Commercial
Business at Malacca.
A correspondent at Malacca for wards the following A meeting of the Malacos Chinese Chamber of Commerce was held at 5, Fort Road, on the 15th inst., to con- sider the critical situation in which the retail and other shops
CONSIGNEES
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAIL- WAY COMPANY'S ROYAL MAIL TEAMSHIP LINE.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. s.8. “EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.”
The above-mentioned steainer having arrived from Vancouver,
of the town have been placed as Victoria and Japan Porta, Con-
a reault of the stoppage signees of cargo are hereby noti-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AU UST 28, 1914,
NOTICES
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDIN- ARY MEETING.
NOT that,
BANKS
INTERSATIONAL BANKING,
CORPORATION.
Hand Office, Wall Street, New York London Office 1-id, Bishopsgais; E.C.
BRANCHES :-
Bowley
Castor
Cebu
Colos...
Haugrong Ha
NESS Binancted.
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
an EXTRAOR¦ of their fied that their goods, with the DINARY MEETING of of the payment
the outstanding debts das to the exception of Parcels, Treasure SHAREHOLDERS in this i shops by their customers, who and Valuables, are being landed
Mexico
BANKS
FT
Selling
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand.....1/9 5/16
BANKING CORPORA- 30 d/s ............. ............. .......1 936
TION.
Paid-up Capital ...$15,000,000 | 4 m/s ..........................1/9 3/2 --
RESERVE FUNDS: AMA
Sterling surg
£1,500,000 at 8/-
$15,000,000
Silver $18,000,000
833,000,000
60 de ..........................19 7/16
T/T Shanghai .75 Private 30 d/s sight: T/T Singapore 76 T/T Japan T/T India
*0.87
Demand India ................19941⁄2 T/T. Bombay............. Reserve Liability of Demand Bombay ...193
Proprietors.....$15,000,000 T/T Calcutta
COURT OF DIRECTORS.. Hon. Mr. D. Landale.-Chairman. Demand Manila 87
Demand Calcutta...133)
are mostly estate labour contrae- and; placed at their risk in the Corporation will be held at the param or for shorter periode, ai caton, which / W. I. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy T/T. San Foʊ & N.Y.4331⁄2
City Hall, Hongkong, on Satur Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf day, the 19th day of September, tors. To relieve the dificulty and Godown Co's Kowloon Go 1914, at Noon, when the sub- which is necessary in the interests downs where delivery can be
joined resolution, which was of the community as a whole, the obtained. Chamber, after due consideration, Goods on band after 4 o'clock passed at the Extraordinary has adopted the following resolu on the 29th instant will be subject Meeting of the Shareholders in this Corporation, held on the tions unanimouely :-
22nd day of August, 1914, will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution
to rent.
(1) Thatthe menagers andowners No Fire Insurance will be of rubber estates be requested effected. to pay half of the July wages, if All damaged packages are to be
left in the Godowns and this
they still are due to the coolies. Office notified, when arrange- The Chamber would further en-ments will be made for examina- jain on those estates, which are tion
ル
able, to pay all the July wages. No claims will be admitted
This, however, theChamber would | after the goods have left the Go- not insist upon. If any owner or downs
manager holds any title-deeds
which he is prepared to give as
..
Đ, W; CRADDOCK,
General Traffic Agent.
security, the Chamber would Hongkong, 24th August, 1914.
recommend to the Board of Con-
trol of the Planters Relief Fund
to give assistance to him.
(2) That in the event of the said
managers and owners being finan-
PUBLIC COMPANIES
cially unable to carry cut Resola- SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO.
tion No. 1, they or the coolies'
Kepalas concerned might refer
the matter to the Chamber, which will then investigate the same, and recommend their decisions to the parties concerned.
OF CANADA.
NOTICE.
From this date the Manago- ment of the South China Agency. of the Sun Life Assurance Com pany of Canada will be assumed
by Mr. A. R. Bishop.
FREDERICK MORGAN. Hongkong, 26th August, 1914.
