COMMERCIAL.
Old Companies' Profit.
The Oil Companies have been doing remarkably well, owing to the uncensing demand and higher prices for petrol and other oils. The directors of the Shell Com-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1913.
Entertainments
BOXING!
BOXING!!
A GRAND BOXING. DISPLAY, TO. BI HELD AT THR
CITY
HALL,
pany, one of the principal com- On Saturday, 15th February 1918.commending at 9p.m.
panies interested in oil and an Bative competitor of the great Standand Oil. Company, TG-
ently announced that the result
Huge Championship ProgramINS.
15 BOUNDS..
For the Boaryweight Champion Lip of the Orient and for a Purse of $1000.
And a side stake of $750.
Jack Cordell... U, S. A.
had been "extremely satisfactory", Heavy and Middleweight Champion of the Orient and Middleweight Champion
of the curient year's trading,
but they had decided to reserrs
final accounts have been recaivad.
an increaŝo in dividend until the
The dividend on the Company's big capital of £3,500,000 was 20 per cent. for the last financial year, when the total net profits to £642,049. The Spies Company, which has an issued capital of £625,000 paid 20 per cent, for 1911, and has since paid a divid- end of 7 per cent, for the past| half-year. The Burma Oil Com pany made a distribution of 15 per cent, for the year 1911 on a capital of £1,905,000. ·
"
BB5A
› Last Year in Sarawak. The." Sarawak, Gazette the output of coal at Brookston for the eleven months, January to November, was 11,458 tone, than or 5,754 tons less
period in 1911.
the same
Sudong colliery, however, shows
Seamen
of the Pacide Coast,
V
Nobby" Grant; M M.S. "Flora,' "Ho ryneirat Champion of the China Fleet..
15 ROUNDS
For the Beavyweight Championship of the Army and Navy in Hongkong.
Corporal Scott, R. E. V
Seaman Powell H. M. S. “Monmouth,"
WRESTLING.
Best Tua ont of Three Falls. Catch-4-catch-can Style. For the Heavyweight, Wrestling Champinnabip of the 'Orient
Maurice Sanberg.
Favyweight Champion of Hongkong.
Hassan All
Henrynaight Champion of India.
10 ROUNDS
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.
Hand Off-o, Wall Street, New York, London Office & Bute, K.C.
BRANCHES —
Calon
С
Calon
Hongkong Hanke
Kobe Mualle
Mexico
Paking
San Francisco Shangbel Yokota
Capital and Reservausmannen-$7,050,000 (Gail)
bog1,450,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BARKING BUȘI. N250 transacted,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the sun! DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fzed for coe year at JE DHE ANNUM, DE for shorter periode, at rates, which
y be ascertained on application,
BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCE:
made.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on alt the principal cities in the World.
THE BANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS or CREDIT are available sil over the World.
CREDIT COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF PURCHASE and SALE of Blocks and Share fected TRAVELLERY CHECKS sold and had,
DEORUM HOGO, DE
Manager.
9, Queen's Road, Hongkong. 1213 Hongkong, 1st Nov., 191
YOKOHA
THE
Banks
JONGRUNG”» 'ÚHANGHAI
HORING CORPORATION
FAID-UP CAPITAL u susenten KURVA PONDS1
Blecting £1,500,000 18 2y+ severe
TRITONE
COCET OF DIKECTORS
R. Shallim, Kay---Chairman
1. H. Armstrong, Eap-Deputy Chairman
Selling
T/T Demand 30'd/e
60 de
4 m/s
T/T. Shangbal
T/T. Singapore.
TT. Japan
T.T. India ...
Demand, India...
J.A. Plummer, Eq
Demand, Manila.
C. 8. Gabbay, ....
H. A. Siebu, Eq.
T/T. Java
T/T. Marks
& H. Dodwell. Anup W. Le Rattendee G. Friesiand, Bay
| G. B. Laurada, Miq.
F. Elab, Eiqu
Exchange
4 m/s. L/C
7/16 4 m/s. D/P
6 m/s. D/O
9/18
Buying
11/15 30d/s.8'asy & Melbourne
.7194 | 30d/s, San Foo & New York. 5076
.86% 4 m/s. Marks
15112
9944 m/s. Francs
15194
6 m/s. do
999
BarSilver. roady
forward...
