1913-03-29 — Page 11

COMMERCIAL

SHARE REPORT.

HOLT LINE'S

GREAT PROFIT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 1913,

The report of the China Mutual Messrs. Wright and Hornby, Steam Navigation Company (Holt 9.18 in their Weekly Share Report, Line, Liverpool) for last year

dated March 29, state :--

the

Entertain nts BIJOU.

PROGRAMME,''

9.15

THE FIRES OF REVENGE Her Guardianship" (Comic), The Marcanloni Quartette (Acrobats)

shows that, including £17,770 The Famous Two-Part Drama

profit The March Settlersent passed brought forward,

very satisfactorily yesterday amounted to £337,407. Of this and although there has been a 75,225 is applied for deprecia- fair amount of liquidation for this tion, £100,000 is placed to reserve, account, values have not declined and final dividends of 3 per cent to any great extent. The market making 8 per cent for the year, to-day closes firm with upward are recommended on the ordinary and ordinary B shares, together tendency.

with a bonus of 100 per cent on he ordinary shores (the letter absorbing £$3,680), while £38,027 is carried forward.

Fars Rabber-Shows a further decline ic pries and is now quote: at 3/0 1-2 per lb. with the market for shares stently.

Bir Silver is 28:0/16 por oz for ready and 28-7/8 per uz for for ward delivery, aloady,

Exchange opened to-day Bi 1/15-6/16 TT.

Binks-Hongkong & Shang. liai Binks are a Strong Market at $807) af.or sales at the rate. London quotes £80/10/- :

The following table gives o the 1911 comparison with results:-

M

1912. 1011

£

Profit......

.319,721...185,843 Broughtforward 17,776... 16,720 Available ......337.407, 202 663 Depreciation... 75 225... 60,042 Marine Insurance: - Unions To reserve......100,000... 60,000 Ordinary dividend 100p.c....30p.c. have improved from $837) to s buying quotation of $810 with Curried forward 38,027 17.776 no shares offering under $815.om the profits of 1910 £78,105 Cantons have been dealt in at was put to depreciation and 3285 and close steady. North £30,000 to reserve and a dividend Chinas have bayers at The 135 of 18 per cent was paid. For 1000 the distribution was 6. per and Yangtszos of $200 Ex 73.

Fire Insurances-Ilongkong cent, and for each of four years Fires are in comind at $356) before that 5 per cent. The after numerous sales at the rate capital consists of £107,300 in Chinn Eires can be placed at

preference and ordinary shares. with about £90,000 paid up, and $147) ex. div.

ordinary B shares, beating 0 per cont interest to the amount of £231,040.

Shipping: There are buyers of Hongkong Canton and Masão Steamboats at $271. Chian and Manilas at $0) and Douglas's at 836. Indo Chinas have boon is good demand throughout the week Bad shiros bave changed hands at various rates from 893 to $90, the Market closing with buyers at the latter rate, London quotes 89/L0/6 sellere for the combined shares. Star Ferries are wanted at $303. Shell Transports have improved from 11 to 110/6

HARRY THAW'S IM- PRISONMENT.

The Alleged Attempt to

Bribe a Doct‹r.

NEWS OF THE DAY

(Pathe Gazette) Miss CECILE STEPHANO (a) The Waves of the Rolling Deep" (b)" Only Love Droams."

Miss VIOLET BONETTA

(a) Roso Time." (b) "Do they do There

Things in London."

7.15. PICTURES ONLY 7.15 VICTORIA THEATRE,

Enormous Success of the THUNDERBOLT MAN, Wonderful twiatur &latoria inal Dano 8.

ALEXANDER GALINSKY.

Enormous Success of the FAMOUS ARTIST

longs in

Miss ARKAS,

English, Russia, Portogu

& Itin The Charming Sari Da cer FRED VARDEA, The Magn first "Now film, AVIATO'S SECRET.

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION."

Hand Office:-o, Wall Street, New York. London (es 1–36, Bishopsgate, E.C.

BRANCHES

Hloubay.

Calcula

Canin

Caba

Colon

Impla

Hongkong

Bankow

- Čaplisi and Résaree ammessi 17,000,000 (Gold)

about........

EVERY.DESCRIPTION OF BUSI

NESS Lacted

CURRENT ACCOUNTS upened on the in

DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Aved for one your mi

Banks

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING-÷CORPORA-

-TION:

1/1130d/s.'noy & Melbourne....8/-34:

4 m/s. Franos

6-m/a.

do

BarSilver ready

Exchange

Selling

Buying.

