Commercia!.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1916,
SHARE REPORT.
COMPARATIVE SHARE QUOTATIONS.
3. SELLERS FA-SALES E. LUTERS
N-NOMINAL
STOCK.
To-day's Closing
Prices
1914.
Number Par Paid Highest
e!
Value Up Shares
1914.
Lowest
1915. 1915.
Highest, Lowest. 14th May. 14th May."
Last Dividend
End Date
10 ΠΟΥ
11
to
Dow
Shanghai Electric Construction
Company (Limited.)`
The Ninth Annual General! Meeting was held on May 27 at Basildon House, Moorgate-street, Bir Alfred Dani, K.OMG., the chairman of the company, pre- siding. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts and the declaration of a' dividend on the Ordinary shares at the rate of 6 per cent. per, annum, said that they dealt with
a period of which nearly one-half was affected by the exceptional
'kong& S'hai Banking Corp.
-
conditions resulting from the great Canton Insurance Office, Ld570 b European war, and in these cir aumstances he thought they might| North China Ins. Co., Ld...t.160, b
Banks.
Marine Insurances.
ام رہو
Final of $4 alo 1913. Interima 1 of $18 a/c 1914.:
Interim of 12 p.e. for 1914
$915 b.
5;£76/-/-
£2:3 &,5/- bonus at ex 1/94
120,000 $125
all 855 July. 700 Ock.
815
700
equal to $27.27 for ending 31/12/14
year
10,000 $250 80
10,000 £15 £3
350 Dec. 305 Oct. 370
145 May 133. Jan. 179
360
160
b3 regarded as calisfactory. Their |
gross receipts amoucled to £114. Union Ins. Society of Clon, Ld.$91512,400 $250 100 847 April 700 454 18. 4d., from which had to be
Oct... 9915
€855
Tr
12,000, $100 60
210 April 19234 Jan.
340
225
Finial of $20 and bonus of $5 making $55 for 1913 and Intorim of $30 for 1914. Final of $15 miak. $18 for 1913
& Int. of $3 for 1914
by native copper coinage, leaving
efcative receipta of £80.415 12%.'{
20,000 $00 201 8,000 $250 50'
160 395
July 140 Oct; 150 Feb. 369 April 395
130
$9 for 1913
385
$27 for 1913
30,000. $25, all 10 Jan. 516 Dec. 30 cts, 20,000, $50 all 36 Mar, 2716 Nov.
∙all 2914 Jan. 22 Der.
30 cts.$1 for 1906
56
45
$3 for year ending 30.6.14
23
20
}
€0,000
all 79 Jan £6 60,000
50
Sept." 114
96
17
all 106 Feb. 70/- Sept. 89/6 x div. 82.
x div,
49
Mar. 40
Nov.
37
36
Fire Insurances,
Refineries.
$395
deducted £28,038 9, id, for los¦ Yangtare Ina. Askoc. Ll; ...$240 ex 73
3d., as against £92,105 11s. id. i
Shipping. (40 cls. bx the re- c.&M. S.8. Co., Lơ. Iturn of $4.50 por a. Douglas Steamship Co., Ld. #56 Hongkong. C. & M.S.$. Co., Ld 20
120,000 $13
in 1013. After deducting the China Firo Ins. Co., Ld...$150. working expenses in Shanghai'kong Fire Ins. Co., Ld. An operative profit remained amonating to £35,802 0, 81, as Compared with £37,076 46. 10d. in 1013. Their business during the year was adversely affected] by three principal causes; first,' the war, which seriously restrict ed employment and trade in Shanghai, and generally through out the country; secondly, the further depreciation of subsidiary copper coinage owing to the reck Star Ferry Company, Ld...824 40,000 $10 all
less outturn of the native minie;
and, thirdly, the fall in sterling
Endo-China Steam Navigation$114
Co, id, ...
