Commercia'.
Rubber Returns.
Loadon, Nov. 5.
The rubber market in strong, smoked sheet being gnoted at
2/71-24. per pound.
Plantation now
premium over Para.
regaine
A
The following dividende havo
been declared:-
Sengat, one penny per share. Lanadron, 5 per cent. Kamuning, 10 per cent., with £25,000 placed to reserve. Trade and Commerce in Kobe.
The fall of Tsingtau has helped to stimulate business, saya the. Mainichi. „Osaka shops have been holding aules of goods at redused prices, in honour of the Japanese. viotery, and results have been protly satisfactory. The gradual "improvement in the silver market- is giving an impulse to exports, to Chins, and the destruction of the Emden has removed. the last mecnes from trade in the Eastern rese. While these factors make fur stimolton in the China and Suth. Sins trade, however, there is not so much to be hoped at prefect from the Indian trade,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1914.
*NOTICES
In Assets, Income, Nel Surplus, Business In Force, New Business the
SUN LIFE OF
LIFE OF CANADA
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..
BANKS
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,
HEAD OFFICE:
60, Wall Street, New York, LONDON OFFICE: 36,. Bishopsgate, E,C.
BRANCHES
Bombay.
London.
Calcutta.
Manila.
Canton.
Panania.
17
Cebu.
Peking.
San Francisco,
Shanghai.
Singapore.
Yokohams.
CHIEF OFFICE FOR SOUTH CHINA, DES VEUX ROAD, (POWELL'S BLDG.).
THE IDEAL
DISTEMPER.
SYNOLEO" (RECD)
IN PASTE FORM).
Requires only the addition of cold water to be ready for use,
Absolutely dependable in its rosults."
STOCKED IN HONGKONG
In many Artistic Tints. Tint Cards on application.
Business in that quarter bas been WILKINSON, HEYWOOD & CLARK, LTD.
more depraveed, owing to the decreased exports from India to Earops and to the low price of raw cotton, só a revival can only be looked for when the restored @safety of navigation and the re-
umption of a mcre norma export trade, of which it was cus
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HONGKONG BRANCH.
Alexandra. Building.
of the first necessities, put fudia ing reform is to be elected. in a better commercial condition Officials who have made a study again, General export goods of foreign methods and foreign dealers in Osaka, who had been considering measures for the requirements should be ernt on a campaign of education through
vival of their business, are busily the ton-growing districts and
Tel. 763
NOTICES
NOTICE.
& SPIRITS.
A.S. WATSON & Co. Limited
were that reforms will mean have been appointed AGENTS an increased finar cial return must | load to their adoption.-Exchange, for Messrs. W. & A. Gilbey's
Wines & Spirits.
Conferring with foreign export wherever possible actual object W. & A. GILBEY'S WINES frms in Kobe on means for the leserns stould be given. It might incrasse of their trade. The fall also be desirable to secure the of Tsingtau has given an impulse services of competent experie to revival in the domestic trade, from ladin er Ceylon: Tae ae- which had been very depressed, and many Osaka dealers are Ja will take time, but eventually a complishment of tangible results ing in large stocks, confident of
perception cu the part of the tea- 1915 ushering in an active season. The destruction of the Emden baving reassured the safety of navigation in Eastern waters, the Department of Agriculture and Commerce is considering a pros poral to lower the official stand- ard rates of war risks entitled to Government compensation. The | Asahi notes that the total ship- ment of sulphate of ammonia Abraham, ES Joseph E M from England last month amount. Alles HG
Joseph 8 M ed to 20,000 tons, of which 5,000
Anderson Mr & Mrs Kennard FA
Albol L tans were for Japan. Compared Anderson A with the corresponding month Backhousu J.H
Bata E. R lset year the total shipment shows Belilios. Mr ER a decrease of 5,000 tons and that Bell ODJ for Japan a decrease of 800 tona. Deus, GA
Japan Chronicle.
HOTEL LISTS.
Hongkong Hotel.
