Commercia'
Government Control of Factorles.
The London Gazetta of March 25 röstains the new roles under the amerded Defence of the Realm Acte.
These rules
give the Government extremely wide powers, of commandeering premises and plant, The Admir- alty and the Army Council may take possession of any unc coupled premises in order to bouse work- men employed on war material. They may demand particulars of the output of any factory or work- shop. They may lake possession of any factory or workshop, cr of any plant therein, without taking the building; and they may give ordera, to the occupiera and work. people of the factory or workshop BO laken. Further, they may order the work in soy factory or workshop to be done according to their directions. They may regulate or restrict the work carried on in a factory, and they may remove the plant in order lo increase the production of wer material elsewhere. After April 5 it will be unlawful to send letters abroad, or to receive them from abroad, otherwise then through the post; and the sending through say chapel of a letter written in invisible ink becomes an. cffence against the Act. The Gazette also containe raleer about the civilian's right to trial by jury, but these merely carry out the provisions of the Defense Acts.
Gula-Kalumpong Rubber
Estates.
The strong financial position of Gula-Kalumpong served it in good stead at the time of crisis in August last. Despite the Baspon- sion of credits and the general dislocation of trade saye The Financier the company was able to carry on es usual without a hitob. The delay in transporting the produce from the East and the subsequent wait at the docke is a source of considerable ent barrassment to such companies as have little cash in reserve. AL yesterday's meeting of this com- pany the chairman, Mr. Frederick Anderson, showed how costs of rubber
production at Gula- Kalumpong bave boon reduced by le Old per lb within the last four years. Although it is obvious that this item cannot be reduced at the same ratio indefinitely, s further scaling down is confidently anticipated. It is also noteworthy that, although the present com- pany has added to the cultivated area 1,500 acres of rubber and 1,700 acres of coconuts, at a cost of about £114,000, the dividende paid, averaging about 10 per cent, per sanam, have been solely earned by that section of the pro- perly planted by the vendor com- pany. That being so, a substap- tial increase in profits may be looked for when the new erens come into bearing.
Metals.
The March report of Sir S. W. Royee & Co., Ld., Manchester, states: A month ago pig iron was not having much inquiry, and values were just steady: there was a slight easing during the early days of this month, but this soon changed to a continued heavy advance, until values are now some 6/ per ton higher than
a month ago; there is some feel-
ing that this advance has been too rapid, and at present there is not much business. Shipments "from Middlesbro' are latterly not heavy, and there is some increase in stocks in publio stores. The market, however, remains very firm. Copper after easing early in the month has improved, and closee firm at an advance of 85] per ton. Straite tin advanced "airongly during the ŭrat fortnight, but has since quite collapsed; it is now (£12 per ton lower than a month ago, and is weak, Spelt- or continued its steady advance during the early part of this {But ham latterly receded. somewhat, and is irregular. Pig lead has advanced 48 10m per Lou, and in firm:
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1915.
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
E.-SELLERS SA-SALES
D.-DUVEKS
M-NOMINAL
STOCK.
To-day's
Closing
Number
Par Paid Highest. of Value Sharia
1914. 1914.
Lowest
1915, 1915. Highest, Lowest 14th May. 14th May.
.to
Last Dividend
and Date
Prices
now
HOW
Banks.
H'kong& S'hai Banking Corp.
“Marine Insurances. Canton Insurance Office, Ld. div. North China Ins. Co., Ld...170.
Union Ins. Society of C'lón,Ld.$855′ 8.
Yangisze Ins. Assoç. Ld. ..........$225 b..
Fire Insurances, China Fire Ins. Co., Ld.
.......$130
'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld.....$385 b.
Shipping.
[£2: 3/- & 5/- bonus at ex 1/91
equal to $27.27 for 1 year ending 31/12/14-
11
fFinal of $4 a/c 1913. Interim 1 of $18 s/o 1914.
Interim of 12 p.e. for 1914-
[Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914 Final of $15 mak, $18 for 1913
& Int, of $3 for 1914
($790. b.
£76/-)-
120,000 $125
855
July. 700 Oct.
790
790
260 b. x
b.
10,000 $250 10,000 £15 £8 145 May
あり 350 Dec.
360
360
170
170
12,400 $250 100 | 847) April 700 Oct. $855
$855
k
12,000 $100 60
210 April 1921 Jan.
225
225
20,000 $100 20
8,000 $250. 50
160 395
July 140 Oct. 130 Feb.
368 April 385
130
$9 for 1913
385
$27 for 1913
80,000 $16
30,000 $25 all 30. 20,000 $60. all 36
all 294
Jan. Mar. Jan.
