Commercial.
Shanghai Trade.
Piece
Mesere. Nool, Murray and Co. report on the Shanghai Goods Trude wayu:—
It is gratifying to learn that the G. vuinment has male a move
now taken 10 500 pisoss of these goods in all Nowshwang ex- Johange is 733.
Acations, No in grease to speak of, in the number of pieces offered
t
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;
Notices
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that
China
NDAY, JUNE 1914,
Banks
INTERATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
Head Oncedo, Wall Street, New York London Office;~jó, Elabopageto, K.
BRANCHES :--
Rombay
Cafutia
Canton Coba Colon Empire
Hongkong Hankow
Capital and Surplus.
الأمري
Gold $2,100,000 squalom £1,00
was made this week, indeed the
the business and goodwill bayers are in no mood to contom of the Firm of Arthur Nilsson & plate an overdose at the present Company carried on by Wel A im. Some of the Greys did better Yuk at York Building Chater than others, but the changes for Road, Hongkong under the style the most part were only fractional or Firm name of Arthur Nilsson to redeem a large number of the
and the White Shirtings to-day acquired by A,B, The Swedish deprevista i nito, and it in report-
& Company" has this day been ed thanbadysine have actually beats of the decision arrivo! at (Limited), a Company duly regis-
went destinetly batter, probably Trading Company in been withdren and barut, and this he been
to más cut one week's auctions,tered in Stockholm in accordance duce out of the country's 18ore badly. Tithe, Bleached and of the Kingdom of Sweden.
White Iriabos are going vely with the requirements of the laws je without the mance of the und Plju, were quite steady an i Quintuple Gund the effries lock stronges. Turkey
Dated this 28rd day of Mayri mecactalsed pe applicat has been an operation of 10 Recy showed rather more plusz per cent, in vlg of the notes bat Velvita weukooed a little. in circuli inany places Laro were a little better. Binck Moreover it is said the Group is Ilus were in and out, Facia willing to make an advance of two millions sterling for the were weakish and Venetians quite further calling up of paper penney
steady. and it is believed that ther £7,500,000 will be sufficient for the Qvernment's immediate re quirements, owing to the fuc's
that the Sals Gabo:le is yielding
Consignee
a much better resulta then was NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, expected and other sou esa of
BREMEN.
LINE.
revence are bringing in faurie, IMPERIAL GERMAN MÅL which to all appéaianem sili enable the Treasury to tido re their immediate Sancial it ficulties
Home Markets-The exports of plain cottons from the UK, to
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
THE Steamship
1914.
"
Banks
TT
Selling
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand ........
BANKING CORPORA- 30 độ c
TION,
60 distra
Exchange
T/T, Marks .............................. 186, 1/10 15/16 Demand Germany.. ..1/11
1961 T/T. Franos .... sacaridir. 847. On Haiphong, mom On Saigon
Paid-up Capital „$15,000,000 | T/T Shanghai ..................................?.4 -
Private 30 dis sight S’nai 7836
$15,000,000
14339d/s.S'ney & Melbournel/15/8
***14311⁄2 30 d/s.San Fco & New York 4734
Demand Bombay14344ma. Marks 2004É
149 m/s. France ............ 16 p .1493 5 10/a. do
.....14833 | Bar8ilver. ready w
1/11 116
1/11 1/16 1/11
On Bangkok...
********8056
Buving.
Kabe
M/11 3/8
Monica
RÉSERVE PUNDS:
Уапама
T/T Singapore (2094912
..$214.4 m/s vjP
..............................1/11 1/2
Peking
Bas Franctice
T/T Japan
- nie,.93) 16 m/s. L/C
.................1/11-1/2
Sangi
Sterling
T/T India
Yokohama
T/TBombay
£1,500,000 at 2/2
T/T Calcutta
Demand Caloutta
Demand India
.....26 1/8
Demand Manila ...
$32.650,000
T/T. San F'ou & New York 4856 Demand, New York T/T. Jars
Gold Leaf portael
forward
26 1/6
-464
Bank of England rate
115
Sovereign
...10,53
Subsidiary Coins.
Opium Quotations
Discount per $100% .
May 14
Malwa, New 368,200 per p
8,300
$12
'atno, New
9,325 per che
1999
Patns, Old
9,400.
$9 3/4
Benares, New
9.070
Ronaron, Old.
8,925
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUS! CURRENT ACCOUNTS spinać on the unsu DEPOSITE RECEIVED, And for one yous as 4% PEF RORUM, we for shorter periods, si zasm, which
BILL NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED MAIL and TELEORAVNIC REMITTANCES UTTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTO gransad De all the principalestias in the Ward.
