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COMMERCIAL.

Shanghal Bullión.

January 21, 1913.

Bar Silver

d. 20

Mexican Dollars....Tls. 73 16

Dragon Dollars,

Native Bank.

Ralo

73.0875

Cappor Cash...por Thu. 1,720

Shanghai

Gold

Bars Shai...Ts. 3.30

Bår Silver ...Tls. 111.15

Native Interest...

Sovereigns: Bk'.

Buying rate... $0.27

London Rubber Auction. Messrs. Gow, Wilson and StanTM ton, Limited, in their plantation rubber auction report dated 31st December state: -"Offerings totalled 6,515 packages, amount- ing to 347 tons; last sale totalled 16,458 packages, ammating to 028 tons came period last year 7,585 packages, amounting to 425 tons.

"Particulars of offerings,-Ma laya, 3,415 Packages, 11 tous; last year, 6,010 packages, 350 tons. Ceylon, 3,100 packages, 148 tons last year, 1575 packages, 75 tons.

"Quotations.--Plantation fine, da. 6.1/d. to 44. 8 34d; last year 4. 9d. to 5s. 01. 2d. Ilard fine Para, 48. 6:124; last year, de. 314.

Owing to the intervention of the Christmas holidays the "sup- plies brought forward this week Only amounted to the small total of 347 tons. The auctions opon- ed with god compolition for all kinds, and prices up to the in- terual show an improvement, of about 2d. to 3d per pound, when compared with last sale prices, Smoked sheet has sold from 1s. 7.1-4d. to 4a 8.3-4d., and 48.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1913.

Entertainments

VICTORIA THEATRE.

DIRECT FROM AMERICA HUGHES'

MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY

OF 25 TALENTED ARTISTS-MOSTLY GIRLS. 4 COMEDIANS-ALL FUNNY COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME. TO-NIGHT, at 9.15

SPEDELBOUNDER'S DREAM

The biggest novelty yet presented.

A change of scenery in 25 seconds. TUESDAY, 28TH JANUARY.

THE GRAFTERS

The company will play at Canton on 29th and 30th January

AND

Will reopen on Victoria Theatre on 31st January, FOR 3 FAREWELL PERFORMANCES. Prices, $2 and $1, Soldiers and Sailors 70 Cents. Plan at MOUTRIE'S.

Notices

STOCK BROKERS'

ASSOCIA-

TION OF HONGKONG.

NOTICE.

THE COMMITTEE has decided

that the flowing shall be the· Settling Days for 1915.-

THURSDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY,.

TUESDAY.

30th January, 27th February, 28th March

29th April.

THURSDAY,' 29th May. FRIDAY, 2th June. WEDNESDAY, 30th July.. FRIDAY, 29th. Angst. MONDAY, 29th September, THURSDAY, Both Cletuber, FRIDAY, 28th November.

MONDAY,

0.15

Entertainment

BIJOU.

Special Monster Programme for

Burns' Anniversary,

Debut by

Ba:iks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION.

Elaad Office:-60, Wall Street, New York. London Office :-36, Bishopsgars, E.C.

BRANCHES

Bombay

Calcutta

Cantou

Cebu

Colon..

Empire

Hongkong

Напком

Banks

JONGRUNG AND SHANGHAI

HOBARUNG CORPORATION

FAID-UP CAFītāk van vriinmers RAURYA' FUNDUS

Starling £1,500,000

Exchange

Selling.

RESKEYE LIARIETY OF FRO

PRI TORB

$1,900,000

* 17,008) 30 d/s

3.22,000,05%

60 d/e 4 m/s ..813,800,0F:"

299,000 T/T.

Demand

9/16 4 m/s. L/C 2-4 m/s. D/P 11/16

Buying.

CornT OF DIRECTORS

E Shellin, Ex-Chairman

W. la Faltenden

P. H. Armstrong, Faq -Deputy Chalıman

Kobo

Mexico

S. H. Dudrell, E

Ради

G. Friowand, Esq.

Pelung

San Francisco

0. B. Gabby,

Shanghai

Yokohama

Capital and React¥7,060,000 (Cute)

about...150,000

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI, NESS LEAD Acted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened po the usual tarms.

DEPOSITS RECHIVED, fixed for, one year at +% par Banum, or for shorter periods, ať rates, which may be ricettained on application.

HILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL, and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES made.

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS grants). on all the princianlalties in the World.

