Commerct 11.
Amherst Rubber Co. The crop harvested by the Amber Estes (Solango) Rub- ber company in 1913 6,0341b., against the estimate of 4,600, which was obtained
Cotton Market Report.
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Public Companies
HONGKONG TRAMWAY "
Co., Ltd.
NOTICE.
The Special Summer Services of through first class cars have
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THE HONGKONG Telegraph, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1014.
Notices
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that the business and goodwill of the Firm of Arthur Nilsson. & Company carried on by Wai A Yuk at York Building, Chater Road, Hongkong under the style
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
Head Office, Wall Street, New York. Landon Des ¿—jd, Bishopsgate, EC.
BRANCHES :-
Bcember
Calenta..
Chalon Coun
Colca Empire Hongkong Hankow
Capital and Surplus
Gold - $7,000,000 1u་མm&iཐ
Banks
Exchange
....1/10 7/8
ETT, Markn
Demand Germano a
Seling
TE.......
...........1/10 13/16 TT. Francs (** *******
1/11:-
.1/11.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand
BANKING CORPORA-30 da 60 dis 4 m/s.**** ::$15,000,000 | T/T Shanghai
2195)
188 2.40
On Haiphong, monom On Saigonom
...1/11 1/16 On Bangkok ..................?
*******.7491/8
13. Buying. Private 30 d/s sight S'hai 75 x 4 mln. L/CL1/11 5/16 T/T Singapore 81744 m/s. D/P ...............1/11.7/16 T/T Japan -954-6 m/e. L/C ..................1/11 7/16 T/T.India ...................................................143) 30d/a.S'ney & Melbournel/119/16 .............16$180.d/e.Ban Fco & New York (4791
16332|1 m/s. Marka
T/TBombayyapetini
Demand Bombay
TION.
Kabe BERIA
Paid-up Capital
Mexico
RESERVE TUNDS:
Fahama
Pakip
San Francisco
Sterling
Yokohama
1,500,000 at 21—
$15,000,000
T/T Calcutta
Demand Calcutta
143 8 m/
Demand India
143
Silver...$17,650,000
Demand Manila *.*.*.
.93
forward
T/T. San F'ou & New York 46%
Gold Leaf partsel
in all the principal cities in the World- Pigmented
MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES Reserve Liability of wadą.
$32,650,000 Demand, New York
TIT. Java.
466
Bank of England rate
1156
Sovereign ........................20.35
Subsidiary Coins.
Opium Quotations.
THE HANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF
“REDIT ara aradable all over the World,
DOMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
& Company" has this day been squired by A.B. The Swedish Trading Company in China (Limited), a Company duly regis- terol in Stockholm in accordanco with the requirements of the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden.
• Baxam; or for shorter perjoda, ut rutes, which Dated this 23rd day of Maymay be ascertained so application
BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, D 1914.
い
AB. THE SWEDISH TRAD-]
ING CO. IN CHINA (Ltd.)
A. NILSSON,.
Managing Director. NOTICE.
We have this day removed our office from Queen's Buliding to! Yuck Building (Top Floor), Chater! Road.
A.B. THE SWEDISH TRAD-
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUS1 NESS tracted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the mamm DEPOSITS RECEIVED, dad for esa year
LETTERS OF CREDIT AN DRAFTS
Proprietors...........$15,000,000 |
COURT OF DIRECTORS: Discount per $100:
..............14312 4 m/s. Frants
do
Barsilver, ready
Malwa, Now
**$8,200 per p.
PURCHASE and SALI, of Stocks and Shares Hon. Mr. D. Landale Chairman, Chinese...20 ots pieces $11 7/16 % Malwa, Oldan 3,300
Bacted,
RAVELLERS CHECKS sold and casbed
BORNZ HOM
Manager.
Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912
THE
ING CO. IN CHINA (Ltd.) YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
(Incorporated in Sweden)
A. NILSSON, Managing Director.
from a proximinately 17 acres, now commenced. Fare 10 cents.or Firm name of Arthur Niles n giving a satisfactory yield of Between Whitty Street and the 3001b per sore. This was sold new Happy Valley Terminus in Singapore at an average gros every 10 minutes. price of s. 2d. per pound, The First Car 4.0 p.m. Last Car estimated crop for the current 9.30 p.m. your is 11,000. Owing to fur-
Between Poat Office and ther working capital being Quarry Point every 15 minutes. required, it
First oar 40 p.m. Last car is necessary to
10,30 p.m. increase both the nominal share
BATHING. capital and the burrowing powers, and an extraordinary resolution Saturday
At North Point on and after will be submitted to the meeting tents will be provided by the June 8th. bathing for raising the capitat by £10,000 Tramway Company and a to $50,000.
freshment booth by Weismann & Co.
