WAR TELEGRAMS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8,
TELEGRAMS.
}THE LISBON
DISTURBANCES.
DAIRY FARM
NEWS.
(Continued
REPORTED LOSS OF GERMAN WARSHIP,
February 7, 4.10 puta
Beater's correspondent at Copenhagen statee that a large vessel, believed to be a German warship, has feandered in the Kattegat Distress calls were received and suddenly ceased. A wireless apparatus and other wreckage has been found on the shores of Swedes opposite Anholt.
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THE POPE AND BELGIUM.
February 7, 4.45 pm. Reuters correspondent at Rom says that His Holiness the Pope recently proposed to the Entente to open negotiations with a view to the restoration of Belgium. The Entente, however, courteously but firmly declined, saying that such a step is unde- izable until the Germans have been defeated.
THE ALLIES IN THE WEST.
February 7, 4.45 pm.
The Paris communique reports nothing.
HOSTILE ARTILLERY ACTIVE.
February 7, 10.35 p. General Sir Douglas Hsig in a communique says the day has been quiet with the exception of sume anatile artillery activity about Loos, and the bombardment of hostile trenches near the Ypres-Houlers railway.
EFFECTIVE BOMBARDMENT.
February 7, 1.15 am.
A Paris communique says:-"Our artillery effectively "bom- barded the emamy tranches before Seenaurants. Our artillery fire în Artois caused big explosions in the German lines north-east of Ата We bombarded enemy establishments at Challerange, Champagne, causing a great conflagration.”
(Continued on page 10.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI|
BANK
Detailed Financial Statements,
Yesterday we published the one hundredth report of the Court of Directors of the Hongkong s Bhanghai Banking Corporation. We now give the detailed financial. statements in connection here- with:-
Liabilities.
Paid-up Capital$15,000,000.00 Sterling
Reserve
- Fund. £1,500,000
atez 2-
15,000,000.00
Silver Reserve Fund 18,000,000.00
Marine Insurance
Account
Notes in Circulation :—
(Authorised issue
agains: Securities
and Coin deposit-
ed with the Crown
Agents for
Colonies
the
and
250,000.00
their Trustees, $15,000,000.00
Additional Issue
authorised by
dinances against
Hongkong
Or
Coin lodged with
the Hongkong Government, 10,562,488.00
25,562,488.00
$159,835,812.34
125, 32- 53,713,695.30
Current Accounts.
Silver Gold, £5,193,511.
Fixed Deposits.
213,599,508.64 |
Silver, $59,320,619,50 Gold, £4,506,888.
Assets...
Cash, Coin, lodged with the Hongkong Government against authoris- ed and/or excess tote circulation Bution in Hand
andin Transit,... Indian Government
Rupee Paper, British
Govern- ment, Colonial and
cther Securities, Sterling Reserve Fund Invest- ments,
ziz.
£1,300,000 $4 War Loan 1925/45 @par and ez. 2!- Bills Discounted
Loans
and
$75,503,188.99
15,500,000.00
8.852,308.98
1.045,015.12
23,952,689,70
15,000,000.00
Credits.
133,484,086.98 Bills Receivable.... 150,663,517.56 Liabilities of con-
stituents for ac- ceplances, per contra, Bank Premises, ***
wwwwangming
5,172,674.77 6.987,553.50
$436,151,135.70
General Profit and Loss Account, 31st December, 1915. To Interim Divid
1
end-Paid on 16th
August 1915 £2- 3-per Share on 120,000 SharegTM*** £258,000 as 1/9,9 516— —
To Amounts Written Of Remunera-
$2,903,337:24
tion to Directors. 30,000.00
To Final Dividend:-
£2.3/-per Share on
120,000 Shares- £258,000 at 1/-
|
(Reuter's Service to the Telegraph.”)
London, Received, Fabrazy St. According to Reuter's corree- pondent at Lisbon, the National
SOME OF OUR
BY-PRODUCTS AND SPECIALITIES.
Workers' Union declarea that : CORNED BEEF,
recent disturbances. Now all is concerned with the.
quiet.
[la theevent of telegrams arTİV- ing too late for Insertion an this page they will be found on the Extra.).
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
SITUATION IN CHINA.