TT.

Demand

Paid-up Capital'.

Mexico

RESERVE FUNDS:

.$15,000,000 30 as 60 d/B

1/117/16 6m/s L/O

1/11 5/16 4 m/s, L/C

.1/11964 m/s. D/P ̧

3/1136

....2-1/16"

Panama

Peking

Storling

4 m/s

*San Franch co

Shanghai

̈£1,300,000 at 2/=

T/T. Shanghai

73 30 ds. San Foo & New York. 4814

Silver

$15,000,000 7,000,000

T/T. Singapore

.834 4 m/s. Marks.

TT. Janan

2.514

T.T. India

2.5314

$32 200,000 | Demand, India

Resorve Liability of

Domand, Manila

26 9/16

forward..

Gold Leaf portael......

.50

199

Bank of Englund rate.

5%

2:46

Sovereign

$10.15

Subsidiary Coin B,

Malwa, Old.......... 3,200.

Discount per $100

Chinese...20 ots. pieces...$7 9/16

Patria, New

3,200 perche

Chinese...10

...$734

Hongkong 20

Hongkong,10

15656. ...87 9/16

Patna, Old............ 3,100

Oplum Quotation.

Benares, New ..........* 3,250

Malwa, Now

Feb. 27. ....$2,900 perpio

Benares, Old......... 2,900

IX por um, or for shorts perioda, ut exten, which,

y he ascertained an applicatios.

HILLS NEGOTIATED und COLLECTED. HAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES

mada.

Proprietors...........$15,000,000 | T/T. San F'co & Now York

COURT OF DIRECTORS. T/T. Java

F. II. Armstrong, Faq-Chairman T/T. Matiks

"LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted | Hon. Mr." C. H. Ross-Doputy | T/T. Franos

on all the arbacipal cities in the World,

THE BANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF GERDIT available all over the World,

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF, CREDIT

İstedi.

FURCHASE, and SALE) of Stocks and Shares

cind TRAVELLERS CHUCKS sold and cashad. GEORGE HIGO, :,

Mazinger. 9, Queen's Road, Hongkong

1912 Hongkong, 1st Nov., 1919

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.

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

17,500,000

Head Office,-YOKOHAMA.

Branches Antung-Hsien

Bombay Calcutta Changchun Dairon.

Public Gompanies Fengtion

Harbin Hankow

THE HONGKONG, CANTON & Honolulu

MACAO STEAMBOAT 0), Kobe

LIMITED.

NOTICE.

NOTICE IS BEREBY GIVEN

that Scrip Certificate No. 754. issued 80th May 1911, for twen y-five

Liao-Yang London Lyons

Agencios at Nagasaki

Chairman,

8. H. Dodwell; Daq. G. Friesland, Esq.

C. S. Gubbay, Esq. G. R. Laurent, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.

W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E, Shellim. .. A. Siebs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb. ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai A. G. Stephen. London Bankere--London County and Westminster. Limited.

Hongkong-Interest Allowed.

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent por Annum on the daily balan

SHARE REPORT:

S-SELLERS --

SA-SALE

B-BUYER!

Stocks & PATD uy Valox.

CLOTING

DANKS.

24 per cent per | Hongkong & S'hai 3125 -

201

Nowohwang

ON FIXED DEPOSITS:

$80734

Bå

New York

For 3 month

Osaka

Annum

£80/10/-

Pekin

For 6 mon3. 24 por cent per MARINE INSURANCE

Cantons.

850 $285

88,

Ryolun Port"

Anniti.

North China

£5 T135

b.

Unions

$100 $840

b.

(Arthur)

San Francisco

Shanghai, Tishling, Tientsia

Tokyo

Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed

EISHI ONO

For 12 in hs, 4 per cent per

Anuum.

N. J. STABB. Chief Manager.

HONGKONG SAVINGS-BANK

E Business of the above THE

Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING LORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on sp-

A New York lawyer, giving evidenco before the Governor of New York State's Committee of bares pombord 89786/39730, 789/periods at rates to be obtaine 1 on plication. Inquirynt Albany, admitte 1 (says 7415 and 27026/27038 of this application. Router's correspondent) that on Company, is the ams of Gabrie Refineries-Chin Sugars have gont of Harry Thaw, the mil Pouliet Orier has been lost, and thic buyers at $103 and Luzina utionaire who killor Mr. Stanford the same not be produced before the Hongkong, 11th Jan. 1913,

19th April 1918, New Borip Cettiskstė White,puid him $25,000 (£5,000) bu aurd, the bald Gabriel Ponte THE CHARTERED BANK OF usa contingent retainer to secure Uxier, no trinmctions taking!

INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND Thaw's release from the Maltea-place duder the sald Edip Cartieste

CHINA.

ayers,

$38.

Mining-Raubi are obtala. able at $13.85. Tronohs are quot

ed from London at £4.1 mid-an State Hospital for the ins ne No 7642 will be negnised by the dle ex div. Laugkate owing to le denied the accusation, made Coupsny. settlement iuflusuces have sellers Dr. J. W. Russell, the super- at Tls. 69) after sales at the rate. infcadent of the hospital, who

Dooks Wharves and Godowns:

Hongkong and Whampoa Deak: close with buyers $674 annghai Dock at Taela 61 and Kowloon Wharves at $75.1-2.

W. E. OLARKE.

Secretary,

Notices

told the Committee a fow days longkong, March 11th, 1918

go that he had been offered $20,000 by a lawvor if he would releaeo Thaw. The lawyer do clarod that on the contrary Dr. Russell told him he would not do anything for Thaw uolesa he got

Lands Hotels and Buildings: Hongkong Lands have fmproved from $103 to $105 buyers. Ke.money for it. loon Lands aró wanted at $35.

West Points at $56, Unmphreys Estates at $8 and Hongkong Hotels at $115 for the old and $75 for the new shares..

Public

LESSONS IN CHINESE. MB

Manager,

18

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1858.

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON... Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund........... £1,650,000 Reserve Liability. of

Proprietors £1,200,000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.

R LI HON FAN, Obine

gradasta vered in literature, CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- been teacher to European officials ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re-

Yangtześ

FIRE INSURANCES.

SHIPPING.

£50 $200

$20 $14734 b. $50 $356, 80.

China Fires Hongkong Fires China & Manilas 25 39% Douglas Steamship $50 $36- Steamboats

INTEREST on deposits is al- Indo-Chinas lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent. per an- num. 3

Depositors may transfor at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai -Bank-to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Per Cont. per annum

For the Hongkong and Shang- hal Banking Corporation,...

N.J. STABB, Chief Manager.

DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE

Capital Fully

Auction.nd merchants in Luis Colony for overceived for 1 year or shorter periods Berlin

ten yonid.

R.

Cotton Mille:-Hongkong Cot-

NOTICE, Etons are quiet at $101. Shenghai

PUBLIC AUCTION. Cottons have buyers at Tus. 130, Ewo 8142), Lion Kang Mows PARTICULARS AND CONDI« |TIONS of the latting by Public Auc- 8110 and Kung Yiks 14).

tion Bale, to be held on Monday, th Miscellanoo; - Hongkon

Blot day of March, 1918, at 3 p.m., Electrics have buyera nt $311, the Offices of the Public Work Thopes at $19, Dairy Farms at Department, by Order of His Ex- $26, Watsona at 0.60. Electric sellency the Goven or, of One Lot of Trams at 0/42. Park Trams at Crown has no e Rentedy Road 11.34 and $1.00 China Borneos in the Colony of B-ngkong, for a ton

He has a good method of training Europeans to pass in the Chinese ex- mination, and is pissorsed, of a Årst

A

at rates which will be quoted on application.

Wm. DICKSON, ManagerY

BANK.

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

Branches: ge Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tainanfa Tsingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERB: Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank; Limited: Notices A Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London

Agency, at THE OBINA PROVIDENT Direction der Disconto "Gesell-

schaft. LOAN AND MORTGAGE

INTEREST allowed on Current CO., LTD.

Account DEPOSITS received (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) on terms, which may be learned Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- on application. Every description

of Banking and Exchange busi perty, &c.

ness transacted; -we

rata certificates Chinese teacher. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22 de has abo good knowledge Mandarin add Hakka.

Those why intend learning the Chin language are requested to write car of "Hongkong Tairgraph" ofce, litt to 37 Hollywood Bond, ist flour,

Hongkong, 29th Jan, 1912

NOTICE.

at 801 and Watkins at $3.00 of 75 year, with ia option of renewal WM. POWELL, Ltd., bring There are sellers of Cements Crown Route to be fixed by the at $4.30. Union Waterboats at Surreyor of His Majesty the King, forsi h long and varied experience, bag to

175 Steam Lundries at $4,00ne forthe term of 75 years,

cured tho serviss of a cutte

ancunse thee tabli hment of a TAIL-

and Wm. Powells at $03:42. PARTICULARS OF THE LOTORING DEPARTMENT in thei

Quotations received from

Tandoo by cable, to-day:

Bail Banksy

#Indo. 80/10/0.Middle price |

9/10/8 Sellers

Shell Trans-

ports 5/16/0 Bayera

Tronobs

II.K. Electrio

4/1/0- Middle

ex. divid

Trums 6/6 Buyers.

