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COMMERCIAL,

Rubber Share List.

Malay" and "Malaysián," One would think, says the Strait Times" that the recent prominence achieved at kome by Mesar Zorn and Leigh-Hunt's this part of the world would have Mid-Weekly Report on the Rab-cleared away some of the misap- bor Share Market and List of prehensions that still sload the intelligence of the rubber com- quotations dated March 12 says:

pany faculty in London-but no!

THE HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY,

Entertainments

BOXING!

To be held at the

CITY HALL

Saturday, 19th April, 1913

Prices are about 1d. per lb. The chairman at a recent mesting For lower at the plantation auctions, of a company which hopes to where some 930 tons of rubber make money out of the rubber are catalogued. but competition industry in the F.M.S. persisted is good, and the share market has throughout his speech in referring hardened a little all round upon to this region as the Malay,"

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Maloyasian."

what is regarded as quite and described it adjectivally as favourable sut of affairs. The publication of further satisfactory results of 1912 working serves to keep up the aurage of rubber

shareholders in face at the general Public Companies

depression in the Stock Exchange. The Pataling final dividend has plessed the market; while the Langkat Sumatra report is a most encouraging one in every aspect,

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY

OF CANTON, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

the Featherweight Chan-

at 9 p.m. sharp.

pionship of the Orient. Main Event, 5 Rounds. IRON BUX (Hongkong). (Champion of the Orient).

V,

Corp. COOK. (D. C. L. L.) (Ex Champion of 8 Africa

and Bermuda).

0 Rounds Heavyweight Contest. Corpi SCOTT,.(R. E.) STOKER ALFORD,"

V.

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION..

Head Offices-do, Wall Street, New York, London Omset=-36, Bishopsgate, X.C

BRANCHES :-

Boisbay

Ca.cutta

Cuaion

Ceda

Colon

Empire

Hongkong

APRIL 11,

1913.

Banks

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

..$15,000,000 | 60 d/s

BANKING

TION.

CORPORAT/T.

Demand 30 d/a

Kobe

Paid-up Capital

Marila

Mexico

RESERVE FUNDS:

Pansa

Peking

Sterling

San Franciaco

Shanghai

Yokohama

£1,500,000 at 2/

$15,000,000*

Capital und Ram động cao (Gold)

BOMEN €50,000

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the usua

taru L

DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fxed for one year l 4% per annum, or for shorlar pertoda, al rates, which may be ascertained on application.

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES

made.

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted

on all the principal cities is the World.

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

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

lesaad

PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shares ⚫lected.

(H M.S Hampshire). TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cashed." 0 Rounds

GEORGE ROOG, Manager. Lightweight Contost.

9, Queen's Road, Hongkong.

a drop of nearly 31. per lb. in the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Seaman PLACE (¤ 4,8. Flora) Hongkong, lit Nor., 1912

cost of the rubber, as compared Yearly Meeting of the Society that the Fortieth Ordinary with last year, being a particular-will be held at its Head Office, No. ly satisfactory feature. At the 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, close of the year about 40 per on Wednesday, the 16th April, cent. of the prop rty was in boar-1913, at Noon, for the purpose of ing, but 75 per cent. of general receiving the report of the Direc charges (salários, etc.) has been tors together with the statement debiled to revenue. A final of account to 31st December, 1912, dividend of 174 per cent., making and of declaring Dividenda, &c.

-

The transfer books of the So-

1270

30 per cent for the year, is ciety will be closed from 6th recommended, after making pro-April to the 16th April both days vision upon a conservative scale inclusive. for such items as depreciation of By Order of the Board, buildings and machinery, etc., so. C. MONTAGUE EDE, that the total earnings for the year

Secretary. are really about 324 per cent. The Hongkong, 1st April, 1913. Straits Rubbor Company shows a net profit for 1912 of £251,057, and, after transferring £5,000 to reserve for development, distri- butes 22 por cent. (making 57) per cent for the year), On a crop of 1,407,088 lbs. the "all in cost of production (including every conceivable item) was 17 04 per 1b. At the ruling price of rubber there is evidently still a good margin of profit! Our attention has been called to the

V.

Seaman KNIGHT

(H.M.S. Hampshire).

