1913-01-28 — Page 9

COMMERCIAL.

London Rubber Market.

The East Asiatic Company's Daily Report for Jan. 18 says:-- The market in London yesterday was weak and declining,

The

closing prices were :—

Hard Sne Para spot

4/01

Hard fine Para forward...

4/61

First latos crepo, delivery

4'53

next three months..... The Cotton Trade of China. A correspondant writes to the "Manchester Guardian" quoting figures from the Chinese Maritimo Custome Yellow Books to show that competition with Great Brita- in the Chinese cotton pieco goods: trade is not so great as is represented. He concludes:- Articles each of which Gent Britain furnished more than all other countries put together re- ached an aggregateof £1.1,933,354. | Our share wns,20,371,579-78,53 per cent of the lot. Total imports i from this country were valued at £12,093,353. The items in which Obina bought from us more than ..she did from all the world besides actually made up 77.5 per cent. of our total sales to that country, or 158. Ud. in the . In more than three-quarters of business wo sell nearly four times as much na all the world

OUT

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 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

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.

Notice

Plan at MOUTRIE'S.

HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL

SOCIETY.

ANNUAL SHOW.

HE Flower and Vegetable Show.

besides, and yet some people crank Tibold on the 7th and 8th of competition and tremble for Mareb, in the Botanic Gardens. fear the trade should be utterly Inteading Exhibibitors should send destroyed. It follows. I think, their entry-forms to the Hon. 8-cret- inexorably, that any competitionary not later than the 28th February." worth the name does not extend to. Copies of Rules and Sebedn1es may more than one-fifth of our trans-be oligined from the Hon. Sexetary, actions with Chin. Her trade

with other nations is largely in:

.L. GIBBS, Deaconsfield Arcade..

goods we do not sell. For ex-donghong, 27th Jan., 1013. ample, more than 51 per cont.

of the United States Bulos to

135

China was in articles of which Public Companies

we did not furnish a penny-

worth More than half the valus

and upwards of three-quarters of GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

the year's gain are represented

COMPANY, LTD

by kerosene oil and flour. Shall we ever be able to compolo in these things with the United States, and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that nù Extraordinary Qonemal would it be wise to try? How Meeting of the Green Island Cement much competition do the facts Company Limited will be held at the herein set forth counoto? Com-offices of Menora. Showna TomiÚS & CU. petition among the nations in at St. George's Building Chator Road, China cannot, I think, te very Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong on strenuous, very widespread, or, in against un, very successful as yet.

Wednesday the 12th day of February

Entertainment

BIJOU.

Special Monster Programme fur

Burns' Analversary.

· Debat by

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION.

Dead Office:-do, Wall Sweet, New York, London Offices, Bishopsgate, M.C.

BRANCHES

Bombay

Calentia

Cantou

Cabu Colon Empire

Hongkook Hansow

Capital and Reserve

Кова

Simila

alexico

Panama

L'alum

San Francico

Steg had Yokohama

$7,000,000 (Gold)

about.

17180,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the unsal

Farms.

DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for one year at par annuit, or for shortor presade, at entes, which may be ascertained on application.

BILLS NEGOTIATED UN COLLECTED. MAIL TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES

d.

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

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

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

inued.

PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shares acted. TRAVELLERS CILECKS wold and cashed.

GEORGE HDGO,

Manager.

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

*THE

||

LIMITED..

Banks

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION

PAID-UP CAPITAL

RESERVE FUNDS:

Stealing 41,499,060 64 22” meninare

旷

425,006,00 T/T.

Demand

15,000,000

17,000,000 30 d/B

322,000,000

60 d/s

SESKIVA LIARHITE" OP `PRO-

SLE,000,000

4 m/s

PRI TORMS.

ÚCURY OF DIRECTORE

R. Bhellim," Haq—Chairman

* H. Amnitrong, Esq Deputy Chairman

& H. Dodwell, Boy.

G. Fries and, Eq

0. 8. Gabbar, Beq,

G. B. Laprons, Esq.

F. Lieb, Foy,

1

W. L. Pattendan

J. A. Plummer, Esq.,

Hon. Mr.C.H. B H. A. Blists, Baq.