514. Dec. 4.90"
4.90
$1 for 1906
2712 Nov. 47%
22
Dec. 23
45
23
b.
60,000. {60,000
· ន
}
all 79
Jan. 50
Sept.
99
99)
93/-
40,000 $10
all
49
Mar. 40
Nov:
38
$1.70 per share and bonus of 30 cents per share for year ending 30'4'14-
20,000 $100 all 96 7,000 $100 all 31
Feb. 70 Jan. 17
Nov. 117 Dec. 29
117
$3 for 1912
28
$3 for 1897
China & Manila S.S. Co., Ld$4,90 ́ ́ ́b. Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $47 H«ngkong, C. & M.SE. Con Là 23
Indo-China Steam Navigation98)
Shell Tport & Trading Co., Ld93/-
Star Ferry Company, Ld. ...838h
Refineries.
China Sugar Refining Co, Ld.$117 [n. Lurch Sugar Refining Co,,Ld.529
"Mining.
Kailan Mining Admin'tion. 33/6 Raub Australian Gold Min-
ing Co., Ld. Tronoh Mines Ltd.
Docks, Wharves and
Godowns &c, F'kong & K.W. &G. Co., Ld. $71 H'kong & W'poa D.Co., Ld....$58 ShaiDoch& Eng. Con Ld. S'hai &-H'kew W. Co., Ld. ...83
H'kong Land Investment Co.$108 H'phreys Estate & F. Co., Ld. $7 K'loonLand& Building Co., Ld $40 Shanghai Lands
Cotton Mills.. Ewo Cotton S. & W. C'o., Ld. t.155 Hongkong Cation Co. Kung Yik
3,797,610 £1 all 108 Feb. 70/- Sept. 93/-
D
=
SM
$3 for year ending 30.6.14 ·
Final of 40 cts. making 90 ots
for year ending 31.12.14 (Final of 3% m'king 6% on pre- ferred shares & 5% on de- ferred shares.for year 1913 (Interim of 1/- a/o 19140. No, 29.
(Final of 5% Coupon No. 4.
Tls. 6 for year ending 29.2.14
$2.50 for half year ending.
Final of 6 p.o. making 12 p.c.
for 1914
$2.25 for half year ending 31.12.14 $4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12,14-
Tls. 12 for year ending 31°10'34 50 cents 317:08
Tis. 1.20 for year ending 30'11'14 Tis. 12 for 1913.
$1,000,000 £1
..$3.60 b. 200 000 £1 .32/6 160,000 £1
all4 Feb.
all 3.10 Jan. all 39/- Feb. 19/6 Nov.
33/6 Dec. 33/6
1.90 Nov.
33/6
making 10% for year end- ing 30/6/14
3.60
3,60
1/2 for 1909
32/8
32/6
1-mak.7/6 a/c, 1913
t
€0,000 $50 all 50,000 $50 all 80,700 t; 100 all 30,000 t. 100 all09
89
Jap. 73 - Nov.
71..
69
$3.50 for year 1914-
77
Jan.. 53.. Oct. 58
57
$3 dividend for year 1914
60
July 50 Dec. 51 Jan. 8214 Dec. 83
51
Tis. 5 for 1913
83. Tia, 5 for 1914
"
►
Lands, Hotels and Buildings. Anglo French Lands..... H'kong Hotel Co., Ld. ...........$113
6.91
13,000 t,100 t,100
94
94
20,000 $50 50 128
July 120
9.
30,000 $100 all
11734 July 98
Dec. 113
Nov.
112
31 12:14
108
108
B.
b.
.1.101.
West Point Building Co, Ld. $70 H'kong Central Estates.....$100
b.
150,000 $10 all 914 Jan. 7
6,000 $30 80 453 Jan. 44
all 78,000 t.50 '98 Dec. 89
17,800 $30 all 73 June 66
Nov.
7 Feb. 40
40
$31 for year ending 31*12*14 45 cents for year 1914. $3 for 1914
11
Oot..
TOL
• 101
Feb. 70
6.
10,000 $100 all
100
70 100.
•
២.
$T
.14
8a. .89 b. .t.9916 b.
20,000 1,50 all 138 b. 125.000 $10. 814
all
Mar. 78,000 1.30 all 044 Jan.
800 t.100 all 100 40,000 2.50 all 135
July
Feb. Feb 70
May
155 b. 152 June
7. Mar. 14 134 May 69 b. 86 Nov. 99)
+
98
60,000" $12
all 12
**May
60,000 $5 all 4.90 July 4
all 50,000 $1 b. 125,00 $10 ell b. 40,000 71 6 39
400,000 $10
10-
April 44
414
*
D
Jan. 1 · June 35 all 6.90 Jan. 5 all
Jan. 36 49 21714 July 174 25 June 22
Nov. $10
34 6,90
34 634
414
41
184
all
13 July 7-
b. 280,000 .10 all
644 Mar. 28
261 Feb. 5,20
Dec. 41
2616
'5.15
40.