NOTICES
HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
(3) That the shops on the other hand on receipt of the payments of their outstanding accounts shall resume the giving of credit to their customers to the extent of the amount of the said payments, while the customer of any parti- calar shop, which he is still owing, shall not bay (unless for very good reasons) on cash terms from another shop. That the Chamber would undertake to listen to complaints on this malter made by any other party and to THE DIVIDEND DECLARED for the Half Your ending Bottle any difference that might 30th Jane 1914, at the rate of aries to the boat of their judg Two Founds three shillings Ster- ment,
ling per share of $125.-is payable (4) That every manager or on and after MONDAY the 24th owner of estates should sell as day of August, Current, at the much of their produce as is Offices of the Corporation, where necessary to pay their coolies Shareholders are requested to wages, instead of holding it back apply for warrants. to wait for better prices.
The Siam Banks.
That the "Dood-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,
San Francisco
Yokohama Capital and Surpiter Dald, $7,000,000
squalemmen 244 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the „DEPOSITS RECEIVED, #xed lor one year si May ba nametalneck on application,
ESALS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL 134 TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS pristed = all the petacipal cities in the World.
THE LANKE CIRCULAR LETTERS OF COMMERCIAL, LETIERS OF, CREDIT FURCHASE 38d SALE of Stockian Shares #RAVELLERS CHECKS 10ld and cashed,
CREDthout all was the World
fac
1
GEORGE HOGG,
Manager. Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912
Queen's Road, Hongkong
THE
namely, the words "for not YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
exceeding fifteen days
before and seven days after
every ordinary Meeting"
and that the following words
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
be adopted and Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000
therefor: Paid-up Capital
substituted
namely: during such Reserve Fund..... time as the Court thinks
fit; not exceeding "in the whole thirty days in each year." (b) That
the following words be struck out of the last line of Article 56, namely, after the Meeting" and that the following words adopted and substituted therefor, namely, "after the re-opening of the Register."
be
(c) That Articles 76, 77
and 78 he cancelled. (d) That the
Antung-Hajers
Bombay
Chairman.
8; H. Dodwell, Esq. G: T. M. Edkins, Esq. C, 8. Gubbay, Esq.." P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellimi CHIEF MANAGER:: Hongkong-N. J. Blabh ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai-J. D. Smart. London Banker-London County and Westminster. Limited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed:
On Current Account at the rate
Demand, New York 4394; T/T. Java
.106
Subsidiary Coins
Discount per $100: Chinese...20 cta.pieces $1234 Chinese...10 Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10
EXCHANGE
T/T Marks
Demand Germany.
| T/T. Francs.com.
On Haiphong
On Saigon...
Nom.
On Bankkok ................. 87
14 m/s L/O
Buying.
1/10, 1/4: mje. D/P.......1/109/8. 6 m/s. L/0........1/10.5/8 30d/.8'ney & M...... 1/10 1/2 30 d/s.San Fcc&N,Y:454 4 m/s. Marks
-9944 CAN
4 m/s. France ***** 45.
11.20 Nom
Gold Leaf pertas).. $58,60- Sovereign BarSilver ready...
"forward).
Bank of England rate.......
Oplura Quotations.
Pauly 17. M 38,300 per p
8,300-
Malwa, New
Malwa, Old
$1932
Fatua, New
....... 9,825 per che
1:91⁄4 C
Patna, Old
9,100.
Benares, Now
9:050
$93
Benaras, Old..
8.825
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.
of 2 per cent per nunum on the | Hongkong & S’hái $125 daily balance.
WON FIXED. DEPOSITS.
For 3 months, 2 per cent per Cantons
annum.
For 6 months, 33 per cent. per 30,000,000 annum,' 18,900,000 For 12 months, 4 per cent per
Osaka
Pekla
annum.
AG. STEPHEN; Acting Chief Manager. Yangtzow
BA-SALES B➡BUYER! N-NOMINAL
נו
Latr DIVIDETUD AND CATES
£2 & 5/-bat er 1/11 3/16) 'equal to $23,89 for 15 year ending 31/12/137)
Final of 63 ajo 1912, In-) terim of $18 e/o 1919,
Final of 1 po, making
20 po. for 1812
Final of $20 making $50)
for 1912 and Interim of $80 for 1913 N Finial of $12 mak. $15 forl .1912&Intof$3 for 1913)
S-SELLERS
1
Stocks & Par Valen." .DANKS.