Hon. M.Q.H, RoT/T. San F'co & New York:..4914
CATE MARASER! Hongkong-N. J. Braam
Acties ManaGER, IHANGHAI-A. O. STRIKKE, Loudon. Baxxssa-Loxor. Godar AND WHOSETHErza Bark Extrems
Homocna---Decker: ALLOWED.
On Cuza deplete the
ON PIKED DEFORTIE:
PE ENORMA, B36 per Ormà, je ASHER,, Poe zi mazāks, á per Couă. per Ännus..
F. J. #TABB, Chieť Managna.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THR Business of the shore Bank
conducted by the HONGKONG HAMA SPECIE BANK, AND SHANGHAI HAKKING CORPORATION. Babes may be obtained LIMITED.
application.
INTEREST as deposits is allowed miniamum monthly balanedì sá (2)
Daposlim may tránefer at thela uptian 30,000,000 | balanes of 8100 er mere to the Hammames 17,500,000 BANDMAT BANK to be ploed en FIXED DEPORT at 4° Pan Chors, par
Established 1880.
For the Featherweight Champions' ip of the Army and Navy in Hongkong Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 ₫ Pix Cheng AZERO,
Private Smith, D. C. LI.
A
Seamen Grayston, H.M. S.
Minotaur"
AMATEUR & ROUNDS.,
Winner and A' Qo'd Pin to the Loser,
'Cordell's.'' Nipper,” Hong Kong.
Adam Ismall. Hongkong,
Booking at Messrs. Moutrie and the GRAND HOTEL.
Ringside $10.00 & $3.00. Other Seats $2.00 & $1,00. Soldiers and Sailors half price to $2.00 Seats.
Notices
Promota a: {HARRY KELLY,
{F.ˇE, HALL.
Paid-up Capital....
Reserve Fund ..............
#
H
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Agencies at Nagasaki
Nowchwang
New York
For the Howarowe "AND BHAWOWAY Bangsa CoRPORATION,
F. J. STAKE, Chiať Manage»'
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Chartor 1853.
T/T. Francs
Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100.
122% | Gold Loof per tael...... 208 Bank of England rate.
Chinese...20 cts, pieces...8614
2.57 Sovereign
214
2.621
2.6436
...28 7/16 28 11/16
Malwa, Old
2,100
Patna, New
2,700 per obe
Chinese...10
$656
Hongkong.20
Hongkong.10
19
...$4. ...$6 9/16.
Patna, Old.
Opium Quotation.
Benares, New
Jan. 31.
Malwa, New..
Yangtzos
$1,900 perpic. | Benares, Old......
SHARE REPORT.
SA-SALE
CLOSING
אפז ?
*-BUYERS
2,500
LAFT DIVIDEND AND DATE
£2.0.0 at ex 2/-1/16 equal to $19.95 for 4 years ending 30'6 12ingslan
$18 for 1911
$50
bInterim of 10/- for 1911
Final of $20 making
for 1909 and Interim
of $30 for 1911
$12 for 1909 and Int. of}
$3 on account of 1910)
#7 & b's of $2 for 1910),
SELLERS
·Stock & Paid Up Valur.
HANKS..
3835 6.
Hongkong & S'hai $125 $
£85
MARINE INSURANCE'. Cantons North Chins
$50 $270 £5 T132
b.
Branches Antung-Haien
Unions
$100 $825.
Bombay Calcutta, Changchun..
Osaka
£50 $1927
Dairan Fengtion Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobe
Pokin
FIRE INSURANCES.
Ryciun Port
China Fires
$20 $152
(Arthur)
San Francisco
Shanghai
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
.£1,200,000
London Lyons
Tokyo
SHIPPING China & Manilas $25 $10 Douglas Steamship $50 $3432 Reserve Fund....... ...£1,650,000 Steamboate Reserve Liability of
Hongkong Fires
$50 $385
b.
827 for 1910
$1 for 1906
5.
$15 $27 b.ex. div,
Indo-Chinas
Proprietors ".........£1,200,000 (Preferred). £5 $88
b
(Deferred)
Interest Allowed on Current Account.
115)
$11
REFINERIES.
Tronoha
$10 $36
$100
18107. Luzon Sugars $100 ($39
MINING. Chinose Engineerings £1,33/9
£1 86/6
b.
