Commercial
Shanghal Cotton Market. -
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1914,
tion of the German State be
effected?
The answer was, Add togat
her the numerals forming the yra 1849. total
Mr. A. B. Rosenfeld's Cotton Market Report for the week Which, added to ending 3rd September 1914 is as follows:
China Cotton. The past week has seen a fair amount of businese in China Cotton, local mills being the only buyers and some 16,000 to 20,000 Bales have changed bands. These sales are mostly speculative and the prices at which business has been done are in most instances much below the market quotations of the day. The general opinion of buyere seems bearish, while Chiceae merchants for the present do not feel disposed to part with their holdings at such low figures. I have no doubt however that no Booner than the immediate re- quirements of mills have been satisfed, prices here will not be maintained and we shall certainly see lower rates during the months of November/January. There is aramour, however, that owing to the drought 30% of the Tungchow Crop is damaged; how far this is
gives...
Theao
22
1849
...1871 In which year he himself was reclaimed first terman Emperor at Versailles. Be then asked, How long
eball I enjoy bin diatioc tion? The answer was the same as before. The addi tion of 171 gives to which add the year
gives...
The Emperor Willian in the year 1888. The Gual question.
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NOTICES
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI "BANKING CORPORATION,
NOTICE OF EXTRAORDIN-
ARY MEETINO.
NOT
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ∙an · EXTRAOR DINARY MEETING. of the SHAREHOLDERS: -in thie Corporation will be held at the
BANKS
INTERSATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
Hand Office 1-do, Wall Street, New York, London Odica (—35, Inshapagain, EC.
וי
Rexico
BRANCHES:-
Bombay
Calceti
Kaba Mamita
Canton
Cabe.
Colo
Empire
Hǝakoog
HIBED
Vastaa
Peking
San Francico
Shephal
Vokobema
0000
Capital and Sharp Gold
equaluummin E, $80, NESS aaaacted.
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUST" CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the
DEPOSITS RECEIVED perioda, at rates, which
4% per annum, or for shorter at
*BILIS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED,
17 City Hall, Hongkong, on Saturmay be ascertained an applicaties. 1871 day, the 19th day of September, and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES 1914, at Noon, when the sub-TERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS Wanist ...1888 joined resolution, which was as all the principal cillas in the World.
the Extraordinary CREDIT e Avaliable all over kau World,
■THE BANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF 1. died passed at
Meeting of the Shareholders in COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT this Corporation held on, the PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks an Share | 22nd day of August, 1914, will tea
submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution -
WAB,
"When will the German Empiresttain to the zenith of its power? The answer was again the same, the addition of 1888 giving 25 adding the year.
...1898
which brings us to the year 1913
PUBLIC COMPANIES
true time only will show. The IN THE SUPREME COURT OF quality of the staple of this grade!
HONGKONG.
Ordinance 1911
is also below previous standarde ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. and with the low prices ruling In the matter of the Companies both in Indians and Americans, buyers will doubtless devote more attention to those grades to the In the matter of the Hongkong. detriment of the local staple. Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Tone of the market, Steady.
San Carlos Sugar.
