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TAPIER JOHNSTONE'S

THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 778, 1014.

HAMBURG LETTER.

[SPECIALLY WRITTEN FOR THE "HONGKONG DAILY Parsa."]

HAMBURO, December 3rd.

CENBUS.

The annual census taken last month shows the population of the State of Hamburg to be 1,103,152, and that of the town itself, including the recently- incorporated district of Gross-Borstol: and the arews of the vessels in port, 1,030,983, an incrcaso of 24,235, or 2,41 pér cent. during the past twelve months. The male population, numbering 610,495, has increased only 1.71 por cent,, or 8,690 hoads, whilst the number of feinalea has Frisen from 504,823 to 520,488, or 3.1 per cont, the proportion of males to females being at present 100: 101.06; last year it THE SAME TO-DAY AS IN stood at 100; 100.58; in 1911 at 100:

SQUARE BOTTLE!"

WHISKY. UNVARIEDEFOR OVER 150 YEARS.

1745.

BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.

100.78, and the year before at 100: 101.54. The number of births in the past twelve months has excreded that of deaths by 18,702, whilst tâ,515 new arrivals (residents) have been reported: The garrison,

SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG)cluding all military persons holding

LANE CRAWFORD & CO.

and from AxI. WINK MERCHANTS.

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TO LET

TO LET OR FOR SALE,

G Fat

YODOWNS of 92, 98, 99 and 99A, Prays Apply to

HONGKONG, CANTON'S MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD.,

Hotel Mansione. Hongkong, 4th September, 1913. [1035

TO LET,

For Eighteen Months from let March.

FULL

ILLY FURNISHED SIX-ROOMED HOUSE, on Chatham Road, Kowloon, Half share of Tennis Court,

Apply

*** D. E. D.," Care of Daily Press" Office. Hongkong, 8th January, 1914. (130

TO LET.

OFFICE in ALEXANDRA BUILDEN( !,

Apply

A. S. WATSON. & Co., LTD. Hongkong, 22nd August, 1913. [99t

TO BE LET.

From 1st January, 1914,

TO. 1 to 5, “ AIMAT VILLAS," adjoining "OLDESLOE,"Kimberley Road Kowloon,

Apply tom

PATELL & Co., 79, Wyndham Street, or -3, A. Abdoolrahim, Architect,

34, Queen's Road Central

137 Hongkong, 26th November, 1913.

TO LET.

LWURNISHED, for Seven Alonths from the week in March, 1914, No. 64. THE

Apply to

Dr. G. M. HARSTON. Hongkong, 31st December, 1919. 13-490

PEAK

TO LET.

FFICES in King's Bailding.

No. 153, PRAYA EAST.

Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-¦

MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD Hongkong, 1st January, 1914,

TO LET.

CHOP, No. 32, Queen's Road Contral

No. 9, MOUNTAIN VIEW, PEAK.

2, FAIRVIEW, Nathan Koad, Kowloon,

Apply to-

M. J. D. STEPHENS

[722 Hongkong, 11th December, 1913,

TO LET.

OICES a Second Floom, No. 14, Dee FFICES, ROOMS and GODOWNS, on Visit Road Central, the Premises now occupied by The South China Morning Post. Limited.

Possession, 1st May, 1914, or earlier. FLATS, WILD DELL" Wanchai Road, "HOMESTEAD," No.45, Peak. Immediete

possession:

Apply tome.

SANG KEE,

Care of COMPRADORE DEPARTMENT, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. Hongkong, 28th October, 1913. 1083

official appointments, numbers 2,113 men; the number of persons on board ship in the harbour is. estimated at 9,380 realez aad 1,170 females. Like in other large commercial cities, the business quarters are slowly but steadily losing their resident population, who prefer the really beautiful suburbs, to which necess is made easy by a well-organized electrical tram service, suburban railway lines and numerous steamers on the Elle and the

Alster to the clos atmosphero and the noise and bustle of the town. Besides. the. wealth of all classes of the population is growing year by year, and it will be interesting tri note, the amount of the assessment to the voluntary armament levy to be made, next raonth.

FINANCIAL,

At the monthly meeting of the governors of the Reichsbank last Thursday it was stated that the position of the establish ment was highly satisfactory as compared with that at the same date in 1911 and 1910. A comparison with 1912 would be misleading and could not be looked upon as a criterion, as the directors had thou in the face of the Balkan troubles deemed it advisable to provide unusually large reserves. The reduction of the bank rate at the end of October had acted beneficially on trade and had not been attended by any of the unfavourable results appre hended by some'; there had been no efflux. of gold nor a sudden outburst of apcoula- tion, but in spite of the increasing case no further reduction must ho expected owing to the heavy prospective demands. on the money markets, chiefly on those in London and New York, in the New Year.

