1912-01-23 — Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

Yarn Market.

Messrs. Polishwalla and Koi wall's report dated Hongkong, Jan. 19 is as follows

FOR AMATEURPHOTO-

GRAPHERS.

PRIZES OFFERED FOR THE

- BEST PRINTS.

The proprietor of the Hong- Our last report was dated the 6th instant, per .. Davunha.kong Tolograph" is offering-two, For the period under review we have to report a large volume of prizes for the host photographs business, amounting to about abmitted to the editor by amateur 8,000 bales. The principal de photographers botween now” and mand has been for the Yunnan the last day of January. This luarket, which probably, absorb- od three-fourths of the total competition, if token, up well, bookings, consisting mainly if will become a monthly competi No. 10, such as Assor, Currim- tion, and two prizes-que of $10. bhoy, David, etc.

and one of $5-will be offered. each month,

On seeing the demand gather force, in the early part of the

The prizes themselvesoro worth fortnight, the importera slowed a little firminosa and succeeded in winning, but there is more than Gestablisking an advance in prices

of from $1 to $2 por bute:

that to be considered.. Press

A fair amount of forward photography is coming more and business, included in the above more to be a paying business, total, was also put through, but Pick up almost any paper and magazine published at Home and it is mostly speculative..

see how gready editors have be come for pictures. Practice in this competition will get you into tho

At the close, the general tone is vory quiet.

Total sales, 8,500 bulos, Unsold stocks, 14,000 balos.

Sold but undelivered, in the gonbit of taking just the photo- own and to arrive, 10,000 balos, graph 'oditors want. There aro

Arrivals.-The mail sis. Della and extra 8.es, Tosu Maru, Capri great possibilities in this compe- and Hakatu Mára; fran Bombay, tition for men who can take "live" and s.8. Namsang from Calcutta pictures-pictures not of houses have brought in 5,116 balos for and streetsonly, but of people who Hongkong and 2,850 bales for live in the houses and walk in Shanghai Shipments from Hong- kong to coast ports, etc, amount to about 300 balos.

•

the stredis.

Read the rules of competition Local Mill-About 235 bales and hints to competitors which have been placed on the market appeared in the issues of the at above quotations.

Shanghai Nochange to report! "Telegraph " for Jan. 13, 15, 16, in this markot.

Jand 17. Seize the first clear day. Japanese Yarn-In our list for taking a print or two. Fill in report we stated that no business

ench ond chupou "to

necompany had transpiral owing to the higher prices demanded. During print, and send them along to the this fortnight donlors were forced'editor.

to meet the views of the import- ors, and an advanco of $4lias

been established in No. 20. Eomo

450 bales wore booked at $149,60 to $161.

Raw Cotton, Bongal.-No busi-

nosu..

Chinose. A parcel of 190 (loose) bales was sold at $33 10 35. Stock: Bongal 125 bales and Chinese 850 (loose) bales. Quotations: Bengal $28 to $31 and Cliness $33 to $35 per picul.

...

1

Photographic Competition

Coupon.

Jan. 23, 1912,

I agree to enter the photographic competition on the express understand- ing that the Politor'a de- cision shall be final, and that he may, at hin, discre- tion, use tho print sont herewith other in tho "Hongkong Telegraph or the Weekly Telegraph.”

Name....

Address.

OUT OF DUE TIME.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH 'TUESDAY JANUARY

Unions

SHARE REPORT.

SA-SALE.

-BUYERS

Interim ol-10/- for, 1910 “Final of $20 making $50"

for 1909 and Interim

$80 for 1910

Srodice & Pal or Valur.”

DANKS,

(AFT DIVIDEND AND DATE

Hongkong & S'hal $125 -

$870

283/10

Interim dividend of. pory share at archange 191|

$22.82 for your and Ing 30th Jane 1911 –

MAKINE INSURANCESI Cantone North Chines

.850

$197

$16 for 1910

T147).

$100 $850

Yangtzon

£450

$212

FIRE, INSURANCES,

Chitin Fires Hongkong Fires:

"SHIPPING.

$20

0181

$50

B01

China & Manila Douglas Blomships

#25 8101 6.

$1 for 1906.

$50 1321

$15

827

(Preferred) (Valarred).

"Shell"Transports

1807 5.

-1881-b.

£1

Steambata

Lado-Opinan

*REFINERIES.

*Star Ferry"

Chins Sugars Luzon Sogar

MININGI

#102:26.

Chinose Engineering 41

"

Tropoba Rauba DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNS.

