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COMMERCIAL.

Singapore Exchange,

December 2, 1912. On London-Bank 4 m/s 2/4.13-32

Domand 24.3-32 Privala6 m/s 244.7.8 ·

3m/2/4.9-18 On Germany-Bankdi 238.1-2

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1912.

| Japan_Branch of Franco-Japanes Bank

The Japan branch of the Franco- Japanese Bank was opened for business in the premises of the Industrial Bank of Japan in Tokyo on November 26.

Shanghal Bullion.

December 6, 1912. Bar Silver

d.20.5-8 Mexican Dollars.

Private 3 m/s 242.1-2 Market Rate... Tla. 73.59

On France-Bank d/d 294

Dragon Dollars,

Native Bank

73.7875

•

Private 3 m/s 200

On India-Bank T.T.

1741-4

Rate

Private 30 de 175.3-4

Copper Cash

per Tls. 1,747

On Hongkong-Bank did

10.1-2

Private 33 dis On Shanghai-Bank did

11.1.2

Bar Silver

Shanghai Gold Bars S'hai Tis.

...Tls.

80.3-8

Private 33 d/s

Native Interest... Sovereigns: „Bk'e.

1/4.1-16

15

81.3-8 On Java-Bank.T.T. 140.1-2 Baying rate... 6.84 $0 20

Private 30 ds 142.1-2 Banque de l'Indo-Chine. On Japan-Bank

The djd 113.3-4

Bulletin Financier' Sovereigns-buying rate $8.54 states that according to inform- India Council Bills last

ation from Japanese sources, issue India Council T.T. · last --

issue Discount 3 ms Bank of England discount Bar ailtor in London

rateg

***!

Entertainments

THEATRE

ROYAL.

Under the Distinguished Patronsge of His Excellendy Sir Henry May, [K.C.M.G. and Commodore Anstruther.

O..O.

THE BOATSWAIN'S MATE

A Comedy la Ons Act

by

W. W. JACOBS

To be preceded by

A Grand Variety Entertainment.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

the 18th and 14th Dec.

Charities.

divergences of view have arisen Commencing at 9.15 p.. between the New. Franco-Japan- Prices 53, 2, and $1. 1/4.3-32 eso bank, and the Banque de Soldiers and Sallers in Uniform

4.0-18 l'Indo-Chine. According to cer

tain rumours the Franco-Japaness Proceeds to be devoted to Local

half price to Gallery.. bank is said to have quite recent- 5 p.o. 20.3.8ly decided to carry its activities

to the whole of China, whilat! since its formation, it had been decided that it would only do business with Japan, Korea and Manoburia, so as not to enter the sphere of action of the Banque

de l'Indo-Chine.

Booking at MOUTRIE & 00,

AVIATION

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.

1.Hand Odo, Wall Street, New York,

London Dilice-6, Bishopsgate, EC

BRANCHES :--

Bombay

Calcotta

Caston

Cabo

Colea

Empire

... Hoogkong

Nancow

Banks

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION

PAID-UP DAPITAL

REKATA TUNDE:

Exchange

· 15/18 | + m& L/C *.

1 DJP

Buying

9/16

/1.18/16

10 ds. San Foò & New Yo

Arlos.

/T.... £4,000,000 Demand 'Socioitiininve

2/1

« 15,000,000

1 Kobe

17,800,000

4.2/1 1/10

3 m/s. L/C ...

Manis

$22,000,000 || 11/10......

Panama

KREKKVI ELABILITY OF

PEO-

Paking

PRIETORS IN

..$15,000,000

Sas Fratiico

Shanghai

Yokohama

Singapore

Mexico.

Capital and Reservami, #3,060,000 (Gol)

aboɛkunnan £1,450,000

"Count or DixaZZERI

E Shellim, Fay Chairman

P. H. Armstrong, Kaq Deputy Chairman. Jagan

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI B. H. Dodwall, Eq

NESS transclod.·

LETRA

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the amal. Friesland, Banq

Q. & Chubbay, Bag. DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fend for une year at 4% per annum, or for shortar parsods, at rates, which G. B. Laurant, may be ascertained on ap COLLECTED.

F. Lieb, Esq. BILLS NEGOTIATED

MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES. mada.

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

THE LANKY CIRCULAR LETTERS or CREDIT Available all over the World,

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT -PURCHASE and SALE of Stocka and Shares ∙affected.

TRAVELLERS CHECKS said and caånd,

GEORGE HOGG,

Manager.