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

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

Lauad,

PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shares

acted

TRAVELLERS CHECKS old and cashed..

GEORGE HOGU,

Manager

9, Queen's Road, Hongkong. Hongkong, 1st Nov., 1912,

THE

:19

G. R. Lauren, Esq.

F. Lieb, Bay

T/T. Shanghai.

T/T. Singapore

T.T, Japan

| T.T. India ..........

J.A. Phinder, Esq.,

Demand. India...

Hon. Mr:0 HBO

H. A. Bisbe, Esq.

CHIRP Maragus: Hongkong N. J. Starr

"ACTING MANAGER,

, SHANGHAI-A, C, Știruku. Lower Ris KEZ-LONDON COUNTY AND WREN MUses, Barn LamIRED,

HONOLONG~]#ZARIŅI, ALLOWED. Oa Current opis så the male of a per. MEʻAKIM NU NOS Kaly Skinno«,

ON PIXED DEPOSITS: . For 8 mozába, 195¢ per Omni, per ANNOM, Fir 4 months, 16 per Out, per Åpnum, #Pace 19 imiz, tho," "d proper

B. J. ETÄBE, CLÍ Manager.

HONGKONG BAVINGS BANE.

THE Buinem of the shore Bank la

conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be abiained

application.

9.15 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, PR Ct, Per Sam

Miss CECILE STÉPHANO Sings: Jude's Mighty Deep."

Tio Mattel's ** Yes or No.”

· Bolio Adair" and " My Ain Folk."

Miss DOLLY SWIFT

is ber specially written Song. "Just A Puoripematograph Girl.""

29th Dicember.

J

[135

71-2. has been paid for thick Longkong, 25th Jul, 1918,

pale crepe.

The feature of the sale, is

again the very narrow margin of prico between light brown creps and the best desoriptions of this grade, indicating the

strong

demand existing. The sales will!

NOTICE.

K.

probably be concluded early T 13 HEREBY NOTIFIED that tomorrow, and the next will be held on January 14."

Manganese in Java.

A letter to the Locomotief". in manganese in Java says it is "well-known that the residency „of Jogjártoka, especially in Sea talo, Pengasseh and Nungoolan, is very rich in manganese ore. Years ago a Mr. Dalfsen ex- ploited these deposits exten- sively and sent the oro on to

Wood Rond will be closed to traffic from this date and until further notice on ace aunt of the constraction of the New Public Works Department Storer,

W. OHATHAM, Director of Public Works,

Public Works Ollie, Hongkong. 23rd Jan., 1913. ( 128

NOTICE.

Pathe Frore's Masterpiece.

The Mysteries of Paris. (Length 6000 fact-4 Paris)--

also

LIMITED.

Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capitul 30,000,000 Reserve Fund.... 17,500,000

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.

Agencies at Nagasaki

Branches Antung-Hsien

Bombay Calcutta Changchun Dairen

Newchiwang

New York

Osaka

Pokin

Fengtion

Harbin

Ryoiun

INTEREST a deposita la allowed on the minimum monthly balanses t

Depoeliers may tramfer at the uptler balances of B100 or more to the Horokoro AND BRANDVAT BANK to be "placed FIXED DEPOSIT 4 P Čast. per

For the HoaxONG AND REARA BANKING CORPORATION,

N J.KTABR Chlef Manage

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

Domand, Manila.

..2/196

6 m/s. L/C

.2/1.3/16 ...2/1 5/16

2/1730d/s.S'ney&Melbourne 2/1 7/16 .714 30 d's. San F'so & New York. 50%.

872 4 m/s. Marks

101 BarSilver, ready,

T/T. San F'co & Now York...4974

T/T. Java

T/T. Marks

T/T. France

.215

.par

1524

4 m/s Francs

.2,64

15212

6 me. do

..2,66

.28 9/16

forward

..2894

12314 | Gold Leaf par tael..

20916 Bunk of England rate. .2.581 Sovereign

$9,60

Malwa Old

2.450.

Patna, New

2,750.perche.

Chinese...10

...$6 15:16

Hongkong.20

14.

flongkong.10

..$534 ...$67%

Patna, Old,

2,500

Opium Quotation:

Benares, New

2,800

Jan. 17,

Subsidiary Coins.

Discount per $100

Chinese...20 cta, piecos...8634

Malwa, Now

$2,200 perpic. Benares, Old......... 2,625.

