1912-11-11 — Page 9

Messrs. Setna's Report.

Mesia, S. D. Seina and Co.'s, Fortnightly Report, dated Nov. 9 states:

THE LATE PROFESSOR SKEAT.

The

Career.

A

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1912.

Entertainments

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION.

Head Ofce;—–50, Wall Street, New York London Duca 36, Blahopagate, RC BRANCHES

Calcutta

Canton

Cabe Colon impler Hoogtoux Haniow

Capital and

Manila

Mamion

Pasama

Peking

Sancisc0

Shanshul

Yokoonma

7,060,000 (Gold) -

about 3,000

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF VANKING BUS NESS.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opsed the und DEPOJITS RECEIVED, dard for one year at 42 ver susum, or for shorter perosis, sa THINK, Which may be neceriained on applicati

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, MAIL TELEGRAPIBU KEMITTANCES made.

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities in the World

Ceylon; Lieut. J. P.G. Worlledge, Royal Engineers, and Capt. O. J. Troyte-Bullock, 2nd Battalion Some Interesting Features in His Somerset Light Infantry, for North_China;" and Capt. R. L Bourchier, Army Pay, Corpe, for Daily Telegraph" has Hongkong.

Bombay Officers of the Army Ordnance Bongul Opium. No business the following concerning Pro- reported, Markot quiet. Clear-fessor Skeat, whose death we re-Department to embark in the ances during the fortnight of ported three weeks ago.

same vessel are Capt. W. G. about 130 Chests comprising of A remarkable man has just Everest, for Ceylon; Capt. T. A. 18 Cheats of Pataa New, 02 died in the person of Rev. Dr. Robertson, for Hongkong: Capt. Chests of Patna Old, 47 Chests of W. W. Skeat, Professor of Anglo- B.A. Bill (Royal Marine Artillery), Benares New, and 12 Chosts of Sarn at Cambridge, and one of for North China; and Capt. W. Benares Old. Shipments about the greatest of British philologists H. Adams, for Singapore. 40 Cheste of Patna Old: Unsold an enthusiastio-lover of worde Etock, Pataa New 85 Cheats.for their own sake. Patna Old 1476, Benares New In the autobiographical intro- 240 Chests, and Benares Old 316 duction to his Student's Pas- Chests, in all about 2117. Chests. time" hear ya Uncleared stook, 'Patna New 38 Chests, Patna Old 776 Chests, work of a country clergyman is Benares Now 155 Chests, Benares work of the noblest kind, with Old 106 Chests, in all about 1075 abundant opportunities of un-SKATING RINK. Chests, in all about 1075 Cheats, obtrusive helpfulness. With such Nominal Quotations:-Patna New honest Christian work I could $3600, Patna Old $3500, benares have been well content, and I had new $3000, Banares old $3500. no ambition beyond it. But I Molws Opium .-Sales are re-can now believe that I was meant ported in New 10 Chests at to labour in a different field. $2950, and Old 10 Cheats at Each man has his appointed task; $2975, in all about 20 Questa and I have long since loyally Hongkong, 7th Nov.. 1919. Clearance about 154 Chests accepted the educational duty of Shipments about 106. Cheats. endeavouring to instil into the Ensold Stock about 852 Chests. Uncleared stock about 284 Chests. Closing Quotations:-New $2900 at 2950, Old $2050 at 3000,

"I have never doubted that the

minds of Englishmen the respect in which they ought to hold their noble literature and their noble language.

Happily he was not destined

for the pulpit, nor for the arid but all-important abstractions of the higher mathematics.

to

VICTORIA

This popular Rink will Re-open on SATURDAY," 9th Nov. 1912, at the

5 to 7 r.. Session. Gently Reduced Prices. SEE HAND BILES.

THEATRE ROYAL.

THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT Available all over the World

COMMERCIAL LACIERS OF CREDIT

Issued.

FURCHASE and SALE of Stocker und Sharan' amotnd.

TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cubed.

GEORGE ROGO, Manager.

9. Queen's Road, Hongkong. Mongkong, ist. Nov.; 1912 -- [19

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANA,

LIMITED,

#

HONG

Banks

"ONGKONG12¤; SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

PAID-UP CAPITAL: 100000 RESERVE PONDS).

RESERVE LIABILITY, OK.

FRIETOR

COURT OF TIREDDI FH. Armstrong, Eng AHL Dodwell, an Andrew Furbes, Baq. G. Friesland, Esq. O, B. Chubbar, E G. B. Laurens, Esq.---|

hairman.

97. L HOMAGE Bom H&Blobi, Baq

Hongkong-N, J. STARS.

ACTING' MANAGER, SHANGHAI-A. G. STRIKAN, Lozoom Baxxusa-Lowdon · Cour ARD, WREMIERTER, BAKE LOTED,

Homecoom-Kataniner AztawED. On Ourens Acenta at the rule of 2 par. Cipa

Mr. Amma on the dały balaBOR.

OM VELED-RAPOSITI

· Por... 8 mastia, 154 par Omsk, per ÄZURI, The amordia, 81% per Genk, pez Ainaak For 18 mouths, 4 par Ousi; par Annina.

· E. J. STARE, Chief Manngue.

HONGKONG BAVINGS BANK.

THE Business of the abere Bank la conducted by the HONGKONG 30,000,000 AND SHANGHAT BANKING 17,000,000 | CORPORATION. Balat may beʼabitsland.

# application.

INTEREST en deposits in allered on the minimam monthly balance st Bil FIR Graz, per aaa,

Established 1880.0 [837 AUTHORISED CAPITAL Yea 48,000,000

PAID-UP CAPITAL REAVE FORD

Head Office-YOKOHAMA,

Agencies at Nagasaki Nawchwan New Yorkg Osaka

the musical play

Branches

Anang-Hen

Bombay Calcutta

THE COOK" Chingobus

AN IDYLL OF THE PEAK

By

Lieut. CROSSE,

TO BE PRECEDED BY A

Silk:-A few sales are reported in best chops. Prices hero show a little or no change.

Colton-As there is no stock of Bengal as well as other India. Several years before his election Cotton, it is very difficult to quote to the professorship Skeat had prices. Sales are reported in been attracted to the Anglo-Saxon Chinese Cotton, about 1000 Bales language and Early English at $28 to 30 per picul.

literature. This devotion ancient letters was no evidence of ja mind devoted to pure or applied mathematics, and in 1878 Walter Skeat was professionally fixed in the great role for which his taste and talents alike fitted him-he was appointed to the newly created Elrington and Bosworth Professorship of Anglo-Saxon. From every point of view it was 30 Cents Gallery, an auspicious appointment

Yarp,During the fortnight under review, qur. Yarn markot rulod Steady, and sales of select ed threads are only reported of about 5350 Bales, comprising of 200 Bales, of No. 64, 2350 Bales of No. 10s, 1575. Balos of No. 128., 125 Bales of No. 16a, and 1100 Bales of No. 208. Arrivals about 9700 Bales. Ship himenta about 5000 Bales. Unsold stock about 13000 Bales, Sold bat uncleared stock about 33000

bales.

Local Hill's Yurn:-Sales are reported in No. 10a, at $122-125,

GRAND VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT

WEDNESDAY, November, 18th

al 9.15 .. shar

Prices as Ususi. Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform

Booking af MOUTRIE È CO, From the date of the appoint ment to the Cambridge pro-Hongkong, 31st Oct., 1912. fessorship Skent poured out a countinuous stream of volumes embodying the results of his

No. 128, at $120, No. 10s. at research. Considering the erudite THEATRE. 8134, and No. 208. at $141, of quality of the work, it is probably of about 1000 bales in all..

Japanese Yarn: No. business le reported.