9, Queen's 'Road, Hongkong. [19 Hongkong, let Nor., '1912' ·

THE

YOKOUAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED,

13

"

W. L. Fattendes

J. A. Plummer, Eaq

10 djs. Sydney & Melbourne,

T. India ................................. 1543 Bar Silver, rovdy bikiniense89 21/18

Oemand, India. 154)

Han, Mr.C.. Roas

Demand, Manila · cereñim........103) ►

H.A. Biela, Enqu

Gher MamadxNT Hongkong-N. J. STAND.

Астика Маклак SHANGHAI-A. O. STERKEN,

Loubor Baxxus-Lomon 'Comorer"

ARD WHITMIHeren Baxx Lorem

Homamawn---INTERMET ALLOWED, **

forward

*IT. San Francisco and New York 50 Gold Leaf jior tuel

T, Java

................. 126 Bank of England rate TT. Miske... 212 "IT. FIDE

Subsidiary Colar,

Disconni per $100

On Our Accords at the rule of i per Cabinese 120 sta. pieces .. $50

pse Ascom os lhe dally balanse,

·OR FIED DEPOSITS:

* For: 1 months, 137 per Cani, per Äroam, \ For: 8 months, 13% per Duck, pur Anne,

'For IV bonáka, 4 par Chadt' par 'Anzai,

N. J. STABB, Chief Maisagne,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

Established 188. AUTHORISED C.FITAL Tea 18,000,000 THE, Budinem of the abere Bank la conducted by the HONGKONG PAID-UP CAPITAL .. 30,000,000 AND SHANGHAI BANKING BY FOS

17,500,000 CORPORATION. Eules may be abiaineel

application.

INTEREST en deposits, is 'allowed on the minimum monthly, balanses st D Pas Ganz, per aRKDIR.

Head Offica~~~~YOKOHAMA,

Branches Agöndlɛn as

Nagakaki Newchwan' New Yorkg Osika

MEETING Antung-Hsina. HONGKONG.

Cotton Trade Outlook. Mr. Willam Tattoreall, of Man- chester, in bie cotton trade oir cular dated 19th November, says that, compared with a month ago, the outlook for supplies of raw material is hardly to favour- able, and this is an important

Leave for Hongkong, maller

Liout. H. de R. Morgan, The to Lancashire spin- ners and manufacturers. It is Buffs, Singapore, has been grant American ed leave from December & to probable that the crop this season will be smaller January 1, with permission to than the consumption through proceed to Hongkong Lieut. E. Excellency the Governor

J. Stover, 3rd Brahmans, has been granted leave from Singa- pore from December 6 to January

the world, and the supplies in hand will have to be drawn upon. There is every prospect, however, of the Egyptian crop being the with permission to proceed to largest ever recorded; and a large output in India is anticipated.

Manufactors of piece goods) have plenty of work to go on with, and sufficient business "is |

Hongkong."

Notices

NOTICE.

now coming round to maintain IN THE MATTER OF R. W.

the strong position.

Spinners of yarn are being

greatly hampered by the raw

PALLY, DECEASED,

cotton situation, but the margin NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that authority bas besu granted

Boinbay Calcutta Changotno Dairen Fengtion

Pekin

Ryojun Port (Ar

Harbin

(bar)

Under the Patronage of His

Haakon

-San Francisco

Honolu Koba

Buanghai

Tiebling

Liso-Yang London

Tientsin

Tokjo

Lyons

INTEREST ALLOWED ON CURRENT AG0OUST.

SIR HENRY MAY.. Mr. M. KOUZMINSKY,

The famous aviator,

Who will give exhibition flights on his Bleriot Machine

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

14rg asa.15TH, 1919,

Watch for farther announcements.

ROYAL

"AN IDEAL

in most counts and qualities is by Lis Britanic Majesty's Sopreme THEATRE encouraging, and the consumption Court for Chian to JAMES WIL in twist and weft tends to increas9. | LIAM JAMIESON, Esquire, O,M.G., The prospects for spinners may H. B. M. Consol Goners at Canton, In adu'nister the estate of the above- be described as healthy.

According to an analysis of theed (late of the Chisers Maritime stock-taking results of three largest fas) who died at Hongkong on

October 28th, 1912. spinning companies, the profit on- share onpital is 21.16 per cent. per annum, and the profit on share and loan capital combined is 10-42 per ceat. per annum after allowing interest on loans.