Boswick Mr & Mrs
CW
Bishop Mr & Mrs
Black W M
A
The Tea Trade in China. Graated external and internal. peace there is no reason why Black Mr & Mrs R China should not make marked Booth OH progress in the next few years. Burch Miss B
Brian-Bates H
Lambert EB
Langston A Larmone Edw Lloyd
G T Mancini O Mana Mrs RR. Marriott, Dr O Matheson, Mrs R
A las M
Merocki, J Moyer E.. Middleton 08
HN
W J
Morrison
Mr& Mrs. Musso FP
More attention must, however, bo Bridgor Mir given to the question of exporta. Brister JH
| Bridhoff O H a strong effort is necessary if the Becke CBA tea trade is ever to regain the] ambridge ground it has steadily been losing Cecile Madame
Chalmera J S
or yeara past. In 1913 the ex-Clayton, WE
Nathan M Ormiston J Pedersen W J Featreath Mr & Mrs Pote-Hunt Mr and
Mra
port of tes to foreign countries Coleman DTALE F Freston A. M fell to 1,442,109 picule, the low- Course Arthur
Det Bgure since 1908. More
Powell G M
Purvis A Bay, EH A Rayner Lt Col aud
D88
Miss ME
||
han half of this was taken by Duckworth FT Russia, but Ceylon and Indian Ehrenfels Mr & Mrs Ritzer aas are reported to be gaining C round rapidly in Russia' and Evensen E hera is a grave danger of Fenwick Mr & Mrs Bhins losing the one great
Forster L market that remains to her. Faller Donman
Gibb J Comparing the exportatione of Goulbourn Y en to Great Britain, Germany, Got
rance, Austria-Hungary and America in 1912 and 1913 it is
bund that in each case there
Helso
TP
Miss F HB
Rowell J P Smith, Mr. & G Smith W H
Mra B
8800 AB
Squara Misa A Steakmest.9 Stevenson Mr & Mrs Swoleld H E Taylor RG...
Uinam S Whitm H
Fogg H WA Heacock HE very marked falling off. It is vident, therefore, that botter Hewett, Hon. Mr I Wilson J ethods of culture and preper Hdzo w J A.ONG hon must be adopted. This is o
ask that has its obvions ifficulties in a country anch bins. The
Hutchison DL James B AB Jones M T necessity for Joseph It M oprovement was recognised ng ago by the small fraction of bins e population that devoteato roblemseuch nothis the attention
Bat at they deserve. bataole is now, and always has ben, the very people who stand
the
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Colon, Hankow, Hongkong. Kobe. CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250 000 RESERVE FUNDS...... 4,060,000
(U.S. Gold) $7,310,000
All kin la of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertain- ed on application,
N. S. MARSHALL,
Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914
THE
LIMITED.
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
Established 1880.
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital 90,000,000 Reserve Fund
19,250,000
12
+4420
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Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Branches Antung-Hula
Hoa bày Calcutta
..Changchun
Dairen Fangtica
Agencies at Nagasaki
Quaka
Peklo
Newchwang
New York
Ryolun (Pars
Arlaur)
Sea Francizco
Kabe
Liao-Yang
Londo
Дусия
Tainata
Hankow Henalulu
Shanghai
Tiebling
Tientsia
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Tringtau
Interest Allowed on Current Account, Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be Uitslaed on application.
EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 17th October, 1914,
NOTICES.
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
THE
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.
Hongkong, 22nd October, 1914.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
King Edward Hotel.
Almond Mrs R Arnold J Budge W Cross Dr OT- Fothergill Mr and
MIG
Fo
Што А
orth A H
Jackson Mr & Mrs
JOROPH
Karsdorp D W Kitching FJ Kraft Mr & Mrs Krebs Mrs WG Lauritson & My
Allen F
Fooh R U Bond C
Lennox Miss Lenne*J Mayne OW O Murphy H
Pasaraòra Mrs W Ramray Mrs RA Raworth A B Rosser
Mr & Mrs Sibree Dr Skea NJ Soper CH Stephous WA Bylvester Mrs S Thompson Mrs Underwood Mrand
MrJH
Grand Hotel,
Esnault Miss E
Gibbs A W D Reynolds Crow Mr & Mrs A B Banderson R Dako OZ Deprich & E
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &o.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made, on the Provident
System.
(Rates and Particulars on ap-
plication),
41
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed:
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers." Hongkong, 19th March, 1908
PEAK
EAK TRAMWAY 00
LIMITED.
