Commercia'.
Gold .om China,
A fiasocial contemporary has the following pote:
develop
ment of some algnificnoce at thief present time is the arrangement under which the Guaranty Trust Company of New York is import- ing $3,000,000 of gold from Obina, Besides being the first time in history that any American local, booking house has imported gold directly from Chinn, the deal is believed to portend the beginning of a movement for the establish- ment of "dollar exolange" on a broad basis as a direct outcome of the war in Europe.
As a matter
of practice merchants in Ohiba who purchase American products such as cotton and flour usually pay in sterling by drafts draw on. London, Paria, or Berin banke, Since the outbreak of the war, with the consequent distort- ance in the European Money Markets, many business concerus in China and Japan, in common: with merchants in all other parts of the world, havo found it de- sirable to open American banking institutions. With the purchase of large qusu-. tities of merchandieo by Chines merchante a debit balance ins been crested in favour of the Lan don branch of the Trust Ocm-l piny.
credits with
Trade Nearly Normai in Borneo. Contal George M. Haüson, Sandakan, writes:-
new
Banks.
H'kong& S'hai Banking Corp:1 £76/-/-
TAE HONGKONG TELEGRAP/1, WFDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1915.
SHARE
REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
S-SELLERS SA-SALES D-BUYERS
N-NOMINAL
1914,
1914.
To-day's
STOCK.
Closing
Number ..of
Shares
Par Pald Highest Value Up o
Lowoat
1915 1915. Highest. Lewest, 3th Mar. 15th Mor.
10
to
Last Dividend
and Date
Prices
Dow
- now
$800 8
12,000 $1,25′′ all
855 July.
700
Oot.
800
800
b
10,00* $50
10,000 £15
50
4
350
145
Dec 305 Oct, May 133 Jan.
357) 160
35716
160.
$830
235
235
"
.
(£2: 3/- & 5/bonus at ex 1/91g equal to $27.27 for 1 year ending 31/12/14
Final of $3 a/c 1912. Interim".
of $18 n/a 1913. Final of 10 pic. making 20
pc. for 1912 (Final of $20 making $50 for 1912 and Interim of $30 for 1913
Final of $12 mak, $15 for 1919
& Int. of $3 for 1913
$3 for year ending 30°6′14
Final of 40 cts, making 90 ats
for year ending 3 12:14 [Final of 3% m'king 6% on pre- ferred sharos & 5 %.on de- forted shares for year 1913 Interim of 1/-a/o 19140.No. 23
BANKS
BANKS
INTERNATIONAL BANKING HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
CORPORATION
HEAD OFFICE :
60, Wall Street, New York.
LONDON OFFICE:
36. Bishopsgate, E.C.
BRANCHES
BOMBAY LONDON.
| CALCUTTA. MANILA.
CANTON.
CEBU.
PANAMA.
PEKING.
COLON. SAN FRANCISCO. HANKOW. SHANGHAI:
| HONGKONG. SINGAPORE. KOBE, YOKOHAMA."
CAPITAL PAID-UP- $3,250 000 RESERVE FUNDS...... 4,060,000
(U.S. Gold) 97,310,000 All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED *DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertain- ed on application.
N. 8. MARSHALL,
Manager. Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914
THE
BANKING CORPORA-
TION,
Paid-up Capital $15,000,000
RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 27-
$15,000,000 Silver..$18,000,000
$33,000,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors...........$15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale.—Chairman," W. L. Pattenden, Esq.- Deputy
Chairman. -
8. H. Dodwoli,
G. T. M.Edkins, Esq. 0. 8. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Bag." Hon. Mr. E: Shellim. CHIEF MANAGER;" Hongkong-N. J. Stabb
MANAGER BAS Shanghai-A. G. Stephen.. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed:
On Current Account at the rate
OKOHAMA SPECIE BANK of 2 per cent per annum on the
YOKOHA
LIMITED.
11
daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 2 per cent per
my annum.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yon 48,000,000 | Paid-up Capital 30,000,000 For 6 months. 3 per cent nar Reserve Fund...... *19,250,000 annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent per Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
annum,
N. J. STABB.
Chief Manager.
