Commercial.
Rubber.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1914.
The China Realty Company, L, secretnies and general managers, report that the output
Barlow's Prices Current. Singapore, Nov. 2.-There was fry rubber fram the Con- a good dems.d at to day's auc- soliated Rubber Estates (1014) tion, when the record quantity Ld. for the month of October was of about 127 tona was cffered and 12,000 b. Tas caeretory of the the prices realised for the better Kepanyang Rubber & tiles Co grades show a further advance. Ltd, reports that the estimated Fine Pale Crepe brought the foulgut of ery rubber from the highest price of the sale at $119/company's canio for October and up to $118 wee paid for amounted to 5,015 lb. Fine Ribbed Smoked Sheet-s
Bank of England Dividend. advance of $4 and $2 respective The B.nk of England slightly| ly on last week's prices. Fine raised its dividend for the half- Unsmoked Sheet sold up to 803 year onded February 15 5 per and Fay Br wa Crepe up to cent. actual, lese iccome tax, 09 $98. Dark and Barky Crepes compared with 4b rer cent, free did not quits reach last week's of income tax, in 1913, a differ- figures, these grades being sold ence of 4s. 20 per cent. That at $42 to $70 according to alightly improveti rato is main- quality.
quantity tained for ibo six moi the ended
the Ol
NOTICES
In Assets, Income, Net Surplus, Business In Force, New Business the
NOTICES
NOTICE.
Bolling
1/8 1/2
Demand .....1/8 9/18 30 dis inaume1/894 20 60 d/s ...1/8. 11/16
T/T Shanghai '......2234. Private 30 d/s sight
W. & A. GILBEY'S WINES 4/1/8/
SUN LIFE OF CANADA & SPIRITS.
is the leading Life Company of the Dominion. Outside of Companies issuing industrial policies, the Sun Life of Canada is doing the largest life business in the British Empire.
Funds Exceed £11,000,000.
CHIEF OFFICE FOR SOUTH CHINA, DES VŒUX ROAD, (POWELL'S BLDO).
MAKE IT A HABIT---USE REGULARLY.
A.S. WATSON & Co. Limited
have been appointed AGENTS for Messrs. W. & A. Gilbey's
Wines & Spirits.
*A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.
Hongkong, 22nd October, 1914,
offered 01 tona were sold. August, though the great war was Sold to da'e 2001 tons against going on in the last inarth of the 1,155. Ribbed Smoked Sheet half-year. The "rost" amounted Perfect sanitation being so necessary for health, disinfection is PUBLIC LECTURE AT THE Fine $109 118 (28 171-2 31d); to £3,707,600, or £38,700 in ex:oes imperative. Make a practice of using IZAL every day just a of that for the corresponding little, diluted with water-pouring it down drains, sinks and w.o.'s period last year, bat, after alloa- and sprinkling it in dustbins or other harbours of filth. Get IZAL,
ing for the differ nce in dividend compared with twelve monthis| ago, the "reat" axounting to £3,025,500, show's a modest in- crease of £11,500.
Ribbed Smoked Sheet Grdit nry to Good $90-105 (180 28 (d); Plain Smoked Sheet Fine $82 98 (1s 8d 1s 11d); Plain Smoked Sheet Ordirary to Good $80 82 (1s 2d 18 24); Ribbed Ugemoked Sheet Fine $88-93 (18 81d1a10a); Ribbed Unsmoked Sheet Ordinary Burma's Cotton Crop. to Good $79 (la Bid); Plain Un- The summary of the Second smoked Sheet Fine $74 89 (la Forecast of the Cotton Crop in 5d 189d); Plain Unemoked Shrot Burma for the year 1014.16 states: Ordinary to Good $65-74 (18 3d (On an average of five years end- arca under 18 61d); Copwashings Sheet $65-ing 1912-13, the 69 (18 31 la 4d); Crepe Fine Cotton in the territory to which Pale $105-119 2e Id 2 4d); this.forecast relates has represent- Crepe Palish to Good Pale 100-fed some 09 per cent. of the total 102 (1911d 28.0d); Crepe Fine area under Cotton in: British Brown $83-98 (18 7d 18 11d): India.) The area under Colton in Crepe Brown and Dark $50 82 the 12 principal Catton growing. (18 Od 18 740); Crepo Barky $42-dietriots is now estimated at 284,- 55 (10) 1s 1); Fcrap Virgin 924 acres against 251, 247 acres 845 57 (11d. 19 114); Scrap Press- estimated in the second for cast ed $33 60 (8) le 241); Scrap of 1013-14. In the remaining Loose $44-48 (1033 1144). dirtricts the area under Cotton is Exports of Para Rabber (Jann-estimated at 2,500 acres giving a total for the Province of 287,- ary let to October 29th):
From Singapore 32,919,222 (424 acres. The figures show a against 21,830,702.
