Commercial
Canadian Pacific has
68.000 Shareholders. In view of the recent heavy declines in the market price of Canadian Pacifica on heavy selling by Europe, special interest is attached to an officiel statement just made from Montreal that a: majority of the company's share- holders reside in Germany, Bel. gium, and France. Here is the statement: "Cavadian Pacific has
THE MUNGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1914,
| fixed the dates for the Bannerman
to carry out the instructions. It is;
NOTIONS
BANKING CORPORATION.
reposted that the instructions HONGKONG & SHANGHAI have been complied with most willingly. The Bannerman, are generally poverty-strioken, and
they depend upon the small pay NOTICE OF EXTRAORDIN for the maintenance of their liveli
ARY MEETING. hood. If they should dofy the authority they know very well that their means of existence will be affected.-Peking Gazeits.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
BANKS
INTER_ATJUNAL BAYKING
CORPORATION.
Head OfEc60, Wail Street, New York Landea Ofice1–36, Babopagite, EC
EXCHANGE.
T/T. Marks Nom, Demand Germany...
T/T. Franos
BANKING
UTION.
BANKS
IT HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand *******
CORPORA-30 d/s
Selling
•1/01/2 1/9 9/16 1946
On Haiphont
*Nom.
60 dị ****....................1/9 11/16,
On Saigun..
On Bangkok from 86-
T/T Shanghai
75
Paid-up Capital ....................$15,000,000 4 m/s 1/9 3/4
RESERVE FUNDS:
BRANCHES --
Sterling
Bombay
Kobi
Calcutta
Malis
Cantos
Mexico
£1,300,000 at 2-
***$15,000,000.
Pasama
Calon
Paling
Sha Tranciaco
Howgong Hambor
Shangbal Yokohama
Capland, Surplus..... Gold Brocade
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS, miniacted,
· CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened as the naus
entus, which
:BILLS NEGOTIATED S28 COLLECTED
MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES Was de
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS greated: on all the principal cities in the World CREDEA
THE LANKY CIRCULAR LETTERS or COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
Shuran
Silver $18,000,000.
Privatë 30 d/s eight
| T/T Singapore inm7694 TT Japanevron 8914 T/T India
Demand India13314 $93,000,000 T/T Bynbay...
Reserve Liability.... of
Demand Bombay 1854 Proprietors... ...$15,000,000 | T/T Calcutta COURT OF DIRECTORS. Demand Calcutta...1354 Hon. Mr. D. Landale Chairman, Demand Manila ......8734
Chairman.
Demand, New York 4376 T/T. Java
Bad Teeth of School Children:
an EXTRAOR
the During the eight months endDINARY MEETING. of
in this ing March 31, 1915, the Londor SHAREHOLDERS County Council will provide for Corporation will be held at the something like 65,000 sharehold the treatment of 72,215 medical City Hall, Hongkong, on Satur-4 Der Bones, or for shorter periods, St on. She W. L. Fattenden, Esq Deputy T/T. San Foul N.V-13
day, the 19th day of September,ay be secarained on ors scattered over the world. The and dental cases of elementary 1914, at Noon, when the sub management has never cared to concol children, this representing joined resolution, which give the number in each country; a net increase of 9,010 cases per passed at the Extraordinary but it is known that in Germany, annum. The Children's Care Meeting of the Shareholders in Corporation held on the Belgium, and France the majority Sub-Committes report that the this of the shareholders reside. Hunumber of ear, nose, and throat 22nd day of August, 1914, will be dreds of thrifty French peasants defecte is steadily decreasing, and submitted for confirmation as a bave invested their savings in the the provision for these, therefore, Special Resolution Canadian Pacific-the peasants to be reduced. The total who paid the German war indem- pumber of dont 1 cases to be nity in 1870, and who say their provided for will be 49,720. prayers, in spite of the ecoffera
PUBLIC COMPANIES
and the abrogation of the Con- cordat. it is the same in the other countries mentioned-it is the humble but thrifty classes **TINGSANG" (Wrecked) who are found investing their money in this high-class security SHIPPERS and Underwriters interested in the cargo of
5.5.
in which, curiously enough, there this steamer are requested to are comparatively few large communicate with the Under- holders. It is pathetic the signed within three months from inquiries that are sometimes made date.
by humble people from the other side-inquiries as to the general conditions of the company, wist- fal questioning with respect to the dividend, and so forth. These are made for the most part by Humble people, who have little sequaintance with business, but who, having a little money in- vested, are anxious when any sort of doubtful rumour reaches them:
Standard Oll Securities. New York, Jaly 27,-Although a general weakness was shown in the trading in Standard Oil issues, there were at times some moderate
GILMAN & Co.
