PUBLIC COMPANIES
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
NOTICE OF ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY MEETINGS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
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76.-" General ARTICLE Meetings shall be held once in. A every year, at such time and place in the Colony as. may be
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proscribed by the Company in. General Meeting and if no such
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1914.
NOTICES.
FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIA- TION OF HONGKONG.
BANK HOLIDAY.
time or place is prescribed, then at such time and place as may be determined by the MONDAY, 3rd August, 1914,
being a BANK HOLI Court, and unless, and until DAY, all FIRE INSURANCE "otherwise prescribed or deter-OFFICES will be CLOSED for the mined as aforesaid u Gen-Transaction of Public Business. eral Meeting shall be held in the
By Order, month of February in every yesi,"
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E. A. M. WILLIAMS, Auting Secretary, ARTICLE 77.-"The General Hongkong, 1st August, 1914. Meetings mentioned in the last
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proceding Article shall be called MARINE INSURANCE ASSO. Ordinary Mootings."
CIATION OF HONGKONG.
that the ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING of{" the SHAREHOLDERS. In this Corporation will be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, on SATUR." DAY, the 22nd day of August, 1914, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th{"ings, " June, 1914, and for the confirma-i tion of the election of Directors.
THE REGISTEROF SHARES of the Corporation will be CLOSED front MONDAY, the 10th August, to SATURDAY, the 22nd August. 1914, (both days fnclusive) during which period no transfer of Shares can be registered.
AND NOTICE is hereby alao given that at the sanie place and on the same day at Noon or so soon afterwards as the Ordinary Half-Yearly Meeling shall be concluded
Extraordinary
Meeting of the Shareholders in thia Corporation will be held when the subjoined. Resolutions
· will be proposed as Extraordinary Resolutions:-
(1) That the Directors of the Shanghai Hongkong nad Banking Corporation bo and they are hereby requested and authorised by and on be-; half of the shareholders of the Company to take the steps necessary to apply for the introduction of an Or- dinance into the Legislative Council of the Colony of Hongkong supplemental to The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Ordinance 1866, and the enactment of the same by the Governor of Hong, kong with the advice and consent of the Legislativa Council thereof to effect the amondment of Section 20 of The Hongkong and Shanghai
· Bank Ordinance 1866, here=" after set out with such
• modifications (if any) as they may think fit and to accept such Ordinance if and when
nacted.
ARTICLE 78.- All other General Meetings shall be called Extraordinary Meet-
BANK HOLIDAY,
(e) That Article 90 boMONDAY, 3rd August, 1914, bainga BANK HOLIDAY: altered by inserting sod
all MARINE INSURANCE adopting after the word
OFFICES will be CLOSED for "holding in line five;
the Transaction of Public Bus- thereof the words "or
iness. representing by proxy"}
By Order, and by striking out at
E. A. M. WILLIAMS, the end of the said Article
Acting Secretary the words "present in
Hongkong, 1st August, 1914. person."
NOTICE.
(f) That the following wordabead fed to Article 94 The Court may
from time to time pay AS from the 1st August, 1914. "to the Shareholders the business hitherto carried "such interim dividends on by the UNDERSIGNED under as appear to be just-the firm name of GOLDRING & "ified by the position of RUSS will be carried on under
the Company
the firm name of GOLDRING &
PHILIPS.
(g) That the following worde be struck out of the first three and a half lines of Article 174, namely the words "Half-
PHILIP W. GOLDRING. Hongkong, 1st August 1914.
"year ending the 30 and from the 1st August,
"June and the 31st. "December, shall make a general Half-Yourly." and that the following words be adopted and substituted therefor "Year ending the 31st day December shall "make a General." (b) That the word "Half " be struck out of the 18th line of Artiole 174. and also out of the 6th line of Article 175.. (i).That the word "twice"
and the words
"the 30th day of June and " be struck out of lines 4 and 5f Article 176 and that the word "oncé" be adopted and substituted for the word "twice" in
the fourth line thereof.
That the words "or the Ordinary Half-Yearly" and the words as the case may be " be struck out of lines 10 and 11 of Article 177.