Hevea (Johore) Rubber Plantations,

the said estate are hereby required to All persone having claima, against and particulars of such claims to the Undersigned on or before the 10th day

January, 1913, after which date the sssets, will be distributed having regard only to claims of which notico sball then Paro bean given, and NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that all personal indebted to the said estate are required to make immediate payment to the Undersigned,

The report of the Heves (Johore) Rubber Plantation's, Limited, for the period to June 30 states that, out of the profit of £1,546, it i proposed to write off £1,505 from Centon, the preliminary expenses, and carry forward the balance of £41 THE to this year's trading. The area under cultivation at June 30,

1911, was: Rubber 1,212 nores; fibre and pineapples, 34 acres;

J. W. JAMIESON, H. D..M. Consal Gonemi. December 9th, 1912.

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE

00., LD.

total, 1,240 acres; and ni (Oapital Paid or...$1,250,000.)

Jane 30, 1912: Rubber, 1,394

acres; pineapples, 385 acres;

total, 1,770 sores; showing an in-

scany on Marig ego of Ḥo 186 Pep

crosse of 533 acres during the foods received on Storage. yoir. The planting of fibre has Advances made on Merchandise. been discontinued, and theas made on the Provident System.

TRUSTEE EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c.,

Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

GeneralManage18. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908

82

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND, CEMENT

pineapples are now coming into Rates and Particulars on application),

THE OFFICE OF bearing. Since the accounts have bean made up the board bave received advice of the sale of the first consignment, which show that at present prices a good pro- fit will accrue from this cultiva tion on the land unsuitable for rabber. During the year -28,620 lbs of rubber have been harvested, as againt 3,412 Ibe in the previous year, and an esti mato of 11,137 lbs in the pro- The company's new spectus. manager estimates a orop of 4,000 to 5,000 lbs per month dur- ing the current year, and the directors therefore expect that the 41,877 lbs estimated when the company was formed will be ex- ceeded. The net average price relised was 38 11.56d: per lb, and the cost fo.b. 28. 8.02d. perlb. As more trees como into the tapping stage the cost of production will be lowered Machinery for deal ing with the increased crop has

Jn Caaka of 375 lbe' rei..

In Bags of 250 lbs. net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Manag is Hongkong, 16th August, 1901

THE FAMINE IN CHINA.

NIGHT Famine Districte with an area of 80,000 square miles..

already been ordered, and thisWO and a half million people will reduce the present cost of facing stravation.

manufacture und diminish the PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI- large percentage of scrap which

HUSBAND"

A PLAY IN 4 ACTS

ET

OSCAR WILDE, to be produced by Local Amateurs

on December 17th, 19th and 21st at 9.09 p.m. Under the distinguished Patronage of

His Excellency the Governor

in aid of the following Charities: The Diocesan Girls' School The Eyre Refuge The Blind Home (Blindenheim) The St. Lewis Orphanage Booking opens at Messrs. Moutria & Co. from December 4th to holders of advance ticke.s, obtainable from ladies and members of the com- mittee of the various Charities and Mesira. Moptris & Co., 'näd to the public from December 7th.

BIJOU

Deposits received for fixed potiods al rates to be obtained on application.,

TAKEO TAKAMICHI,

Managor. Hongkong, 1st April, 1912.

Entertainment

18

VICTORIA THEATRE.

THE PIONEER PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT OF

HONGKONG, ·

2 Performances: 7.15 Pictures only. 9.15 Full Programmes.

- Matincos:

Wednesdays & Holidays.........6 p.m.

Saturday.....ridik pa.

Bundays........

Hanifcentilma, TO-NIGHT

D.but of the Charraing

American Soubretse HOWARD SISTERS Popular Pridas.

Notices

PEART

EAK TEAM WAT OCS.

DIMITED

MME TABLE.

Wark Dara

7.00 am to 8.00 .. Every 15 min. 10 min. 8.00 am to 10.00 a.m. 10.00 .m. to 11.00 .. 15min 11.80 am to 10:45 pm.

12.45 pm. 1.15 p.m. 1.15 p.m.ty 1.46 p.m. 1,45 p.m. ti. 2.15. p.m. 15 9.16 p.m. to 5.00 pm 5.00 p.m. to 8.10 p.m.

Dapositors may transfer at theds upálen bafanem of DICO or mare 18 the Honakowa ÄND. SHANGHát Baxx to be placed en FIXED DEPOSIT at 4-Pxx Üzem, por

Fer the HowtoNG A BERGHAT Banxino ConroRATION,

N. J. STABB, Chief Manager

THE CHARTERED 'BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

InconronATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1858.

́ ́HEAD 'OFFICE —LONDON,

Chinese ...10

Jongkong.20

Hongkong.10

........5X

9.69|| Soverato, amesávátek 9:55

Oplum ¡quotation.