Shell! T'port & Trading Co.. Ld.85/6
b: 3,797,610 £1
exchange. For the first seven China Sugar Refining Co., Ld.$126) b. months of the year they showed Luzen Sugar Refining Co.,Ld.$44 b. an increase in their operating profits of $42,147, which was- followed by a decrease in the last
Mining.
five months of $18,101, leaving Kailan Mining Admin'tion. 30/- them with a gain of only $20,040 Raub Australian Gold Min- x div..
ing Co., Ld. A. for the year as a whole. The " loss from the depreciation in the Tronoh Mines Ltd. subsidiary coinage of £28,038 represented 8 75 per cent, on the capital of the company, as against 8.09 per cent. for 1913. The silver exchange showed a reduc- tion of the average rate from 28. to 1.9td, and was equivalent to over 11 per cent.
Reuter's Telegram Co;
At the general meeting of Reuter'a Telegram Company, held at Winchester House on Jone 3, which laried twolours, a strong prr test was mide against the directorate con inung in ofice. Mr. Brodie James, on be-" half of himself sid a number of other shareholders, demanded a poll on the re-election of the 10- tiring director, the Hor. Mark F. Napier, chairman of the com- pany. This resulted in bis IE- appointment "by 1,762 votes, against 628 votes,
Dacks, Wharves and
Godowns &c. 'kong & K.W. & G. Co., Ld,§ 70 H'kong & W'poa D. Co. Ld....$71. Shai Dock& Eng. Co., Ld....51. S'hai & H'kew W. Co., Ld.....81
Lands, Hotels and Buildings. Anglo French Lands.......t.94 F'kong Hotel Co., Ld....$116
F'kong Land Investment Co. $111 'phrey's Estato& F. Co., Ld...$6.15 K'loon Land & Building Co., Ld $40 Shanghai Lands
H'kong Central Estates.....$100
Cotton Mills.
Ewo Cotton 8. & W. Co., La. t.171 b. Hongkong Cotton Co. .$74 sa. & b:
14 Kung Yik...... Laou Kung Mow
7. b. Shanghai Cottons in S'hai.t.97.
Miscellaneous.
..........
China Borneo Company.Ld, $10 China Light & Power Co.,)
Ld. $4. Do. (Spec. shares) China Provt. L. & M. Co., Ld. 8h Dairy Farm Company, Ld....$34 Green Island Cement Co. Ld....6.85 Hongkong Electric Co., Ld. $41 Hongkong Ice Co., Ld.........$185 HongkongRope Mfg.Co.,Ld....$251`,, Hongkong Tramway Co., Ed... 5
Mr. Brodie Jaces alleged that there had been neglect on the part of the directors in their duty to the shareholders, and that they had allowed mene, to be used in a way no
one could pos- sibly defen. It ai mot deplo- able they should seek to shelter themselves behind the late ma- naging director. While Baron de Reater did not brook interference Langkat.............................39 in the affairs of the Telegram. Company, he was in no anch Peak Tramway Co., Ld. (Old)89.30 x div. Bulceratio position in regn'd to.
the bank, and for the directors to Philippines Ld... say they were not responsible for H. Price & Co., Ld...... lo-ses which had occurred in that, Societe des Pulpos et Papier-1
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BE E SEE 80
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0/
f Final of 40 cts, making 90 cls for year ending 31.12.14 (Final of
m'king 6 on pre. ferred shares & 5% on de- ferred shares for year 1913 Final of 5 (Coupon No. 24)
making 7/- for 1914
($1.50 per share and bonus of 40 cents per share for year onding 30'4'15
45 cents for year 1914
$3 for 1914.
Final of 6.p.c., 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
Tls. 1.20 for year ending 30°11'14. Tls. 12 for 1913
BANKS
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
CORPORATION
HEAD OFFICE: 60, Wall Street, New York. LONDON OFFICE: 36, Bishopsgate, E.C. BRANCHES-
BOMBAY, LONDON. CALOUTTA. MANILA. CANTON, PANAMA. CEBU,
'i
PEKING. COLON. SAN FRANCISCO. HANKOW. SHANGHAI. HONGKONG, SINGAPORE. KOBE. YOKOHAMA.
CAPITAL PAID-UP. $3,250 000 RESERVEFUNDS...... 4,120,000
(U.S. Gold) $7,370,000
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. S. MARSHALL,
Manager.
