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COMMERCIAL.

Public Auction,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 3 1918.

Entertainments

PARTICULARS AND CONDI THEATER

Crown Rent to be fixed by the Sar for of His Majesty the King. for

One farther term of 75 yar

PARII, ULARS OF THE LOTS.

W

Boundary Mens-L LApproximate

Anonal Reai,

Upam Price,

The Hunan Tea Trust. The announcement that the

TIONS of the Jetting by Public proposal to establish a Tes Trust Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, in Hunan had been abandoned the 7th of Apill, 1817 at 8 pm, at at Ofen if the Pabile Works Depart for the present appears to have msit, by Order of His Excellency o boon somewhat premature, ac- Garmor of Two Lota of Orown Land cording to the latest information the Ridge Eart of Bappy Valley in received in Shanghai: The the Colony of Hongkong. for a term of British Consulat Changsha has 70 years, with the option of renewal at heen in correspondence with the Governor of Hunan, one of the prime movers in the scheme, and has pointed out that not only do several cluases in the proposed regulations for the Trust Tun contrary to Treaty provisions, but that the opposition of all British and Chinese tea dealers is a sure indication of the harm that will be brought to the Hunan tea trade by the proposed soberie. Po use informed the Governor that any proposals for The introduction of genuine re- forms in the methods of tea growing and preparation would be gladly welcomed by all British tea dealers in China, and that

directed. "their opposition is Bolely against the limitation of their treaty right of free and un- restricted trade with Chinese merchants; such limitation would operate seriously to the detriment of the Hanan tea industry and

Ridge E. of Happy

fors, fans fani) (ost

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337 BAU

abour

*.

NEW

ROYAL

BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY. TO-NIGHT

For the First Time in Hongkong

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.

Hand Office, Wall Street, New York, London Dice Surat, Bishopsgata, EC.

BRANCHES 2

Calentia.

Седю

-Cebe

Colon

Lapire

Hongkong

Banks

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORA-

TION.

Belling.

Exchange

...1/144 m/s. L/O .1/11/5/16

4 m/s. D/P

1/11 7/16 6m/a. L/C,

734 30d/s. Ban Foo

Kobe

Paid-up Capital.....

TT. Domand 00,000 30 dia

Menis

Maxico

} RESERVE FUNDS;

60 d/a

Уисана

Sterling

4 m/s

Peking

5 Francisco

£1,500,000 at 2/

T/T. Shanghai

$15,000,000

T/T. Singapore

Silver

7,000,000

TT. Japan

T.T. India

$32,200,000 Demand. India

2. Shanganl

Yokohama

Capital and Reserve. $7,060,000 (Gsid)

about... BYERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI HESS transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the wenzi DEPOSITS RECEIVED,' fred for one year at 4% per annum, or foradorsey periode, at zazas, which

· SILLO NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED.

ERMITTANCES made. '!..

THE GIRL IN TAXI," Prices: Dress Circle and Orchestra Stalls, 83.50; Stalls, $3.00; Pit,

[9.15

$2.00; Gallery, $1.00. ⠀⠀

Doors open at 8.30. Commence at 9 Sharp....

Booking at MOUTRIE & CO.

BIJOU.

PROGRAMME.

NEWS OF THE DAY (Pathe Gazette)

The Moustache and

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

THE BANK'S CIRCULAR, LETTERS OF CREDIT_AN available all over the World,

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT PURCHASE 2nd SALE of Esocks sod. SharsA TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cashed,"

GEORGE HOGG,

Manager, ⠀

"9, Queen's "Boad, Hongkong.

Nov., 1912 191

Hongkong,

9.15

The Maids (Comic)

Miss VIOLET BONETTA

STHE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1880.