Malwa, Now.....$8,000 "Malwa, Old............... 8,100 Balwa, V. Old "... 3635

Oct. 25.

Perian fine quality 1,450 Patos, New......... 8,600 Pitas, Old vilinan 8,500-4 Benares, Now

8,700

Benares, Old ́eises 8,500

SHARE REPORT.

TA-CALE

B-BUYERS

Ş-ŞELERRAJ

BANKS,

Hongkong & 8'baí ·

Q'

$812)

84/10/-

b:

Cantons

MARINE INSUFANCES

North Chins

$50 A

$260 T1821

alons

$100 $820

Yaogtses

China Fires

FIRE INSURANCES,

Tongkong Firea

"SHIPPING.

SAID-UP ÜAPITAL £1,200,000 China & Manilas RESERVE FORD...£1,660,000 Douglas Steamships

REBAV LIABILITY OT

PROPRIXTON ......1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE, and Gotoral Banking busodes transacted.

·CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened And FIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on *pplication.

W DICKSON, Moonger.

ongkong, th April, 1912. [22

DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE

CAPITAL POLLY

BANK.

£50 $187

$20 $146

850

$50 $25 $8

$31

3878

Steambonis

#15 $28

Indo-Chinas

(Preferred) (Detested).

es $92

|11146

411 b

Shell" Trapezerta" (41)

"Star Ferry"

10839

$100 $108 $100 $89

Chipperings £ |35|-

*EFINE. Uhins gars Lasa. Sigara

Tronoha tanbe

XININGI

172/6

PAID-UP......Sh.-F1877,500,000 DOCKS, WHARFFE,G DOWNS

Kowloon Wharfs ·800 $73, HEAD OFFICE—ÕUANGBAC

H. E. & W'ros Docks 280 3574 8. & BOARD OF DIRECTORS — BanLIN,"

T. 100 T.48 longbai Docka Hongkon Wharfe T. 100 T.108 LANDS, HOTELA D' BUILDINGS, Anglo French Lands T.100

Tainsofa

LONDON BANKEBS:

Measts. N. H. BezBSCHILD & BO** THE Taton or IODDON AND SMIra's

BRANCHES

Berlin

Calcutta

C.Eton

Homlarg

Batkow

Robe

Teking

Bingapore

Tientsin

T.94. $115

Trisg na Yokohama.

Hongkong Hotels

|

Hongkong Lands

Humphreys Estates ·

Kowloon lands

Shanghai Lands

T. 3090

100 $15 $10 $80

$8.40 $56

Well Pointe -

20 $57

P.8.

T. 50

T.180

BANK LIMITED. DHOTION BANK (Benzin), LouDo ASTITY,

DIRECTION DE DISCONTO GL ROHADT, INTEREST allowed on Currens Manila M'po's Bote!· P.10 Account DEPOSITS tadeived on term

COÍDON MILLS, 15 min; which: wry, be "esrned on 'application" 10 min. Every sciption of Banking and 15min.hange business transacted.

B. TIMMERSCHEIDT.

Manager. Hongkong, 8th Oct, 1911.

10 min,

15min. 10 min,

NIGHT. CARS. 6.45 p.m. and 9 p.m., 9.45° p.m. to 11:30 pm. Stery 15 minutes.

SUNDAYS..

7.80 Mileng

Ewos" - Hongkong Cottons $10 **** MISCELLANEOUS.

THE MERCANTLE BANK OF Dairy Fa

INDIA, LIMITED.

Green Islands

ĐĂ LAFE DEVIDEND AND SAYS.-

£2.0.0 st ex 2)-1/16 egual :)

to $19.95 for year ending 80-8·12 y

#18 for 1811 Interim of 10 för 1911: Final of $20 making 350 ) for 1910 and Interim of $80 for 19168 $12 for 1939 and Int; of-]

$3 on secount of 19 19 ƒ› L. 17.& b's of $2 for 1910 $37 for 1910

$1 for 1906

5p.e. for yst end'g 208·12. Dividend of $1 for half year ending 80'6·12 6% for year: 1910 -on)

preferred shares

3/per share Coupon No

18

15. p. o. for year ending

80.4.12

$5 for 1911

*$8 for 1897

176 per share Snal

(Coupon No.18)

18. 2d. per share on 150,000.