Hongkong, 22nd Oct. 1914
THE
BANKS
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA-
TION,
Paid-up Capital ******...$15,000,00 RESERVE FUNDS;
Sterling
£1,500,000 at 21-
Silver
**$15,000,000 ..$18,000,000
$99,000,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors... $15,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS,” Hon. Mr. D. Landale.-Chairman,, W. L. Pattenden, Eaq.- Deputy
Chairman.
!
8. H. Dodwell, Esq.
G. T. M. Edkins, Eoq.
O. 8. Gubbay, Esq.
P.H. Holyoak, Esq. J.A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, CHIEF MANAGER Hongkong-N. J. Statt
MANAGER AV1 Shanghai-A, G. Stephen London Bankers-London:
County and Westminster Limited.
Hongkong-Interest Allowed:
On Current Account at the rala of 2 per cent. per annum on
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK daily balance.
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... 30,000,000
IN
..
ON FIXED DEPOSITS For 3 montha, 2 per cept, per
.annum.
For 6 months. 31 per cent,
annum.
Reserve Fund..... 19,600,000 For 12 months, 4 per cent pea
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Branches
Antung-Hsien
Bombay
Calculta
Changchan
Debren Fengilen
Londun
Agencies st
Nagma
New York
Newchwing
Oska Pakka Kyolen (Port Artbur
Interest Allowed an Carrent Account Depozita received for Bred perioda at rates to be obielbed on application.
EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 15th March, 1915,
NOTICES,
PROVIDENT
LOAN 'AND' MORTGAGE
CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro perty, &o.
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Losne made on the Provident
System;
(Rates and Particulars on sp
plícation)..
The Office of
TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c:, Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & 00. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March; 1490
20,000 $100 all 96) 7,000 $100 all | 31
Foh. .70 Nov. Jan. [7
Dec.
127
111
83 for 1912
44
2714 $3 for 1897
Harbin
Hankow
San Franciaco
It actulu
Κούν
Interim of 1/- account, vear
Liao-Yang
Cintai
b.1,000,000 £1
$3.75 b. 200,000 £1, .31/6 x div. 160,000 £1all
all4 Feb,
all 3.10 Jan.
59/-
33,6 Dec.
33/6
30/-
ending 30.6.15 (Coupon No. 5.)
Tokyo
Буола
Los Angeles
Tulostaa
1.90 Nov.
3.75
3.60
1/2 for 1909
Feb. 19/6 Nov,
32/6
32/6
- interim a/c 1915 paid 12.7.15
ка.
b.
00,000 $50 all 60,000 $50 all 55,700 t. 100 all 35,000 t. 100 all
80,
Jan. 73
Nov.
72
68
$3.50 for year 1914
77
Jan. 53 Oct. 75
57
#3 dividend for year 1914
60
July' 50 Dec.
52
51
Tls. 5 for 1913
309
Jan.
8214 Dec.
25.
80
Ts. 5 for 1914
THE CHINA
13,000 t.100't, 100, 1.20,000 $50
94,
94
Tls. 64 for year ending 29.2.14
128 July
120
Deg.
116
112
†
$2.50 for half year ending
31°12′14
10.00 $100 all 150,000 $10 .0,000 $50 b.
t.104 88.
78,000 t.50 6. 12,500 $50 all West Point Building Co., Ld. $72
10,000 $100 áll
b.
1173 July
all
914 Jan.
98. 7
Nov. 110
108
$3 for year ending 31'12'14
Nov.. 7
6.10
459
Jan. 44
Feb. 40
40
all 98
Dec. 89
73
June 66
Oct. 106
Feb. 72
100
101
70
· 100
9.
20,000 to all all 185.00 $10
10,000 1.10 all 8,00 t.100 all 40,000 1,50 all
138
814
Mar.
144
Jan. 11
110
Feb. 70
135
Feb. 70
July .25 May 170.. 152
7 7. June. 7,40
Mar. 1414 134 May 69 b. 86 Nov. 991 974
b.
b.'
6
€0,000 $12 all
May 10
10,000 $5 all 4.90 July 4 30,000 $1 all 195,000 $10 40,000 7
12
b.
b.
•
b.
(New) 80 eta, b.