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

(a)" Up in The Blue, Blue Sky "Antung-Hsion

"I could learn to love you" Bombay

thereby also of their own business Public Gompanies|P

The Governor maintains that

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

the regulations do not involve a CHINA TRADERS' INSUR- ANCE COMPANY LIMITED.. breach of treaty provisions and that they are directed solely to| NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. wards the introduction of im. provements and reforms. Reports on the negotiations are being made to His Majesty's Minister at Peking. "N. China Daily News."

that the Forty-Seventh Or dinary Yearly Meeting of the Company will be held at its Head Office No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on Wednesday, the 16th April, 1913, at 12.15 p.m. for purpose of receiving the report of the Directors together with the statement of account to 31st. De- cember, 1912, and of declaring Indian financial position. The ex-Dividends, &c. cess of revised over original eati- The transfer books of the Com- mates, smounting to £7,631,000,pany will be closed from 6th April

The Indian Budget Bombay, March 2.-The Bud- gat illustrates the strength of the

By Order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE;:

Secretary. Hongkong, lat April, 1813. [267

Mi89 CECILE STEPHANO

D.

30,000,000 ,,18,200,000

Agencies at Nagasaki Nowohwang

Reserve Liability of Demand, Manila

Proprietors... $15,000,000 T/T. San Fco & New York

T/T. Java. COURT OF DIRECTORS, F. H. Armstrong, Esq.-Chairman T/T. Marke Hon. Mr. C. H. Rose-Deputy T/T. Franos.

Chairman.

8. H. Dedwell, Esq-

G. Friesland, Esq.

C. 8. Gubbay, Esq.

· G. H. Laurenz, Esq.

F. Lieb, Esq.

W. L. Pattenden, Esq. -J. A, Plummer, Esq.

Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, H. A. Siebs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb,

MANAGER. Shanghai-A, G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster

· Limited.

Hongkong-Interest All owed.

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on the

daily balance visite

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. ⠀

Subsidiary Cilas. Discount per $100 Chinese ...20 ots. pleasi...$7

Chinese 10

9/16 | 30d/s.S'noy&M

83

4 m/s, Barksi

1954

4 m/s. Francs...

6 m/s. "do'

BarSilver, ready

forward

117 Gold Leaf pertael.

198 Bank of England rate 8.45 Sovereign

| Matwa, Old

Hongkong.20

$8

Hongkong.10

Opium Quotation.

Malwa, Now

Mar. 28 ..$3,000 perpio

Taina, Now

Patna, Old

Benares, New

Benares, Old.........

3,200

SHARE REPORT.

For 3 months, 2 per cont per Hongkong & S'hai #125

Annum.

Εωτική

QIONS

G-BUYERS

Nick Winter's Now Pupil

Sauce for The Goose

11

Waiting for Mother

Abbreviations

1

21

Head Office-YOKOHAMA

Branches-

S-SELLERS

SA-SALE

SLOCKS & PAID UP VALUR.

-BANKS,

$805

Calcutta Changchun

New York

Crake.

Dairen"

Pekin'

Fengtien

Harbin

(Arthur)

Ryolun Port For 12 months, 4 per cent per

San Francisco | A

Annum.

*MARINE INSURANCE ⠀⠀⠀ £80/10/- For 6 months 3 per cent per Cantons

Annum.

North China

Unions

$50 $285

13.

£5 T135

'$100 $845

Shanghai

Tiebling

Tientaln

Yangtzen

£50. "$203

Tokyo

FIRE INSURANCES,

Los Angeles

China Firos

$20 $148 b.

SHIPPING.

(a) Listening"

-(b) "All that I ask is Love."

7.19 · PICTURES ONLY 7.15 Hankow

VICTORIA THEATRE.

The Great Eclair Film, The Iron Master," 3,000 ft. long.

Look

An Enormous Success whereaver Shown. out for the Great Picture,

· LES MISERABLES Which will be produced

in a Few Days,⠀⠀ WATCH HAND BILLS, Enormous Success of the THUNDERBOLT MAN,"

Dander

ALEXANDER, GÄLINSKY, EnormousSuccess of the FAMOUS ARTIST

-Miss-ARKAS.

