THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1914,
SHARE REPORT:
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
B-SELLERS
SA-SALES B-HUYERS
-NOMINAL
STOCK.
To-day's
Closing
Price
Number of Shares
Par l'aid Valie Up
1913.
Highest
1913.
Lowest
1914. 1914.
Highest, Lowest, July 24th July 24th
to
Last Dividend
and Date
to
| July 31st | July 31s
"Banks.
H'kong& S'hai Banking Corp (284
Marine Iour, ances,
Canton Insurasne Offco, Ld.320
320.
€852 b.
120.000,$125 all 835
·Jan. 1790
A11g.
855
8521
10,00. $250
b
North China Ins. Co., Ld.
t.142
b.
10,000 £15
50. 349
Jan. Oct. 270
137 Aug.
Jan.
131.
320
142
141
Union Ins. Society of C'ton, Ld. $795
2,100 $250
5.
Yangtuzo Ine. Assoc. Ldi...... $200
12 000 $100-
100 845
200 April 185
April 784 Sept. $795
June
$795
200
200
{£2 & 5/- bonus ut ex. 1/11 3/16 equal to $23.28 for 1 year ending 31/12/13
Final of $3 a/c 1912 Interim
of $18 a/c 1913. (Final of 10 p.c. making 20
pc. for 1912 fFinal..of $20 making $50 for 1912 and Interim of $30 for
1913
Final of $12 mak. 815 for 1912 "& Int. of $3 for 1913
$155 b. 2396
20,000 $100 8,000 $250
16116 Dec. 146 50 385
Jan. 354
May 156 May
155
: $10 for 1912
398
398
$27 for 1912.
Fire Insurances,
China Fire Ins. Co., Ld. H'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld.
Shipping. China & Manila S.S. Co., Ld.$8) Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $31 Hongkong, C. & M.B.S. Co.,Ld27) Indo-China Steam Navigation $56
Shell T'port & Trading Co.. Ld. 80/-
93
༅
$2.50 for year end'g 30:613
(Interim of $1 for half yearend
ing 30'6'13
H
30,000 $25 b. 20,000 $50.
80,000 $15
at all 42 ! all 294 Aug.
11 June. 74 Oct.
May 30
8
$1 for '906
Oct,
31
27
April
28
275
b.
60,000 60,000 $3,797,610 £1
ull 99 April 75
Aug.
56
56
all 118 April 98/6
Oct.
90/-
80/-
Star Ferry Company, Ld.
$46
40,000 $10
58
Oct. 32% Jan.
46
.46
Refineries.
China Sugar Refining Co., L£$774 b. Luzon Sugar Refining Co.Ld. $28
13% Interim afc year 1913 on
Fraturred shares. Final of 5/-making 7/- for 1913 Interim of 1/-a/o 1914C. No:22 $1.70 per share and bonus of 30 cents per share for year' ending 304,13
20,000 $100
all
112
7,000 $100
all
Jan. 40 Jan. 30
9216 Aug.
79
771
$3 for 1912
Dec.
28
28
$3 for 1897.
Varn or Fact?
BANKS
INTERATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
Head Office-de. Wall Street, New York London Omice:~36, Nishopugnis, EC.
BRANCHES
Bombay Celsius
Caton Cybe Colos Empire Hooglan Has Tow
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA
TION.
Paid-up Capital $15.000.00 RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 2/---
Koba Manila
Расама
Silver
Peking
• San Francisco
Shanghal
There is a Chinese story to the effect that when the French gun- boat. Decides went ashore at Yochow, as soon as she was high and dry, the local tax collector went on, board and demanded ground rent. He put the figure| at $50 a day, but ultimately agreed to be content with $10. Appolated to the Falmouth, Captain J. D. Edwards has been appointed to the com- mand of the Falmouth on com.
qual** EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING! missioning for service with the NESS transact East Indies Squadron. Captain
CURRENT ACCOUNTS.pegad on the Edwards has served afloat since.us, or for shorter periods, ad rates,
DEPOSITS RECRIVED, dued for one ye January, 1885, was promoted Lieutenant in 1892, taking five. "firsts
at his examination,
Caplia! and. Surplus
may be nececlaimed on application.
sade.
Yokoha
Gold: $1,200,000
$15,000,000
$17,650,000
Reserve Liability o
Proprietara.... BUSI
BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL med TELEGRAPHIC, KEMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granjad THE
reached the rank of Commander SLE LANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF
WIS
in 1903, and promoted Captain in December, 1909. He is an ex-gunnery officer.