Should the Second Resolution
The following is the theamond- ment above referred to:-The- deletion from Section 20 of the esid Ordinance of the words, "To take and accept any lands. houses, or other real or personal property in satisfaction, liquida- tion, or payment of any debt be passed by the required ma- absolutely and bona fide pre-jority, it will be submitted for "viously due and owing to the confirmation as a special Rosalu- Company, and also to take any tion to à Second Extraordinary Mortgage or other lion or char-Meeting which will be sub-l ge on real or personal proportysequently convened.
as a security for any monies By Order of the Court of "actually and bona fide pre Directors.
"viously due to the Company or j
**for which any person may have
A.G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager
rondered himself liable to the Hongkong 21st July, 1913.
Company, and to hold such
lande, houses and other roal
and personal property respec-
tively for such reasonable time
as may be necessary for selling
PUBLIC COMPANIES
TION Company Limited,
and disposing of and converting | INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA- "the same into money," and the "substitution therefor of the following words:"To tako, accept, enforce, release, ronlise, "or deal with any security now held or which may hereafter be held by the Company, for any monies owing or to become
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"
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owing to the Company, or for
Dividend Warrants dated Lon- don, 15th June, 1914, may be had on application at the Offices of the undersigned..
JARDINE, MATHESON * CỎ. LTD. General Managers.
any liabilities incurred or to be Hongkong, 30th July, 1914.
incurred towards or by the
Company by way of mortgage; THE HONGKONG, CANTON & "pledge, hypothecation, deposit MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., Ltd.
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or otherwise howsoever of every
of the Company be altered in manner following:-
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kind of property or rights." NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS (2) That the Deed of Settlement AN INTERIM DIVIDEND OF FIFTY CENTE per share for the Six Months ending 30th (a). That the following words June, 1914 will be PAYABLE on bo strack out of linos two FRIDAY, 14th AUGUST, 1914, and three of Articles 56, on which date Dividend Warrants namely, the words "for not may be obtained on application at exreeding fifteen days the Company's Office. before and seven days after The TRANSFER BOOKS of every ordinary Meeting" the Company will be CLOSED and that the following from Tuesday 4th August to Fri- words be adopted and day 14th August (both days in substituted therefor; olusive), during which period. no namely during such Transfer of Shares can be Regis- timo as the Court thinks tored. fit, not excee ing in the.
By order of the Board of Direc-
whole thirty days in each tors, year."
(b) That the following
JOHN ARNOLD,
Acting Secretary.
words be struck out of Hongkong, 28th July, 1914.
the last line of Article
56. namely, "after the Meeting" and that the following words be adopted and substituted therefor, namely. "after. the re-opening of the Registor."
NOTICE.
BANK HOLIDAY.
IN accordance with Ordinance (a) That Artioles 76, 77 No. 5 of 1912 the EX-
and 78 be encollod.
CHANGE BANKS will be closed
(d) That the following for the transaction of Publia. Articles be adopted and Business on MONDAY the 3rd aubat tataki for Articles August
76, 77 and 78, namely Hongkong, 30th July, 1914.
1914, CHARLES ANDREW SUTH CRTON RUSS ceuses his connection with the firm of GOLD- RING & RUSS and with the full consent and perm'ssion of the UNDERSIGNED has joined the office of Mr. J. H. Gardiner.
PHILIP W. GOLDRING. Hongkong. Is: August, 1914.
No need to wrap up against
SORE THROAT
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if you suck.
Formamint Tablets.
Sore Throat is not due
to cold or damp, but
to germs.
Formamint kills these germs in the mouth and Therefore it both. throat. cures and prevents Sore Throat, dic.
"
Lord Glantawa" writes: " have been using Wulling Forma mint for Sore Throat with the most satisfactory results."
Wulfing's FORMAMINT
Tablets
infectious also prevent diseases like Influenza, Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever and Measles. They are absolutely harmless, éven to young children.
The Bishop of Bath and Wells writes: "The value of Formamint al a remedy and provens tive is appreciated in this house."