and
NOTICE is hereby given that
a Petition was on the 20th
14
*
H
H
"
Honolulu, August 14,-Newa day of August, 1914, presented to of a big sugar sale and one that the Supreme Court of Hongkong shows the demand and consequent by the above named Company to jumping price of raw sugar on confirm an altoration of the said the eastern seaboard came in a Company's abjects proposed to be, cablegram yesterday afternoon offected by a Special Resolution that has made the stockholders of the Company unanimously an Extraordinary of San Carlos Milling Company passed at happy. Half of a recently arrived General "Meeting of the cargo, 1540 tons, sold in New said Company held on the York yesterday at P 10.50 per sequently unanimously confirmed 4th day of June 1914 and sub- cwt. The San Carlos Company at an Extraordinary General operates a big angar "central" Meeting of the said Company or mill in North San Carlos held on the 30th day of June 1914 district, Negros, Philippines, and and which Resolution runs as recently went to market by the follows:- British merchantman Satsuma "That the provisions of the 3080 tons of sugar, which is
"Company's Memorandum'of "Association with respect to virtually the company's share of the crop it has handled in tho
is objects be altered Bo as San Carlos district. The cargo
"to read as in the Print signed "by the Chairman of the arrived Inckily when the demand
Meeting for the purposes of was tremendous and half was "identification." snapped up at 10.50. This And notice is further given that amounts to P323,400 gross. The the said Potition is directed to be" San Carlos Company was pro-board before His Honour Mr. moted by A. D. Cooper and its Henry Hessy Johnston Gorapertz stock is largely held in Hawii, Acting Chief Justice of the said Maintaining the Hankow Market. Court on Wednesday the 21st day Owing to the depression of of October 1914 at 10.30 o'clock trade at Hankow, there has been in the forenoon and any person Rome Bort of financial crisis in the interested in the said Company said port. The Central Govern- holder or"
Creditor policy otherwise desirous ment, with a view to maintaining to oppose the making of an its financial market, has ordered order for the confirmation of the Ministry of Communications the said alteration under to raise half a million dollars to the above Ordinance should' relieve the fanncial stringency of appear at the time of hearing by the market. With the co-opera- himself or his Counsel for the tion of the merchants of that port purpose and a copy of the sald Petition will be furnished to any
ז'
whether as
a loan to the amount of one such person requiring the same million dollars has been contracted
by the undersigned the Company's
from certain foreign banke. It Solicitors on payment of the re- is generally believed that with gulated charge for the same. these same the merchants and Dated the 21st day of August, the authorities will be able to 1914,
tide over further, if any, financial DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON crisos,
Chinese Financial Director's Duty,
& HARSTON,
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 Artiolo 56, namely, the words "for not exceeding
Jasnoć.
GRAVELLERS CHECKS sold sad pusbrá,
GEORGE HOGG,
Manager.
Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912
BANKS
Selling T/T.... ...1/976 HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand.1/915/16
BANKING CORPORA-30 die 1/10.1
...$15,000,000
TION. Paid-up Capital RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 2/-
$15,000,000
Silver $18,000,000
$33.000,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietore......$15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale.-Chairman, W. L. Fattenden, Esq. Deputy
Chairman.
9. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. U, S. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E: Shallim. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Btabh ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai-J.D. Smart. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited,
Hongkong Interest Allowed:
On Current Account at the rate
| 60 dļa ......................................1/10 1/16
4 m/s ..........................1/1018 T/T Shanghai :::::76.
Private 30 d/s sight
T/T Singaporo
T/T Japan
T/T India
Demand India T/T Bombay.
784
...13694 137
Demand Bombay ...137
T Calcutta Demand Manila Demand Caloutta...137 T/T. San Fou & N.Y.496 Demand, New York 44, T/T. Java ........1091%
891
Subsidiary Coins." Discount per $100:
| Chinese...10
EXCHANGE.
T/T. Marks .......... Nom, Demand Germany.......
T/T. Francs ******
On Haiphong .
On Saigons...
On Bangkok
Buying
4 m/s. LIO
Nom.
184
·-· ...1/107
4 m/s, D/P................................1/1036
6 m/s. LO
30d/s.S'ney &M,
.1111/8
111
30 d/a.San F'co&N.Y46 5/8
4 m/s. Marks ..
4 m/s. Francs
6 m/s. do
Gold Leaf per taol... $56.80. Sovereign........... 10.85 Nom: BarSilver. ready ... 2496 v.
forward
Bank of England rate
Opium Quotations.
July 17
...$8,500 per pe
8,300
Patna, New ...... 9,325 por che
Malwa, New
Chinese...20 ota. pieces 616 3/4
Malwa, Old
$18
$12
012
Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10
Patna, Old
9,100
Benares, New
....... 9,050
Benares, Old......... 8,825
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.
S-SELLERS
STOCKS & Paid or V4108.
BANKS.
fifteen days YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK of 2 per cent per annum on the Hongkong & S'hai $125
before and seven days after every ordinary Meeting" and that the following words be adopted and substituted
THE
LIMITED.