Ural Wate

Cuapians 60/6

LOCALITY.

Bondary

MAKITA KASI.

If

11.

W.

IL

perate plan. 8,fe, 60 1,20

Middo | Public Companies

900 Year-old Church. The Archbishop of Canterbury preached recently in St. Allege, O cenwich, which was celebra- ing its 90th annivoresry.

One Win in 18 Years,

* A narrative of ill luck at hora Rooge told in Windsor Bank uptcy Court by Edward Cull; o Belmont, Cookham, who came nr examination. He had year, and lount £100 a year by ng The OfficialFecal on have been betting NATAY TH ighteen years?

#ivo, you won sny-

won 32 once

vor and

examination was adjourned,

mein Stre, Des Vo ux Bosd, ·

A tral order would be greatly ap proclated. All Garments will be made in our own workshops.

OSMAN: V-CASUM.

MILLINERS & DRAPERS LADIES & CHILDREN'S

WEAR.

THE CHINA BORNEO CO16

LIMITED.

Goods received on Storage, Advances made on Merchandise! Loans made on the Provident

System,

Bystem.

b. $15 $274 b.

(Preferred) (Deferred)

"Shell" Transports £1

"Star Forry."

REFINERIES.

£5 $96

13

116/6 b

1.

£11

$10 $3912

b.

b,

b.

China Sugars $100 8103 Luzon Sugara $100 838

MINING.. Chinese Engineerings £1 32/6

Tronoha

£181 ex. div. Raubs

£1 $9.85.b, OCKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS, Kowloon Wharfs; $50 $751 b.

:⪜·”

mid

b,

T.107 sì, div,

H.K. & WpoaDocks $50 $671 b. Shanghai Dooke T. 100 T.81 Hongkow Wharfa T. 100 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDİKGS) Anglo French Lands T.100.T.94. $115 b. Hongkong Hotele $50

$75 b.

Hongkong Lands $100 $106

Humphreys Estates $10 381 Kowloon Lands $30 $35 Shanghai Landa T. 30 T. 89 West Points $50 $5612

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8

COTTON MILLS.

LAST DIVIDEND AND MATE

£2/5/- at ex 2/-4 oqual to $21.71 forbic year ending 31/12/ETHN

818 for 1911

Interim of 10

1911

Final of 820 raking $50 for 1909 and Interim

of $30 for 1911

$12 for. 1909 an1 Int. of) $3 on account of 1910)

$7 & b'e of $8 for 1910

$27 for 1912

$1 for 1906

5. p.e. for year end’g30′6′′12 Dividend of $1 for half)

year ending 311212 (6 pc. for year 1910 on

preferred shares

(1/- per share Coupon No

19.

15 p.o. for year ending

30:4.12

$3 for 1913

$3 for 1897

1/6 per shares Anal 19111

(Coupon No. 18)

7/6 per share on 150,000 1/2 for 1909

84.50 for year 1912 -- $1 final dividend, for

year 1919

Tis. 3 for 1918

for}

Interim of Tls. 3, for 1918

TIB. 6 29'2:10

$3 on old shares, $1.50

on new shares for half

year 31'12'1215

Final div. of $334 making

$7 for 1912

5p.c.for half to 30°6′12

ba

-40 cents for 1912

b.

82.80 for 1912 N

b.

Final of $2,25 making. $4,25 for 1912

wos

T. 50. T. 14216 b. Hongkong Cottons $10 $101⁄4 b.

MISCELLANEOUS, China-Borneos. $12 $10 Light and Powers $1013. R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, Do. (Epeo.shares) $1

Manageri China Providente 810 8834 6B. Hongkong, 9th Oct: 101112 Dairy Farms $8825

Green Islands $10 84.30 Hongkong Eléctrica $10 132

(Rates and Particulars on sp- THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

plication), cheder

The Office of you qu

INDIA, LIMITED.

9.

Hongkong Içes $25 $190ex.div.s. FORERUNN

Hongkong Ropes $10 6194

Morning Post Peak Tramw

g. 10 T.69 b.