Lloyd's Agents
NOTICES
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
THE DIVIDEND DECLARED
for, the Half Year onding 34th June 1914, at the rate of Two Pounds three shillings Ster ling per share of $125.-is payable on and after MONDAY the 24th day of August. Current, at the Offices of the Corporation, where Shereholders are requested to apply for warrants.
By order of the Court of Direc"]
rallies in this group. Standard Oil of Indiana advanced points to 445 in the early trading, and then tors. declined to 436. Standard 0% of New Jersey yielded 0 points,
A.G. STEPHEN Acting Chief Månsgé". selling from 302 to 335: Standard | Hongkong. 22nd August, 1914.
Oll of New York rose 2 points to 207, and then roppted to 205. Standard OD of California declined points to 302, and later rice to 300.. Ohio Oil yielded 2 points to 165, and then rose to 168. Prairie Oil & Gas were traded in at 410 and 408, South Pean declined 3 points, with sales at 202 to 259. Pierce Oil new stock declined 14 to 17 Atlantic Refining sold at 570. Galena Bignal Oil sold at 170. National Transit sold at 36.
Honan Railway Bonds.
WAR DEPARTMENT
CONTRACTS, »
14
14
+
That the Deed of Settlement of the Company be altered in manner following:-" (a) That the following words be struck out of lines two and three of Article 56, namely, the words "for not exceeding fifteen days before.and seven days after avery ordinary, Meeting" and that the following words be adopted and Bubstituted therofor; namely: time as the Court thinks fit; pot exceeding in the whole thirty days in each year."
Luned
Rected,
Ibs work
PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks an
HAVELLERS CHECKS old and carbed,
GEORGE HODO,
Manager. Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.
S. E. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. C, S. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Eaq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong N.J. Stabh. 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.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS- For 9 months, 2 per cent per
annum.
Established 1880. Authorized Capital Yen 48,000,000 For 6 months. 3 per cent. per "during such.
Paid-up Capital 30,000,000
18,900,000 For 12 months, 4 per cent. per Reserve Fund
(b) That the following words be struck out of 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 Register."
(c) That Articles 76, 77
nid 78 be cancelled. (d) That Lie following Articles be adopted and
substituted for Articles 76, 77 and 78, namely ARTICLE 76. General
"
**་*་*
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
Branches Antung-Hsion Bombay Caletta Charchus Dairen
Pokie
„Agender at
Nagasak
Newchwang
New York
Слага
Ryokan (Peri
Arthur)
S L แพร
130 Yan
London
Jangtien Harbin
Kobe
Lyons Tinginu
Shanghai
Thealing
Tiestels
Tokra
Los Angeles
Tsingtau
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for Gand periode st rates to be ained IZMAK
EISHIONO, Manager. Hongkong, 6th April, 1913,
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA..
Incorporated by Royal
Charter 1853....
18
Meetings shall be held once in THE CHARTERED BANK OF every year, at such time and place in the Colony as may be "prescribed by the Company in General Meeting and if no such time or place is prescribed, then at such time and place as may be determined by
the "Court, and unless and until EALED TENDERS will be otherwise prescribed or deter-
received at the Headquartermined as aforesaid a
Gen- Office, Victoria Barracks, Hong oral Meeting shall be held in the kong, until 12 Noon on Monday, month of February in every 31st August, 1914, for the supply
"year." of FRESH MEAT to the Military, for about three and a quarter months, commencing from the on the 30th December, 1914. 21st September, and terminating
14
Forms and other particulare can be obtained personally be
ween the hours of 10 a.m. and 1" A difference appears to have p.m. or by letter to the Officer srisen, save the Financial Timer Commanding Army Service of recent date, between the Stock | Corps, Victoria Barracks, Hong-- Exchange Committee and the kong.
