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COMMERCIAL.

Singapore Exchange.

April 5, 1913.

Bank 4 m/s...

demand

2-4 6-16 2-4 1-16 Private oredite 3 m/s 2-4.1-2 orodita 6 m/s 2-4 3-4 France demand Bank 294 Germany, demand

15.7 8

238.1-2

India, T. T.

}

... 174.1-2

Honkong, demand

Java, demand

Bangkok, demand

Yokohama, demand... 114.7-8

Sovereigns, Bank Buy-

ing

140.1-2 66.3-8

$8.64 Bank of England Rat 5 pc. Discount 3 months bill 4.1-2 po. Bar Silver London ... 28. 11-18

Japanese Hats For China.

Owing to a sharp fall in the price of silver ia China at present, says the Yokohama Boyski, the demand for Japanese summer

Public Companies

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY

OF CANTON, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Fortieth Ordinary Yourly Meeting of the Society will be held at its Head Office, No. 2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong, on Wednesday, the 16th April, 1913, at Noon, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Direc tors together with the statement of account to 31st Desember, 1912, and of declaring Dividends, &o.

The transfer books of the So oiety will be closed from 6th; April to the 16th April both days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

Secretary.

hats in the neighbouring Ra Hongkong, 1st April, 1913. 1270 public is temporarily suspender.

Last year the demand was unpre

cedentedly large, and in view CHINA TRADERS' INSUR-

of this, Japanese manufao-

tures this your increased their ANCE COMPANY LIMITED.

output in apticipation of large

shipments to Chins. These goods

are now accumulated on the home NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. market, and being specially

manufactured to suit the Chinese

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1913.

Entertainments

BOXING!

To be held at the

CITY HALL Saturday, 19th April, 1913 at 9 p.m..sharp. For the Featherweight Cham- pionship of the Orient. Main Event, 15 Rounds. IRON BUX (Hongkong) (Champion of the Orient)

V.

Corp. COOK. (D. C, L. I.) (Ex Champion of 9. Africa.

and Bermuda).

10 Rounds Hoavyweight Contest. "Corpi SCOTT, (R. E.)

V.

STOKER ALFORD,

(H M.S Hampshire). 10 Rounds Lightweight Contest. Seaman PLACE (Un, Flora)

Y,

Seaman KNIGHT

7

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION,

Hand Office'>-60, Wall Street, New York. London Office jugő, Bishopsgata, E.GA

BRANCHES --

Bombay

Calcata

Carion

Cabo

Colon

Rapire

Hoogkong

Hank

Capital and Restrauninimini yodo, jos (Gold)

aboutmann 63,430,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS tracted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the 'tsumi

DEPOSITS RECEIVED, food for oa yri

+X per manum, or forshorter periods, st rates, which may be ascertained on apgiŝossion.

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED.

Banks

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATT..

TION.

4'm/a

Salling..

Exchange

.1/117 4 m/s. L/C

1/11 13/154 m/s. D/P

.....1/1174

2/1/16 30d/s. S'ney & Melbourne/

734 | 90 da. San F'co New York: 49%

T/T. Singapore

TT.Japan

COURT OF DIRECTORS.T/T, Marke

2/47/16

Buying.

Кобе Manila

|Paid-up Capital

Domand 30 d/s $15,000,000 60 da

1/11 15/16

m/s. L/G

co

RESERVE FUNDS:

Panama

Pukior

Sterling

T/T. Shanghai

Yaz Franciaco

£1,500,000 at ‍2).

Shanghal-

Yokohama

$15,000,000.

....85 m/s. Marks

.209

.974

Bilver

7,000,000

T.T. India

4 m/s. Franos

.148

Suorama 2.56

Demand. India

14814

6 m/s do

Reservé Liability of

Proprietors.......

$32.200,000 Demand, Manila

9714

BarSilver, ready

........27:9/16

$15,000,000 T/T. Java

T/T. San Foo & New York. '48

forward...

119

Gold Leaf por tael.

203 Bank of England rate...... .2.5014 Sovereign

Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100

Malwa, Old

3,100

Chinese...20 ots. pieces..

Patna, New

3,350

Chinese ...10

....8799 Hongkong.20 " ..3614

Patna, Old

3,200

Hongkong.10

Benares, New

3,400

Mar, 28.