ROYAL

Dairen

Feng

Bankow Elonola Kobe"

Liao-Yang London

Lyon

Pekin

Ryojan Port (Ar-

thur)

Fan Francisco

Ehangli

Tiebling

Ticotain

Tokro

INTEREST ALLOWED ON CUBRENT

Ασσοτης. -

18

Deposits received for fixed periods at mtex to b, chirined on application,

TAKEO TAKAMICHI,

Manager. Hongkong, 1st April, 1912...

Notices

GR

Exchange

Ballas

Daring.

TE

Demand

80 d

..................................................2/- 18/16 10 du. Bydney & Malhoaine

2.9/- 15/16 | 40 dh, Ban Foo & New York .50 1/14, Shanghai,mouseconuenies 214 | 4 m/s. Marka: June¶¶

Tit. Japan ས་་་་་་་་་་བས་་་--་་་ .991 T/T. India ................................................at

158

Demand, India.............. 1691 Bar Silvez, ready | Demand, Manila. ..................................................1013.

forward PT. San Francisco sad New York 301 Gold Leaf par taal

·E.T.--Jaya ---

revieisidestitucion......... 129).

Bank of England rate TIT. MEIKA ............2101

Subsidiary Colns.

Discount per $100

Chinese...10.ats, piani ...37)

China ...10

Hongkong.80

Hongkong.10

Oplum Quotation.

Oct. 25

Malwa, Now ......$8,000 Mais, Old. 8,100 Malya, V. Old ... 9,635. Persian, fine qualitý 1,450

Tabus, No.

3,010........ |

Patna, Old zu 3,600-

Benares, New...... 3,700-

Bouares, Old

and 9,500

SHARE REPORT.

SA-XALX

B-BUYERS

SARY NEVIDENT AND DATE.

62.0.0 at ex 2-1/16 equal to $19.95 for year ending 80.0:12

Depositom may transfer at thels upsien balances of $100 or more to the. Homandaru AND BILANGAT Barm to be placed en FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Pax Car per Hongkong & Shat $125

AMARINE #SURANCES

For the HomaminG AND · Sharonai Bankng ConIDLASTOOR," "

`N. J, STABB, Chief Managar Cantons

North Chins

THE CHARTERED BANE OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

iNOURFORATED BY Royal, CHATE 188:

HEAD OFFICE —LONDON. PAID-UP CAPITAL ...is..........£1,200,000 RESERVE FUND....................1,850,000 Rezav LabIKATY OF

PROPRIETORS.$1,200,000

Steamboate

$16 for 19, 1

Interim of, 10/- for 1911: Final of $20 making $50 for 1910 and Tolerin of 80 for 19 T

$12 for 1909 and Int. of $8 on account of 1910

$7 à b'a of $2 for 1010

youremling 20·6:32:

S=g¥£LKR$

Tra? • Fam ur.Yatda, "

BANIF

CLOSING Q'Lon

1805 am, & ba

482

Ook un

bas 4288) b. 1185

$100 8815

Yangtag

50 4190

FIRK INSURANCER:

Obina Firen Hongkong Fires Jhina & Manilas Douglas Stenship

20

$140

$50

#862

27 for 1910

TARIFFING.

$1 for 1906.

860

825

5 p.a. for your madʼg 36°6-12- Dividend of $1 for half ye

r61

15

Indo-Chinas

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Geroral Banking business transantedă.”

(Preferred) (Deferred)

25

$76

105

813

G.

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT

WATER WORKS, ...

R...

611

1

year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application...

«Etar Ferry"

$10

283

REFINERIES,

Manager.

China Sigais * 8100107 b Lason Sugars

ΜΙΝΙΝΟΙ

$100 $241

Chinese Engineeringe

Tronche "Ratiba

POCKS, WHARVES, & DOWNS

$50 Kowloon Wharfs.....