...$4
7 39 June 35 b. 400,000 $10 all 6.90
Jan. 5 69,000 $10
all 49 Jan. 36 6,000 $25
all 247 July 60,000 $10 sil 25. June 22 325,000 5/- all 13/- July 7-
28
Dec. 250,000 g.10 all 6424 Mar.
all 1014 Jan. 914 June 20,000 $10 50,000 $10 $193 cts. Jan. 75 cts. Dec. 75,000 $10, all
Jan. all 9
Dec. 10
April 44-
Nov. 81
34. Aug. Dec. 6.90
10
34
670
Nov. 403
39
$2.00 per share for 1914
174 Dec. 185
184
Apr.
42.. 38
10
10
$1.
80 cte.
4
None
humbug.
department was a piece of pompous Steam Laundry, Co., Ld..........$3.15 b.
teries du Tonkin..........
...$5
$20
.10
all
Mr. George Grinnell Milne, one of the directors, said their names
Union Water-boat Co., Ld....$174 h. Watson and Co., Ld...$636.
6.
were used for a Mexican loan
៦.
and at their next meeting they
told the late managing director 8. C. Morning Post
............$29
b.
12,000 810 13,200 $50 20,000 $5 all 500 June 4 Nov. 316 27.723.810 all 2214 Feb. 17 Jan. 1711⁄2 90,000 $10 all | 8). April 6.90 Deo. 0.60xdiv.
71,000 $7 all 91⁄2 Jan 61⁄2 Dec. 6
Jupe 6,000 $25 all .30
Dec. 29
5
$1.50 for 1910.
་
·20
20
..None
92
29
that if such a thing cccurred
WRIGHT & HORNBY,
Do
F
absolutely without their consent, William Powell, Limited. .....$0)
again they would immediately
resign. The thing taving been done, they could only work out the salvation of the com- pany by getting the beat security they could. On another occasion they found that the managing director and the man- ager had decided without consult- ing them that the manager should leave for New Yo k in two days. It was no use, blinking the fact that a large portion of their losses were due to the war. The man- all men of honour, and Bgers were feared no inquisition," because there had been no neglect.
The report was then put to the vote and adopted with three dissentients, and on the re-election of the ohairman as director a poll was demanded, with the result etated. Mr. Williams was re- elected ad rector,
Share and Ceneral Brokers
Div. Tls. 6, Bonus Tis. 4. Extra Bonus 11s.1,year end'g 30'6'14
85 cents for 1914
414 6% for year ending 28.2,06
•
8.00 70 cts. for 1914
$1.50 for year ending 31.7.14
50 ats. for 1914.
Final of $6 making $8) for 1914 'Final of $1 -makin $2 for 1914 264 Feb. & x div: 4.80 x div. { $10% for 1914
Interim of T. 1 making T. 2.
a/c 1919.
(70 cts. on fully paidshares and 7 cts. rn $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.15
3.00 35 cts. for year ending 31'5'74
($1.00, per share for year ned- 163ng 31,12,1914
6.50 x div.60 cts. for 1914
[50 eta, on old shares and 25 cis. on new year shares for year ending 30.6.14 $1.50 for 1914
6. Ces Vaux Fead Central. Tel. address. Rectitudex. CORRECTED TO NOON, 14 JULY, 1915.
ANY SUBSEQUENT ALTERATIONS WILL BE FOUND IN "UP TO THE MINUTE SHARE MARKET NEWS.”
THE TELEGRAPH DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE QUOTATIONS.
Selling. T/T...............19.1/16 Demand ........... ...1/9 1/8. 30 d/g......1/9 3/16". 60 8/8.....................1/9 1/4' 4 m/s...............1/9 5/15 T/T Shanghat..... ..............7824. Private 30 d/s sight T/T Singapore.....7534 T/T Japan T/T India....................133
86
EXCHANGE..
1331
Demand India ..... T/T Bombay Demand Bombay ...193% T/T Calcutta
Demand Calcutta ...13314 Demand Manila...86 T/TBÉn T¢ó &NY
Demand, New York 42 1/8 T/T Java ..................,,,106 «T/T:Marks..inaNom,
Demand Germany..
