Commercia).
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNSDAY, JUNE – 30, 1915,
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS,
-6.-EELLLS SA-EALES 3.-BUVERS
N-NOMINAL
BANKS
To-day's
1914.
1914.
Number
STOCK.
Closing
Prices
Par Paid Ilighest of Value Up Shares
Lowest
1915. 1915.
Highest. Loweat, 14th May. 14th May.
Last Dividend
and Date
to
NOW
'Straits Trading Company. Following is the report of the directors to the members of the Straits Trading Company, Ltd., for presentation at the meeting on the 30th inet-The directors now submit the accounts for the half-year ended March 31, 1916, being the second ball of the basi Dess year, 1914-15. Altar writ ing off depreciation and making provision for bad and doubtful | debts, the net profits amounts to
$592,301.20 which, with the bal-fl'kong Shai Banking Corp. 76/-/4)
Marine Insurances. Canton Insurance Office, Ld.365
120,000 $125 all 855 July 700
Banks.
$812)
Fire. Insurances, Onina Fire Ins. Co., Ld.......$148 sa. b. ...$395 - b. H'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld.
Shipping.
000-be transferred to employees Yangtsze Ins. Assoc. Ld....$240 ex 73 bonus account; that $44,000-be added to tip reserve fund which will then stand at $500,000; that the balance of $212,318.45 be carried forward to a new docount, For the ball year under review, the volume of business was of China & Manila 9.8. Co., Ld65.00
atisfactory dimensions, being Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. $54 greater than that of the preced- ing six months, and also above Hongkong, C. & M.S.S. Co., Ld211⁄4 the average of recent. half-yeare. Both works were steadily employ ed during the period. The Jeconstruction of the Pensog works, referred to in previous re- Forte, was commenced. The Iccal
Indo-China Steam Navigation $105
Ca., Ld.....
Shell T'port & Trading Co... Ld.92/6
S
Oct.
{60,000 3,797,610 £1 all 106 Feb. 70/- - Sept.
merket for tin opened on October Star Ferry Company, Ld.$36 ex div. s. 40,000 $10
Lat 864 per pienl, and closed on
March 31 at $8414. The price
touched the low level of $58 per
Refineries,
Mining"
pical on October 15, and tin was China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.$118 again unsaleable for several days Luton Sugar Refining Co.,Ld.936 during that month, which gave cause fcr anxiety. The highest. price in the balf-year was $87 Ler pical, ixcorded on March 19. The satisfactory character of the accounts presented is due to con- tinued economies in melting at Pulau Brani, combined with the successful disposal of tin despite the diffinities of the market dur, ing an abnormal period. “Agricultural Development la
Kailan Mining Admin❜tion. 32/-
€1,000,000 £1 Raub Australian Gold Min. div.
ing Co., Ld.
$3.75. b. 200,000 £1 .32/6
160,000 £1 Tronoh Mines Ltd.
Docks, Wharves and
Godown's &c.
ន.
all 49 Mar." 40 Nov.
10.
now
£21.3 & 51. bonus at ex 1/914 equal to $27.27 for 6 year ending 31/12/14-
Final of 4 a/c 1913. Interi
of $18 a/c 1914. Interim of 12 p.c. for 1914
(Final of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55 for 1913 and Interim of $30 for 1914 ... Final.of $15 mak. 818 for 1913
& Int. of $3 for 1914-
$3 for year ending 30.6.14
Final of 40 cts, making 90 cts 1 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/c 19140. No. 23
(Final of 5% Coupon No. 4.
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION,' HEAD OFFICE:
60, Wall Street, New York: LONDON OFFICE: 36, Bishopsgate, E.C. "
BRANCHES-
BOMBAY, LONDON. CALOUTTA. MANILA: CANTON,
CEBU.
COLON.
PANAMA.
PEKING.
SAN FRANCISCO. HANKOW.SHANGHAI.
HONGKONG. SINGAPORE.