THE FARK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS: D.. "REDIT are avaliable all over the World,
AB THE SWEDISH TRAD-und
ING CO. IN CHINA (L.)
A. NILSSON, Managing Director. NOTICE.
We have this day removed our office from Queen's Building to York Building (Top Floor), Chater Road.
A.B. THE SWEDISH TRAD- ING CO. IN CHINA (Ltd.) (Incorporated in Sweden) A. NILSSON, Managing Director, Hongkong, May 23rd. 1914.
NOTICE
REDUCTION IN PRICE OF GAS,
THE Hongkong and China Gas
Company Ld, begs to inferi
." COBLENZ," Hongkong and China for the naving, arrived, Consignees of the public that on and from the week ending 15th May are 0,000,-cargo are hereby informed that 1st. July next the price of Gas for 000 yards, Thie brings the total their Goods, with the exception all purposes-Ighting, heating for this year, up to the 15th May, to of Opium, Treasure ard Valu cooking or power-WILL BE 201,000,000 yards.
ables, are being landed and stored REDUCED to $2.00 per 1,000 157,300,000 to 3nd April, 1913. at their risk into the hazardous cubic fe
and/or extra hazardous Gödowns 154,800,000
180,200,000
95,000,000,
"
18
"
1912.
By order of the Directors.
GEORGE CURRY,
Local Secretary.
Hongkong, 21st May, 1914.
All discounts will be withdrawn of the Hongkong and Kowloon from same date. 1011 Wharf and Godown Company. 1910. Limited, Kowloon, and West The figures speak for them-Point Godowns, whence delivery selves. Reuter reports an advance may be obtained. of 3d. in Calvert's 10-3bs. Shirt- Optional Cargo will be forward- inge to 11/3 and the Yarns have led on unless information is re- advanced to 10.5-6 1. for Proctor's ceived from the Consignees before 808, and 104, for Eokerley's on to-day requesting it to be Twist The Manchester market
is firm but quiet and some demand
for India continues.
landed here.
No claims will be admitted after:
the Goods have left the Godowns,
and all goods remaining un- delivered after the 3rd of June, will be subject to rent.
chafed,
Local Market. It would pro- bably puzzle the oldest band" to recall exeoily what portion of
All broken, bistory is repeating itself at the the Godowns, where they will be and lamaged Goods are to be left in present moment, certainly and examined on the 2nd of June, fortunately, the younger generaat 9.30 am. tion have never experienced such All claims must roach us before depression.de we nro now the 10th of June, 1914, or they passing, let us hope, through. will not be recognized. Clearances bavo fallen to a mini- No Fire Insurance will be mum and to further emphasize effected. the gloom, the aue ion firms bave been requested to relinquish next week's sales entirely, which they have agreed to do. This is una
►
Bills of Lading will be count rsigned by the undersigned.
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERN & UU.
General Agents.
precedented, but the considera- Hongkong, 26th May, 1914. [583
tions are great, one being the
fact that the Diagon Festival |
(5th day of the 5th moon) falis on
Friday the 29th. It is to be
trusted that the aiding over of Public
the settlement that iskea place
before the festivities begin, will infuse new life into the dealers
succeed in bringing about S
Companies
THE HONGKONG ICE COMPANY LIMITED.
and traders and that they will CHAREHOLDERS are remind- revival of trade thereafter.
ed that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company Laws-Notwithstand the un-will be held at the Offices of healthy statistic1 position of Messrs, Jardine Matheson & Co. these goods, as pointed cat in ur Limited, No. 16 Fedder Street, on Isst issue, we have seen letter Wednesday the 3rd day of June from a finisher to u firm bers, who 1914 at noon, in accordance with the notice which has already been usually places a certain number
aont to shareholders." and they
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
graduate versed in litera.
Silver...$17,650,000
Reserve Lisbliity of
Proprietors.....................$15,000,000
COURT OF DIEEUTORS.
DOMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT PURCHA&K and SALE of Sicks and She Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Ohat rau. Jhiness...20 ct.ploces $11 3/8 % Malwa, Old;
{'staclad,
GRAVELLERS CHECKS said and cached
FORGE 4000,
Manager.
Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital You 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund.......
95
30,000,000 18,900,000
Head Office. YOKOHAMA.
