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COMMERCIAL.

Rahman Output,

The output of the Rahman Hydraulio Tin, Limited, during tho month of January was 600 picule.

To Develop the Resources of Manchuria.

Reator's Mukden correspon- dent atates that a meeting, of merchants and others, largely attended, has been held with a view to organizing an Industrial |

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THIRSD

Entertainments

BOXING!

|_ BOXING!!

A GRAND BOXING DISPLAY TO BE HELD AT THE

W

CITY

HALL

On Saturday, 15th February 1918. commencing at 9p.m. Huge Championship Programme.

18 ROUNDS.

For the Hosryweight Championship of the 'Orient and for Fame of $1000.

And a side stake of $750, . Jack Cordell. U. S. A.

Bank and incorporating in it the Heavy and Middleweight Champion of the Orient and Middleweight Champion

present Agricultural Bank, to develop the resources of Man- churia. The suggested capital is $3,000,000 of which $1,000,000, is to be paid up.

Bank Suspends Payment. One of the most important business houses in Marseilles, the banking firm of Messrs. Rodri- guos Ely, has suspended payment, the news creating a sensation on the bourse there. The liabilities. are said to amount to fourteen million franos (£560,000), and, several large financial concern in Marseilles will be affected,

Trade of the Philippines, The total figures for the cal- endar year 1912, as issued at the Manila Bureau of Customs, show an increase in the trade of the Philippines over the calendar

year 1911 of 45,385,008 peso8,

a very large and substantial gain.

Seamen

44

of the Pacibo Const.

V

I

Nobby Grant, H.M.S. Flora,” Heavyweight Champion of the China Fleet.

www.

18 ROUNDS

For the Heavyweight Championship of the Army and Navy in Hongkong,

Corporal Scott, R. E.

Seaman Powell H. M, S. ''

Monmouth,"

WRESTLING.

Best Two out of Three Falls. Catch-as-catch-can Style. For the Heavyweight Wrestling Championship of the Oriant.

Maurice Sanberg.

Heavyweight Champion of Hongkong.

..V.

Hassan All

Heavyweight Champion of India.

10 ROUNDS

For the Featherweight Championship of the Army and Navy in Hongkong,

Private Smith, D. Co dei La

Seamen Grayston, H-M.S. " Migotäur,”

AMATEUR.6 ROUNDS

Banks

RJA

Banks

BANKING CORPORATION

Selling.

T/T.

RAIDOT DAPITAL RESERVE FUKDE

Demand

30'd/s

60 d/B

4 m/s

INTERNATIONAL BANKING HONGRONG SHANGHAI

CORPORATION.

HOM, Wall Street, New York. London Office 2-36, Bishopsgatų, RC, BRANCHES

Cricette

--W! Cankin

Cobe Colos Emplea Hongkong

Capital and Resaris.

about..

S

Kobe

Malta

Mexico

Panassa

Faking

San Franciaco Shangtel Vokalna 1,060,000 (Gold)

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI. N299 transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opsant on, the capal

"DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Band for one year at 42 per annum, or for aborter periodis, at rates, which may be sacertained on application,

SILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED.

· MAIL, and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES made, kak

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the prinờipricities in the World.

*THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS Or CARDIT avaavallakin all over the Waddle T

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT «PURCHASE and BALE of Sucks and Shaita TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cashad,

GEORGE HOGG,

Manager.

dacted,

9, Queen's Road, Hongkong. Hongkong, 1st Nor., 1913 1819

THE

PRIETORS

F.H. Armstrong,

& H. Dodwall, aq.

G. Friesiand, Buy

8. Grubbay, Taq 0. B. Lantas, Laq. F. Lieb, Hag.

W. L. Fattendan J. A. Flame

CHIEF Mamanas " Hongkong --N. Z. SZÁM, Actino MixaMER.

T/T. Shanghai

Exchange

ms. L/O 4 m/s. D/P

· Buying.

2/1/15/16

...3/1 1/16

30d/e. S'ney & Melbourne 2/13/16

6.m/s. L/C

30'da, San Foo & New York, 50

T/T. Singapore"

4 m/s, Marke

.213

TT. Japan

4 m/s. Franos

2.6116

T.T. India

Deputy Chalmian

Demand. India.....

6 m/s.do .....

2.691

Demand, Manila.

