia
Tokyo
Los Angeles Tsinglay
Interest Allowed on Current Accoust. Deposits received for dand periods at rates to be bined of application.
EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 6th April, 1913. [18
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
Proprietors
Demand India
..143
Demand Manila ................................... 953. T/T. San Fou & New York 4654 Demand, New York
Subaidiary Coins.
.115
Hon. Mr. D. Landsie. Chairma. Chinese...20 ots. plecse #11 5/8
COURT OF DIRECTORS. W. L. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy Chiness...10
Chairman.
8. H. Dodwell, Esq.
G. T. M. Elkins. Esq.
C. 8. Gubbey, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
C. Landgraf, Esq..
F. Lieb, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
Hon. Mr. E. Shellim,
H. A Siebs, Esq. Ad., Widmann, Esq.
CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabh.
ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai-J. D. Smart. London Bankers-London County and Wes minster 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.
For 6 months, 3 per cent på.
aanum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
annum,
A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.
*
$12 3/8
Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10
**
8836
$9 7/8
BarSilver, ready......25 3/18
forward
.......86 5/16 Gold Leaf per tael .........54.40 Bank of England rate.9%
oversign
sampai 10.35 Opium Quotations.
April 14 Malwa, New .........68,800 per p ̈
% Malwa, Old... 9.300
M
'atua, New 9.385 par che
Patna, Old............ 9,200 Benares, New...... 9.050 Benares, Old......... 8,925
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT:
S-SELLERS
STOCKS & PAID OF VALUR. BANKS.,
HA-SALES
CLOLING
·UTION
B-BUYERS
3810 sa. & s.
£83
N-NOMINAL
GEST DLY DEID AND PATEL £2&3-b.atex 1/13/16)
equal to $23.29 for year ending 31/12/13 Final of $3 a/c 1912. In- terim of $18 a/c 1913 Final of 1 p.e, making
20. p.o. for 1913
Hongkong & S'hai $125 {
MARINE INSURANCES, Cantons
$50
310
B.
North China
£5 T140
8.
$100 $775
b.
£50 $194
$20 $147
b.
810 for 1912
b.
$27 for 1912
Unions
Yangtzos
SHIPPING.
FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires Hongkong Fires China & Manilas $25 $8
850 $370
Douglas Steamship $50 $31 Steamboats
Indo-Chinas
$15 $26 b,
f104/6 b.
(Preferred) (Deferred)
Shell" Transports £1
}
£5 $85
$10 $48.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK" Star Ferry
HE Buster of the above
11
THE
REFINERIES,
Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI China Bugars BANKING CORPORATION, Luzon Sugars
Rules may be obtained on ap
MINING.
J£11 b.
$100 $79 $100 1828
6.
b.
b.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Fald-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund...' £1,800,000 plícatior. Reserve Liability of
INTEREST on deposits is al- Chinese Engineerings £198. Proprietors £1,200,000 lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent. per an
Tronoha
£1 31- FOREIGN EXCHANGE and ncm
Raubs General Banking business trans-
Kowloon Wharfe DOCKS, WHARVES, & CODOWNS. sated
$50 $82. H.K.&W'pos Docka $50 {866 Shanghai Dooks T. 100 57 Hongkow Wharfe T. 100 T.90 b. Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. S. KEWETT.
Acting Manager. ture, has been a teacher to Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. European officials and merchanta
graduate versed in litera-
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 THE also a good knowledge of Menda- rin and Hakka.
Notices
Depositora may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bant to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT 4 per cent. per annum.
+
For the Hongkong and Shang- hal Banking Corporation,
A.G STEPHEN, [ 2
Acting Chief Manager, DEUTSCH AS AT SCHE
CHIN PROVIDENT. LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD. (Capital Pald up...81,250,000.)
BANK.
B
Capital Fully
Paid-up...Sh. Taals 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directore-Berlin. Branches!
Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe
Singapore Tientsin Tainanfu Teingtau Yokohama.
Those who intend learning the Chinese language are requested to write c/o Hongkong Tele-Loans en Mortgage of House Pro-Peking graph" office or direct to 37 perty, &c,
Goods received on Storage. Hongkong, 29th Jan., 1912, Hollywood Road, 1st floor.
Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System.