CATHY MANAUKI Hongkong-N. J. STAL

Acting MavaAGER, 1 SHANGHAI—A. G. Stæruen,

London - Bangme-Laimer County AND WHITNEINEKE HAWK LIMITED,

Hozsxors-)>TEREST AZZAWZO. Op Qurmezi Asoovita så the zone of 3 par Ou my Axbum on the daily belasDY,

* UN FIXED DEPUNETO: Per i sosokha, 13 più Ősat, púr Annam, For 4 monkba, FK per Oest, par Annam, For 13 months, i pez Ok, per pa

N. J. STADE, Chief. Manager.

HONGKONG SAYINGS BAFK.

·Exchange

13/1630d/s. S'ney & Melbourne...2/19

Solling.

Buying.

2/-164 m/s. L/C

.2/116

2/- 9/16

..2/-36

4 m/s. D/P

12/11/4

11/16

6 m/s. L/C

2/1 5/16

71430 d/s. San F'co & New York. 509%

..8744 m/s. Marks

.215

19032

152

4 m/s. Francs.

2.6316

:15214

6 m/a.

do

.2.0516

28 9/16

forward

283

T/T. Shanghai.

T/T. Singapore

T.T. Japan

T.T. India

Demand. 'India.. Demand, Manila

.10112 BarSilver, ready"

T/T. San F'co & New York...4994

T/T. Javo

T/T, Marks

T/T. Francs.

Subsidiary Coins.

123 Gold Leaf por tael. 209 Bank of England rate.

.2,58

Sovereign

Malwa, Old

2,450

'Discount per $100

Chinese 20 cts, pieces...$613 16

Patna, Now

2,750 per che

Chinese...10

...$714

Hongkong.20.

...$512

Patna, Old.

2,500

Hongkong.10.

...$74

Opium Quotation."

Benares, Now

Malwa, New

Jan. 17. .$2,200 porpic.

Benares,

'Old........

2,625

SHARE REPORT.

B-DUYERS

S-SELLERS

SA-SALE

Stocks & PAID UP VALUŻ

'RANKS.

CLONING

LAST D.VIDEND AND DATIN

THE Budooss of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING DORPORATION. Bules may be abtainsİ in application.

INTEREST a deposite is allowed on the minimum monthly balaneca si 18)

Depoditors may transfer at the option Hongkong & S'hai $125', Jance of $100 or mom to the Bonexor 'AND BAFRHài Banx to be placed an FIXED DEPCEIT at 4 Pμå Üz per

9.15 YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, PER CENT, per aum.

Miss CECILE STEPHANO Sings: Jude's Mighty Deep." Tito Matter's "Yes or No." "Robin Adair" and "My Ain Folk."

Miss DOLLY SWIFT, is bor specially written Song. "Just A Poor Cinematograph" "Girl."

Pathe Free's Masterpiece, The Mysteries of Paris. (Length 0000 foot-4 Paris) also

Established 1880.

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000, Paid-up Capital.... 30,000,000

产 Reserve Fund....... 17,500,000

. Agencies at

Nagasaki Newchwang New York

Osaka

For the Honexone and BRABOBA). BANKING CONFORATION, “

B. J. STABB, Chief Manage-

MARINE INSURANCE Cantons North China

Unions

THE CHARTERED BANK OF Yangtzes

INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

CHINA.

Charter 1853,

( $835

£2.0.0 at ex 2/-1/16 equal)

to $19.95 for

£853/10

$50 $26714

B.

£5 T132 s."

$100 $82716

b.

£50 $19214 b.

FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires Hongkong Firos STOPPING.

$20 $150

$50 $384

China & Manilas $25 $10. 8. Douglas, Steamship $50 $34

Incorporated by. Royal

Pokin

Ryolun Port

(Arthur)

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital

Steamboats

£1,200,000

San Francisco

Head Offico.-YOKOHAMA.

Branches Antung-Hsion Bombay Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fengtion Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobe Liao-Yang 7.15 London

Lyons

War Scones, Faris Fushions, & Comics.

