Commercial.
British Trade with the Far East.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1914,
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE
According to the Board of Trade returns for June, Britiel exports of cotton yarn to the Dutch East Indies and to Chin and Hongkong again ir. oreased in June as compared "with the corresponding figurer for 1913, while the oorsignments to the Straits Settlements con. tinned to fall off. The experts of cotton piece gods were less than in Juna of last your in the case of each country in the Fa Bast, although the figures for the Arst six months of the year Teched advances in the o 4s of Ohias, Hongkong, an I Sian; and an inore e in quantity, but not in valas, in the easy of No her lands In tin. There in decline recorded in the value of linen. piece goods sent to Netherlands India and Japan both in respert of the past month and of the totals for the first half year. There Was a decrease of 63,737 in the value of ship, bridge, and boiler plates exported to Japan,
of оде
the $12,108 ju.. value of
tubes, Union In. Society of Cton, T4, 8795 s. wrought pipes, and fittings and similar
To-day's
STOCK.
Price
Danks.
H'kong& Shai Banking Corp,
lahing
Marine, Denissanens Canton Inaurasne Office. Ld. 3:0. b.
142 North China Ins. Co., T. t.
decreases in the case of black Yangtze F1s, Assoc, Ld. sheela, tinned plates, and sheets
(a drop-of-$28,820), steel bars
and angles, wrought iron bars,
Fire Theerasine,
ShippinTM.
rode, had angles, etc., the half-Chin Fire Tas, T. year's figures showing a similar kong Fire Ins Co... LA. tendency China, on the other haad, has purchased more tin "plates and sheets and textile ma- ohinery, but less wrought iron bara, rods, angles, etc., this year then last, With regard to imports, there was a falling off in the quantity of tea went from China, Hongkong, and Macno this yest as compared with June, 1913, but a general advance during the first half-year, consigomenta from
SHARE QUOTATIONS.
8.-SELLERS
SA-SALES
NOMINAL
Number
' of
Par Value
1913.
llighet..
*
1913.
Lowest
1914.
1914.
Oghest," | "Lowest,
fart Dividend
Shares
July 24th | July 24th
"to" Kuly_Miss July Si
and Date
(8953) b.
120 0008135-all 835
€90
853
832
10,00 8210 50 349 Oct. 270 Jan. 320
1:5 13716 Aug. 1000 £15
"142
2,100 $350
3201
3
100 845 April 784 Sopt, $795
$795
200 - April 185
June 200
*:200}
10200
£ & 3 bonne at ex. 1 3/1
equal to $23.28 for 1 year ending 81/12/13
Final of $9 al 1913, Interim 1 of $18 a/c 913, (Final of 10'.p.a. making 20 1. poffor 1912
(Final of 820 making 150 for
19'2 and Interim of $30 fa
1913. Final of 812 mak, $15 for. 1912
& Int at $3 for 1913
$398
20.0008 00
8.00 $250.00
20
161 Deo. 146 385 Jan. 854
May
156
·155
:$10 for::3912
May
328
398
7627 för 1912
8.
8.
b
30,000 $25 b. 20,000,$50 80,000 $16 60,000
all 114 June. 714
Oct.
$t for '906 -
all 4? May 30
Octo
$2.50 for year end'g-30′6′′13
oll · 2914 - Aug. || 27
April
28
276
Interim of $1 for half year end.
ing 306 13.
64,000
·£5
áll 99 April 75 Aug.
56
56
!!
$8 #3i
China & Manil SS Co.. Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. Hongkong. C. & M.S.S. Co.,Ld27 Indo-China Steam Navigation$56
Co., Ltd.
Shell T'port & Trading Co.. Ld. 8/3,797,610 £
40,000 $10
Netherlands India continuing to Star Ferry Company, La
646
ஐஐ
all 118 April 98/6 Oct. ..90/ n
ali 59.
"Oct. 321 Jud.
46
3% Interim p/c year 1918 on
preferred shares Final of 5-making 7: for 1913 Interim of l-a/19140. No.22 $1.70 per share and bonus of 30 cents per share for year Lending 304.13.
BANKS
INTER SATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.
Hand Dosto, Wall Street, New York; London Ollós Ligő, Blahopagata, B.C.