A Marriage Problem. Madras, 22nd July.At the Madras High Court, before Mr Justice Bikewell, an application was made on behalf of George Cook, praying for an order direct- ing the Marriage Registrar, to issue's certificate for the marriage
CXIDIT ar ausllable kilaver lis World,
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT Issued, and..
PURCHASE and BAL&, of. Stocks as Shares fected. GRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cribed..
UTOROK HOGG,
Manager. Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912
THE
S LIMITED.
Established 1880.
T
$32,650,000
$15,000,000 Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Chairman, COURT OF DIRECTORS. W. J. Pattenden, Esq.- Deputy
!Chairman.
S. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq." C. S. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E; Shallim. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong N. J. Stabb 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.
annum.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 6 months. 3 per cent pes For 3 months, 2 per cent. per
18,900,000 For: 12 months, 4 per cent per
wife's sister's daughter." It was of the applicant with his deceased YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK urged that such a marriage be tween Christians domiciled in India was not invalid, unless the Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 parties were members of the Church of England, which absol- Reserve Fund.
Paid-up Capital ... 30,000,000 utely prohibited such a marriage. In the present case the parties were Wesleyans. So far as Was koown there was no rule of the Wesleyan Church prohibiting such a marriage, and there was certainly no legislative enactment in this country prohibiting such a marriage.
His Lordship adjourned the case to the 29th instant for evidence to be adduced as to whether or not there were rules of the Wesleyan Churob regarding this matter.
CONSIGNERS
THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY.
THE Steamship
"GLENLOCHY,"
From PORTLAND and SEATTLE.
The above Steamer having
Head Office,YOKOHAMA
Branches Anting-Hsien Boubay Calcutta
Changchun
Dairan
Fengtas
Harbia
H
£
Kobe
Ulus-Yang
Lyon
Loades
Tingiau
Agencies at Nagiaki Nachwang New Yor
Ozaka Pekla Ayala (Pur
Arthur) San Francisco
اسم فيجات.
Thiog Tientaln
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Tringtau
annum.
annum.
V
AG, STEPHEN, Aoting Chief Manager,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
ΤΗ
HE Business" of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on ap
interest Allowed on Current Account Deposits received for sed periods at rates by BANKING ained an application.
"
EISHIONO, Manager-plication. Hongkong, 6th April, 1913. [18
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by "Royal Charter 1859.
Interim of 1/- for 1913 Coupon arrived, Consignees of Cargo HEAD OFFICE. LONDON.
Mining.
Kailan Mining Admin`tion.
37/6
Raub Australian Gold Min
ing Co., Ld.
$3
Tronoh Mines Ltd.
26/3
{1,000,000 £1
200 600 £1 160,000 £1
all 37-
all 494 all 86/-
Dec 30 July 37/6
37/6
Jan. 3 Aug Feb. 38/- Dec.
3
30/-
No. 3. 1/2 for 1909 26/3 1/- mak.7/6 a/c, 1913
$3.50 for year 1913
$3 dividend for year 1913
Interim' of Tle 3 for, 1913
Docks, Wharves and
Dodowns &c.
Hongkong&K.W.&G. Co., Ld. 885
H'kong &W'poв D Co., Ld.
$63
S'hat Dook& Eng. Co., Ld....155 6'hai & B'kew W. Co, Ld. ...91
60,000,$50
alf 99 50,000 $50 wall.90 55,700 t. 100 all 79. Jan. 51. July 60,000 t. 100 all
11316 May 103 Jan.
July. 74 Mar. June56
Jan,"
H'kong Land Investment Co. $11Gbx'div b. Hphreys Estate & F. Co, Ld $72 -K'loonLand&Building Co., Ld'$44 b.
West Point Building Co., Ld.
China Borneo Company, Ld, 11
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Tis. 5 for 1913
($7 un old shares, $3.50 on new
$2.80 for 1913
Interim of 5 p.c. for year end'g
30.6.13
$2.00 for half year ending 30.6.14 15 per cent. for 1910 First year.
Tls. 15 for year ending 31'10'13
Tis. i for year ending 31'11-13 Tis. 12 for 1913
ין
Lands. Hotels and Buildings.
