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COMMERCIAL.

Messrs Setna's Report,

Messrs & D. Sètua & Cale

Fortnightly Report, dated March

28, state

Puble Auctions

PARTICULARS, AND 001

THE HONGKON

Kontertainments

ROYAL

NEW BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY.

~TIONS of the luiting by Public Opium-It is reported that the 7th of April, 1912, at 9 pm, al Austión Bale, to be held on Monday, there is a combine between the at Offloor of the Public Works Departe, importere as regards sale of ment, by Order of Bis Excelleney opium to the Chinese dealers, Governor Two Lots of Crown Land and with the exception of three on the Ridge East of Happy Valley in firms all other firms have joined the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of in this combine. It is believed 76 year with the option of renewal at that this is a good step taken by Cmwa Rent to be fixed by the Bur-Prices: the importing firms,

Bengal Opium-Market raled rather firm, but the sales are re- parted in only 80 Cheats of Patna Old at $3126 to 3200 per Chest, Clearances show some satisfaction that is of about 1 Chest of Patna New, 114 Cheats of Patna Old, 10:Chests of Benares New, and 2 Chests of Benares Old, in all about 120 Chesta. Unsold stock is estimated at about 2801 Chaste, (colprising of 234 Chests of Patna Now, 1836 Cheste of Patna Old, 1436 Chests of Benares New, and 1995 Chests of Benares Old. Sold tusoleared stock is of about Cheata comprising of 63 ts of Patna Now, 454 Chests tus Old,. 99 Chests of os New ud 60 Oberts of Jos old. Closing quota- 8:-Patna Now $3350. Ben- dros Now $3400. Patna Old $3200. Benares Old $3250.

Malwa Opium:-Iluled Firm, nad sales are reported in Old about 100 Cheats at $3050 to 3150 pér Pical. Clearance of About 101 Chests. Unsold stock, about 1185 Chests Sold but uncleared Stock, about 105 Chests. Closing quotations: Malwa Nor $3000 to 3100. Malwa Old

33100 to 3200.

revor of His Majesty the King. for

farther term of 70 year. PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS

Inlang

*of Inland Lo

Boundary

∙Hausurement. CApproximatej

Upnit Prica.

66

231) 830) $30 about. 198) ♬

9.15

NOTICE.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

NIGHT

For the Past Time in Hongkong

THE PINK LADY ***

Dress Circle and Orchestra Stalls, $3.50; Stalls, $3.00; Pit,

$2,00; Gallery, $1.00.

Doors open at 8.30,

Com rence at 9 Sharp.

Booking at MOUTRIE & CO.

BIJOU. PROGRAMME.

9.15

The Famous Two-Part Drama THE FIRES OF REVENGE Her Guardianship (Comic), The Marcanloni Quartette (Acrobats).

NEWS OF THE DAY

(Pathe Gazette)

"Miss CECILE STEPHANO (a) "The Waves of the Rolling Desp

7.15

"I

(b) Only Love Dreams." Miss VIOLET BONETTA (a)" Rose Time."

(b)"Do they do Theso Things in London."

PICTURES ONLY

Banks

INTERNATIONA A BANKING

SOFTORATION.

“WAII BINEL, NEW YOR 25, BishopsgatQEC, BRANCHESTE

Braber

·Canton·

Limpi

Hongkong Hankow.

Banks

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

$15,000,000) 30 d/s

Selling

BANKING CORFORA

T/T. Domand

Paid-up Caplial

"Jexile®

RESERVE FUNDS ;

60 d/s

Panama

4 m/B

T/T. Shanghai

Shangha Yokohama

Cataland Reser::$7,3/0,000 (Gold)

Abou 000

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS cted.

CLIENT ACCOUNTS opened on the „DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Band, for one year at

Pinay la koritaðned on application.

saus, or for abotser parode, at CALA, which

VALES NAQOTIATED 188 COLLECTED,

MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS grad

qe all the wincipalele in the Worl

Lawed.