Poking Syndicate on the latter The Tender Forms must be applying for a quotation for the properly filled up, signed and Definitive bonds of the Honan dated, and no Tender will be Railway Five per Cent. Gold considered unless made out in the pioper Form and delivered at the
Loan of 1905, which the Syndicate Headquarter Office by noon on issued to the public in February the date stated, in an envelope laat, although a quotation had closed and marked "Tender for been granted for the acrip. The Meat.
result is that the title of the scrip. As a guarantee of good faith remains in the Official List, but the the sum of $100 in Notes should. quotation has disappeared. The be enclosed with the Tender; point at issue is an alteration in such sum to be forfeited to the the text of the bond and on the State if the Tenderer refuses to coupons, Lloyds Bank, Limited, him, or to attend at the Head- accept the Contract allotted to being enbatituted for the Hong-quarter Office when called upon. kong and Shanghai Banking The right to reject all or any Corporation as the paying bank. Tenders is specially reserved." The Committee appear to have Hongkong, 20th August, 1914. objected that the alteration is a
mutilation of the band and to
have ruled-provisionally at auy
NOTICE.
rate---that the definitive bondaM YAP PING FUN, who are not good delivery, although was lately attached to the under the scrip is. The prospectus of signed as Chinese Broker, has February 6 stated that the prin- from this date no further connee- cipal and interest would be tion with our firm. payable at Lloyds Bank, so that
WRIGHT & HORNEY, Buaro & General Brokers.
so far as that point is concerned Hongkong, 24th August, 19149 there is no breach with those
who applied. It was stated in STOCKBROKERS' ASSOCIA The market recently that the TION OF HONG KONG. Committee were meeting to
consider the matter further, and THE Local August Settlement is postponed until September
cia, therefore, to be hoped that Settlement next.
dean to official statement will Interest on extended contracts If the will run at the rate of 10% per now be forthcoming. decision should be against the annum.
EM. RAYMOND, Secretary,
granting of the quotation, the By Order of the Committee. bardehip inflicted on those who bscribed for the bonde may be mitigated by a clear announce- ment of the point involved.
HONGKONG JOOKEY OLUB.
A letter has been received from
ARTICLE 77.-"The General Meetings mentioned in the last preceding Article shall be called Ordinary Meetings. ARTIOLE 78. All other General Meetings shall be called Extraordinary Meet- jñgs.
2
Paid-up Capital
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,
Reserve Fund... Reserve Liability. Proprietors
of
£1,200,000. .£1,800,000
£1,200,000
10714 Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100: Chinese...20 cts.pieces $13 Chinese...10 Hongkong.201 Hongkong.10
4 m/h, L/O
Buying, -
1/10 1/2
4 m/s. D/P.....1/10 5/8 6m/s: L/C
1/10.7/8
30 d/a.8'ney &M.1103/4 30 d'a.San F'cc&NY45-
4 m/s. MarkaAREN
4 m/s. Franes
6 m/ano R
Gold Leaf per tael.. $58.40.
Soveren
Bar Silvor. ready
forward
11.05 Nom:
Bank of England rate:
Opium Quotatione
Malwa, New
Malwa, Old
July 12 ...$8,800 per
8,300
614
91
atus, New
Patna, Old.......
9,325 per caf
9,100
Banaron, New
9.050
Benaras, Ola
825
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT
3-SELLERS ! SA-SALES D-BUYERS N-NOWIVAL.
STOCKS & PAID OF VALUR. BANKS.
£2&5/-b. at ex 1/11-3/16)
equal to $23.29 for 14 year ending 31/12/13 Final of $3 a/o 1912, In-) torim of $18 alo 1918 Final of 1 p.o, making
CLOSERO Q'TION.
LENT DIVIDEND AND · ATRI
$852 Nomina
Hongkong & Shaf $125
MARINE INSURANCES, Cantons North China
$50
£5 T142
annum.
annum,
W
Unions
$100 $795
A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.
Yangtazes
£50 $194
FIRE INSURANCES)
China Fires."
$20 $155
$50 $398 5504398
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Hongkong Fires
THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION
Rules may be obtained on ap plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly.. balances at $3 per cent. por an-
num.
SHIPPING.