$25 $22 $10 $113

Do. (now) $1 $1 b. Hongkong Electric Trams 6/6 Philippines

$1065

H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 66

Bombay, Kandy. Caloutta. Galléros du zaigh Howrah Singapore, Delhi. Pebangunny Madras, Kota Bahmp Kelantan. Karachi Kuala Lumpur, F.M.B. Rangoon, Hongkong.

Societe dos forred

Pulpeset $50 $30 Colombo, Shanghai, wh

SLAGENTS IN JAPAN: ZO.Papierteries®

Paid Messrs.: Jardine, Matheson du Tonkin " HD 10

M& Co., Ltda bo

BANKERS

TRUSTEE, EXE UTOR OF Authorised Capital £1,500,000

WILLS, ATTORNEY(20.33 Subscribed

1,125,000 Undertaken and Executed. Pald Up

****** 562,000 SBEWAN TOMES & Co.

415,000 Langkats Reserved Fund General Manager,

HEAD OFFICE: Hongkong, 19th March, 1908, 32

40, Threadneedle Street, GREEN ISLAND CEMENT

London, E.ON BRANCHES COMPANY, LIMITED. PORTLAND, CEMENT In Casks of 375 lbs. net In Bage of 250 lbs. net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. Baaz Gəneral Manager.» Hongkong, 16th August, 1901-19 KELLY & WALSH, LTD, CAMBRIDGE MANUALS, 80 cents each. Brewing, A. Chaston Chapa. *The Individual in the animat

Kindom, Jellan 8, Harley. --

The Psychology of Insanity

Foraard Earl. VERY description of Banking The Work of Rain & Rivers,and Exchange business

T. G. Bonuty transeated, Stooks and Shares United Asbestos? House Files & How they spread bought and sold on account of Founders Shares Disso, C. O. Lonitte

Constituents. Letters of Credit Union Waterboat The Origin of Edrihqunes, granted on Agents and Corres My U. Darien pondents all over the world,

Welem Ltd. Early Religious Partry of the Interest allowed on Current Ac Hebrews, E. G. Kiograp counts at 2 per cent per annum Watson

Branzes JS Warlevedon Daily Bal

ce and on Fixed Willisi The Engilsh Puritans, Joink Deposit

which may be

No. 1 & 3 D'Aguilar Street.

THE FAMINE IN CHINA.

*IGHT Famine Districts with B

ares of 80,000 square miles, TWO and" ■ ha!?" million proje VOJICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. | saing exravatlım." na

LEASE SEND YOUR CONT: 1- THE TENTE ORDINARY OF YEARLY MEETING

BUTION TO-DAY HA T WILL HELF TO SAVE LIFE. SHAREHOLDERS of the above Company will be held at the Company's Trasancet, HC. OCLLAND, Esgr Offos, St George's Building at 11.86 | Conagri, Loleruatioal Banking Co.

mon Thunday the 8), of April dos Buzaghsi 1915. receive a Stitement of A

unts to the 81rt, Das mbor, 1913, & he Reput of the General Manager so asa ting Committee and to enot onsulting 0 mm Stow and Auditor.

The Transfer Boks of the Compan; will b4 e'nsee from the "th. Barch t to Xid, of April, both dinya inclu iso

To China-Borneo Cry, LL ~

W.G. DARBY,

0 Cano al Manager..

late

MARTIN'S

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MARTIN:

SAPIOL&S

The Natural History of Cost,

Bank of England, that London Joint Look Bank, Ltd,

ONALD

A Bərəft}|8150

Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T.150 Steam Laundry 3584 United Asbestos

Oriental Agency, › $10 - $914 b.” Ld.....

15 per cent. for 1910. Tifor year ended 91°10′10r. Tfor year ended 20'12'10] 50 dents 31.7.08% 457 $1 for 1911

70 cents for 1912

$1.95 for year end'g 31'7′′18

"40 ounts for 1911

81.40 per share

Final of $8 for 1912,

$1 interim account 1912

Tls. 41% for 1912

Nene

80 cents on fully paid) shares and 8 cents on

$1 paid shares for year ending 30'4'12

None

None

$1.50 for 1910-

None

No dividend this year 50 ole, for year end'g 30′5'1

20 per cent per ordinary share for year ended 315*1912

$1 per share for year

ending 31'12-1919

$10 6300

$106171⁄21⁄2

$10 $18 £10 16:60

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