. Hranches Asturg-Halen Bothar
Agencies at Nagaval
Marine Insurances. Canton Insurance Offico. Ld.3574. North China Ins. Co., Ld.......360
Union Ins. Society of C'ton, Ld,$830 sa
Yangtare Ins. Assoc. Ld....... $235 b
Fire Insurances, hian Fire Ins. Co., Ld.
'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld.
Shipping. Chinn & Manila 8.S; Co., Ld$7 Douglas Steamship Co., Ld.. $29
· Hongkong, C. & M.5.S. Ca.,1,d22
Indo-China Steam Nuvigation77 sn. b.
Co., L.........
2,400 $250 100 847 April 700 Oct. $830
12,000 $100, 60 20 April 1923 Jan,
Shell Tport & Trading Co... Ld.89/9gn, s1,797.610 £1
Star Ferry Company, La...$36
Refineries.
sa. 40,000 $10
Chinn Sugar Refining Co.; Lc.8110 Luz Sugar Refining Co.,Ld.$19 sa. b.
Mining. Kailan Mining Admin tion. 32/- Raub Australian Gold Min-
$34 ing Co., Ld.
31/ Troncli Mines Ltd.......
Docks, Wharves and
Dodowns &c.
Hongkong& K.W.&G, Co.; Ld $66) sa! H'kong &W'pea D Co., Ld. $57 sa. b. "S'hai Dock& Eng. Co., Ld...5
S'hai & H'kew W. Co, Ld....92
I ands. Hotels and Buildings. Anglo French Lands. H'kong Hotel Co., Ld. ...............$119
H'kong Land Investment Co.$110 H'phreys Estate & F. Co., Ld. $6 Kloon Land & Building Co., Ld $41 Shanghai Lands
註.
الان
5938
Final of 5% Coupon No. 4.
mak.7/6 a/c. 1913
$2.50 for half year ending *131*12*14 · ·
110$3 for year ending 31'12'14
45 conta for year 1914, $3 for 1914
(Interim of 5 pc. for year end'g
30.6.13
Calcest Chegebun
Dairen
Yangien
Harbin
Bankow
Honolulu
Koba
LingYuas
Lotiduts
Lyons
Newchwang
New York
Ouka Pekla
20
Ryolun (Port
San Francisco,
Arthwel
Shangha
Tieblox
Tiestiin
Taky 1
Lou Angalan
Talagtan
Interest Allowed on Current Account.
Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be wird so spplication.
EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 17th October, 1914.
AANOTICES,
PROVIDENT
THE CHINA
LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
| HONGKONG SAVINGS 'RANE
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro porty, &c.
Goods received on Storage. Advanoss made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System.
(Rates and Particulars on ap-
plication)...
#
$147) A $397 b
20,000 $'00 20 8,000 $950 50
160 395
140 Ju'y Feb. 368
Oct. 150
1474
$10 for 1912 ||
April 3971
305
$27 for 1912
30,000 $25
B.
산
20,000 $50
äll all❘ 36
10
Jan. 54 Dec. 7
*61
$1 for 1906
Mar. 274 Nov, 29
29
-80,000 $15
all 294
Jan.
22 Doc.
32
22
[ 60,000 1 60,000
£5
} an
79-
Jan. 50 Sept. 106-Fob. 70/- Sept. 88/9
77
77
.87/6
1)
49
Mar.
40. Nov.
37
36
($1.70 per share and bonus of 30 cents per share for year ending 30'4'14'
b.
N
20,000 $100 all 7,000 $100 all
96)
31
41..
Feb. 70 Jan"
Nov.
111
110
$3 for 1912
17.
Doc.
19
19
$3 for 1897
B.1,000,000 £ b. 200-070 £1 160,000 £1
all41/
Feb.
33/6 Dec.
32/
32/-
making 10% for year end-
ing 30/6/14
all 3.10
Jan. 1.90. Nov.
