Commercial
Coal Company in Debt. The Chungising Coal Mining Company some time ego contract
Rubber.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TEUSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1914,
The Rubber market in Minoing-
PUBLIC COMPANIES
lane is in a state of suspension. THE The produce market is still
officially open, but little or no
HONGKONG · HOTEL
.CO., LTD.
business has been done. Prices NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. for rabber were soarcely obtain.
BANKS
INTERATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,
Had Officedo, Wall Street, New York. London Banca gö, Bishopsgate, EC.
BRANCHES :-
Bombay
Kabe
Calcatio
Canton
Mexico
Cha Caloo Empir Hongkong Hanke
Peking
San Francisco
Shanghai
Yokohama
Dald $7,200,000 equ£4μ ** EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI
BANKS
Selling HONGKONG & SHANGHAI T/T 1/9 3/8 11 BANKING CORPORA Demand..........1/9 7/16
TION,
30 d/s 1.1/94
Paid-up Capital...$15.000.000 60 d/s 19 9/16 RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 27-
-$15,000,000
Silver ...$18,000,000
$33,000,000
4 m/s.....1/956. T/T Shanghai .....76 Private 30 dje sight T/T Singapore 768 T/T Japan T/T India Demand India
*******
87 13994 134
T/T Bɔmbay.................................
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors...$15,000,000 Demand Bombay ...134
T/T Calcutta ‹
Demand Calcutta...184
Deputy
Demand Manila......87
ed a loan from the Poiyangable in the absence of business, Commercial Guarantee Bank and though su attempt to keep the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an extraordinary Gen- the repayment of the loan was market alive was enccessful on eral Meeting of the Hongkong goaranteed by the Tientsin 5th inat, when crepe was done Hotel Company, Limited, will be Pakow Railway.. The Company at 28, per lb. It is reported that held at the Hongkong Hotel,
Capland Surplicemen in New York 3s, has been paid Pedder Street, Victoria in the is unable to pay anything although the Grat instalment is for smoked ebest and 28, 11d. for Colony of Hongkong on Saturday
COURT OF DIRECTORS, CURRENT ACCOUNTS spaand on the maumi now overdue. It has negotiated arepe on the spot, but these the third day of October, 1914 NESS acted
Hon. Mr. D. Landale.-Obairman. with the Bank for extending the prices, if correct, apply oxolu--at 12 o'clock noon when the sub-tr
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, find lot zna year at which was at per ammans, of for shorter partiods, at rates, which W. I. Fattenden, Esq. time of payment. But the officials sively to the local market in Now joined Resolution
the Extraordinary may be certained on applicatio of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway York. If freight and insurance passed at
General Meeting of the Company refused to take the responsibility are available, which seems quite held on the 12th day of Septem of further guaranteeing.
The likely, we should have a demand
ber, 1914 will be submitted for Railway authorities have served for America. It is probable a petition with the Ministry of small sale will be held on 11th Communications, asking the latinst., when purchasce would be ter to order the Mining Company for cash. The rubber position is to negotiate with the Peiyang difficult to gang., partly due to Commercial Guarantee Bank the difficulty of remitting to the directly and without involving the Railway Administration.
August Rubber Returns. Siraita Rubber.-208,000 Ibe, Penang Rubber Estates. 122,000 iba.
Kubana-46,000 lbs. Tali Ayer.-40,000 Thu, Batok Rabit,-18,250 İbə,
Bagan Serai.-17,500 lbs. Anglo Johore.--11,633 total to date 50,444 lbs;
F.M.S. Export Duties."
lbs. ¡
East. it has been suggested, in view of this trouble'and also un- certainty of the produce finding a market,
that estate managers should be instructed to cease tapping for the time being, both to restriot the accumulation of rubber and to hanefit the treas. This does. not simplify the matter of find- ing either wages or work for the coolies.
The Late General Quierson. A talogram to an Australian the death of General Aug. 17th
aauonness
Gen. Griorson held a number
Leaned.
FACE
N. 5. MARSHALL, Manager.
Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912
THE
Chairman. 8. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. C. S. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon, Mr. E: Shëllim, CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabh * ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai-J. D. Smart. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed:
T/T. San Fcu & N.Y.43 5/8 Demand, New York 4334
T/T. Java
...1071
EXCHANGE.
T/T. Marks in 2013. Demand Germany... T/T, France**** On Enigbong san On Saigon.*.946cm) |
Nom.