41 170/- £1

3747

H. & W pos Dooks $50 Shanghai Deoks Hongken Wheris T. 100 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS:

T: 100

2.48

1.100

Anglo French Lands 1.100

T.94

$50

without parallel in English THE ORIENTAL, THEATRICAL authorship. Two volumes a year

COMPANY or MANILA, P.I. were his normal output, and the

PRESENTS mero list of his productions takes up a large amount of space. He FERRIS is, perhapa, best known for his, standard editions of Chaucer and Piera Plowman, and for his great work, the Etymological English Dictionary.' His Chaucer

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened "Shell "Transporta and FIXED DEPOSITS received for

WM. DICKSON,

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that, in consequence of the threatened shortage of water during the present Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22 dry season, the services to houses in the Rider Main Districts will to dir connected from the mains as soon as public fountalus, f.om which a sa ply "of water can be obtained, have been erect- | CAPITAL FULLY

HARTMANN ed in the atrets. The un clin. of

AND HIS

TALENTED COMPANY,

. INCLUDING

was produced in 1894 in eix MISS "MUGGINS” DAVIES volumes, with an edition in a sin- glo volume for general readers.

AND

WALTER DE LEON,

IN A REPERTOIRE OF

NEW MUSICAL COMEDIES.

Sundry Artioles. In Imports sales are reported in Bezcar Stone at $146 (per Cutty); Borneal at 120 (per picul), Ivory at $720 (per picul), Kismis at $0 to 10, and at $18 to 21 (per pical), Mavej at $11 (per picul), Patchuck (Ooplate) at $90 (por pical), and Java Bugar at $81. (per picul), In Exports, purchasea were made in Green Beans at $4 (per Professor Skeat's most notable pical), Soy Beans at $41 (per achievement in the realm of pure pical), White Beans at $43 (por philology is bis Etymological picul, Cassia Lignea at $10 to English Dictionary.' The massive. 161 (per picul), Broken Cassia original was published in four Lignea at $12 (per picul) China parte, between 1879 and 1882, Roots at $10 (per picul), Ground-while a revised and enlarged nuts at $105 (per picul), Star An-edition appeared in 1910. Circle $3.53 Orchestra Stalls $8.10 iseed at $34 to 38 (per picul). Though it cannot perhaps justly Stalls $3.00 Fit $3.00 Gallery $1.00.- Turmeric at $8 (per pical), and be enid that this opulent treasury Booking at Mesars, 8. Mantsis & Co. Dry Ginger at $10 (per pioul). of the origins of the English London Rubber Market. language has rendered possible The East Asiatic Company's the monumental Oxford work Daily Report for Nov, 1 says now being produced, it is as The market in London, yester-suredly the fact that it has day, continued weak and declin-enriched every succeeding treat

ise in the same category. ing..

Professor Skeat, while anxiousPEAK

The closing prices were Hard fine Pară spot'

4/4

Hard fine Para forward... 43

to preserve the tongue of Shake-

TO-NIGHT. ONE NIGHT OFF.

· Curtain at 9:15 г.x. Prompt..

·Notice

TRAMWAYS 00.

LIMITED.

spear and the Bible in all possible

TIME TABLE.

First latex crepe, delivery

purity, considered some changes

4/14

in the future, as there have been

three months

Para Rubber Estates. Mesara. Bahn, Moyer and

have received telegraphic infor mation from Londos to the effect that the directors of the Singe pore Para Rubber Estates, Ltd.,

year.

DAYS.

public fountains is about to be proves d- ed with and the services to Louses will be disconnected as the provision of

uch fountains proceeds.

(Sd) W. CHATHAM,

Water Authority Publia Werks Offcc. Hougkong, 30th Oct., 1912.

Q.

R.

DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE

BANK:

PAU-UFSh. Taels 7,500,000

HEAD OFFICE--Snamonai, BOARD OF DIEROTOBBLI

Fadlin

Bauturg

Cattan Caloutta Honków Kobe Singapore Ticotaio Peking

810 Taipanin Tengian Takebame, Hongkong Hote's

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS,

8

the rainfall during the current year has been much below the average and as the dry season has set

LONDON BANKERS

Mew. N. M. RoHSHILD & SON, Hongkong Lande THE UNION OF LONDON AND BRITE'

BANK LIMITED, DAUTHOR BANK (BERLIF), Lonnor

AGRHOY.