COMMERCE.

A promising feature in the economic situation generally is the prolific yield of the cereal crops, with the exception of that of Indian corn, in the whole of the northern hemisphere; the latest statistical- returns give the totals as follows in tons of 1,000 kilos:

Per cent. Whoat 0.352.123 or 0.2 more than in 1912, Rve 40.550.310 ;2 Barley 20.075,071 7.5 Oats 00,389,261 .5 Indian

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Corn 77,607,800 17.4 loss: owing to the shortags in the harvest in the United States, So far the weather has been favourable for the sowing of the winter-seed, except in some of the coun tries of Southern Europe--which have The suffered from a lack of moisture. root crops have not quite realized expectations in this country, and parti cularly that of potators is a spotted one differing greatly in different districts; sagar beet, of which Herr Licht, of

weekly Magdeburg, in his

circular estimates the production at 16 million that of last year both in quantity and tons. is likely to fall slightly short of

quality, Herr Licht states the average percentage of saccharine matter to be

16.25 per cent., as against 18.54, yielding about 14 per cent of sugar, against nearly 15 per cent, last season. The total visible supply of sugar amounts to 1,049,000 tons, against J,793,000-in-1911-at- the end of November. The cano crops bid" fair everywhere, and as the demand is elack, the enquiry from London being

OFFICE

more especially disappointing, prices

TO LET.

FFICE on Third Floor of Hotel Mansions, here are inclined to give way a little. Apply to→

HENRY IIUMPHREYS Alexandra Buildings. Hongkong, 16th Decimber, 1913 [1436

TO:LET.

LIOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in. Granville Avenue and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloos. Cheap rentals.

SHOP with GODOWN attached, Nathan Read Kowloon. Kowloon Afarine Lot No. 48,

with Wharf.

Apply to

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Co., LTD., Alexandra Buildings. Hnogkong, 12th November, 1919.

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LTD.

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PRICES

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EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTERS.

BANKS

THE

SPECIE BANK,

YOKOHAMA LIMITED.

Authorized Capital

Paid-up Capitol.......

Reserve Fund...

Yen 48,000,000

30,000,000 18,550,000

HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies at

Liao-Yang Ryojun

Autung-Hsin

Calcutta

Born bay

Changcheo

Dairen (Dalny)

Haukow

Harbi

Hondaki Kobo

Lordon

(Port Arthur) San Francisco

Los Angeles Shangkai

Lyons Tiehling

Fougtien (Morden) Nagasaki Tientsin

Nawchwang Tokyo

Now York

Oanke

Peking

INTEREST ALLOWED ON CURRENT ACCOUNTS. Deposita received for fired periods at rater to be obtained 'on application

EISHI ONO, Manager. Hongkong, 30th September, 1913.

₤404

BANK OF

- INDIA, LIMITED.

T

THE MERCANTILE

Authorised Capital

Paid-up

Subscribed

Reserve Fund

BANKERS:*

BANK OF ENGLAND, and

...£1,500,000

1,125,000 562500 415,000

LONDON JOINT STOOK BANK, LIMITED,

INTEREST allowed on Current Account

at 2 per cent. per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.

A. R. LINTON, Manager. Hongkong. 14th July, 1013.

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BANKS

BANKING

INTERNATIONAL

CORPORATION.

HRAD OPPION: 6D, Wall Street, New York LONDON OFFER: 30, Bishopagate, E.C.

Mexico.

BRANCHES:-

Bombay.

Kobe.

Calcutta.

·Manila.

Canton.

Cebi;

Panna.

Colon,

Peking.

Empire.

San Francisco.

Hongkong

Shanghai.

Harkow.

Yokohama.

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS Gold 87,200,000 Pak equal £1.480,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING

BUSINESS transnoted, CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the usual

tertus, DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for one year

at s por cent. per annum or for shorter perioda, at rates which may bo ascertained on application. BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMIT

TANCES minde, LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities In the World. THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are availablo all over the World. COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

issued.

PURCHASE and SALE

of Stocks and.

Shares offected." TRAVELLERS' CHECKS sold and cashed

GEORGE HOGG,

Manager.

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Hongkong, 21st October, 1813.

9,

Queen's Hood,

[799 T

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE Business of the above Bank is con..

T ducted by the HONGKONG AND

SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION Rules may be obtained on application.

INTEREST on deposits is allowed on the Minimum Monthly Balances at 3 per cent per annum).

Depositore any transfor at their option balances of $100 ́er more to the HanakoNG and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 per cent, per annum.

For the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CouгORATION,

N. J. STABB,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 1st July, 1911:

THE BANK OF TAIWAN, LIMITED.

(INCORPORATED by Special. IMPERIAL CHARTER).