On Bangkok .......................8634
Buying
4 mln. LIO 4 ...1/1036
4 m/s. D/P.....1/1014
6 m/. L/C.1/10
| 30d/s.S'ney&M, 1104
30d/s.8an Fec &N,V,455/8
4 m/s. Marke
4 mfs. Francs
6 rola do „PRANKENS
Gold Loaf per tagl ...$57
-Sovereign". 11.10 Nomy
BarSilver, ready...23 5/8
forward
Bank of England rate
SUBSIDIARY COINS.' Discount per $100:
Chinese...20 ate.pieces 51596 Hargkong.20 ots. pieces $10 7/8 Chinese...10
$161
Hongkong.10. * #114/2
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.
B-QUVERI BA-SALES
On Current Account at the rate Hongkong & S'hai #125- JOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK of 2 per cent per annum on the
LIMITED.
HILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted an allthe pracipal titles in the Work
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTER OF confirmation as a Special Reso- CREDIT Ara Evallabh bil over the
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT lution:
That
Shar tho
PURCHASE and SALE of Stockin regulations contained in thioprinted
GRAVELLEKS CHECKS sold and cashed, document submitted to the Leeting and for the purpose of identification subsoribed by the Chairman thereof. be and the saine are hereby approved, and that such re- gulations be and they aro hecoby adopted 0.8 the articles of the Company, in substitution for, and to the exclusion of; all the existing Articles.thereof. Dated the 19th day of Septem- bor. 1914.
By order of the Board.
J. H. TAGGART,
Acting Secretary.
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO.,
- LIMITED. THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLD FRS in the abore Company will bo held at the Company's Offices. on Saturday the 26th of Septem- ber, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Repois of the General Managers, together with a Staiemont of Accounts to 30th June, 1914,
The TRANSFER BOOKS will
The Commissioner of Trades and Customs, F.M.S., in bis to payər port for 1913, makes this re-on ference to the question of customos Sir, J. M. Grieres, of heart collecting posts for F.M.S.exports dieoors, auddenly, after having within the loay:-Towards been chor in for a high comman the end of the year the Coloni! with the British expedition as Legislative Council passed the force. He was 55 years of age Fedorato Malay Statos Expers and will be remembered as having Datles Ordinance; this is an accompanied Prince Alexander of ordinance enabling "daties on Teck here. Federated Malay States produce to be collected in the Colony. A of foreiga de sorations, including be CLOSED from the 12th to the cétio quantity of produce finds Commanderahip of the French its way by rail to Singapore and Legion of Honour and the Order 25th of September, both days "Penang, and producera com- of the Royal Crown of Prussin.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., plained of the inconvenience He was an acomplished linguist,
General Managers. caused by delay consequent on having qualified as an interpreter Hongkong, 5th September, 1914. the break in the journey to in French, Ustinan and Russian, enable duty to be paid in the He was also responsible for at voral Federated Malay States. The useful works, including "Staff The ordinance ie not at present in Duties in the Field,"
of Russia," operation. In order to justify Armed Strength the Government of the Federated"The Armed Strength of the Malay States setting up offices German Empire," "The Armed and staffs at Singapore and Prai, Strength of Japan," and "BY kind pe niston of Colonel
it is clear that the export er Handbook of the Military Forces promise of oxport mustin Russia." considerable. Eoquiries have
"shown that the volume of export,
by rail is not at pressat likely
PUBLIC COMPANIES
[inclusive.
NOTICES
PEAK CLUB.
1.
Established 1880.
daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 2 per cent per
annum. ·
N-NOMINAL.
LAST prin AND DATE:
T
£25/-b.at ex 1/119/16) equal to $23.29 for 34 year ending 31/12/19"
5-SELLERS.
STOCKS & FA or Valqu. BANKS.
CLOSING Q'TION
[$852} Nominal
MARINE INSURANCE),
Cantons
North China
£84)-
$50 91732 25 T142
$100 $795
annuta.
& Branches Antung-fusion -
Agencies at
A. G. STEPHEN. Aoting Chief Manager,
Nagasaki
Newchwang
New York
Yangtazes
FIRE INSURANCES: China Fires.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Hongkong Fires
£50 $194
$20 $155 $50 $398
35
$27 for 1912
Ryoian (Port
Arthur)
For 6 months, 31 per cent per
acnum.