6 Rounds Contest " Private HUMPHREYS (D.C.L.I.)

V.

Sapper RICHARDS (R. E.) 6 Round Contest Gunner EVANS (R.G.A)

V.

"

Gunner BURT. (R.G,A) Ringside $5.00. Stalls $3.00 Others $a, & 1. Soldiers and Sallors $1.00 in uniform to the $2,00 Seats. Booking at MOUTRIE & CO. F. E. HALL, Promoter.

9.15

BIJOU

PROGRAMME.

1812

THE JOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.

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Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yon 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... 30,000,000 Reserve Fund..... 18,200,000 Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

Branches Antung-Hsien Bombay

Agencies at ... Nagasaki'

Newchwang New York Osaka

Silver 7,000,000

Reserve Liability of

4 m/s

T/T, Shanghai

T/T. Singapore

TT. Japan

T.T. India

Exchange

Buying.

1/1134 m/s. L/O

.2/- 5/18

....1/1174

2-7/16

....2/

Belling.

1/11 13/16

4 m/s. D/P..

1/11 15/16 6m/s. L/O ...............

.2-1/16 30d/s.S'ncy & Melbourne...2/- 9/16 731430d/s. San Foo & Now York, 1944

4 m/s. Francs

1484 5 m/s. do

forward .............27 15/16 119 Gold Leaf per tael.... 203 Bank of England rate......5% .2,5036 | Bovereign

Demand. India

.85

074

4 m/s. Marks

.148

.......209

......................................2.56“.

..2.58

T/T. San F'co & New York 484

.973 | Barßilver, ready.

............

$32,200,000 Demand, Manilaf

Proprietors............$15,000,000 | T/T. Java “. COURT OF DIRECTORS, T/T. Marke

Hon. Mr. C. H. Rose-Chairman T/T. Francs

H. Dodwell, Esq.-Deputy Chairman,

S.

G. Friesland, Esq.

C, S. Gubbay, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

G. R. 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 Allowed.

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

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 2 per cont per

Annum.

For 6 months, 3 per cont. per

Annum.

P Port

Caloutta. Changchun Dairen

Pekin

Fengtien

Ryojun

Harbin

(Arthur)

Hankow

San Francisco

9.15

Honolulu Kobe Lino-Yang London Lyons

Shanghai

Tiekling

Tientsin

Tokyo-

Love & Boxing (By Max Linder) The Amateur Poisoner (Comic)

(Comic by Prince)

CHINA TRADERS' INSUR- ANCE COMPANY LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

LATEST PHOTO-PLAYS that the Forty-Seventh Or- dinary Yearly Meeting of the The Biter Bit (American Comic), Company will be held at its Head The Vision-Glorious Office No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong; on Wednesday, the 16th April, 1913, at 18.15 p.m. for purpose of receiving the report of fact that in the "Directory of statement of account to 31st De- the Directors. together with the Directors " section of our cember, 1912, and of declaring Manual of Rubber Planting Com Dividends, &c. panies, 1913 edition (page 44), The transfer books of the Com- Mr. T. J. Anderson appears as spany will be closed from 6th April Director of the Demorara and to the 16th April both days inclu- Coverden Company. This is due sive. to a printer's orror, which we much regret, and we take this opportunity of correcting the

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By Order of the Board,"

C, MONTAGUE EDE,".

Secretary.. Hongkong, 1st April, 1913. [267

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVI-

GATION, CO. LTD.,

THE BOARD OF DIREC

(a)

NEWS OF THE DAY

Miss CECILE STEPHANO

Take me back to

the garden of love," (b)" My Eastern Dreamland." (Specially Written by A Local

Amateur).

Miss VIOLET BONETTA (a)" Come up some Rainy Afternoon" "Hands up!" (b)

-PICTURES-ONLY

775

For 12 months, 4 per cent per

Annum.

N. J. STABB. Chief Manager.

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

Interest Allowed on Current Account. Döposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application,

EISHI ONO,

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

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.

Paid-up Capital

7.15

Reserve Fund...

VICTORIA THEATRE.

