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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1913.

INTIMATIONS

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

COMPANY, LIMIWED.

TOTICE

Hughes and Hough company will be held at the HONGKONG

AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

ANY ADMIRALTY."

General Auctioneers

AND

Share, Coal and

General Brokers.

PROPRIETORS.

"TO-KWA-WAN

COAL STORAGE,

Codes used:

A.B.C: 4 & 5TH EDгmoNH, AL. TEZAURAPHIC CODE,

Telegraphic Address;

· MEIRION" HONGKONG.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE

THE Caderalgood have received Instras tions to Sell by Public Auction

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCEAXED),

0

MONDAY,

the 3rd February, 1913, commencing at 2.30 .., at their Sales Reoms, No. 8, Das Foux Road, Corner of

Ice House Streut,-

A LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF SUPERIOR BLACKWOOD

FURNITURE

AND

CHINESE PORCELAINS FROM

CANTON,

As follows

Handsomely Carved Blackwood Cabinets, Bookcases, Settees, Armchairs, Desks and

Writing Tables, a variety of Blackroad Stands, Brackets, Photo Frames, Teapoys,

kc., &c., ke..

And

A large assortment of Chinese. Porcelains.

43 (Full Particulars from Catalogno).

On view Saturday, 1st February.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hongkong, January 27, 1913.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

198

NIRE Undersigned have received (nstras

dous to Sell by Pable Auction, (FOR LOCOUNT OF THE CONCEANET),

GP

MONDAY and TUESDAY,

the 3rd & 4tb. February, 1913, commencing oach day at 5 T., at their Sales Rooms,

No. B, Das Vœux Road, Corner of

Ico House Street,-

A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF

STAMPS. POSTAGE

Comprising:- Qid Straite, Hongkong, Federsted Daly States, Zanzibar, Sundry Rare British Coloniale, British South Africa, Old Chine, Groat Britain, French Coloninis, Indo- China, Mauritius, North Borneo, Phillipine Islanda, Bacau, Old Australian, Thurn and Taxis, Hawaii, South American, etc., etc.,

2

And

A FEW SMALL COLLECTIONK.

On view from Friday, (the 31st January, 1913).

TERME:--As Usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneert.

Hongkong, January 28, 1913

PUBLIC

AUCTION

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Tons to all by Fublic Auction

HE Undersigned have received instruc

од

TUESDAY,

the lith February, 1913, commencing at 2.30 L., at their Balos Booms, No. 8, De Your Road, Corner of

Ice House Stroot,-

A LARGE QUANTITY OF

&c.,

VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE,

&c., &c.,

As follows: Dining and Drawing Room Suites, Upholstered Chairs and Bolas, Carpets and Rugs, Bed Room Suite, Double and Bingle Brea-mounted Bedsteads & Cola, Bureaus, Wardrobes, &c, Dining Room Furnituro &a, &c., 1 Dinner Service and Dassart Service, Crockery, Electro-plated and a quantity of good Glass Ware,, 1 Cooking Stove, Kitchen Utensils, Enamelled Ware, Cutlery, & Breas Fenders, Fire Brasses, &c., Blackwood Cabinets, Couches, Bettees, Armchairs, Jardinieres, Hall and Tea Tables, Teepoy, da, Blackwood Bracketa and Photo Frames, etc., etc., ote.

Alao

NOTION IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDER of this HOTEL Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the Sth February, 1919, at Nooy, for the purpose of receiving the Raport of the Dirvotors together with a Statement of Acconets for the year ending 31st Dom ber, 1912.

COMMERCIAL

www.

SHARE RIPORT.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Mesa Vernon and Smyth, to their wook- ly share report, dated Jan. 31ak state:

The local market has continued frm

throughout the past week, and a fair

volume of business has been transacted at,

GEO. P. LAMMERT

AUCTIONEER

in some instances, farther improved rates. BARE & GENERAL BROZER.

Starling Rubbers, which showed indications

of weakness during the pengross of the London settlement betwpon the 28th and 50th inst. closed armer at an all round improvement on the lowest points touched.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com-Fine Hard Para Rubber closes at 4/31 per pany will be CLOSED from the 3rd to thelb, and Smoked Plantation Sheets at 4/6 17th February (both days inclusivo) during per lb. The open markerata of discount which period ao transfer of shares can be

has advanced to 43 per cent, but there is etfreted.

no change in the Bank of England rata

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

General Managers. Hongkong, January 24, 1913.

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THE KOWLOON LAND AND BUILD. ING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

TWENTY-FOURTH

OR. MEETING of SHARE

FOR SALE.