YOKOHAMA
| KORE,
CAPITAL PAID-UP $3,250,000 RESERVE FUNDS...... 4,120,000
(U.S. Gold) 97.370,000 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
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
"LIMITED.
11
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORA
TION."
Paid-up Capital.........$15,000,000 RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
.
£1,500,000 at 21-
$15,000,000 Silver $18,000,000
$39,000,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors...$15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr. D. Landale,Chairman, W. L. Pattenden, Esq. Deputy
Chairman.
S. H. Dodwell, Eng G. T. M. Edkins, Eg, 0.8, Gubbay, Esq. P.H. Holyoak, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Eng. Hon. Mr. E: Shellim,
CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong-N. J. Stal
MANAGER Shanghai-A. G. Stephen.. London Bankers-London: County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed:
On Current Account at the rate of 8 per cent per annum on the daily balance.
$0,000,000 annum
Established 1880- -- ON FIXED DEPOSITS. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 For 3 months, 21 per cent per Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund... 19,600,000 For 6 months. 31 per cent. par
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,
For 18 months, 4 per cent per
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager,
Branch ta Antung-Halen
Boobay Calentia Changchun
DALAG
Tenzio
Harbin
Hackow Honolulu Koba
Liao-Y208 London
«Бусда
Tilogtan
Agencies at Nagnaaki pe
Newchwang
New York
Cinka Pakin Ryolun (Part Artbur San Francisco
Shazybai Tickling Tienisla
Tokyo
Los Angeles Taingiau
Interest Allowed on Current Accouni. "Deposita received for fixed periods at rates to be chialed on application
EISHI ONO, Manager.. Hongkong, 15th March, 1915.
ance of $189,557.25 brought for ward from last sccount, makes a total of $731.918.45 available at March 31, 1915. The directors recommend:-That a dividend of North China Ins. Co., Ld.
ს.
4.170
b.
[10,000-$250 · · 50 350 10,000 £15 £5 145
Deo. May
305 Oct.
370
360
J
193 Jan.
170
170
$1, and a tonus of 50 cents per
ehaze, be paid to abareholdere, Union Ins. Society of C'ion, Ld.#895 sa abrording $450,000; that $25,-
12,400 $250 100 8471 April 700. Oct.
#893
£855
12,000 $100 60 210 April 19216 Jan.
240:
225
20,000 $100 20 8,000 $250 30
160 395
July
140 Oct. Feb. 368 April
148
130
$9 for 1913
395
385
$27 for 1913
30,000 $25 all 10 Jan. 514 Déc. 20,000 $30 all 36 ·Mar. | 2714" Nov, 80,000 $18" all 2914 Jan. 22 .Dec.
5.00
4.80 $1 for 1906
54
45
23
214
ea.
$ 60,000
£6
} all 79 Jan. 50. Sept. 105
94/6
96
92,6
36
($1.70 per share and bonus of 30.cents per share for year ending 30'4'14.
b.
F.
20,000 8100 all 7,000 $100 all
961
Feb. 70 Nov.
118
111
$3 for 1912
31
Jan. 17...
Dec. 36
2734
83 for 1697
all
4
Feb. 33,6 Dec.
33,6
32/-
making 10% for year end- ing 30/6/14
all 3.10 Jan. 1.90 Nov. all 39 Feb. 19/6 Nov,
3.75
3.60 1/2 for 1909
32/6
32/6. 1-mak.7/6 a/c. 1913
b
b.
b.
€0,000 $50 all 89 50,000 $50 all 77 ́56,700 't, 100'all 60
36,60 100 all
109
Jan. 73 Nov. 72 Jen. 53 Oct,
68
$3.50 for year 1914
$3 dividend for year 1914
July ,50 Dec. 52 Jan. 8214 Dec.
51
Tls.5 for 1913
£5
80
Tla..5 for 1914
THE
}
13,000 t.100 t.1or! 20,000,$50 50 128
94
July 20 Dec...
116
112 -
"
IM
Tls. 66 for year ending 29.2.14-0 ($2.50 for half year ending 13112′14 •
41
#
1.