SHARE REPORT.

SA-SALE

B-BUYERS

S-SELLERS

Stocks & PAID Ve Valde.

HANKS.

CLONING

Q 1986,

LAST HIVIDEND and date.

Hongkong & S'hai $125

MARINE INSURANCE. Cantons North China

Unions

$50

$835 b.

£85,10 $26714

H.

£5

T132 8.

$100 $825

b.

Yangtzes

|

FIRE INSURANCES. China Firos

SHIPPING.

Hongkong Fires

$50 $984

归。

£50 $1926, b.

$20 $150

£2.0.0 ut ex-1/16 equal) to $19.95 year 2/ fo.12

ending 3

06

$18 for 1911.

Interim of 10/- for 1911 Final of $20 making $50 for 1909 and Interim of $30 for 1911.

$12 for 1909 an 1 Int. of)

$3 on account of 1910f

$7" & b's of $2 for 1910

$27 for 1910

$1 for 1906.

5 p.c. for year end'g 30'6'12 Dividend of $1 for half

year ending 30*6*12 f 6.p.c. for year 1910 on

preferred shares

f1/- per share Coupon No

10

15 pc. for year ending

30.4.12

China & Manijas $25 $10. HEAD OFFICE. LONDON.⠀

Douglas Steamship $50, $34 Port Paid-up Capital

£1,200,000 (Arthur) Reserve Fund...

$15 $28 £1,650,000 Steamboats San Francisco Reserve Liability of

Indo-Chinas Shanghai

Proprietors ......£1,200,000

Hankow Honolulu Kobe. Liao-Yung 7.15 London'

Lyone

Tiehling

Tientsin

Tokyo

War Scones, Paris Fashions, & Cotnica.

7:15 PICTURES ONLY

Public Companies

"THE KOWLOON LAND AND

BUILDING COMPANY

LIMITED.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

NOT

Interest Allowed on "Current Account.

Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.

EISHI UNO,

Manager,

Hongkong, 11th Jan., 1913.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- od and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods! at rates which will be quoted on application.

Wo. DICKSON, Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.

b.

b.

(Preferred) £5 $83 (Deferred)

Shell" Transports £1

112/6

£11

b.

$10-$3612

19

Star Ferry

RIFINERIES.

China Sugars $100 $108) Luzon Sugars $100 $40 b.

· MINUSO, "Chinoso Engineerings £1|35|- `

[22

DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE

[18 Capital Fully

Rotterdam, whence it was dis- TT has bien decided to sforin n St. ↑ that the TWENTY FOURTH Public Gompanies

NOTICE.

tributed to varionte iron works Patrier's Society in Hongkong ORDINARY MEETING of SHARE- in Europe. Much land in the ad with a view thereto all Irishnen in HOLDERS in this COMPANY will at the COMPANY'S above-namod, regency has been the Colony are requested to at once be held

Karnish their ass and addresses to OFFICES, VICTORIA BUILD- granted by the Sultan for exploit AH. G. Jackson of Messrs. Joanton, INGS on MONDAY 10th February, ation, but it did not yield goodStokes and Mastor or to. 1. E. Dog-1918 at noon, for the purpose of re- THE CHINESE ENGINEERING results not because the man-nelly of Moura. Garner Quth & Co. coiring the REPORT of the DIREC gousse ore was valueless; on the If kofficient regions is forthening TORS together wit STATEMENT contrary, competent people in hereto a macting will be held on a date of ACCOUNTS for the year oading Europe likert it for its high to be arranged of which due uolise will 81st December 1912. manganese content, but at that be given.... time, about five years ago, great longkong, 24th Jan, 1913, manganese areas were discovered im-

elsewhere,

making it

i

1181

BRITISH NORTH BORNEO GOVERNMENT..

CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC WORKS.

possible for Java manganese to compete, so that Van Dalfsen had to stop working. But, says the correspondent, there is talk of en inoreased demand for Indian manganese ore, la consequence: of the Italo-Turkish.war and the temporary closing of the Dard- nelles, this ore has been called TEE BRITISH NORTH BOR-

NEO GOVERNMENT lovit for; and the interest lessons on the part of European consumers in tenders for the construction of about 12 "Caucasian manganese, as shippers Acres of Reclamation, the repairs of are unwilling, except at very high and an extension of 300 feet to a Stoel and Farr concrete Jetty, this supply and freights, to send their vessels to Poti to load ore, for they are not laying of about 3 miles of G diar, and 1 mile of lossar Cast Iron Pipes, the disposed to undergo a second formation of an Earth Embankment, surprise in their passage through the construction of a Waste-weir, Bor- the Straits. Besides, insurances vice Tsaks etc.; and the supply and have become difficult to effect. grection of Pumps, at Jesselton, to Russian mine ownere in the ether with smaller Waterworks at Caucasus have disappointed many Bandakna. buyers, who are compelled, there-

& MINING CO, LTD., (Incorporated 27th June, 1919).

