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June 12.
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REVOLT IN DUTCH
BORNEO.
Armed Malays la Dense Jungle,
The
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MỤNDAY, JULY 6. 1914,
OFFICIAL SECRETS.
Charge Against Dockyard Fitter,
At Portsmouth Police Court on June 2nd Samuel Maddick, 39, electrical Etter in Portsmouth Dockyard, was brought up in
The revolt in the Soekadana district of Borneo seems fast market rate for short loans is 2 assuming serious proportions, custody charged, under the Of ficial Secrets Act, 1011, "that, per cent, and discount of four says the Malay Mail.
being a person holding office months' Bank bills 234 per cent. trouble has been brewing for a There is a distinct improvement long time, and is said to be in a under his Majesty, he attempted in the tone of the Silver market, large measure due to the attitude to communicate information to a and bars are now quoted at 2014, adopted by the senior Datoh person, other than a person to per oz. Though there is not much officials in dealing with native whom he was authorized to com- municate it, to the prejudice of passing in the Rubber Share affairs. The methods employed the safety and interests of the market, what business there is is being considered harsh, the pre State on divers dates since April on the improving side, with more sont Resident, Mr. de Vogel, is
28, 1914." buyere than sellers. In China much disliked by the Malays in Ten a quiet but steady business the Matang and Ketapang dis is passing. Coffes has met with tricte, and it is said that certain good competition, and prices have measures instituted by him lately, been fully maintained. Sugar to protect the Dyaks, who are by has been quiet and prices easier, the Malays and Buginese regard The market for Singapore Peppered as an inferior race, are respon- remsina steady, but quiet, and sible for the present revolt. "White Pepper shows little change. The rebels are all Malays, who
Detective inspector William that in consequence of informa Hayman, Metropolitan Police, said tion received, he and Chief In- spector Sewell went to the oil fuel. area at Forton on Monday morn ing. There they saw the prisoner, whom the witness know.
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* T/T, Marks
193
Demand Germany
.194
2.37
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T/T HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand....................... .1/10/11/16 | T/T. Franos
BANKING CORPORA-30 d/s ............. hazriet,
1/10 gà. On Haiphong 60 dis.............1/10.3% On Saigon..... 4 m/s ajaan..................1/10 13/16 On Bangkok ..$15,000,000 | T/T Shanghai..........
Buying- Private 30 d/s sight S'hai 7536 16 m/n. L/C (w/1/11 TIT Singapore 81 4 m/s. D/P 1/11 1/8 T/T Japan
...................................................92146 m/s. L/01/11 3/16. T/T India
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14134 m/s. Marks ... $32,650,000 Demand Bombay
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Paid-up Capital. RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
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£1,500,000 at 2/--- $15,000,000
Silver...$17,650,000
Reserve Liability of
Sea Francico
Sbangbal Yokohama Capital and Surplu.........................Gold. 11,800,000
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de
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COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT PURCHASE and SALE of Sicckian' Shares effected.
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cabind.
GEORGE HOGO, fi Manager. Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912
all the packed die to the World
THE
The witness called him aside YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
Rice is lower, with a fair business are being led by Oetroesman and and said: "We are police officers. passing. Manila Hemp generally Deangoeti, descendants of ancient We believe you are about to com fower Plantation Rubber re- ruling Malay houses. Many other mains very quiet, but prices are Malaye, who returned to Borneo municate information of a secret steady, First Later Crepe being after the quelling of the last 4ture to a foreign Power, and
shall arrest you." quoted 28. 4d, per lb., and Smoked rising, are inflaming the country- Sheet 28. 334d. per lb.
The prisoner replied, "Yes, I Fine side and calling the people to Hard Para is 28. 934d. per lb. arms. The dense jungles, from was going abroad in a day or Straits Tin is £141 6a. to 5141 Mahawa Perigi to Tandjong to meet one of those agents at or two-probably at the week-end 158. for cash, and £143 to £143 Ketong, are rapidly filling with Ostend." He also made a farther 10a. for three months.
handreds of well-armed natives, bentenge (forts) being constructatement in which he mentioned ed in great numbers near the names, which the witness asked roads, where the Dutch forces permission to suppress for the
présent. muat pase.