-- THE
(Rates and Particulars on sp
plication).
are Further Reminded that it is proposed, in view of the 3rd June next bolag & Publie Holiday, lo adjourn such meeting to the same.
The Committes invite the LONDON DIRECTORY TRUSTEE EXECUTOR time and place on the following Ladies of Hongkong to be present. day when the b.siness of the Hongkong, 27th May, 1914. meeting will be proceeded, with.
JARDINE, MATHESON Dr. C. L. CHOW.
& CO., LTD.
General aangeid
Notice
B
ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE.
TENDERA are invited for the supply of
FITTERS BLACKS ITHS.
HAMMERMEN."
CARPENTERS.
CAULKERS.
PLATERS.
PLUMBERS.
PAINTERS & SCRAPERS,
SHOEMAKERS OR LEATHER-
WORKERS.
to H.M, Naval Yard.
Forms of Tender can. he, ob-
tained at CHIEF CONSTRUCTOR'S
OFFICES, H.M. Naval Yard.
DENTAL Surgeon No. 80, Queen's Ro ad
Dentral Hongkong.
MAN LOONG.
FIRST-CLASS PRESERVES, DINGER - AND BOY MANUFACTURPRI,
(Published Annually) Enables traders throughout the World to communicate direst with Eagllah.. MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS in each class of goods. Besides being of complete commercial guide to London & |ite suburbs, the directory contains listin EXPORT MERCHANTS with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial and Foreign Market they supply: STEAMSHIP LINES arranged under the ports to which they wall, and Indicating the approximate fallington
P
PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES of leading Manufacturers, Merchants, sto, in the principal pravico al towns & induris el
centres of the United Kingdom. A nogy of the aurrant edition will be
forwarded, freight paid, on receipt of Postal Ontem for 20,
Dealers ascking Agencies can advertise. their trade cards for Kt, or larger adver tisements from £3,
24.
THE LONDON DIRECTORY CO, LTD.
Factory at Yaumati OFFICE; No. 36, Des Vaux Road, W. Telephone No. 177 & K. 12. WE are the leading Manufacturers in this class of Goods. Our Brait & Gingers are all fresh and of the first plak 25 Abchurch Lane, London E.O. Our Syrup is prepared from the best quality of Bugas, We give our special attention to our business and sanitary Arrangements.
SINGON & CO.
Eafablished A. D. 1880,
Hongkong, and should be filled TEON STEEKK METAL and HARD in and returned, as indicated in WARE MERCHANTS." Wholesale Tender Form not later than noon and Retail Ironmongers, Pig Iron and SATURDAY, 6th JUNE 1914. Foundry Coke Importars. General Store- BR. BATE, K.I.N.A. 175ging Loong Biyast, (End Biosal, work kaspers and Bhipehandlere. Wow." 35 and. 3 Chief Construator, of Genial Market) Telephone Mo$15.
WING KEE & CO,
47-49, Connaught. Rd, SHIP CHANDLERS
PROVISION & COAL
MERCHANTS, Hongkong, 3rd October, 1913.
The Office of
OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &0;, Undertaken and Executad.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 PEAK TRAMWAY CO,
LIMITED.
TILE TABLE.
'WEEK DAYS +\
Loo AsEvaze - 15°M 136, 4
2:00 AM, SE
2:43 738/40. 215 2002 SAFE BU ZA 15
MIGHT CARST
"EL DIŪRIMI), MYDry hali hour.
-AKBO PÁG.RO 3.45'
vray quarter of an hour,
SUNDAYS*
7,434,6 # 18za'kin. Bunny in klem,
10.30 AJ, U
·F1.00 AM- 14 sos Noor
R
38:00 NoonʻTO... KOO TI
18.00 1.1, 10
6.90 FM.-20
3.00 13, 10
J
•
* Max.
Fist by at
NIGHT: CARE ang Wok Days--
OÜ SATURDAYS.
SPECIAL CARE.
My Arrangement at des Company'a. (lice,
· Alsotades›› Buildings,
(Des Teant Road.
USE. C. N.
3
"AND QUAND JUXINYI TAUDEY
$150 0941 Buddal! STG
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDLIGE
Hongkong Hotels $50 $123)
COTTON HILLS,
Hongkong Lands $100 $112 b. Humphreys Estates $10 Kowloon Lands
Shanghai Landa T, 30
West Points $50, $74 Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8.
