Commercial
Messrs
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1914,
The Chinese Government Mints.
The Bureau of Currency Reform hae recently received a despatch from Far T. Sung, Acting cup, ervisor of the Government Mint clock and Co's
in Soochow, to the effect that the Frieght Market Report.
price of dollars in Shanghai bas Shanghai, 17th Sept., 1914. Exedy the same conditions fallen abnormally low, namely prevail in our Homeward Freight Kueiyia Tael 0.714 or Kuping market to when we last wrote; if Tael 0.051 for one dollar. It has anything, there is less cargo offer been observed that the tightness ing for shipment. We under- of the money market of Obina is stand, however, there is quite a not due to the want of silver fair alock of beans in the interior, coins. The various backs at bat owing to the difficulty in Shanghai have tens of millions of doing business under the existing dollars in their strong rooms; conditions we do not see much hence the tightness of the money chance of any movement until market. If more and more silver
PUBLIC COMPANIES
DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP CO.,
LIMITED.
BANKS
INTERSATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION.
Head Offices-ód, Wall Streat, New York, London Offen (wad, Bishopsgate, HG.
BRANCHES :-
·Bumbay
Calcutta
Caston
Caba
Calon Empire Hongbong HACOW
THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLD FRS in the above Company will be held at the Company's Offices, on Saturday the 26th of Septem- bor, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with NEWS REC a Statement of Accounts to 30th June, 1914.
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
Selling BANKING CORPORAT.............1/9-5/8-
TION,
Demand...1/9 11/16 Paid-up Capital ... $15.000.000 60 as.....19 15/16
RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling...
-£1,500,000 at 21.
Kobe
Mazila
Meticu
$15,000,000;
Feksan
Silver ...$18,000,000
San Franciaco
Shanghai Yokohama
Caplial and Surpiskasmazy Gold (20,000
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opakad on the panuj DEPOSITS RECEIVED, 'And for one year at
231” be ascertainad on application. "BILLS NEGOTIATED 308 COLLECTED
MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
$33,000,000
| T/T Shanghai ................76
Private 30 d/a.aight
T/T Singapore ........??}{ T/T Japan
.88. T/T India ...........1351⁄4 Demand India 135}
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors............$15,000,000 T/T Bombay...........
Demand Bombay $.1354 COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale-Chairman, TT Caloutta
Chairman..
Demand Calcutta...135
The TRANSFER BOOKS will que atanum, or for shorsær periods, at rates, which W. J. Pattenden, Esq.- Deputy Demand Manila ......88
be CLOSED from the 12th to the inclusive.
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co., CREDIT a avaliable all over the World.
General Managers. Hongkong, 5th September, 1914.
NOTICES,
an all the principal cities in the World.
THE BANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT PURCHASE 894 SALE" of Bucka sa Simm Onstad.
ORAVELLERS CHECKS sold and caabed.
N. S. MARSHALL, Manager.
Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1912
conditions improve. We would coins be minted their value will 26th of September, both days des OF CREDIT and DRAFTS rated draw the attention of shippers to full considerably, because the New York via Suez Canal to supply will exceed the demand. the reductions in rates which Moreover the loss of the Govero- have taken place since last writ-meat Mints will be tremendous. ing; the surcharge over the Therefore it is suggested that all tariff rates given below is now the Government Mints should only 10 per cent. instead of 33-1/3 stop minting any more silver dollars; with the hope that the per cont.
Coastwise: This market has fall of the price of dollars will be STOCKBROKERS ASSOCIA continued to improve since last checked. As soon as the price is
TION OF HONGKONG. writing. Rates have advanced maintained or rises, the Clovern- all round during the past fortnightment Mints will begin to work and the market closes firm with again, sic an upward tendency. There are enquiries on hand for trip-chart- ere in various directions, but it is difficult to secure suitable to nage. Reports from the South are not so brilliant, and that market seems to be still greatly bampered by a lack of banking facilities.
Export of Fushun Coal. The amount of Fushun Coal
"exported from the port of Purt Arthur during the month of August lost torilled 14,219 tons,
The principal colliers follow: 8.8, Asahi Mara, Shimizu 3,580 8.8. Bansei Maru. Yokohama 2,850 es. Akebono, Ejiri 2,800 .. Shiogo Maru, Sakurajima 4,540.
PUBLIC COMPANIES
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF
HONGKONG.
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. In the matter of the Companies
Ordinance 1911 and
In the matter of the Hongkong
Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.