Weisman C Wright 8 H
1.00 AM,
Carlton Hotel.
Hoelylai Dr J Ballantine Mr and Ibbotson J
Aguado T
Wood BW
Wood G.G Wood G J Woolfo HD Wright Mr & Mrs
MIE BA Barnes C Bentley R
JF.
Peak Hotel... Armstrong Mr&Mra Mitchelmore Mr &
W
HEY Bowen Major & Mrs PearseMr & Mrs Bowdler Mrs Fenning Carmichael Mr and Perkins TL
Plommer
JI, Mr & Cary M
MIA Mr & Mrs Pringle W J
Pros Major
Mrs
gain enormously if the gre Coasland-** aples of China's export Trade te to be permanently popularised Cowan Capi & Mra
Mra
wwcome
Eng Comdr Erickson ith the foreign consumer. Talehine Major abary Mrs Alurally it is di
Gibbons F W difficult
Bindlalt A Gibeon Mr & Mr A Skinnar Mis
FAll Lt-Col G
་
Kalimbas Mason FN Paul B Hantley Mr & Mrs Pennell W V Campbell & P Clark Fred M DAVIS MER Fulcher Ow
W
Carratt EE Grandy A J Gregory G M Hollway HD
Sainty
Riggs A Swiggs OV Tall Mrs Watling Mr & Mrs Whibley & R Wilson DO
Kingsclere Hotel,
Anderson Con Gen Evar-Jones Ly and
GELS MI Balles Mr & Mrs J Kent Mr & Mra
Kent Moator Logan W Mitchel E Nixon Rawlinson R I Robertson Mr &
Broen
cen MJ Carleton & E Cooper WANJ Dounelly D E Fielder CE
Smith Mrs Grant Smith Mr & Mrs Agilkins Miss D
Findlay Forbes Mr Mrs A Bachte Mrs G St Amory R
Grim baw Mr&Mrs Shields A Walosti Mya Hardman An
Binger Mr & Mrs ET Harrison T L Button Fam
HP
persuade men to change Hale B A. Mr & Mrs Skott O thods that have the
stion of centuries behind them, l
Hazeland
PA must be done. This 18 Horbrendar Mra
master more for the Humphreys Major
than the Central Jackman Mrs Iles Lt Col H although the support Jones Lou tral Government would Kiddle Mrs Linter A R if any real and last Lockyer?
Walton Col de Mis
Weston Mr & Margenom
Whitfield Capt and He
Young
Hurley FC Mason Weller W Jourke G A Wilson JW
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS.
1:00 AM EVENT 15 Man, 1.00 AM, to
10.00 204 20,00 AM).to 15:00 1.30 1230 A 10 11.45 7.M.
343 730 to
1.25 F.; Bo
BANKS
Selling
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI T/T 1/8 5/8
BANKING CORPORA Demand...1/8 11/16
TION.
30 d/8.1/834
Paid-up Capital.....$15,000,000 60d1/8 76 RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 21-
$15,000,000
Silver $18,000,000
$15,000,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors.........
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale.-Chairman. W. L. Fattenden, Esq.- Deputy
Chairman,
T/T Shanghai.....74 Private 30 d/a sight
T/T Singapore ............74 T/T Japan
"
T/T-India ***********130 $33,000,000 Demand India 13014
T/T Bombay... Demand Bombay...1304 T/T Caloutta Demand Calcutta...1904 Demand Manila......85 T/T. San Foo & N.Y.42 Demand, New York 423/8 T/T. Java
8. H. Dodwell, Esq.. G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. O, S. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Pluramer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. CHIEF MANAGER:" Hongkong-N. J. Stabb MANAGER. Shanghai-A. G. Stephen. London Bankere-London" County and Westminster Limited,
Hongkong-Interest Allowed:
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent por annum on the daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 2 per cent per
annum.
For 6 months. 31 per cent. ner
EXCHANGE.
.........103 3/4 SUBSIDIARY COINS. Ohinese...20 ots. piecas #22 3/4. Übineze...10
$23 1/4
Tr, Marks Nom. Demand Germany...
TT. Frannica
Demand Paris...