PICTURES ONLY

7.15

Shanghai,

Tiehling

Tientsin Tokyo

Public Companies Interest Allowed on Current

BUILDING COMPANY

LIMITED..

1913 at 12 o'clock noon wheathe sub- TE KOWLOON · LAND AND joined Resolutions which were passed at Legal Procedure at Wuchang. the Ex aordinary Geustal Meeting of Rentor's Wohang correspond-the Company held on the 25th day of i ent, telegraphing on January 21 January 191 will bo submitted fur

special Resolutions) Confirmation states that a proclamation has been issued regarding procedure in the law courts. Litigants are to appear personally and not by proxy. Tho regulations, also, are directed against bribery and cors ruption.

Notic s

STOCK BROKERS ASSOOIA- TION OF HONGKONG.

THE

NOTICE.

HE COMMITTEE has decided that the flowing shall be the Settling Days, for 1918-

THURSDAY,

THURSDAY,

FRIDAY,

TUESDAY,

Boch Jehunty.

27th February.

28th March.

29th April. THURSDAY, 29th May. FRIDAY, 2th Juss. WEDNESDAY, 30th July,

28th August.

FRIDAY, MONDAY,

THURSDAY,

FRIDAY,

MONDAY,

29th September, 30th October, 7811 November. 29th December

[185

Hongkong, 25th Jan., 1919,

IT

NOTICE.

has been decided to form a St. Patrick's Bociety in Hongkong

and with a view, thereto all Iri huon in the Colony are requested to at once Fornish tbelt usines and addion to A H. G, Jackson of Messia. Jolnou, Stokes and Master or. to E. Don

·Belly of Masura. Garner Quil:h- & Co, If infficient response is forthcoming boreto a meeting will be held on a date to be arranged of which duo nolice will be given.

Hongkong, 24th Jan, 1918, | 181

KOMORS (KOMOR & KOMOR) ART & CURIO DEALERS, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

Have Received direct from the Factory In Smirda TURKISH CARPETS

to be Sold at FACTORY PRICES to introduce them in Hongkong,

KOMORS

Alexandrs Buildings.

Honghong, 22nd Jan, 1918,

197

(1) That the Mem rauduin of Agreo-.

mont bearing date the nineteenth

day of April 1912 and made NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN between Joseph Whittlesey No

that the TWENTY FOURTA

Account.

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

EISHI ONO,.

Manager.

Hongkong, 11th Jan., 1913.

118

ble, the Hoaturable Mr. Edward ORDINARY MEETING ESHARE Public Gompanies

Osborne and th Honourable HOLDERS in this COMPANY will hold #t the COMPANY'S Mr. Hoary Edward Pullock (Members of the Committee ap- | OFFICES, VICTORIA BUILD- piated by the Shareholders of INUS on MONDAY 10th February,

The REGISTER of SHARES of

the COMPANY will be stored from

31

NOTICE.

& MINING 00. LTD. (Incorpora ed 27th June, 1919).

the Urea Island Ument Could it noun, for the purpose of re- THE CHINESE ENGINEERING play Limited at the Annual cuiving the REPORT of the DIREC General Meeting of that Com-TORS together with STATEMENT pany hold on the twenty fifth of ACOUNTS for the year ending day of March 1911) of the one Ist December 1912. part and Shewa Tumes & Co. in their capacity of General Managers of the Green Island Cement Company Limited of the other part as supplemented by a telter bening date the

By örder of the Board of Direc- eighth day of May 1912 ant addrop by the Bid Showautors MOWBRAY. NORTHCUTE; exchanged at to Transtr Offices of Acting Buatetary to the Hongkong the Company No. 26 Austin Friars, Toute & Co. such General Manngers as aforesaid to the Land Investment and Agency Co., Ld., London, E.U., and may be lodged at

Last the Share Certificates ni NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Saturday, 18 February to Monday 10th the Share Warrants to Bearer of the February, 1915, (both days inoueira), old Lamp ng can now be excdanged for Which poriada TRANSFER, of those of the new Chineas Engineering

and Miding Company, Limited. SHARES can be registered.