$12 foi 1969 and Int of sommat of 1910

$7 % is of $2 for 1909 $27 for 1909

Spa for year end'g 30-6-11 Dividend of $1† for half

your ending 80·6·11) 8% anal making 6% for 1908 6% div. for 1908 on preferred shares 1)- por share Coupon No 15 2/6 per sher Con- pon No. 16 for 1910. Div. 7 p. o. for year end- Bon. p. a Ing 30.4.11

$10 for 1910

$8 for 1897

Interim of 1/- on account"

for year ending 28.2.11 (Coupon No.16)

16. 2d, per share on 150,000

$3 for yestanding 31.12.10 $1 Interim dividend for

your to 80lb June 1911 Tk. 2% for 1910"

Exchange

Selling,

1/11 1/16

1913

Banks

HONGKONG SHANGHA BANKING CORPORATION

PAIDUP CAPITAL 190an. «166, 1818,000,000. .1/11 3/16 YR. FUNDUR

Sterling £1,000,000 13 £ß eusinasinézne k

•1/11/

60 d................................................................ T/T. Shang.................. 748

Demand Indis.

..931

TIE, San Francisco and New York 461 3.......... 1158 T.T.~Java diuinas

T/T. Marks ..........197 T/T. Frass.

Boying

4 #fs, D/P ...................................1/11 11/10

40 ds. Bydasy & Melbourne1/11 18/18- 30 ds, Ban Foo & New York .

6

& m/s, Marka...

mja. Franc...................2.47)

2.49) ..208

forwardi .....20 7/18*

Bar Silver, ready.

Bank of England rate di Sovereign..........

SUBSIDIARY COIN,

KENDAVIS-LIABILTYTOS OF PROSTORA ingeras

CounY OF DIFiCGTOMI

G. H. Medhurst, Heq-Chairmans EBbelli, EaDeputy Chairman 0. B. Gubbey, Bag F.H.Armstrong q

Li E

I. Fattenden

Andrew Forbes, Esq.

| G, Friesland, Eq.

G. R. Laurens, Esq.

Hon. Mr. OH. Row EL. A. Blabs, Baq.

Coney MájAuNRI (

Hongkong-N. J. STARK

MANAGERI

Shangha-H EB, HORIEK, LONDON BANK Loydon COURTY

› AND WRYTMINSTER HAMK, JamiexD

HONGKONG--INTERET ALIBWE).

On Current Assata si the rule of fì per Clock, * Antum en Lae daily balanes,

ON FIXED DEPOSITS: Tee #sozis, 156 per Orch, par ALINIR, Termoskas, 836 ptr Čech, par Anation, » 15 For 12 months, 4 par Onn, que 'kanum.

* N.J. STABB, Chief Manager. HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK.

Banks

BUTSOR ASIATISORE

· BANK.

Capital FullT

PAID-UF...Sh. Tanis 7,500,000

HEAD OFFIO-STANGKAT, BOARD OF DIRECTORI—–BERLIN. Barona i Caloutta

arlia Hamborg. Hankow

Poking

„Blugspore

Tainanfu Toingtan

Canton Kobe

__Tientsin -Yokohama

LONDON BANKERS;;

Mesars. N. M. Rothschild & Sons, Tan: Unton of London AND SMITE's BANK, LIMITED,

Druzioɑn Bank (Berlin), LoxdVE

AAGENCY,

DERMOTION.DEs Disconto' GRAELL-

BOHAYT.

·INTEREST · Allowed on Currend Account, DEPOSITB received on term which may be learned on.applicatioss Brary description of Banking ann Exchange business transacted.

·R. TIMMERSCHEIDT.

Manager.

Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.

4% THE Budne of the above Bank is

conducted by the HONGKONG THE MERCANTLE BANK OF

10.35 AND BHANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION, Buls may be obtained

par sen.. Chinese...20 ots. pieces...$5.03 dis. Chinese 10 Hoagkong.20 Hongkong.10

...$6,22, ...$5.78

$5.21*.

TRAMWAYS CO.

PEAK LIMITED.

$5 $17 b.

$100 $100

$118.

$85 b.

い

12

£1 80/

$3.80 5. Kowloon Wharfe $50 $55 H. K. &W'pox Docks $50

$40 Shanghal Docks T. 100 Tongker Whats T. 100 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS. Anglo French Lands 7.100

1.67

1.90

T.94 b.

$118 b

Hongkong Hotels

850

WEEK. DATE.

872 b.

Hongkong Lands

$100

#102

Interim div. of $8 for 1911

7.00 s.m. to 8.00a.m. Every 15 min,

Humphreys Estates

.$10

201

Kowloon Lands

$90

$30

Shanghai Laadi.

T: 80

1.35

45 cents for 1910 $2 for 1910 5% for hall year to

가.