"Established 1880.
daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 21 per cent. per
"annum.
For 6 months, 3 per cent per
annum.
SA-SALES D-BUYERI
CLOSING Q'TICK
$852) Nominal
N-NUMIVAL
·LASY DIVIDEND AND ATE
£25/-b.at ox 1/11 3/16)
equal to $23.29 for year ending 31/12/13 Final of 83 a/c 1912, In- terim of $18 ao 1913 Final of 10 p.c, making
20 p.c. for 1912
MARINE INSURANCES,
Cantons North China
£84-
$50 31734 £5 T142
8100 8795
£50 $194
$20 $155
$10 for 1912
$27 for 1912
therefor; Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 namely: during such Paid-up Capital
30,000,000 time as the Court thinks Reserve Fund
18,900,000 For 12 months, 4 per cent per Unions fit; not exceeding in the whole thirty days in each year."
(b) That the following words be struck out of the last line of Artiole 56, namely, “after the Meeting" and that tho' following words be adopted and substituted' therefor, namely, "after the re-opening of the Register."
(c) That Articles 76, 77
and 78 be cancelled. (d) That the following Articlos be adopted and substituted for Articles 76, 77 and 78, namely
76.-General.
ARTICLE
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Breaches Antung-Islan
Bombay Calcutta Changchun Daire
Yangtien Harbin +ETICKY
16GLA .Kobu
Liao-Yang Landc Lyons Tsingtau
Pakin
Agencies at Nagasaki
Newchwarz
+New York"
Omka
Ryolan (Port
Arthur)
San Franches
Tinting
Ilontain
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Tsingtau
Shanghal
interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposit received for fixed periods at rates to be mind neatral.
EISHI ONO, Manager, Hongkong, 6th April, 1913,
118
Mootings shall be held once in THE CHARTERED BANK OF
every year, at such time and
place in the Colony as may, be
proscribed by the Company in
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND OHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
General Meeting and if no such "time or place is prescribed, then. "at such time and place as
may be determined by the HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON, Court, and unless and until Paid-up Capital.........£1,200,000 otherwise prescribed or deter- Reserve Fund.............£1,800,000 mined as aforesaid a Gen- Reserve Liability of "eral Meeting shall be held in the month of February in every
tt
1+
14
year,"
ARTICLE 77.- The General Meetings mentioned in the last preceding Article shall be called Ordinary Meetings."
Proprietors...................£1,200,000. FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trane- acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
annum.
A: G, STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager. Yangtazee
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE
HE Business of the above "Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on ap plication.
lowed on the minimum monthly INTEREST on deposits is al-
balances at $3 per cont. per an-
nuin.
Depósitors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more
FIRE INSURANCES: China Fires Hongkong Fires" $50 8398
SHIPPING. China & Manilas #25 Douglas Steamship $50 831 Steamboats
Indo-Chinas
(Preferred) (Deferred)
$15 $2758
}
-£5 $56
[80/....
£11
*Shell" Transports £1.
"Star Ferry {$10 $46
·RETINERIES
Final of $20 making $50 | for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913 Final of $12 mak. $15 for) 1912 & Int. of 89 for 1913)
$1 for 1906
$2.50 for year end'g 30'6'13. Final of $1, for halft year ending 3112'13 J (3% Interim s/o year 1913 preferred shares
on
Final of 5- making 7 for 1913 Coupon No. 22.
$1.70 per share, and bonua of 30 cents per share for year ending 30'4'13
-$3 for 1912*
$100 $28
to the Hongkong and Shanghai China Sugars $100 $77 Bank to be placed on FIXED Luzon Sugars. DEPOSIT E 4 por cent, per
annum,
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,
A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.
|THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA; LIMITED.
ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Authorised Japital- ARTICLE 78. All other ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Subscribed General Meetings shall be at rates which will be quoted on Paid Up called, Extraordinary Meet-application.
inga.
Wm. DICKSON.
(e) That Article 90 be
Manager.