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 30,000,000 Paid-up Capital .... Reserve Fund....... 18,900,000 For 12 months, 4 por cent per Unions
"
D
Head Office-YOKOHAMA
1 bay. Calcutta Changchun Dairy
Frogtien Наші
Kobe
Lind"ang London
1: Lyon
Taugiau
Osaka
Pakin
Sin Perjala Sban
Tinding
Ticalsin
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Tristau
Intereat Allowed on Curros Account. Deposits received for fixed perious at rates 19 de
EISHI ONO, Manager. [18 Hongkong, 6th April, 1913.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
£1,200,000 £1,800,000
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
Reserve Fund... Paid-up Capital.... Reserve
Liability of
SHIPPING...
China & Manilas $25 $8 Douglas Steamship $50 $31 Steamboats
THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Indo-Chinas BANKING
$15 $279%
CORPORATION (Preferred) £5 $56 Res may be obtained on ap (Deferred) plication.
801-
INTEREST on deposits is al-"Shell" Transports £1 losed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent. per an- |
£11
num
"Star Ferry t $10 $45
REFINERIES
$100 $77 $100 - $28
Depositors may transfer at their option, balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED China Sugara DEPOSIT t. 4
per cent. par Luzon Sugars For the Hongkong and Shang Chinese Engineerings £137/6 hai Banking Corporation.
A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.
apnum.
Tronoha Raubs
MINING,
£1 26/3
£1 $3
DOCKS, WHARVES, A HODOWNS. Kowloon Wharfs $50 $85
Proprietors £1,200,000 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF HE. & W poa Dooks $50 {$63
Watson and Officers, the Band of the 74th Punjabis will play at the Poet Club on Satur- day night, the 26th inst. com-
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and moncing at 9.15 p.m.
By. Order.
General "Banking business trána- THE ENTERTAINMENT acted.
COMMITTEE.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
ceived for 1year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
Wm. DICKSON.
Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [2
to be sufficient to justify the IN THE SUPREME COURT OF expenditure which would be incurred by the Government. I ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. Hongkong, 17th September, 1914ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re-
HONGKONG.
am, however, arranging that In the matter of the Companies careful recorde of the export be
Ordinance 1911
kept, and am instituting eaquities
and
88 to probable extension of the In the matter of the Hongkorg
Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. NOTICE is hereby given that
a Petition was an the 20th
through traffic in dutiable goods to the termini. In this connection it may be pointed out that at pretent duty can be paid either day of August, 1914, presented to the Supreme Court of Hongkong
at Taiping or Parit Buntar on by the above named Company to dutiable goods consigned North, confirm an alteration of the said bat if Perak producers wish to Company's objecte proposed to be sand their goods to Sirgapua, effected by a Special Rosolution arrangements have to be made of the Company unanimously by which they can pay at Taminin, passed at
Extraordinary Meeting the District Olcar at that plase General
of the Company held on the on receipt of the duty ending suid instructions to the officer in charge | 4th day of June 1914 and sab- of the fijntier station at Gemas soquently unanimously confirmed to pass the goods.
The figures for duty collected at Tampin as railway areared goods in 1915 are quite insigni- ficant, but an increasing number of estate managers are availing themselves of the opportunity afforded in this way, and there will be's substantial increaser. corded in, the present year. About 60,003 picula of tin al tin-ore and about 40,000 picula of rubber paid duty
an
IMPORTANT
Have you any. Bille you can't: collect? Write us for full parti- culars; we will collect.
FINANCE BUREAU,
c/o Poste Restante, General Post Offico,
Hongkong.
MAN LOONG.
FIRST-CLASS PRESERVES, GINGE
AND BOY MANUFACTURERS
Factory at Yaumati OFFICE; No. 36, Des Voeux Road, W. Telephone No. 177 & E. 12. Wore the loading Manufacturers in
this class of Good. Our Fruit &
at an Extraordinary General Gingers are all fresh and ofthe first pick Meeting of the said Company Our Syrup is prepared from the best held on the 30th day of Juno 1914 quality of Sugar. We civo, our special
Arrangements.
and which Resolution runs as attention to our business and sanitary follows:-
"That the provisions of the "Company's Memorandom of "Association with respect to "i's objects be altered so as "to read as in the Print signed "by the Chairman of the "Meeting for the purposes of "identification."
SINGON & BD.
Establishod A. D. 1880.