.L.104
58.
10,000 $100│all all ecce $50 20
48,000 1.50 all
·
44
98. Dec. $9
98 11716 July "94 Jan. 7 Nqr.
451 Jan.
Nov.
10834-
108
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6.60
Feb. 40
+40
b.
8
19,000 $50 all 73 10,000 $100 all
June 66
Oct.
Feb. 71
100.
106
101
70 100
b
20,000 1,50 all 138 July 225 18.00 $10 all 25.10 all
84 Mar.
11 14 Jan. 110" Feb. 70 135 Fcb. 70
€0,600 $19
all-12
Ld. $44
10,000-$5
b.
b. 400,000 $10
b.
60,000 $10
G 39
6.90 all 49
May 10
all 4.90 July 4 April. 414 50,000 $1 all 125,000 $10 all 0
40.000 7
Dec. 10
Jan, all
9.
6,500 $26 60,000 $10 b. 325,000 5/-
.t.40
Jan.
Nov. June 35 Aug.
34 5 Dec. 6,90 Jan. 36 Nov. · ·40. allTM| 217) July 174 Dec. 184 all 25 June 22 Apr. 261
264 all 13 July 7 Feb. 4.95 x div. 4.80 x div.
b. 250.000 g.10 all 64 Mar. 28. Dec. 42 38
25,000 $10, all 1014 Jan. 914 June 10 50,000 $10 - $1. | 93 cte. Jan. 75 cta. Dec. $1
81
184
10
80 cts.
b"
75,000 $10 all
"None
12,000 $10∙ 10
$1.50 for 1910,
13,200 $50 all..
20
20.
None
20,000 $5
all 500 June 4
Yunnan Province.
According to a recent report by the U.S. Consul-General George E Anderson, of Hongkong, con- Biderable agricultural and in- dustrial development is being undertaken by the Government of the Province of Yunronat present, and it is likely that considert ble permanent berofit will result, The Provine al Government has made arrangements for the ind portation from the United States of 8,000 lbs. of tree-cottspeed for experimental parios and this is a part of its genera soheme to improve the agriculture of de province. Experimentere
kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld.$711 E H'kong & W'poa D. Co., Ld....864 ShaiDock& Eng. Co Id ...51) S'hai & H'kew W. Co., Ld. ...81
Lands. Hotels end Buildings.
Anglo Fretch Lands1.94 H'kong Hotel Co., Ld. ........$116
H'kong Land Investment Co. $1081 b.
'phreya Estate & F. Co., Ld. $6.60 150,000 $10 K'loon Land & Building Co., Ld $40 Shanghai Lands
West Point Building Co., La. $71 'kong Central Estates......$100
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cotton S. & W. Co., Ed. 1.17 Hongkong Cotton Co.
$77 sa. & b. Fung Yik
13.90 b 87) Lagu Kung Mow Shanghai Cottone in S'hait.98
Miscellaneous.
carried on stout three fears ago China Forneo Company,Ld. $10 with ated of the variets cotton China Light & Power Co., obtained fm Shanghai, and it
reen Island Coment Co. Ld....6.85 ongkong Electric Co., Ld. $3994 dongkong Ice Co., Ld. ......$184 HongkongRope Mfg.Co.,Ld....$26}| Hongkong Tramway Co., Ld. 4.95
Langkats
b.
8. C0 1.100 all 40,000 1.50 all
May 167 b. 152) June 7.40 ཏྭཱ Mar. 14141334 May
b: 86 E9 Nov. 99) 974
wasioped that the variety could be Co. (Spec. shares) grond successfully in several part China Provt. L. & M. Co., Ld. 8) of the Province. The cotton nowDairy Form Company, Ld....$34 grown in the Province consists almost altogether of the usual Chinese variety, knew a "tung, chow," and the American uplend variety, grown from seed obfaine in China from orope grown from seed from the ited Stat The introdunt of this Aizkican variety has been espearenc cessful, the weather and soif the province being especiallated to the American variety, which, though not onlúvated extensively, at present, has given largo yields of very sctisfactory staple. Re- cently experiments were made in Union Water-boat Co., Ld....$1742 b. 27,723 $10 all 2214 Feb. 17 the practical cultivation of Watson and Co., Ld...................................$611⁄2 90,000-$10 all 8 April 6.96 American tobacco in various
31.000 $7 all 91⁄2 Jan 614 Dec G
6,000 $25 all 30 June 92 Tec. 29
Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old)$§.30 x div.
