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COMMERC

L Bullion.

FOR AMATEUR PHOTO-

GRAPHERS.

PRIZES OFFERED FOR THE

~ BEST PRINTS.

Messrs. Samuel Montagu. & Co.'s weekly circular dated Lon-

In order to stimulate interest in, don, December 21, sta on that

About £750,000 arrived in the photography in Hongkong the form of bar gold, of which proprietor has decided to offer 6212,000 was reserved for India; o prizes for the best photo- of this £116,000 was for this graphe submitted to the editor by shipment, the balance for amatour photographers in the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY I NUARY 16 1912

SHARE REPORT.

BACTICE.

$885

Bħal $125

ZAJ

MARINE: INKUBANCKS));

:860, 1197

45

Usiona

Yangtop.

k, the holidays prevent-Colony, between now and the North Chigs · ing the turning out of fine gold January 31. Fhould results justify in time for next week's, steamor; it, so competition will become ~There was a limited demand for;

a monthly competition and two Germany; the remaindex not thus prideswill boawarded each month. utilized is expected to be sent into the Bank of England. During. the wook the net ollux is £147,000, **** Writing of silver the circular says:—**

The tone of the market has been

་

From this competition, profes- sional photographers will be rigidly excluded, and no member of the Telegmph" staff eliall be allowed to compete. A. profes atonal photographer, for the руст poses of the competition, shall be adjudged as one who makes his living, wholly or in part, from photography.

The following, ore the RULES OF COMPETITION.

sensibly easierend this gradual fall of the price of forward silver from 25.3-8 on the 15th to 25.1-8 -qn' the 19tli, records the fact. Since then the price has recover- 11/10d. a day. Buying orders to covor bear' transactions have baon fewer in number; and tho spot supplies proved ample for these compulsory needs as well as the limited demand olsowhere for prompt delivery. There Is bosa quite a good inquiry for delivery two months ahead on secount of China, for which quarter the demand intensifted as the price roverted to a more For the photograph adjudged matural level.

the bost, prize of $10 Yesterday the corner was will be awarded to the sender. turned, and the premium on cash For the photograph adjudged

Each competitor may send as many, photographs "as he or she, plensos, provided that every photo graph is accompanied by a coupon The coupon will be found below and will appear daily. A coupon from any issup, between now and January 31, must accompany each: "print"

silver which had shrunk to 1/16d. as next in merit, a prize of $5 on the 19th inst. disappeared, will be awarded. Should two and was replaced by a discount photographs, ba of equal merit, of 1-10d. The squeeze for de- the $15 shall be equally divided: livery which began on November botwoen the senders, but no nat, has thus Justed no less competitor may win both prizes. than forty-three days.

We understand that there is a prospect of the greater portion of the recent substantial ship ments of silverio Bombay being

The editor shall bo, tlia sole judge and his decision must. be accepted as final, Photographs can bo accopted only on this under- standing,

minted into British dollars. Such Photographimust be submitted an operation would have an im-only on the express understand- portant bearing on the China ing that the editor may, at his disorotion, use any or all of the exchange.

photograplis, either in the "Hong- A decrease of 1-4 of a proto is re- 1

or in the ported in the total of silver ru-kong Telegraph" pees held in the Indian Car Weekly Telegraph, in such renoy Reserve and an increase manner as serine best, to him, of 1-4 of a crore in the Gold Coin by him to any purpose qutside but that they shall not be put sud Bullion. The oftako shows

af these journals. a bolter inquiry from the Bazaare, and in estimted to be about 80 bara a day;

The

stock in Bombay is 13,000 bars, in Shanghai about the equl valent of 272.1-4 lacs of trols.

Messrs. Mocatta & Goldsmil's weekly circular dated London,

·December 22, ginios :---

copies of competitive photographs Competitors shall not submit

to any other newspaper until the expiry of one month from the date of announcing the editor's

lecision.

The names and aditresses of prize-winners will be announced Early in February.

Hints to Competitors..

$100

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250 121

$20 1814 B6,

50 $900

FIRE' INSURANCES, Chios Fires a Hongkong. Firen

SHIPPING: Chins & Manila" #28810 b. Douglas Steamships. 860 21 Steambonte,

Indo-Cblam

China Sugar, Laon ngars

$15427

·(Preformed) (Veterred)

194/9

Shell "Transports ( £1

Star Ferry

1310

11 b.

b.

$17, b.