999

BarSilver, ready

7/16

How, Mr. Q. H. Boss HA. Bob Fag,

T/T. San Foo & New York...499%

forward

11/16

T/T. Java.

182

Gold Leaf per tael......

T/T, Marks

2071

Bank of England rate...

A5%

T/T. Francs

Sovereign

.$9.85

Subsidiary Coins.

Malwa, Old

2,100

Discount per $100

Patna, Now

...$634

Hongkong 20

Hongkong.10

84 12.66 9/16

Patna, Old

Oplum Quotation

Benares, Now...44: 2,700

Malwa, New

SHANGHAI-A, G. StericOS,

Chinese...20 ots. pieces...$64.

Os Cummet Local in the main of it per C Chinese...10 Animum In My bukmode

KEN OMOZZATO, KEPORTNE)

For 6 months, 11⁄2 per Cloei, por ÁRAEM,

DR. J. STARE, Cl3at Mazague,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

THE Basin af the abere Bank, is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANKING CORPORATION. Bales may be obtaiand

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,TEREST dopesits & allered

LIMITED.

Established 1880,

on the minimum monthly balanses st 1 Park Oaks. per knattni,

Depaaltars may transfer at their option balance of 3100 en mure to the "Hamugore | “ Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 AMD HEADRAT Base to be placed Faid-up Capital ... 30,000,000IXED DEPOSIT Mi 4 Pam Önez, per

17,500,000,

For the HarasNS AND BEAMIWA Baking' OpspoRASZON,

*N. J. HTAHB, Chief Manager

Imports for the year 1912 were For the Bantamweight Championship of Hongkong for a Gold Watch to the Reserve Fund.......

121,124,886 pesos, on increase of 25,878,072 pesos over those of 1011, and the exports for the year, amounting to 109,483,518 pesos, show again over 1011 of

Winner and A Gold Pin to the Loser.

Cordell's" Nipper," Hong Kong.

Adam Ismall. Hongkong,

Booking at Messrs. "Moutrle and the GRAND HOTEL

20,308,301 pesos. The only and Ringside $10.00 $5.00, Other Seats S2.00 & $1,00, Soldiera feature of these figures is that, and Sailors half price to $2,00 Seats.

notwithstanding the big increase

in the total trade for the calendar

year 1912 over 1911, the year

1912 shows an unfavourable trade

banance of 11,641,368 pesos,

Amur Railway.

St. Petersburg January 9.-

The Tear has addressed to the ROYAL

Late Peak Tram and Kowloon Ferry].

Promoters : HARRY KELLY.

F. E. HALL..

Notices

GEORGE HOTEL,

י 13

Head Office, YOKOHAMA.!

Branches Antung-Hsien Bombay... Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fengtien Harbin Hankow

Entertainments Honolulu

Governor-General of the Amar Sitasted at Kowloon, within a few mi- THEATRE

Region a message of congratulates' walk of the Principal Landing tion on the progress of construc-stages of the

tion of the Amur Railway, and

SECOND SEAPORT IN THE

WORLD,

Office and Terminal of THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY, i lor LEASE ON EASY TERMS,

has expressed his thanks to all sad in close proximity to the proje ed Russians engaged on the works. Credits amounting to over 750 million roubles (£75,000,000) have been voted for this enter- prise during the last five years. I have season to believe that the railway is expected to be ccm-

This Elite Establishment has been pleted in 1915, or, at latent, inonducted an a First Class Hotel and is 1916. The section an far as paronised by Residente of Hongkong Blagovosbensk_will probably bond Kowloon and by the Shipping Com- opened for traffic in the course of musity. The Proprietor is in a position this year.

to convince any prospective Lessee that Chinese Finance-

the business is doing exceedingly well, and At the meetings held in Lon-that it can be turned into a still more don on 10th and 11th inst. various profitable concern if txken aer by an conditions relative to the proposed expert who would darote his exclu iva

{atiention to the business,

Chinese loan for 825,000,000 The Proprictor has already pant wore discussed, and unanimous $12,000 in thoroughly Renovating and decisions were arrived at between Refaratehing the premises, and now very the representatives of the, Sir-little remsins to be expended except for -Power Group. The meetings converting a piece of Vacant Ground took place as before at No. 3, adjoining the Hotel into an Open-Air Lombard-street: Representatives Skating Riok, Bowling Alley or Open" | of the banking firms who com-Air Claematograph Show, etc,, sto, fr pose the group attended the which it can be well utilized.