Branchn Aštung-Holen
Ja bay
Changchun
Fection
Dairen
Martia
Hinkr Italus Kobe
Ming-Yang Lend is
Lyvas
Taugiau
ALATCH at Naak!
Newchwing
. New York"
Qu'a
Pakin
Kyaan (Port
Arthur San Francisco Shangh
Tichlies
Tier is
Tokyo
Los Angeles Disgu
Interest Allowed on Carral Account Deposts received for resi perloda as rates to bé bixined an application.
EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 6th April, 1913, (18
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND UHINA.
Incorporated by Royal" Charter 1858.
W. L. Patter den. Esq. Deputy | Chinese ...10
Chairman."
6. H. Dodwell, Esq.
G. T. M. Elkins, Eq.
O. 8. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
C. Landgraf, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. H. A. Siebe, Esq. Ad. Widmann, Esq.
OHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-NJ, Stabh.
ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai-J. D. Smart. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong-Inteṛent Allowed; On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent per annum on the daily ba'anap
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months: 2 per cent per
зодит.
For 6 months, 3 per cent. pe
залит,
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
abaum.
A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager, HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
aum
Hongkong.20 Hongkong.to
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.
J-SELLERS
STOCKS & FAID OF VALUR BANKS
SA-SALES AB-BUYERA NENOTNAL.
Crasina Q'TION
ti
Hongkong & S'hai $125
6810 a. & 8.
€83
MARINE INSURANCE
Cantons
North China
Unions
Yangtzes
850 310,
£5 T140
100 775 b.
FIRE INSURANCES. Hongkong Fires China Fires
SKIPPING. China & Manilas Douglas Steamship $50
Indo-Chinse Steamboats
..54.40·
LARP DEVLON ID AND STEI
"£2 & 5-b. at ex '/:1 3/16)
equal to $23.29 for year ending 31/12/13
Final of $3 / 1919, In- terim of $18 a/c,1913 Final of 1 bc, making
2p.o. for 1912 Final of 820 making $50 for 19:2 and Taterim of $30 tu? 1913
Final of$12 mak. $15 for } IB-2&Int. of$3 for 1913)
$10 for 1912
$2.50 for yea end' 30'6:13 Final of $1 for
year ending 31
(3% Interim 8/0 year 1913 on preferred shares
250 $194
$20 B147 b.
$50 1370
$23 $8
b.
627 for 1912
b.
$1 for 1906
8.
$15 $261 b.
(Preferred) (Deferred)
Shell" Transports £1
£5 165
104/6 b
£11 b.
$10 $48
KEFINERIES
$100 $79 -6100 (328
"Star Forry"
China Bugara Luzon Sugar
MINING
Chinese Engineerings £138/-
+
MR. LI HON FAN, a Chinese ture, has been a teacher to
THE Business of the above HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. European officials and merchants Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Bank is conducted by the
Ing Europeans to pass in the in this Colony for over ten yeats Reserve Fund.... Chinese examination, and
He has a good method of train-Beserve Liability of
£1,800,000 BANKING CORPORATION,
Rules may be obtained on ap Proprietora .£1,200,000 | piłcasion. JA possessed of a first rate certificate as a Chinese teacher. He has General Banking business trans-balances at $93 per cent, par an Tronohs
INTEREST on deposits in al- also a good knowledge of Manda-
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and lowed on the minimum monthly rin and Bakka.
noted,
21 31- Those who intend learning the ed and FIXED DEPOSITS 76- option balances of $100 or more Kowloon Wharfs $50 $85 b.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
Rauba. Depositors may transfer at their DOCKS, WHARVAK, AND OWNS
£1 $3
to write c/o "Hongkong Chinese language are requested ceived for 1 year or shorter periods to the Hongkong and Shanghai H.K. & Wipoa Dock $50 $66
Telaat rates which will be quoted on Ban't to be placed on FIXED graph" office or direst to 37 Hollywood Road, 1st floor.
application.
DEPOSIT st A. 8. HEWETT, -
per cent. per Shanghai Docks T. 10057) Hongkong. 29th Jan., 1912.
Hongkew Wharfs T. 100 Acting Manager.
For the Hongkong and Shang- Anglo French Lands T.100 1.94
1.90 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING: Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. 2 bat. Banking Corporation,
AG STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager DEUTSCH ASIATISCHF
Dr. C. L. CHOW.
DENTAL Surgeon No. 80, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong, '
MAN LOONG.
FIRST-CLASS PRESERVES, GINGER AND SOY MANUFACTURERS.