The Registered Certificates will be

2.

al ve named Members of the Agents for the Kowloon Land and the Offices of the Company in Tientsin above me tioned Committee and Bolding Co., Ld.

by the letter of such members faHongkong, 24th Jan., 1818. answer thereto bearing date thei

to be forwarded to London for this 1132 purpose

14th day of May 1012, bo and THE CHINA PROVIDENT the esme is hateby ratified and einfirmed by the Shareholders of the said Company.

(2) That the regulations contained in the oopy of the proposed now Articles of Asociation of the Green Island Cement Company. Limited (which for the purpose of Identification " have besp subscribed by Messrs. Shewan

LOAN AND 'MORTGAGE

09., LD.

(Uapital Prin ur...$1,250,000.)

Tomes & Co., as General Loeng on Mortgage of House Empirty Mansgen of Buch Company,

and which may be inspected by Goods received on Storage,

any Shareholder of the said Advances made on Merchandise.

Company at the Offices of the Loans made on the Provident System. and General Managers at St. (Rates and Partiualar on application). George's Building, Chater Road,

Victoria in the Colony of Hong- kong, or at the Offices of

THE OFFICE OF

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o,

Undertaken and Ereated.

Measts, Deacon Looker Deacon TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF and araton at No. 1, Dos Voux Road Central, Victoria sfore ald, on any weak Jay be. tween the hours of 10 am, and 4 p.m.) be and the same are hereby adapt es, the Articles of the said Company to the ox- elusin of and ia substitution for all the existing Artioles thereof.

Dated tbl: 27th day of January 1918.

SHEWAN TOMES & CO,

General Mergers, OHEEN ISLAND GEHENT CO, LTD

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.,

General Managers.

Hongkong, 19th March, 1908-

The Share Warrants to bearer of the old Company can be exchanged at the Offices of the Company in Tientsin. To Share Warmats with Loupons Nos. 19 and 20 altsobed must be lalt at the Company's Offics for examination, and if found to be in order the Share Warrants of the now Company will be ready for delivery after 28 days or as soon thereafter as possible on payment of the changes inpurred by "the Com-

any.

By order of the Board,

W. S. NATHAN, Agent & General Manager.

NOTICE.

11049

UNION WATERBOAT COM-

TH

PANY LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREÞOLDERS.

THE EIGHT ANNUAL GENE-

RAL MEETING OF SHARE HOLDERS will be held in the Offices

Reserve Fund... ...£1,650,000 Indo-Chinas Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

.£1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.

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

!!

ending 30'6'12

$18 for 1911.

year

Interim of 10/- for 1911 Final of $20 making $50) for 1909 and. Interim of $30 for 19){

$12 for 1909 an l'Int. of) $3 on account of 1910ƒ'

$7 & b's of $2 for 1910

R.

$27 for 1910

$1 for 1906

$15 $28

b.

(Preferred'), (Deferred)

Shell" Transports £1

b.

8.

£5 $84 b.

(113) sa

£11

$10 $36

China Sugars $100 $10812 Luzon Sugars $100 840 b. Chinese Engineerings £135/

"Star Ferry"

1.

Tronohs (22 Raubs.

REFINERIES

MINING.

Wm. DICKSON,

Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE Kowloon Wharfs

BANK.

Capital Fully

Paid-up...Sh, Taels 7,500,000 Head Office.--Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin. Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Paking Singapore. Tientsin Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.

LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited.

Agency. Direction der Disconto Gesell- Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London

schaft. INTEREST allowed on Current DEPOSITS, roceived on terms which may be learned on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange bual

Account.

ness transacted.

R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,

Manager.

Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.

£1 81/6 £1. $4

DOCKA WILARVEN, &G'DOWNS

$50 $752 b.

H.K.&W'poa Docks 850 $38 Shanghai Docks T. 100 T.73

Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T.107

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS, Anglo French Landa T:100 T.94

Hongkong Hotels $50

$115

b.

b.

b. $73 Hongkong Lands $100 $101 ex. div.