37
34
1/2 for 1909
all
39/.
27/6
60,000 $50
all
Jon. 73 Nov.
66)
65
$3.50 for year 1913
50,000 $50.all
77
Jan.
53
Oct.
57
'57
#3 dividend for year 1913:
55,700 t. 100 all
60
July
50
Dec.
53
521
Tls. 5 for 19'3
66,000 t. "100 all. 109 Jan.
8214 Dec.
9214
921
Interim of Tis 3 for 1913
...t.94
B.
25,000 t,100 t.100
50 12,000 $50
94
94
Tia. 6 on 29.2.10
128 July 120 Deo.
120
119
.t.107.
50,000 $100 all
all 914 Jan. 160,000 $10
60,000 $50 20 45 78,000 1.50 all 98 12,500 $50 all 78. 10,000 $100 all
1174 July98
Nay.
110
7.
Nov. 6
"6}
Jan. 44
Feb. 41
44
Dec. 89
Oct. 107
107:
1)
June
66.
Feb. 68)
681
95
95
b.
20,000 1,00
all
138
July
25
May 136%
136
$6
b.
125.000 $10
all
84
Mar. 7
June
1234
b.
75,00 t.10 all
141
Jap. 11
Mar.
..86
b.
8,000. 1.100 all.
110
Feb. 70
01:3 12 May .86
614
12
Tls, 1.20 for year ending 30'11'14
84
Tis: 12 for 1913
.1.89
40,000 t.50 all
135
Feb.
70
Nov. 89
89
Tis. 10 for year ending 30°6′13
200,000 $10 40,000-71
6
May 10 60,000 $12 all 12
all 4.90 July | 4 50,000 $5
all 50,000 $1
all
Jan. 7 June 35
Dec. 11
April 4
11
$1.20 for 1913
PEAR
4
6% for year ending 28 .2,06
9
Nov. 74
74. 70 cta. for 1914.
39
Aug.
36
34
all. 6.90
Jan. 5
Dec:
5.40
514
6
90,000 $10
all 49
Jan. 36
Nov.
42
42
b.
-5,000 $25
all 2174 July 174. Dec:
190
190
Interim of $2 a/c 1914
b.
60,000 $10 *. 325,000 5/-
b. 200,000 .10 all
all
25 June 22
Apr.
26"
26
$2 for 1913
all 13 July 7-
Feb.
5.20
5.15
644 Mar.
28
Dec.
39
39
(New) $1
.$5
25,000 $10 -50,000 $10 75,000 $10
.$6
B.
.629
13,200 $50 20,000 $5⚫ all 5.00 June
17 Jan. 50,000 $10- all 2214 Feb. 90,000 $10 ali | 8 April | 6.90 William Powell, Limited......3632 8. 2.1′00 $7 all 93% Jou. 61⁄2
Jan. 6)
S. C. Morning Post
6,000 $25. all 30 June
all $1.
all 10 all
1014 Jan. 94 June 93 ets. Jan. 75 cts. Dec.
10
10.
$1
$1
5%
5
None
.6
6
$1.50 for 1910.
20
20
Nono
4
Nor.
18
17
Dec.
7
70 cts. for 1913
92
Dec. 61
Deo. "29
614
29
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
[Share and General Brokers.
West Point Building Co., Ld, $68) H'kong Central Estates.........$95
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cotton 8. & W. Co., Ld. t.136 Henglong Cotton Ca...
are
Kung Yik
Lagu Kung Mow...