From Malacca 31st October 4,109,376.
From Fenang 30th Sept. 15,- 948,133 lbs; against 11,334,533 lbs.
From Port Swettenham 22ad October, 24,840,136 lbs.; against 22,244,550 lbs.
From Ceylon, 1st January to 12th Oct.) 22,750,433 lbs; against 17,465,210 lbs.
Coffice. There has been no enquiry this week for either "Liberian" or "Robusts."
slight reduction on this year's first for cast owing to the abandoa. ment of tree Citton cultivation in the Amherst district. Weather conditions have been favourable and the standing crop is doing
ZAL
SIZALO
TRIUMPH OF CONCENTRATION.
because it positively kills disease. germs, stops infection and instantly romoves bad smells.
IZAL the guaranteed disinfectant of unrivalled strength is the pioneer modern high power germicide.
Officially adopted throughout the British Empire. Mixes equally well with salt, brackish or fresh water.
Write for Free Booklets-"Practical
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and
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One Gallon of IZAL makes 400 gallons of efficient disinfecting fluid.
AGENTS:
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KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED.
NEW COLONIAL, NOVELS AT $1.75
well so that the prospects of & THE WHITE LIE by William Le Queux. HER ROYAL HIGHNESS by William
normal óulturn are good.
Cotton Tests In Shanghal. Mr. Rodk: Macgregor, Manager of the Shanghai Cotton Testing house, writes to the Chairman and committee of the Shanghai Cotton Anti-Adulteration Asso ciation as follows:-
of
WILD HONEY by Cynthia Stockley. FACING FEARFUL ODDS by "Joseph
Hocking. THE LETTER OF CONTRACT by Basil
King,
NEW WAR
SECRETS OF THE GERMAN WAR
Lo Quous.
A SILENT WITNESS by R. Austin
Freeman.
NIGHT WATCHERS by W. W. Jacobs. THE CLEAR HEART by A, B, M
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NAYALIOCCASIONSby "Bartimeus" QUICK TRAINING FOR WAR JEWISH LIFE IN KODERN TIMES
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Considerable difference Copra. Prices have again ruled lower this week, qactations being opinion prevails as to the actual IMPERIAL GERMANY by Prince about $7.20 for fine Sundried amount of regain" in raw cot- THE NAVY TO-DAY by Perceval and $6.90 to $7 10 for Fair to ton grown in and around this Good.
port of Shanghai, native dealers REMEMBER LOUVAIN! Messrs Guthrie's Rubber Report. contending that 14 per cent,
Singapore, Nov. 3.The Auc would represent the average THE CAMPAIGN HOUND LIEGE tion held to-day provided a record amount, while fcraign dealers as regards quantity, over 130 and will managers-men tons being catalogued, and with practical experience--conclude a good demand for most grades that from 10 per cent. to 11 per olose on 100 tons of Rubber were cent. would represent the real disposed of at improved prices hygrometric "regain" during all round.. Pale Crepe and average conditions of the atmo Smoked Sheet were particularly sphere.
taken
of
daring the
.80 THE MEMOIRS OF ADMIRAL LORD
CHARLES BERESFORD
80 BROWN'S NAUTICAL ALMANACK
1915...
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FRENCH LESSONS
G. MOUSSION,
15, Morrison Hill Road,
HOTEL LISTS.
