THE MONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1914.
Commercial
Empress Proceedings.
Mr. Holden, K.O., counsel for
the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, states that the.com.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA.
N
NOTICE.
NOTICES
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
ARY MEETING.
pany intends to proceed im-From this date the Manage. NOTICE OF EXTRAORDIN- mediately with an action against ment of the South China Agency the former owners of the Storstid, of the Sun Life Assurance Com- the Maritime Steamship Company of Canada will be assumed pany of Norway, for $2,000,000 by Mr. A. R. Bishop.
*FREDERICK MORGAN.Į (0400,000) for the loss of the Hongkong, 26th August, 1914. Empress of Ireland. The action
will be heard in the Admiralty
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
an
EXTRAOR- DINARY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS In
the
this
Court at Montreal in September, s.s:TINGSANG" (Wrooked) Corporation will be held at the The money paid by the Pruden- tial Trust Company on behalf of the Norwegian purchasers of the Storstad, amounting to $175,000 SHI (235,000), has already been paid
into court.
Cotton Dealers and Splaners at
Osaka.
The Cotton Exchange at Osaka resumed business after more than ↑ a week's suspension, but the price was pressed down to Y105 for spot deals. The dealers, have been obliged to fix their capital
as the export business became stagnant, whilst on the other hand
City Hall, Hongkong, on Satur day, the 19th day of September, HIPPERS and Underwriters 1914, at Noon, when the sub- interested in the cargo of joined resolution, which was this steamer are requested to passed at the Extraordinary. communicate with the Under-Meeting of the Shareholders in signed within three months from this Corporation held on the
date.
GILMAN & Co.
Lloyd's Agents
NOTICES
they face the necessity to pay for HONGKONG & SHANGHAI the contracted raw cotton. They BANKING CORPORATION. are ccnferring daily with the Cotton Spinners' Union with s
view to socuring special financing services from the Nippon Ginko THE DIVIDEND DECLARED
for the Half Year ending
(Bank of Japan), the Yokohama 30th June 1914, at the rate of Specie Bank, etc. The Cotton Two Pounds three shillings Star- dealere attempted to obtain a ling per share of $125,-is payable similar facility from the banks on and after MONDAY the 24th during the Russo Japanese War day of August, Current, at the and the civil wars in China, Offices of the Corporation, where but without success. The Nippon Shareholders are requested to Ginko is ready to loan money apply for warrants. upon the guarantee of a reliable
By order of the Court of Direc
local private bank, but such tops,
guarantee is not an easy thing to
f
A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.
get, particularly under the present Hongkong, 22nd August, 1914
circumstances. The Cotton Deal.
ers' Union is trying to find some
way out of the financial stringency
and is farther negotiating with
the Cotton Spinners Union for. the farther reduction of working hours at the spinning mills so as
NOTICE.
"The Food Committou is pre-
to certai! the supply, which pro-pared to consider position has, we understand, been received favourably,
PUBLIC COMPANIES
THE HONGKONG
CU., LTD...
NOTICE.
HOTEL
(1) Enquiries from residents in the Colony who are experiencing any difficulty in obtaining food stuff at the' aximum prices quoted in the lists of food stuffs published in the Government Gazette of 22nd August, 1914, or who may wish for information concerning the retail prices of articles of food not enumerated in the lists.
(2) Any complaints from re The Ordinary Half Yearly gidents in the Colony who are Meeling of Shareholders will be held at the Company's Hotel, boing charged more than the on Saturday the 18th September, maximum prices published. Ail 1914, at Noon, for the purpose of enquiries or complaints should be. receiving a Statement of Ac-addressed to the Secretary of The counts of the Company to the Food Committee, The Treasury, 30th June, 1914, with the Report General Post Office Building." of the Directors, and to discuss
the
any matter that may be com- patently brought before Magting.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from 4th! to 12th September, 1914, both days inclusive.
·
By Order of the Board,
J. H. TAGGART
Acting Becretary.