Capital

You 10,000.000 Capital Subscribed (paid up). -,, 6,250 000 Iteserro Fund

2,020,000

HEAD OFFICE: TAIPER, FonMODA.

BRANCHES AND ÅGENCIES:

Amoy Anping Canton

- Bwalow

Tajnau

Kobe

Tamsui

Foochow Keelung

Nagaauki Osaka

Tokyo

Yokohama

Shanghai

HONGKONG OFFICE,

· Des' Vaux Road.

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Interest allowed

од

Current Accounts.

NEDERLANDSCH-INDISCH terms which may be

(NETHERLANDS INDIA COMMERCIAL BANK.)

Established 1863.

Authorised Capital F1. 30.000.000 (£2,500 000) Paid-up Capital... 31. 17,407,000 (£1,450,593) Reserve Fund..... Fl. 6,518,000 £543,168)

HEAD OFFICE: AMSTERDAM, HEAD AGENCY: BATAVIA

LONDON BANKERS: THE WILLAME DEACONS BANK, SW188. BANÉVEREIN,

The Bank transacta erory description of Banking and Exchange' business, receives money on Current Account and on Fixe Depozit at rates which be ascertaine

may on application.

G. VERMEY, Manager, No. 8. Des Your Road Central. Hongkong, 3rd October, 1913.

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YEE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, -----AUSTRALIA AND CHINA”

INCORPORATED ET ROYAL CHARTER, 1853. HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,

It ia to be boped, however, that with that the Hamburg-America Line has advancing rates.

It may be mentioned hore fcable advices report a good demand at From the Cape they greater eas in the money market and announced a new departure, a regular are lese buoyant, owing to the general cheap food the new year may bring a fortnightly service to the Siberian ports unsatisfactory state of affairs prevailing revival not only in the sugar market, but next spring. The reports from the iron there Bhort time is spreading in the

Iral not only in ch

districts are improving both in this cotton-spinning contres all over Europe, in trade generally. The Stock Exchanges country and the United States," the the demand for yarns having fallen off, already exhibit a more confident tone, declise in prices having led to & more but the late sharp drop in the price of the staple ought to have improved the although so far the demand has been active demand, so that fresh orders are chiefly confined to the covering of pre textile industries, on the other hand, are activity after Christmas, all the more as once more being booked by makers. The spinning margin and to lead to renewed vious sales, investors and operators still depressed, particularly on the continent. it appears that the mills are taking acting with considerable caution. Ship and even wool spinners and manufacturere advantage of present low rates to lay in

Prices a goodly supply of the raw material, Banking business transacted. ping shares have been neglected of late, complain of a dearth of orders. but have recovered slightly within the of the raw material, however, remain particularly of East Indian descriptions, last few days on the rumour that the arm, and although there was a slightly which are relatively much cheaper than Atlantic pool has been provisionally pro- easier tons policcable in the beginning Americans. The coal trade continues as longed until the end of January, from of the recent wool sales in London, they brisk as ever, a sign that so far at least which it is concluded that a definite closed firm, and from meat of the produc- the various mills and factories have not agreement will shortly be arrived at ing markets, notably the Australian ones, materially reduced their production. between the different steamship companies

£1,200.000 Paid-up Capital... Reserve Tund

£1,700.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors £1,200,000

FOREIGN. EXCHANGE and General

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened Ad FIXED DEPOSIT received for 1 year of

rn application. shorter periods at rates which will be quoted

4. B. HEWETT,

Acting Manager Hongkong, 14th April, 1918,

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had on application.

TSUDZURABARA, Manager. Hongkong, 1st May, 1913.

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HANKING CORPORATION.

ONGKONG AND ВПАКОНА!

Paid-up Capital

Reservo Funds

Sterling

2. $15,000,000

£1,000,000 at 2/- -$15,000,000

Silver...

$17,450,000

$32.450.000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $15,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS,

8. IL DODWELL, Esq.-Chairman. Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE-Deputy Chairman. G. Friesland, Esq.

J. A. Plummer, Eng. E. Gaets, Esq.

W. L. Pattenden, Esq. H. A. Slabs, Eng. Hon. Mr. E. Shellin.

C. S. Gubbey, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq. G. R. Laurent, Esq.

CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. STABB.

MANAGER!

Shanghai-A. G. STEPHEN.

LONDON BANKERS :

LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINISTER BANE, LIMITED.

HONGKONG-~Interest AllowED, On Current Account et "the rate of Two per cent, per sinnum' on the Difly Balance. ON FIXED. Defosits. For 3 months, 2 per cent, per Anahto,

For 12 months, 4 per cent. per Annum For 6 months, 34 per caut, per Antira.

N. J. STABB,.

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 13th October, 1913.

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