# for year ending 81.12.11

$1 final dividend for

your 1912

Tb. 8 for 1911

Fins! of Tle. 8, making

-6 lor1 191

Th, 629-2-10

$5 on old "abares, $1.50

on new shares for half year 30-6-19:

Talarim iv. of 384 for 1913 40 cents for 1911 (9) $2,75 for 1911

0% for half year ko 30-6•22; I'

Interim div, o' $2 foi:1912

15 per cent for 1910

T&for year ended 31-10°10)

17 for year ended ·90-18-16} {} 60 gente 81.7.08

Ohins-Boir to

$1 for 1911

Light and Power, 2010 ↑

(2

Do. (Epec shte 3).{1

Obina Providents

10

80

70 cents for 1911

#6

$1.25 for year'end'

-$10

40 cents for 1911

$10 $26

$140

Fer

share

562,000 Hongkong Iras.. 366,000 Hongkong Rope

$200

$10 $19

Gangkate

Auhorised Capital, 1,000,000 Hongkong Electrics -10 min Subscribed

1,125,000

8.00 .m. to 10.80s.m. every 15 min. 10:30 am to 11.00 s.m.

11:46 am. io 12.00 nöɔn

|9.15 p.m. -To-Night. 9.15 p.m. 19.00 noon to 1:00 pm.

Another Complete change of Programme. THE NOBLE'S PRIVELEOB (Dramatic.)

PEKIN. and ENVIRONS (Seonid Cinema-Colar)

AND

THREE STAR COMICS The Detachable Mau.

How to be Luoky,

7.15

BUTION TO-DAY. has been produced during the TT WILL HELP TO SAVE LIFE. *"* current year owing to the want

of proper machinery for treating Transzfer, H. O. GULLAND, TER samo.The health of the coolies

Manager. In'e national Banking Co remains good, and the labour force porc, Shaha is not being well maintained..

Tobgbang, 941b January 1919 [170]

Tommy maries His Bister.

Miss DOLLY SWIFT AND

Miss GLADYS SPENCER. In All New Bonga »nd Dances,

31

15 min. Paid Up

10 mir. Beserve Fondois...vit....li.i. 15 diin

BEAD OFFICE:

10 min 40, Threadasedle Street, London, R.O..

·1.00 p.m. to 16.00 p.m. 5.00 p.m. to 16.00 pm. 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. 15 min 7:00 pm to 8.10 p.m. 10 min. Bombay.

NIGHT CARS #1 on West Days." -SATURDAYS, -

Extra' fàm at 11:45′ ↑ m.

SPECIAL CARS. Arrangement at the Company's Offce, Alexandra Bailings, Des Voeux Boad

(AN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

Gezeral Managtin

Hongkong; 8rd Nor.. 1911.

NOTICE 14.

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS

AND SHIPBUILDERS, '.

Calcatta,

Morning Fest.

BRANCHES.:

Kandy.

Galle bl

Howrah. Delbijard madiso,

Bingapura. 20 Fenang.!

Pank Tramway

danneggiad

Karachi.

Rangoon.

Kualá Liimpury B.M.B. Hongkong

D

Colombo,

Kota Bahru, Ke'-atva,

Shangbaie!

STAGENTS IN JAPAN :

Mera Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd, BANKERS :

E

Bank of England. A

London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd.

VEEY desorption of Banking and dxchange business transactad, Blocks and Shares lought and old

A PAPER will bread at the rooms on soont al Constitsents Letters of

1

Do. (ann) Philippizar D$10

a. Pin & 05, T'a:) $10 Societa den Práfáried 6501 Pulpest paid up 150) Papfeited

du Tonkia

Bene hanghal-Bumatra T. 20 Steam Latindry

Usilled Ambector Ozlán-

ial Agency, Lid

Ualted

ounders Bhar

of the above Institution by Mr. Credit granted on Agents and Corran- Union Waterboa JB Chapman on "The efficiency of pendents all over the world.

PICTURES ONLY. 7-15 the propelling eystom" on Friday evene Intent allowed on Cament - Weimann, Lid.

Madiem and Fruit Cakes 50 and 60 cents por lb. Wedding and Birth day Cakes from:31:00 per [bOP

ALEXANDRA CAPE CO.

fog December 181 at 9 pm,

counts at 2 per cent per annum on

All members and others Interested Dally Balance and on Fixed Deposits Watson are invited to attended that tarmbich may be wisertained on Will PROMJERAID, Chaltofan application.

Gederal Manager

MACDONALD M

Interim of $2 for 1912.

1h terim account 1919

Intudim 'div., 2-1,15-8-11- Interim div. T.1,155-17

Do. T.1, 18-9-19.

80 cente

bares and

denta op

#1 paid shares för your Landing/B0+49 B

None

$1.50 for 1910)

Τότε

1150 T152

Borte, for

∙1$12

fb'~31·121912