Shanghai Cottons
Trade conditions in British North Borneo are rapidly getting back to normal, although tho rate of exchange is still high" Trons- priation facilities, which before the outbreak of war were monopo- lised by ore company, now are furnished by o ateamer lines from Singapore and one from Hongkong. The service from with connecting Singapore, European maile, in weekly and the Hongkong.schedule is month. ly. The prices received for native products, such ea crude rubber and tobacco, are very low, bot no failures have been record- ed. In consequence of the war the expertation of rubber has been partly diverted from Europe to the United States. All timbr products still go to Hongkong, where the market is permanent, and steady, Trado Iceally is not suffering, though more or lera depression is noticeable. Prioca of most commodities advanced steamer origin 1 when the sobedule was abandoned, 'bat a drop followed when the transportation servico was oat
they abliebed, and now practically back to the old level, with the exceptin of sugar tad four. The market here depends. entirely an conditions in Singa pore; the city is the great clearing- house for Borrec, a practically all exports except t'mber are seat there and all imports are tran shipped there." "Commercially, Borneo is not much more than a sub-station for Singapore; busi- ness houses here are, for the most part, branches of parent houses lo- cated in Singaporeand ail imperts | come through the parent houses. For that reason there is little inde. pendent buying by Borneo firme. Very few firms in this extensive region order goods independently from manufacturers, Singapore is a free port, and its wholesalers and warehousemen, who buy in large quantities and handle immense stocks, can supply the Borneo trade at very reasonable priced. As a rule prices in Singapore compare favourably with those of London, after adding a small profit and the II cost of transportation. American exporters.would secure a good share of the trade not only of Peraco but of the Malay States and neighbouring islande, more attention should be paid to selecting agents and establishing connections in Singapore. The value of this suggestion may be come more apparent when it is understood that all goods for the Malay Stoles, Borneo, the South ern Philippines, the Datch Indies, and neighbouring ielands
with a population of more than
Miscellaneous.
China Forneo Company, Ld. $11 China Light & Power Co.,"
Ld. $4
Do. (Spec. shares).......... China Provt, L. & M. Co., Ld.74 Dairy Farm Company, Ld....$34 Green Island Cement Co.. Ld. 54 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld."...$42 Hongkong Ice Company, Ld. $190 Hongkong Rope Mfg. Co., Ld. $26 Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 6.15
t.39
Langkate...
Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (018) $10
Do
Philippines Ld....
H. Price & Co., Ld......... Societe des Pulpes et Papier-] 820
h: 400,000 $10
taries du Tonkin....... Steam Laundry Co., Lu.......................$4
Union Water-boat Co., Ld.......$18 sa Watson and Co., Ld.............$7
100,000,000--are transhipped at rpr .........1/95%. Singapore. As long as it is to the Demand
advantage of local business houses
to buy near at hand where prompt
$2.25 for half year ending 31.12.14. $4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12,14-
Tls. 12 for year ending 31 1014 50 cents 31708
$1.50 for year ending 31'7'14
40 cts, for, 1911,
$1.80 per share for 1913.
Final div, of 6d. making 7)d.
per share for 1913
Interim of T, 1 making T, 2
B/c 1913
(80 cts. on fully paid shares and 8 ots on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.14
35 cts. for year ending 31'5'14
$1.00, per share for year end-
ing 81,12,1914
50 ots, on old shares and 25
ots, on new year shares for year ending 30.6.14
83. Interim a/c year 31.8.14
6, Des Vœux Road Central, Tel. address. Rectitude, CORRECTED TO BOON MAR., 10, 1915.
THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS..
10th March.
·2.4314/0 Gold Leaf per tael.. $56,70 k
$10.70., nom. Sovereign BarBilver, ready...23 9/16
forward
EXCHANGE
Selling
1/9 11/16
30d/1/9M
Demand India. T/T Bombay.................... Demand Bombay T/T Calcutta'
1354
T/T, France Demand Paris......
6 m/s. do.
2.28
135)
On Haiphong.
714% prem
...1/036
.78
delivery follows, there is little 60 d/1/9 13/16.
chance for the sale of goods by m/s .... catalogue when delivery cannot T/T Shanghai
be expected ander four montbe. Private 30 d/s sight
The only American products sold T/T Singapore hete that do not come by way of Bingapore are kerovere and floor: they are shipped Hongkong.
via
T/T Japan
T/T India
135
Demand Calcutta...1951
Demand Manile.....89 T/T. San F'oo & NY.43) Demand, New York 43 5/8. T/T. Java
***** 109
T/T. MarkeNom, Demand Germany........