PURCHASE

THE BANKI· CIRCULAR LETTERS - OFF CREDIT AN avaliable sil over the World,

COMMERCIAL LETIZER OF CREDIT SALM. of Stocks and bares TRAVELLERS CHICKS said and mibed, GEORGE HOGG, **

**Blånager.

3. Queen's Road, Hongkong. Jongkong, lat Nov 1919 2919

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1880.. "T Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 | Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund ...........

**

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.

#30,000,000 17,500,000

*Branches

Agencies at

Antung-Hsien

Nagasaki

Bombay Calcutta Changchun

Newchwang

New York

Osats

Dairen Fengtien Harbin

Pekin

Ryolun Port

(Arthur)

San Francisco

Shanghai

Tiehling

Tientsin

Tokyo

7.15 Hankow

VICTORIA THEATRE.

Look

Cotton-Market ruled steady; PARTICULARS AND CONDI-"The nd sales are reported of about tion Bale, to be held on Monday, the TIONS of the letting by Public Anes 100 13ks at $28 to 31 per Picul. Sist day of March, 1913, at 8 pm Yara:Osing to the dull atale at the Offices of the Public Works f market in the interior, busi Department, by Order of His Ex- oss in No. 10 was very mited.cellency the G.remor, of One Lot of all about 3350 Balee compris Crown Land shore Ready Rod

of 750 Bales of No 10s-in the Colony of Hongk ug, for a term 450 Bales of No. 12 and 1050 uf, 70 youm, with the option of renewal. iles of No. 2007 Unsold stool Crown Benis to be fixed by the Asestimated at about 20,000 Bales. Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for Bold but uncleared stook about one furiber term of 5 years.

30,000, Bálés.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Local Yarn:--Sales are report- Sd of about 400 Bales of No. 12.

81371 per bale

Japanese Yarn-Salts te re- orted of about 400 Bales of No.. Da'at $157 to 181 per bale.

Bundry Articles: -Market led steady, and imports, good

les are reported ja Kismiss at

15 to 164 (per picul), Borneal $110 per pioul, Googal at $7

or pical Bennel Seeds at 27 to

Houndary Massammanti

Content is

As) prziale plan. ||958 360 1,3cà

per pioul, Onions at $1.15 dublis

Basket, Patchuck at $70 per

gul, Gun Olibanum at $12 to 17

Companies

pioul, Bezaar Stone at $1.45 THE OHINA BORNEO CO.

erday and Bonns Leaves at

7 per picul. In export owing

law rates

LIMITED.

ates in Exchange good NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. rchases are reported in Cassia 8154 per picul, Galangal at 167 per pidal, Teinglies at $110 por pical, and Tarmerio at $0 to 1 per picul

Shanghal Bullion.

March 20, 1913., Mexican Dollars; merket rate : "Oponing

Closing

PTI 73

ragon Lollars,

Native Bank Rate

73,2625 me Bare978 tough Tla. 372) ir Silva T. 111.75

langbai Gold, po

opper Cash...per fael.1,790.

ororeign buy

ing zate, at 2/7 Tla, 7.08

TENTH

ORDINARY

TEARLY MEETING

OF SHAREHOLDERS of the above

The Great Eclair Film,

Iron Master," 3,000 ft. long.

An Enormous Success

out for the Great Picture, [whereever Shown.

LES 'MISERABLES Which will be produced in a Few Days,

WATCH HAND BILLS.

Notice:

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

Honolulu Kobe Liao-Yang London Lyons

Interest Allowed on Current Accent. Deposits received for Oxed periods af rates to be obtained on application.

EISHI ONO,'

Manager. Hongkong. 11th Jan., 1913. [18

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

...CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1653-

HEAD OFFICE, LONDON. Paid-up Capital £1,200,000.

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 2/--'.

$15,000,000

Billver: 17,000,000

Reserve Liability of

T/T. Singer

TT. Japan:

T.T. India

832.200,000 Demand. India

Demand, Manila.

Exchange

Buying

7/18 4 m/s. L/C, 1/11

9/16

4 m/s. DP

6m/s. L/C

1/112 30d/e.8'ney & Melbour (7314. 30'd/s. San F'oo & New

.83944 m/s. Marks....