The REGISTER of SHARES of NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Share Certificates and the COMPANY will be closed from Saturday, 1st February to Monday 10th the Shard Warrants to Bester of the February, 1913, (both days inclusive),old Company can now be axebanget for which period no, TRANSFER, of those of the new Chinese Engineering

and Micing Company, Limited. SHARES can be registered:

By order of the Board of Direc- tors MOW BRAY 8. NORTHOOTE, Arting Boaretary to the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ld., Agents for the Kowloon Land and Bai'ding Co., Ld. Hongkong, 24th Jun, 1918.

PROVIDENT THE CHINA

LOAN AND MORTGAGE-

LD.

The Registered Certificates will be exchanged at the Tmaster Ollices of the Company No. 26 Anslin Friars, London, E.U., nad may be lodged at the Offices of the Company in Tientsia

BANK.

Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office.Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin: Branches:

Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS:

Tronohe Raube

£1. 81/6

£1 $4 DOCKS, WHARVES, & C'DOWNS. Kowloon Wharfs. $50 $76. BL. |H.K. &W'poa Docks$50 $5716 Shanghai Docks T. 100 T.70 Hongkow Wharfs T. 100

b.

$5 for 1911

$3 for 1897.

1/6 per shares final 1911)

(Coupon No. 18)

7/6 per share on 150,000

$3 for year end'g 31.12.11

#1 final dividend for

year 1912

for}

6.

Tis. 3 for 191

b.

Final of Tls. 3, making Tis,

T.107

6 for 1191

Tls. 6 29*2*10*

$3 on eld shares, $1.50)

on new shares for half

year 30 6 12

Int, div. of $314 for 1912

40 cents for.1911

$2.75 for 1911

b.

b.

5p

b.

LANDS, HOTELS & RUILDINGS. Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94

V. ($115 Hongkong Hotels $50

$73 .b. Hongkong Landa $100 $10416 b. Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. Humphreys Estates $10 $814

$30 $36 The Union of London and Smith's | Kowloon Lands

Bank, Limited.

Shanghai Laude T. 30 T. 89

$50 Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London West Points

$57 Agency.

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8 Direction der Diaconto Gesell- schaft.

Ewos

T: 50 T.138 INTEREST allowed on Current

Hongkong Cottons $10 $84 China-Borneos $12 $10 Light and Powers $101

$2.80 Do. (Spec. shares) $1 China Providents $10 3914 R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Dairy Farme $6 $2214 b.

{Manager.

[2] Green Islands $10 $440

Account. DEPOSITS received on terme which may be learned on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange busi- nese transacted.

INDIA, LIMITED.

COTTON MILLS.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hongkong Icon Authorised Capital.....£1,500,000 Hongkong Ropes

11

for half to 30'6'12

Interim diy, of $2 for 1912

15 per cent. for 1910

T4 for year ended 31′10′10)

T7for year ended 20'12:10)

b.

50 cents 31,7.08

b.

$1 for 1911

b.

10 cents for 1911

5.

49 cents for 1911

b

$1.40 per share

to be forwarded to London for this Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911. [132 purpose

The Share Warrants to hearer of the THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Hongkong Electrica 810 826% 5. old Oompany can be exchanged at the Offices of the Company in Tiontein. The Bhara Warrants with Coupons Nos. 19 and 20 attached must be left at the Company's Office for examination, And if found to be in order the Bhare. Warrants of the new Company will be ready for delivery after 28 days or as soon thereafter as possible on payment of the charges incurred by the Com pany.

By order of the Board,

W. 6, NATHAN, Agent & General Manager.

(CAPITAL FAID Ur...$1,250,000.)

Loans on Mortgage of Honge Property Copies of the Plans and Specifiation pods received on Storage, fore, to look elsewhere for their way be izspected at the Engineer's

Advances made on Merchandise. manganese ore, large contracts Office any morning on and after Batur Loani made on the Provident System.

day February 1at 1918.

have recently been signed for

Indian ore.