REFINERIES.,

$100 $100

101

384

YINING)

41 T12

"Tronohs":

-Rasbe

BOCKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS.

$50 Kowloon Wharf

61/3

13.80

[1654.

b.

H›K. & W'pom Doské: $50 °

347

1.68

Chinene Eng

Shanghai Dooks. T. 100 Hougkew Wharfe T. 100

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS,

Anglo Fren Lands T.100 Hongkong Hotel

Hongkong Lands Humphreys Estates Kowloon Lands-5 - Bhanghai Lands?”

West Polate

$50

..

T.85

1.94 b. $118 b.

€72 B...

t100 1024 Bến

$10 864 b. $30 $30 - T. 80 || ||105

$60 $80

Menila M'pole Hotd F.OP.9.50

COTTON MILASI

T. 50. T.83

$10

$19.8102

Emos Hongkong Cotthe

MISCELLANEOUS, China-Borneo Light and Powers

Do.(Bpeo. absres) $1 Ju China Pmtidents

Dairy Farms Green Islands Hongkong Electrice Hongkong fees Hongkong Bopea

GANT DINTERN AND QATA

Interim dividend of £9 par、, 60

Exchange

1/10/

Banks

HONGKONG AND SHANGHA

TAŞ BANKING CORPORATION

PAIBUS HAPITAL 31/18 YS FONDST

1/101

• 2002 THE

share ak pihengelak

B/16:

—$22,39 for } pear end- ing 39th June 1911

T/T. Shanghal..

#16 Idr 1910-Y Laterim of 10/2 for Lath”

· Piyal of #21) Minicitur til

-for-Idopud Luterim'

af ~iny*1910. -$12 for 1999 sod lat. f)

mal of 1910

87 & b's of Ex-fox.1907. $87 for 1969

[ $1 for.2908:

T/T. Slogapor

{T}T.Japon Jobbe

T/T, tolk....

Demand: India.. vie

T/T. Rep.Francisco and New

| T. Java.

6 p.a. for year end's 80-6:11 Dividend of $14 for balt"|" your" ending · 20-6·11 } 8% final-making 8% for 1908 6% dir, for 1205 on prélarred abarng": 1/- per share Coupon No 18 7/6 per share Con- poo No. 15 for 1917, Div. 7 p.n.for your dad Boa. 5p. 4. ing 80.4.11.|| $10 for 1910 $8 for '1897

Interim of 1/- on scootal for your ending 28.2.11 (Coupon No.16)

1 2d. per share où 150,000

$B for year ending $1.12.10

$1-interim dividend for "

Fear to 80th June 1911

Tix. 2% for 1810)

Final of Tlo.. 4 for 1910.

T/T Marke

T/T. Finos

Baying.

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GE Medhurst, Eng-Chairma B. Sheilim, EsDeputy Chairman

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181 PHA trong túi có danh vì Bag

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Andrew Forbes, Bag G. Friedied, Brg.

118. Laurens, Leq.

.198 19.87

4 m/s. L/C ........................1/11-1/10

£ mf: P/E- 3/11 1/10 |

30 di Bydney & Melbourne 1/115/16 80 d. Pub Pon & New York

mfs, Markan

mfs, Franm

6 rafs, do

Bar Bilter, randy.narsson

forward an Bank of England mis

SUBSIDIARY COINS.

و وفاة

Chiness...20' uta, pisos...85.

Hon. Mr. C.H. Row H.A. Bibba, Faqj

Kongkong-NJ. STARE,

MAMAGERY Shanghai-HLER. HUNTER.; Loans Lackiss-Lontban Colet AND WARMIRREN Bang. Kamerag

HowHERLIT AXIAWED, “ Un Okrend Aapnasan ni das zube if a yuk Cou),

(ON BEKKD EXPORT): --, For ́à makila; XI¿ja Dant, por Annais, FR 9MORIM, #35 pic Cans, par AKKUMU. Per 18 months, 4 pœr Disi, par Anaam...........

198

2.49

M. F. EFTANS, Chief Manage,

350/18!

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26

Banks

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CAPITAL FULLY

Paid-ur......Sh. Teals 7,500,000

fizid Orpion-ÕNAROHAI, BOARD OF DINMOTORU-BARKI,

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Calcutta Hakko w.....

Chaton

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Singapore

Yokohama:

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"LONDON BANK

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"Droracky-Bag (Briti}); Garbet

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brummpus transactedr

TIMMERSQHEIDT.

Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.

THE Busines of the abers Banishiga kondylli

4 conducted by the HONGKONG

AND SHANGHAI BANKING

10.69 CORPORATION. Raios ay be obtained THE MERCANTLE BANK OF

an application,

on lapogität,la allowed

at $3) Exa Oxwe, por sunum.

Deportion may sapater at this pilon Authorised Capital...

N. J. STARE, Chief Manager, 40, Threadneedle Street, London, EG,

INDIA, LIMITED

dis. balance of $100 or mors to the Home

500,000

Chiriced...10

$6:88

CHARD BHÁNGHAI -BANK, to be placed o

FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Pan Cicer, par Paid Up

Subscribed

Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10

$5.12 ..#5.31

WIKIS TIME,'

1pm

For the Rosaxons AMD - BRANGIAN | Himpor

BANKING CORPORATION, SLEE

Isorve Fundi

*****

1,185,000 562,000 826,000

HEAD OFFICE

LIMITED..

PEAK TRAMWAYS.00, THE CHARTERED BANK OF

BRANCHES

INDIA, 'AUSTRALIA AND

WRAL CHINA,

Bombay.

Galle

Oaloutta.

Bingas

Howrahu!

Penang.

TIME TABLE.

incorporated by Boral

Ländra

Kola Bahru, Kelantand

Karachi.

Kuala Lumpur, F.M;8;?

WERK DATI

Baagoon.

Hongkong,

Colombo.

Bhanghai..

45 cents lar 1910.

8.00 .m. to. 10.00 km

$2 for 1910.

10.00am to 11.00 am.

6% for half year to

80·6·11.11.80 m.. to 12.45 pm

#

12.40 p.m. £). 1.10 p.m.,

15 min. Ray Leaditation "or - 15min. 10mln.

Interim div. of $2 for

19111.16 p.m. t 1.40 pm

15 min 10 min.

APPROPRIETOR..........................£1,200,000

NEREST ALLOWED on OUR

BENT ACCOUNT at the Rate

15 per cent, for 1810

Tli. 6 29-2-10

·

88 on old shares, $1.50°

on new shares for half

year 91·19:10,"

HEAD

· Charter 1858..

OFFICE-LONDON,

Interim diy, of $8 for 1911 7.00 .m. to 8,00m. Every 15 min. 2410-67 CAPITAL1,200,000 | Kandy

T4 forgerendid 81·10·10) .TV for yourénded 20-12∙10)

50 cents 81.7-687

80 ounts for 1910

$1 for 1910

$1.80

$10

8108

$6820

$8.90

Langkate

Morning Port

$10

.$25 $216 $10 818

.B. 10 T.85

$211

Task Tramway

Do. (new) Philips Ines

$1.10

$25

1826 $10 $1146

$1

$10 186 b H. Prios & Co., Ld $10 12b. Boolete dem Preferred $50 E

Palpes et paid up 850/150

The silver market Ifas soon a} What are specially wanted somewhat rapid chiango since our are photographs of topical in- last, for not only has the "spot" terost, illustrative of the daily life of the colony. A pieturo of price fallen from 25.0-10d. to 251-8d. which is the quotation some event of strong public to-day, but the "forward" quo- interest or a snapshot, even, of tition which had been-at-a-dis- two or three local celebrities count since November 6 is now enjoying let us gy) a good joke-Peporteries

in the street, is of much mora at a premium.

compelling interest to; resi- dents in the Colony than an excellent picture of the harbour or the Peak.

At the lower level there have been considerable purelinses on Chins account, and ns these purchases have been chiefly for

forward they have tended to cause nood not necessarily, be the finest The best photograph, therefore, this premium but perhaps the relative positions of the two picture, though each photograph quotations has been more affected will, of course, be judged as a picture. But, other things being by the Bulls cousing to take up

their contractsas they fall due and equal, the most "live" picture carrying them forward instead. The picture, in the judgment of

the greatest number of readors the editor, most likely to interest | would be adjudged the best,

near,

With the Christmas holidays so the markot has an uncertain tendency, the offerings from New York being rather larger and buyers on the other hand loss inclined to enter into fresh con-

...da Tonkin

Benefit $100, Shanghai-Sumatram ; T. 20 T102 Steam Laundry

United Asbestos Oren-1

al Agency, I10 $10 United Asbonios);

Founder Shares 1.} $10 $800 Union Waterboat

$1.26 for year and'g 31-711 Interim of 15 oerite per

́whare for '1910 ****Ƒ' $1.20 - per:aliùre and b'e 1

of 10 cantat $9. interim: for half year) anded. 19th Jusia 1911) $1'interim sccount 1911

(Special bonus T,2 15-111

Interima div. T.14.15:8:11| Interim dix. T;1; 15-813 Interim div. T,14 15«9/11 Nope

80 cents on fully paid)

-share and 8.denta‘On

$1 paid ahaven for year anding 30:4-11,

$1.50 for 1910-

First year.