Hongkong Hotel. Jones MT Joseph R.M Joseph E M LambeB Larston A
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Abraham, E 8 Alloa B G Alport O M Anderson Mr & Mrs Konnard FA
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wanted and the former being in With a view to ascertaining very small supply advanced $4 and settling this dieputed point, being the the supervisors stationed in the to $119, this top price of the eals. Smoked vicinity of Jessfield and the Sheet was $2 better at $118. Lower Yangtszepco Rand were Unsmoked Sheet also showed instructed to procure and send some improvement but demand to the Testing House, in closed" for this grade was not so brisk tine, samples of cotton from the and a considerable quantity was adjoining fields bought in. Medium and Dark course of actual picking.
Some 10 tina of cotton balls Crepes were from $4 to $6 higher and Scrape were readily were forwarded, gathered from
at prices well above different fields included in op
JH radius of two miles round and about these districts, and, with Bate E.
Belllios, Mrs E R
Mancini C as little delay as possible; divest-Bell CDJ GA
Mann Mrs RR od of the seed.
Mr. Widler, after mixing, droMr&Mrs Marriott, Dr O Morhall WL Bishop Mr & Mrs A five samples upon which his ex- Bishop Mr
Matheson, Mrs R perimented under different con-
Matheson, Min M Black W M
Merecki, ditions of the weather, covering Bowerman W E the first three weeks of October, Brian Batto H a month representative of the Bridger Mr & Mrs Middleton G8
Bristor J H ModyJHN
Moore A'J Bredhoff
Moore
James Morrison W J
previous levels. The following was the course of values:-
In S'pore In London
per pl.
per lb. smoked $110-1182817d-2.3d Sheet fair
Sheet fine
to good
Sheet an-
amoked
fine
Sheet un-
amoked
fair to good Crepe fine
4.
80-109 187d 2slji
81-93-18771-18011
average temperature of Shanghai,
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CW
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-due attention being paid to the CERVICCHI DARAKIJ
fact that greater humidity pre-
|vails in a high temperature of,
BAY,
90 Fahr, than in a lower one, Doleman
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CITY HALL.
A Lecture, to which all are invited, on "High and Low Temperatures," illustrated by experiments, will be given by Professor C. H. Robertson, at the City Hall, on Friday, the 13th. November, 1914, at 5.15 pm.
H. E POLLOCK,
Hon. Secretary Hongkong Odd Volumes Society.
FOR SALE.
EXCHANGE.
T/T, Marks ...
Nom
Demand Germany.......
TT. Francs
2.13
Demand Paris.......
2.14
On Haiphong to
Nom
On Saigonsinön
On Bangkok en
.89
Buying.
11 m/s, D/PonEERA
1291
30d/s.6'ney &M,
1/99%
30 d/s San Fcc&NY 431
129
4 m/s. Marke ***.**** - *- No
4 m/s. Franes 142.24
1294.
T/T Singapore ...:7334 T/T Japan.mui. 8474. T/T India ..................... .......1297 Demand India T/T Bombay............ Demand Bombay TAT Calcutta' Demand Caloutta: Demand Manila,841 T/T. San F'co & N.Y.42 Demand, New York 42 1/8 T/T. Java
6 m/s. L/C.1/915.
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11.40 BarSilver, ready...22 5/16.
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CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- K. PERCY SMITH, F.CIA., Liquidator, No. 5 Queen's Road ed and FIXED DEPOSITS Central
received at rates to be ascertain ed on application,
FOR SALE.
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Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Oct, 1914
THE
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Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853,
HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund.......
£1,200,000
Reserve Liability of
BANKING CORPORA-
TION.
Paid-up Capital .........$15,000.000 RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 2!-
$15,000,000 Silver...818,000,000
833,000,000
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annum,
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Chief Manager
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE
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INTEREST on deposits is al lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $35 per cent. per an-
num.
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annum
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562,500
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Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise:
Malwa, New. Losne made on the Provident Maiwe, Old Fatna, Now
System.S
Bept. 14 88,300 per p
8,800
9,325 per che 9,200
Bonares, New Benares, Old..
9.050 8.825
OF
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WILLS, ATTORNEY. &
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