...
(New) $1
..84"
25,000 $10 all $1. 50,000 $10
75,000 $10 all 12,000 $10 10 13,200 $50 - all'
10% Jan. 934 June 10 93 ota. Jan. 75 cts. Dec. $1
10
$1
None
$1.50 for 1910.
20
20
None
[20,000 $5 all 5.00 June 4:
Nov, 314
.
27,723 $10 all 224 Feb. 17 Jan. 161
164
Laou Kung Mow
Shanghai Cottona
Miscellaneous.
China Borneo Company, Ld. 810 China Light & Power Co.,
8. [... Ld. } $434.
ALON
Do. (Spec. shares) China Provt, L. & M. Co., Ed. 8:10 Dairy Farm Company, Ld. ...$34 Green Island Cement Co. Ld....6.90 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. ...#41§ * Hongkong Ice Co., Ld....$184. HongkongRope Mfg. Co.,Ld....$261 Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 5.15
Langkats.....
...............t.41
Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old) $10:
Do
B. 60,000 $10
6,500 $25 all b. 60,000 $10 - all' b. "925,000 5/-
Philippines Ld... H. Price & Co., Ld......... ..$5 Societe des Pulpos et Papier- $20
terles du Tonkin........... Steam Laundry Co., Ld.....$314_n. Union Water-boat Co., Ld....$16$. b.
נן
Watson and Co., Ld.....$7.10 b. 90,000 $10 all 81 April 6.90 Dec. 7.10.
William Powell, Limited: .. ..$6148.. 21.000 87 all 911⁄2 Jan. 631⁄2" Doo.
8. C. Morning Post
.$29
16,000 $25 all 90 June ·92-
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
Share, and General · Broker's
Div. Tla. 0. Bonus Tis. 4. Extrá Bonus Tls.1,year ond'g 30'6'14
#
85 cents for 1914
6% for year ending 28 .2.06
8.00 70-ats. for 1914
$1.50 for year ending 31.7.12 50 cts. for 1914,
$1,80 per share for 1913-
Final of $6 making $81 for 1914 Final of $1 making $2 for 1914" j Final div. of 6d, making 7}d
per share for 1913
Interim of T, 1. making T-2 1. a/o 1913
(80 cts. on fully paid shares and "
8 cts. 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 31,12,1914-
7.10 70.ots, for 1913)
616
29.
50 ots. on old shares and 25 cts. on new year shares for year ending 80.6.14 $1. Intel,ma/o year 31.8.14
6, Des Vœux Road Central. Tel address, Reclitude. CORRECTED TO NOON, MAY, 19, 1815,"
THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS
Demand India. 13694 TT Bombay
Demand Bombay.1364 TT Calcutta
| Demand Calcutta ...1361"
Demand Manila.83 1/4′′ TT San Foo &NYAK Demand, New York 484 T/T Jayam, 1107%
EXCHANGE.
T/T France...... Demand Paris ...... On Haiphong On Saigon riu On Bangkok
Belling.
·T/T
Demand 30 d/s 60 dis...
1/9/13/16
..1/078 ...1/9.15/16:
T/T Priva T/T EI 2/1 Japa
77/8
801/4
T/T India
136 1/2
Demand Germany...
prem.
uying.
01/29
6'm
80.1/
1004-
·soat
19th May.
BANKS
INTERNATIONAL BARKING CORPORATION
HEAD OFFICE:
60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE:"
36, Bishopsgate, E.C.
BRANCHES – BOMBAY, LONDON. CALCUTTA MANILA. CANTON. PANAMA. CEBU PEKING.
SAN FRANCISCO. COLON." HANKOW, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG. SINGAPORE. KOBE, YOKOHAMA
CÁPITAL PAID-UP $3,250 000 RESERVE FUNDS.,120,000
(U.S. Gold) 97.370,000 All kinds of FOREIGN & LOCAL BANKING BUSINÄEB transacted under
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS received at rates to be ascertain- ed on application.
N. S. MARSHALL,
Manager.
Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914+
7 Lou Pari
THE
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA
TION,
Paid-up Capital ........ RESERVE FUNDS:
Storing
£1,500,000 at 2(-
****$15,000,000- Silver...$18,000,000
$93,000,000 Reserve Liability of de
Proprietors ..$15,000,000 Hon. Mr. D. Landale Chairma COURT OF DIRECTORS: W. L. Pattonden, Esq. Deputy
Chairman.