Inspection of booksallowed to any one gathering, at which understood the queation of making BONA FIDE offers to lease,

4

it is

rta.

the proportion of the total

amount of the loan to be issued

was considered. The position

now is that the next step. regard-

ing the projected Chinose loans

For Particulars apply to

B. RUTTONJEE,

ofo Royal George Hotel, Kowloon, Hongkong.

rests with the Chinese Govern Borgkong, 8th Feb., 1918..:)= [108

ment, The decisions at which

G.

NOTICE.

IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that

HONGKONG,

Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang

New York

Osaka

Pokin

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal. Charter 1853.

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON,

Jan. 31.

1,000 perplo: Benares, Old..

SHARE REPORT.

E-BUYERS

8-SELLERS

Stock & PAID IT - VALUE

BANKS.

Hongkong & S'hai #125 |

TRA

SA-SALE

MARINĖ INSURANCE, Cantons · North China

£85

$50 $270

£5 T132

b.

Unions

$100 $825

Yangtzes

FIRE INSURANCES, China Fires

Hongkong Firea

SHIPPING

£50 $1921

-$20 $152 850 - $385

$25010

China & Manilas Douglas Steamship $50 3436 £1,650,000 Steamboats

Ryoiun Port (Arthur)

Paid-up Capital

£1,200,000

Reserve Fund...

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

„£1,200,000

Indo-Chinas

San Francisco Shanghai Tiehling

Kobe Liao-Yang London.

Tientsin Tokyo

ROYAL. Lyons

"For short season only, Commencing:

THURSDAY: 20th February MAURICE BANDMANN

zadnounces

Mr. Henry Dallas and THE DALLAS COMEDY CO, Direct from London. THURSDAY 20th February BABY. MINE

Admitted to be one of the Foamiest Farces-seen in England during tha

Fast Twenty-five years..... FRIDAY 21st February THE WOMAN IN THE CASE SATURDAY 92nd February THE GLAD EYE MONDAY, 24th February WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS TUESDAY 25th February 27 ***CHARLEY'S AUNT: :- WEDNESDAY 26th February

the Six-Power group of bankers arrived have been communicated to the Government and a reply is awaited. A telegram from Peking to St. Petersburg states that the "Russian Government hás inform- ed China that it sees. no necessity for the continuod sealed tenders will be received as the postponement of payment of Colonial Secrets y's Office until Noon the Boxer indemnity due to of Baturday, the 1st day of, Marub, Russia; in view of the fact that 1913, tar the letting of the Old Post China, while alleging lack of Office building form the 1st July, 1918, means, is incurring as is well or so soon thereafter as poves-ion can ba known, great expense in the pur-given, to the 814 Decembar, 1014, chase of war material and the or. ubject to ondition which can be ascer ganisation and movements of talad at this offios.

Each tender should bear on the covor troops, Washington despatches emphasise the fact that the accept the words "Tender for Lease of Old Post Offon Bullding" and must be ance by China of the terms offered by the Six Great Powers for the campained by a receipt to the effect that the tenderer has deposied, in the $125,000,000 loan will haaten the Colonial Treasury sam of One thousad] recognition of the Chinese Re Dolla 8 ($1,000) as pledge of the public, The State Departinant is togafibes of lue-offar which® zum shall notinolined to credit London cable tea for fited to the Grown, if thetondater despatohes to the effect that the refuse, to carry out his tender and com- Crisp firm is to receive a shareply wi b the dond tins of a bore referrod of the loan. Li and O. Expresa, to should the t nder br nocepted.

Fever in Penang. Both typhoid and dengue are still rather prevalent in Penang, CyDavis Chinese Scholarship.

The examiners at Oxford Uni

The Gorvener dass nut biad il ́ell to donept the highest or any lender."

Forms of tender and farther partiens lar dan biobtained from the Director

of Public Works

WUHATHAMNL

Live awarded the Davis Director of Publà: Works, Chinese Scholarship, 1913, to Mr. Table Works Oflee Heary G. Browasil, B.Au Oriel. Hongkong, 10th Feb., 1918,

BELLA DONNA.. From 81. James Theatre, London. Other performados will be dnly anpounded,

Each production Brought in its Entirety from London. Bex Plan opan at Montzia & Co. Doors open at 8.80. Commence at 9:15 sharp, - $8.50 $9.00, $3:00

Priom

9.15

BIJOU.