Board of Trade Returns..
The Trade and Navigation re turns of the United Kingdom for May show, as was the case in
i
which would be submitted to the Public Prosecutor and produced later.
Acting Chinese Minister
In London"
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Established 1880.
Authorised Capital Ten 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital.. 30,000,000 ∙18,900,000 Reserve Fund......
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tained on application.
Hongkong, 6th April, 1913.
EISHIONO, Manager.
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Demand Manila
1414 | BarSilver: roady, ...........526 .921
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Chairman.
S. H. Dodwell, Esq..
G. T. M. Edkins, Esq.
O, S. Gubbay, 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. Stabk"
ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai-J. D. Smart, London Bankers-London..
County and Westminster Limited,
Hongkong-Interest Allowed:
On Current Account at the rate
T/T. Java
..1.98.
.14131⁄2 4 m/s. Francs
....2.4216
„1414 | 6 m/s." do ^
forward
,26
Gold Leaf per tael
Bank of England rate.
,55,10 .3%.
11436
|
Sovereign .........
.10.30
Malwa, New
Malwa, Old
$11 7/8
Patna, New
$ 93/8
Patna, Old...
Benares, New
71
$9 15/16
Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100: Chinese...20 ata.pieces $11 1/8
Chinese ...10
Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10
Opium Quotations,
May 14 $8,200 per p
.............. 8,300 -
9,325 per che
9,200
9.050
Benares, Old......... 8,925.
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.
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SA-SALES
Srocks & Fair NZ.VALUE. *''.
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For 6 months, 3 per cent pa
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For 12 months, 4 per cent. per
annum.
A.G, STEPHEN,
Yangtazes
ri$890 b.
£83/10
$50 310
25 T140
$100 $780 b.
TIRE INSURANCESI
China Fires Hongkong Fires
11.
£50 8194
$20 $153 $50 $390 b.
$25 38 B.
SHIPPING. China & Manilas Douglas Steamship $50 831 80.
Steamboats Acting Obiof Manager.
[18 HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal ... Charter 1853, -
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital
Manager
THE
Indo-Chinas
$15 8261b.
(Preferred) (Deferred)
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£5 160
98/6
"Shell" Transports £1
£11
$10 $45
REFINERIES.
$100-$79 $100 $28.
HE Business of the above Bank ia conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI "Star Ferry":
BANKING CORPORATION
num.
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,
A. G STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.
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BANK.
MININO.
b.
Anglo French Lands T.100 7.94 F'kong, Central E'tes $100 $100 b
Hongkong Hotels $50 $125 b. Hongkong Lands $100 $115.
The prisoner was taken to the April, a decrease in exports; as News from Soekadona says Dockyard and detained. The well as a considerable decline in that many Malays from the Djelni witness and Chief Inspector imports. The exports-last month and Kedawang river districts are Sewell then went to his house, (excluding re-exports of Foreign secretly leaving the kampongs to and Colonial produce, which to join the rebels, but that others Byerley-road, Fratton, and there talled £10,371,519) amounted to are seeking safety in flight. At
found books and memorando £42,051,100, as compared with Pontianak all is quiet, £43,858,202 in May, 1913, a de- Two large lightere, full of crease of £1,807,072. The total Government troops, have been exports last month were £3,218, towed "to Ketapang.
On the application. of the Capt witness, the prisoner was remand- 715 higher than in the corres Ruempol is in command of for a ed week. When leaving ponding month in "1912.
The expedition which entered the the dock he said: "I had no aggregate exports for January, Kedawang river, and will endea-secret information to give away.
Rules may be obtained on ap February, March, April, and May vour to crush the revolt before
plication.