CLOSING O'TION.
$852 Nomina
£84-
MARINE INSURANCES,
$50 31714
North China
£5 T142
Head Office.YOKOHAMA,
Branches
'Arencies at
Nagnisko
Newchwang
Colestera
New York
Changchita
Dairen
Pengdien
Ryolus 17on
Arthur
San Frantits
Koba
Tabling
Ling-Yang
TEMID
Lond.
Токто
I.TODE
Tilagtan
Los Angeles Tringhen
$100 $795
£50 $194 FIRE INSURANCESI China Firos $20 $155 $50 $598 HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Hongkong Fires
SHIPPING. China & Manilas $25.
$8 Douglas Steamship $50 831 Steamboats Indo-Chinas
www.Unions.
|
$10 for 1912.
$27 for 1912
$15 $2756
(Preferred) (Deferred)
Shell" Transports £1
}
25 $56
80/
£11
"Star Ferry".
$10 $46
REFINERIES.
$100 877) $100 $28
Harla Haskar
ained 11 11,300 AAJ KI
Shanghal
ΤΗ
"HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the Interest Allowed on Current Account. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Deposits received for fixed periods at raies to be BANKING CORPORATION
Rules may be obtained on`ap
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at 831 per cent. per an
EISHIONO, Manager.plication.
[18]
following Hongkong, 6th April, 1913.
Articles be adopted and substituted for Articles 76, 77 and 78, namely
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
ARTICLE 76.-General! THE CHARTERED BANK OF "Mootings shall be held once in 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 nt such time and place as may bo determined by the "Court, and unless and until otherwise prescribed or deter- nined as aforesaid a Gon- eral Meeting shall be held in the month of February in every year."
H
By order of the Court of Direc- ́" tors,
A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager. as to the position of the local banks Hougkong, 22nd August, 1914.
There has been much con- jecture, says the Bangkok Times,
and finance, in the present orians, and we made inquiries at the Treasury as to what the Govern. ment might do. Ia reply we received the following authorita tive statement-
L
WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS. SEALED TENDERS will be
received at the Headquarter Office, Victoria Barracks, Hong- kong, until 12 Noon on Monday, In ordinary circumstances the 31st August, 1914, for the supply Banks provide themselves with } of FRESH MEAT to the Military, fanda locally by selling T. T. on for about three and a quarter. London to the Government. At months, commencing from the the present time it is impossible 21st September, and terminating to do so owing to the refusal of on the 30th December, 1914.
Forms, and other particulars the Postal Department to accept
can be obtained personally be- code telegrams. An arrangement, tween the hours of 10 a.m. and 1 therefore, has been made between p.m. or by letter to the Officer the Treasury and the Banke Commanding Army Sorvice whereby the Banks, instead of Corps, Victoria Barracks, Hong- romitting the sterling by TT., kong,
hand their demand draft to the The Tender Forms must be Government. This arrangement properly filled up, signed and is merely a change of procedure, dated, and no Tender will be and does not affect the principle considered unless made out in the that local funds are obtainable by proper Form and delivered at the Headquarter Office by noon on
the Banks againat gold payment the date stated, in an envelope abroad.
closed and marked Tender for Meat."
An Anglo-French Exhibition In Moscow.
.
:
As a guarantee of good faith the sum of $100 in Notes should
be enclosed with the Tonder; The Legislative Chambers have such sum to be forfeited to the
State if the Tenderer rofuses toʻ
ratified a preliminary grant of accept the Contract allotted to over $2,000,000 for the expenses him, or to attend at the Head- of a great exhibition to be held quarter Office when called upan. in Moscow, either in 1910 or
The right to reject all or any 1917-preferably during the lat- Tenders is specially reserved. ter year in order to give the Hongkong, 20th August, 1914. world an idea of Russia's progress'
in the arts and industries. Some
NOTICE.
mention has been made in the Mr. YAP PING FUN, who Press of a plan to organize an was lately attached to the under- Anglo-French Exhibition in con- signed as Chincee Broker, bas
'from this date no further connec-
neotion therewith. This suggestion with our firm. tion moets with favour in respon sible quarters. It has not yet,
WRIGHT & HORNBY, Share & General Brokers."
