1912-09-10 — Page 9

COMMERCIAL.

Singapore Produce..

Gambier Cubo No. 2...

FUEL OIL IN CANADA.

Officials of oil companies have NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, INTERNATIONAL BANKING learned that the Canadian Ous-

CORPORATION,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUES

Consignees

BREMEN.

Banks

TEMBER 10, 012.

Banks

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORCORATION:

Exchange

Selling,

PAIDUP SAFETAL

T/T. 100% - Demand

BRANCHES som V

Bombay

Kobe

10 dh

Calcutta

MRALLA

Cation

Doskon

10,000 30 dia.

Panama

Colon

Peking

SERVE LLAMINNK ́ OF. PRO

PRIMORS

Laspire

Ban Francio

Hongkong

Shangha

Yokoaims

probably decide to admit fuel oil IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL

for shipping uno free of duty to Canada.

September 2.

toma Department at Ottawa will

Tin

100 tons sold $108.82

Gambior

Gambier Cubo No. 1

0.40 14.00

10m.

Popper Black ordin.

Singapore

Popper (White fair)

21.25 34.00 nom.

Nutmegs (100 to the lb.)

Nutmegs (80 to the lb.)

Mace (Banda)...

Olovos (Amboina)

Bali Colleo (4 por cent,

Binok).

nom. 1.15

.nom.

'+

33,50

NA

Tapioos, small poar!

(fair quality

8.50

Tapioca, small Rako

(fair quality)

8,80

Tapioca, medium poari

(fair quality).

Pearl Sago, stall

Copra Bali

Copra Pontianak

Opium, Bonarascertifiel Opiam, Bonares

certified

111-

Rice, Rangoon White Rice, Siam No.. 1 Rice, Siara No. 2

Coconuts, por thousand

Copra bost per pkl... Sarawak Sago Flour ... Brunei Sago Flour No.

1 ...

•

Branei Sugo Flour No..

." 2

Plant, Rubber, Fair Averago Shoot

LINE

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE

HE Steamship

Since July 12th lost, when o tank steamer with a cargo of fuel oil for shipping uso reached Van-

*** GUEBEN,” couver from San Francisco, aud's duty of 23 cents n gallon was de-aring arrivod, Consignes of cargo ar hereby informed that their Goods, with manded, the various companies the exception of Oplum, Tronsure and engaged in the fuel oil trade have Valuablos, aru being landed and stored boen ansiously awaiting a doei-at their risk into the hazardous and/or sion by the Minister of Customs extra lizardous Godowns of the Hong- on an appeal taken as a result of long and Kowloon Wharf and Godown this duty.

Company Limited, Kowbon, and West Point Godowns, whence delivors. any bo obtainted.

Optional Cargo will be forwarded on unless insiustion is received from the Consiganes before noon to-day request. ing it to be landed here.

Peculiar features are involved in the situation, because many of the transpacific steamers of the Canadian Pacific and Grand 8.50 Trunk railroads use fuel oil, and 6.40 the imposition of such a duty

No claims will be admitteil after the 11.00 would mean a doubling in the Goods have left the Godowns, and all 10.30price of the product to those, and goods remaining undelivered after the 3,300 other companies operating oil-18th of Sept., will be subject to runt.

burning ships. For a duty of 2 All broken, ebafed, "and damaged 1,150 cents a gallon is as much as the Goods are to be left in the Godowns;

226oil is worth.

where they will be examined on the 18tli of Sept., at 9.80, 1.

290

ຕາຍ.

Join.

2.50

THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST.

Head Ofice-6o, Wall Street, New York, Louden 17per-36, Bishopsgate, LG

Hankow

Capital and Revere'commmmm. Sollecitee about woman, 1890,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS Eerest.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the goal

DEPOSITS KECEIVED, Dred, for one your at may be axonstalled on application,

12 per mesum, or for shorter periods, at rates, which

made

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED MAIL, and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS gmated en all the principal eltjes in the World.