BRANCHES :-
Bombay
Calcut
Cauton
Cabe
Colga
Hoogkong
HeAZOW
Itabe
Manisa
Manica
Ради
Peking
-Bas Francisco
Shanghat
Yokohama
Capital and Surplusescu: Gaid. #hiro0,000
aqualand¢koja**
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NEAR transacted, 19
BANKS
ONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA-
TION.
Paid-up Capital ........$15,000,000 - RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 2/.**. ......$15,000,000.
Silver ...$17,650,000
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened of the Reserve: Liability a
DEPOSITS ARCHIVED, tænd for one your st 1X par austas, or for shorter perioda, at rates, which may be montalbed on anolicition.
BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED.
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PURCHASE 458 TALE-SË Kisskran. Pharre fantad DÜLÜELLERE CHECKE meid and-ésekad
Broank Hair
Manager.t Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital 30,000,000 Reserve Fund..... 18,900,000 Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
Branches Antung Hates
Howhey
Agenates
Nagasak
New York
0mkI
Calcutta
Changchun
Dalran
Pakis
Festeti
Ryulan (Port
Harbin
Arthur)
BAISTO
Sbang
Kobe
Tlahling
Lino-Yang
Tentin
Lond
Tokyo
Le Angelas
Tilngtau
Tsingtau
Interest Allowed on Current Account.
· $32,650,000 ·
Proprietors .....$15,000,000 "COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Chairman. W. I. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy
Chairman,
S. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. O. S. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq, Hon. Mr. E. Skallim,
CHIEF MANAGER, Hongkong-N. J. Stabh,
ACTING MANAGER, Shanghai-J. D. Smart. London Banker London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed:
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent per aqaum on the daily balance
ON-FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months. 2 por cent mor
annum.
For 6 months. 31 per cent. per
annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
annum,
A. G. STEPHEN. Acting Chief Manager.
Deposita received for fixed periods at rates to be HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK ained on application.
1
EISHIONO, Manager.
Hongkong, 6th April, 1913.
[18
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up CapitalTM
THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtalasi on sp plication.
INTEREST on deposita is al lowed on the minimum monthly balsuces at $3 per cent. per an
acm
Depositors may transfer at their". £1,200,000
option balances of $100 or more Interim of 1-for-1913 Coupon Reserve Fund... £1,800,000 to the Hongkong and Shanghai (Noad
Reserve Liability of 1
Bánk to-be-placed on --FIXED Proprietors.***. 21,200,000 DEPOSIT 4 per cent per ·
increase. Coming to rubber, it
is interesting to note that the
total amount imported from all
Refineries..
countries during Juss was 7,386 cmina Sugar Refining Co., Ld. 377 b. ocatale less in quantity and £332,Tazen Suzer Refining Co.Ld. $28.
A.
20,000 $100 7,000 8:00
all 112 Jan. 926 Aug. all 40
Jan. 39
79
$3 for 1912
28
$3 for 1897
077 less in value than last year,
and during the first gir months
20,290 contale less in quatity
Mining.
37/6
all 37- Dec. 30|- ~ July
37/6
37/6
$3
26/3
1640 £1
all 86+
3 Jan, Feb 38
Aug, Dec, ·30/-
11/2 for 1900
26/3
60.00 $50 30,00 - 850 -65,7 *** t. 400 66,000 t. 100
"all 99
July 174
all 90 all 72. all 134 May 103
Jun 56%
Mar Jan: Jan. 51 Ju
85 85)
Jan.
ing Co., Lt.....
Tronoh Mines Ltd.
and £4,040,030 lose in valus. Kailan Mining Adin'tion More rubbe wrent-for-the-Raub Australian Gold Min Straits et lomats at the F. M 8. in the first half of this year than of 1913, while the importa from B ziluhow a filling off on theblf, but an igenom the mJun. Thol is he reset of quantities, values being down "in meli oʻ.se.
The s. s. Saba.
Dock Vha,ves and
Godowns &c.
$43 congkong KW.&G. 05. Ld: 285).
...155 'kong & W'poa D Co. Ld. S'hai Dock Eng. Co. Ti S'hai & H'kew W. Co, Ld... 91
Qui ser af te semulation. Palawan do not the very maJAY ships from Won by and notwith standing th for that there i oongi lerable business here it not being enlivanil, to 'ʼn very great extent from here, anys the Manila Bulletin. The nowe of the arrival of the wm-hip Sah
Iands, Hotels and Buildings: Anglo French Landet.91
'kong Hotel Co., Ld. (Old). $128 | | b|
b.
kong Land Investment Co. $110bxdiv Ephreys Estate & F. Co, Ld. $7 KloonLand&Building Co., Ld $44 Shanghai Lands
Manila M'pole H tol
t:93
of the North Be Senship West Point Building Co, L. 71bxdiv Company in Babic from Kudar, British North Bornea, on June 14
+ Feb. 71 all 98 pt.
