Commercial.
Manchester Goods.
THE-HONGKONG- ILEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1914,
Stock Exchange markets, has public
anies|
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., Ltd. NOTICE
through first class cars have
Between Whitty Street and the now Happy Valley Terminus every 10 minutes."
10.30 p.m.”
Banks 38.
GATIONÁL. BANKING CORPORATION,
Head Dice-a, Wall Street; Naw Voch. Lendon ex-36, Bishopsgate, KC BRANCHES-IN
Bombay
Calestia
·Caston
Cabi Colon
Hongkong
- HARDY
may be on
Mobe
Mexico-
San Treachco Shanchal Yokohama:
63,480,000
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI N235 trafancied. First Car 4.0 p.m. Last Car CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on "the" neum 9.30 pt
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, 'kend för oss'ymar 31. Between Post Office and par anus, or for shorter periods, at rates, wala Quarry Point every 15 ginutes. NEGOTIATO and COLLECTED.
METKAN THALGRAPHIC REMITTANCE First car 40 p.m. Last car
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS printed
the principal cftive in the World. BATHING
CUK BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF At North Point on and after COMMERCIAL LETINES OF CREDIT
CREDIT IN Krallabio sil pway the World, June 8th. bathing CHASE and.. SALE of Stacks and Shares
load. Saturday
FRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and tenis vl be provided by the Tramway Company...ayda TO- freshment booth by Weismann &
ecaled down quotations to a point at which good planting shares can be bought on exceedingly low tarms. The more has Mesars R. Haworth and Co., brought forth considerable, re- Ltd., state in their Market Report: sentment by impartial people. It ---American Gotton has had a is, of course, admitted that a to considerable advance during the lerably good imitation of natural past week, Middling Spot closing rubber can be produced-and The Special Summer Services of on 13th 20 points higher at 7:47d. has actually been produced
lb. Prices during the week from vegetable starch; but as a now commenced, Fare 10 cents. Capful and Surpis Gold $1,000,000 have gradually burdened. The commercial proposition the in- demand for spot cotton has been vention has always been found good, several large lines having uselesa as a competitor with the been put through, and all qualities latex of the rubber ree, if only are in demand; high grades bave on the ground of the expense of become es source that holders of production of a substitute; ptill them ste able to demand what any stick is considered good ever price they like. Egyptians enough to beat the dog. The very bave remained steady and show vagueness of the scare made it onlyanlight improvement, "Good" easier for the fears engendered Brown being quoted yesterday among shareholders by this phan. at 975d. per lb. No new features temnot, be it noted, among can be recorded so far as the actual dealers in rubber-to be Oloth market is concerned, and the more easily dissipated. It has to all intents and purposes the produced the following from Mr.
· ` BAND NIGHTS. position is the same as a week W. A. Horn, chairman of the
A military band will perform Baturday ago. The raw material is still Kuala Selangor Rubber Comat North Point, on tending against the consumer, pang, at the meeting The June 6tly from 8.0, p, and cloth buyers show no readi- synthetic mountain," said he "isp.m. and a newly cleared space ness to pay the advanced rates again in labour, and we await the will be illuminated.
The dates of (subsequent) band now being asked. Indian busi- birth of the grey-haired synthetic ness has dwindled to meagre mouse. Synthesis is a complex nights will be notified by adver- `proportions; offers for shirtings conception, and we have no parti- tisement on the cars.
are heard of, but the differences calare of the constituent parts at the moment are too wide to be of the offspring; bat should it bridged. There is no movement prove to be weakly, and in need towards a more active Chins of lactest augtenance, Koala Se- demand, the conditions on the langer will doubtless be able to other side still remaining un- provide the necessary later. favourable..
Messta. James F. Hutton and Oo., Ltd. report: Liverpool
Cotton: Mid-American Spot, 14th
Co.
7
By Order.
J. J. STODART KENNEDY.
General Manager.
CHINA ASSOCIATION.
HE. Annual Meeting of the Members of the Hongkong Branch of the China Association will be held in the Board. Room
inst., 7-42d., last week 7-272. Public Companies of Messrs. JARDINE, MATHE-
HONGKONG FIRE IN- SURANCE Co., LIMITED. NOTICE is hereby given that
SON & Ca., Ltd. a 4.30 p.m. on Thursday, 11th June 1914.