On Haiphong .
On Saigonin On Bangkok.
Buying.
2.15
215
Nom.
4 m/s. L/0...1/916 4/8.D/P1/934 Gin/a. L/Ce......1/916 308/6,9'ney & M. 199 30 d/s.San Fcc&N;Y.43} 4 m/s. Marke
4 m/s, Francs. 6 m/s. do
.........2.29 Gold Leaf per tael... $58.40 Sovereign .......... 11.35 BarSilver, ready...223
215/16.
Nom
forward Discount per $100: Hongkong.2Cots, pieces, 81634 Hongkong.10
TO-DAY'S SHARE REPORT.
S-SELLERI JA-SALES E-BUYERS
Cantons North China
STOCKS PAID UY VALUE. BANKS.
CLOSING
$710
'TION.
Så.
Hongkong & S'haï $125
£71
MARINE INSURANCES,
$50 300
b.
£5 T142
$100 6700 sa. & b.
£50
$20 $145
$50 $378
$25 $7
Unions
&.
For 12 months, 4 per cent
par
Yangtazes
annum,'
N. J. STABB.
FIRE INSURANCE51 China Fires
Chief Manager. Hongkong Fires
SHIPPING China & Manilas
Douglas Steamship $55 $26).
HONGKONG SAVINGS RANK Steamboats
HE Business of the above
Tconducted by the
Indo-Chinas
(Preferred) (Deferred)
se di
$15 $25
.B.
£5 $55
80/-
£11
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION"Shell" Transports £1
Rules may be obtained on ap plication,
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at 83 per cent, per a0-
aum.
Depositors may transfer.at their option halances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 per cent. per
anntm.
.*
For the Hongkong and Shang hai Banking Corporation,
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
"Star Ferry" {$10 $49.
REFINERIES.
China Sugars Luzon Sugars
$100 $75 $100 $20
MINING. Chinese Engineerings £137/6
Tronoha
#£1 24- DOCKS, WHARVES, A GODOWNS. Raubs
£1 $2 Kowloon Wharfa. $50 876 EL.K.&W'pos Docks 850 $55 Shanghai Docks T. 100 T. 55 Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T. 92 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING =}
H'kong Central E'tes $100 $100 Hongkong Hotels $50 $125
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94
INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital. Subscribed
Paid Up Reserve Fund
BANKERS:
£1,500,000 Hongkong Lands $100 $100
1,125,000
562,500 Humphreys Estates $10 $7
$30 - $14 465,000 Kowloon Lands
Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 92
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.
Every description of Exchange business transacted.
West Points
· $50 $71
Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
Ewos
COTTON MILLS, A
.T..50
Shanghai Cottons
...
Interest allowed on Current Ag-| counts at 2 per cent per annum Laou Kung Mow on Daily Balance and on Fixed Kang Yik Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.
A. R. LINTON
Manager,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
Hongkong Cottons $10 $74
MISCELLANEOUS.
China-Borneos $12 $11 Light and Powers $1014
Do. (Spec. shares) $14. China Providenta $10 $712 Green Islands |Dairy Farms. $6835
$10 $54 Hongkong Electrics $10 $36 |Hongkong IceB - 825 $175 Hongkong Ropes $10 -1825 Langksts
20 MIN.
"I
7. MINI
1.35 7.M.
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· 1,45 7:M)
Tag Maste
£45 at t
#
g. 10
15,00 KIME
25 M2
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital
£1,200,000 Morning Post Reserve Fund........ .....£1,800,000||| Reserve: Liability of
$25 $29
www Peak Tramway
$10 $10
7.4
Jao 2.m w
NIGHT CARS.
1.55 .ari andy maagizo ra, to
17.00 FIM: Svary hill toon
12.00 7.36 to 13:37.
Every quarter of an hygiFA
SUNDAYS
to 20-30 AIM, EVERY 15 Min.
spiyo'à 10 11,00 a.M.
*110 AM 19° 18.00 No
19.00 NOW LO 1:00 PM
Мам
Proprietors.......£1,200,000
"Do. (now) **$1 90 ata.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Hongkong Electrio Trams 8/6 General Banking business trans-
하
25 bewa
Mr.