11E LANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT available all over she World,

OOMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

t PURCHASA and SALE of Stocks and barsi TRAVELLERS CIBCKS sold and casked.

GEORGE HO00, Manager.

sected

9, Queen's Road, Hongkong. Hongkong, 20th July, 1912 [19

THE JOKOHAMA SPECIE BANE, YOKOHAM

'LIMITED,

Established 1880. AUTHORIEND CAPITAL You 48,000,000 20th of Sept., 1912, or they will aut be PAID-OF USPITAL... 80,000,000 17,600,000

All claims must reach us before the

No Fire Insuranco will be offvetod Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the undersignal,

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, MELCHERS & 00.,

General Agents.' Hongkong, 6th Sept., 1912.

RESERVE FURD

FACIVIO MAIL STEAMSHIP H

COMPANY.

320 According to officials of oil companies having local officos, 40.00 the controversy was precipitated 11.10 owing to a law in a new ship-roguised.

4.40|ping law recently onacted in Canada. Under this law, fuel oil of a certain test was given free admittance, because it could bo used as fuol for certain manu- facturing purposes. Fuel oil for shipping use has to be of another grade, howevor, but until the present instance, there apparently had never been an effort to im pose duty, on oil of that character. An interesting ballot has been Customs officials at Vancouver, takon at Karuizawa and vicinity however, suddenly awoke to the by Mr. E. W. Clement in order to fact that under the law a duty tost the feeling among American should be imposed on such oil. altizona in regard to the Presidon The steamer determined there tial contest, The canvass includ-upon to land the oil under bond ed United States citizens staying and present an appeal to the at Karuizawa, Gotomba, and Minister of Customs.

Oil mon have been "laughing Sendai, who gave thoir profor- ences for Vice-President as fol- up their sleeves" at the situation,

for they point out that the oil lows:-

122 burning ships have to have fuel, 35 duty or no duty, and that with

Wilson and Marshall Roosevelt and Johnson Chafin and Watkins Taft and Shorman ...

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

6.8. SIBERIA." FROM SAN FRANCISCO, JAPAN

PORTS & SHANGHAL

be abore mentioned vessel having attired Consigues of cargo are hereby

Honolu Koba,

Liao-Yang Loadou Lyon

INTEREST ALLOWED ON ÜRET ACCOUNT,

Deposits received for fixed poriode at rates to bobininod oaspplication.

TAKEO TAKAMICHI,

Manager.

tifled to send in their Wills of lading for countersignature and take immo- dinte delivery of cargo from Uolow. Hongkong, 1st April, 1912. Cargo will be landed at consignees' risk.

Cargo romaining undelivered MON- DAY, 8th September, 1912, at Noos,

No Fire insurance whatever will be

a

Covan or DiniOTOMA

E. Stalling Bag Chairman

F. Lab; Eng. # 1. Fittenden

P. HL. Armstrong, Zing-Deputy Chairman

Dodwell, R. Andrew Forone, Beq

4. Friesland, Eag Hon. Mr. G. H. Ross

HA. Blabs, Faqj G, Baby, Br

9. H. Laureas, Esq. I

CHTY MANAGEKI Aonghong-N. J. STARS.

. ACTING MANAGER.

SHANGHAI-A, Q' STRPĚLEN... ·

London BaxKKUS--IZHDON COULITT

· AND WHETHERrom Baxx. Lernm,

How-zeam: Axéww. On Ocent Accounts at the rate at 3 per Cest. or Aame on the daily balanos,

- ON FELD DEPOSIETS: For 3 monedha, 236 por Coasă, per Äuzam, „For- 6 months, 136 por Cent. par ARBUM.. For 23 menške, 6 per Deck, per Annum.

N. J. STABB, Chief Mazzupac..

HONGKONG HAVINGS BANK.

THE Busies of the abers Bank le conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained appliEST on deposits is allawad on the minimum monthly balancos « P Pra Croft, per annum.