PROGRAMME.

$1.00,

Interest Allowed on Current

Account.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted, men so

$15 8271 b.

(Preferred) £5 1388 (Deferred)

Shell" Transports £1

China Sugars

REFINERIESMA

en

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed-and-FIXED DEPOSITS re Star Ferry" $10 $36 Deposits received for fixed.ceived for 1 year or shorter periods periods at rates to be obtained en at rates which will be quoted on

$100 $107 application.

application, tilkend?

$100 $39 Luzon Sugars Wm: DICKSON,

Manager. Chinese Engineerings £1 133/0 Hongkong,11th April 1912 12

Tronohe £186/6 Ranb

EISHI ONO.

Manager.

..

Hongkong, 11th Jan., 1913 18 DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE

Public Gompanies

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE Co, Lrn”,

THE SIXTEENTH ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the Uompany will be held at the Offices of the Com pany, St. George's Building, No. 6 Lognaught Road, on FRIDAY, 216 February 1918, at 11, 80 am. for the parpisa of receiving Statement of Avonats and the Report at the Gene: ral Managers for the year ending S1 December 1918, declaring a Dividend and alcoting a Consulting Committee

and Auliton. * MANT

Capital Fully

BANK.

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

Berlin Caloutta Canton Hamburg Hankowi Kobabi Peking ::Singapore: Tientsin Tainanfu. Teingiau Yokohamna.

LONDON BANKERS: Messra N. M: Rothschild & Sone. The Union of London and Smith's.

Bank Limited." Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London

pro Agency. Direction der Disconto Gegell schaft.

MINING. #

UCKS, WHARVES, G'DOWNS Kowloon Wharfe $50577 HK.&WpoaDocks 350 $612 Shanghai Docks T-100 T.69

17

Hongkaw Wharfe T. 100-107. LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGË Anglo French Lands, T100 T.94

Hongkong Hotels $50

$73 Hongkong Lands $100 $101

Humphreys Estates $1088 b. Kowloon Lands $30. 1833 b. Shanghai Landa T. 30 |T. 89 West Points

**** $50 - $543⁄4

INTEREST allowed on Current Manila M'pole Hate! P.10 P. 8

COTTON HILLS Account, DEPOSITS received

T50 T:147 on terms which may be learned Ewosh on application. Every description Hongkong Cottons $10.89 of Banking and Exchange busi- ness transacted..

China-Borneca $12 The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

$10 R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Light and Powers - $101 Ocipany, will be CLOSED team

$3 Manager. MOND LY, the 17th February, 1918,

Do. (Spec. shares) $1/ FRIDAY, the 21st February Hongkong, 9th Oct 1911, 2 China Providents $10 8914 9.15 19 8, both days incldafro, largest

Dairy Farms SHEWAN TOMES & CO. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Green Islands

General Managers. Hongkong, 12th Feb., 1918 - [17

ALL NEW PICTURES. Matrimonial Squalis (A Star Comis by Prince) Through The Valley of La Vesubic... (Art Scenic Cinema-Color) That Now Drink-The Fascinat

log Barber and

Miss CECILE STEPHANO Let me die on The Deep,"

"An Evening Fang.". Miss DOLLY SWIFT Won't you please make eyes at

Where do we gɔ from bare, Bill 7

7:15

-

me."

7.15

PICTURES ONLY VICTORIA THEATRE.

A Sick of Magnificent Films

Just Arrived

VAR_THE DEBUT

WEDNESDAY- 19th inst

of The Eminent & Wallknown

"Baritone...

Mr. E. OSSIPOFF.

SIN OF INGRATITUDE. Great Brocess of Miss ELSA WILLSON

250 NELLIE MAHER

Baturdays 4 pm. ; Sundays, 6 pm.

INDIA, LIMITED.

samps Authorised Capital.

Subsoribed

& SHANGHAI Paid Up HONGKONG

BANKING CORPORATION.

b

LANT DIYIDAND AND DATE.