L. N. LEEFE,
Hon. Secretary.
→ THE
Ditto current month, 14th, 7 0441. last week 0.91d. F.G F. Egyptian, } spot, 14th, 9.254., last week 9.10d. New York cotton: Spot, 13th, c.13.20, last week e.12.90, Liver.
an Extraordinary General Hongkong, 5th June, 1914. pool block (all kinds of cotton), Meeting of the Hongkong Fire from August 31 last to 8th inat., Insurance Company Limited, 1,102,030 bales this year, 1,150, will be held at the Office of the 680 bales last year; visible supply Company No. 16 Pedder Street, (all kinds of cotton), 4,790,000 Victoria, Hongkong, on Tuesday bales this year, 4,207,000 biles last year quotations for the raw material have stiffened this week both at New York and Liverpool, and the Cotton market can be said to have been both strong and active, some hery selling having taken place."
Silk.
30th June 1914, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon when the subjoined Resolutions, which were passed at the Extraordinary Meeting held on 4th instart, will be submitted for confirmation a. special Resolutions.
44
(1). "That the provisions of the Company's Memorandum of) Association with respect to its Mesets. Chabrieres, Morel, and "object be altered so as to read as in the print signed by the Co. report on the Lyons Silk Market: For the greater part of Chairman of the Mesting for April our market remained quiet," the purposes of identification."
(2). That the new Articles and prices ruled generally in
niready.approved by this Meet favour of buyers. The silk piece-ing and for the purpose of goods trade baing between
identification subsoribed by the seasons, silk manufacturers and Chairman' thereof be and the merchanta restricted purchases to" same are hereby approved and a minimum, having further good
that such Articles be and they grounds for doing so at the ave are hereby adopted as the Arti of a crop looking quite promising,cles of the Company in subati- at least in Europe. Meantime Yokohams was sending higher quotations and reporting a good demand as compared with the smallness of the stock, bus our
tution for, and to the exclusion of, all the existing Articles
thereof."
“JARDINE, MATHESON & CO. LTD. General Managers.
-market took no heed of the Dated this 5th day of June
information. However, at the end 1914.
of the month, aftar some, waver-
ing, Yokohama confirmed as
advance of 2 to 4 per cent.
LONDON DIRECTORY
(Published Annually) Enables traders throughout the World to communicate direct with English. MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS to such class of goods. Besides being of complete commerolal guide to London & its suburbs, the directory contains list as
cabad, KORGE HOUG,
Manager. Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912
AUTHE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
IT
Paid-up Capital
30,000,000 Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Reserve Fund..... 18,000,000 Head Office,-YOKOHAMA,
Branthes
Antung Erica
Babsy
Calcutta Changchun
Fenglica
Daireo
Itarbin
k
Kobe
Liao-Yang
Londo
Iyon Tilegiau
Agencies at Nagasaki
Nawchwang New York
Osaka
Fekid
Kyolun (Parl Arthur)
San Francisco
Sinhal
Thealing
Tientsin
Tokyo
Los Angeles Taingiau
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixad patiods at rates to be Mainad on application.
EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 6th April, 1913.
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THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND OHINA.
Banks
IT HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Domand
BANKING CORPORA 30. d/
TION
Paid-up-Capital'
RESERVE FUNDS
Sterling
£1,500,000 at
Bilver
Belling
60 disti 4 m/^« .815,000,000 | T/T Shanghai:
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors...$15,000,000
Exchange
[T/T, Márka „Anema
.1/10 3/4 ..... | Demand Germany (1) ...........1/10 13/16. | T/T. /. Franon ad suonano
•1/1034 20 On Haiphong, spendetarma 1/1038 1/10 15/16 On Bangkok
2.30
Best On Saigon was draaidhyadomesnom)
Tudum Buying
Private 30 de sight 8'hai 7531⁄2- [4 m/s.,L/C TT Singapore, ...emänteelserna.¿.8114 | | 4 m/s. D/P, T/T Japan......................................... 9234 16 m/e. LO TE Indiais com 1425430d/n.S'ney T/TBombay gitte
Demand Bombay ****... -T/T`Calcutta"
Demand Calcutta.