Rebels Repulsed.
London, Received. Faktury, S. Beater's corresponden: at Pek- ing says that it is officially announced that the Government troops have defested the rebels sixteen miles north-west of Saifa, Capturing important position and taking prisoner three hundred of the rabela The Government forces are now marching on Suffu
OBITUARY,
Death of Lord Kingoall.
Lendas Bocaired. February &
The death is announced of Lord
Kinnoull
Archibald Fitzroy George Hay, D.L., J.P., was the 12th Earl of Kinnoull and Tras formerly Colonel of the Egyptian Genda- merie. He served on the staff of Baker Pasha in Egypt. His hair is Lord Hay of Kinfanns.]
OPENING OF
PARLIAMENT.
London, Received, February &. It is officially announced that the King will not be present at the opening of Parliament,
THE FLORENCE NICHT- INGALE MEMORIAL
London Received, February 9. Bar Majesty the Queen will aaveil the Florence Nightingale Memorial at Saint Paul's Cathed- ral on February 14.
SIR EDWARD CARSON'S HEALTH
London Received, February 1. SrEdward Carson's doctor haa ordered him a complete rest care,'”
To
Sterling Reserve Fund.
Balance... 51- 500.000 @ex. 21-$15,000,000.00
(invested in 4% War Loan 1925/1945.)
318+ December, 1914, £1,500,000 @ ex
112,692,173.91 By Balance
03, 94-46,730,470.35 Bonus of 5/-per Share on 120,000 Shares -
£30,000 at 1/12—
Bills Parable. (Including
Call Loans and Short Sight Drawings on London Office against Bills Re- ceivable.
Bullion
and
Ship-
116,071,089.85
To Transfer to Bank
ments).......$18,407,183.64
Drafts on London
Bankers,
Premises Account
To Balance forward
- 313,043.48
3,005,217.39
500,000.00
VARIETY OF SAUSAGES
PRESSED BEEF,
DRIPPING, CORNED TONGUES,
PORK PIES,
&C
NECKWEAR.
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ARMED ROBBERY,
Another Daring Case Reported.
SMUGGLERS ON THE LOONGSANG.
Jade Confiscated at Manila.
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It has been reparted to the police by the master of junk Na 2145 that, whilst he was on shore Ong Chia, were leaving the B. Two Chinese, Lao Yong and at Song Li Hak village, he was Loangsang at Manila on February the victim of armed robbery. He 2, when an agent of the Customs stated that early in the morning secret service decided to search of Tuesday, whilst he was lying them. Ong Chis was found to in bed, he heard a great noise and have in his immediately afterwards the door beautiful jade bracelets valued at
possession was broken open and four or five Pasos 100, and La Yong was men entered the house. Three of carrying, anm nifested, three them were armed with knives, gold jade-tone rings and 13 sets One of the men caught bold of of gold and jade cuff battoon. The his wrists and a struggle ensned daring which he was stabbed in ed by the Customs oficials, eaTS articles were formally confiscat- tire left hand. His hands were the Manila Bulletin, and will be tied together with rope, and one sold at pablie auction unless the of the men stole from his wrist a owners pay the duty and a fine. Jadestone bangle value $70. He called out and was then told not to make a noise or else he would be shot with a pistol The men SHAKE OFF THE CLUTCH then ransacked the house and of rheumatiam, the greatest enemy to the stole altogether $107 in money and jewellery value $74.20.
pace of man.
You can do it. As evidence of this you have but to consider any one of the thousands of cures that have been effected by the use of
No, arresta have been made. Another armed robbery is alleg ed to have takes place at s
LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM Many of those cured were told by their number of matsheds at Lean Ka paricians that there was no hope. the Police that, on the night of woe and misery. They had not thought Tar, far it has been reported to They had resigned themselves to live
of reining torture-psiafled hear of the 7 b. inst., twelve men, one of relief possible Then they heard of whom was armed with a revolver, LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM. With stole from one of the occupants their swellings want down, their joints of the shed $162..
The Tenyo Maru.
The Tenyo Maru arrived in port to-day with 115 first-class, 11 second-class and 137 Asiatic steerage passengers.
Lecture.