Owes less than £500,000 to the to the 16th April both days inclu-Wonderial imitator interaksional opium windfall and £3,656,000 sive. to railways.. Consequently in the forthcoming year the Finance Member is able to leave out of account any propret of opium revenue from sales to China, and to cut down the epiam estimate by over £3,500,000, anil till provide for all administrative needs, besides setting aside sut stantially larger sums for aduca

-alfalian,

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY Songs in Englab, Russian, Portugue

OF CANTON, LIMITED, NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

that the Fortieth · Ordinary OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Yearly Meeting of the Society tion, sanitation, medical relief, will be held at its Head Office, No. and local relf-government, Al-2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, though the education and napits-on Wednesday, the 16th April, tion grants may not keep pace 1913, at Noon, for the purpose of

•

The Charming Seco Dauter "FREDA ARDEA,

Notices

with the demands of impatient receiving the report of the Direc- LESSONS IN CHINESE. idealists, they are as large as the tors together with the atatement country can absorb, Nevertheless, of account to 31st December, 1912, the substitution of a possible rail- and of declaring Dividends, &c.

Honolulu Kobe Liao-Yang London Lyons

Interest Allowed on Current

"Account. "ES Deposita received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.

EISHI ONO,

Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar., 1913. ₤18 THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1859,

HEAD OFFICE #LONDON. Paid-up Capital .......£1,200,000 Reserve Fund.........£1,050,000 Reserve Llability: "of

£1,200,000

Proprietors

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- aoted. PANEL MEN

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-

N. J STABB. Chief Manager,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

$50 $356) 88.

THE Business of the above

Bank is conducted by the Hongkong Fires HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Ching & Manilas 825 29 BANKING CORPORATION. Douglas Steamship $50 $36

· Rules may be obtained on: ap-|

LAST DAY'DRIZỀ AND NATHA

13/16.

£2/5/- at ex 2/3 equal to

$21.71 for ending 31/12/12

YOAK

$18 for 1911 Interim of 10/11 1918 Final of $20 making $30 | for:1909 and Interim of $30 for 1915ÆNI $12 for 1909 am 1 Inki-ofTM 20 $3 on account of 1910f

$7 & b's of st för 1910””

*327 før 1913 afie qual

$1 for 1906

#5 p.c.for fear end g30612 Dividend of $1 for half

year ending 311-13

(6 p.d, for year 1910 on

preferred sharos

Steamboats plication a

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

$15 $273

£5898

num-m

(Deferred)

(117

1/- per share Coupon No

Depositors may transfer at their "Shell" Transporte £1 option balances of $100 or more

£11

to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED "Star Ferry" $10 $4014 DEPOSIT at 4 Per Cont. per

For the Hongkong and Shang hat Banking Corporation,

NJ. STABB, Chlef Manager.

EUTSCH ASIATISCHE

DE

Capital Fully

BANK.

Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directore Berlin..

Branoher ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Berlin Calcutta Canton ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Hamburg Hankow Kabe appate which will be quoted on Peking

application.

The transfer books of the So-MB LI HON FAN, Chine way surplus for a surplus from ciety will be closed from 6th gindusse, forsed in Ingratare, opium revenue increases the coun April to the 16th April both days bas been a teacher to Europesa officials try's financial dependence on the inclusive. ?

and merchants in this Colony for over Hongkong, 11th monsoon. In his retrospect of bis By Order of the Board,

He has good method training administration, Bir Flestwood 0, MONTAGUE EDE,

Secretary. Europene to pass in the Chines - Wilson, defends the fresh taxation imposed a few years ago on the Hongkong, let April, 1913. [270mination, and is possessed of a first ground that it was necessary to THE HONGKONG, CANTON & certificate Chinese teacher.