China & Maniias $25 $8 Douglas Steamship $50 $31 Steamboats Indo-Chinna
$15 $2756
(Preferred) (Deferred)
}
£5 $56
80/-
"Shell" Transports £1.
£11
"Star Ferry
$10 $46
REFINERIES
$100 $77
$100 $28
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai China Sugars Bank to be placed on FIXED Luzon Sugars DEPOSIT t 4 per cent. per
annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,
A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Monsger,
INDIA, LIMITED.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and THE MERCANTILE BANK OF General Banking business trans- acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed, and; FIXED DEPOSITS re-
Authorised Capital...............£1,500,000 at rates which will be quoted on Paid U ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Subscribed
... 1125,000 562,500 application. T
463,000 Wm. DICKSON.
StarManager.
(e) That Article 00 be
altered by inserting and Hongkong. 11th April, 1912. ↑ 2 adopting after the word holding" in line "five thereof the words or representing by proxy" and by striking out at the end ofthe said Article
L
NOTICE,
the words "presont in PEAK TRAMWAY CJ
person.
(f) That the following words be added to Article
94: The Court may
10
E
18
from time to time pay.
to the Shareholders
such interim dividends
as appear to be just-
ified by the position of the Company. (g) That
the
tollowing words be struck, out, of the first three and a half lines of Article 174," namely the words "Half- year ending the 30th "June and the 31st. "Décember, shall make a general Half-Yearly." and that the following words be adopted and substituted therefor — "Year" ending the 31st day if December shall make a General." (b) That the word "Half" bo struck out of the 18th Line of Article 174 and also out of the 6th line of Article 175.
(i) That the word "twice" and the words the 30th day of Juno'and". be struck out of lines 4 and 5 of Article' 176 and that the word "onco" be 'adopted and substituted for the word "twice" in the fourth line thereof. (1) 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,
4
LIMITED;"
WEEK DAYS.
1.00 AM, LO 4,00 AM. Evant 19 Min 1,00ʻaatto, 10,00 100, 10:00 AM to 11.00 AM. ELJO M, to, 18.45 2,30 19:45 PM
KAS ZAG
10
Fly Fat, Lo
- og vya Sita.
1.15 FIN, to
5.00 F., to
Reserve Fund
BANKERS: Bank of England. London Joint Stock Baur,
Limited.
Every description of Exchange business transacted,
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts át 21 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.
A. R. LINTON
Manager.
US Mar 13 Mar.
1,45 730)
15 MIN.
BAM
500 POU
15 Ma
TO MM
NOTICE.
NIGHT CARS.
1.52 r.wi and 9 PM, 139 TA.
11,06 KM), Svay kall hoon 16.00-7.M..10 25-15 P.M. */ every quarter of an hour,
SUNDAYS
10:30 AM to 1700'LM
7:45 AM 10: 10,30 alm. Evsxr 15 Min..
TAO Noon 15.00 NOO 10 1:00 73
3.00 ZAME 4.00 2.36 1.00 9:
FOG #MA 16
J
16
10 MW. IS MINI
14
12 Mɛm.
NIGHT CARS us on Wark Days-
SATURDAYS
Ekira is, mldafght,
SPECIAL GARS
By Arragement at the Company's Ofles,
Alexandra «Dufidiary,
Des Your Nand
NOTICE
By Order of the Court of I have this day catablished Directors.
the Shanghai Horse Bazaar stating the terms at which they are prepared to supply Members Manchus and the Queue. With regard to the enforcement with Subscription Griffins,
A Meeting will be held at 5 pm. on Thursday the 27th Inst. to A. G. STEPHEN, discuss same.
the
fquane cutting among the p
Lieutenant Binnermen,y Cenerals of the various Bannera have drawn up, regulations, and.
GH. POTTS." Acting Clerk of the Course.
SET PAoting Chief Mannger.
Hongkong 24th August, 1974,
myself as Export and Import Merchants and Commission Agents under the name of Fred Taylor & Co.
THE OHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
MINING.