NOTICE is hereby given that
THE
LIMITED.
Established 1880.
S. H. Dodwell, Esq. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. C. 8. Gubbay, Esq. " P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E: Shellim, CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabh "ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai-J. D. Smart. London Baakers-London County and Westminster Limited,
Hongkong-Interest Allowed;
On Current Account at the rate
daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
T/T, San Foù & N.Y.44 1/8 Demand, New York 444 T/T. Java
.109
EXCHANGE.
T/T. Marks ...............................Nom. Demand Germany........
T/T. Frank....
On Haiphong
On Saigon...
On Bangkokaarten...857-4
Buying.
4 m/n; L/O: Can 1/1036
6 m/s, L/O.......................1/104. 30d/6.8'ney & M....: 1/1058
| 30 d}a.San F'co&N.X.46 1/8
4to. Marke spok
4 m/s, Francs vitae ni
6 m/s. au
Gold Leaf per tsel ...$56,70 Sovereign
.................... 11.00 Nomi
24:1/4
Barüilver. ready
.forward Bank of England rate
SUBSIDIARY COINS. Discount per $100:
Chinese...20 ota, pieces $16 Chinese ...10
$17
Hongkong,20 cts, pieses #11') Hongkong 10
811-3/4
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.
S-SELLERS
STOCK: PAID UF VALUE' BANKS,
WING to the postponement YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK of 2 per cent. por annum on the Hongkong & S'hai $125
of the Shanghai September Settlement until October, the public is hereby notified that the settlement of all transactions in shares bought from or sold to
Shanghai will take place in Authorised Capital Yen 18,000,000 October.
With the exclusion of the above, the Settlement of all transactions effected for the locul September Settlement will take place as advertised, "on the 28th Septem- bor, 1e,"
EDWARD RAYMOND,
Secretary, Hongkong, 23rd September, 1914.
*PEAK CLUB.
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund.....
For 3 months. 24 per cent. per
annum-
annum.
30,000,000 18,900,000 For 12 months, 4 per cent per Unione
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Branches Anung-Hsien Houbar Calcutta
bangshan
Daired
Fengtion
Harbia
Kobe
Lao-Yang
London
Lyons
Tsingtau
Azoodies ut Sugank 1
Newchwang
New York
Oinks
Pokia
Ryolun (Port
Arbur Sin Provinian Shit (11
Tiahling
SA-JALES B-BUYERS N-HOMINAL
CLOSING PTION.
LAKT DIVIDEND AND DATE -
( 8852) Nomina }} <£2&5/-b.ateri/119/16]
equal to $23.29 for 14 year ending 31/12/13
MARINE INSURANCE), / Cantons
"
1
North China
For 6 months, 3 per cent, per
£847-
856 1317)
£5 T142
$100
$785
annum.
A. G. STEPHEN, Acting Chief Manager.
Yanglezes
China Fires
£50 194
FIRE INSURANCES;
120 155 $508398 $25 $3
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Hongkong Fires
Tiesteis
T
Tokyo
Los Angeles Tsinglan
Istarest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be
a Petition was on the 20th day of August, 1914, presented to the Supreme Court of Hongkong by the above named Company to confirm an alteration of the said. Company's objects proposed to be effected by a Special Resolution of the Company unanimously passed at 3.71 Extraordinary BY kind permission of Colonel sized Goneral Mooting
Watson and Officera, the said Company held on the Band of the 74th Punjabis will 4th day of June 1914 and sub-play at the Peak Club on Satur- sequently unanimously confirmed day night, the 26th fast. com-
Extraordinary General mencing at 9.15 p.m. held on the 30th day of June 1914 Meeting of the said Company · and which Resolution runs. as follows:
at an
of tho
"That the provisions of the "Company's Memorandum of "Association with rospect to Viy objects be altered so as "to read as in the Print signed "by the Chairman of the Meeting for the purposes of "identification."
By Order, THE ENTERTAINMENT
COMMITTEE. Hongkong, 17th September, 1914.
IMPORTANT.
!
Have you any Bills you can't collect P Write us for full parti oulars; we will collect..