Entertainments Liao-Yang
an increased output of 1,792 tons. For the Bantamweight Championship of Engkong for a Gold Wath to the The total decrease on the two mines is therefore 3,082 tons. The numbers of new popper gardens | registeröd during the year was 105 containing 42,900 vines, while 86,560 new vines were registered n plante in old gardens; 65 gardens were reported died out, containing 24,120 vines, and 32,810 vines in existing gardens were also reported dead, so that the net increase in vines during the year was 72,620. These figures refer to Kuching district only. The year 1912 aw practi- sally the commencement of plantation rubber shipments. Bome 1,459 picals being exported or nearly three times as much Tosin 1911. In Kuching dis triot slone 375 plantations, large and small, are registered, SEALED TENDERS, in duplicate, containing nearly a million trees. Lorde supply of the nadermention A new factory was erected and eros for H. M. Naval Service at completed in August on the Saratong Roog duding the period 1st Apul
NAVY CONTRACTS, 1918-14.
1918 to 31st Maron (914 will be recai-
1
Fresh Beef and Vegetables,"
Frozen Moat,
Soft Bread,
Rice, Eager.
NOTICE,
Tiehling
Tientsin
Deposits received for fixed M MITTWOCH,' den 12ten ¡A
Februar, 1918, abends 8.15 periods at rates to be obtained en giebt die Besatzung 8. M.8. Tsingtan" application.
EISHI ONO eige Abschiedsvorstellung in der City MAIL.
Alle Doutschen Hongkongs
Manager.
und deren Damin siad freundlichas Hongkong, 11th Jan, 1912 (18 eingeladen. Hongkong. 7th Feb., 1918.
wak rabber estates plantation at ad by the COMMODORE, H. M. Sungei Thengah Shipments of Naval Yard, until noon on Monday the THEATRE gold during the year amonated, 28th February 1918- as far as figures are obtainable, to 32,407 ounces.The new dry dock, one of the biggest works undertaken at Kuching, was opened by the Range Muda on The dock was com. May 31.
Forms of fender and any orce.ra'y menced in August 1003 and ok information may be usined on applies actually about three years to build,sion to the VICTUALLING STORE
OFFICER, H. M. Naval Depot, Fow- THE
The Mongolian Mission to the
Tsar,
The Mongolian Special Mission
to the Tsar will remain at St.
loon.
The right to reject the lowest or any fender is 7. Berved.
H. M. Naval Depot, Kowloon. 23rd, January 1918. HONGKONG,
Petersburg two or three weeks,
CANTON AND says the "Times" of January 17, MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. The most prominent among NOTICE TO “SHAREHOLDERS. the 18 members is the Mongolian Minister for Foreign Affairs, TE DIVIDEND of $100 per
Share, declared at the ORDIN- Datain an Chanda Dordshi, who ARY HALF-YEARLY MEE (ING is reputed to be a descendant of OF SHAREHOLDERS, bad This Ghengis Khan. He is a firm friend Day, will be PAYABLE at the Hong- of Russia and one of the most kong and Shangbai Banking (orpora- atrenuous advocates of Mongolian tion, on and after TUESDAY, the autonomy.
11th PEBRUARY, 1913.
11
Notice
R.
NOTICE.
18 HEREBY NOTIFIED ihat
Colonial Secretary's Offies until Noon of Saturday, the 1st day of March, 1913, for the letting of. The Old Poit Office building firm the 1st July, 1913, or so soon thereafter as possesion can be given, to the 81st Dreember, 1014 subject to, ndition which can be ascer tain d at this office,
Hach tendaz should bear on the cOYOT the words " Tender for Lease of Old Post Office Building" and must be socompaided by a receipt to the eflat that the tenderer has deposied in the Dolonial Treasury a eum of One thousad Dallas ($1,400) as a pledge of the Lonafiten of his offer which sum eball' bofir fyited to the Chim, if the food-ter roluse, to carry at his tender and com- ply with the good ti pot above referred to should the tender be accepted. A
The Horronet does not bind itralt tö Hospt the bigbest or any tinder.
Foms of tender and further partica- Iart can be obtained from the Director of Tablic Works, k
But
EVERY URATHAM,
Director of Public Works
rante.
LI
Shareholders are requested to apply: to the office of the Company for War-
By Order of the Board of Directors.
W. E,CLARKE, Secretary. Hongkong, '11th Feb., 1918.
Entertainment
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VICTORIA THEATRE.
- A Block of Magnificent Films Just Arrived.