Chinese Engineerings £137/6
Tronohs
£1 (25/3 Raubs
£1 $3 DOCKS, WHARVES, & GODOWNS. Kowloon Wharfæ - $50 $85,1 H.X.&Wpos Docks $50 | 863 Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T.. 55 Hongkow Whatis T. 100 T. 91 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS, Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 H'kong Central Etes $100 $103 Hongkong Hotels - $50 $128 Hongkong Lande $100 $116:
Humphreys Estates $10 $72 Kowloon Landa
$30 $45 Shanghai Lands T. 30 1.92
$50 $71
West Points Manila M'polo Hotel P.10 P. 5: HAN COTTON MILLS Ewoso LT. 50. 137. Shanghai Cottons
T. 123
T. 84
t. 1234
Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik.... Hongkong Cottons $10
"MISCELLANEOUS.
$11 China-BornBO3 - 7:18120 Light and Powers. $101 $4.90
Do.(Spec. shares) $1 China Providents "$100- Dairy Farms::$6. Green Islands ..$10 $6.60 Hongkong Electrics $101543 Hongkong Ices Hongkong Ropes Langkate
Morning Post Peak Tramway
1$38
$25 $215
$10
$25
8. 10. T. 48
$25 $29
810.
$10
$1.
90 cts.
11/6
Do. (now) Hongkong Electric Trams
Pro-Philippines
Loans on Mortgage of House perty, &otal Yaden Kapt Goods received on Storage, Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made "on "the":
the Provident
Systém.
(Rates and Particulars on. ap-
plication).a
The Office of TRUSTEE EXECUTOR
WILLE, ATTORNEY, &c. Undertaken and Executed.
OF
SHEWAN TOMES & Co. *** General Managers. Hongkong, 19th Marsh, 1908-
kas, Conf
$10.
H. Price & Co., Ld. $105.
Pre
Boolete des ferred
Pulpeset 350 || $20- Papetaries
du Tonkin
paid
up $50 Benefit $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. #603:150 Steam Laundry : $535. United Asbestos]
Oriental Agency, #10 $911⁄2 5.
$300.
United Asbestos
Founders Shares $10 Union Waterboat $10 $185
Weismann, Ltd
Watsony
$1030
$10 $7440 William Powell, Ltd. (68)
Up.c. 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 1913
$10 for 1912
$27 for 1912
$1 for 1906
$2.50 for year end'g 30'6′13 Final of $1 for half
DJ
year ending 31'12-13 }: Interim alo Tear 1913 on preferred shares
Final of 5) making
7- for 1913 Coupon No. 22.
$1.70 per share, and bonus of 30 conts per share for year ending 30'4'13
43 for 1912
$3 for 1897
Interim of 5 % Coupon No. 3 account of year end- ing 10.6.14.HO
Int. of 1/6 mak. 6/6 a/c. 19:3 1/2 for 1909-
$3.50 for year 1913-
#3 for 1913
·Tls. 3-fór 1912 Interim of Tls 3 for: 1913
Tla. 6 29'2:10 First year
$7 on old shares, $3.50)
on new shares 1 för year 31*12*13 $31% for 14 year ending 30-6.14
50 cents for 1913° $2.80 for 1913 -
Interim of p.6. for year ending 30°6′13 $2.00) for year ending 30.6.14
15 per cent, for 1910 )
Tis. 15 for year ending!
311013
Tis, 10 for year end
Ing 30'6'13
T.12 for year end'g 31°12′12 Tia. 1 for year er ting)
30′11'13
50 beits 31.7.08
$1.20 for 1913
70 cents for 1913 AT $1.30 for year end'g 317:13 40 cents for 1911-6 $1.80 per share for 1913, Interim of (2) B/C 1914.
$2 for 1918-...
Interim of Tin 1 mai ling Tis, 2 s/o 1913 None
80 cents on fully paid)
shares and 8 cents on
$1 paid shares for year
ending 304.14.3 Final of 6d. making 71d.)
per share for 1913,
None
$1.50 for 1910:
Noné
No dividend this year
35 ots, for year end g 31.5.14
(20 per cent, per ordinary. share for year ended 3151912
31.25 per share for year
ending 31121913
25 per cent. for year
ending S1711
70 cents for 1913
pü pazending 6:50.13- Corrected to large main idly, 300394 WEE WRIGHT AND HORNBY "The meate with Wines " detinal brakers & Dus Votur Road Central. Te address Racitada, 1960
The "elezraph does not hold taunt responsible for spy of the showa
BURGRANTORFRED. TAYLOR For
Hongkong, 21st August, 1914.