*

provide for the needs of the

portions of the undeveloped country. He shows how 'small have been the additions to the debt and how large the accomu

MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LIMITED NOTICE:

He has sho, a good knowledge of THE Mandarin und Hakka

Those who intend learning the Chin- an language am requested to write care

Hongkong Top direct to A7 Hollywood Bond, 1st floor Hongkong, Ruth Jis, INTE Fiat

Go to

OTICE IS HEREBY GINEN that Borip Certificate No. lation of gold reserven, maintain-7542 issued 30th May 1910, for ing that if financial trouble twenty-five shares number 39786/ comes India will be prepared 39790, 7439/7445, and 27026/27038 to merit. Commenting on the of this Company in the name of GREEN 18LAND CEVENT Jodian Budget some Anglo- Gabris Foullet Osier has been lost, and should the same not be

COMPANY, LIMITED,

PORTLAND, CEMENT

In Casks of 375 lbs.net. In Bags of 250 lbs. net:

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO General Manager. Secretary.Hongkong, 16th August, 1901 **[3

Indian newspapera exprese produced before the 10th April the view that the enormous aur 1913, New Serip Certificate will plus shown a more apparent than be issued to the said Gabriel real, for the reason that the Gov Poullet Osier, and no Transoo- ernment deliberately andor estions taking place under the said imated the revenuelast year. The Borip Certificate No. 7542 will be

Statesman" soye that the excess recognised by the Company, in merely the result of a huge mis- palonlation which the Finance Minister very properly treat sa in matter for apology. The "En- glishman..complains that the railways, which are the nest

ther notion Mr. Percy Hob asset of the Government, have son Holyoak is authorised to sign been most shabbily treated in the our Firm. W matter of capital; 1: 1971 BGENEREREISS & CO.,

Germany for the, Chinese, According to a Berlin Journal

o Committee of the Deutschen

have unanimously

W. E. CLARKE,

ongkong 1 tb Marob, 1918. (

NOTION

FROM this dato and until für-

Notice

*NOTICE.

KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

CAMBRIDGE MANUALS,

80 cents each;;-- Brewing, A. Chaston Chapman. The Individual in the animal

Hongkong 1st April, 1913, (269 Kindom, Jalias 8, Huxley.

The Psychology of Insanity,

Bernará tartj The Work of Rain & Rivers O

WAPAN T. G. Bonney House Elles & How they spread Disease. G. Hewitt, reg The Origin of Barthquad,

HINESE IMPERIAL GO ~~VERNMENT KE SILVER LOAN OF 1886, E

that a book on Germany 53rd Half Yearly Drawing the Chinore should be issued Interest due and drawn bonds FW. Mohr (of Talogtan) of this loan will be payable at the inde(of Hamburg) pifices of the Corporation on and of the Imperial after the 31st March 1913. List of the of drawn bonds can be obtained on application to the undersigned.

of

its forward German

For the Hongkong & Shanghai

Banking Corporation,

Arents issuing the Loan

EN STABDY

Chief Manager.

Early Religious Poetry of the Hebrews, E. G. Rigg. Brasses, S. M

The English Puritans

tural History of

122

Singapore Tientaln

Tainanta Tsingtan: Yokohama. DICKSON, LONDON BANKERS Manager.

Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. April, 1912, The Union of London and Smith's

Mat Bank, Limited Deutsche Bank (Berlin London Agency, Direction der Discono Gesell-

schaft, egy

Notices

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN ZANU ORTGAGE UO., LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- Perty, &o, LA MAR Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident

Bystem, Bystem.

(Rates and Particulars on ap-

plication).

OF

The Office of TRUSTEE EXE UTOR

WILLS, ATTORNEY, & *Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAM; TOES & Co. General Manager, be Hongkong, 19th March, 1908232 THE FAMINE IN CHINA

Ar Faris Dariste

Baron of 30,000 square mila.

TWU and shall - czillion peopli

FLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI- PAINT BUTION TO-DAY": IT WILL HELP TO SAVE LIEX. sur B. O, GULLAND, B1

rnational Banking On..