BAND NIGHTS. Mr. A. Boseuteld (Shanghai) A military ban will perform writes as lows in his weekly June 6th. from 9.0. p.m. to 11 at North Point on Saturday cotton majkel-isport-dated Mypu, and a newly cleared space "22:-
will be illuminated. Chian Cuttua. The market The dates of (subsequent) band bus boen tanly active during the nights will be notified by adver-longkong, May 23rd, *1*. latter part of. tue week and owing tisement on the cars. to the steady raó in America LE
By Order. together win the drop in stiver a few thousand prcale of the butter grades are reported to have been booked both for Europe and Amerion. On the other hand there is mure enquiry from she lodal spinners who are absorbing all. Cheap parcels that are being offered to me and at the elus prices nave usequently advance ed some 3 to 4 mace per picui with few a kurd Phe enuation therefore ppears to me to have tikan acuange for the better and while it would be impossible to give an opinion as to the future course of the quarket, I cannot but think that chances
S
鄂
J.J. STODART KENNEDY.
General Manager.
THE HONGKONG IUE COMPANY LIMITED.
NOTICE
REDUCTION IN PRICE OF GAS.
THE Hongkong and China Gas
Company Ld, begs to inform
froin same date.
All discounts will be withdrawn
By order of the Diractors
GEORGE CURRY,
the public that on and from the 'HAREHOLDERS are remind-1st. July next the price of Gas for ono.al Mooting of the company cooking or power-WILL BE ed that an Extraordinary all purposes ighting, heating will be held at the Offices of REDUCED to $2.00 per 1,000) Mesars, Jardine Matheson & cubic feet.. Limited, No. 16 Pedder Street, on Wednesday the 3rd day of June 1914 at noon, in accordance with the notice which has already been sent to shareholders, and they aro Further Reminded that it is proposed, in view of the 3rd June next belog a Public Holiday, to succesial uperation would be time and place on the following adjourn such meeting to the same with those who buy on everyday when the business of the break. Tune of the market, firm. meeting will be proceeded with.
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
Mubalai managers
Home Markets.
for
The following reports are from the Times of May 7 :-
Cotton.
Liverpool, May 6-The hesita tion displayed by consumers yey-
NOTICE.
Hongkong, 21st May, 1914.
Local Secrotary,
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
MR. LI HON FAN, a Chinese
is
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yon 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital.... 50,000,000 Reserve Fund .......
" 18,900,000
"
Head Office-YOKOHAMA.
Branches
Calceti
Antung Hsion
Babay
Thangchun"
Fenglien Harbin,
Dairen
Kankur Handlalu Kobe Lainu-Yang Load B Lyons
Tedytau
Agenalas at Nagasak Newchwanz
New York
Chaka
Pekja
Ryoiza (Port
Arthur
San Francica Shanghai
Thealing
Tentsiz
Tokyo
Les Angels
Taingeau
Interas Allowed en Current Account. based an application.
Depon..cived for fixed periods at ratus to be"
EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 6th April, 1913. 118
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
W. I Fattonden, Esq. Deputy Chinese 10
Chairman.
8. H. Dodwell, Esq.
G. T. M. Edkins, Esq.
C. 8. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
O. Landgraf, Esq.
F. Lieb, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq.
Hon. Mr. E. Ahellim, H. A. Siebs, Ean. «Ad. Widmann; Esq.
CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N, J. Stabh,
ACTING MANAGER. - Shanghai-J. D. Smart, London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited:
Hongkong Interest Allowed:
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent, per annum on the dally balance...
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 24 per cent, per
annum.
For 6 months, 3 per cent pe.
annum,
annum,
THE
Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10
$12
2.$9-7/8
Patna, Now Patns, Old...
་་་་་་་་
9,325 per ohe
Benares, New 9,030
Bensres, Old 8,925
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORTE
B-SELLERS BA-SALES
STOCK & Paw or Valon, DANKS
**** B-DUYERS. N-NOMINALS
Схована AQTION
16810 sa, & 9.