4 m/s. Franos

14614TM

14634

6 m/s., do

Proprietors..... $15,000,000 | T/T. San F'co & New York 4714

T/T. Java ...

COURT OF DIRECTORS. FH. Armstrong.Esq.-Chairman T/T. Marks Hon. Mr. 0. H. Ross-Deputy T/T. Francs

Chairman.

8. E. Dodwell, Esq.

G. Friesland, Esq. O. S. Gubbay, Esq.

G. K. Laurenz, Esq.

F.Lieb, Eag

W. L. Pattenden, Esq.

·J. A; Plummer, Esq. Hon, Mr. E, Shellim. 1.A. Slabs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: A Hongkong-N, J. Stabb. ACTING MANAGER. Shanghai-A. G, Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster Limited.

Hongkong-Interest Allowed

On Current Account at the rato of 2 per cent per Annum on the daily balanoo.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

Subsidiary Coins.

Discount per $100

Chinese...20 ots, pieces...$794

BarSilver read"

forward...to...

118. Gold Leaf per tael..... 200 Bank of England rate. .2.47 Sovereign

Malwa, Old

.... 3,100

Chinese ...10.

Hongkong.20

.:$636

Hongkong.10

..8736

Patna, Now

Patas, Old

3,550 per che,

3,200

Opium Quotation.

Benares, New

Mar. 28.

Malwa, New...$3,000, perpic. Benares, Old..

SHARE REPORT.

For 3 months. 2 per cent per Hongkong & Shai $125

Annum

For 6 months, 34 per cent. per

Annum.

For 12 months, 4 per cent, per

Annum.

N. J. STABB, Chief Manager.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the BONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION: Rules may be obtained on ap- plication,

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

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more to the Bongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Per Cent. per annumér

For the Hongkong and Shang- haj: Banking Corporation, HAMN.J. STABB, Ohief Manager,

Reserve Fund.....1,650,000 DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE MELI HON FAN, Cbluers Reserve Liability of w

graduate versed in taratare.

as been a teacher to Eampaan officială ind merebant in this Colony, for over Len Josis.

Capital Fully

BANK.

Proprietats

£1,200,000)

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans He has a good method of training apted. Eampenis to pass in the Chine's ez-CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- umination, and is possessed of a Bisted and FIXED DEPOSITS re-Berlin Caloutta Canton

Faid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office. Shanghai.. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches;^

to certificate as Chinese teacher: ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Hamburg Hankow Kobe Be has also a good knowledge of at rates which will be quoted on Peking Singapore Tientsin

application. Those who intend learning th› Chin-

Mandatin and Hakka.

me language are requested to Welle care.

Win. DICKSON, Manager.

if "Hongkong Telegraph" ofios or Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.:: [22 Ureet to $7 'Hollywood Road, ist door-

Hongkong, 29th Jan. 1918.

NOTICE.

their

Company will be held at the Compy's W. POWELL, Ltd., baring re- Offer, St George's Building at 11.30 cared the nervisen 6F 'a cutie'. am, on Thandy the 3rd, of Apil with long and varied rxperience, beg to 1910, to recire a Statement of 40-sonounce the establishment of a TAIL evants to the 81k, Des, mbor, 1918, & ORING DEPARTMENT the Beport of the General Manager and main Stre, Des Voeux Road Copanting Committe and to plost a A trial order would be greatly up- Consulting Committee and Auditor.preciated. All Garments will be made

The Tr nafer Books of the Company in our own workshops. will be closee fanm the 90th, March to the fid, of April, both daya incių ive... The China-Borneo Coy, Ltd.,

W.GE DARBY,

General Manager,

at Exob, 73.5-dr $10.44 TEE HONGKONG, ĐẲNTON &

Peking Bar...TH.

"Native Interest...

HIM E. Alacrity.

The now despatch vessel Sur

price, watch is to be renamed

Alacrity and sent out to the Chins quadron to take the place of the

MACAO STEAMBOAT 00., LIMITED.

NOTICE

GREEN

ISLAND. CEMENT ∙COMPANY, LIMITED."

PORTLAND, CEMENT

·In "asks of 375 lbs. net, In Bags of 250 lbs. not

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. General Manager.