£2.0.0 at ex 2/-1/16 equal ta $19.95 for 14 year Monding 30°6′12

#18 for 1911

Interim of 10/- for 1911 Final of $20 making $50) for 1909 and Interim of $30 for 1911 $12 for 1909 and Int. of

$3 on account of 1910ƒ ·

$7.& b's of $2 for 1910 $27 for 1910

$1 for 1906

5 p.o.for year end'g30′6′′12 Dividend of $1 for half year ending 3112′12

p.c. for year 1910 on preferred shares

(1/- per share Coupon No

19.

15 p.o. for year ending

30:4.12

$5 for 1911.

$3 for 1897

1/6 per shares final 1911)

(Coupon No. 18)

7/6 per share on 150,000

1/2 for 1909

$3 for year end' 31.12.11 61 final dividend for

year 1912

Tie.

for-1912”

Interim of Tls. 3, for 1912

Tls. 6 29210

$3 on old shares, $1.50)

on new shares for half year 30'6'12 ...

Final div. of $311⁄2 making

$7 for 1912:

40 dents for 1912!

$2.80 for 1912 ·

5 p. o. for half to 30'6'12: Final of $2,25. making $4,25 for 1912 S

15 per cent. for 1910.

T4 for year ended 3110 101 Tfor year ended 20°12′10]

50 centa 817.08

$1 for 1911t

70 cents for 1911

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

$6

$10 $434

Hongkong Electrica $10 $2716 £1,500,000;

1,125,000 Hongkong Ices

325 3200 562,000 Hongkong Ropes

$10 - $20 $65,000

40 cents for 1911

$1.40 per share

88.

Langkata

Morning Post Peak Tramway

Do (new) Philippines H. Price & Co, Ld: $10

$25 $22 $10 $11)

$10 $1 $10 85

Reserved Fund": MARIAL HEAD OFFICE:

40, Threadneedle Street, London, EC. OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN No

NA BRANCHES: that the ORDINARY HALF- YEARLY MEETING of the Bombay Kandy. SHAREHOLDERS in the Corpora Howrah Singapore.

Calcutta Galle, tion will be held at the City Hall, Delhi Penang, Hongkong, on

on Saturday the 22nd day Madras, Kota Bahm, Kelantan, of February 1818, at Nood, for the

purpose of receiving the Report of the Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S.

Bangoon: Hongkong, arhi Court of Directors together with a

Colombo. Shanghai.^a Bletament of Accounts to 31st. Deom-

ERAGENTS IN JAPAN:U4 ber 1912,

Messrs..: Járding; Matheson & Co. Ltd. BANKERS: Bank of England...........

The REGISTER of SHARES of the Corporation will be closed from MONDAY," the 10th February, to SATURDAY, the 22nd February; | 173: 1918 (both days include), darleg London Joint, Stock Bank, Ltd, which period në transfer of Bhares, canist be registered..

Società lösa ferred: -

Putpost Panierteries-paid

$50 $30

du Tonkin up $50.

1 Benefit $150

Shanghat Bumattab T. 20 T:.150: Steam Laundry

United Asbestos VERY description of Banking Oriental Agency, $10 $912 b.

EV

and Exchange « “business transacted. Alooks and Bhares ar tanes

bought and sold on account of United Asbesto Constituents, Letter of CreditFounders Cheres).

$10

$300

· By Order of the Court of Dirso-

19. STABB, Menu Chief Manager: ongkong. Sth Wabruary 1919, 15 granted on Agente and Corres- Union Waterbost $10-$13.

Apondents all over the world.” *ck

Madiera andruik: Onken -50% and 60.cants per lb. Wedding, and Birika

Cakes from$1.00 rar

ALEXANDRA CAUR 49,

Interest allowed on Current Ac- Weismann, Ltd. counts af 1 per cent per "annum

on Daily Halance land on Fired Watson Deposits at rates which may be William Powell ascertained on application.

T. 0. MACDONALD,

Interim, of $2 for 1912 $i interim account 1912

Tis. 416 for 1912,

None

80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents on 2001 paid shares for year, ri edding 30-412794 200 Nonehiyang daand multi $1.50 for 1910 i

Ne dividend this year's the 50 cte, for year end'g 30′5′′1-

(80 per cent, per ordina

share for year ended, 3151013

$1 per share for year

ending 31 12 1912

25 per cent, for year Ing 31-7717

80 cents for 1816 40%

yearending 30'6-12-

Corrected 10 11-10 m. Faburary 13 1911 by WRIGHT AND HORNBY, BIL Gosweal Broleum & De Vorca Rand Central. Tah Addrens Restità