ROTEROHANTS. Wholesale and Estall Ironmongers, Pig Iron and Tourdry Coke Importers. General Store- eepers and Shipobandlors, Nos. 35 and 37, Bing Loung Street, (2nd Street west Central Market) Telephone No. 315.
METAL and HARD.
And notice is further given that at Taiping for export by rail. If the said Potition is directed to be a customs atation is established heard before His Honour Mr. in the Northern Settlement of the Henry Hessy Johnston Gompertz Colony under the provisions of Acting Chief Justice of the said
AMERICAN DENTISTRY the Export Duties Ordinance the Court on Wednesday the 21st day
PORCELAIN FILLINGS. question of the proper place for of October 1914 at 10.30 o'clock such a station will have to ba in the forenoon and any person The Latest Improvement toward and Pain53 Bottled. The natural place would interested in the said Company Larting Workmanship
whother 08 C'editor policy Oper itlow. No abarge for examinatioor eeem to be at the railway-head,
otherwise desirous Foos moderate. Diploma, Tok'o holder or
Dr. T. YAMASAKI, Prai, but Penang opinion is
to oppose the making of an believed to favour George Town. order for the conftimation of
34, Queen's Rond Contra!
(Corner of Flower Street.)
MARTIN'S
APIOL & STEEL
Kimiado PILLS
In addition to the stations at the the said alteration under Telephone 02. two termini, Tampin Railway the above Ordinance should Station is in the Colony, the main appear at the time of hearing by | mamma line bending down into Malacca himself or his Counsel for the territory to avoid the south-west purpose and a copy of the sald spur of the Tampin Hills and Petition will be furnished to any leaving Federated Malay States such person requiring the same territory at Kendong. This is by the undersigned the Company's
Solicitors on payment of the re Bwkward for customs officers, who gulated charge for the same. have no jurisdiction in cones Dated the 21st day of August, quence at the railway station at 1914. Tampin, where, since Tampin is the junction for Malaccs, they certainly require it. This can be remediod under the new ordin-
'000
DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON
& HARSTON, «A
1, Des Voeux Road, Central,
Hongkong. Solicitors for the Company.
Thousands of
Franch Jim Clways keep a box of
·Jov nil ZemTUÏEPILIAK, /cin' 1'ilista Ure hans, so in the Ersh faw of any rogabity of the Rystaco timely dose may lit drachtstared Titom wƐG Shem, how Shairanoy
-pod-free_Big.
HARTIN, Übetslas, J
MARTIN'S
SAPIOL & STEEL SZOOPILLS
P
NOTICES.
EAK TRAMWAY CO
LIMITED.
TIME TABLE.
'WEEK DAYS.
1.00 M. Lo 1.00 AM. Evgat 15 Min. Lot 19:00 AM‹ 10,00 AM, RO $1.00 AM. IL30 AM, 20 11.45 7.M& 13.45 3.1 to 1.5 FM.
1.45 BM
10 MIN.
**
25 B
IS MIN,
to:
us F. I
500 to
刺
.ES 2.ME
IS IMA
ED IN
$.00 13
15 M
Ùn PM,
NIGHT CARS..
LSG rt and. p F.Mi, giao Fat, to 11.00 PM Every half hour. 13.00 PM $0 13145 7.14.
STOL ƒ quarter doo
SUNDAYS
7.45 to 10goals. Evkur 15 Blam, 10:30 AM to 11,00 .. 11.30 A.M. to Do Noom 11.00 NOON TO 1:00 EM
+F.
* M**
5.
z Maw
to Mim
**
1.00 : to
5.00 1.M
Pl
31 Mene
5.00, c
15 MIN
5.00 wat, lo 9.00 M.
7:00 F., 19, 20 M
10 MIN.
to Min
NIGHT CARS on Wack Day.
SATURDAYS
Extra Car A. 19*míðasght,
PECIAL CARI
By, Arrangement at the Company's Quick, Alsianden ‹ Falldings;
Des Toen Had
NOTICE.
INDIA, LIMITED.
Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T. 45 Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T. 91 LANDS, HOTELS &, BUILDING E Authorised Capital .......£1,500,000 Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 Subscribed.
1,125,000 H'kong. Central E'tes $100 $103 Paid Up
562,500 Roserve Fund
11
19
BANKERS:
465,000 Hongkong Hotela $50 $128
Bank of England. London Joint Stook Baur, Limited.
Every description of Exchange business transacted.
Interest allowed on Current 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 Paid up...$1,250,000.)