No dividend this year 50 cis, formar and g 80-5:16:

per cent, per ordinary- share for year: - opded: 81-8 1911

par on for year end. Ing 81-12-1910.

10 per cent, for year sud-1

Ing 31:7-10

810

$10

187.50

915 6. $10_813

$41.

Walamann, Ltd. Watson William Powall

Corrected to sp. January 18, za by WRIGHT AND HORNBY, Share

30 cent for 1910.

"The Telegraph" dos not hold itself sponsible fọi say of thu nhọve quotations

Whether suspshots or posedural Brokers, Queen's Building, Tyl` address : Ractituda, photographs are sent, then, they of life in the colony. Whether of should actively touch some phase

men or women,, of a sporting evont or a street scene, they So severe is the famine in should be "live"

tracts.

The editor will be pleased to Russia that the peasants in the answer, in these columns, any Nicolaievak district are imploring the priests to sanction the eating questions put by intending com- of horse flesh, which is contrary petitors on points which may to the orthodox canons because require amplification.

the horse's hoofs are not oloven.

Photographic' Competition

I

Coupon.

Jan. 16, 1912, agree to enter the photographic competition“ on the express-understand--

that the editor's de- cision shall be final, and that be may, at hfa disore tion, use the print sont Kerewith. either in the "Hongkong Telegraph or the Weakly Telegraph. "

The total number of Billa pass. ed by both Houses of Parliament during the last Session was 65, 65 being Government Bills, and the remainder private- mombórs' Bills The total numberofdivisionsing was 451: Statistics of the number of Hansard columns spoken by mombers show that Mr. Lloyd George, thanks to the Insurance H), apoke more than twice as much as any other member, with 728 columna to his oredit. Mc. A. Chamberlain comes next with 346.

Lord H. Cooll 154

DMF. As alfour 197 and

Nam

12

|

1.45 p.m. t. 2.15-p..

10min.sury Food ..........Z1,625,000 AGENTS IN JAPAN:

Messrs. Jardine, Mathsson & Co., Lidy

BANKERS.

Bank of England. “Bendon-Joint Blöck Bank, Ltd.-

2.16 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. 7. 15 min per on per acum on the Daily EVERY description of Banking and

6.00 p.m. to 8.10 p.m., 10 min. NIGHT CARS.

8.45 pm. and 9 pm, 9.46 p.m. to

11.80 p.m. every 15 minutes, +

BUNDAYS. !

7.30 am."! 8.00am to 10.80's.m. every 15 min. 10.80

to 11:00 .m

2

10 min.

-10'mlp:

10.min.

Balanc

On Fixed Deposit for 12 months,

Die per cenă.

On Fixed Daposlu for 6 months,

per cent...

8

On Fixed Deposits for 8 months,

-23 per cent,5 ——

W. DICKSON,

Managar,

Hongkong, Ist May, 1911

THY

11:45 am to 12.00 noon 12.00 noon to 1:00 pm

1.00 p.m. to 5.00 pm.

18 fi 5.00 p.in. to 6.00 pm.

s 10 isin. 6.00pm to 7:00 pm 15 min. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, 7.00 pm, to 6.10 p.m. 10 mla

Para mama LIMITED, NIGHT CARS mi on Wook Days. SATURDAYS.

Extra Camat 11.45- p.m.

SPECIAL OABS. Arman at the Company's

Oflé, Alexandra Buildings, Des Voeur Road. D. HUMPHREYS & SON General Managers,

Hongkong, 3rd Nov, 19İL.

THE OHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND KORTGAGE

(Cavital Paid uri, $1,250,000.)

Loans on Mortgage of House Property

sa mal

Goods receded on Blinge

Advances made on Merchandise. Logos made on the Provident System. (Bates and Particulars on application).

