Commercial.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1914,
BANKS INTERATIONAL BANKING
* CORPORATION,
Head Odrez-do; Wall Street, New York. Londen US 1~98, Bladopagata, B.C.
BRANCHES--
Bombay
Calettis
Custom
Cobe
Coles
Empire
Hongkong Hankow
NESS transacted.
Kabe Manila Maxico
Pasama Paking
Sas Trascico Shanghai Уркобаме
Baka,**
shows a big increase in exports, operation passed off without any especially to foreign countries. ina dent, the time required being The exports were 1,885,000 tons, alsut an hour and a half each A large crowd of spoolstors as compared with 1,047,000 for way. the first quarter of 1913. Of witnessed the widel's passage. Chinese Railway Profila. The net profits realized by the there totale, there were just under Governor Goethals was present,
On the Rocks.^ most important railways in China 600,000 tone, an exported to
The Japanese steamer during the past fiscal year are as foreign countries, as compared follow.
Peking-Mukden, S. with 344,000 tone in the March Rion went upon the rocks on the Y 6,229,000; Peking-Hanlow & quarter of last year. The biggest North-east side of Alcante Island Y 6.481,000 Peking-Kelgan, S. increase is in the Far East, and will probably become a total Y653,000; Tai-yuan-Chengtion quarter in which Australian trade wreok. There was a dense fog Captial and Surplus Gold 10000 S Y 303,000.
all round has in recent years at the time she went ashore on
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI made strong advances. Shipping June 20 and the vessel ran over
the cutlying rocks and brought "LURRENT ACCOUNTS opered on the "Ad Anglo-Chinese Silver
and Engineering, an 'Mining Company.
up close to the cliffs where she POSITS RECEIVED, fixed for one yaar The Central China
Past
Japan's Mine Output. publishes à report from a Chinese According to an investigation lies in a precarious position with it personnes, or for shorter periods, as rates, which MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES newspaper to the effect that a recently made by the Mining her bottom badly hoted as far sits NEGOTIATED AND COLLECTED tentative agreement has been Bureau of the Department of the mainmas The passengers
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS Jeanied entered into for the formation of Agriculture and Commerce, the were taken off by a Japanese
THE LANK'S CIRCULAR CREDIT ka avaliable all over the Werid, an Anglo-Chinese Silver Mining total quantity of the staple trawler and the crew have landed
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT Lesiand. Co to develop the silver mine at minerale mined in Japan from as mach of the gear' as could be
facied the Tayeb January to April this year is re-salved and have stowed it on the PURCHASE and SALE of Stacks in Shares Tangko Hill, in dietriot Hapeh. The Centrul ported as follows: Government is reported to have sanctioned the formation of the Gold company, which will have a Silver capital of $12,000,000 to be Copper provided by British financiers. Iron
Coal
More India Tea Results. Four more tea companies have Petroleum just iesued their reports the Sulphur
Langla (Sylhet), the Nedeem,
the Singlo, and the Empire of
sandy beach near which the vessel truck-Shipping-and Engineer
551 ing.
kin
13,620 14,222 **: 6,206 6,772 622 20,760
Shanghai Klebang Rubber Estate. Ld.
FUBLIC COMPANIES
NOTICE. THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT & AGENCY ..Company, Limited. An Interim Dividend of Three India and Ceylon. The Lungla The fourth annual meeting of pays 20 per cent., the same as for the Shanghai Klebang Rubber and half Dollars per share for the each of the two previous years, Estate, La., was held last week six months ending 30th June, 1914 the Nedeem pays a dividend and at Shangbai. Mr. Hugo Reiss, will be payable on Tuesday 28th July on which date Dividend bonus of 30 per cent., against 20 who presided, said:The profit Warrants may be obtained on per cent. for 1912 and 25 per and fees acceant after writing application at the Company's cent. for 1911; the Empire off the whole of debenture if office India pays 17 per cent. as for terest and trustee's fee, which. the two previous years; and the amount to S. $13.200 and also an Sing dividend has gone up amount of $1,627.79 ander su from 8 per cent. to 10 per pones account, shows a net profit cent. The Lungla's. crop of $10,312,49, which I think may amounted to 3,178,000lb., be regarded as quite entiafactory, decrease of 156,740lb. compar- Including the amount of $2,201 ed with 1912, but an 53 brought forward from last increase of 338,000lb. on the year the balance at credit of this estimate. An average price of account is $12,514.02 which with S.254. per lb. was realized by your approval we propose to deal the tea sold in London compared with as follows, with 7.58d. per lb. in 1912 and 8.24d. in 1911. There was, bow. over, an increase of .08d. in the cost, mainly due to the smaller
To pay a dividend of
Tls. 0.15 per
share which at ex- change 91 equale $11.538.46
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from Tuesday the 21st July to Tues- day the 28th July (both days inclusive) during which period no, transfer of shares can be registered
By order of the Board of Directors.