Factory at Yaumati OFFICE; No. 36, Den Vaux Road, W. Telephone No. 177 & K. 12.
this class of Goods. Our Fruit &
WE are the leading Manufacturers in of pieces on order annually, are: Further Reminded that it is quality of Sugar. We give our speelal Gingers are all fresh and of the first pick. arging them to hasten the disproposed in view of the 3rd June attention to our business and sanitary Our Byrup is prepared from the best patch of this year's requisition, next being a Public Holiday, to arrangements, as such large orders have been adjourn such meeting to the same
placed for shipment to China, by time and place on the following the end of December, that a risk day when the business of the
THE
.
Notices
THE 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. Ladvances made on Merchandise:
Yoane made on the Provident
Rates and Particulars on ap-
Bystem.
plication).
TRUSTEE,
The Office of
EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c. Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers.
of disappointment will be run if meeting will be proceeded with. LONDON DIRECTORY Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
there is any delay in getting on the books! There was nothing doing! Financial-The Banks hold Tle. 48,409,000 $22,680,000, of which Tis. 650,000 and $2,250,- 000 are in the hands of the Native establishments, Chop loans are unchanged at Tle. 1,987,000.
Yarn. The slump" continues
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
Genikai magage ka
NOTICE
WE have admitted. Mr. Pun Wan Fook and Mr. Pan
in Japan and is duly reflected Kik Po as partners in the Com-
here; new records of cheapness pany as from the 15th day of
May 1914
•
(Published Annually) Enables traders throughout the World to communicate direct with English, MANUFACTURERS& DEALERS in each class of goods. Berides being of complete commercial guide to London & Ita suburbs, the directory contains list as EXPORT MERCHANTS
with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial and Foreign Markes they supply: STEAMSHIP LINES
arranged under the ports to which they sall, and indicating the approximate Sallings.
have been established, but it is The management of the firm PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES said that prices have yet another will remain as hitherto, and Mr. of leading Manufacturer, Merchants five or six yen to descend, before Pun Wan reaobing the cost of production" sign for the firm.
Kook will also etc., in the prizelpal provincial towns & level. Indian Yarasare from one
Industrial centres of the United Kingdom, forwarded, freight pald, on feceipt of of the current edition will be Portal Orders for 106,
UNION TRADING Co.
to three taels lower this week, 16 Des Voeux Road, Central, and the sale of 2 Elephants local Hongkong, 28th May, 1914. 14'a is Tla 6 lower than list
week's price 1.
American" Goods. The yard age exported during, the month of February to China from the U:8. was 5,917,605, valued at
8886,094, gainet 7.005,113
Notice
SINGON & CO..
Established A. D. 1880.
yards and $480,324 in 1913.
Locally there le little to be recorded and the only quotations IRON STEEL, METAL and HARD we have heard of are 9/8d for 4 yard 60- 50 goods, and and Retall Ironmongers, Pig Iron and
WARE MERCHANTS. Wholesale
Foundry Coke Importers. General Store-
about 13 for Pepperell, P. M. C. keepers and Shipshandlers Noo. 35 and Drille for India, For Marah Ang. 37. Hing Leong Birgel, (Bad Street werd tet, shipment, that Market has of Central Market) Telaphone He, 615,
Dealers seeking Agencies can advertise their trade cards for El, or larger, kdyør- tlements from CS.1
THE LONDON DIRECTORY CO. LTD. 25 Abchurch Lane; London EC.
WING KEE & CO.
47-49, Connaught. Rd....
SHIP CHANDLERS
PROVISION & COAL
MERCHANTS
2. 3rd October, 1913.
ainum.
Capital Fully
BANK.
Paid-up.Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Calcutta Cantor Hamburg Hankow Kobe Tainanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.. Peking Singapore Tientsin.
LONDON BANKERS: The Union of London and Smith's Mesara, N. M. Rothschil & Sons.
Bank, Lin Sted. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Disconto Gesell
schaft... Dresdner Bank, INTEREST allowed on Current
3 Account. DEPOSITS received on terms, which may be leamed on application. Every description
noss transacted.
P [DEAF TRAMWAY CO, of Banking and Exchange busi
LIMITED.
TIMES TABIE
WEEK DAYS.) ·
1.00, Evany 15 Maw,!
8,00 43; LO 10.00 $10.00 AM, to" frasia...
PARAS FIM. to 1.41.7.M. to
3:45 PM
8.00 3.