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acted. UNTUK KU
Philippines
1:00 AM 10 *5,00 1
5.00 17.M 9.00 .. to. 6.00 Fall to 9.00 7. 19:00 2.3) 10 1.20 3.3.
zo Man NIGHT CARS sa on Wack Pays..
SATURDAYS
Extra, Car At, în Inlänight,
·PECIAL CARS
· By, Arrangement at the Company's Office,
Alexandra Esliding
Des Voeux Bond ji
Orừ 30 years ago the late Lord
· Braconsfeldtartiled to the benef “be received from HIMROD'S "CURE, andevery post belogs (i) nindiar lektura 10-day,
HIMROD'S
CURE for
ASTHMA
Sed in tins by i Chemlaus and Stores; throughout the Country,
Beware of Imitatiekal
$10 $5
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6 ed" and FIXED DEPOSITE re-
ceived for 1 year or ehorter periods Societe desferred at rates which will be quoted on Pulpeset application. Maple
Wm. DICKSON,
Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [2 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20'T.150
OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
Pre-
$20
du Tonkin
Manager.
Papeteries paid
$200 Benefit
Steam Laundry 15, 6412 United Asbestos】
Oriental Agonoy, $10 $915E
$50
up $50
$10 $300
$10 618
$10 20 $1067
fløpt: 14 Malwa, Now $3,300 par P. United Asbestos Malwa, Old
8,3000 Patna, Now 9,825 per che
· Founders : Sharea). Union Waterbost
Welsmann, LAL Watson
Patna, Old S 9,200
Benares, New 9,050
Benares, Old......mas 8,825
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE William Powell, Ltd.
Cannot be Besten, if Equalled;
For Bread, Cakes Confestionar-
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a
21.
F.
N-NOMINAL
$17 1/4.
LAST SKYCHEND AND DATE,
£23/- at ex · 1/ 056) equal to $22.80 for 16 year ending 30,6/14
Final of $3 a/o 1912. In- terim of $18 ajo 1913 Final of 10 p.o..making
20 p.c. for 1912
Final of $20 making $50 for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913 Final of $12 mak. $15 for
1912 & Int, of $3 for 1913 f $10 for 1912 $27 for 1912
$1 for 1906
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$3 for year ending 30'6'14 Interim of 50 ots, for) year ending 30'6'14. (Final of 3% making 6 %
on preferred shares & 5% on deferred for year 1913
(Final of 5- making 7/- for 1913 Coupen No. 22.
$1.70 per share and bonus of 80 cents per share for
year ending 30'4'18
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
Intering of 5% Coupon No.
3 account of year end-
ing 30.6.34.
Int. of 1/6 mak.6/6a/o.1913
1/2 for 1909
$3.50 for year 1913
S.
$3 for 1913
Tls. 5 for 1919
Interim of Tle 3 for 1913.
"Tis. 6 29'2'10
B.
៥៨. គ
First year
83.50 for year ending
30*0*14
$31% for year ending? 30 6.14
50 conts for 1913
$2.80 for 1913
Interim of 5 p.c. for
year ending 30'6'13 $2,00) for 14 year ending 30.6.14
25 per cent. for 1910 Tis. 15 for year ending
31'10'13
Tle, 6, bonus of Tls, 4 &)
extra bonus of Tis. 1 for yearending 30614) T.12foryear end'g 31'12-12 Tis. 1 for your end-
ing, 3011'13
50 cents 31.7.08
$1.20 for 1913-
70 cents for 1913
$1.50 for year end'g 31'714 40 cents for 1911 $1.80 per share for 1913 Interim of $2a/c 19140 $2 for 1913
FInterim of Tis. 1 mak- 1ing Tis, 2 a/c 1913 $1 Interim a/c year
ending $1.8.14
80 centa on fully paid abares and 8 cents on $1paid shares for year ending 30.414PRA Final of 6d. making 74d.
per share for 1913,⠀⠀ None $1.50 for 1910 ́
None
No dividend this year 35 ots. for year endig 31.5.14
20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended 31′3′′1912
$125 per share for year **gending 31*12*1913
25 per cent. for year
(ending 31711/% 70 cents for 1913
50 ata. on old shares, 251
cts on new shares for year endi
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