Demand India Demand Manila TT. Ban Tro Demand, New T/T, Java
Subsidiary
ount per
nese...20 ota.
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman, W. J. Pattonden, Esq Deputy Chinese
Chairman..
S. H. Dodwell, Esq.3. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq;
C.-9. Gubbay, Esq."
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
C. Landgraf, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shallim. H. A. Siebs, Esq. 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 daily balance.******
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 2 par cent per
annum.
For months. 34 per cent po.
annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
annum.
1/113/16" Burnel/117/163)
1421 130 d/s.San Eco & New York 416 14244 m/s. Marks
14217|1 m/s, France.
142366 m/s. do
14211 BarSilver, ready-
24% forward
Gold Leaf per tael
4636 Bank of England rat
Bovereign
Opium Quotat
park | Malwa, New. 15/16% | Malwa, Old
Hongkong.20 Hongkong 10
$9
39 3/4
Patna, New
Patna, Old...
Benares, New ...... 9,050 Benares, Old................... 8.925.
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT
B-SELLITES: BA-SALES
STOCKS & FAID OF VALUR.
'BANKS:
Hongkong & S'hai #125 <
MARINE INSURANCES, 2¦‹ Cantons
B-BUYERS
CLOSING
O'TION
$810 sa. & 8.
£84/10
$50/310.
b;
North China
£5 140
Unions
$100 $775
£50" 8194
FIRE INSURANCES.
Yangtzea
China Fires
$20 $150 Hongkong Fires $50 6380
SHIPPING China & Manilas" $25 Douglas Steamship $50 $30 Steamboats Indo-Chinas
N-NOMINAL
- LAST DAVIDMED AND FATI, P
£2 & 5/- b. at ex 1/11 3/16)
equal to $29.29 for year ending 31/12/19
Final of $3 a/o 1912. In-} terim of $18 a/c 1913 Final of 10 p.c, making.
20 po. for 1912
Final of $20 making $50) for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913.
Final of $12 mak. $15 for? 1932&Int.of$3 for 1913 J
$10 for 1912
b..
$27 for 1912
$15 #261 b.
$1. for 1906
$2.50 for year end g 30°6′1′′ Final of $1 for bai year ending 311213 [3 % Interim a/c year
1913 Con preferre shares'
Interim of 1/- making
2-Far 1913 Coupen.
(Preferred) (Deferred)
}
Shell" Transports £1
£564 x8.
102/6 b.
.b.
$10 $46
year ending 304′13.
REFINERIES.
China Sugars Luzon Bugars. $100
$100 $79
$3 for 1912
$28
9.
$3 for 1897
MINING.
bi
P
A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
Incorporated by Royal
THE Business of the above THE
Bank is conducted by the "Star Ferry Charter 1853.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING HEAD OFFICE. LONDON.
CORPORATION. .£1,200,000 Paid-up Capital
Rules may be obtained on ap Reserve Fund... ...£1,800,000 plication. Reserve Liability of...
INTEREST on deposits is. al- Proprietore £1,200,000 Iowed on the minimum monthly
balances at $3 per cent. per an-Chinese Engineerings £1 37/9 EXPORT MERCHANTS FOREIGN EXCHANGE and num
£130- with the Goods they ship, and the Colonial General Banking business trans-Dapositors may transfer at thei, Tronohs
Raube
£1 $9 sated. and Foreign Market they supply:
option balances of $100 or more STEAMSHIP LINES arranged under the porta to which they CURRENT ACCOUNTS open to the Hongkong and Shanghai DOCK, WHARVES, & CODOWNS
Kowloon Wharfs $50 $83 all, and indicating the approximate ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Bank to be placed on FIXED
ceived for 1 year or shorter periods DEPOSIT par cent. per H.K.& Wpos Dooks 850 {364 PROVINCIAL TRADE NOTICES at rates which will be quoted on: annum.