On Saigon.
On Bangkok....85%
Buying
4 m/s. L/OL:1/1038 2/
/D/P........1/10/
6 m/s. L/0.1/10 3/4 30d/s 8'ney & M. 1/104 30d/s.Ban F'ec&NY 454 4m/a Marke. Nom. 4 m/s. Francs 2.3814
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
Discount per $100 Chinese...20 cts.pieces-$2116 Chinese10 AU
121 58 Hongkong.ff. cts, pieces $15 3/8 52315 3/4 Hongkong 10
OF
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o,, Undertaken, and Executed:
SHEWAN, TOMES & Ob. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th Marob, 1908
AK TRAMWAY. 00,
LIMITED.'
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS.
·7.00 A+, to : 1.00 4.3. EvkRY'15 'REAM." '8,00 A‚M, to 10.00 AM. 20:00, to 12.00
**30 AM, 10" 11:45 Fate
20143 2.11.20 THIS TANS LO 15 33 to
~S,ES F.M, LA
ginn 15 ta
LIC FM.
GUT PAGE.
MÁS TEMUC
5.00 12
to
10
10 Mur, Is d TE MAN
'IS MENA
1125 MX.
-10 bfTHI
"
"NIGHT CARSI KOM 1.56 PMI and a TIME: DIO ZAMI to
11.00 7
TEADY.
very hill konn
every quarter of an hoste,
10 11:45 2.M.
SUNDAYS'
M
7.46 AM 10 10.30 AM, EVERY 15 MIN. 10:30 AM to
11.00 AM. H
20 I 11-30 A.M. 10 100 Noo,... 25 Max..
18.00 Noom to 300 P3:
Is Mente
1.00 F.ki to 100 TL to
5.00 |
3g Maca
Arco 7.M
บ
**20 MIN.
h 23 Mar
#
30 Ma
7:00 PM
F:00 JUL LO NIGHT CARS as on' Week Days.
SATURDAYS
Extra Casa, o'midnight,
PECIAL CARB
By, Arrangement in the Company'e 05ön, Alexandra Holdings,. Das Voux fand
CHEAP SALE.
THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on ap plication. T
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly, balances at $3 per cent; per an...
num.
Depositors may transferat their option balances of $100 or more. to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT per cent. per annum
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation,' ..... N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF- INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Ospital........£1,500,000TM Subscribed
Paid Up Reserve Fund
th
1,125,000 562,500 465,000
BANKERS: Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bant, 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 sacertained on application.
A. R. LINTON
Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND OHINA.
Incorporated by Royal
Charter 1855, 3,..
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
Paid-up Capital *********£1,200,000 Reserve Fund........................5
$800,000 Reserve Liability of 4 Proprietors....£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- large ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- quantities. Come soon to avoid ceived for 1 year or shorter periods st rates which will be quoted on disappointment.
The undersigned, who are giv- ing up business, are now sacrifio- noted. ing all goods,
Special terms
for
The following are a few lines application. carried:
Tweeds, Serges, Woollen Vests
Wm. DICKSON.
Manager.
OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
and Drawers, Woollen Socks, Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. Felt and Tweed Hats, Panama Hats, Dress and Fancy Shirts; Boots and Shoes, etc, eto., eto,
WING FAT CHEONG, :^| B
High Class Tailor, 24, Des Voeux Road Central
SINGON & CO.
Established A. D. 1980,
STEEL, METAL and HARD. ARE MERCHANTS. Wholesale
Feb. 25 Malwa, New89.100 per pe Malwa, Old 9,200
9,325 perche. Patus, New **** Patna, Old 9,200 Benares, Now 9,050 Bauares, Old......... 8,950
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE and Retall Tronmongers, Plz Iron and Cannot be Bealen, if Equalled Foundry Coke Importers, General Store-
keepers and 8bipohandlers, Nos, 85 and For Bread Oakes, Confectionery. 57, Hing:Long Street, Land, Etress wet and meals with Wines & Liquors © ofentral Market) Telephone No. B150