however, taken definite form, nor Hongkong, 24th August. 1914.
has any representative committee
or organization supported it. STOCKBROKERS ASSOCIA The Russo-British Chamber of
·TION OF HONG KONG.:
Commerce has been approached THE Local August Settlement on the matter, but has not yet is postponed until September
taken any decision. It is to be Settlement next.
hoped that since the idea is sp
Interest on extended contracts
parently one that is deserving of will run at the rate of 10% per encouragement no time may be annum.
pat in getting it into practical form:
num.
فراد
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai China Sugars Bank to be placed, on FIXED Lazon Sugars DEPOSIT ́et 4 per cent. per
appum..
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON, Paid-up Capital "... £1,200,000 Reserve Fund... ...£1,800,000 Reserve Liability of
£1,200,000 Proprietors.....
MININO
For the Hongkong and Shang-Chinese Engineerings £137/6 hai Banking Corporation,
A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.
Tronohe
26/3 .£1 Rauba
£1 189 DOCKS, WHARYES, & GODOWNS || 2. Kowloon Wharfa $50 685 H.K.&W poa Docks $50 $63 Shanghai Dooka T. 100 T. 55 Hongkow Wharfe T. 100 T. 91; LANDS, HOTELS. BUILDINGBO Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 £1,500,000 H'kong Central E'tos $100 $103
1,125,000..
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and THE MERCANTILE BANK OF General Banking business, trans-
INDIA, LIMITED. aoted.
ARTICLE 77- The Genëral Meetings mentioned in the last ·CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- preceding Article shall be called ed and. FIXED DEPOSITS re- Authorised Capital. "Ordinary Meetings."
ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Subscribed ARTICLE 78 All other at rates which will be quoted on Paid Up "General Meetings shall be application.
Reserve Fund " called Extraordinary Meet-
ings.
Wm. DICKSON.
1
Manager.
[ 2
(6) That Article 90 be Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
altered by inserting and
adopting after the word
holding" in line five
thereof the words
or
representing by proxy and by striking out at
NOTICE.
LIMITED,
the end of the said Article PEAK TRAMWAY O the words present in person."
(That the following
words be added to Article
from time to time pay
."
562,500 Hongkong Hotels $50 $128 465,000
BANKERS:
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Baur, Limited.
1
Hongkong Lands $100 $116
Humphreye Estates $10 $71 Kowloon Lands $90-$44 Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 92 ·
$50 $71
West Points Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
T. 50 T. 137
Every description of Exchange Ewos business transacted.
COTTON MILES,
Interest allowed on Current Ac-Shanghai Cottons counts at 2 per cent per annum
T. 123
IR TABLE.
94: The Court may
14
14
on Daily Balance and on Fixed Laou Kung Mow Deposits at rates which may be Kung Yik ascertained on application.
Hongkong Cottone $10
MISCELLANEOUS.CO AR. LINTON China-Borneos****** $12
$11 Manager.
T. 84.
T. 1234
18734
to the Shareholders
such interim dividends
ae appear to be just **ined by the position of "the Company."
(g) That the following
words be struck out of the first three and a half linos of Article 174, namely, the words "Half-
year ending the 30th "June and the 31st. "December, shall make a "general · Half-Yearly.“ and that the following words be adopted and substituted therefor :--- Year ending the 31st day ef December shall “make a General." (h) That the word "HalfTM" 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 June 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 Inche
By Order of the Court of Directors.
By Order of the Committee.
'A. G. STEPHEN, EMRAYMOND, Abting Chief Manager. Seofotary.... Hongkong 24th August, 1914.
WEEK DAYS.
7.00 A.M. 10 5.00 4,1 10.00 AM to 15.30 AM to Hús 1.3. LO Fig 2. to
345 AKI $10 to ass fato - 500 TM, 50 R, 10
8.00 AM. EVANy 19 hiɛm. 10:00 AM, 11.00 AM. DAIS NEI
1
10 Mo
D
25 см.