Ewos
67)
b.
$90
$44
T. 90
BL.
T. 50 T. 121
T. 107
T..74
8,
LONDON BANKERS: Shanghai Cottons Mesars. N. M. Rothschil. & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Laou Kung Mow
**Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London
Kung Yik
Agency.
Hongkong Cottons $10 $8
MISCELLANEOUS. Direction der Disconto Gesell China-Borneos $12 $12 в
schaft.
Light nad Powers $101 INTEREST allowed on Current China Providents
Do. (Spec. sbaree) $1 $4.10 8. Account, DROSITS received Dairy Farme
$10 684 B,
$6140
Dresdner Bank.
on terms which may be learned Green Islands
on application, Every description Hongkong Electrics $10 $41 of Banking and Exchange, bus- Hongkong Icas ness transacted,
$10 36 10 a
b.
$25 $190 b..
MAX GUTSCHKE Hongkong Ropes
Mauager. [2 Langkata Hongkong, 9th. Oct. 1911.
$10 $22)
8. 10 T37
Morning Post Peak TramwGY.
Do. (now)
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital Subsoribed
Paid Up
Reserve Fund
BANKERS:
$25842
$10 $10
$1 93 cts. s.
„£1,500,000] Hongkong Electric Trameigi
1,125,000
562,500 Philippines
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Baur, Limited.
$10
15
465,000 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10, 36
Pre Boolete den ferred
Pulpeset. $50 $20 Papierteries paid. du Tonkin up $50 **
Benefit $200. Steam Laundry Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20.T.150
$5 84 United Asbestos
Oriental Agenor. $10 $916 b.
Interest allowed on Current Ac counts at 2 per cent per anTUM on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be sscertained on application,
AR LINTON
Manager.
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot ba Beaten, if Equalled For Braad, Cakes, Confectionery Deale with Wires & Lawan
United Asbestos Founders Sharee Union Waterbost
Weismann, Ltd. Watson
William Powell:
$10 $300
$10 20
$10 30 "S10
· Corrected to rape pan. May, 99 541.
"Comarul brekans à Dây Vävüz Könd) Gratis
Final of $20 making $50 for 1912 and Interim
of $30 for 1913
Final of $12mak. $15 forl
19:2&Inc. offs for 1913 J
$1 for 1906
$2.50 for yearend’g30°6′13 Final of $1 for halfl year ending 31°18′13 3% Interim alo year 1913 on proferred shares
(Interim of 1- making 2: for 1913 Coupen No. 21.
$1.70 per share and bonus of 30 capta per share for year ending 30'4'13
$3 for 1912 63 for 1897
Interim of 5% Coupon No.
3 account of year end-
ing 10.8, 4, ́*
Int. of 1/6 mak.8/68/c.1918 1/2 for 1909
$3.50 for year 1913
$3 for 1918
Tis. 3 for 19:2
Interim of Tia 3 for 1913
Tle. 6 29'2'10
$7 on old shares, $5.50】
од new shares for
year 31'12'13
$314 for 4 year ending 31.12.13
50 cents for 1918
$2.80 for 1918
Interim of 5p.c.for
year ending 80'6'13 $2,25 for year ending 31.12.13 Y
15 per cent. for 1910 Tla. 15 for year ending
3:10'33
Tis. 10. for year end.
ing 30*6*13
T.12 for year end'g 31°12'12
Tis. 13 for year ending}
30*11*13
50 cenia 31.7.08
$1.20 for 1913
10 cents for 1913
$1.30 for year end'g 31°7′13 40 cents for 1911
$1.80 per share for 19 3 $7 final making $9 for 1913 $2 for 1913-
fInterim of Tls 1 mak
ing Tis. 2 n/a 1918 None
80 cents on fully paid)
shares and 8 cents on $1 pair shards for year ending 30.4.13 Interim of 1d. per share |
for 1913,
None
$1.50 for 1910
No dividend this year 50 cta, for year end g 31.5.12
(20 per cent per ordinary share for year ended 31'5'1912
$1.25 per share for yeart ending 3118191507) 25.por cent for year)
ending $1711
ox div. 70 centa for 1918 NANGAN
50 ote. yoarending #:30, 5 WRIGHT AND HORNBY Hári tác