Wagens Lits Hotel, Ltd. The eleventh annual general meeting of the Grand Hotel des Wagons-Lite, Limited. was held at the Gordon Hall, Tientsin, a fortnight ago. Mr. O: R. Morling presided. The Directors sabmitted a general statement of the working account for the year ended 30 June, which was as follows: Tho nat profils for that period amount to Tie. 118,077.00; and after writing off buildings. Tlɛ. 7,591.02; furniture and £ttings, Tis. 7,004.33; linen, crockery and cutlery, Tla. 10,000.00; And notice is further given that electric plant, Tis. 2,000.00; as the said Petition is directed to he bad and doubtful debts, Fla. heard before His Honour Mr. 1,400.00; Interest on Deber-Henry Hossy Johnston Gompertz tures, Tla. 12,397.51-Total Tis, Acting Chief Justice of the said 41,353.40-thore remains au Court on Wednesday the 21st day available balance of Tls. of October 1914 at 10.30 o'clock 77,323.54; out of which the in the forenoou and any person THE Annual General Meeting Directors have paid a dividend interested in the said Company of the above Society will be 16 Creditor policy held in the City Hall on Wednes- of 5 per cont., absorbing The whether 12,197.50; and recommend that holder or otherwies desirous day, 30th September, 1914, at
to oppose the making of an 5.30 p.m..
"
the balance be dealt with by pay-order for the confirmation of ment of Direotora' and Auditore' the said alteration under fees Tls. 3,000.00; bonus to staff, the above Ordinance should Tis. 2,310.71; balance to be appear at the time of hearing by carried forward, Tle. 50,806.33. himself or his Counsel for the It was explained, that owing to purpose and a Copy of the said the absorption of the company's Petition will be furnished to any finances on account of new such person requiring the same building operationa; payments of by the undersigned the Company's the dividend would be deferred Solicitors on payment of the re-
gulated charge for the same. for a little while. The Company has enjoyed a successful year's working.
Dated the 21st day of August, 1914. DEACON, LOOKER, DE CON
& HARSTON,
The Case of Admiral Fujil.. At the Naval Court Martial in Tokyo judgment was delivered on THE September 14 in the case of Rear-
1, Des Voeux Road, Control,
Hongkong, Solicitors for the Company.
HONGKONG HOTEL
CO., LTD.
Admiral Mitsugoro Fujii, who NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. was Bootenced to four years and aix months penal servitude, in- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
FINANCE BUREAU,
c/o Posto Restante, General Post Office, Hongkong.
HONGKONG ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
W.ARMSTRONG, Hon. Secretary.
MAN LOONG.
FIRST-CLASS PRESERVES, GINGER AND SOY MANUFACTURERS
Factory at Yaumati OFFICE; No. 36, Dos Vœux Road, W. Telephone No.. 177 & K. 12.
WE
are the loading Manufacturers in this class of Goods. Our Fruit & Gingers are all fresh and of the first pick Our Syrup is prepared from the bast quality of Bugar. We give our special attention to our business and: sanitary | arrangemente
SINGON & CO.
Established A. D. 1880.
that an extraordinary Gen-RON, STEEL METAL and HARD- cluding the ninety days that heeral Meeting of the Hongkong
WARE MERCHANTS. Wholesale bas already been kept in custody fotel Company, Limited, will be and Retail Ironmongers, Pig Iron and Foundry Coke Importers. General Store-
AMERICAN DENTISTRY
while his case was pending. In held at the Hongkong Hotel, keepers and Shipshandlers, Nos. 33 and addition, he is ordered to pay into Pedder Street, Victoria in the 37 Hing Loong Street, (2nd Street west Court the sum of 308,308 yen 5 Colony of Hongkong on Saturday of Central Market) Telaphone No. 515. senon sccount of the bribes that he the third day of October, 1914 accepted. Admiral Fujii, as a at 12 o'clock noon when the sub- result of the sentence, will be joined Resolution which, was passed at the Extraordinary. deprived of all his titles and
PORCELAIN FILLINGS. General Meeting of the Company honours and will serve
Improvements toward 'The Latest hie held on the 12th day of Septem-Lasting Workmanship and Painless sentence in the same manner as her, 1914 will be submitted for Operations. No charge for examinations. ordinary conviote do. Ho was confirmation as a Special Reso-Fees moderate. Diploma. Tokio.
Dr. T. YAMASAKI,
94, Queen's Road Contra!
(Corner of Flower Street.)