Hongking, 28th August, 1914.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL
CO., LTD..
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that an extraordinary Gen-
E. D. C, WOLFE, Chairman Food Committee: Treasury. Hongkong, 27th August, 1914.
CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY.
NOTICE
NIGHT TRAIN SERVICE.
eral Meeting of the Hongkong Hotel Company, Limited, will be THE Public is hereby notified that the traine timed to
hold at the Hongkong Hotel, leave Cantor for Kowloon at 5.15 Pedder Street, Victoria in the p.m. and to leave Kowloon for Colony of Hongkong on Saturday Canton at 12:15 am. are hereby. the 12th day of September, 1914 cancelled.
at 12.15 p.m. (immediately after the Ordinary Half-Yearly Moot- ing) when the subjoined Resolu-| tion will be proposed as Extraordinary Resolution ---
an
"That the regulations contain- ed in the printed document "submitted to the meeting and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chairman thereat, be and the same are *hereby approved, and that such # regulations be and they are
hereby adopted as tho articles
of the Company, in substitution|
By Order, ROBERT BAKER, Acting Manager, British Beation, Kowloon Canton Railway. THE ADMINISTRATION, Chinese Section. Canton Kowloon Railway.
PEAK CLUB.
for, and to the exclusion of allTHE Band performance an
the existing Articles thereof "
nounced for Saturday next.
Should the Resolutionte passed 29th instant, will not take place.
by the required ¡miajera,it will
be submitted for confirmation as
a Bposial Resolution to a second
extraordinary Meeting which will bo subsequently convened.
A copy of the proposed new articles can be acon at the Office of tho Company, on application to the Manager, and also at the Office of the Company's Solicitors, Messieurs Deacon, Looker, Dea- oon and Harston, No.1, Doa Your Road Central.
Dated this 28th day of August,
our Border of the Boald
JHTAGGART
Acting Secretary.
THE ENTERTAINMENT
COMMITTEE.
NOTICE,
DIOCESAN SCHOOL; and ORPHANAGE.
School Duties will be resumed on Tuesday September 1st Bor terms for Boardera and Day- scholars apply to the Headmaster. Hongkong, 27th August, 1914,
22nd day of August, 1914, will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution -
That the Deed of Settlement of the Company be altered in
manner following:-
(a) That the following wordis be struck out of lines two and three of "Article 56,
BANKS
BANKS
Belling
INTERLATIONAL BANKING HONGKONG & SHANGHAI FIT
Demand.....1/9 1/16
CORPORATION.
Hem Dalcedo, Will Suresti New York London Office:-16, Elshopegai; E.C
30 de
1946 60 de...,1/9 3/16 4mja 1914 T/T Shanghai.75"
BRANCHES :-
BANKING CORPORA- VACATION. Paid-up Capital RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
$15.000.000
Bombay
Kabe
Calenila
Mualla.
£1,500,000 at 21.
| Private 30 d/a sight T/T Singapore *****
.7516
Canina
Marica
Yazana
Faking
Silver ...$18,000,000.
T/T Japan
86
San Francisco
T/T India
1314
Changtal
Domand India
131
Kokosams
Caba Colen
Engle Haagkons Hankow
Capital and Surples.
Wald $7,000,000
$660,0 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUS! NE5 mcted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the
the
"XPOSITS RECEIVED, and for one year at tearson, as for shorter perioda, 218, which
may be nachtálaed on application..
HILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
arade.::
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities in the World, *
THE BANKS, CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT avaliable wit over the World
ved
- COMMERCIALS LETTERS OF GREDIT PURCHABĶ and SALE of Stocks . Shares WRAVELLERS CHECKS sold red cabně.·
red.
GEORGE BOGO, Manager, Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912
THE
namely, the words "for not YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK exceeding fifteen days
บ
before and seven days after every ordinary Meeting' and that the following
· LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Tu
➡$15,000,000
$33,000,000
T/T Bumbayan!!!!! Demand Bombay 131
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors....$15,000,000 T/T Calcutta
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale Chairman. W.-J. Fattenden, Esq.- Deputy
Chairman.
S. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Eag.
O, S. Gubbay, Haq.
P. FL Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq.
·Hon. Mr. E. Shellim." CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N, J. Stabh ACTING MANAGER, Shanghal-J. D. Smart. London Bankers-London County and Westminster
Limited.:
*
86
Demand Calcutta131) Demand Manila T/T. San Fou & NY.429% Demand, New York 43 T/T. Java
.........105
Bubsidiary Coins. Discount per 100: Chinese...20 cts. pieces' $13
Chinese...10 Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10
EXCHANGE.
$1936
**
T/T, Marka Demand Germany... T/T. Francs...........; • On Haiphong On Salgon On Bangkok
Buying
Nom
...
Nom.
4 m/s. L/C 1/100)
4 m/s. D/Piii.....1/10 1/8 - 6 m/s. L/O.......................1/10,9/8 - 30d/s.8'ney & M.... 1/10 1/4: 30 dja.San F'cc&N.Y,44% 4 m/s. Marks
4 m/s. Franos ....
6 m/s. do
Gold Leaf per tael .. $59.10 Sovereign
11.30 Nom
BarBilver, ready... 2378
forward
Bank of Englandrate
Opium Quotations: anda SaintJuly 177 Malwa, New...18,300 per p Malwa, Old 8,300 Patna, Now
...... 9,325 perche
Patna, Old... $.99%
Benares, New
.****! Benares. Old....................... 8.825
9,100 9.050
394
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT:
5-BELLERS SA-ALES 'B-BUYERS N-NOMIMAL.
of 2 per cent per annum on the Hongkong & 8'hai #195 dally balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 2 per cent per
- annum...
For 6 months. 3 per cent per
annum.
words bo" adopted and Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 substituted. therefor; Paid-up Capital
30,000,000 ** 'namely: during such Reserve Fund........ 18,900,000 For 12 months, 4 per cent per time as the Court thinks fit; not exceeding in the whole thirty days in each
year."
(b) That the following
$1
words be struck out of the last line of Article 56, namely, aftor the Meeting and that the following words be adopted and substituted therefor, namely, "after the re-opening of the! Register."
(e) That Articles 76, 77!
and 78 be cancelled,
LAST DIVIDEND AND NATER
£2 & 5/-b. at ex 1/11 3/16) ́ ́equal to $23.89 for ' year ending 31/12/15
Final of $3 a/c 1912, In-1 terini of $18 a/c 1913 Final of 10 po, making
20 p.s. for 1912
Final of $20 making $50)
for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1913 Final of 812mak. $15 for
1912&Int of$3 for 19131
Hongkong-Interest Allowed:
Stocks & Pato ur Valur,,.
BANKS.
CLOSING
On Current Account at the rate
(8852) Nominal
7
MARINE INSURANCES; Cantons North China
$50 31734 25 T148
annum.
Unions
$100 $795
Agencija at
Nagmaak
Novchwang
་
Now York
Osaka
Pukim
Ryol (Fort
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Hongkong Fires
San Francisco
Caroli
Кове
Thing
Lino Vanz
Tientsin
A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager. Yangtezas
£50 $194 TIRE INSURANCESI China Fires
$20 $135 $50 $398 SHIPPING. China & Manilas $25 $8) Douglas Steamship $50 131
$10 for 1912 127 for 1912
London
Tokyo
Lyons
Ingtau
Los Angeles Taugiau
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
Branches
Aplung-Halen
Bombay
Calcetin Chauchan
Dalrea Fangtien Hazán Hankow
Arthur)
·Shanghai
THE
*HE Business of the above | Steamboats
Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Indo-Chinas" Deposits recarred for fixed parisis at rates to be BANKING CORPORATION
Interest Allowed en Current Account,
kineď on sa BIO
Rules may be obtained on sp
EISHIONO, Manager.plication."