Established 1880.. AUTROLIED CAPITĀṀ Ten 18,000,000 PAID-Or UAFITAN IN 80,000,000 XHEKAYE

17.1

Bid Office—YOKOHAMA,

Branches and Agencies at Autung-Haion Newabang

Buy New York Bombay Changchun

Osaka:

Daisen (Dalny): Pekin

Fangties (Mukden) Kyojun (Port Ar Hankow Honolala Robe

San Franelpoo

thur)

Shanghal

Lind-Yeng

Tiebling

Tantalu

|| Inpakker AllowiD'on CanauNT

- Aocobaret to Deposite received for fixed perioda at

"Erohanga «businema: trùmunotadi Stock and Sharon bought and sold) - on account of Constitusals. Letters of! Crodit granted on Ageṇis and: Corre pondents all over the world.

Interest allowed on Current Ap counts.& per cent per annom A Daily Balances and on Fixed DeposiMir

For 8 months 21 per cent per auTİKERLA

» 12

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‚F%. O. MAUDONALD;:

koilry Manager.

MEE CHEUNG. ART PHOTOGRAPHER: „MONGKONG.

TELEPHONE NO. 1013.

Davatorio, PrISTING & „Hqsgking, let:Miu::1941;

1-80

Just necelrod, a fresh 'consignmäatrofi PAUL CLOUET CHAMPAGNE)" desiti Extras Dejlighe -mt-$24.00-pot:cane of Sodatekat

FRENCH STOBE,

s

50 19

GREE

[18

ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY LIMITED.

to be obtained on application.

TAKEO TAKAMICHI

Manager...

Hongkong, 26th Sept., 19.11.

TRUSTEE EXECUTOR OF INTERNATIONAL RANT.

IG CORP RATION. WILLS, ATTORNEY, &

Undertaken and Executad.

SHEWAN, TOMES: CAPITAL PAID-Urfold $5,250,000 Kasiavo Fundi.....Gold $8,250,000 Goners Managers, Hongkong: 19th March, 1908. / [.28′

Cream Gold $8,500,000 HEAD OFFICE:+N || 60 Wall Street, Sew York,

SHIPBUILDERS, SALVORS AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS FORGEMASTERS BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS CONSTRUC

·TO,NAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.:

TAIKOO TAIKOO

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| 7871t, by 88f4: by 841: 6 in

Pampa exply Doll 28-4 boar.

2.

Modern Appliances for quick construction and repair of Ships- Baginsa, Boilers, Railway Balling Stook, Bridges, and all Clames of Engineering Iron and Wood Work

Electrical Drives, Hydraulic & Pneumatic Tools,

installed throughout the Works

OF HONGKONG, LIMITED.

60-ton Hydraulic TESTING MACHINE for Chains, Wire Ropes, Rivets

and-Metal Specimens, --

DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING CO. DOCKYARD, HONGKONG

THIBEE PATENT SLIPWAYS taking vessels up to 8,000 tons piplacement, providing conditions for

[ d'inding ships, with most efffelaat resale

100-Tox ELECTRIC OBANE FA ELECTRIC OVERHEAD GRANES THEOPHOUT Tux Baers BayGMG ur rp 100 Tons.

Esimaton given for Dooking,,Repair 10:Hall and Maob Cogstmejlonal Work

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

KONGKONG, CHINA.

Tgp KOODO

CONDON-OFFICE

50, Bishopsgate.

LONDON BANKKUŞ

BANK OF Músand! NAMIDRAL PROTRČIAL.. BANK. or..

ENGLAND, LD, W

Tax CAPITAL & Counties. Baxu,

LIMITED.

BRANCHES AND AGENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD,

BY Corportion thinnasta avery deseripison of Binking", and hange Business- roðalven more Current Aproant at the rate of antzjet kunum on daily balans socepts Fixed Dapoalla

Far 13 mos

¿ Qama's Bond CHA

PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Cake of 875 lbeu hali In Bags of 250 lbs. nat. SHEWANI TOME &¡COL:

Goral Minagürs./.

CONSIGNEES WANTED FOR

O:B.2.0-752}|

(in Diamond)"785/61,

O.B.T.J (Tia Diamond)|||768/70' D.T.US. 77176, (T'in Disinóra) 776/78"] REONITE/79/01. (in Diamond) ~~ 792/08'}} (which have arrived here by the 5.8.- "Arsgonis""" on the 17th December! 1911? The goods are" theo Hongkinh, nd Korloon Godqwn) Coj, Ltd's Godown

tieod, expense and The domaigneem was hereby