Write to-day for Free Booklet. Formamint is sold by all Chemists in bottles of fifty tablets. Buy a bottle to-day, and always carry it with you for immediate use when you are exposed to in- fection. Send a post- card, mentioning this paper, to A. Wulfing and Co., 6, Kiukiang Road, Shanghai, who will send you an in- teresting Booklet which fully explains the nature and uses of Formamint, and, con- tains much valuable information,
„VARESIGIA
BANKS
BANKS
PT
INTERATIONAL BANKING HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand
BANKING CORPORA-30 d/e
CORPORATION,
Heaḍ Dc;--50; Wall Street, New York
· London Offer 1–36, Babopagite, B.C
BRANCHES.
Bombay
Calcutta
Castan
Cebu Calen
Empire
Hongkong
Hankow
Capital and Surplus
Yokohama
Bold. $7,000,000 Loqualitalo, CV7 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS tud,
60 d/s ....
EXCHANGE.
T/T. Marka Deniand Germany
4m/s ........................1/8 7/8 $15.000.000 T/T Shanghai... 74
Private 30 d/s sight B'ha!" 7594
T/T Singapore .......................................... .7338-4 m/s. D/P
*
Demand India
[ 30dia.S'ney & Melbourne1/9 1/2
129430d/s.San F'co & New York 4276
Salling
1/850 .1/8 11/16
T/T. - Franns
.1/8
On Haiphong
TION.
.18 13/16
Ou Saigona
17616 ... 177 216 641% p.m. 612
On Bangkok...
Echa
Meias
Paid-up Capital RESERVE FUNDS:.
..Sterling
Buving.
[4 m/s. L/C
.1/9 1/4
་
..1/9 3/8·
Faking
Зад Редсівно
Shanghal
-£1,500,000 at 2-- $15,000,000
T/T Japan
841⁄4· 6 m/s. L/C
1.1/9 1/2
T/T India
.129
Silvor .$17,650,000
T/T Brnbayanl
-129 | 4 m/s. Marks '..........
.1.991
$32.550,000 Demard Bombay
.12914 | 4 m/s. Franos vist.
2.23
T/T Calcutta
.129
& inja. do
..2.25
.129
| BarSilver, ready
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
Hon. W.
¡Demand Manila ..............84) Mr. D. Landale, Chairman, T/T. San F'cu & New York 4136 Pattenden, Esq. Deputy Demand, New York .... ..42
forward
Gold Leaf per tael.
62.30
Bank of England rate ...8%
| T/T. Java
1044
Sovereign ..............
11.50
S. H. Dodwell, Esq.
-G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. #
Subsidiary Coins.
July 17
Discount per $100:
Malwa, New
.$8,300 par p.
Chinese...20 otsipieces 811 3/16
Malwa, Old-
8,300
Chinese ...10
$12
Patna, New
9,325 per che,
Hongkong.20
*
#.014
Patna, Old,
9,100
Benares, New
9,050
Hongkong.19
# 91/2
Benares. Old......
8.825
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened of the
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Band for ons gear at X per annum, or for såoster periods, an rates, which may be ascertained on applẩokLION, M
KILLS NEGOTIATED 850 COLLECTED.
VAIL TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
Madu
- LETTERS OF CREDIT 14 DRAFTS ginatud
on all the principal cities in the Work.
THE BANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT allatis all over the World,
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CARDI
“PURCHASE and 'XALE of. Stocká na Sharm
RAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cabed
#fciad,
DEONGE HOGO,
Manager.
Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 18,000,000 Paid-up Capital..... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund...... 18,900,000 Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
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Agencies at Nagasaki Nawchwang New York Opaka
Pilla
Hyalan (Furn
Branches Astung-Hslen
in
Bombay
Calcutta
Changchun
Dairen
Fengtien
...Burbia
Arthur)
San Franciies
Shanghal
Tiebling
Las-Vani Land.
Tientaln
Tokyo
Kabe
Lyons
Tiingiau
Los Angeles Taingiau
Interest Allowed on Curren: Account Deposits racalved for fixed periods at rates to be: tained on application.
EISHIONO, Manager. Hongkong, 6th April, 1913.
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Reserve Liability ฟ
Proprietors...... $15,000,000 Demand Calcutta......