China Sugars together were higher-by-£1,365, the natives have completed their
INTEREST on deposits is Bi-Luzon Sugara 305 in 1914 than in the five cor-preparations. Mr. Pronk, of the
£1,200,000|lowed on the minimum monthly responding months of 1913. The Government service, who was out ceulala, however, than the cor-Reserve Fund......... £1,800,000 balances at $3 per cent. per an total exports for the opening five with troops, has also been attack responding month of last year. Reserve Liability of
Chinese Engineerings £137/6 months of the present year ex-ed, but the soldiere forced the The total imports during the first Proprietors ......£1,200,000 Depositors may transfer at their ceeded the aggregate for the cor- natives to retreat. The Dutch five months of the year show a
option balances of $100 or more Tronoha
£1 27/0 responding months of 1012 by side suffered no less..
drop in value as well, os in FOREIGN EXCHANGE and to the Hongkong and Shanghai Raubs
£1 $3 FIXED DOCKS, WHARVES, & GODOWNS. £25,243,921. The total imports On board the Government quantity, although the Straits General Banking business trans- Bank to be placed on
DEPOSIT t 4 per cent. per Kowloon Wharfs $50 $82) b.. last month amounted to £59,103, ateamer Kantee more troops have Settlements and F.M.S. sent soted.
OURRENT ACCOUNTS open- apnum. 340, against £01,279,378 in May, burriedly arrived at Matang, bat larger quantities..
H.K.&W'pon Dooks $50 {$624. ed and FIXED DEPOSITS rs- 1913, a decrease of £2,170,020. yet further reinforcements are
Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T. 59 b. ceived for 1 year or shorter periods The imports last month were requested by the Resident. A
at rates which will be quoted on
Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T. 91. b. LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS higher than in May, 1912, by company of infantry, from the
application. £4,030,875. The total imports for 18th battalion, is due at Matang
Wm. DICKSON, January, February, March, April, from Batavia in command of H.E. Shon Shui Ling, who is and May of the present year were Capt. Voskail. Lieutenants Bos coming as acting Chinees Minis-Hongkring. 11th April. 1912. altogether £2,813,823 less than and Schnieder are attached toter in London, is a son of Shen, in the five corresponding months the company.
who was Viceroy of the Liang of last year. The total importe Captain Brans, who, with two Kiang Provinces. The new Minie for the opening five months of soldiers, was shot down by the ter is 41 years of age.
CHINA PROVIDENT He began THE
LOAN AND MORTGAGE- the present year exceeded the rebels, was on a round of registra bie diplomatic career as attache
CO., LTD. aggregate for the corresponding tion in the villages. He had at the Chinese Legation in months of 1912 by £14,388,797. gone in advance of his troops with Paris, and later was First (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
Appended are the figures rolat-two soldiers, when he was sud-Excretary at the Legation in Ber-Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- ing to our trade with the Far denly attacked by a band of some lin during the time when the Enet, and from them it will be three hundred Malays, all wearing present Minister of Foreign Goods received on Storage... seen that our exports of cotton yellow head cloths. Several shots Affairs, Sun Pao-Obi, was the Advances made on Merchandise: yarn to the Dutch East Indies pierced the unfortunate officer Chinese Minister there. Then he Loans made on the Provident and to China and Hongkong and his mon. Capt. Brana leaves returned to the Chinese Foreign System. have incroneed, us compared a widow and two children, who Office as an assistant-secretary. (Rates and Particular 'on ap- with the corresponding figures are now in Pontianak. The family and later took up his first appoint !plication). for 1913, although the consign- had contemplated going on Bome meat as a Chinese Minister and meats to the Straits Settlements Icave in September this year.