A. SHELTON HOOPER,
Secretary, Hongkong 14th July, 1914.
NOTICE.
THE WEST POINT BUILDING Company. Limited.
-An Interim Dividend of Two
next year's account $ 975.56 Dollars per share for the six
1
vtlice.
be
af
the principal cities in the WorldS OF
BRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cashed.
GEORGE HOUG, -Manager. Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 |
30,000,000 Paid-up Capital ...
18,900,000 Reserve Fund......
1)
Head Offca.-YOKOHAMA.
Branches „Antong-Hsien *Bombay Calcutta Changchun, Daten
Fangen Hubia Hankow
Kobe
Klas-Yang Lood.n Licht Tsingtau
Agencies at Nagal
San Francisco
Nawabunge
New York Qu
Fekia
Rycian (Pors
Arthur)
Shanghai
Tiebling
Tientia
Tokyo
Los Angeles Taingiau
Interest Allowed on Current Accoust. Deposits received for £xcù perkače al mmies to be alued en application.
EISHIONO, Manager.
[18 Hongkong, 6th April, 1913. THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Täcorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
Proprietors
F/T
Selling
EXCHANGE.
T/T. Marka Demand Germany. T/T. Frans On Haiphong..... On Baigon... On Bangkok,
BANKS
T/10 1/8 ....1/10 3/16 HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand........
BANKING CORPORA 30 da.......................1/10 1/4
TION.
60 dis..............1/10 1/4 4/ ...........................1/10 5/16 T/T Shanghai ..........................74 1/2 Private 30 dla sight S'hai 7596|4 m/n. LIC TT Singapore................79144 m/s. D/P T/T Japan
Paid-up Capital $15.000.000 RESERVE FUNDS:
Proprietors.....$15,000,000 Demand Calcutta'
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
83+
Buying
4.....
$1/10 1/2 1/1015/8 1/10/11/16
bisi 13844 30d/6.9'ney & Melbourne1/10 3/4
138) 30 d/a.San F'co & Yu York 4
Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Chairman. T/T. San F'co & New York 44%
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 2/-- $15,000,000
906 m/s. L/O
T/T India
Bilver$17,650,000
Demand India,*******
TT Bombay.....
13844me. Marks
1.93.1/2
$32,650,000
Demand Bombay
1384 m/s. Francs ***
2.974
Reserve Liability of
T/T Caloutta
1334 6'xn/ do
2.39
138
BarSilver, ready...25 14
forward w Demand Manila..........9016
dak
25 5/16
Gold Leaf per tael
X:56.10
W.
·Chairman." I Pattenden, Esq.- Deputy
Demand, New York
.45
Bank of England rate S
T/T. Java M...
111
Sovereign'
G. T. M. Edkins, Eag.
Subsidiary Coins.
Opfum Quotations.
July
Discount per $100:
Malwa, New
....68,200 per p.
Chinese...20 ats,pieces $11 15/16-
Malwa, Old-
Chinese ...10
$1194
Fatna, New
9,925 per che
Patas, Old.....
Hongkong.20
$81/2
Benares, New
Hongkong.10
$91/167
Benares, Old..
8. H: Dodwell, Esq.
C. 8. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
C. Landgraf, Esq.
F. Lieb, Esq.
J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hou, Mr. D. Shellim. H. A. Siebs, Esq.... Ad. Widmann, Esq.
OHIEF MANAGER:" Hongkong-N, J. Stabh
ACTING MANAGER, Shanghal-J. D. Smart. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed:
On Current Account at the rate
8,300
9,200
9,030
8,925
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.
8-SELLERS
STOCKS FAid or Valon.
BANES..
Horgkong & S'hai $125
8.3. SALES
Q'TION
($950 b.
· MARINE INSURANCES, Cantons
833/10
$50
315
b.
North China
£5
T140 b.
$100
$780
£50 $194
of 2 per cent per annum on the Uniona daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS... For 3 months, 2 per cent per
annum.