Hongkong, 16th August, 1901 13

present despatch vessel. Alsority NOTICE 18 BEREBY GIVEN KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

ship of 1,650 tons displace that Berip Certificate No. 7543

at is fitted with engines of and carries font 4-in. ans. She can do ap to 20 kad er hour, and when in commis on will be manned by 100officers and men. The old Aldority is to

famed 80th May 1910, loz twenty-fire

hatas tires hambered 89788/89790, 7459/ 7416 and 27028/17038 of this Company, In the nyms of Gabriel Feullet Osler bu been lost, and thould the same now be prodased balore the be sold-out of the service. 10th Apill 1918, New Borg Certifioits

The Married Bluejacket-

will be 'squed tɔ the said Gabriel. Poul'at The Firat Lord of the Admir Oster, and a transactions taking place ander the zaid .86.ip Certifte

tes that it is not proposed No 7519 will be recigulsed by the

a married establish Company.

twith separation allowantes, GIBANICOWAE CLARKE

N

aimilar to those in

Bedretary

Army He esys that the Hongkong, March 11th, 1918

are dissimi-

xplain why

awile should be treat

way than

If you Lappen to be late your

be Courteously & Fromptly

Just the deure." Onlyal ANDRA CAFE

"CAMBRIDGE MANUALS, 80 cents cach Brewing, A. Chuston Chapman. The Individual - in the::mitidami Kindom, Jallan 8. Buzigyan

The Psychology of Insanity,

Bernard Bait,

The Work of Rain & Rivers,-*

House Flies & How they spread Dlacase, C. G. Bevitt

The Origin of Earthquses,S

D. Darison. Early Religious Postry of the Hebrews, B. G. Hig

Brasses, J. S. M. Wad.

The English Puritana, John

Brown.

The Natural History of Goal,

Notices

Tainanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Song, The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Disconto Gerell- schaft. INTEREST allowed on Current Account. DEPOSITS received

THE OHINA PROVIDENTE

LOAN AND MORTGAGE

JO., LTD, NA (Capital Faid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- party, &co.

Goods received on Storage. Advances maile on Merchandisg Loans made on the Provident

System, System

(Rates and Particulars on ap-

plication).

OF

The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

WILLS, ATTORNEY, 80, Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAM TOMES & Co. General Manager. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32 THE FAMINE IN CHINA.

Bron of 80,000 editaru milne, 190 ard */half million people facing stravation

Ene Districte with as

PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI BUTION TO DAY,

IT WILL HELP TO 3

TISANALTON, ELU. GULLAND, Hiqi Mansgir, Interastiem). įporatio's, Shangast.

-191901|487

SAPIOL STERL

AZLOOPILLS

– Franda Zamody feyall ZÓN

BOONE VETA. All Chevalete and Storia nati

3,250

LAST DIVIDEND AND DATE.

*

£2/5/- at ex 2/-1 equal to |

S-SELLERS

· SA-SALE

B-BUVKES

Stocks & Pam Up Valur,

CLOSING

BANKS.

$80714 sa.

|£80/10/-

MARINE INSURANCE?, Cantons North China

$50 $285

£5 T135

bi

$100 $845

83.

£50 $200

Unions

Yangtzer China Fires 620 614714 by

FIRE INSURANCES,

་

Hongkong Tires $50 $356) ca.

SHIPPING: China & Manilas $25 $912 Douglas Steamship $50 $36 Steamboats Indo-Chinas

(Preferred) (Deferred)

..

815 82714 b.

£5807:

118/- 81.

Shell Transports £1

Veu

"Star Ferry." { $10 $3912

REFINERIES,

China Sugars $100 $103 Luzon Sugars $100 $38

MINING. Chinese Engineerings £1 32/6

£1 81- £1 $9.85 b.

Raubs MOCKS, WHARVES, & VDGUNS) Kowloon Wharfe $50 $7514 b. H.K. & W poa Docks $50. 867 b.

be Shanghai Docks T. 100 T.62 Hongkew WharfeT. 100 (T.107 ex, div, LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS) Anglo French Lande T.100 T.94

$115 b. Hongkong Hotels 850

876 b. Hongkong Lands $100 $106.b.