Chairman.
O. S. 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.
Opium Quotations.
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.
SSELLERS
STOCKS & PAID or Valon.
BANKY.
Hongkong & S'hai $125
MARINE INSURANCES, Cantons
North, China
Hongkong-Interest Allowed:
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent per annum on the
n on the Unions daily balance
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 2 per cent. per
annum.
For 6 months, 3 per cent. pe.
annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent. per
annum,
AG. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE CHARTERED BANK OF THE Business of the above
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal. Charter 1853.
Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI CORPORATION BANKING
Rules may be obtained on ap plication..
Yangtszos
SA-SALES A=BUYBAZ N-NOMINAL
CLOSING OTION
8852)
£84/--
$50 3176 b. £5 T142 b.
$100 $795
£50 $194
b.
TIRE INSURANCESI
SHIPPING.
China Fires $20 $155 Hongkong Fires $50 $398 China & Manilas
$25 $8 Douglas Steamship $50 851 Steamboats Indo-Chinas
$15 $27 H
LAFT DIVIDEND AND LATE
£2 & 5/- brat ox 1/11 3/16)
equal to $29.29 for 14 year ending 31/12/13
Final of $3 afc 1912, In-Į terim of $18 a/o 1913 Final of 10 p.s, making
20 p.c. for 1912 Final of $20 making $501
for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913 Final of $12 mak. $15 for
1912 Int. of $3 for1913)
$10 for 1912
$27 for 1912
$1, for 1906
$2.50 for year end'g30°6′13 Final of $1 for half) year ending 31'12′13 J 18% Interim ajo year 1913 on preferred ahares
(Preferred) (Deferred)
Shell" Transports £1
£5 $56
B.
80 98.
£11
b.
Final of 5- making 7 for 1913 Coupon No. 22.
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Star Ferry"
$10 $46
5.
REFINERIES
$100 $77) b. $100 $28
* INTEREST on deposits is al- China Sugars lowed on the minimum monthly | Luzon Sugare HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON.balances at $3 per cent. per an-
£1,200,000 num. Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund...
:
MINING.
£1,800,000 Depositors may transfer at their Chinese Engineeringe £137/6 Reserve Liability of
option balances of $100 or more
£1 - 26/3 Proprietora.....£1,200,000 to the Hongkong and Shanghai Tronoha
£1 $3 Bank to be placed on FIXED Raubs FOREIGN EXCHANGE and DEPOSIT, at 4 per cent per Kowloon Wharfs $50 $85 8. General Banking 'business tràna- annum. acted.."
DOCKS, WHARVES, & CODOWNI
For the Hongkong and Shang- H.K.&W'pusDocks $50 {$63 CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-hal Banking Corporation, ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods
at rates which will be quoted ou application.
Wm. DICKSON.
1.
Manager.
A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.
EUTSCH ́ASIATISCHE
Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. DEUTSC
THE
NOTICES
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- party, &o.
4!
Goode received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System:
BANK.
Capital Fully
Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlín.
. Branches:
Berlin Calcutta Cantor Hamburg Haukow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Teinanfu Taingtau Yokohama.
Shanghai Docks T. 100 T: 55 b. Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T. 91.b. LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS
Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 H'kong Central E'tes $100 $103 sa, Hongkong Hotels $50 $128 b.
Hongkong Lands $100 $116 b.
Humphreya Estates $10 $72 b. Kowloon Lands $30. 844 Shanghai Lande T. 30 T: 92 b.
West Points
$50971
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P.8 EwOs Shanghai Cottons
b.
COTTON MILLS.
T 50 T. 137.
T. 123
T. 84
T. 121⁄44 b.
LONDON BANKERS: Mesará. N. M. Rothschil & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bant, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der. Disconto Gesell-
China-Borneos. $12 $11 "schaft.
Light and Powers $101 $4.90 Dresdner Bank.
Do. (Spec. shares) $1/ INTEREST allowed on Current China Providents Account: DEPOSITS received
Lacu Kung Mow Kung Yik Hongkong Cottons $10 $716'' b.:
MISCELLANEOUS,
(Rates and Particulars on ap-on terms which may be learned Dairy Farms
plication).