Do
(New) 80 cts. b.
...$4
#5
$20
Philippines Ld.. H. Price & Co., Ld.... Societe des Pulpes at Papier-Į.
teries du Tonkin........
Steam Laundry Co., Ld..........$3.15. b.
za of the province, and leaf of William Powell, Limited,
very satisfestory quality was
... 61
Zoduced on a profitable basis. 8. C. Morning Port
$29.
was found, however, that the
WRIGHT. & Hornby,
Share and General Brokers
a wan badly injured in being
hipped out of the province hrough Indo China to Hongkong, and other manufacturing centres, and further cultivation of the lant on a modern basis, and with American reed, oply waita the establish- ent of a stripping mill-in Yun-
Experimenta are also being fied on with American fruit ds. Several varieties of apples, cre, peaches, cherries, and ums are being successfully cul- Rated Most euch fruits grow readily in the Yannen climate, which is said to grow anything
missblo to the climate of Califor-4
* Considerable native fruit of 380 varistica is grown, but five methods have resulted in ation of the stook to a here the fruits have little
T/T
| Private 30 d/s eight
ТТ Зарвл
$3 for year ending 31'12'14 45 cents for year 1914 $3 for 1914"*
Final of 6 p.c. making 12 p.c.
for 1914
$2.25 for balf year ending 31.12.14 $4.09 for 7 months ending 31.12,14.
Tls. 12 for’ycarending 31′10′′14- 50 cents 31'7'08
Tis. 1.20 for year ending 3011′14, Tis. 12 for 1913
Div. TIs. 6. Bonus Tls. 4. Extra' Bonus Tls.1,year end'g '30'6'14 10. 85 cents for 1914
4346% for year ending 28 .2.06
8.00 70 cts. for 1914 34 $1.50 for year ending 31.7.14 6.70 50 cts. for 1914, 39 $2.00 per abare for 1914
Final of $6 making $8) for 1914 Final of $1 making $2 för 1914
Final div. of 64. making 7a.
per share for 1913
Interim of T. 1 making T. 2′′
a/c 1913
(70 ots. on fully paidshares and 7 cts. on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.15
Nov.
3.00 35 cts, for year ending 31574 314
$1.00, per share for year end- Jen. 1714 16
ing 31.12.1914 Dec. 6.60 x div. 6.50 x div.60 cts, for 1914.
(50 cts, on old shares and 25
ets. on new year shares for: year ending 30.6.14.
$1. Intezim afc year 31.8.14...
6, Des Vœux Road Central, Tel. address, Rectitude. CORRECTED TO NOON, JUNE, 30, 1015.
THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS.
EXCHANGE.
Selling.
Demand India 135
Demand 30 d/s 60 da...
m/s...
...1/9 5/16 ...1/9 3/8
TT Bombay
Damend Bombay
.1/9 7/16
TT Calcutta
135 A
21/91/2
..1/9.9/16
T/T Shanghai..
1/4
341
TT Singap
T/T India
Demand Calcutta135 Demand Madile. “...87 TTBan Tho &NY123 Domand, New York 42 5/8 T/T/Java................................107) T/T Marke.....Nom. Demand Germany.