Aug 33
Pasa
བཝཏུ་
1/- msk.7/h a/c, 1933%. O LI
$3,50 foryear 1913 43-divideod for year 1913
Tls.5 for 913
Interim of Tls 3 for 1913-
Tls. 6 on 29,2,10
(S7 on old shares, $3.50 on.new
shares for year 31°12′13
$31 for year ending 30'6'14
Interim of 5 p.e. for year end'g 1 30,8.13
First year,
18, 15 for year ending 31′10′13
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business fräns- acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- éd. and FIXED DEPOSITS re.. ceived for 1 year or shorter pariods at rates which will be quoted on application.
Wro, DICKSON.
Mauazar. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. 1.2
NOTICES
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD,
(Capital-Pald up..
25,000 t. 1 12,00 $50
t.100 25
04
50,00$ 00all 150,0m $10. 60,000-$50
325
$18
128 Aug. 112 Mar.
Jan. July 10
128
117
7#
50 cents for 1913/
78, 00 2.50
80
ali
Fel
44
$2.80 for 1913
93
.93.
THE
*1,5 + $50
all 7414 June 5114 Jan."
73
73
$2.00 for half year ending.36.14
p.8
15,000 p.10.
8
5 per cent, for 19 0
H'kong Central Estates....3143 93.
10,000 $100
103
··102.
is interesting. It was the steamer's initial call, under obarter of
Catton,
20.01.5 1.
all 148) Nov. † 12)
July
138
137
1:50 810
all 104 April | 714 D.o.
71
112
75.09.10
184.
It.124
800 £100 30,0,0-6,500
all 1512 Jan. 426 Jar:12) all 112 Jan. 93 Supt. +84- all 136 Mar 194 Sept
12.
124.
116
AprilTM
6,
50,00^85 50,000 $1
ali
4.99
all
!
S.
200, 00810.
all 9 Feb. 812 May
0,
40.00 9
38
i
b.
400.30
6
9.00
5, -825
Chinese traders of Balabao. The Two Cotton S. & W. Co., Ld. 135 vessel took to Babse an assorted H mgkong Cotton Co.
cargo worth abont P.10.000 and Kung Yik
loft with about P.12,500 in pro- Laou Kung Mow
items being simaciga P.7,380;
ducts of the island, the principal | Shanghai Cottons
P.2.400 in pearl button shells;
Miscellaneous.
P.970 Beche de Mar, and about China Bomeo Company, Ld, $11 s. 69.00$25 all 1126 May 19 P.000 worth of bejuco.
China Light & Power Co...)
sa
Ld.$4.90 Do. (Spec. shares) China Provt. L. & M. Co.. Ld. 8 PUBLIC COMPANIES
Dairy Farm Company, Ld ...$ja 5.8. TINCSANG" (Wrosked) Green Island Cement Co.. Id. 680 SHIPPERS and Underwriters Hongkong Electric Co.: Ld... 143. interested in the cargo of Hongkong Ice Company, Ld 825 this steamer are requested to Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co.. Ld. 325 communicate with the Under Hongkong Tramway Co, Ld 11/6 signed within three months from date.
.....48 Langkats....... GILMAN & Co.
Lloyd's Agents Peak Tramw.y ̈ Co., Ld. (Old) |810
(Now) 90 ots, 5, THE HONGKONG, CÁNTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co. Ltd. Philippines
H. Prae & Co., Ld... 80 NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS Societe des Pulpes et Papier-
$20 AN INTERIM DIVIDEND OF terles du Tonkin.......
€135 AFIFTY CENTS per share Shanghai Sumatras .........
Do
7.
600 10
*325,05-
250.00 12.10
Nov. 24)_149
Oct. 2016 Jan.
all 7.80 Nov. 14.19 Jan.
all 49 Dec. 26 Jan,
09.9
50 cents 217:08
Tls for year ending 3 '11'19 Tis. 12 for 1913
Tia. 10 for year ending 30°6′13
$1.20 for 19 3
4.00 6% for year ending 28.2,06
all 200 Jan. 15 Oct. 215-2001
"all" 2534 July 15, 1975 (Jan.