The Office of
TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed.
Green Islands
OF
nees transacted.
MAX GUTSCHKB|Hongkong Ropes
Manager. {2 Hongkong. 9th Oct., 1911.
Langkata
Morning Post
SHEWAN, TOMES & Üo. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908-
PEAK
K TRAMWAY 00
LIMITED..
TIRE TARLE.
WEEK DAYS:
100 m, toKoo And: Eimat Loo AM. · 10-00' A. #000 Auks to subd atti
Se
19 MIN1
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to Ma
BJS PAK, BO-- -- 5.00 130 14
tokio na p
HIGHT CARRI
5:00
Í,56 mati and, yg Public 9370 1286, 10
12:00 PM) ivery bill bouri
11.00 36 to 145.P Me
avery quarter of an hour,"
***** SUNDAYE NAYAKAN
fikk duas, to – soug¤ asti. XVRÁT IS MUR. 10:30 AM. 10*21.00 AM. DE FRD MING
18:00 NOON 12. 100. WALA
4.00 PM. 10
·6.00 #26,"10
7.00
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10 Mr.
10 Km. NIGHT' CARS. napon Wok Dupe
$100 0.14, to to ..
SATURDAYS
Extra: Carat ...... ta' midnight.
SPECIAL CARS
By Arfingmand in the Company':201c0;"
Des Voeux Bond.
$10 $87 $6 $38
b.
$10 86.60 b. on application. Every description Hongkong Electrics $10 843 of Banking and Exchange bual Hongkong Ices
$25 $215 Ba. $10 $25
T. 48 g. 10
$25 $29 $10 $10
Do. (new)
$190 ota, s Bongkong Electric Trams 11/6
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Peak Tramway
INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Japital.
Subscribed
Paid Up
Reserve Fund
A BANKERS:
£1,500,000 1,125,000 562,500 465,000
Bank of England. London Joint Stook Baur,
Limited.
Evory description of Exchange
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$10 $5 Philippines H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6
Pre
Societe desferred
Pulpeset Papeteries
du Tonkin
$50 | 320 paid up $50 Benefit 3200
Steam Laundry. $585 United Asbestos) N
Oriental Agency, $10 594 b. Ld.
$1.70 per sbare 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 30.6.14.
Int. of 1/6 mak. 6/6 a/c, 19'3
1/2 for 1909
$3.50 for year 1913
$3 for 1913
Tis. 3 for 1912
Interim of Tis 3 for 1913
T16. 6 29*2*10
First year
$7 on old shares, $3.50)
on new
shares for
year 31*12′13
$34 for 14 year ending
30.6.14
50 cents for 1913
$2.80 for 1913
Interim of 5 p.e. for
year ending 30′′6′13 $2,00 )'.
for year ending) 30.6 14
15 per cent. for 1910
ending};
Tls. 15 for year ending!
31′10'13"
Tis. 10 for year end
ing 30*6*13
T.18 for yearend"g31*12*12
Tls. 1 for year ending)
30*11*13
50 cents 31.7.08
$1.20 for 1913
70 bente 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 $2 for 1913
Interim of Fla. 1 mak- Hing Tis, 2 s/o 1913 « None
."
80 cents on fully paid)
shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.14
Final of 6d. making 7 d. per share for 1913, None
$1.50 for 1910
None
business transactod, Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150 No dividend this year
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at, ratos which may be ascertained on application.
AR. LINTON
ty Manager.
United Asbestos
Foundors Shares f Union Waterboat
Weismann, Ltd. THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Wation
$10 $300
$10-$18)
$10 20 $10 8716
Cannot be Beaton, if Equalled.William Powell, Ltd.$84|| For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery and meals with Wines & Liquors.
35 ots. for year end'g 31.5.14
per cent. per ordinary share for year ended: 31*5*1912
61.25 per share for year
ending 81'12 1913
25 per cent for year?
70
ending 317′11
cents for 1913.
50 ot. year ending 6.90.13. AND HORNBY. SHICO ALA
Corrected in 1990 am.· July 31, 1974
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