To-Night A'Grand' Dramatic Film 4000 ft. long. "The Iron Master,"

mistake. The companies ofj which Mr. T. J. Anderson is a Director are: Allnta, Bintar. dawa, and Java Amalgamated. Alor Pongaus are wanted at 34.9. and Anglo Datehnt 18/7) Anglo- TORS having declared 6% Malays, after dipping to 139 Dividend on Preference Shares in sellers, have recovered to 14/1 payment of arrears, notice is Bagan Serais hold their price of hereby given that the 24. Bindars have been taken at Transfer Books of the Company Watch If premium Batu Caves do not will be closed as from 7th April offer below 15 c.d., and Batu Tigs to 15th April, both days inclusive. are wanted at 3.9/10.

A few!

Bradwalls cfar at 35/0, and Bukit

Share

JARDINE MATHESON

& CO. LTD.,'

General Managers.

Kajangs at 2 Castlefields have Hongkong 7th April, 1913. been done at 61. Ceylon Timbers are 3/7 bid. Damansaras are wanted at 5. Eastern Trusts offer at 18/0. Galang Besars have been pressod for sale, and offer at 5/ General Ceylons are obtainable

Notices

[280

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

gradnate varied in a stare

& "Secret of the Sea".

for "LES MISERABLES"

in a few days. The Plan is now open for Booking at MOUTRIES, Enormous Success of the FAMOUS ARTIST Miss ARKAS. and the charming serio Dancer Miss FREDA ARDEA,

Notices

[18

£1,200,000 £1,650,000

..£1,200,000

Reserve Liability... of

Proprietors

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- oolved for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

་་

A. S. HEWETT,

Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. (22

Notices

THE CHINA

I

PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)

INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balancas at $3 Per Cent, per an-

aum.

Depositors may transfer 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 hai Banking Corporation,

N.J. STABB, Chief Manager.

EUTSCH ASIATISCHE

DE

Capital Fully

BANK.

Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Berlin Caloutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Bingapore. Tientsin Teinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama,

. LONDON BANKERS: Mossrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons, The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Disconto Gesell- chaft. INTEREST allowed on Current Account. DEPOSITS received

..50

...10

Subsidiary Coins.

| Malwa, Old

3,100

Discount per $100

Chineso...20 ots, pieces...$736

Patna, New

3,350 perche.

Chinese ...10

...675g

Hongkong,20

...861

Patna, Old.

3,900

Hongkong.10

...$736

Opium Quotation.

..

Benares, New

3,400

Mar. 28.

Malwa, New.........$3,000 per pia.

Benares, Old......... 3,250

REPORT.

5-SELLERS

SHARE

SLOCK & PAID OF VALUE. BANKS.

SA-SALE

Hongkong & S'hai $125-

North China

CLOKING

QORD

B-BUYERS!

$805 sa.

£81/10/-

MARINE INSURANCE", Cantona

$50

£5 T136

$292 nominal.

$100 $845

b.

b.

Unions

FIRE INSURANCES.

SHIPPING.

Yangtzes

£50 $200 China Fires $20 $148 Hongkong Firea China & Manilas

$50 $356 nominal $25 8834 Douglas Steamship $50 $38 Steamboats Indo-Chinas

(Preferred) (Deferred)

$15 $274 b.

£5 $98 8,

116- b.

£11

Shell" Transports £1

Star Ferry

REFINERIES. China Sugars. Luzon Sugars Chinese Engineerings £132/6

MINING.

LAST OLVIDEND AND BATE.

£2/5/-at ox 2/- equal to)

$21.71 for 4 Year ending 31/12/12

$18 for 1911

Interim of 10/- £ r 1911 Final of $20 making $50 for 1909 and Interim' of $30 for 1911 · $12 for 1909 and Int. ofl $3 on account of 1910]

$7 &'b'a of $2 for 1910 $27 for 1912

$1 for 1906

5 p.o. for year end'g30'6'18 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

$3 for 1913

$3 for 1897

1/6 per shares final 1911).

量

$10 $45

$100 $10514

b.

$100 $38

b.

(Conpon No. 18)

£1 75

b.

7/6 per share on 150,000,

£1 83.75

60.

да,

Tronohs Rauba DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNS Kowloon Wharfs $50 $77. | H.K. &W'pos Docks $50 $70

Shanghai Docks" T. 100 IT.624 Hongkew Wharfs T. 100

T.1081 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGA Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94

$115 b. Hongkong Hotels $50

$76 b. Hongkong Lands $100 $107

b.