Shanghai Dooks T. 100 56 of leading Manufacturers, Merchants,
For the Hongkong and Shang Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T7 hai Banking Corporation,
LAND, HOTELS M2 BUILDING s A. G. STEPHEN, Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94. "Acting Chief Manager,
Hongkong Hotels $50 $125
Bailings,
the principal provincial towns & application.
of the United Kingdom. centres of the current edition will be
Wm. DI OKSON:
Manager.
forwarded, freights paid, on receipt of Hongkong 11th April, 1912: 1 9 Postal Orden for 203,
their trade cards for £f, or larger adver- Dealers seeking Agencisa sab advertise tisement from 23.
2nd NG KAN THE LONDON BINECTORY CO., LTD:
25 Abeburch Lane, London EC.
NOTICE
REDUCTION""IN" PRICE.
·OF GAS.
Notices nees
THE UHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO. LTD. -(Capital Paid up://#1,250,000.)
મ
DEUTSOE ASIATISCH Hongkong Lands $100 $112
BANK.
830 -- 1844
Humphreys Estates $10877 Kowloon Lands Shanghai Landa. T. 30 .... T. 90.
West Points
$50 $79) Manila M'pole Hotel P.1DF.6
COFTON MILLS.
T. 50 T. 127.
Capital Fully
Paid-up...8h. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai, Board of Directors-Berlin.
** Branches: Berlin "Calcutta- Canton Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-Hamburg Hankow Kobe porty, an
Peking Singapore Fientain Goods ressived on Storage: .
Teinanfa Taingiau-Yokohama. THE Hongkong and China Gas Advances made on Merchandise:
LONDON BANKERS: Company Ld. begs to inform Loans made on the Provident Messrs. R. M. Rothschil, & Bons. Shanghai Cotton
System.
The Union of London and Smith's 1st July rext the price of Gas for (Rates and Particulars on sp.
Bank, Limited
Laou King Mow
2.78 all purposes-lighting, heating.
plication).
Deutsche Bank (Berlin), Londen The Office of
Kung Yik cooking or powe-WILL BE REDUCED to $100.. peÉ :1,000 TRUSTEE / EXECUTOR OF cubic feet.
Direction der Disconto Gesell- Hongkong Cottons $10 $8 WILLS, ATTORNEY, &6?? é por eur change o
Undertaken, and Exeonted. M SHEWAN, TOMES & 06. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
Shanghai followed the land with INDO OHINA STEAM NAVI-the public that on and from the a similar improvement on stesmŢ......... «GATION CO., LTD. filatures and business became
Company will be closed from 8th instant to 29th inst., both days inclusive. W
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD.
la Ganémi GAI
«MARTIN'S:
active for the productions of the HE Transfor Books of the two markets. On the other hand, Canton silks remained quiet and even experienced some further decline. The inflated valus of sime during the first months of the year had indeed, parily | | - alienated" the sympathy of con
sumers, but they are regaining it on the present, hasis of prion. Canton reelers having already Bold the greater part of the first crop-do not make further pro posals. Ab to European, woris, they usually draw but - little attention at this time of the year. For most descriptions wa alcoatla season with little stocks for salo or in the hands of consumere Crop prospects are so“ far very favourable Europe, but in the East the question is doubtful, exospt for Canton, where the first "prop is estimated at 6,500 balos
against 6,000 bales last year! Prices stand
any
of
here is fair, amount
The vague stories
and alarmist rumours of the pse week or two, however, have creat ed an amount of pervousneṁ which, coupl
sion felt in common with)
F1 of Irregularity of the tynków i
SONNE AANA All Chamlele sad klorni soli them jaemcost the Teid. w 1 Tree Clas
MAMARTIN'S
CURE for
TAMIN PËR 40 YEARS,
ASTHMA
* So'd in 'tina byż Chemists and Stores throughout the Country,
"All discounts will be withdrawn from same date.
By order of the Directors,
GEORGE CURRY
Local Begrotary, kong, 21st May-1914“.