Anglo French Lands .... H'Long Hotel Co., Ld. (Old). $128
t.94
25,000 1,100 12,000 850
11
Shanghai Lands
t.93
50,000 $100 150,000 $10 G0,000,$50 78,000, t.50
1,100 25
all all 94
94
94
Tls. 6 on 29.2.10 ...
30
125
Aug. 112
118 July 101
Sept. 8
Aug. 33
MST. 128
Jan. 117) Feb.
128
shares for year 31:12:13
117
$3 for year ending 30'6'14
72
50 cents for 1913
Feb. 44
44
all
93
93
Manila M'pole Hotel
$71brdiv p.8
H'kong Control, Estates..
$103 30.
13,600 $50 15,000 p.10 10,000,$100
all 7414 June 5434 Jan.
73
73
all all
8
8
103
*102
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co., Ld. t.138
20,000 1,60
all 148 Nov. 120
July
138
137
Engkong Cotton Co.
11871
125.000 $10
all 1014 April 7Dec.
7)
337
50 cents 31-708"
Kung Yik...
(12)
75,000 t.10
all
Kou Kung Mow
[84
Shanghai Cottons
t.124
8,000 1,100 50,000 t,50
all
all
15 Jan. 12 July 112 Jan. 93 136 Mar: 104 Sept. 124
12
12
Sept. 84
821
116
Tle. 10 for year ending 30'6'13
Miscellaneous.
NB.
China Light & Power Co.,"
Ld. $4.00
Do. (Spec. shares)". China Provt, L. & M. Co., Ld. [8 Dairy Farm Company, Ld. $38
9.
60,000 $12
50,000 $5 50,000 $1 200,000 $10 40,000 $7
all 5 all all 91
all 11 May 9 April 11
Nov. 2.80 Jan. 4.90
11
$1.20 for 1913
4.90
6% for year ending 28.2.06
Green Island Cement Co., Ld. 6.60 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld....843
hd 400,000 $10
90,000 $10
Hongkong Ice Company, Ld. $215 H. Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co., Ld. $25.
15,000 $25
60,000 $10
Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 11/6
325,000 5/-
Langkats.....
.48
250,000 g. 10
Jan
19
Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old) $10
Do
(New) 90 ots. S.
Philippines
$5
25,000 $10- 60,000 $10 8.75,000 $10
Feb. 814 May 6
Oct. 21 ull
7.80 Nov. 4.10 all 49. Deo, 26. all 200. Jan. 150 Oct: 215 all 2514 July 10 Jan. all 9/6 Sept. 4/9 Jan.. 12/-
all
Sept. 4816
all 11 April 9 Sept.
10 $1.1.00 Jan: 90 cte. June 90 cts.
82
70 ats. for 1913.
Jan. 38
38
Jan. Jan. 43
6.60
6
40 cta.for 1911,
43
200
5
24 11/8
47
10
90 cta.
5
Price & Co., Ld8c Societe des Pulpes et Papier-1
teries du Tonkin.....
$20
13,200 $50
10
.all
20
20
18,000 +.20
all.
Steam Laundry
13-
135
20,000 $5
all 5,00 May 3.50 Oct.
5
135 4.65
all 184 May 1336
eb. 18) 18
$29 b.l
90,000 $10 95,000 $7
6,000 $25
all 84 May | 6
all11 July
9
all!
81 29:
$4.65
8.
Shanghai Sumatras $135.
Don Water-boat Co., Ld. 818) 500,000 $10 AB, Watson and Co., Ld....$7.40 b William Powell, Limited. $8169.
8. C. Morning Post
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
الف
7.407.30 ·
·815 291
$1.30 for year end'g 31'7'13
$1.80 per share for 1913 Interim of $2) a/c 1914 12 for 1913
Final div. of 6d. making 744
per share for 1913 Interim of T. making T, 2
a/c 1913
(80 cts. on fully paid shares and 8 cts, on $1 paid shares for Foar ending 30.4.14 None
$1.50 for 1910.
None
No dividend this year.
35 ots for year ending 31514
$1.25, per share for year end ting 31.12.1913
70 cts..for 1913.
50 cts, for year ending 30.6.13 None
CISVAA & nobmo
are hereby notified to in their Bills of Lading for count-Reserve Fund..........£1,800,000 ersignature, and to take im-Reserve Liability mediate delivery of carge from
send Paid-up Capital
Proprietors
alongside.
Cargo impeding discharge or
£1,200,000
of
£1,200,000
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent. per an-
num.