12; altered by inserting and Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. adopting after the word "holding" in line five thereof the words "or representing by proxy" and by striking out at
the end of the said Article P
the words person."
present in
(f) That the following words be added to Article
94: The Court may
14
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*
1, Des Voeux Road, Central,
Hongkong...` Solicitora for the Company.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO.. LIMITED.
Some days ago the, Ministry of Finance sent word to the Directors of the Financial Bureau of the provinces, instructing them that the remittance for this month to THE ORDINARY GENERAL the Central Government should MEETING OF SHAREHOLD- not be allowed to remain in areas FRS in the above Company will that a government organ with the he held at the Company's Offices, Diteotor se Chief should be on Saturday the 26th of Septem-
ber, at Noon, for the purpose of established in each of the pro- receiving the Roport of the vinces for raising the domestic General Managers, together with loan, that they should invoke the a Statement of Accounts to 30th co-operation of the members of June, 1914.
Ideal gentry and the merchants The TRANSFER BOOKS will and that they should remit the be CLOSED from the 12th to the procsode of the loan to the Central 26th of September, both days. Government na acon asthey should inclusive. be received.-Peking Gazetto.
THE ZENITH OF
GERMANY'S POWER.
What of the Future?
A correspondent writes as follows to a Japan paper:
The following interesting pro phecy may be of interest to your readers :-
In the year 1840, the then King of Prussia visited a fortune- taller and enquired of the future of his own and the neighbouring German States. His first inquiry was: When will the Confedera
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.,
General Managers. Hongkong, 5th September, 1914.
CR
REGINALD DENNIS,
Deceased.
`REDITORS against the above Estate are notified to send in their claims to the undersigned not later than the 30th inst., afe tor which date they will not b- recognised.
Hongkong, 8th September, 1914.
DAVID SASSOON & Co., Ltd.
NOTICE.
NOTICE.
KOWLOON BRITISH
BRITISH SCHOOL will re-open on Wednesday, September 16th.
SCHOOL and VICTORIA
from time to time pay
to the Shareholdera
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. "December, shall make a general Half-Yearly," and that the following words be adopted and substituted therefor "Year ending the 31st "day of December shall
make a General."
B
(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,
(1) That the word "twice" and the words "the 30th day of June and", be struck out of linos 4 and 5 of Article 176 and that the word "once." be adopted and substituted for the word "twice" in
the fourth line thereof. (1) That the words," or the Ordinary Half-Yearly"
MINING.
Chinese Engineeringe £137/6
Tronoha
£1 26/3 Raubs BOCKS, WHARVES & GODOWNS
£133 Kowloon Wharfs $50 $85) H.K. &W'pos Dooks 850 863 Shanghai Dooke T. 100. T. 55 Hongkew Wharfe T. 100 T: 91 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING 8
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11
Reserve Fund
BANKERS:
NOTICES,
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Baur, Limited.
EAK TRAMWAY CO LIMITED.
Every description of Exchange business transacted.
Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 £1,500,000 H'kong Central E'tes $100 $103
1,125,000
562,500 Hongkong Hotels $50 $128 465,000
Hongkong Lands $100 #116
Humphreys Eatates $10 $72 Kowloon Lands $30 $44 Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 12.
West Points
$50 971
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. &
Ewos
15
17
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COTTON HILLS,
T. 50 T. 137
T. 123
T. 84
T. 124
IME TAB..
WEEK DAYS:
2:09 AM, to 3. A.K. EVRay 15 Mɛm.. 4.00 Lt, to 10,00 10.00 1,4, to 11.00 A.M IL. 3o A., to
18-45 FM) 18:41 7.M. to
1,35 F.K, ta 5:00 PM O
Interest allowed on Current Ac. Shanghai Cottone counts at 2 per cent per annum Lou Kung Mow on Daily Balance and on Fixed
Deposits at rates which may be Kung Yik ascertained on application.
Hongkong Cottons $10 $71%
MISCELLANEOUS
$11 $12 Light and Powers $101-$4.90
Do. (Spec. shares)#1)
A. R. LINTON |China-Borneos
Manager.
10 M
11 41.
#1
25 Max
5.00 73M
P
TE MIX.
MC
TO MINI
NIGHT CARS....