20 MIN
15 Ma
I
10 MIN
"
ES HEM
10
NOTICE.
NIGHT CARS.
1,5% rael and g 13th, 190 zatƐ to
*15.00 FİMİ Every half hour)
12.00 7. 10. 13–45.8,31,-
every gustier of an hour.
SUNDAYS
"
7,41 AM to 11:30 am. – Event 15 Min.' 19:30 224,"to: 15,00 2-20, 1 10 MIN 11- to 700 NOOK
ts Mr. 1100 Home to 100 zate
H To Mou X.DO F.Mi ta 500 m
By Mr 5.00 .M. to 5.00.P.M 3.00 3. La
7.00 + $100 230, ÉD 1.10 1.1.
10 M
10 MI
NIGHT CARS # on Wook Days."
SATURDAYS
Ea Car AE In midnight
PECIAL CARS.
By, Arrangement at the Company's Omen. Alonnaden', Bulidings,
Des Torux Road
NOTICE.
►
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE":
'CO., LTD",
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &c.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System
(Rates and Particulars on ap
plication).
The Office of TRUSTED, – EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY &o, Undertaken and Executed,
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers: Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
Light and Powers $101 $4.90
Do. (Spec.sharos) $1
China Providents 310 $81 Dairy Farms
Green Islands
$6 $38
$10 $6.60
Hongkong Electrice $10 $43, Hongkong Ices
Hongkong Ropes Langkata
Morning Post Peak Tramway
$25 $215
$10 $25
g. 10 T. 48
$25 $29 $10 $10
90 ots Do. (new) $1 Hongkong Electric Trama 11/6 Philippines
$10 185
H. Price & Co., Id. $106.
Pre- Societe, des ferred
Pulpeset Papeteries
du Tonkin
850. $20 paid up $50 Benefit $200. Shanghai-Sumatias T. 20-T.150 Steam Laundry
655 United Asbestos]
Oriental Agency, $10 891⁄2 b. Ld.
United Asbestos? -Founders Sharea] Union Waterboat
Weismann, Led
$10
$300
$10 $18
$1050
$10 $716
$81
WRI
have this day established myself as Export and Import and Commission Merchants Agents under the name of Fred. THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Watson Taylor & Co.
Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled. William Powell, Ltd.- WAAFRED, TAYLOR.For Bread Cakes, Confectionery Hougkong, 21st August, 1914 and mouls with Wines & Liquor
General
$1 for 1906
$2.50 for year end′g306:13: Final of $1-for-half- year ending 31°12′13 ] (3% Interim afo year
1913
preferred
shares
on
Final of 5/- making 7 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 10.6.14.
Int. of 1/6 mak. 6}6a/c, 1913
1/2 for 1909 |
$3.50 for
year 1913
$3 for 1913
Tis. 3 for 1912 Interim of Tis, 3 for 1913
Tla. 6 29:2:10
First year
$7 on old shares, $3.501
on new shares for year 31'12 13
$91% for 12 year ending. 30.6.14
50 cents for 1913 $2.80 for 1913
Interim of 5 p.o.for
year ending 30'6*13 $2,00 % for 14 year ending 30.6 14
15 per cent, for 1916 Tls. 15 for year ending
31°10′13
Tls. 10 for year. end-
Ing 30°6′13
T.12 for year end'g31'12′12
Tis. 1 for year er ting)
3011:13
50 cents 31.7.08
$1.20 for 1913
70 cents for 1913;
$1.30 for year end'g 31'?
40 cents for 1911 $1.80 per share for 1913 Interim of $2) a/o 1914:
$2 for 1913
(Interim of Tls. I mak- Hng Tls. 2 a/o 1913 Моде
80 cents on fully paid) shares and '8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.14
Final of 6d. meking 74d. }
per share for 1913,
None $1.50 for 1910
Sap None
"No dividend this year. 35 ots. for year end g 31.5.14
(20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended *31*5*1012
$1.25 per share for yearl
ending 31 12 1913
25 per cent. for year
ending 31'71199
70 cents for 1913)
50 ots: yoaronding 6.30.13
DHORNBY HIre and
Hold Haelf responsible for any of the shore gentations