I

5 p.c. for year and’g30'6'12' Dividend of $1 for half

year ending 30°6′12 » Í (6 p.e. for year 1910 on

preferred shares

(1/- per share Coupon No

19

15 p.s. for year ending

30.4.12

$5 for 1911

$3 for 1897

1911}

1/6 per shares final 1911)

(Coupon No. 18)

7/6 per share on 150,000

1/2 for 1909.

+3

$3 for year end'g 31.12.11 $1 final dividend for

year 1912

Tls. 3 for 191

Interin of Tis.3, for 1912

Tls. 6 29'2'10

$3 on old shares, $1.50)

on newshares for half

year 30'6'12.

Final div. of $331⁄2 making $7 for 1912

b.

-40 cents for 1911

Humphreys Estates $10 $81 Kowloon Lands

$36.

b. T. 89 $50 $541 ex,div, Shanghai Lauds 7.30

་

West Points

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8

COTTON MILLS.

I Ewos

T. 50 T.138" Hongkong Cottons $10 $834

MISCELLANEQUS.

$12 $104 Light and Powers $101

Do. (Spec. shares) $1. China Providents

$10 $94

China-Borneos

2

Dairy Farms

Green Islands

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.

Authorised Capital. Subscribed Paid Up Reserved Fund

$2.75 for 1911

5 p. a. for half to 30'6'12"

Final of $2,25 making

$4.25 for 1912

15 per cent. for 1910

T4for year ended 31'10'101 T7 for year ended 20'12'10]

50 cents 31.7.08

$1 for 1811

70 cents for 1911

b.

-Ba.

$2.80

b.

B.

45 $2214 b.

40 cents for 1911

$10 $42 B2.

b.

Interim of $2 for 1918.

Hongkong Electrics $10 "#2611⁄2

$25 $200 $10 $192

.£1,500,000

Hongkong Ices 1,125,000

562,000 Hongkong Ropes 365,000

.

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

Bombay, Kandy. Calcutta. Gallo. Howrah, Singapore. Delhi. Penang.

Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi Kuala Lumpur, F.MS. Rangoon. Hongkong. Colombo. Shanghal.

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

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank,, Ltd,

}

יי

8. 10 T.73 b.

$114

$1.25 for year end'g'31'712

$1.40 per share

$1 interim account 1912

Interim div. T.1, 153-12 Interim div. T1, 15'6'12 Do. T.1, 15:9:12 Do. T.1 bonus 16*12:12 Nane

80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents on $1 paidshares for year ending 40412

Langkats

Morning Post Peak Tramway

$25 $22

Do. (new) Philippines

$1 $1

$10 $5 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6

Pre- Sociolo des forred

Pulpeset $50 - $30 Papierteries paid du Tonkin

up. $50

Benefit$150 Shanghai-Sumatras T.. 20 T.150 Steam Laundry $5 841

None €1:50 for 1010

8,

.b.

of Messrs Dodwell & Co., Lid, on EVERY description of Banking United Asbestos)

and Exchange business Oriental Agency, $10 894 THURSDAY, the 80th January, 1918 transacted. Stocks and Shures Ld. at noon, for the paroo of a criring the bought and sold on account of United Asbestos report of the General Managers to Constituents. Lottors of Credit gether with a statement of accoppis to granted on Agents and Corres- 82 31st Decembar, 1912, man

pondents all over the world.. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

Interest allowed on Current Ac- Company will be ULOSED Imm the counts at 2 per cent per annum 80 cents per ib, Wedding and Birth- dales indinaire.

Madlers and Finit Cakes 60 sad 22nd January to 30th January, both on Dally Balance and on Fixed day-Cakes from: 1.00 per Ibi

Deposits at rates which may be.

·TEDODWELL & 00, LTD.

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

ALEKANDRA QAFE CO

(123

F. U. MACDONALD,

Manager.

|

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']

25 per cent. for year)

ending

317'11

$10 $300 Founders Shares Union Waterboat. $10-$14 b.

Weismann, Ltd. $10 $15 Watson

$108634 William Powell

69 Corrected 10.13.30 p.in fuary at 1911 by WRIGHT AND HORNBY, Ebars and General Broken. § De Voms Road Central. Tal address Reçtiside,

40 cents for 1919

40 cts, yoarending 30'6'12

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