That the regulations contained in the printed Telophons 62.
document submitted to the meeting and for the purpos0
removed to the Koauge jail from [lution"-- the prison cell in the naval office. Both Admiral Matsumato and Captain Sawazaki, two other officers also found guilty of cor- ruption are serving their sentence at the same jail: "All documenta and other articles produced in Court in connection with Admiral| Fuji's case were returned to those to whom they belong. The accused appeared in baori and Bakama, and respectfully listened" to his sentence when it was read to him by the Chief Judge. On the same morning the was accas- ad allowed to see his family and some of his friends,
of identification subaeribod i mu by the Chairman thercof, be and the same are hereby approved, and that such ro gulations be and they are hereby adopted
EB the articles of the Company, in substitution for, and to the exclusion of; all the existing Articles thereof. Dated the 19th-day of Septom ber, 1914,7
By order of the Board
J. H. TAGGART,
Acting Secratang.
WMARTIN'S APIOL &STEEL
CEPILLS.
TIL Foundh Tiemadar for «1) Tyrndulaylik, Thornda or Latin niwatu kamp & ÁN ĐỂ BERYLEEN USIA DI Low boose, so luston the tras stan of sky lzregularity of 176 kyslem a Limaly do NY DE BAMİNİstered), phone uku
ecommend them,hmmam intrec DE
All Chemists and blurva muži Üzema Saranghout the World, or post free_#day MARIZIM, Onuntai.Southamplan, kaj.
MARTIN'S
PAPIOL & STEEL SEIOSAPILLS
EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 6th April, 1913.
$15 $275
SHIPPING. China & Manilas Douglas Steamship $50 831 HE Business of the above
Bank is conducted by the Steamboats HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Indo-Chinas BANKING CORPORATION
Rules may be obtalaad on ap plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al [18lowed on the minimum monthly,
balances at $3 per cent. per an
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE.—LONDON. Paid-up Capital ........£1,200,000 Reserve Fund...........£1,800,000 Reserve Liability of
num.
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more- to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT t 4 per cent. per
annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang hai Banking Corporation.
A. G. STEPHEN, Asting Chief Manager.
Proprietors.....£1,200,000 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.
INDIA, LIMITED.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-
Authorised Capital. ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Subscribed ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Paid Up at rates which will be quoted on Reserve Fund application.
Wm. DICKSON.
Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
PEA
NOTICES,
+
(Preferred) £3 $56 (Deferred)
180/ Shell" Transports £1
£11.
$10 $46
Star Ferry"
REFINERIES.
China Sugars Luzon Bugars
MINING.
Final of 83 a/c 1912. In-1 terim of $18 a/o 1913 J Final of 10 p.o, making
20 p.o. for 1912
Final of $20 making 8501
for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913
Final of $12mak. $15 for)
1912&Int of $3 for 1913).
$10 for 1912
$27 for 1912
$1 for 1906
$2.50 for year end'g30813 Final of $1 for half) year ending 31'12'13] (3% Interim alo: year
1913 on preferred. shares
(Final of 5. making 7-for: 1913 Coupon No. 22,
$1.70 per share, and bonus. of 80 cents per share-for year ending 30'4'13
8100 ($77) $100 $28
$3 for 1912
Chinese Engineerings £137/6
Tronche Raube
£1 26/3 183
DOCKS, WHARTES, & CODOWNY Kowloon Wharfe $50 $85
HK.&W pos Dooks $50 $63
Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T. 55 Hongkow Wharfe T. 100 T. 91 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS £1,500,000 Anglo Fronch Lands T-100 T.94 1,125,000 H'kong Central E'tos $100 $103
562,500
465,000 Hongkong Hotels $50-$128
[ 2
BANKERS:
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bauk, Limited.
Hongkong Lands ·$100 Humphreys Estates $10 - $71 Kowloon Lands
630 1844 Shanghai Lands T.30
$116
T. 92
$50 $71
EAK TRAMWAY CU
LIMITED.
11ME TABLE.
1.00.A.30, 19
WEEK DAYS.
10 MIN.
IS M
15 MM..
1.00 am. Exant 15 Man, 1.00 AM, tó – 10.00 A‚M, 10.00 AM to 11:00 AM, KLYD AK. 10 22.43 220, 11:43 1.M. LO 1.15... to 14. to, 1.25 2.2. 10!
5:00 124 500 ... buona,
to M.
Every description of Exchange business transacted,
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fired Deposits at rates which may be sacertained on application.
1.45 1.3461 kag 2.01
Mì
iy Ma
10 Ar
THE
NIGHT CARS.