Hongkong & S'hai $125 £83
MARINE INSURANCES, Cantona
North China
Unione
Yangtzes
$50 310 p.:
£5 T140
$100 $775
£50 $194 FIRE INSURANCESİ China Fires
$20 $148 b. Hongkong Bires $50 $375
SHIPPING. China & Manilas
$25 $8 Douglas Steamship $50 $30 Steamboats
$15 Indo-Chinas
(Preferred) £5 165 (Deferred)
Shell" Transports £1105-
Star Ferry"
$10 $46 ex
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
AG, STEPHEN;: Acting Chief Manager. HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK HE Business of the above HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
Bank is conducted by the Paid-up Capital .........£1,200,000 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Reserve Fund... £1,800,000 BANKING CORPORATION China Sugars. Reserve Liability of
Bules may be obtained on ap: Luzon Bugars Proprietors £1,200,000 plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al- Chinese Engineerings £138- General Banking business trans balances at 88h par chat her on waups
FOREIGN EXCHANGE. and lowed on the minimum monthly
REFINERIES
$100 $79 BA -$100 $28
graduato versed in litera- ture, has been a teacher to European officiate and merchants in this Colony over ten years. He has a good method of train- ing Europeans to pass in the terday quite disappeared to-day, WE have admited Mr. Pun Chinese examination, and spinners being free buyers haih Wan Kook and Mr. Pun possossed of a first rate certificate to cover forward sales of yarn Bik Po a partners in the Com-as a Chinese teacher. He has
21 13 and to secure desirable grades pany as from the 15th day of also a good knowledge of Manda acted.
Ꮖ . for delivery apend on call terms. May 1914.
Depositors may transfer at their DOCKS, WHARVES, & GOJOWYNE The management of the firm Local merchants were albu in sit will remain as hitherto, and Mr. Chinese language are requested ceived for 1 year or shorter periods to the Hongkong and Shanghai HK.&W poa Docks 850 865) Those who intend learning the FIXED DEPOSITS re-option balances of $100 or more Kowloon Wharfs $50 884- market to fill of contracts. The total sales on the spot marketain for the firm.
Wan Kook will also to write c/o "Hongkong Tele at rates which will be quoted on Bank to be placed on FIXED
graph" office or direct to 37 application. included business done lato yek-
Shanghai Dooks T. 100 55 UNION TRADING Co. Hollywood Road, 1st floor." terusy, but the turnover. fuby 16 Des Voeux Road, Central.
Hongkow Wharfs T. 100′ T, 90 6. equalled expectations. A good Hongkong, 28th May, 1914.
LANDS, HOTELS A BUILDINGS Anglo French Lands T.100 (T.96
Hongkong Hotels $50 $123)
business was done in 'American,
quotations belog rauuced 1 point
for middling and above to 7 poin
for ordinary and good ordinary."
Middling, 731d. Bazilian were
in fair request al a decline of 1
Pua
Notices
"
point. Egyphan met a fair de- MARINE INSURANCE ASSO- mand at steady prices, and Surais UIATION OF HONGKONG.
The
remained at inte rated. market for American futures. relapsed into a dull and resottoN-
KING'S BIRTHDAY.
all
Hongkong, 29th Jan., 1912.
MAN LOONG.
ermo" open-
A. 8. HEWETT,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. 2
Notices
FIRST-CLASS PRESERVES, GINGER AND SOY MANUFACTURERS: Factory at Yaumati OFFICE; No. 36, Dos Vosux Rond, W. Telephone No. 177 & X. 12, WE are the loading Manufacturers in (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
this class of Goods. Our Fruit &
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
CO., LTD."
Gingers are all fresh and of the first pick. | Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- Our Byrup in prepared from the best perty, &c.
NOTICE is hereby given that quality of Sugar. We give our special Goods received on Storage.
MARINE INSUR-attention to our business and sanitary Advances made on Merchandise: ANCE OFFICES will CLOSED for the Transaction of
be arrangements.
Loans made on the Provident Public Business on WEDNES-
System.IC DAY. the 3rd June.
By Order,
A. R. LOWE,
Secretary.
EUROPEAN AGENCY, WHOLESALE. buying agen- pies undertaken for all British and Continental. goods, including-
ary state owlig to poor oaples from America, which led to a fair amount of quidation on local account. Prices opened 2 to 3 points lower, but with offerings fairly well absorbed the unde, lone during the remainder of the morning was fairly steady, and there was little further variation. In the afterion prices essed off through shee absence of offtake, but near the and a steudier tendency developed on jobbers covering and the taking up of moderate lines by American houses. The close was quiet at NOTICE is hereby given that decine of 24 to 3 points, all FIRE INSURANCE Egyptian fatures after a umali OFFICES will be CLOSED for trade clos.d I point higher to the Transaction of Public Busi-Goods, points lower, May, 9.03; June, 0.09s on WEDNESDAY, the 3rd
June.