Jan. 9/6. Sept.1/9
70 cts. for 1913
$130 for year end'g 3.713. 140 ots, for 191INDE $1.80 per share fɔe 193
Interim of $2 / 911
112 for 1913
Final div. of 6d making 7hd. 11/6,1 per share for 19.3-
sunum.
For the Hongkong and Shang- hại Banking Corporation,
A G STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
Capital Fully
BANK.
Pald-up Sh. Taels 7,500,000° Head Office-Shanghai Board of Directors-Berlin,
Berlin
Branchen:
Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe
Peking
Singapore Tiantain Teinsufu Telogiau Yokohama,
LONDON BANKERS; Mesara. N. M. Rothschild Soma, ,250,000.) The Union of London and Smith's
Bank, Limited.. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agonoy, Direction der Disconto Gesell schaft.
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-j party, &o.
Good received on Storage.. Advances mado on Merchandise; Losne made on the Provident
Bystem.
(Rates and Particulars on ap
plication).
The Offics of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &0%,
Undertaken and Executed. ⠀
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th Marsh, 1909.
Interim of T.1 making T. PEK
a/o 1913
$80 ota, on fully paidshares and 90 cts. ct on $ paid whytes
year ending 39,4,14-
12-
1
BI 75
Jan19
Sept.
4814
47
|
28,000 $10
all 1134 April 3,
Sept. 10°
10
1.00 Jan.
75,000 $10
ક
13.230/850 13,306,20
for the Six Months ending 30th Steam Laundry Co., Ld... $4.053, 0* $5 June, 1914 will be PAYABLE on Union Water-boat Co, Ld... $18 b. 50,00 $11. all **FRIDAY, 14th AUGUST, 1914,
on which date Dividend Warrants A. 8. Watson and Co.LO37,40 b. may be obtained on application at William Powell, Limited
the Company's Office,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from Tuesday 4th August to Fri- day 14th August (both days, in- clusive), during which period no Transfer of Shates can be Régis- tored,
By order of the Board of Direo- tora,
JOHN ARNOLD,
Acting Secretary.
Hongkong, 28th July, 1914,
SIVI ED
.1.00a.m. to
145 126
་་་
WEEK DAYS.
Loo'. Every 15 May,
Nd dividend this year.
35 ots. for year ending 31'5"14
$125; per share for your end- ling 31.12.19kg-
sus ka to 500 130 1.00 PM: 10
...None
8
$150 for 1910,"
20
More
all
135
·135
sil 5,90 May 3.50 40ot: 568
-May-1934-Feb-
18
S. C. Morning Pot
8816 8 ∙1820
90.00 $10
all 8 May 5.$7
7,40
1.30
70 cts, for:1918.
July
C",
8
b.) · 6,00 ($25
29.
20
30 ota, for year ending 30.6:13
Node
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
Share and General Brokers.
eux "Road Central Tel. addı
Rectilude
OGRRECTED TO NOON JULY, 31;1914;
THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOTɖƏRNOLD ITSELF. RESPONSIBLE-
NIGHT CARE
TI DO 13. evay half beari
every gstrier of an hour,
SUNDAY!
DE MIN.
JAI Amita vana am,, Byear 19: Min. 10:10 2.34. ta 11,00 AM
11-30 AM. 20. wão Noow
io Moon to 1.00 74,
10 15
M
6.00 1.3. 20 6.00 $14 3,90 ),M. 10: 1.00 MƏMUR 2100 5.1 to 110 13. NIGHT, CARS on Weak Days-
SATURDAYS
Extra Car store midsight
SPECIAL
· By Arrangweest, ut 'che Com
Dan Voen« Nord
Dresdner Bank. INTEREST allowed on Current. Account. · DEPOSITS ressived
on terms which may be learned on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange bunis
as transacted.
-MAX GUTSCHKR
Manager. Hongkong. 9th Oct., 1913.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Japital ... £1,500,000 Subscribed
Paid Up
Reserve Fund
BANKERS:
1,125,000
582,500.
445,000
Bank of England, London Joint Stook Baur,
Limited,
Every description of Exchange business transacted.
Interest allowed on Current As- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed- Deposita si ratas which may be annertained on application.
A. E. LINTON
Manager.
THE ALEXANDRA CAPE Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled, Bot Bread Cakes Confectionery and m3 ils with White Lapor