(d) That the following Hongkong, 6th April, 1913. [18
Articles, bo adopted and substituted for Articles 76, 77 and 78, namely
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.A
ARTICLE 76. General THE CHARTERED BANK OF Meetings shall be held once in every year, at such time and place in the Colony as may be prescribed by the Company in 11 General Meeting and if no such at such time and place as time or place is prescribed, then
may
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
£1,200,000 ....£1,800,000
be determined by the Paid-up Capital Court, and unless and until Reserve Fund... otherwise prescribed or deter-Reserve Liability of
#
**
mined as aforesaid.
11
14
Proprietors.£1,200,000
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent, per an- num.
$15 $275
(Preferred) (Deferred)
"Shell" Transports £1
}
[ 804-
£5 $56
"Star Ferry"
RETINERIES
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, t A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.
יין
· MINING,
$10 $46
$100 $77 $100 $28
Chinese Engineerings £137/6
Tronoha
£1 26/3 £183 Raubs DUCKS, WHARVES, & GODOWNS Kowloon Wharfa $50 $85 H.K. &W'poa Docks $50 (863 Shanghal Docks T. 100 T. 55. Hongkew Wharfe T. 100 T. 91 LAND, HOTELS & BUILDINGS.. Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 £1,500,000 H'kong Central E'tes $100 $109
1,125,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA," LIMITED. General Banking business trans acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
Gen- eral Meeting shall be held in the! month of February in every year," ARTICLE 77.- The General Meetings mentioned in the last 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. "called Extraordinary Meet-
+
(e) That Article 30 be Hongkong, 11th April, 1912," || 2]
inge.
altered by inserting and
adopting after the word
thereof the words
*holding" in line five
representing by proxy.
ог
and by striking out at
562,500 Hongkong Hotels $50 $128 465,000
Reserve Fund
Wm. DICKSON:
Manager.
BANKERS:
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Baur, Limited.
NOTICE
the end ofthenaid Article PEAK TRAMWAY OUT
the words
person."
present in
(f) That the following
words be added to Article
94: The Court may from time to time pay to the Shareholders auch interim dividende as appear to be just.. "ified by the position of
the Company."
14
(g) That the following. 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. "December, shall make a general Half-Yearly." and that the following words be adopted and substituted therefor :....... Year ending the 31st **day-4f-December-shall "make a General," (b) That the word "Half " be struck out of the 18th line of Article 174 and also out of the 6th line of Article 175.·
ין
"the
That the word “twico" and the words 30th day of June and " be struck out of lines 4 and 5 of Artiolo'' 176 and that the word “once” be adopted, and substituted for the word,twice" inf the fourth lido thereof.)? (j) That the words " or the'
Ordinary, Half-Yearly" and the words as the case may be " be struck out of liara 10 and 11 of Article 177
By Order of the Court of Directors.
234.G, STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager. Hongkong 24th August, 1914.
LIMITED.
HEABLE
WEEK DAYS.
-3.00 use; to 1.00 AM EVERY
1.00 AM to 30.00 A48.
FERAN
J.ES 23.
Tas I to
EASY., Sp
5:00 8236) 139 por
NIGHT CARS
Asu rai and FM 90.
1200 FİMİ, Kvery hiff kon)" 12.00 FL: to 77.43'P,MA avery, quátter of our
SUNDAYS
∙10:30 AM. ta¦ 1500 AM KA 11.50 AX, to 19.00 Noom 19.00 Noow to, 100 Fata
4.00 P, La., -dios Pati
1.00 2361 to 7.00 PIN)
*3109 Par; to 6.30 PM.
Hongkong Lands $100 $116.
Humphreys Estates $10 $71 Kowloon Lands $80 $44 Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 92
$50 $71- West Points
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. &
T. 50
COTTON MILLS,
Every description of Exchange business transacted.
Ewon-
Interest allowed on Current Ac. Shanghai Cottone counts at 2 per cent per annum
on Daily Balance and on Fired Lagu Kung Mow Deposits at rates which may be Kung Yik ascertained on application.