For 6 months, 3 per cent. p.
annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent. per
annum,
A. G. STEPHEN;" Acting Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE Business of the above "Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING
£1,200,000 num
Yenglazes
FIRE INSURANCESİ'
China, Fires.
Hongkong Fires
SHIFFINO.
$20 $135 $50 $593 China & Manilas 825 19 Douglas Steamship $50 $31 $15 627 Steamboats Indo-Chinas
S
B-BUYERS N-NOMINAL":
·LAST DIVIDEAS CAD PATRI
£2 & 5-b. ater 1/11 3/18 equal to $23.29 for 14 year ending 31/12/13
Final of 83 a/c 1912, In-1 torim of $18 a/c 1913 f Final of 10 p.c, making
30 po. for 1912 Final of $20 making $50 |
for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913 - Final of $12 mak. $15 for}
· 1912 & Int, of$3 for 19131
$10 for 1912
$2.50 for year end'g 30′6′13
Final of $1 for half
$27 for 1912
$1 for 1906
b.
ს.
£5 $60
95/6
(Preferred) (Deferred) "Shell" Transports £1
{$10 $45
REFINERIES.
$100 $79
$100 $28
MININO.
Chinese Engineerings £137/6
£1 30/- £13
Star Ferry CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on ap crop. In the ease of the Nedeem To carry forward to
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
plication. Company the crop was a record
...£1,200,000 INTEREST on deposits is al-China Sugars one, exceeding both the previous
I shall have much pleasure in months ending 30th June, 1914 Paid-up Capitalis
£1,800,000 lowed on the minimum monthly Luzon Sugars
balauces at $3 per cent. per an- year and the estimate by over proposing this later on in the will be payable on Tuesday 28th Reserve Fund... 700,00016. The average price form of resolution. With July on which date Dividend Reserve Liability of
Depositors may transfer at their obtained for the tea sold both in regard to the sum of $1,627 Warrants may to obtained on
Tronobs FOREIGN EXCHANGE and option balances of $100 or more London and Calcutta was equal 79 ander suspense account writ-application at the Company's
Raubs to 8.02d. per lb., as compared ten off I should like to remind The Transfer Books of the General Banking business trans- to the Hongkong and Shanghai
Bank to be placed on FIXED DOCKS, WHARVES, & GODOWNS s claim Company will be closed fromated.
$50 $83) b. with 7.9d. in 1912. The appropria-you that this was
por cent. per Kowloon Wharfs CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- DEPOSIT at 4 tion account of this company hes against the original vendor Mr. Tuesday the 21st July to Tuesday
H.K.&W poa Dooks $50023 b. one or two points of interest; for Cathiravalo. For some consider-the 28th July (both days inclued and FIXED DEPOSITS re: annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang-
Shanghai Docks T. 100 T. 60 b. instance £15,000 ie put aside for able time no proceedings could be sive) during which period noceived for 1 year or shorter periods
A. G. STEPHEN,
Hongkew Wharfs T. 100 T. 91 b. reserves and £2,300 is written off instituted against Mr. Cethiravalo transfer of shares can be regist at rates which will be quoted on hai Banking Corporation,
application.
Acting Chief Manager, LANDS, HOTELS BUILDINGS machinery and tramways, while Mr. Bailey, the principal witress ered.
By order of the Board of
Wm. DICKSON,
Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 Manager,
H'kong Central E'tes $100 $102. Hongkong. 11th April. 1912,
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE Hongkong Hotels $50 $126 NOTICES
Hongkong Lands $100 $117 b.
'com-
Disectore.
A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary to the HONG KONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Company, Limited. Genoral Agents for the "WEST POINT BUILDING Company, Limited, Hongkong, 14th July, 1914..
NOTICES.
CLUB.