8. H. Dodwell, Eag G. T. M. Edkins, Esq. C. B. Gubbay, Esq. PHL Holyoak, Esq. JAV Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. Et Shellim
CHIEF MANAGER # Hongkong NJ.Stattr
je videla vie di u MANAGER Shanghal-A. G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed/
On Current Account at the rata of 2 per cent per annum on the
OKOHAMA SPECIE BANK daily balance. . Nad de sais
LIMITED.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS.
For 3 months, 2 per cent per
annum.
can be Established 1880." Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... 90,000,000 annum Reserve Fund
19,600,000
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Branches Antung-Helen
Bombsy
Calcats Chaahun
*bangilan Harbin Hankow Honolulu
Robe
Lia-Yang
Londes
Lyour
Tingia
"Agrocker at Nagasaki WANTICATEDY
New York Chaks Pekin
gotun (Port
Arthur) Sea Francleca Shanghal
Kichling
Tiantda
Tckya
Los Angeles Chington
Interest Allowed on Current account. Depoise received for äzed perioda at mins tá b
tába obtained on application,
EISHI ONO, Manager, Hongkong, 15th March, 1915.
NOTICES,
THE CHINA PROVIDENT, LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000:) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &c.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System.
For 6 months 3 per cent per For 13 months, 4. par cent per
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS HANK
THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on ap- plication.
INTEREST on deposits is sig lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 per cent, per an-
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 per cent, per annum, ka
For the Hongkong and Shang hai Banking Corporation,
NAJSTABB,
Chief Manager
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED,
Authorised Capital
(Rates and Particulars on, ap: Bubsoribed
Paid Up Reserve Fund
plication).
The Office of
OF
TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &, Undertaken and Executed:
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managera. Hongkong, 19th March, 1980
PEAK TRAMWAY CO.
THE
LIMITED
TIME TABLE.
WEEKDAYE,
- 3:00 Lual, to...|| 2,60's. E¥€ 35 Mon
100A.M. to: 20.000
"'" to Mr. 10,00 ás 10, 31.00 £«Ks txigo am to 4
(7163 FAG: 10
MY M KES FM to 100 KM $100 F.MI 101,10 KM
NIGHT CARS.
* Meni
25
10 M
• ;, 0.50 1.301 2nd 8 TAMI, 9:30 PM, ka
·ILOR XİMİ ''Kvary, häll kontr
25.00 3.3 to 33445 Fai
"avory gearter of an hours
SUNDAYS...
--7.420 19:30 AM, Evgar 15, Mix,
12.50 A.M. 20 § 360 Nomos Na 15.00 How to zjog fær
6.00 PM: to.**** 250 12.
30, M2,
NIGHT CARS on Walk Days.
SATURDAYS 'Extra' Car E., 18 midnight.
BPECIAL CARS
By, Arrangemans as the Company's Qfica Alemandrs Buildings, Das Voets Road
SINGON & CO.
BON
Established A. D. 1880. RON, STEEL METAL and HARD. WARE MERCHANTS. Wholesale and Retail Ironmongers, Fig Iron and
£1,500,000 1,185,000
362,500
10
300,000
BANKERS: Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.
Every description of Exchange business transseted,
Interest allowed on Current AG counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed. Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on spplication. K
AR. LINTON
Manager,
THE OHARTERED BANK OP INDIA AUSTRALIA AND *CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Fresh Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE LONDON, Paid-up Capital... £1,200,000 Reserve Fund.£1,800,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors.£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans noted. T
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on Application.
Wm. DICKSON"
Manager.
Foundry Coke Importers. General Store Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
keepers and Bhipobandiers, Nos, 85 and
37, Hing Loong Street, (2nd Street weet
of Central Karkat) Telaphone No. 515;;
6 m/s. Franos.....2.46 Gold Leaf per taul$57.10 Sovereign
****** $10.80 nom Bar Silver. ready... 23 9/16
forward
SUBSIDIARY COINS. Discount per $100-
MARTIN'S
APOLLS
Veda Pranas Hecindy for silkɔregulärt Lins).
Visogamaade, of Lading siways Key + 497 a Jika Marita'a SM's in the boken, hajlakk on khm Stand:
(ists of any Argelerity of the syskon,
Ally Love 100y be vévnímiafurad, Thomista
· KAN SKA VARotermand Zhand, bepos ihair stor. mona vala, ali dibesake, sad klorga sal) Cimar
OPIUM
Malwa, New Malwa, Old New
QUOTATIONS,
Feb. 25 49,100 per
9,200
Patna, Old Ben
9,2003 9.050
Ola
8,050
9,345 per che,
CANDR Easton il
QATE
Liquor