Auxiliary Cruiser Facht

PLOVER'

58 feet overall 19 feet beam.

which remains at 5 per cent. Bar Silver Teak built. Tosk desked. Metal sheathod, after weakness clusos at 39,9d ready, 8134

Cabin and Pantry furnishings, eto,

forward, Arm. Sterling T. T. is today Complasto with all dock gear, anchors, sta quoted at 2/-4, Shanghai T. T. at 71), and Singapore T. T. at 873. Console hare receded to 748.

"BanksThe local market for Hongkong

sud Shanghais is unchanged at 8835 with and probable buyers. London abil

bis under £87/→

kong Electric Trans ab 5/1). There are buyers of Cements at 84.25, Electrics at $27, Ropes at $194, Stem Laundriss at

DINARY HOLDERS in this COMPANY will buquotes £85 10-, but shares are unobtain-34, Powells at 89, Watkins at #3, and held at the Company's Officeu, Victoris Buildings, on MONDAY, 10th February, 1913, at Noos, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors together with Salenient Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1912.

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will CLOSED from Satarday 1st February to Monday 10th February, 1913, (both days inclusive), during which period o TRANSFER of SHARES can be re- gistered.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

MOWBRAY S. NORTHCOTE, Acting Secretary to the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co.. Le. Agents for the Kowloon Land & Building

Co., Ltd. Hongkong, January 24, 1913.

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HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT COMPANY, LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

HE NINETY-THIRD ORDINARY

be held at the Office of the company,

Weinmann at 818. Dairy Farms are pro curable at 823, Wataone at $61 Pulps at 330, and Tourangies at 13! Langkats are procurable at Tha. 74.

Marine Insurances-Unions have been booked at $925 and 8330, market closing with sales and bayers at the former rate,

London Quotations:-The following and sellors at the latter. Chotons have been done at 8270 and close firm. North quotations (middle price) were repaired Chinns are easier at Tla 19%, and Yangkzes from our London agents by cable this unchanged at 81924 with Ex 75.

Fire Insurances-Hongkongs have boen booked at $384, and at alightly under this rate there are buyers Chinas continue in request at $150, but sanras are extremely scarce, and no sales are reported.

Shipping:-Hongkong, Canton and Macnos are.firm with sales and buyers at $28. Indo-Chinos have improved to 888 buyers. of the combined Preferred and Deferred issues, sad no shares are obtainable under an advacice, Chion and Mauilas can be placed at $10 and Star Ferrys at $38. There are sellers of Douglases at 3341 and no sales reported. Shell Transporta after weakening over the Loades settlement to a buying rate of 119. are now is strong demand for London account at 112/6.

morning.

United Burdange Linggis *** *** London Ventures ... Rabber Truste Easter Trusta

soaks

Pahang Consolidated Pusing Bharu..... Malayan Tin Dredging Shell Transports *** Chinese Engineerings... Indo-Chinas ...

HE. Electric Trama Ural Caspians Merican Eagles.... Anglo-Malays

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13/6

26/8

Bd.

13/- premium

85-

11-

11/6

77/8 ... 113/9 33/9 165/-

591

30%-

COTSON AND YARN. Mesars Polish walls and Kotwall, Cetton

HALF YEARLY MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS is the Conipany will Hotel Mansions, on TUE-DAY, the 117

and Tare Brokers in their fortnightly repert dated 31st. January, 1913, say == FEBRUARY, at 12 o'clock Noor. for the purpose of receiving a Report of the

Refineries. China Sugars have ruled Since the issue of our last report on the Directors, together with a Statement of

declaring a Dividend and elect-quiet and close with sellers at 8100. Luzana 11th inst.. per 8.a. "India" the market has Accounts ing Auditors

have weakened to 838 at which tate The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com-over & fow shares can be placed. pany will be CLOSED from the 28th January

haw-continued very quiet, and this in spite of

the fall in the rupes exchange.

Some importers appear willing to offer. to the 11th February, both days inclusive. Mining-Tronohs after advancing to

By Order of the Board of Directors,

86/- declared to a buying rate of 82/-, but substantial reductions, but the Chinese are firmer again at the close with buyers at dealers show no disposition to operate on i 83/9 for London account. Hoswoods are large scale. Consequently, the sales for

W. E. CLARKE, Hongkong, January 13, 1913.

Secretary.

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in request'at 4/3, and Pabang Consolidateds the fortnight are only some 3,500 baics, s at 109. Pusing Bharus have improved to proportion of which was done at lower rates GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, 10/9 buyers, Raubs have been booked at than our previous quotations.

34 and Chinese Eogiacerings at 354.