proceeded to Vienna, where he have not been so large. Exporta The difficulties facing the has been serving his Govern- of cotton picce goods, on the troops are very great. The river ment for the past four years." other hand, show a general fall is swift flowing; the jungle dense; -ing off, with the one exception of no food stuffs are available in the Siam, the value of shipments to distriot; everything will have to Chino and Hongkong being be carried up river in boats and over £140,000 less than in May the troops will thus constantly be of last year. The figures for exposed to an enemy in ambush. the first five months of the year, The bar which has formed at the however, show a good advance month of the river will not per- in the case of that country. rait the entry of any deep draught MR. There is a decline recorded in the vessels. "value of linen piece goods sent to Netherlands India and Japan, although in the latter case the quantity was
transhipped. The figures for the greater. Japan five months, however, are 514
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Charles
Alexander Hooper has this day been admitted a partner in our Firm which will continue to be carried on under the name of Johnson, Stokes and Master.
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NOTICES.
The Office of
ÉXECUTOR
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Capital Fully
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,300,000 Head Office-Shanghai, Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow · Kobe -
W
$50 $73 b
Humphreys Estates $10 $71 b. Kowloon Lands $30 $44 Shangnai Lands T. 30 T. 92
West Pointe
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 F. 8
T. 50 T. 130
COTTON MILLS.
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T. 109 b.
T. 81
T. 114 s.
Peking Singapore Tientsin... Tainanfu Taingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Sons, Ewos The Union of London and Smith'a
Shanghai Cottons Bank, Limited.. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London
Làou Kung Mow Agency. Direction der Disconto Gesell-Kung Yik
schaft. Dresdner Bank.
Hongkong Cottons $10 $714b, INTEREST allowed on Current China-Borneos
$12811 Account. DEPOSITS received Light and Powere $101
8434 on terms which may be learned Do. (Spec. shares) $1) son application. Every description China Providents
of Banking and Exchange bus-Dairy Farms ness transacted.
OF
TRUSTEE,
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c
Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
PEA
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LIMITED.
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1.00 A.M. 10 10.00 AM4.10
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MAX GUTSCHKE Manager. [2 Hongkong. 9th Oct., 1911.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
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SPECIAL CARS.
BANKERS:
MISCELLANEOUS,
A-BUYERS DÜNƏNƏMİNAL
LATT DIVIDEND AND VATE
£2&5/- b. at ex 1/11 3/16)
equal to #29.29 for 14 -year ending 31/12/13)
Final of 83 a/c 1912, In-Į |
terim of $18 s/o 1913 / Final of 10 p.o, making
20 p.o. for 1918
Final of $20 making $50)
for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913 Final of $12 mak. $15 for? 1912&Int. of 83 for 1913;
$10 for 1912
627 for 1912
$1 for 1906
$2.50 for year end g30:613 Final of $1 for half
year ending 31'12'13 (3% Interim afo year 1913 preferred sbares
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4
[Final of 51 making
7 for 1913 Coupon No. 22.
$1.70 per share and bonus of 30 cents per share for year ending 30'4'13.
30 IT Lê L $3 for 1897.
Interim of 5 % Coupon, No. 3-account of year end- ing 10.6.34,
Int. of 1/6 msk.6/6a/c.19/3
'1/2 for 1909
$3.50 for year 1913
$3 for 1913
Tis. 3 for 1912 .. Interim of Tli 3 for, 1913
Tls. 6-29°2′10 First year
$7 on old shares, $3.50)
on new shares for year 31*12*13
$314 for 34 year ending 31.12.13
50 cents for 1913 $2.80 for 1913
Interim of 5 p.c.for
year ending 30°6′13 $2,25】: for 12 year ending! 31.12.13
15 per cent, for 1910
Tls. 15 for year ending}
°31′10′13°
Tie. 10 for yoar end-
ing 30'6 13 ···
T.12for year and’g31′12′12′′ Tle. 1 for year ending]
301113
50 centa 31.7.08.
70 cents for 1913.
$1.30 for year end'g 31′′7′13 40 cents for 1911
$1.80 per share for 1913 Interim of $23 a/c 1914
8,
$1.20 for 1913
8.