July, 179.15;5: August, 9.21; September, (0.26; October, 9.30;|||
November, 933;" December,
9.87; January, 9.40; and Murch,
9.45. Lenders, 150 bales of Egyp
RE INSURANCE ASSOCIA
TION OF HONGKONG.
KING'S BIRTHDAY.
By Order,
AR LOWE,
Secretary.
Books and Stationery, Boots, Shoes and Leather, Chemicala aad Druggiets
Sundries
ware,
:
(Rates and Particulars on ap-
plication)OU
The Office of
DEPOSIT E 4 par cont. por
annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang hal Banking Corporation,
AG STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager,
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Capital Fully
BANK.
Hongkong Lande $100 $112 "Humphreys Estates $10 87) Kowloon Lands $30 8440
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Shanghai Lands T. 50 T. 20
Head Office-Shanghai, Board of Directors-Berlin,
West Points
450972
Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton Harburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin... Tainanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. Ewos
LONDON BANKERS: Shanghai Cottons Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Sous- The Union of London and Smith's Lou Kung Mow
Bank, Limited.
Manila M'pole Hotel. P.10 P. 8
COTTON MILLS."
Agonoy,
TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Kung Yik
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o;, ⠀ | ****
Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
General Managers.
Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
LIMITED..
TILE ABLA
China Earthenware and Glass-PTRAMWAY O,
Cycles, Motor Cars and Ac cessories,
Drapery Millinery, dan Piece Fancy Goods and Perfumery, Hardware, Machinery Metale,
and
Jewellery, Plate and Watches, Photographic & Optionl Goods, Provisions and Olmen's Stores,
etc., etc. Commission 21% to 5%.
tian on new dockets. The sulps Dr. C. L. CHOW. Trade Discounts allowed.
were exuimated at 18,000 baled, including 1,000 on speculation sad for export.
Manchester, May 6.Although demand for cloth for ladia is reduced, there are still offers for grey shirtings for Calcutta and Madras, and business is going through. Mokera are strong, and get their prices. Dhooties and jacooneta are not now in request, spart from a desire to buy trifling quantities to fill up supplies of special sorts, other cloths and other overses funtlets present no new aspects, and the market as a whole is dull. Whether, apart from light staples for the Est and grey shirtings, present cloth prices can be maintained is doubt-
Xorne'are quiet.
DENTAL Surgeon No. 80, Queen's Road'
Dentral, Hongkong.
MARTIN'S..
APIOL &STEEL PILLS
A French Mamodyter niliyyRENINJILIAR, Thousands oɛ kad ča diways konp & hox of Partinja 213 is in the homme, ed list on ting som
Mign of any Leregularity of the urrien A Klimaty down many bandafatetered. Mirgos Wha vse trivsamocnaimana tham, hanne Mowly room. All Complete and Blures weil ihota に
throughout the World, vg, 2005, true B/5,
•MARTIN, Charles, Būuthaington, Magi?
MARTIN'S S
APIOLASTFEL
Special Quotations on Demand. Sample Cases from £10 upwarde. Consignments of Produce bold' Lon Accdunt,
WILLIAM WILSON & SONS
(Establishe 1814)
26, ABOHURCH LANE LONDON E, C. Cable Address: “Annuaire" London,
WING KEE & CO.
47-49, Connaught Rd,
SHIP CHANDLERS
'PROVISION & COAL
MERCHANTS
Blongkong, 3rd Out ber, 113.
WREK DAYS. *7.00 ., to Exam' Event as Mr.
Lovato 20.00 AM,
10:30 AM, 12: 3845;22eva je
1.JS F.M. 10
NIGHT CARS
‚kgu vast ned” p'RING, DIE FM, 20
21 00 : very 157 hour,
12,00 1.1. từ lịch BM ở đi
„RTERY QURITE of an hour,
SUNDAYS
7.45 AM, 10 · 1030 AM, Byar 15°BEX2,"). 10:30 AM to £1.00 5 M. AT.Ŭ A.M. tom. Nor
1:00 2.M; 10 $-00 3.30:
6:00 PM
·LAG FAG, 10 3.00 .. to 5:00 PM
10 to 8.10 PM
K
I
T 10.Max.
H
JI
J
'NIGHT CARS' as `on Wick Dim.