Humphreys Estates $10 $8.40 Ba. Kowloon Lands $30 $35 b. - Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 89 West Points $50 $581 Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8

COTTON MILLS.

Ewos Hongkong Cottons $10 $10 of Banking and Exchange busi-China-Borneos ness transacted.

has been tacher to Eumpers official KELLY & WALSH, LTD. Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-on terme voice way de bened

at 4, and Chen Bervies at 2MRLI HON FAN, Chiass Highlands have changed as low as 3.7/10, but have recovered to 31 A fair number of Incli Kennelis have changed hands about 7. A firm spot is Java Amalgmated,

ad merbents in this Colong, for over

ten jos 5. ¿

Europeana to pass in the Chigore ex- He has a good method of training and wherever shares offer they are amination, and is possessed of a firs quickly absorbed; 31/6 is bid. rate certificate a Chinese teacher Java Plantations cffer at 2.38 to be also a good knowledge o Johore Rabber Lands wore taken Manlarin and Hakka. "at 13/0, but do not now offer Those who intend learning the Chin

below 14/3. Jong Landors are ose nguage are requested to write care" wanted at 21-16. Kapar Paras of "Hongkong Telegraph" offer or are 7.11-16 bid: the market dirent to 87 Ellywood Road, 1 door. anticipates a satisfactory final Hugkong, 29th Jan, 1972. [4 dividend. Knalas are obtainable

NOTICE. INSTITUTION OF

at 65-8. Kuala Selangora aret offared at 23/0. Länadrons a wanted at 33.4. The excellent ENGINEERS & SHIPBUIL

DERS, HONGKONG:

CAMBRIDGE MANUALS,

80 cents each, Brewing, A. Chaston Chapman. The Individual in the animal Kindom, Julian, Huxley.

The Psychology of Insanity,

Bernard wart, The Work of Rain & Rivers,

7. G. Bonney House Files & How they spread Disease, O. G. Bewitt,

The Origin of Earthquaes,

C. Davison Early Religious Poetry of the Hebrews, E. G. King..

Brasses, J. S. M. Ward. The English Puritans, Jobas

Brown The Natural History of Coal,

E.A. N. Arle

HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

NOTICE.

perty, &c.

Goods received on Storage.. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident

System..

on application. Every description

HISCELLANEOUS.

1/2 for 1909

$4.50 for year 1912

$1 final dividend for

year 1912

Tls, 3 for 1912

Interim of Tla. 3, for 1818.

Tls. 6 29*2*10

83 on old shares, $1,50) on newshares for half year 31'12'12

Final div. of $311⁄2 making

$7 for 1912

40 cents for 1912

$2.80 for 1912

5p. o. for half to 306′12

b.

Final of $2.25 making

$4.25 for 1912

15 per cent. for 1910

T4for year ended 31:10 101

T. 50 T. 141

b.

T7 for year ended 2018*10]

B.

50 cents 31.7.08

85 cents for 1912.

70 cents for 1913

$12 $9 b. ex. div. Light and Powers $101

$3 2. Do. (8pad shares) $1 China Providents $10 $834 Dairy Farms 86 $2512 b.

$10 84 Hongkong Electrics $10 $37

R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,

Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.

[2

Green Islands

(Rates and Particulare on ap- THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

System.

plication).

OF

The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed.

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

"

Hongkong Iceb $25 $175 £1,500,000

1,125,000 Hongkong Ropes $10 $101

562,000 415,000 Langkats

6.

b.

INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised Capital. Subsoribed Paid Up Reserved Fund ......

HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle Street,

London, E.C BRANCHES:

FIGHT Famine District with a Bombay. Kandy.

Ates of 30,000 square miles,Calcutta Galle. TWO and a half million peop's Howrah, Singapore. faciny 'stravation.

Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan, Delhi. Penang.

Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. Rangoon. Hongkong. Colombo. Shanghai..

PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI-

BUTION TO-DAY. (T WILL HELP TO SAVE LIFE Tossarer, H. O, GULLAND, E:q Henger, International Banking Co.. ora:lom, Shanghof.