At the European YMCA this evening at 9 o'clock Mr. Fallen will give a lecture on Badio- Photography
every application their pain grew lows,
raightened cat-they were free-free 21 can be.
Sold at Ra. 1 per bottle.
Agens for Hongkong. Messrs.A. 5. WATSON & Co. Ltd.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISMENTS,
AMERICAN ASIATIC 8.S.00, NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, FROM NEW YORK,
THE Steamship
"KANSAS," Capt. R. Linklater, having arriv- ed from the above Ports, Consig Lees of Cargo are hereby inform ed that their goods are being landed at their risk into the Go- dows of the Hongkong and Kow- loon Wharf and Godown Com- pany, Limited, Kowloon,✨ and stored at Consignees' risk and expense.
| Varna Mine Girdle Broken.
Paria, December 29-The
All broken, chafed, and damag Zurich correspondent of the Echo
Paris states that he learns from ed goods are to be left in the Bada Pesth that the Russian flest godowns, where they will be ex- amized on WEDNESDAY 16th had succeeded in breaking the instant at 10 am. girdle of mines protecting the All claims must be presented Bulgarian port of Varna. Nu- within fifteen days of the
• $15,000,000.00 | merous drifting mines have been steamer's arrival here, after fished op off Baltebik (Roumanis), which date they cannot be recog-
Silver Reserve Faad. To Balance$18,000,000.00
in next year............ 3,027,219.89 By Balance 31st
2,535,753.52 By Balance of Un- divided Profits, 31st December, 1914,
20,942,937 16
•
Acceptances on Account of consti- tuents, -* * * 5,172,674.77 Profit and Loss Ac
6,562,437.28
Liability on Bills »
of Exchange re- discounted, £7,- 145,952. 196. Od. of which £5,743- 010.145.32 have since run of
$436,161,135.70
By Amount of Net Profits for the Year ending 31st December, 1915, after making pro- vision for bad and doubtful debts and contingencies, de- ducting all Ex- penses andInterest paid and dus,...
6,532,437.28
$9,467,774.52
$2,607,274.51
6,850,500.01
December, 1914 $18,000,000.00
N. J. STAB 3, Chief Manager. EL C. SANDFORD, Acting
Chief Accountant.
DAVID LANDALE,
W. L. PATERNDEN,
G. T. EDKINS,
Directora
and
PASSENGERS ARRIVED
Per ax. China from San Francisco ste on February 8, Barrett Rev Thos Roessler Master Blahop Mr CW
Waitar Farrell Bay RJ Boscaler Master
Wilhelm Fallerton Mr Hamilton My J Schmid Miss L Lynch Eer Dennis Schwab Ke E C Mardan Mrs B Thalsen It Comdr D
E
Parker Ber HG
*
4
Richmond Mr GB. Walsh Mr. AP· Rossler M8.
Maletta Mr
Mantegut M
Munsiya, Mr
Nishitima Mr
Orona Me
We have compared the abovTS
Persa. Atlantique from Singaporn ita.. Statement with the Books, Vou- Adams Me
on February m chers and Securities at the Head Anderson Mr Office; and with the Returns from Bran Mr&M the varions Branches
Benedict Mr Agencies, (with the exception of Donatime Sister of Paker Bar
Born Ma the Hamburg Office from which no Emile Sister M Faker M Statement of Accounts has been Franks Mr. Pradoo Mis received since 1914) and have Hagar Mt & Tinai Mir
Balwarts Mys found the same to be correct. Bender Kir Mt Vatal Mr
JJ. W. C. BONNAR, Į
Kopint Mode Mrs A. Toshida M- Lamarte Man Hongkong, 8th February, 1916.
57,774,52 | ME. MAULAND,Auditors,
Gueriamus | Me
nized.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remain- ing undelivered after the 16th inst. will be subject to rent.
Consignees of cargo are hereby notified that they must produce an Import permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports, and Exports, Hongkong, before Bills of Lading can be countersigned. No Fire Insurance has been affected
Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by
SHEWAN TOMES & CO.
General Agents. Hongkong, 9th February, 1916.
LOST
LOSTA gold saaffle curb
bangle with padlock. Find
er will be rewarded by returning
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