KONGKONG GYMKHANA
had left the $7,440 is carried forward. It is for the company, stated in the reports that both Straits. On his return Mr. Bailey companies aremaking extensione; was, however, at once the Lungla planted 143 acres at manicated with, but for some Terapassa at the close of the year, reason be refused to testify that and hopes to pat out a further "Mr. Catbiravalo requested him 100 acres during the current either by letter or verbally to pay Reason, and the Nedeem put out fout the money in question"; and 306 acres at Dalmore, bringing as this in the opinion of the com up the planted area to 911 acres. pany's solicitors at Penang was It is intended to raise the garden the essential point for the com to 1,100 acres, after which
pany to succeed in a legal action planting will be stopped for the against Mr. Cathiravalo, your present. The Empire of Indie directors considered it advisable and Ceylon Company's revenue to drop the case. As regards the results are the best in its history estate further satisfactory progress THE THIRD GYMKHANA MEETING of the Seassp owing largely to the profit made has to be recorded both as to by the Docars group and the onltivation as well as the cost of will be held at Happy Valley on high level of prices. The Single production, which for the current Saturday, the 18th July, 1914. Company also has a larger net year will be further reduced, so commencing at 3,15 pn. profit than in any previous year, that even with the present low due to the samo cauɛes,
price for rubber there is a fair Standard Oil Experts in China margin of profit. If any share The safe arrival of the American bolder would like to ask any oil-well drilling party of the question I shall be pleased to an Standard Oil Company on the swer came to the best of my ability. borders of Shenai and Honsn has been reported by the Acting Tutuh of Shenai to the Chiness
"
Government at Poking, according Couple Joined in Record Time. Baltimore,, June 6.-A now
The Charge for Admission will be $100 for others than Members of the Hongkong Jockey Club or Gymt heaa Olut.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform half price
Committee invite the Ladies of Hongkong to be present. Hongkong, 8th July, 1914.
be
NOTICE.
to the correspondent of the C. C Post. The party has with it record for dispatch in uniting & THE HONGKONG CENTRAL several hundreds of carts of oil love-lorn couple was set this
ESTATE LD.
T 2
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- perty, &c.
Croods received on Storage, Advances mede on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
bygtein.
BANK.
b.
Humphreys Estates $10, 871 sa.
$30 $44 Kowloon Lands Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 92 b.
West Points
$50 $73 Manila M'pola Hotel P.10 F.8
Ewos
Capital Fully
Paid-up...Sh. Taola 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai, Board of Directors-Berlin.
Branches:.. Calcutta Canton Berlin- Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tainanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Sons. (Rates and Particulars on ap- The Union of London and Smith's Shanghai Cottons
plication).
Bank, Limited. The Office of
Deatsche Bank (Petin), London | Laou OF
Agency." TRUSTEE EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &0,Direction der Disconto Gesell
Undertaken and Executed.
sohaft. SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers, Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 PEAK TRAMWAI UU.
a
LIMITED."
TWH TABLE,
OREX DAYS..
∙1.00 &M, 40
16:00 & 19 31.00 4/06
100 Event 15 Men
11
16
*
tug...to
10 M to Meat
25 736 to
HERNIGHT CARS. Skjo z.mi and a 114 Ch10 7236) to
: 21.00 FM) "Every half hour
12.00 PM to
every quarter of an hour,
• SUNDAYS
G2,4% AM KOʻrojo Alm. Evany ry Min.
10. to 11.00
18.00 Mock to 160 156, 496... 10 MIS
By Order, A. SHELTON HOOPER, ON MY 105.00 WHE
Secretary to The Hong- kong Land Investment & Agency Company, Lid. General Managors: 6th July, 1914
25 Mxx. 31 Ma
NIGHT CARS as en Week Days.
6.00 Fyr,
drilling machinery for the opera morning at Towson. It was ten NOTICE is hereby given that tions at Yenchang. Telegraph minutes before eleven when an the Statutory Meeting lines have been built between automobile atopped in front of the of Shareholders of this Company Yenebang and Sian for the sole court house, and a young man will be held at the Offices of the use of the Sino-American com-made his way to the office of the General Managers at NOON on pany as ordered. The correspon- marriage licence clerk. By the MONDAY 27th inst., instead of as dent adds that there is no cause time the big court-house alock previously notified. for fearing any mishap to the marked elevan, the auto was in American party. President Yusn front of the rectory of Trinity. wired to the Shensi authorities Protestant Episcopal Church, that they will be held personally and Stewart Schorn, 24 years old, and individually responsible for and Leah B.Lehman, 20 years old, mishap to Americans. In both of Camden, NJ, were man Chinese papers it is reported, and wife, ten minutes later. The however, that a certain foreign whole transaction required less
than twenty minutes. oil-mining expert, who has re- cently been sent on a trip of Tating the Panama Canal. inspection of oll mines in Hsie Shang, by the American Standard Oil Company, met the White
Panams, June 8-The first pamage through the Gatan looks by an ocean liner was successfully
Wolf brigands on his way and carried out to-day by the Panama was robbed of all his belongings. Railroad staamalip Alliance, Fortunately the inspector escaped vessel of 4,000 tona. The uninjured, me
Australian Coal Trade.