Humphreys Estates 210 8812- Kowloon Lands 830 || $35° Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 69 West Points 850 85616

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 (P. 8

COTTON MILLS. Ewos

T. 50T. 144 b. on terms which may be learned Hongkong Cottons $10 $10 b. on application. Every description MISCELLANEOUS. of Banking and Exchange busi-China-Borneos** $12 | | 310 ness transacted, ade

Light and Powers – $101-

$3 Do. (8peo, shares) #1 / Chins Providents $10 $814 80. Dairy Farms $6 825 Green Islandä $10 8414 Hongkong Electrica $10 $32

R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,

Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911. 12 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

b.

b.

INDIA, LIMITED,*

Hongkong Ices $25 8190ex.div.a. Authorised Capital ....... £1,500,000 Subscribed

1,125,000 Hongkong Ropes $10 $19 Paid Up

1362,000 Reserved Fund tha 415,000 Langkata

HISAD OFFICE; 40, Threadneedle Street, London, EO, BRANCHES, Bombay Kandy, Calcutta. Galle.: Howrah Singapore.. Delhi Penang Madras. Kots, Bahn, Kelantan Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S Rangoon Hongkong. Colombo, Shanghal-

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

Bank of England. - London Joint Stock Bank Ltd,

Morning Post

Zoak Tramway

g. 10 T.681 8.

$25 $22 $10 $1194

Do. (new) #131 Hongkong Electric Trams 6/6 Philippines $10 $5 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6

Pro Booiste des | forred =

Pulpeset RM 50 1650 Fapiorterics pald du Tonkin up $50 BEN Benefit) $150

Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20,T.150 Steam Laundry United bestos

Oriental Agency, $10 - $911⁄2 bi

$10 $300

VERY description of Banking Id

"and Exchange. business arrested transacted. Stocks and Shares United Asbestos bought and sold on account of Founders Shares Constituents. Letters of Credit Union Waterboat-$10 $1734 granted on Agents and Corres

pondents all over the world. Weismann, Ltd

allowed on Current ÃO- BA

counts at 2 per cent per annum Watson is

Balance and on Zed William Powell

at rates, which me ined on syplication.

1016

$10 $6,60

$21.71 for 4 year onding 31/12/12

$18 for 1911

·Interim of 10/- f r 1911 Final of $20 making $50 for 1909 and Interim of $30 for 1911

WRIG

$12 for 1909 ani Int. of

$3 on account of 1910)

$7 & b's of $2 for 1910 827 for 1912.

$1 for 1906

5 p.o. for year end g50 6:12 Dividend of $1 for half). year ending 31*12*12) (6 p.o. for year 1910 on

preferred glares

per share Coupon No

ps. for year ending.

30.4.12.

$3 for 1913 $3 for 1897

1/6 per shares final 1911) --~-

(Coupon No. 1

7/60 per share on 150,000 1/2 for 1909

$4.50 for year 1912.

for

$1 final dividend for),

year 1912 V Tis. 3 for 1912 Interim of Tis.3, for 1912

Tis, 6,29'2'10

$3 on old sharðs, $150) ... on newshares for half

year 91'12'12

Final div. of #314 making- $7 for 1912

40 cents for 1912

$2,80 for 1912

5 p. o. for half to 30’6*12

Final of $2,25 making:

$4.25 for 1912

15 per cent, for 1910 Táfor year ended 31′10′10) Tfor year ended 2012′10j

50 centa 31.7.08 $1 for 1911

70 cents for 1912

$1.25 for yearend'g 31'7′12.

40 cents for 1911 $1.40 per share

Final of $8 for 1918

$1 interim account 1912

Tla 434 for 1912

None

80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 centa on

$1 paid shares for year ending 304-12 None

None ($1.50 for 1910.

None

No dividend this year

50 cte. for year end g 30′5′′15

20 per cent, per ordinary

share for year ended); 31.5-1912

$1 per share for year

ending 31 12'1912 25 percent. for

ending 317TIE- 30 cents for 1010 40 ota, yearending 30/6

AND