THE DEBUT WEDNESDAY 12th inst
al The Eminent & Wollknown
Baritone
· Mr. E. 0SSIPOFF.:
SIN OF INGRATITUDE. Great Succos of Miss ELSA WILLSON
Totalco
Miss NELLIE MAHER Matinees on Wednesday, 5 pm; Baturdays 4 pm. ; Boadays, 8 pm,
Popalar Prices
Madier and Finit Cakes 60 and
60 cents per lb. Wedding and Birth day Cakes Imm $1.00 per h
ALFIANDRA CATE CO.
169
ROYAL.
HONGKONG,
For short season only, Commencing! TAURSDAY, 20th February MAURICE BANDMANN
nanounces
Mr. Henry Dallas and
DALLAS COMEDY CO.
Direct from London,
THURSDAY 20th February -
BABY MINE
Admitted to be one at the Funniest Farces seon in England during the
past Twenty-five years, FRIDAY 21 February THE WOMAN IN THE CASE SATURDAY 22nd February THE GLAD EYE MONDAY 24th February WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS TUESDAY 26th February CHARLEY'S AUNT WEDNESDAY 26th February BELLA DONNA From St. James Theatre, London. Other performanoss will be duly
announced.
Each production Brought in its Entirety from London.
Box Plan open at Montre & Co. Dosis open at 8.80, Commence at 9.15 sharp/ Prices, 3.50 $5.00, $2:00. & $1.00.
9.15
BIJOU.
Notices
ROYAL GEORGE HOTEL, Situated at Kowloon, wibia a law mi- nates' walk of the Principal Landing stages of the
TEE
SECOND SEAPORT IN
.. WORLD,
and in close proximity to the proje ed Office and Terminal of THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY, is for LEASE ON EASY TERMS,
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans-"Shell" Transports £1 acted."
CURRENT. ACCOUNTS open-
ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- "Star Ferry," ceived for 1 year or shorter periods
at rates which will be quoted on China Sugars application.
Wm. DICKSON, Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
BANK.
Raubs
OCKS, WHARVES, & B'DOWNS Kowloon Wharf $50 $77 H.K.&W'pos Dooks $50 $6132 Shanghai Docks T. 100 T.69
#
Hongkew Wharfa T. 100 T.107
·LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS, Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 $115 Hongkong Hotels $50
$73 b. Hongkong Lands $100 $101) sa, & b. Humphreys Estates $10. $9 b. ex. div. Kowloon Lands $30 $33 b. ex. div. Shangbai Lands T. 30 T. 89 West Points" $50 $5434
Capital Fully
Paid-up...Sh. Tools 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Poking
Singapore Tientsin Teinanfu Tsingtau. Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Mossra: N. M. Rothschild & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited.. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. patronised by Res.dents of Hongkong Direction der Disconto Gesell- and Kowloon and by the Shipping Com-
schaft. INTEREST allowed on Current Manila M'pole late mauly. The Proprietor is in a position
DEPOSITS received to convince any prospective Lessee that Account. the business is doing exos dingly well, and on terms which may be learned that it can te turned into a still more on application. Every description profitable sacera taken o'er by an of Banking and Exchange busi- expert who would devote bis ozolu ir ness transacted. attention to the business,
This Elite Establistment has been
conducted as « First Class Hotel and is
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,
Manager.
The Peoprietor has already spont $12,000 in thoroughly-Renovating and Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911. Refurnishing the premises, and now very ittle remains to be expanded except for converting a piece of Vacant, Grand adjoining the Hotel into an Open-Air Skating Rink, Bowling Alley or Open Air Cinematograph Show, etc., ete, fa which it can be well utilized.
Inspection of books allowed to any ons making BONA FIDE offers to lease; etc.
For Particulars apply to
H. BUTTONJEE,
ofo Bays! George Hotel, Kowloon, Hongkong.. Hongkong, 8th Feb., 1913.). [1AB
12
Ewos
.COTTON MILES
::
10 P. 8
T 30 T.147 Hongkong Cottons $10 $9
China-Borneos
MISCELLANEOUS.
$12 $10 $10T Do. (Spec. shares) $1)
Light and Powers" 62.80
China Providents $10 $914 Dairy Farms
$6 $25 8. Green Islands
| $10 84%
'"'
b..
8.
Hongkong Electrica 810 82714b.