Baging,

11/16

.............../8/18/1/3/- 19/16

..2o 5/10 10 3/4, SyInsy & Melbourne,...3)- 16/10

.../...................2/7/10 30 de San Poo & New York 404 [[T. Shanghaiisidant | 73 | 4 m/s Marka ...........................$11 TT, Singapore minamam a tuju. Frando 1049129DQ......

|

TE. Japan ............................................90 TT, Indiv

5+. 1502

s mfs, da

F/Tan Franclou and Dew York 487).

2.59

2.81

Demand, ladia fost...........................1805 | Bar Allver, ready ................i.d' .........?

..98 18/10 Demand, Manila

··forward'

T.T. Java g...................... 191 | Sank of Sagland rits", T/T. Marks206 rft. France

Discount per $100

.............................................................. 2.54 | Inveraizy. ...... .¿........................ ¿4 Subsidiary Coins.

$9.90

1.

Oplum Quotation

Aug, 2121

Malwa, Now

......$8,195 falwa, Old................. 8,400

.85 7/16

Malwa, V. Old 8,630 Poesiva, Bánquiling, 1,45) Patna,, YoW........... 4,030 8,830 Patus, Old Benares, New ...... 4,085 Bosco, Old

per cha.

4,000

Chinese ...20 ata. piedos ...841

Chineta...10

Hongkong.20

Hongkong.10

SHARE REPORT.

B-BUYERS

LAST DIVIDEND AND PATE.

£3.0.0 ni ax 8/-1/16 equal) to $19.95 for your ending 80-0-12

Deposion may tesinine ut'thała option balance of $100 or more to the Homecoms AND BHANGHAI Bank jo be placed en FIXED DEPOSIT si 4 Pau Deer, per Hongkong & 'bal $125

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

CHINA.

Uniona

FIRE INSURANCEB.

fload Ollico-YOKOHAMA,

Branches

Angenoles Antung-Hoiva

Irocks & Fain UP VALDĒ.

BANKS.

4.

Nagasaki

1805

ს.

Bumbay Onluutam Changebun Dairen Fengt

Newchwan

New Yorkg

G2004

Osaka

Peklo

Ryojun Port (Ar-

For the Honkong And BizA30MAX Barkinz ConPORATION,

N. J. STABB, Chlef Manager

482/10

MARINE INSURANCES;

thur)

Claptons North Chin

8608940

£5

b.

T130

Be

San Frand 500

Shanghai

$100

B00

b.

Tickling

Tientsin

Токто

1 CORYDRATED BY ROTAL CHARTED 1868.

Yangises

$145 £50

6.

China Fires

$20 3188

ນ.

"HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,

Bongkong Fires

$30

$855

SKIFFING.

PAID-UF CAPITAL £1,200,000 | China & Manilas Rasnavn Ford 41,650,000 Douglas Steamshipm BEER LABILATT or

$25

$50

327

Steamboate

18

Prorristone .....£1,200,000

$10 8281

[ado-Chinan

(Preferred) (Deferred)

£5

#65

110

Shell "Treauporte

11 b.

4

"Star Ferry

#10 $40

WE. DICKSON,

REFINERIES,

China Engar Lason Sogar

$100 $100

8114

F2

[22]

Chiassa Enginminga

41 182/0

.b.

Fronobs

41 7416

Bache

21 $3.40

$50

166

H. K&W'pon Dooks $80) 940g. b, T.48 . Shanghai Dooks T. 100

T.97 Hongker Wharia T. 100 LANDS, HOTELL & BUILDINGS. Anglo French Lands 1,100

T.34 b. $114

$50

DOUGLAB STEAMSHIP

COMPANI, LIMITED,

ORDINARY GENERAL MELTING of SHARE-

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened

1 year or shorter perioda ni ratan which will be quoted on application.

Manager, Hongkong, 14th April, 1912

10 the tariff in operation, these ships will be subject to landing charges and Public Companies and FIXED DEPOSITS received for

4 would have to pay just twice auf undelivered FRIDAY, 18th will in much for their fuel as heretofore, subject to both landing and storage Total

171 Tho duty, therefore, would make charges. Almont half of the votes for no difference to the oil com Wilson wore enst by Republicans, panies, for they would simply effected. which is interesting, though it is add the amount of the duty to unlikely that the olections in No- the price of the product. vember will be so overwhelming- ly in favour of the Democratic candidato as suggested by the above poll, or that Mr. Taft will make such a poor showing ns he has with his nationala at Karuiza wa.Japan Chroniclo.'