$10 88
36 838 Green Islands
$10.86 Hongkong Electrios $10 $41 BO Hongkong Ices 393($200.b. Hongkong Ropes $10 $25 b. Langkats: *-
g. 10 T. 42
B.
BB,
Morning Fost Peak Tramway
$25 $29 ea, & b, $10 $916 b.
Do. (now) $190 cts. e. Hongkong Eléctrio Trams 10/9 b,
£1,500,000 1,125,000 562,500 465,000 Philippines
$1035" H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6
1 Pre- Societe des forred
Pulpeset Papeteries-paid- du Tonkin
Bank of England London Joint-Stock-Bank, Limited
$50 $20
up $50
· Benefit | [8200 Shanghai-Samatras T. 20 T.150: Interest allowed on Current Ac- Steam Laundry $565 counts at 2 per cent per annum United. Asbestos] on.Daily Balance and on Fired Oriental Agonoy, › $10. [8914 b, Deposits at rates which may be Ld...... ascertained on application.
also look more woollen and wor against 100 and 1,022 against Hongkong, 1st July, 1914... ated tissues with a lesser value, 859 respectively in the past however but considerably less silk broad stuffs, and, coming to month 1,740 fewer barrels of metals and metal manufactures, beer were sent to the Straite. lege ship, bridge, and boiler With reference to imports, it will plates but more wrought tubes, be noticed that there is a falling pipes, and fittings, tinned plates off in the amount of tea from and sheets, and textile machinery, China, Hongkong, and Macao, With regard to Chinn, there was although the five months' imports an increess in the value, but at represent an advance on 1913. WE are the loading Manufacturers
this class of Goods Our Fruit & the same time a falling off in the Consignments from Netherlands Gingers are all fresh and of the first plek quantity of tinned plates and India continue to increase. Thore Oak Spray is prepared from the best sheets purobased, a substantial was more silk sent from China, quality of Sugar. We give our special advance in the amount of tex- and at the same time less from attention to our business and saltary tile machinery, and also more old Japan than in May last year, the five, months, figures, however, iron and steel. More cast pipes and fittings were exported to the recording an all-round "advance, As for rubber, the total importa Straita Settlements than in May during the month wore valued last year, as well as more stat £1,245,738, being a decrease
and Retall Ironmongers/ Pig Iron and and iron manufactures, but only
Foundry Coke importer General Store Cannot be Besten, It! Hqualled, William Powell, Ltd. 1982 five rail locomotives against 136 value as well as representing
keepers and Bhipahandlers. Now, so and For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery, N lesa in quantity The Straits last May, and 184 unenumerated
37. Hing Lomar Street, (And streetwear and meals with Wines & Liquers, prime movers against 850 were sent us more by about 7,000
Arrangements,
AMERICAN DENTISTRY
PORCELAIN FILLINGS.
The Latest Improvements toward Lasting Workmanship and Fairies Foes moderate. Diploma. Tokios Operations. No charge for examinations,
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S4, Queen's Road Central
(Comdr of Flower Street.)
Telephone 1382F12243010
By, Arrogament at the Company's Office,
Des Voeux Noid
SINGON & CO.
Established A. D. 1880, "
BON STEEL METAL and HARD-
WARE MERCHANTS. Wholeme
“of Centrál Market) Telephone No:1574
United Asbestos ARLINTON Founders Shares $10 $300
Manager.
Union Waterboat $10 $18
Weismann, Ltd.
ALEXANDR CAFE Watson
$1030 $10 57.35 b;
$2 for 1913
Interim of Tls. 1 mak Ling Tis. 2 n/o«1913. None
80 cents on fully paid) shares and 8 cents on 1:51 paid shares for year
ending 30.4.14
Final of 6d, making 7. per share for 1913, None
$1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year.
50 ots, for year end'g 31.5.12
(20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended $151912
$1.25 per share for year ending 31*12*1913 5. 25 per cent, for yearl - ending 31'7112/9/
70 cents for 1913 Ak 50 cta. yearending 6,30,13
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