MAX GUTSCHKE Manager. [2 Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911:
THE MERCANTILE BANK
“DIA, LIMITED,
West' Points
Hongkong Hotels $50-$193) Hongkong Lands $100 $112 5. Humphreys Estates $10.87) b. Kowloon Lande » $30 $44 Shanghai Lands T.30 T. 20
$50 $74 Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
COTTON MILLS. Ewostk
Laou Kung Mow Shanghai Cottons
Kung Yik
Ja.
+
(Interim of 1/- ·máking 2 for 1913 Compen No, 21.
$1.70 per share and kopus of 30 cents per share for year ending 30°4′13
33 for 1912 $3 for 1897
Interim of 5 % Coupon N». 3 a count of year end- Jog, 30.6.42
Int. of 1/6 mak.6/6e/c/19/-3 1/2 for 1909, band test
$3.50 for year 1913
13 for 1913.
Tis. 3 for 1912
Interim of Tis 3 for 1913 Tle. 6 29:210
$7 on old shares; $3.50) on now shares for year 31'12'19
$314 for 11 year« ending
31 12.13
50 cents for 1913
$2.80 for 1918
Interim of 5 p.e. for
year ending 30°6′13 82.25 for 4 year ending. 81.12.13
15 per cent, for 1910- Pla; 15 for your ending
31°10'19
T. 50
T. 181"
T. 107-
T.74
11.
Tls, 10 for year» end...... -
ing 30′0'13
Hongkong Cottone $10 18
MISCELLANEOUS. China-Borneos $12 $12 Light and Powers $101: 7%,
Do. (8peo, shares) $11,
$410.
臼。
b
Chios Providenta $10 $810A 1. Dairy Farms & $6 $40 Green Islands » $10:46 108. Hongkong Electrics $10 141 Hongkong Ices/ Hongkong Ropes Langkats
$25 $180 b $10 $22) b.
g. 10 T57
$10 $10
Do.. (new) $1 93 cts. ongkong Electric Trams9/6
OF
Morning Post Pask Tramway
$25 $12
4.00 PM, to
་་
"
Authorised a
·NIGHT CARS
As
and p’RM 0.30 ya ta
SubsoribedÊN
TABELI
LE
ON SEMI-uvery bail hour
Paid Up
Ma
0,000 1,125,000
48500 Philippines 148,000. Price &
SUNDAYS
7.41 AM to 10-30 A-18. Every 10. 10' 11:00 AM; 31.2) A.M. 13 13.99 NOON. 13.00 Noom 10 1.00 1.
1.00 PM: 40
100 F. And rahaa.00 7 2:00 96 104,10 JJ.
33 18.
+
IN MIN
15 MIN.
NJ
H SO M
11.00 to 2149
ayuy quarter of si hour,
+
"A 25 M
... 10. MT
NIGHT CARS 2 on Wask Days.
SATURDAYS
Extra Car si ta midnight,
SPECIAL CARE
My-Arenagement st the Company's 054)
Alexandru Hallding Das Vorite Road.
USE. C. N.
ARD GUARD AGAINST FLADUE
Reserve Fund
BANKERS:
Bank of England. - London Joint Btook baur,
Limited.
#10 351 Co, La $10 86
PLAN
Suolate des i forred
Pülperet 329: 630||$20 Papierteries paid
Au Tonkin And $50
||| Honest | |$200
Interest allowed on Current As-Shanghai fumatras T120 T.150 counts at 2 per cent per annum Beam Laundry on Daily Balance and in Find United Asbestos) jan Deposite at rates which may be Odental Agency, $10 sul41 sscertained, on application.
A.B. LINTON
Managera
United Asbestosi Faunders Share
FⱭniòn Watarboat
|=||Waismano, L^d, LELANDRA, CA PM Watson Cannot be Bestes, if Eusli For Bread, Cakes, Confestionery meals with Wiuss & Cla
William Powell
$10 $300
$20
$1057 6, er diy
T. 12 for year end'g 31*12*12
Tls. 1 for year ending
301113
30 cents 317.08-
$1.20 for 19133:
70 cents for 1915.
$1.30 for year end'g 31715
40 cents for 1911
61.80 per sbare for 93, $7 final making $9 for 1913- $2 for 1913/
Interim of Tis. 1 mak- Hing Tis. R/C 1913, None
80-cent pofuiflypaid? shares and 8 centa on $1paid shares for year ending 30.4.13
Interim of lid per share
O
· · for 1913, None
* $1.50 for{9}0:
No dividend this year
30 eta for year end g 31.5.12
per ordinary share for year, enfeks