"ALIEN LABOUR PLOT."

·Remarkable Charges.

New York, August 8. A remarkable story is sent by the correspondent of the "New

All chafed and otherwise damaged carge will be examined at the above Company's lowo THURSDAY 12th Beje,1912, at 10 A.,

All Claims must, bo filot on or before September Gul, otherwise they will not

“FRED. J. HALTON, recognized.

Agoul. Hongkong. Guh Sep., 1912. * | 640

"SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS; LTD. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM EUROPE THE Stosuship

HOLDERS in the abors Company DEUTSCH ABIATISURE will be held at the Company's Offices, ou BATURDAY, the 21st September,

at Noos, for the parpose of receiving CAPITAL FOLL

the Report of the General Managere together with a Statement of Accounts to 30th June 1912.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Jumpany will b■ OLOSED from the 7th to 21st September, both days ino'usive.

DOUGLAS, LAPR AIK, & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, 81at Ang., 1912.

(080

Some authorities indicate a nethod by which they believe the Canadian ships could evade the duly in caso it wore uphold. They say that these ships could take on oil.at an American port and then return with it to Canada und- er bond, and that the tariff would not actually ho imposed. It is considored, however, that the Canadian Government will amond the shipping act, and grant fres entry to oil for fuel purposes, no matter whether it be for shipping or for manufacturing plants,

Within the fast seven years, York Sun" at Boston concerning according to oil authorities, pruc: the discovery by the immigration tically all the local steamers at authorities of an alleged alion Vancouver and on Puget Sound *DEN OF GLAMIS,” · labour plot, and resultant proceed-have been converted into oil having arrived from the alive port, inga against an Englishman from burners, while to-day a large Consig; ces of cargo by her are hereby Bradford, Yorkshico. The "Sun," mujority of the largor off-shore informed that all goods are being landed it should be montioned, claims liners are burning fuel oil. Thout their risk and the hazardous audjur that the uncovering of the plot is saving in space and operating ex-xtra hazardous Godowns of the Bou due to the persistont efforts of its penses has appealed to ownore, kong and Karbon Wharf and Godown correspondent in Bradford, Mr. and with the improvement in Company, Limited, whence, and Joho il, Wood, who laid the in-ntomizing the fuel, its use has bem the whares, delivery may be ob formation gathered by him before come much more satisfactory. Goods not cleared by the 11th inst., Mr. A. E. Ingram, the American Many manufacturing plants also a ru; will be subject to rent. Consul in the Yorkshire town. have discarded coal for oil, and All broken, chafed, and damaged. Belief is expressed that the this ever-growing market has packages are to be left in the Godowns, plot, which Mr. Hurley, Assistant brought the importations of oil to where they will be examined Immigration Commissioner at Vancouver and vicinity to un TUESDAY, 101 inst., at 10 am. Boston, describes as "the biggest expected proportions.

Claims against the steamer must be ∙in the history of the local service,”

presented within 10 days of arrival, otherwse they will not be recognized. dates back over several years. The immediate outcome of the

No Fimo Insurance will be effected by from as in any case whatever. dispovory is that Mr. Arthur

Bill of Lading will be countersigned Saville, of Bradford, has boon 10- mandesi until to-morrow on bail in $7,000, charged with activo

TWO EGGS A DAY.

tain.d.

The Latest from America.`· An American popor has the|by following:-

St. Louis, July 29.-Frød Seog-

participation in violation of tho or has a hon that lays two ogge

034

Notices

NOTICE.

inve this der ostablished myself an SHARE and GENERAL

BROKER,

M. D. BILAS, 4, los House Street. Telephons 270- and STOCKBROKER'S ASSOCIATION. Hongkong, 1st Sept.; 1912

WING TAI LOONG.