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more. to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT 4 per cent. par annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang- haf Banking Corporation,
AG. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.
INDIA, LIMITED.
remaining on board after 22nd General Banking business trans-
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and THE MERCANTILE BANK OF instant, will be landed at Co-acted.
signees' risk and expense and de-
livery must then be taken from the ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re Authorised Japital
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- hazardous and/or extra hazardous colved for 1 year or shorter periode Subscribed Godowns of the Hongkong and at rates which will be quoted on Paid Up Kowloon Wharf and Godown application.
Co., Ltd.
No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.
Reserve Fund
Wm. DICKSON,
Manager.
No claim will be recognised Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [2 after the Goods have left the eteamer or Godowns, and all goods remaining undelivered on 27th instant will be subject to rent..
All chafed and otherwise dam.
NOTICE.
aged cargo must be left on board PEAK TRAMWAY CO or in Godown and examination
of same will be held on 27th inst. at 9.30 am.
All Claims must be presented on or before 30th inst. otherwise they will not be recognised.
JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LTD.
Asepte. Hongkong: 21st August, 1914. PUBLIC COMPANIES WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS.
SEA
EALED "TENDERS will be received at the Headquarter Office, Victoria Barracks, Hong kong, until 12 Noon on Monday, 31st August, 1914, for the supply of FRESH MEAT to the Military, months, commencing from the for about three and a quarter 21st September, and terminating on the 30th December, 1914.
Forms and other particulars can be obtained personally be tween the hours of 10 a.m. and 1 pm. or by letter to the Officer Commanding Army Service Carpe, Victoria Barracks, Hong-
IMITED.
DIER TABU
WEEK DAYS.
7.00 A.; to 4.00 4.3%. Every 15 Ma 2.00 100.00 'raqo'ás; to 'EXOU A
11/30 AL 10°) 18:43. 7.364 *LIS PM,
1.15 NI
-$145 2000, ta
ass 7.3. to. 15:00 734.
NIGHT CARS,
152 DO PINJ· Every hálf hourT
11.00 to 1.45 1.30-
· zvary quarter of an hour.
SUNDAYS
10 Ma Is Max.
15 MIN.
7,45 6,1 60 * 10:30 AM. Eytas 15 Min. talya A.M. La
11.00 AM,
社 10 M
13 Mxw.
LO MEN
11.30 AM to 1800 Nooi 12.00 Noor to 1.00 2.3.
1.50 1.36) 10 5.00 10
·5,00 230, 20 6.00 2.34+. 6.00.83 to 1.00 Siste
19 М
NIGHT CARS 4 on Wank Days.
SATURDAYET
M
Yatra Car at midnight,
SPECIAL CARB
By, Arrangement at the Company's Offen; Alamandra »Buildings,
Des Voeux Bond
The Tonder Forms must be properly filled up, signed and dated, and no Tender will be considered unless made out in the ploper Form and delivered at the Headquarter Office-by-noon on the date stated,, in an envelope closed and marked: Fender for Meat. STAR
HP 5.9. TINGSANG As a guarantee of good faith
the sum of $100 in Notes should
be enclosed with the Tender;
PUBLIC COMPANIES
(Wrecked)
such sum to be forfeited to the SHIPPERS and Underwriters
6. Des Vœux Road Central Tel, address. Rectitude State if the Tenderer refuses to Interested in the cargo of
Share and General Brokers.
CORREOTED TO KOON JULY, 31, 18(4,5)
THE
APH DOES NGT, HOLD. ITSELF. RESPONSIBLE::VOR, ANY
THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS.
accept the Contract allotted to this steamer are requested to him or to attend at the Head-communicate with the Under
arter Office when called upon signed within three months from The right to reject all or any date: Tenders is specially reserved.
GILMAN & CO. Hongkong, 20th August, 1914,
£1,500,000
... 1,125,000 562,500 *****465,000
BANKERS:
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Baur,. Limited.
Every description of Exchange business transacted,
Interest allowed on Chirrent Ac- counts at 2. per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates, which may be ascertained on application.
THE
A.R. LINTON
Manager.
NOTICE,
CHINA
PROVIDENT
LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Faid up...$1,250,000.).
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- party, &o.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise; ⠀⠀ Edana thade on the Provident"
Systemi
(Rates and Particulars on ap- **plication).bin sowe The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o, Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & U。. General Managers:
Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled. Ten Bread, Cakes, Confectionery and ineal with Wines & Liquor