£50 2mi and ̈ ́9 7.9%, ona zan, ta 11.00 8700) - very half bour
11,00 1,36 10/3143_TIME avery quarter of an hour,
SUNDAYS
7.43 A.M. TO 10:30 AM. Eva 19:30 AM to 11.30 AM, 1o 11.00 Nook 12.00 Noor 10. 1:00 2:36.
1-00 PM CO 5.00 7.MI '5.00 M. to 6.00 M
A. R. LINTON
Manager.
NOTICE.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...31,250,000.)
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro
Goods received on Storage,
Advances made on Merchandise:
M.
party, &co.
Ia Mor
13 M 21.
H
15 Ho
to MIN,
7:00 to
7.00 F34,
3,10 P.M.
"
OF
f Art
to Kin.
NIGHT CARS ano Week Days.
SATURDAYS
Extra Cirattu Pildnight,
PECIAL CARS
By, Arrangement al'tka Company's. Osta.
Jet Afarandre-Enthage,
Dex York Road
NOTICE.
Loans made on the Providenti
West Points Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
COTTON MILES,
Ewoa Shanghai Cottons
Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik
T. 50 T. 137
T. 123
T. 84
T. 1214
$7
$12
$11
Hongkong Cottons 310 China-BorneoS
MISCELLANEOUS.
Light and Powers $10) $4.90
Do. (Speo.shares) $17
China Providenta $10 $8 Dairy Farma
#$6338
Green Islanda
B10
Hongkong Electrios $10 Hongkong Ices
$6.60 $43 $25 $215
$25
Hongkong Ropes. $10 Langkate
Morning Post
8. 10 T. 48
Peak Tramway
325829
Do. (now)
$10
90 eta. $1
10
(Rates and Particulars on ap-Hongkong Electric Trams 11/6
Bystem.
plication).
Philippines
$10 OF F. Prioe & Co., Ld. $10
Pro Societe desferred
Pulposet $5020 Papeteries
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o:, Undertaken and Executed;
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong. 19th March, 1908 W
OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
Sept. 14
Malwa, New: Malwa, Old Patna, New
THE Compagnie des Messager: Patna, Old....
len Maritimes be to inform Bennies, New
$8,300 per p $8,300
$200
paid dn Tonkin up 450 Be Beneft Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20-150 Steam Laundry $5 United Asbestos)
Oriental Agency,$10 Liders
9,325 per che | United Asbestos
9,200
$9,050.
the publie that during the present Bouares, Old,........
8,825
hostilities in Europe, their Mail |
Steamers will not osil at Hong-
$10.
Founders Shares)
Unión Waterboat
$300
$18
Weismann, Led. ...: $10 -- 330 Watson
$1097
$3 for 1897
Interim of 5% Coupon No.
3 account of year-end- ing 10.6.14.
Int of 1/6 DiaL6/6af6,19/3
1/8 for 1909
$3.50 for year 1913.
$3 for 1913
Tle, 3 for 1912
Interim of Tls 3 for. 1913
Tis. 6' 29'2'10"
First year
$7 on old shares, #9;50)
on new shares for year 31'19'13.
$314 for 14 year ending 30.6.14
50 cents for 1913. $2.80 for 1913
Interim of 5 po. for bod
year ending 30'6'18 $2,00) for year 30.6.14-
15 per cent. for 1919;: Tis. 15 for year
31'10'13
ending
Tle, 10 for year end.
ing 30:6′19 kg defend
T. 12 foryear.endig 311212 Tis. 1for year ending]
30 11:13
50 cents 317.08.
$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 $2) s/o 1914.
$2 for 1913
Interim of Tia 1 msk Ling Tia. 2 a/c 1913 mp
80 cents on fully paid) shares and 8,cents on 81 paid shares for yest ending 304.14~~~♪ Final of 6d making id.
per share for 1913 None
$1:50 för 1910
None
No dividend this year 35cte, for year end g313
f20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended +3131012 IVAN
$1.25 per share for year! ~ ending 81121913 19 $25 per cent, «for year).
nding 31711
70 cents for 1913, 69 Red 60.ote, year ending 6.30.18 WRIGHT AND HORNBY T
kong, Shanghai, Kobe and THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Yokohama the last port of call Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled. Willam Powell, Ltd. TERAZ being Haiphong, until further For Bread, Cakes, Confectionery Per
and meals with Wines & Liquors. Ceprycted, no sargo pa? July 31,7 KIKA noties.
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raph" glow was hold itselt, eerponsible for any of the save SUPERKIRA