DianOTION DES DISCONTO GRIELL

BOHANS

in earlier than unl, the City and INTEREST allowed on Curret Hill District are threatened with a 4ccount. DEPOSIT received on terms serious shortage of water. The which may be learned on application co-operation of the public la preventing very description of Banking, syd the waste or extravagant use of water change business transacted. and in exercising every possible evɔnmy aits use is invited.

(98.) W. CHATHAM,

Water Authority.. Pablia Works Office. Hongkong, 30th Od 1919811

R. TIMMERSCHEIDT.

Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct, 1911. EX

Humphrys Estaten Kowloon Lands Shanghai Landa

West. Points

114

$100 178

630

T. 80

$50 15

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 T.S

COTTON MILLS;

Eros Hongkong Cottons China-Borgeo Light and Powers

Do. (Eppe, shar China Providenta Dairy Farm Green Inlande Hongkong Electron

Hongkong Less 662,000|79000

MISCELLANEOUS

THE MERUANTLE BANK OF INDIA, L'IMITED,

Auborised Capital..................e £1,800,000 *********1,125,000 10 mio.VERSEER require 1 in the Publiq Subcribed

Works Department for a few Faid Op

in the past, as inevitabie. To the 7.00 am to 8.00 a.m. Every 15 min.

8.00a.m. to 10.00 .m. surprises of many scholars he ex-

0.

15 months only from the 1st December, Beterre Fond. 565,000 Hongkong Rep

prox. Candidates must have a good

*)

15 min.

10 min Knowledge of Engine Sting and re40, Threadneedle Street, London, EO

pairs. For particulare apply to the

15 min.

"

10 min. Engineer in Charge of Water Worke, Bombay. to whom all applications with copies of Galoutte, 10 mis. testimonials, should be addrezzodnot Howrsba

later than the 20th insw

Dalhi AUW. CHATHAM," | Madraz. Doctor of Public Works. Karachi. Public Works Office.

Bangoon. [88 Colombo. Hongkong, th Nov., 1912.

pressed the view that the English 10.00 am to 11.00 .m. of the future will to a large ex-11.30 am to 12.45 p.m.

15 mla, 1.15 p.m. t 1.45 p.m. - tent by what is the 'Cockney of 12.45 pm 1.15 p.m." to-day which did not necessarily. 1.45 p.m. to 2.15 p.m. however, imply approval of the

2.15 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. have issued their anaual report, English of the British metropolis. 5.00 p.m. to 8:10 p.m. declaringa dividend at the rate of

Ho once observed: "A certain

NIGHT CABB. nino per cent for the past finan

8.45 p.m. and 9 p.m., 9.45 p.m. to cial year, and recommending that type of society folk would doubt- less be very annoyed if they know £2,082 be carried forward to next that their little habit of dropping.

10 11.80 p.m. overy 15 minutes.

SUNDAYS. in words really 7.30 am. T the final g Ula Pish Dividend."

came to them from the masses. · 8.00 a.m. to. 10,30 a.m. every 15 min. Ula Pish, L are paying an As a matter of grammar, he con- 10.30 am to 11.00 interim dividend of 20 per cont.sidered that the subjunctive mood 11.45 am to 12.00 noon This is the tenth interim dividend in English was no longer noces. of 20 per cent, paid by this, com- sary. Such expressions as if it pany on account of the current were not, and if it be, are, he financial year.

thought, out of dito. The poota will hardly agree with him; but usage makes grammar, not gram- imar usage.

October Rubber Returns. Pajam.16,000 Ihs.

Bekol. 1,700 lbs.

Bakit Tamal.-9,200 lbs., making a total for ten months of

76.972 lbs.