10.00 a., to 11.00a.m.

10 min. 10 min.

"

80-8-11.11.80 am, to 12.45 p.m.

15 mio.

10 min.

16

15 mio.

11

West Foints

$50 $50 b

10 min.

10 min.

"

10 mix.

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P.9.50 ."

«COTTON MILISI.

Ewoo Hongkong Cottons

MISCELLANEOUS.

China-Bornoð

Final of Tis: 4 for 1910

Tls. 6 29-2:10

88 on old share, $1.50

on new shares for half year 81-12-10.

Interim diy, of #3 for 1911

15 per cent. fox 1910

T4 for year ended 81:10∙10) T7 for your ended 20+12:10} 60 osals 81.7.08

T.98

1

-$1 for 1910

$1,50

b

$10 $81

$6.

T. 80

$10 $51 $12 $10 Light and PowONN $101

Do. (Bpeo, shares) $15. China Providents Dairy Farms Green Islands

Hongkong Electrion Hongkong Iow Hongkong Ropes

Langkats

Morning Post Peak Tramway

Do. (DW)

Philippines

$20

810 $8.90

$10 8211 $25 $215 $10 $18

B. 10

T.84

$25

$25

$10 $11.

$1 $1.10

$10

$6 b FI. Prics & Co., Ld. $10 $126. Sariots dea Proforród #501

Pulpos et paid up 350) $50 Papterteries

80 cents for 1910 $1.25 for year end'g 81-7-11 Interim of 15 cents per

share for 1910 $1.90 por share and b'aj.

of 10 cents

32 Interim for hall yourį ended 30th June 1911'} $1 intermi'account 1911 - (Special bonus T,# '1&:1-11 ̧ Interim div. T.14 15-8-11) Interim div. T.1 15-8-11 Materim div. T.1§ 18-9-11 Nons

80 cents on fully paid. shares and 8 cents pa

#1 paid shares for year [

ending 80-4-11

None

$1.50 for 1910

First year

Benefl '$400

TI

No dividend this year 50 cts. for year end'g 80.5:13.

$10 $10

$10 $300 81087.50

$10 $155. $10 $44 b

$41 b.

du Tonkin Shanghal-Sumatras T. 20 Steam Laundry... United Asbestos Orien-} tal Agency, Ld.éns! ́United Asbestos?

Faanderd Bhar Union Waterbost

Shanghal Share Report. The following is Mosers, J. P: Bissatt & Co.'s share roport for the wook endod Friday, January 12: -The botter feeling on the cal share market recorded in our last circular has been more pronouno ed during the weak under review. The chief features have the repid appreciation of Langkats and the general hardening of many rab- bor stocks. There is no doubt that the buying element is be- Most of us, it is to be supposed, coming stronger and we look for have an uneasy feeling on ucca- higher rates as soon as ponce is sion that we have beon, as the *asaurecì..

poot puts it, born out of our due Banks.-H. and S. Banks are five mo. Whether wo'nlso like him points better than last week and at times wonder why we should strive to sat the crooked remain steady, Cathay Truste have changed hands at Tls. 6.1-2. straight' is a speculation' that Insurance, Yangtzes find need not concorn us horo. It is buyers at $212.1-2. Other insar-enough for us to know that wo anco stocks remain steady at have been born in the wrong age quotations.

an ago that is incapable of Docks and Wharvon-Shang-appreciating at their proper value. hai Docks lave improved to Tls. our peculiar gifts and talents. 58 and S. and H. Wharves have At this stage of reflection it becomes an interesting in- jumped up to Tis. 95.

Mining. No change.

quiry as to what period of Lands-Shanghai Lands are bistory would have suited us in strong demand at Tls. 91.1-2. beat. Some of us would prefer Anglo-French Lands are steady to have lived in the gollen age team!

of Periclos; others would wish to at Tle. 95.

Plantations. Thore is a mark-bave accompanied Caesar on one ed enquiry for all good rubber of his little expeditions into -atocks:-- Quotations for the Gaul; others, again, fleeing following stocks have appreciated: furthor back into the dim historic Amhersts Tl. 1-4, Anglo-Javas past, would have fain assisted at TI. 1-2, Batu-Anams 10 cents, the building of the Great Bukits 20 conte, Chenga 05 ceata, Pyramid. To have lived in the Dominions T. i, Gulas T.-1.1-4 spacious days of Elizabeth would Padanga Ti. 1-4, Pengkalans Tl. havo- boen, in vulgar parlance, 1-2, Senawangs Tls. 3, Tebongs good fun; and there was sport to TI. 1-4. The rubber share market be had, too, in the days when shows a more healthy tone than the Roundheads rode about, has been evident for some time. humming surly hymns, But not GRAVING

Cottons. Prices remain about for us. No, we would not 7871, by 8811, by Báft. 6 in- the same. There are buyers of chango places with any of our Pamps amply Dook in Kung Yiks at Tle, 11 and Shang- ancestors, however, adventurous 5-4 hours. hai Cottons at Tis. 52 1-2.