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that
the business and good will
of the Firm of Arthur Nilsson & Company carried on by Wėla Yuk at York Railding, Chater Road, Harkong under the style De Fier name of“ Arthur Nilsson
PEAK TR
"NIGHT CANNOT
E100 FREESavery hill hon
LSUNDAYS 7434.3. to 20-30 KİMİ” EVERY 15 MIN. MIM
Company has this day beer acquired by AR The Swedish Trading Company.Jin China (Limited), a Company duly regis- tered in Stockholm In accordance with the requirements of the lawe of the Kingdom of Bwedendaa **Dated this 23rd day of May
AB THE SWEDISH THAL-
TNG CO. IN JHINA (Ltd)!
*AWWAL NILSSON;"
Managing Directory Arrangement the Company's Ofća,
NOTE
NIGHT CARS 21, #Wand Day AGROD__SATURDAYE
We have this day removed our wa officetfrom: Queen's Building tolppaa
od Building (Top Floor), Chatot
GRETİM MATi faï- erastaITUTO LOGIKEY)
B. THE SWEDISH TRADIRON ING CO, IN CHINA (340)
and
ted in Bweden) ANILSSON,
Extre
'CARE"
SINGON & CO.
Established &. D. 1880
„"METAL" and "HARD-
LANTS. Wholesale
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MISCELLANEOUS.
T. 110
Drewkiner Bank China-Borneos 812 8114 an. INTEREST allowed on Current Light and Fowers $101- Account DEPOSITSTM received Down (8pso shares) 31]: 14.10 – 9. on terms which may be learned China Providents. $10 on application. Every description Daily Farms f
C $10 36 of Banking and Exchange busi- Green Islands nees transacted.
Hongkong Electrice 310- Hongtong Ices
TANDA MAX GUTSCHKE PANA UNA S Manager. [2
Hongkong, th Oct. 1911.
Hongkong Ropen 810 824
#1054
$25
$22
$10 19
FT.
$190 cts, 8:
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Morning Post
Peak Tramway INDIA LIMITED.
Do. (new) Authorised Japital ......£1,500,000 || Subscribed, ****** 1,125,000 Hongkong Electric Trams Paid Up
552,500 Reserve Fund geprese 485,000
BANKERS:-"}}, Bank of England. London Joint Stock baur,
myLimited.
Philippines
H. Price & Co
Societe desferred"
Pulpases| 850920 Paplerteries "pald
da Tonkin rape #50|||||
Benefit 3200
Interest allowed on Current Ao- Bounts at 2 ber cent per annum Shanghal-Sumátran T. 20 T150 on Daily Balance and on Fixed Steam Kaundry: | 0985 [32] Deposits at rates which may be United, Asbestos sscertained on applicationis 7 | Oriental
reza: Pig Iron Varið priera., General Biope: Cas
Id
LINTON United Asbestos
anager
GE ZACLISIT
THE
F Founders' Sharos]
Union, Waterbost
We
manu, Ltd.
$10
$109
$1.70).
and bonus
of 30 Lamar share for
Interim of 5% Couple
3 account of year
ing' 10.6.14.
Int. of 1/6 mak.6/6 a/c..19
1/2 for 1909
$3.50 for year 1913-
.13 for 1913
Ma. 3 for 1912 „Interim of Tls 3 for 1919
Tis. 6. 29'2'10
$7 on old shares,: $3.50)
new shares for year 31 12:13:
$314 for 4 year ending 31.12.19
50 cents for 1913 $2.80 for 1913
Interim of 5 pie.for year ending 30°6′1362,25 for 14 year 2. ending.
15 per cent. for 1910 Tio, 15 for year ending!
311019
Tie, 10 for year end-
*ing 30′8′′13@TEVA T.18forybar end'g 31′12′′ Tia. 11 for year ending
30-11-13008
30 cents 31.7.08
$1.20 for 1913
270unts for 1919an recall
61.30 for year énð g 31;7:13- -40-penta for 1911-
$1,80 per share for 19.3. $7 final making 89 for 1919 $21for 1919
(Interim of The. 1 må Ting The 2 alo 1913 None
50 cents on
shares an "$1. paid s
ite on
ending Interim of La peral
Mor 1919
$1.50 for 1910
None
T. EPO)
Shanghai, Kobs, and Yokohama. Preussen.
HONG