1:87;

THE HALF-YEARLY MEET- ING of the above Club will be held on SATURDAY, the 19th April 1913, at 12.30 p.m., at the Touskour Fath Jaunai 1019 Offices of the Hongkong Jookey Club, on the Ground Floor of the GREEN Hongkong Club Annexe, Chater Road,

report of the Langkat Sumatra Company has so far failed to A paper will be read by Mr. J. stimulate the quotation. Langkat Friday, 11th April 1913, in the Macdonald (member) on Rubbers offer at 2.7-8 from the Institute at 9.15 p.m. Subject. Continent. Linggis have been. "The Load Line." Members completely out of favour,and Bog and their friends are invited to ged to 25/0 sollers; a good buy attend. ing order appeared, however, and

R, B. WOOD, the quotation hardened to 25/4).

Soorotary. -Loudon Asiatics are wanted at Hongkon, 8th Apri", 19.8.

11/11. Malayalams have come to market in fair quantities, and sup- port was lacking until the shares offered at 1.15-16. P.P.K. are 30/0 bid. Patalings have been Arm around 14 for some long time. TT is hereby notified that com- Rabber Trusts are 10/0 premium menoing on SATURDAY, Hongkong, bid. The Selangor report is now 12th instant, and each succeeding awaited with interest. The recent Saturday until further notice the beavy purchases are attributed to train booked to leave Kowloon at ramours that the Company are and arrive Shum Chun at 2.54 2.15 p.m. will leave at 2.00p.m. "negotiating for the purchase of

another estate. Sialange offer at 3.7/16. Straits Rabbara are 5.7/10. United Serdange close

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY British-Section. NOTICE.

p.m.

میشی

By Order,

T.F. HOUGH,

Clerk of the Course. 5th April, 1913, [279

NOTICE,

have THIS DAY resumed CHARGE of the Company,

ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND, CEMENT

In Casks of 375 lbs. net. In Bage of 250 lbs, net.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. General Manager. Hongkong, 18th August, 1001

(3

By Order of the Board of Direc- If you happen to be late your

ASHELTON HOOPER

moals will be Courteously & Secretary.

Fromptly served just the Same, 17th, April 1918,

Only at The ALEXANDRA CAFE

By order

tors

H. P. WINSLOW,

Manager. 12/0 bid, and Yellambresas 22/3, Kowloon, 8th April, 1913, [386 | Bobg

(800

AGENTS IN JAPAN: - Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. BANKERS:

Bank of England. London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd,

g. 10 T.63

Morning Post $25 $22 Peak Tramway $10 $1134 b. Do. (new) $1 $1 b Hongkong Electric Trams 6/9 HL Price & Co., Ld. $10, 86 Philippines $10 85

Pre-

Societe desferred

Pulpeset $50 $30 Papiertories. -paid du Tonkin

up $50 Benefit $150 Shanghai-Suinatras T. 20 T.150 Steam Laundry $52 United Asbestos)

EVERY description of Banking Oriental Agency, $10

and Exchange business

Ld...

transacted. Stooks and Bhares United – Asbestos?

bought and sold on account of Founders Shares $10 $300. Constituents. Letters of Credit Union Waterboat $10 17 granted on Agents and Corres- pondents all over the world.

Weismann, Ltd.

Interest allowed on Current An- counts at 2 per cent per annum | Watson →

$10818 $10

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

40 cents for 1911 $1.40 per share

Final of $8 for 1912

81 interim account-1918

Tis. 414 for 1912'

Моде

80 cents on fully faid} shares and 8 cents on $I paidehares for year ending 30'4*12. None

None

$1.50 for 1910

Nono

No dividend this year 50 cts. for year end'g 3051

(20 per cent per ordinary. share for year " ended": 31′51912:

$1 per sham for year),

ending 31-12-1912 tao 25 per cent for year ending 31711-004 30 cents for 1910 40.ots, yearending 30°6′13 Corrected to 230 pm April to rty by WRIGHT AND HORNBY, DhArt Ang SAF, O. MACDONALD.***ad Brokner I Du Yard S

15The Telegraph, dear un bold' ttaelf responsible for any of the there quotidiens

on Daily Balance, and on Fixed William Powell Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application,

Manager,