T/T Frands....... Demand Paris ..... 2.34) On Halphong..... On Baigon 8° On Bangkok kay 8712
Buying 4ms: L/C***
...19 11/16 4 m. §. D. P... 3/9 13/16/ 6 m s. L/C
19 15/16
30 da. B'ney & M. 1/9 15/16 30 ds ban Fcd & NYX9 4-w}s. Markrus, Nomi 4 m/s.Frands...245
14th July.
6 m/s, Franca.... .2.50 Gold Leaf per tael.$58.70 Soverei, ... $11.25 nom.. Bar Silver ready. 231/2
forwardi
SUBSIDIARY COINS.
Dimount per $100: hinese...20 ota:pieces: $21 5/8 Cunese 1
ANET 213 4
Hougkung:20 ots, pieces 6 9:9/8.
PEA
DEAK TRAMWAY CO LIMITED
AB TABL
WEEK DAYS,
1:00 Aut: to -3.00 AM. - E7521 15 MIN. 4.00 AM to 10.00 204
£0.00 to 11.00 AM 1230 AM, TO 18.45 Futs
LES 2.1 to ** 1.33 Pu
2:53 FJEL
13
30 MIN.
rl
vs Ma
13-20
100 TH.
5:00 7.30
kan rate
to MTK
NIGHT CARS.
2185 TAME KO *MS TO SO AIS DIE TO
Lsd act and g mati, pige van, to
* 15:00 EKS” weary half hou
13.00 7.3. LA 37:45 PM
every quarter ofan home,
SUNDAYS
7.48 AM to 10:30 AM. Erter 13 Mis;
30130 d. to 18,00 -
37-30 A.24, 10 11.00 NOK 11.00 Noon to 100 Faci
6.00 3.24 1.00 7.
J
to Mia
Ta
**** 25
10 M
10 M20.
is Man
M
A $100 Bull 30
LOG
1100 1.20, ko HIGHN CARS 'me on. Waak Days.
SATURDAYS
Extra" Car al ́is 'midnight;
·A·PECIAL CARS"
By, Arrangement at the Company's Offics, Alesandra Via}}/?ngs, The Vers Bar, Central,
Feason and punch tickets available for all car
not al cady full inning at the finis stated in the Company's time tai lus but nåt for special care, can be obtained on application at the Company'sOnce No nickel wil be issued until payment there. for has lean made in. Hank Notes or by Cheque Comprador der represensing Bank Koses
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON.
NOTICE.
annum.
13
N. J. STABB.
Chief Manages
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
HE Business of the abave
TH
Bank is condunted by the 20 HONGKONG AND STRANSMAT BANKING COFFOKLATKON · Rules may be obtained on sp- plication.
་་
INTEREST on deposita is a- lawed on the minimum monthly balances at $5 per cent. per az
Am.
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or mors to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT *t. 4′′ per cent, per For the Hongkong and Shang- hal Banking Corporation,
N.J. STABB,
Chief Manager
annum.
+
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED;
****** 1125,000
Authorised Capital ......£1,500,000. Subscribed Paid Up Reserve Fund
562,500. 100,000
BANKERS: Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Limited.
Every description of Exchange · business transacted,
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent per annung on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposita at ratos whicle may be ascertained on application.
A. ELINTON
Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853,
HEAD OFFICE
LONDON. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund.......£1,800,000 Reserve Liability of de
Proprietors ...£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE" and Gonoral Banking business trans- acted DNA
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application: ang
Wm. DICKSON
Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1913, ~[ 9.
Any European; Non-Asiatic or Indian desirile to leave the| Colony should apply in writing for permission to do so to the Captain Bus erintendent of Police, at least 48 hours before the in- tended hour of departure, giving Malwa, Now an rame, nationality, age, sex, Malwa, Old Huma height and occupation of, the fatna, New applicant, and stating the name Eatna, Clá
OPIUM QUOTATIONS.
of the ste mer or other vessel. or Benares, New the hour of the train by which Benares, Old
the pplicant wishes to leave,
Applicants should apply in person
for their passe as the Centrale
Tob. 95 $9,100 per
Polles Station between the hours THE ALEXANDRA GATET
of 9'a.m. to'l p.m. and 2.p.m, to Cannot be Beaten f
4 pm. dailyOST TEREK For Bread (akes, Confer
91/4 Hongkong 9th, July, 1915
and meals with Wines de LinTo"