Notice

KOMORS (KOMÖR & KOMOR) ART & CURIO DEALERS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Have Received direct from the

Factory In Smyrna ... TURKISH CARPETS

to be Sold at FACTORY PRICES to introduce them in

Hongkonge

A set of Copies of the Drawings, Conditions of Contract, Specification, Bebodules of Quantities, Bills of Prices and Form of Tender may be obtained at

(Baten and Particulars on spplication).

TER QINION OF

the Engineer's Offee on and after TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF

Saturday Fobronry 8th on presentation of One Hundred Dollar, Siraits Our- rency, returnebla on receipt of a Boga Fide Tender.

Sealed Tenders, accompanied by the above Documents, and upon the Form. provided, must be deposited with the Enginear on or before Monday the 24th of February, 1913 at 12 noon.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.

M.B FRIEDBERGER,

A. M. Inst. C.E.

Engineer.

KOMORS

Blogspore, Alexandra Buildings. 14, Raffles Quay,

(1976 Je, 1918,

Hangbang, 22nd Jan, 1918

WILLS, ATTORNEY, 89,

Undertaken and Ezorated.

NOTICE.

A

Subscribed Paid Up Reserved Fund

HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.O. BRANCHES:

Bombay. Kandy, Calcutta. Galle. Howrah. Bingapore. Delhi. Penang.

$1.25 for year end'g'31'7'12

Interim of $2 for 1912

$1 interim accouạt 1912

Interim div. T.1, 15*3*12

Interim div. T.1, 15'6'12 Do. T.1, 159:12 Do. T.1 bonus1é 16*12*12 None

80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents on

$25 $200 $10 $19

b.

1,125,000

562,000 365,000 Langkáts

Morning Post Peak Tramway Do. (new)

g. 10

$25 $22

T.73

.b.

-$10 $113

b.

$1.81

Philippines

$10 $5

None

$1.50 for 1910

First year

Br

[1048 Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M'S. Rangoon. Hongkong. Colombo. Shanghai.

UNION WATERBOAT COM-

PANY LIMITED.

AGENTS IN JAPAN: Messrs. Jardine, Matheson, & Co., Ltd. BANKERS:

Bank of England.

London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd,

H. Prise & Co., Ld. $10 $6

Pre-

Societa

dea ferred Pulpeset 850 $30 Papierteries pald du Tonkin up $50

Benefit$150 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150 Steam Laundry -$5 $414 United Asbestos]

Oriental Agency, $10 ||$94

$10 $300

b.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE EGHT ANNUAL GENE- RAL MEETING OF:SHARE- HOLDERS will be held in the Offices of Meters Dodwell & Co., Ltd,'on')

EVERY description of Banking Ld. and Exchange business THURSDAY, the 80th January, 1918 transacted.. Stocks and Shares United Asbestos SHEWAY, TOMES & Co., at noon, for the purpose of receiving the bought and sold on account of Founders Shares

General Manager. report of the General Managers to Constituents. Letters of Credit Union Waterboat $10". |$145 b.

|gether with a statement of accounts to granted on Agents and Corres- $281st December, 1912.

pondents all over the world.

$10.815 Weismann, Ltd. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Interest allowed on Current Ag- Company will be CLOSED from the counts at 2 per cent, per annum Watson

$10 $6.85.a. &b.

19 Madiora and Finit Oakes 50 and 22nd January to 80th January, both on Daily Balance and on Fixed William Powell 60 cents per lb, Wedding and Birthe dates inclusivo,

Deposits at, Tates which may be "DODWELL & CO., LTD. day Cakes from $1.00 per lb,

ascertained on application. General Managers. 20th Jan, 1918,

LEXANDRA CAFH 00,

How

*

b.

$1 paid'shares for year

ending 30*4*12

No dividend this year

50 cts, for year end'g 30'5'1

20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended - 31-5-1912

75 cents per share forl

year ending 31'12'1911)

10 per cent for year)

onding 31*7*10

your}

40 cents for 1911

Connected to 19:30 Ds January at 19ry by WRIGHT AND HORNBY, &are and

F. O. MACDONALD, Genom Brokam & The Fommy Road Commi. Tak'address Recitade,

"The Talegiapa" down mus kald kryell reaperalble' for any of the abate'quatuklɔöne