MARTIN'S

SPIOPSIE

REFINERIES..

MINING.

China Bugars $100 $10414 Luzon Sugara $100 $38 Chinese Engineerings £1 32/6

£1 - 76/

Ba,

£1 $3.85 8.

15:p.o. for year ending it

80.412

$3 for 1913 VI $3 for 1897 1

1/8 per shares Anal 191

(Coupon No.18)9

7/6 per share on 160,000 1/2 for 1909

$4.50 for year 1912

$1. final dividend for "yesr 1913.

Tronohs Karbe

OCKS, WHARVES, & ODOWNS. Kowloon Wharfs659 376 H.K. &W poa Docks#0 $67. b.. Shanghai Docks T. 100 1.62 Hongkow Wharfe T. 100: T.107 ez, div. Interim of Tis. 3, for 1913 LANDS, HOTELS &-BUILDINGA KAZL Anglo French Landa T:100:T.94-

New $15 b. Hongkong Hotels ⠀ 350 077

Hongkong Lands 8100 € 3107. b.

Humphreys Estates $10 $814 Kowloon Lands $30 $35 b Shanghai Lands T. 30 1.82 West Points $5033836)1⁄2

Manila M'pole Hotel P10 F. INTEREST allowed on Current COTTON MILLS Account. DEPOSITS received Ewos

on terms which be learned

T. 50 T. 144b.

MISCELLANEOUS,

on application.description Hongkong Cottons: $10 $10. & s. of Banking and age, bual-China-Borneos$12 $10

Light And Powers 3101 Do. (Spec, shares)$1

ness transacted. SENDER. TIM VERSCHEIDT,

Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.

12

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

000

China Providents $105894 ca. Dairy Farms $6,325/2 Green Islands $10 $44 Hongkong Electrics $10347

INDIA LIMITED.

Hongkong Icess $25 $180 Authorised Capital : Subscribed Kuns 125.000 Hongkong Ropes $10 $19 Paid Up

562,000 415,000 Reserved Fund

HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle Street, London; EGE BRANORE

Bombay Kandy! Calcutta Gallery Howrah, Bingatkitu, Delhi Peran Madran Kota Bahm, Kelantan, Karaabi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S Rangoon. Hongkong, "h Colombo, Bhanghai,

AGENTS IN JAPAN Messra Jardine Matheson & Co Ltd! BANKERS Bank of England London Joint Stock Bank Lta,

angkat

Morning Post Peak Tramway

410

b.

Do. (now) 31 Hongkong Blootrlo Trame 6/6 Philippines #$10:05 Hr Price & Co, Ld. $10-$6

Sooleto das | ferred "<«

Papierterios du Ton

Beneft $150. Shangha stras T.: 20 T:159 Steam Laundry 3.7 #5%)

United Asbestos

Oriental Agency, $103914

description of Banking Exchange business

Blooks and Bhares United sold, on

bount of

Founders Shares) of Credit Corros-

$10 €900

$10 (1714.

Tia. S for 1912

THard I10

$3 on old shares, $1.50)

on now absTOS:

year 3111191

-Final diy, of $5/1⁄2 making

$7 for 1912 40 cents for 1912 $2.80 för 1918 -*- 3p. c. for half, to 50-8 Final of $2,85 min $4,25 for 1912 fr 15 per cent for 1910

T4for year ended

for year anded 2012:10 50 cents 31.7.0809

$1 for 18110X

70 cents for 1919,

$1.25 for year end." 31:2:18;

40 cents for 1911

$1,40 per share

Pinal of $3 for 191s

$1 Interim account 1912

The. 474 for 181A

Nous

B0 cents on fully paid)

abares and 8 cents on 7:31 paidghardtföt Yösz

ending

Nono

Моде $1.50 for 1910

Nonb

No dividend this vest 50 cts, for yearcha:3

£20 per cent per

$151912