SHANTUNG

[011

CHEFOO SILK FUR BALE.

VARIOUS,

SELECTED,

FINEST QUALITY, To be obtained at Modomte Prices

the HONGKONG BRANCH.

WING TAI LOONG. 181, Des Voeux Road, Central,

Hongkong. Hongkong, 28th Aug. 1912.

BANK.

$

Pars-op. ........8h. Tael: 7,500,000

Head Union—SHANGHAI, Board of Directors—— Baalia. BRAMONES: Berlin Calcutta Onaton Hamburg

Hankow Kabe Paking ¡Singapore Tientsin Trimsalo Tsingtau Yokohama LONDON BANKERS : Mésaru. N. M. KornicHILD & Sons Tun Union or London and Buurn's

BUK, LIMITED. '· Drutioun Back (BERLIN), LORDG

Aday.

| DOCKS, WHARVES, A GʻDOWNS!

Kowloon Wharfe

Hongkong Hotels

Hongkong Lands Humphreys Estates Kowloon LandẦM Shanghai Lande -

DIRECTION DER DIEGOSTO GES West Polate

SONAFT.

874 b. $100 $10%

210 371

$50 884

INTEREST allowed on Curread | Mantis M'pole Hotel P.10 P.8

Account, DEPOSITS received on term which may be learned on applicatiost | From Every description of Banking and Exchange business transacted..

$16 for 1010

Interim of 10/- for 1011

Final of $20 making 850

for 1910 and Interim.

at $80 for 1911

$13 for 1909 and Int., of

$5 on mooount of 1910

$7 &'b's of $1 for 1910.

$27 for 1910

$1 for 1906

5 p.s, for year and g 30·8·11 Dividend of $1 for half)

your ending 80-6-19 6% for year 1910 on

preferred shares

3-per share Coupon No

18

15 p. o. for year ending

80.4.12

35 for 1911

$5 for 1897

1/6 per share final 1911

(Coupon No.18)

18. 24. per share on 150,000

$8 for year endlag 81.19.11

91. Anth, dividend for)

your 1919-

Tk. 8 for 1011

Final of Tis. 3, making Tis,

6 forl 191

Tlx. 6 28.2.10

$8 on old shares, $1.80

'on new shares for half your 20 6.19

Interim div. of 384 for 1918 - *40 sants for 1911

$2,75 for 1911

5% for half year to 80×6×12,

Interim div, of $2 for 1912

15 per cent for 1910

T4 foryear ended 81-10:10) T7 for genrended 20-12-15)

T. 80 1.90

$50 $50 $4.

COTTON HILLSI

T. 50 T.106 b.

$10 $12 -89

185

1.

b.

$10.

70 cents for 1911 -

#6 #721

$10.

98 85 1.

Hongkong Cottons

MISCELLANEOUS.

China-Borneo

Light and Powerk $10111

R. TIMMERSCHEIDT.

Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct, 1911. [2

Do. (Bpes, abarss) #1] ("; China Providenta THE MERUANTLE BANK OF Dairy Farm

Green Inland

Aut' sed Ospital.........,£1,600,000 Hongkong Electrion 8 oribed aid Up

:

HEAD OFFICE: 40, Thresaneedle Street, London, KO. BRANCHES ::

$10:21 4200

IYDIA, LIMITED..

oriensis 1,185,000

"T

569,000 Hongkong Lees 868,000

Hongkong 'Hopes

Langkaia

$10 $12

g. 10

[695

FOR SALE.

Bombay. Onloutte, Delhi, Howzała.

Kandy.

Gala

Singap

Morning Fort

Pensag

Peak Tramway

Kadın.

Karachi.

Kuala Lumpur, F.M.6.

OLD CHINA CURIOS,

Bangoon.. Oolombo.

Hongkong.