Loans on Mortgage of House Fro perty, &ca.
Goods received on Storage, Advances made on Merchandise: Loans, made on the Provident
System.
(Ratos and Particulars on ap-
plication).
OF
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &
Undertaken and Executed.
BHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
General Managera.. ⠀ Hongkong. 19th March. 1908
OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
Malwa, New Malwa, Old Patna, New
HE Compagnie des Messager: Patna, Old. THE bey to juform Benares, New
Sept. 14 .$8,300 per p
8,300
Hongkong Lands $100 $116
Humphre Estates $10 $72 Kowloon
$30 $44 ads Shanghai Lands T. 30. T. 92
West Point
$50 $71 Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
T. 50 Ewos Shanghai Cottons
COTTON MILES.
Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik Hongkong Cottons $10
MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Borneos $12
T. 137·
T. 123
T. 84
T. 1214
$714
$11
Light and Powera 8101 $4.90
"Do. (Spec, shares) $1
China Providents Dairy Farms
Green Islands
$10
$81
16 $38
$10 6.60
Hongkong Electrice $10 $43 Hongkong Ices
$215 $25
12 103 $25
Hongkong Ropes Langkats
Morning Post Peak Tramway.
810 T. 48.
$25 $29
810 $10
90 ata..
Do. (new) $1 Hongkong Electrio Trams 11/6
Philippines.
Final of $3 a/c 1912; In-l terim of $18 a/c 1919 / Final of 10 p.o, making
20 p.c. for 1912 Final of $20 making 650 |
for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913 Final of $12 mak. #15 for
1912&Int.of$9 for 1913)
$10 for 1912
$1 for 1906
Nom.
$2.50 for year end'g30'6'18 Final of $1 for half.
half} year ending 31'12:13, § 3 % Interim afo year
1913 on
preferred shares
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
$9 for 1897
Interim of 5.% Coupon No.
3 account of your end- ing 30.6.14.
Int. of 1/6 mak. 6/6a/0,1913
1/2 for 1909
$3.50 for year 1919.
$3 for 1913
Tla. 3 for 1913
Interim of Tis 3 for '1913
. Tia. 6'29'2′10 :
First year
$7 on old shaves, $3.50)
on new shares for year 31°12′13
$31% for
30.6.14
year ending
50 cents for 1913 $2.80 for 1913
Interim of 5p.c. for. year ending 30'6'13 $2,00 | for year ending, 30.6.14
15 per cent. for 1910 Tls. 15 for year ending]
*31*10'13
ending}
Tle. 10 for year end-
ing 30'6 13
T.12fox year end'g31'12*13
Tis. 1 for year'onding
3011'13
50 cents 31.7.08
$1.20 for 1913
70 cents for 1913
$1.30 for year end'g 31'713
40 cents for 1911
$1.80 per share for 1913 Interim of $2h a/c 1914
82 for 1913
fInterim of Tis. 1 mak ling Tie. 2 a/c 1913 None
80 cents on fully paid) - shares and 8 cents on $1paidshares for year ending 30.4.14
Final of 6d. making 73d. per share for 1918,
$5
None Mar
$10 H. Price &Co., Ld. $10 $6
Pre- Societe desferred
Pulpeset Papeteries
450620
paid in Tonkin up: $50
Benefit $200. Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20-150
Steam Laundry $5185 United Asbestos】
Oriental Agency, $10
9,325 por obe
9,200 9,050
the public that during the present Begares, Old.... hostilitios in Europe, their Mail |-- Steamers will not cell at Hong- kong, Shanghai, Kobe and
8.825
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE
United Asbestost
$10 Founders Shares Union Waterboat $10
Weismann, Ltd. $10830 Watson A
$100 William Powell, Ltd. $81-
$300
$184
Yokohama the last port of call Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled.
notice.
$150 for 1910
None
No dividend this year
95 cte, for year end g 81.5.14
(20 per cent, per ordinary share for yoar, ønded 3131912
$1.25 per share for year?
ending 8112 1913
25 per cent. for year
anding 31711
70 cents for 1918
50 ots. yearending 6.30 13
being Haiphong, until further For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery disipadu EN WRIGHT AND HORNBY T
and meals with Wines & LiquorH. |-
Corrected in savo kom. July 9, 2014.
Chanera Ledcars # Des Vonex Road Central. To address Race ipfes, Tas "Talaguph” dosa not hold itavit, responsible for say of thisbéra gadaikij