We are, it is true, dissatisfied Industrials-Langkats moved with our contemporaries. It ja steadily from Tis. 72 on the 5th for that very reason that our own inst. to Tls. 82.1-2 cash on the fancy lightly turns towards the Bib, but rates fell away again fature. In short, wo should have rather rapidly to Tis. 78.1-2 to-liked to be, born at least two

-

15 per cent, per ordinary share for year ended 81-5-1911

5 par cent. for year und-

lag 31.12.1910-

10 per cent. for year end-1

lag 31-7-10

80 penta for 1910.

Weismann, Ltd. WALGOR William Powell

Convicted to 1 pm Janizary 12, ap, WRIGHT AND HORNBY. She Brokers, Queen's Building Tel, adires: Receitadio.“

· The Telegraph” dem was hold testi rasprasibia for any of thu musve “quotations,

SHIPBUILDERS,

TIME TABLE.

8.00 u.m, to 10.00 8.00.

12.45 p.m. 1.15 p.m. 1.10 p.m. t 140 p.m. 1.45 p.m. t 2.15 p.m., 2.15 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. 5.00 p.m. to 8.10 p.m.

NIGHT CARS, 8.45 p.m. and 9 p.m., 9.45 ̊p.m. to 11.80 p.m. every 10 minutes. SUNDAYS.

7.80

15'min.

I

#

10 min. 15 min.

#1

10 min.

15 min.

10 min.

15 min.

6.00 a.m. tô 10.80 a.m."every 10,80 am to 11.00 .. 11:45 am to 12:00 noon 19.00 noon to 1.00 p.m. 1.00 p.m. to. 5.00 p.m. 5.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. to'8.10 p.m.

NIGHT CARS as on Wook Days, SATURDAYS,

15

OnTEREST on depoults in

allowed

INDIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital,

€1,000,000

1,125,000

582,000

825,000

# PE CANT. per menuts.

Depositors may dramfor at thala phion Subscribed

belazed of $100 or more to the Hormon

AND SHANGHAI Bans to be placed on Paid Up FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Pan Üze7, per Reserve Food..................................

For the HowoONG AND BELLIGITAL

Baring ConPORAZION,"

N: J. STABB, Chief Manager, THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

CÓRFGEATED BY ROYAL

CHARTER 1858.

HEAD OFFICE:-LONDON.· PAID-UP CAPITAL.....Z1,200,000 BESKRYFOXD 1,825,000 Rozayn LaadilatıRS OF

* PROPRITONS.............£1,200,000 [N"EREST ALLOWED on OUR- RENT ACCOUNT st the Baté per cent. per annum on the Daily Balance.

On Fixed Deposits for 12 months, 4 per cent.

On Fixed Deposits for 6 months,

8% per cent.

On Fixed Deposits for 3 months, 2 per cent.

W. DIOKSON, Manager. Hongkong, 1st May, 1911.

THE

HEAD OFFICE:

40, Thremansedle Street, London, EU.

BRANCHES :

Singapura.

Bombay,

Galle.

| Calcutta.

Hownb.

Penang.

idadras.

Kota Bahru, Kelantan.

|Kafschi,

Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S.

Rangoon

Hongkong.

Oolombo:

Shanghai

Kandy.

AGENTS IN JAPAN |

Mesare, Jardins, Matheson & Co., Ltd, BANKERS:

Bank of England.

London Joint Stook Bank, Ltd.

VERY description of Banking and

Exchange business transacted. Stocka and Shares bought and sold on account of Constituenta. · Letters of Oredit gmented on Agents and Corres- pondents all over the world.

Interest allowed on Current “Ao- counts at per cent per annum on [22] Daily Bainates and on Fixed Depoalta

10 min. YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

Extra Cars at 11.45 p.m.

SPECIAL CARS. Adriapimini'w she Company's

Office, Alexandra Buildings, Des Voeux Road.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON

General Managers,

Hongkong, 8rd Noy., 1911.

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE 00, LD.

(Capital Paid of...$1,250,000.)-

Loans on Mortgage of Howe Property

Goods received on Storage. Adrandes made on Merchandise. Laus made on the Provident System. (Rates and Particulars on application).