A. R. LINTON
Manager.
* Men.
NOTICE,
го
NIGHT CARS saon West Das..
SATURDAYS!
Extra Cat 'midnight.
PECIAL CARS
*Wy. Barthfashout at the Company's Odica, *Algarandra » Bulidingy,
·Des Voeux Road
laebno.
NOTICE
PROVIDENT THE CHINA
LOAN AND MORTGAGE &
CO., LTD
(Capital Paid up..:$1,250,000.)
W
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perky, &c. Goods received on Storage, 7} | Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident fair System
| (Rates" "and" Particulars on ap-
plication),"
The Office of TRUSTEE-EXECUTOR OF WILLE, ATTORNEY, &c;j Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMBE & Co. General Managera. Hongkong, 19th March; 1908
hays this day established myself as Export and Import Merchants and -Commission Agents vandesthe name of Tred, Taylor & Co.
Cannot be Bosten, If. En DESTA FRED TAYLOR, For Bread, Cakes, Confection Hongkong, 21stáugust, 19143net and ments with Wines & Liquor.
T. 137
T123
T. BA
T. 1244
$12 $11
Hongkong Cottons $10
THE MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Borneos
Light and Powers. $10) $4.90
› Do. - (Spec. shares) $1] ;
China Providents. 81039 Dairy Farms
Green Islands
$64
$10
$6.60
$49
Hongkong Electrics $10
Hongkong Icen
$25 $215 Hongkong Ropes $10 $25 Langkate
Morning Post Peak Tramway
$25 $29
$10
$1
$10
90 cts..
Do. (now) Hongkong Electrio Trams 11/6 Philippines
$10 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10
Pros Bodlete desferred
Pulposet
$50 $20 Papeteries paid du Tonkin
up 350
$200 Benefit Shanghai-Sumatras T., 201 Steam Laundry :35: United Asbestos
Oriental Agency, $10 $912b.
United Asbestos
Founders Shareaf
$10 $300
Union Waterbont
$18)
eismann, Ltd.
Watson William Powell Ltd;
'$1 for 1906 SAMME
$2.50 for year end'g 30'6'13 Final of $1 for half
year ending 311813 | f3 % Interim ajo year
1913 on preferred skaros.
Final of 5- making 7 for 1913 Compon 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 20count of year ond- ing. 10.6./4.
Int. of 1/6 mak.6/6.8/0. 19'3 1/2 for 1909
$3.50 for year 1913
$3 for 1913
Tie. 3 for 1912
Interim of Tls 3 for 1913.
Tia, 619-2'10 First year
$7 on old shares, $3,50】
on new shares: for year 31 12:13
$34 for 12 year ending- 30.6.14
.50 cents for 1919.
$2.80 for 1913
Interim of 5 p.o. for
year ending 30′6′′18 $2,00 )! for year ending 30.6.14 1970
15 per cent for 1910
Tla, 15 for year ending!
ending 1931 2013
Tis. 10 for year ond...
Cing 5076 13
T:12 for year end'g31°12′12 Tls, 1 for year er ding)
30*11*18
50 cents 31.7.08,
$1.20 for 1913
ing
· 70 cents for 1913 v moj!
-$1.30 for year and'g 317:13
40 cents for 1911 S*;
€1.80 per share for 1913 Interim of #2}\a/c.1914467.
62 for 1913 2014
fInterim of Tls. 1 maki Hing Tis. 2 afc 1918 None
80 cents on fully paid) shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year
ending 30.4.14. Final of 6d. making 74d. 1
por share for 1913, None
$1.50 for 1910
None
“¡No dividend this year ⠀
35 cta. for year end g 315.14
(20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended 3157912
$1.25 per share for yearl
ending 81'12 1913
$10
$10 530 $1037
25 per
cent for year]
ending 3177719
70 cents for 1913 20
50 ata. yearending 6.30:13
KIVOTNORNBY
„Telegraph „does not bold fiselt, cosponsible tay of thi bhove quotation