Officers on the Rohfifa. Among the officera who left Tebrau Three monthsending Southampton in the transport September 30, 48,107 lbs., Octo- Rohilla are:-Lieut. A. Veiloh, ber 10,053 lbs., to date 02 760 lbs., No. 87 Company Royal Garrison to same diste last rear 22,148 lbs.

Artillery for Hongkong

Oapt increase 40,012 lbs.

TB. Legh, Royal Engineers, for

12.00 noon to 1.00 p.m. 1.00 p.m. to 5.00 pm. 6.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. 6.00 p.ņi. to 7.00 p.m. 700 pm to 8.10 p.m.

10 min. THE 15 min.

10 min. 15 min 10 min. 15 min.

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE COLD.

(Capital Pain: UP... 1,250 000.).

10 min. Loans on Mongage of House Export y

NIGHT OARS avon Wiek Days.

MON SATURDAYS"

Uarat: 11:45. punk,

Forten

SPECIAL CARE, Ariangement at the Compeny

Alexandra Rullinge, "Des Voeux Road, Wor EY D BUMPERETA & SON,

Gammal Manager, Hongkong, &rd Nov., 1911.

Gonda renal rod on Blorage, sve V{} Advanom manda on Merchandise. Loses made on the Provident Byst (Hates and Particulars on app

TRUSTEES EXECU

WILLS ATTORNEY & * Undertaken and Exemted SHEWAR TIE

50 $10 35.10

$10

10 1620.b.

#10

6% for year 1910 on

grafezzed share

3-per share Coupon No

$18

16 p. e. for year ending

80.4.12

5 for 1911

$8 foz. 1897

1/8 per share finni 1911

(Coupon No.18)

1n..Ed. per share on 150,000, #3 for year anding 81.12.11 $1 final dividend for}" your 1919 vs T- Tis. 3 for 1911

Final of Tls. 8, making Tis.

... for1 1910

Tis, 629-2-10-

15 on old sharm, $1.50

og new.uharem for half

year 30-6-19

Interima div. of $83 lợi 1918

40 oeste fox.1911” $2,75 for 1911

5% for half year to 50-6-12.

་་

Interim div. of 82 for 1912

15 per cent for 1910

T4 for year ended 31:10:10)

Ty for year ended

of centa 81,70%

$1 for 1911.

70 önts for 1911

$1.25 for year and 81-7:33

for 1911

11.40 per share

Jo'em of £2 for 1912

10

interim aroount 1913

HEAD OFFICE:

BRANCHES

Kandy Galia Blogspota.

Langkate

Morning Pist

$95

Peak Tramway

#10

Kota Babra, Kelantan.

Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S.

Hongkong

Do. (new) Philippines

Penang

Shanghai. AGENTS IN JAPAN

EL. Price 4 Co., IL; \$10

Socists 'des Preferred 850) | 988-

Pulpes et paid by 50ƒ

Mars, Jardine, Mathagon & Co., Ltd, Paplertorios

BANKERS?

Bank of England.

London Joint Blook Bank, Lád,

EVERY description of Banking and

Inte du die. T:1; 15-8-13

Isterim div. T.1, 15-6-19

Da T.1, 18949.

Nope

80 cents on Fally peddy

sparza and 8 penta: pa

31 paid shares for your

-ending 30:4112 Nene A

1.50 for 1910

da Tonkin"

Benefit $150 Shanghal-Bumstraa", T. 20' Stem Laundry

T110

Bo Gvidend this

50 mts. for year and

|

United Asbestos Urian:1 $10 493

Ag

20 par ansl

110

8800

$10

1919 m. & b

Kichange budinem transnoad, Stocks and Bharem bongit' and mid on account of Constituenta. Lattus of Uredit gernted on Agents and Dorres-Union on), pondents all over the world.

Interest allowed on Current

OF

codile at "--per cent parisEBUDE ZOO Daily Balines and on Fired Deposite

Portl

HORNBY"