I was made a test of the work
of the electric towing locomotives
The Australian coal trads, for the quarter ending March 31 last in handling a large vessel
Hongkong,
VIGMARTIN'S
Maria's Will in the hoved, of Abaton kay Arm Weimely kan man in mandaksered. Time whe
SATURDAYS
"SPECIAL CARB,
By Armigament at the Company's Ofen. "Alamadre »Bulidings,
De Your Boad..
MAN LOONC.
3
CLASS PRESERVES, GINGER
Dresdner Bank- INTEREST allowed on Current Accommt. DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned On application. Every description of Berking and Exchange btw- nese transacted.
MAX GUTBCIFE
Manager, Hongkong, 9th Oes., 1911.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA LIMETED.
Authorised Capital.
Subscribed
Paid Up Reserve Fund tow
COTTON MILLS.
T. 50. T. 134
T. 114 T. 82
T-114 b
ng Mow Kung Yik Hongkong Cottons $10 $75 MISCELLANEOUS, MANA
811 China-Borneos, ・・ $12. Light and Fowers $102 5434
Do(Spec, sharon) $1 4 China Providents $108 Dairy Farme Green Lalands *
好。
$10 $60 Hongkong Electrics $10 (641) b. Hongkong Ices
$25 $200 Hongkong Rop Langkata
1825
10 T. 45
Morning Post
$25 $29
b
Peak Tramway'
$10 $10
.b.
90 ota. s.
£1,500,000
Do. (new) 1,125,000
562,500 Hongkong Electric Trams 12/- 465,000
BANKERS: Bank of England.” London Joint Stóok Bank, Taimited.
Every description of Exchange business transacted,
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fired
Deposits at rates which may be
SOY MANUFACTURERS. Factory af Yaumaus OFFICE No. 86, Den Vaux Road, W. der Telephone No. 177 1
Erohe leading Manufacturers la ke the care of Goods Our Fra Chiagora Ars All fresh and of the first plok Our Byran Ly prepared from themba quality of Bugar. We give bir{. Attention to our business and
Philippines
310.35 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10-$6.
·Pre
Societo desferred
Pulpeset
Papeteries
du Tonkin
$50 $20
up:$50 Benefit $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150 Steam Laundry 2 15 165 United Asbestos)
Oriental agency, $10 $91% b. Lam
United Asbestos 10 8900
ascertained on application,
Founders Shares, ARLINTON. & gra
Union Waterboat PASAN by Manager
Van Welsmann, Ltd ALEXANDRA CABE
annot be Beaten, if Equalledswillam Powell,, Ltd For Broad Cakes, Confectionery hadrum
$18
1881.
year ending 31°12′13 13% Interim a/c year
1913
on preferred shares
(Final of 5" making for 1913 Coupon No. 22.
$1.70 per share and bonus of 30 cents per share for year ending 30*4*13
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
Interim of 5% Coupon No. 3 account of year end- ing 10.634
Int. of 1/6 mak.6/68/o.19'3 1/2 for 1909 $3.50 for
year 1913
$3 for 1913 Ts. 3 for 1912
Interim of Tla 3 for 1913:
Tla. 6 29'2'10
First year
$7 on old shares, $3.501
on new shares for
year 31'12-13
$314 for 14 year ending 31.12,13
50 cents for 1913
-$2.80 for 1913
Interim of 6 p.o. for year ending 306'13 $2.251 for 14 year ending! 31.12.13AA
15 per cent. for 1910
Tle. 15 for year 'ending
31-10-13
Tis. 10 for year end
Ing 30°6′19
T.12 for year end g31
Tis. 1s for year ending
30'111364
50 cents 31.7.0
$1.20 for 1913
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 #2} a/c 1914.
$2 for 1919
[Interim of Tls. : 1° mak- Ling Tis. 2 a/c 1913
None
80 cents on fully paid) shares and 8 cents on $1paidshares for year ending 30.4.14*SA. Final of 6d. making 7 d. per share for 1913, None W $1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year 50 ots, for year end'g 31.5.12
(20 per cent per ordinary share fornyear ended 131′51912)
$1.25 per share for year **** ending 31121913 4 Holler:15 "pera cent. for year
vending 317/11/22
4th 170 cents for 1918
50 cta:yearending 6.80.13
And Mdals with Wines & Liquors; Consent to to to Indy 20, 2014 Z WRIGHT AND HORNBYŁ SIIS IN
does not hold itself-respaialila (atlas of the Khová quotations