LIMITED. Established 1880.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL Yün 48,000,000 PAID-UP DAPITAL 199 80,000,000

11 RIGRIVA FUND

17,150,000

Head Ofos-YOKOHAMA, Branches and Agencies at Antang-Helen Newchwang

New York Bombay.

Onki

Changchun

Dairen (Dalay)

Fongtien (Makdon) Éyojun (Port Ar- Bankow

Peklů

thur)

Honolulu Kobe

San Francisco

Abanghai

Liao-Yang

Tiebling

Tientsin

Tokyo

London

Lyons Nagasak!

**

[18

INTEREST ALLOWED ON QUEBENT ACCOUETA. Deposits received for fixed periode at rates to be obtained on application.

TAKEO TAKAMICHI, Menager. Hongkong, 27th Sept., 1911. THE OPTION OF TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF INTERNATIONAL ́ BANK-

ING CORPORATION, : WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c.,

Undertaken and Executed,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. BAFItal Paid Ur...Gol $3,250,000 General Managaru.. RESERVE FOND......Gold $8,250,000 Hongkook, 19th Mareb, 1908.

[28

BOILERMAKERS SALVORS, AND · RÉPAIRERS,

BRASS AND IRON FOUNDERS, CONSTRUC TOINAL, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.

FORO EMASTERS,

TAIKOO

era Appliances for quick construction and repair of 32 p. Magines, Bailers, Railway Rolling Stock, Bridges, and all Classes of Engineering, Iron and Wood Work Electrical Drives, Hydraulic & Pneumatic Tools,

installed throughout the Works.

TAIKOO DOCKYARD,

POUK

OF HONGKONG, LIMITED,

50-ton Hydraulic TESTING MAC HINE for Chains, Wire Ropes, Rivets

and Metal Specimens.

DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING CO.

HONGKONG

THREE PATENT SLIPWAYS ¦ taking roads up to 3,000 tons dieplacement, providing conditions for rating ships with most efficient roenit 100-Tox ELECTRIC CRANE OF QUAY- ELECTRIC OVERHEAD OBANEB Tasov*KOUT.

day the 11th inst, the market hundred years hence. Think of Twa Brors Baroine or 20 100 Text, the joy of being able to write a closing ratlior weak.

new "History of England" and states given for Dooking, Repairs to Hall and Machinys. setting down in black and white Constructional Work,

Stores Practically no change, Debentures Shanghai. O per gent (1011 issue) changed hands

exactly what we think of certain

at Tia, 105, Very few debentares of our prominent man of to-day

are forthooming and rates remain without the smallest fear of an

| sotion, for libel- "Globe."

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

HONGKONG, CHINA,

Telegraphic Address 20-

TAIKOODOCK

Go1ã $6,500,000

60 Wall Street, New York.

86, Bishopsgate.

TEAD OFFICE: LONDON OFFICE:*

LONDON BANKERS : BANK OF BOLAND. National Provinsial Bank of REGLAND, LD. Tas CAPITAL & Counties BASE,

HASH

LIMITED

BRANCHES AND AGENT!

ALL OVER THEC

CWORLD;

as underin

For 8 months 24 per cent per annt.

&

1,13

B]

F. C. MACDONALD

Acting Manager.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

-PORTLAND CEMENT.

In Casks. of 375 lbs, net. In Bags of 250 lbs. not. 14 SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

Ganel Managern. Hongkong, 18th Ang., 1910,

MEE CHEUNG. ART PHOTOGRAPHER HONGKONG. TELEPHONE NO. 1018. Davulozing, Printing & ExLARSIN 0. “Hongkong, Int May, 1911, 180

ISTHMIAN STEAMSHIP

LINES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

FROM NEW YORK,

HE Steamship

ТВЕ

*KARONGA,”

Captain Elford, having arrived from the above Port, Consignser o Cargo: are hereby informed that their goods are being landed at their risk Into the Glodowns of the Hong kong and

Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company,

Limited, Kowloon, and stored at Con- zignoms risk and expense

All, broken, shafed, and damage goods are to be left in the godowns. where they will be examined-on SATURDAY, 27th inst., at 10 am,

All ólaims must be pre'ented within THE Corporation transacta very fifteen days of the steamer's arrival desorption of Banking ned, Ex- here, after which date they connot change Business," receives money-'on recognland.

Current Account at the rite of 3 per Nomlaims will be admitted after sent, per annum on daily balanoes and Goods have left the Godowns, and all scoepta Fixed Deposita ni the following Goods remaining undelivered after the

For 12 months & pas centi

For

27th Inst., will be subject to

No Fire Insurance has been Bill of Lading will be

SHEWAN