$25 $200 $10 $191⁄41⁄2
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED. ' Authorised Capital £1,500,000 Subscribed
1,125,000 Hongkong Ices Paid Up
562,000 Hongkong Ropes Reserved Fund....... 365,000 HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C. BRANCHES:
Bombay. Kandy.. Caloutta. Galle.
Howrah. Singapore. Delhi.
Penang.
Langkate
Morning Post Peak Tramway
g. 10 T.75
$25 622 $10 $114
$181 Do. (new) Philippines ! $10 $5 H. Price & Co., Ld: 810 $6
Pre- Soolete desferred
$50 $30 Pulpeset Papierteries paid. du Tonkin
up $50 * Benefit $150 Shanghal-Sumatras T. 20.T.150 Steam Laundry/85. 1944; Court of Diretors together" with addit
United - Asbestos Statement of Accounts to 31st. D.com-
VERY description of Banking Oriental Agonoy, 10 8914.
and Exchange business Ld. ber 1912; Fascinat-The REGISTER of SIFARES of transacted. Blocks and Shares
PROGRAMME.
ALL NEW PICTURES." Matrimonial Squalls (A Star Comio by Prines) Through The Valley of
"La Vesubic.!! (Art Scenic Cinema-Color) That New Drink -The
Ing Barber and
**
BHANGHAI Madras, Kota Bahm, Kelantan. HONGKONG
BANKING CORPORATION. Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. 9-18 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN RABEOOD. Hongkong. that the ORDINARY HALF- Colombo. Shanghai. TEARLY MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS in the Corpora tion will be held at the City Hall, Hongkong, on Saturday, the 22nd day of February 1915, at Noon, for ite purpose of receiving the Report of the
Miss CECILE STEPHANO
Lek medie on The Deep."
An Braning Fong
Miss DOLLY SWIFT
AGENTS IN JAPAN: Mesara, Jardine, Matheson &Co., Ltd. BANKERS:
Bank of England. « London Joint Stook Bank, Ltd,
the Corporation will be closed from bought and sold on account of United Asbestos MONDAY, the 10th Febranty, to Constituents. Letters of Credit Founders Shares, SATURDAY, the 22nd February, granted on Agents and Corres- Union Waterboat 1918 (both days inclusive), during pondents all over the world. which period transfer of Shared can be registered
Won't you please make ejus, at motors,
Where do we go from here, Bill-74
By Order of the Court of Dires
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent per anntim on Dally Balance and on Fired Deposits at rates which may be 7. J. STAFB ascertained on application. wk Chal Manager.
F. C. MACDONALD,
148 PICTURES ONLY 8 Harking, 6th Exbrony, 1318 (106
$10
Ltd Weismann, Watson William Powell
Corrected to go p. Today,
$300
$10 $13) b.
$10 $10
5p.c. for year and g30'6:12 Dividend of $1 for half) year ending 31°12′12 (6 p.o. for year 1910 on-
preferred shares
(1/- per share Coupon No
19
15 p.o. for year ending
30.4.12.
$5 for 1911
$9 for 1897
1/6 per shares final 19117
(Coupon No: 18)
7/6 per share on 150,000 1/2 for 1909
$3 for year end'g 3h12.11 $1 final dividend forl
year 1912
Tls. 3 for 1912
Interim of Tis. 3, för 1912
Tls. 6 29*2*10%
83 on old sharea, $1.50). on new shares for half year 30'6*12
Final div. of 8314 making 87 for 1912 40 cents for 1912 $2.80 for 1912
5 p. o. for half to 30'6'12";
Final of $2,35 making $4,25 for 1912
15 per cent. for 1910- T4 for year ended 31:10:101 Tfor year ended 20′18′′10]
50 cents 31.7.08
$1 for 1911:4
*70 cents for 1911
$1.25 for year end'g $1.7:12 40 cents for 1911
$1.40 per shares el
Interim of $2 for 1912.
81 interim account 1912 -0
Tis. 44for 1912
None
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents on $1paidshares for year ending 30'4'12" None ca $1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year a 50 cts. for year end gs
(20 per cent, per ordinary.
"share" for year ended
315′19129 AN ANTHE
$1 per share for year
ending 31 12:191271 25 per cent, for year
onding 317110 30 cents for 1010 00 40 cis, yearending 30 6 12 WRIGHT AND HORNBY:
Grad Beobary 6 T4 Varay Rand Central. Tel, address Rectitudes
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