T/T Francs...............2.80. Demand Paris. ......2:301 On Haiphong
On Saigon
zouth
On Bangkok 862
Buying 4m's. L/0.191b16 4 m/s. D/P..................1/10.1/16!!! 6 m/s. L/O www.n.1/10 2/16/ 30 dis. B'ney & M. 110 3/16
30 d/e: Ban Fco & N‹YA4-- 4 m/s, Marka. Nom. 4 m/s.Franca.,
30:h June
16 m/s. Franos.246
Gold Leaf per tael$58.20 Sovereign wemtia_$11:15 nom. Bar Silver, ready... 22 7/8 $4 forward näky
SUBSIDIARY COINS, Discount per $100
karatamente Chinese...20 ota, pieces $19, 3/8 Ohinese...10
$19 1/2 Hongkong.20 ots, pieces $8.7/8 1 Hongkong 20,
$97/8.
NOTICES,
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
Loans on Mortgage of Hours Pro perty, &to.
Goods received on Storage... Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Frovident
· System... (Rates and Particulars on ap-
plication).
OF
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &0:, Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers: / Hongkong, 19th March, 1890:
PEAK TRAMWAY CO.
LIMITED
TIME TABLE.
WEEK DAYS.
$.00 41, to'.. 8.00 4.M. «Ersay ngʻ Mar, 1,00 AM. 20 10.00 AM
za Mir. 10.00 AM to 12.00 4X #1-30 Alk, to 38,45 PM) 18145 .. ta LI YM.
THIS SO 1:45- 3141 70 to KAJ PAMI 135 251, in
fino M to
luxe 2.20,
NIGHT CARS,
T
J
1 MIN
รูป Han
REG rim and 0 BMG, 9:30 PM,'to.
(31.00 2301 (vay ball hosts,
*.
.. to 18.45 8.3
Every quarter of an hour,
SUNDAYS
7,41 AM to 10:30 AM. Every 31 'Min.-
foto A.M. U *15.00 A.M.
15.30 AM to 11.00 NOOK "
5.00 9. to
5:00 7.1!
Н
xy Min
1.00 ...to 6.00 2.244.
To Mice, 3,00 rau to. 2.00 30...
$200/1.18, la 1.10.1.3. "
zo Man, NIGHT CARS'as-on Work Days.
SATURDAYS
Extrs) Car (at, sa midnight,
SPECIAL CARS.
By, Arrangemant al the Company's Qfits,
Alexandra Raildings,"
Du Vorea Road, Central
annum:
annum,
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI. BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on ar- plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al lowed on the minimum monthly balances at 83 per cent. per an- пит. J
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT 4 per cent, por. For the Hongkong and Shang haf Banking Corporation,
N..J. STABB,
Chief Manager
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital.....£1,500,000 Subscribed Paid Up Reserve Fund
........... 1,125,000
562,500 $500,000
* BANKERS,
Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bant, Limited.
Every description of Exchangs 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 ascertained on application, Ey
A. R. LINTON
Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund... £1,800,000 ********. £1,200,000 Reserve Liability of
Proprietors.......£1,200,000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and
Season and punch tickets available for all cars General Banking business trans
sot al-eady full runsing at the dose stated she Company's tule inbles, but act for special cars, an he obtained on application at the Company's Office No Besten icket will be issued until payment there for has been made in Bank Noter or by Chequer | Compradore order representing Bank Notes
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON.
NOTICE}
acted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application..
LOVE Wm. DICKSON.
Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1919. [ 2
OPIUM
ANY EUROPEAN desiring to Jeave the, Colony should apply in writing for permission to do so to the Provost Marshal, Head Quarters Offices, at least 48 hours before the intended hour Malwa, New of departure, giving name, nation- Malwa, Old ality, age, sex, height, complexion Faina and occupation of the applicant, and stating the name of the Bent steamer or other vessel for the B hour of the train by which the applicant wishes to leave. Ap plicants should apply in person for their passes to the Provost Marshal at Head Quarters Offices between the hours of 9 am, and 1 p.m. and 2 to 4 pm daily
QUOTATIONS.
Feb. 25 $9,100 per
9,200
9,325 perche
200 19.050 8,050
THE ALEXANDRA CAFE Cannot be Beaten, if Equalled For Bread Cakes, Contcationery and meals with Wines & Ligonu.