NOTICE
1.5G T-M1 and 9 rims, 9:30 PM. LO
(15.00 KŠKĮ "Kvery hill boun
22.00 PM. 10 215 TM
Every quarter of an bagr.
SUNDAYS
•
го Ма
11
10 MIN
р
5 B
41
כן
7,41 AM 10 10.30 AM. Every is Mix, FOND AM, TO 11.00 AM 11.30 am, to
18.00 NOK 100 No to 1.00 35
1-05 PEO
2.00 .MI $,09 1.1, 10 6.00 7.3
$.10 ...
6,50 PM: LO 1100 230, 20
*15 M. to Mia,
NIGHT CARS on Week Days.
SATURDAYS
Exten. Car stệ tel maldright,
PECIAL CARS
By Antagement at'the Company's Oßes,
Alexandra » Üslidings,
Des Voste Road
NOTICE.
and the words as the THE Compagnie des Messager- case may be" be struck les Maritimes bea to inform out of lines 10 and 11 of the public that during the present Article 177.
| hostilities in Europe, their Mail
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 ou Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System.
(Rates and Particulars on ap-
plication).
The Office of
TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &of Undertakon and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers: Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
China Providents
Dairy Farme
Green Islands
$10 $81
36:638 $10 $6.60
Hongkong Electrics $10 $43
Hongkong Ices
Hongkong Ropes Langkats
T. 48
$25
$215
$10 $25 B 10
Morning Post
$25 $29
Peak Tramway
$10
$10
Do. (new)
$1
190 cts.
"
Hongkong Electric Trame 11/6
Philippines
$10 35
Pro- desferred
$50 $20 paid
H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6 Societe
Pulpeset Papeteries" du Tonkin
#up $50
$200 Benefit Steam Laundry Shanghal-Sumatras T. 20.150
$5 185 United Asbestos
Oriental Agency, $108914 b.
Lidi United
Asbestos?· Founders Sharez
$10 $300
Union Waterbost $10 $184
By Order of the Court of Steamers will not call at Hong-
Welemann, IAL $10 $30 Directors.
kong, Shanghai, Kobe and F. THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Watson
: $10:18714: Yokohama the last port of call annot be Beaten, if Equalled. | William Powell, Ltdri 1531: | being "Haiphong, until further Gor Bread, Cakes, Confectionery
notice.
and meals with Wines & Liquorp
AG. STEPHEN," Hongkong 24th August, 1914.
Acting Offief Manager."
$3 for 1897
Interim of 5% Coupon No. 3 account of year end- ing 30,6.14.
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 for 1912
Interim of Tla 3 for 1919
Tls. 6 29'2'10'
First year
$7 on old shares, $3.50)
on new shares for
year 31 12 13
$314 for 14 year ending
30.6.14
50 cents for 1913
$2.80 for 1913
Interim of 5 p.c.for
year ending 30′6′′13 $2,00 for 4 year ending! 30.6-14
15 per cent. for 1910 Tis. 15 for year ending}
31'10'13
Tls. 10 for year end.
ing 30'6'13
T.12 for year end'g 31°12′12
ding}
Tis, for year er ding
30'11'13
50 cents 31.7.08
$1.20 for 1913
70 cents for 1913
$1.30 for year end'g 31'7*13
· 40 cents for 1911. $1.80 per share för 1913 Interim of $2} B/c 1914 --
$2 for 1913
flaterim of Tls. 1 mak- Ling Tle. 2 n/a 1913 Nohe
80 cents on fully paid)
shares and 8 oente on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.14
Final of 6d. making 7id.]
per share for 1913, None
$1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year'
35 ats. for year end'g 31.5.14
■!
(20 per cent. per ordinary
sharo for year ended, 31'5*1912
$1.25 per share for year) ending 31:121913.
25 per cent. for year)
ending 31711
70 cents for 1913
50 ote.yearending 6377,
Cornclad in injo pa July 11,
WRIGHT, AND HORNEST General brokers & Dia Voeux Rand Central. Tel, address Reciliada, The "Telegraph” dont vos bold fisalt responsible for any of the shore quotations)