····· SATURDAYS”-
Extra Car at ·za, veidnight.
SPECIAL CARE
-By Armagusson at the Company's Office,
Alexandre Bullétage,
Des Voeux Road
SINGON & CO.
8
· Established A. P. 1880. TRON, STEEL, METAL and HARD-
RON
WÄRE MERCHANTS. Wholesale and Retall Ironmongers, Pig Iron - and Foundry Coke Importera. General Store kaopers and Shipohandlers, Nos. 35 and 87, Hing Loung Street, (2nd Street, west of Central Market) Telephone No. 313.
Direction der Disconto Gesell- sohaft.
Dreadner Bank.
INTEREST allowed on Current Account. DEPOSITS received on terms which may be leamed on application. Every description of Banking and Exolange basi ness transacted.
MAX GUTSCHKE **Manager. [2 "Hongkong. 9th Oct.. 1911.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
NEINDIA, LIMITED.
T. 50 T. 122-
T. 107 b..
KTN 74
11..
B.
Hongkong Cottons $1088 MISCELLANEOUS, AN China-Borneos 312 $12 Light and Powers $10) $4.10 9.
Do.: (Spec shares)31) China Providents $10-$81 $6 $40 Dairy Farme
$10 $6. Green Islands Hongkong Electrios $10 $40 b Hongkong Ices, $25′′ 6195 Hongkong Ropos $10 $23 Langkata
8-10 T58
Morning. Fost Peak Tramway
for
1,125,000
-805 $22 $10 $10
Da (new) $1 93 ots
Authorised Capital ......£1,500,000 Hongkong Electric Trams 916
Bubscribed
Paid Up
Reserve Fund
BANKERS:
Bank of England.
362,500 Philippines
$1085 465,000 H. Prics & Co., Ld: $10 $5
Pro
London Joint Stock Baur, Limited.
Societe den ferred
Pälpenst 22 650 1920 Papierteries bald g dn Tonkin up/350,
Benefit $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150. Steam Laundry-5′′ (84) United Arbentos)
Oriental Agency, $10 8916b
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at & per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposite at rates which may be ascertained on application. Id
AR. LINTON,
Manager.
alted Asbestos Founders Shares) $10 Union Waterbost
Weismann Ltd.”
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Beaton, if Equalled Watson For Bread, Cakes, Coultionery William Powell mesis with Winds & Liquene
320
$10 830
£310 873ex divin
[8];va
·LIFE DIVIDEND AND (ATÈS-
£25/- b. at ex 1/11 3/16)
equal to $23.29 for 14. year ending 31/12/13
Final of $3 a/c 1917; In- terim: of $18 a/o-1913 Final of 10 p.o, making 20 p.o. for 1912 2. Final of $20 making $50 ) for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913 Final of $12 mak. $15 for
1912 & Int.of$3 for 1913 |
$10 for 1912
$27 for 1912
$1 for 1906
$2.50 for ys ar end'g90'6'13 Final of $1 for half year ending 31'1213 (3% Interim alo year 1913 on preferred shares.
Interim of 1/ making 2/ for 1913 Coupon No. 21.
$1.70 per share and bonus of 10 cents per share for year ending 304 19
$3 for 1912
13 for 1897
Int. of 1/6 mak. 6/6a/c. 10/9°
1/2 for 1909
$3.50 for year 1913</ $9 for 1019 Tls. 3 for 1912
Interim of Tle 3 for 1913
Tls, 6-29-210 plaat $7 on old shares, $3,50】
on new shares for fox year 31*12*135
$35 for 14 year ending
31 12.13
50 cents for 1913 "
$2.80 for 1913
Interim of & p.o. for
year ending 30°6′13 $2,25 for 4 year, ending) 8112-13
15 per cent, for 1910 Tls. 15 for year ending]
31.1013
Tis. 10 for year-end- ...ing 30°6′13
T.12 foryear end'g 31'12′12 Tla, 1 for year ending 80°11′13nding
30 cents 31.7.08
$1.20 for 1913
70 cents for 1913:
$1.30 for year end'g 31713 40 cents for 1811
$1.80 per share for 1913 $7 final making $9 for 1913 $2 for 1913
Interim of Tila, 1 mak Ling Tis, 2a/o 1918 None
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8-cents on. $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.13 Interim of ltd. per share
for 1913:
None
$1,50 for 1910
None
vidend this year.
50 ots, for year end'g 31.5;12
per gent, per ordinary share for year ended -815-1912
re for year 18191302
6.30.18