PROVIDENT

A

Ene lot of China Vases

"Bang de bun (Wing Drouis)

JARDINE, MATHESON

& CO. LTD., Agents,

Alion Labour Laws, while 25 daily. He accounts for this bo- Hongkong, 5th Sept. 1912. immigrants from Bradford are cause ho gives the hen beer to

detained at the immigration drink.

f814

• LOAN AND MORTGAGE

Each morning at 5 o'clock the

00,, LD.

station_ponding inquiries. It is Booger's friend Otto Graf has a THE CHINA asserted that theso people have dog that is known in the town as been brought over from England The Alarm Clock of Jannings." to work in mills in the Bay Stafe, and an alleged agent of a woollen dog arouses the neighbourhood by company having works at South barking. He doesn't bark on Barre, Mass., is also being held to Sunday and this is why await the result of further in- vestigations.—="" Central News."

New Steamers.

(Capital Paid up...$1,850,000.)

Seager suggested that "Thoone on Mortgage of Horus Propmily Alarm Clock "would work better Ja

| Gonda received on Storage. if given beer to drink. Graf was

Advances made an- Merabandise. willing to try it. He did. The made on the Provident

(about 34 Inches high)

Hong Hes, black ground with soo blada,

* (at Inches).

*Hong Hany black ground with red rose,

Gainches),

Wong on black ground with white rosi.

nolaches)

pair leg Dypasty square shaped a black ground

wich saksooni flowers.

(pa incha),

1 pair Hong He, black ground with five colour

Kota Bahru, Kelantan.

Bbangbal

AGENTS IN JAPAN ;

Masers, Jardins,“Matheson & Co., Lid;|

BANKERS;

Bank of England.

London Jolat Stock Bank, Ltd,

EVERY description of Banking and

Do. (now) Phillipine

$1.81

$10 $54.

E. Price& Co., Ld. $10 #11 docista, duž Preferred 650) 553

Palpassi | paid up 850/ Paplurteriss

Beneft $160

T110

da Topkin banghal-Bamatras T. 20 Stests Laundry

| United Asbestos Orion-}|

$6

sal Agcary, La $10 ||40] Exchange business transsoted, And a lot of Brown colour white colour, plak Stocks and Bhare bought and sold United Asbortoi nolour, pry bles, and bhung Fotday, Blog Pottery, on soouunt of Constituents · Letter of Foundem Bharai *** System.our Lounge colour Credit greated on Agente and Corres Calon Waterboat:

apple red,

These vases are seldom to be seen in pondents all over the world. any part of the world. They are famous for their beauty and affect, i

An additional two steamers of "Alarm Clock" drank the beer on (Rates and Partieners on application). the Ballarat class have been Saturday night As a result, the ENTER OVrian or ordered for this Australian service neighbourhood over-alept Sunday via the Cape, says's London cable morning and many were late for dated August 29. ⠀ The P. and O. church, Company has also ordered newThe Alarm Clook took the vecdels of 11,500 tons and 525ft. large on Sunday night. in longti

han is still drinking.

TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &0 Undertaken end Executed,

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., Boegor' 8|ásra. Garand Mastan. *

50 centa 31.7-08

#1 for 1911

$1.25 for your end❜g 81·7·48

10 senia for 1911-

$1.40 per share

· Interim of #9 for 1912

1 interim sooount 1912'-

Interim divẪT.X, 18-3-12

| Interim div. T.1, 15-6-19

FOD

80 cents on Inlly paidy

shares and § dents on 31 pald shares for your ending 30-4-13 None $1.50 for 1910

'Flat yoni

No dividend this ymë

50 cis, for your ond'g 30 5'1

20 per centi per ordinar" share for year) sided

· 81·5-1913-

· per share for }}}

$10-$300

Interest allowed on Canto Wiemann, Lide counts per vent per manus on Paroisses are rompe și fully requested Daily Balance, and on Fized' Deposits | Watem"

810

$10

1:10

$10

49 portal for:18

GHT AND

to nell any day, betwvon Bde B ram at at mad which may be spourtalend on William Powell WING "SHING HONG, No. 87, zaleation,

Bonkatu B), Waik; Hongkong vi

Haurkons, 644%), July, 1912, TRA

OF MAGDONAUD.