LIMITED

We do not anticipato ahat the spa Docks, Wharves and Godowns-Heng-complimentary sales for the Chinese Naw pad after eslas st 357 to 858, cah now be the usual proportions as on fermer or kong Whampoa Docks have strengthsood, Year (now near st hand) will amount to

NEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an MEETING of the GaEEN ISLAND CEMENT placod at $60. Hongkong and Kowloon asions. Closing tous, quist. COMPANY, LIMITED, will be held at the Wharves have also improved, sales having

Total Sales 3,500 bales. Obces of Messrs. Shewan, Tomes and Co.

Unsold Stock 16,000 bales. at St. Gerra's Building. Chater Road, bean effected at 876, 877 and 378, the market Victoria, in the Colony of Horgkona, ca closing fren with no seller under the latter

Sold but on-delivered, in the Godown WEDNESDAY, the 12th day of February, rated. New Amoy Docks are unchanged at 1913, at 12 o'clock Noos, when the sub-87, and Shanghai Docks are now quoted at and to arrive 34,000 bales. jained Resolutions which were, assed at

Arrivals.-The Mail Strs. "Assaye" the Extraordinary General Meeting of the the improved rate of Tis 72. Shanghai and Company held on the 26th day of January, Hongkew Wharves are slightly easier with and Himalaya "-and-extra Str. "Framz Ferdinand " from Bombay, and Str. 1913, will be submitted for confirmation probable sellers at Tis 106. as Special Resolutions:

Lands, Hotels and Buddings:-Hong-Kunsang" from Calcutta have brought ment hearing date the nineteenth kong Lands are wanted at 8101 on the in 8,500 bales for Hongkong, and 14,000 ong of April, 1912, and made be-dividend of $3 paid on 7th inst. Kow-bales for Shanghai. Shipments from Hong- tween Joseph Whittlesey Nable, the loon Lands have buyers at S:6, tind West kong to Shanghai, and cost porta &c. Honourable Mr Edward Usborne Points at 3544 ex dividend. Hongkong 1,500 bales.

(1) That the Memorandum of Agree-

and the Honourable Mr Henry Hotels are unchanged at 8115 and $73 for

Local. Mill,About 100 Bales 12 at Edward Pollock (Members of the Committee appointed by the Share the old and new issues respectively, but at $135. holders of the Green Island Cement this there are buyers. Humphrys Estates Shanghai-Business there is reported to Company, Limited at the Annual | have been booked at 881, and more shares have been very small, General Meeting of that Company are procurable, held on the twenty-fifth day of

Japanese Yaro.-The following sales are March, 1911) of the one part and Cotton Mills:--wos are easier with males reported 196 bales Seton No. 20 $56 spd Shewan Tomes & Co. in their capacity of General Managers of the Green Island Cament Company, 140. Hongkongs have been done at 183 Limited of the other part as supple

and probable sellers in the North at The 100 bates, Yellow ChoseC $183.

Bar Cotton. Bengal-One parosi, of and 89, market closing with sellers at the superior quality consisting of 68 Balcs was meated by a letter bearing date the latter rate.

...placed on the market at 233, this figure Miscellaneous;—Chins Borneos have being an advance of $2 per picul sa com-

eighth day of May 1912 and address-

ed by the said Showan Tomes and

Co. As such General Managers as sellers at $10 and probable buyers at 10. pazed with previous quotations. This aforesaid to the above named Mom- bers of the shove mentioned Com-China providents have been booked at enhanced rate, however, is still far below! mittas and by the letter of each, Cements at 24.35 to 84.76, Union prices ruling in India. Stocks 260 Bales. Members in azawer thereto bearing Water-Boats at $13) ex-dividend, China Chinese, No Stock Quotation Bengal

date the 14th day of May 1912, be

the same is hereby ratilled and Lights at 82.80, Watkins at $3, and Hong- #27 to 833. Chipres @ 832 to 815 por picpl. frmed by the Shareholders of

the said Company.

(2) That the regulations contained in

the copy of the proposed new Ar ticles of Association of the Groun Island Cement Company, Limited (which for the purpose of identifica tion have been subscribed by Mesure Showan Tomes and Co., as General Managers of such Company, and which may be inspected by BOY Shareholder of the said Company st the OBees of the said General Mana gers at St. George's Building. Chater Road, Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong, or at the Offens of Mesers. Descon, Looker, Deacon & Harston at No. 1, Das Tarz Road Central, Victoris aforesaid, on any weekday between the hours of 10 4.3 and 4 2.3.) be and the mme aro hereby adapted as the Articles of the said Company to the exclusion for all the existing Articles thereof. Datel this 27th day of January 1913.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers, GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.

1 Piano, 2 Ramington Typewriters; One 128. Silver Tos Service and Silver Toilet Set, 2 Iron Safes, and One Bones Duplicator.

(PRACTICALLY NEW).

Catalogue will be lained

Tests :-ks usual.

HUGHES & HOUGE,

ductioneers.

Hongkong, January 31, 1913.

EN TING

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