3,250

MAIL 284 TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES

Mada.

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS printed

on all the principal cities in the World.

THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT Available all over the. World,

COMMERCIAL LETTEMI OF CREDIT PURCHASE sod·BALE of Blocks and Bhardh TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and eashed,

GEORGE HOGG,

Mansger.

9, Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, 1st Nov. 1913 ° 1912-

THE

(H.M.S. Hampshire). YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

6 Rounds Contest Private HUMPHREYS (D.C.L.L}

V.

Sapper RICHARDS (R. E.)

6 Round Contest · dunner EVANS (R.G.A)

V

Gunner BURT. (R.G.1) Ringside $5.00 Stails $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.

taetes, they are unsuitable for the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN domestic market. Quotations that the Forty-Soventh Or- have consequently fallen from dinary Yearly Meeting of the Y3.50 to Y2.00 per dozen. Some Company will be held at its Head Japanese merchants are at present Office No. 2, Queen's Buildings, engaged in purchasing the hats Hongkong, on Wednesday, the at the lowest possible price in the 16th April, 1913, at 12.15 p.m. for hope that prices will advance in Purpose of receiving the report of 9.15 future when the price of silver in statement of account to 31st De- the Directors together with tho China takes an upward tura. comber, 1912, and of declaring

Dividende, &c. Singapore. Produce.

April 5.

76 tons sold $107.25

buyers

BIJOU.

PROGRAMME,

HIS LORDSHIP'S LITTLE

LAPSE.

LIMITED.

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

18,200,000

*

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

Branches Agencies at Antung-Hsien Nagasaki Bombay

Newchwang Caloutta

New York Changchun

Osaka Dairen Fengtien

Harbin Hankow

9.15 Honolulu

Kobe Liao-Yang

The transfor books of the Com-(A rattling Two-Roll pany will be closed from 6th April |

Comic by Prince) to the 16th April both days inclu- sive.

The Stinla Troupe of Acrobats

By Order of the Board,

C. MONTAGUE EDE,

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

Tin Gambier

***

7.20

Gambier Cube No. 1

12.00

Gambier Uube No. 2

nom.

Pepper Black ordin.

S'pore buyers

17.00

Pepper, (White fair)

31.50

Nutmega (110 to the lb.)

nom.

Nutmega (80 to the Ib,)

nom.

Mace (Banda)

115

Cloves (Amboina)...

nom.

7

7.00

THE

REMINGTON

Bali Coffee (4p.c. Black) 34:00

Tapioca, small pearl (fair

Tapioca, small fake (fuir.

+4

Tapioca, medium-pearl (fair

גו

Notices

6.25 TYPEWRITER!!

6.00

5.20

12.05

12.15

Opium, Benares certified $3,000

quality)

quality)

quality

Pearl Sago, small

Copra Bali

Copra Pontianak

do

do uncertified $1,850

Rico, Rangoon White

105

200

1701

50 00

13.00

3.85

Brunei Bago Flour, No. 1

дош

do

do No. 2

дот

Plant, Rubber, Fair

Rice, Siam No. 1. ...

do

No. 2 .....

Coconuts, per thousand

Copra beat per pki.

Sarawak Sago Flour,

Average Sheat

100 MARK

THIS! If every man, Devoe's Brilliant $3.00 per case when he bought a Typewriter, Sylvan Arrow

$3.25 per case

knew what his Typewriter would be worth FIVE YEARS AFTER" no man would ever

Public Companies buy anything but a. RÉMING-

TOERANGIE RUBBER COM-

PANY, LIMITED.

(IN LIQUIDATION.).

HAREHOLDERS of the above

SHA

TON.

SIEMSSEN & CO.

Sole Agents

for HONGKONG, CANTON,

Company, and persons hold-£OUTH CHINA and FORMOSA.

ing shares not registered in their

respective names, are hereby

notified that, in pursuance of the LESSONS IN CHINESE. notice sent by registered post to

all shareholders on the Register MLI HUN FAN, Chiao

ginduste versed in literstare,

ten yes 18.

on the 11th day of March, 1913, has been a teacher to Eumpenn official, claims for shares in the Toer and merchanta in this Colony for over angie (Sumatra) Rubber and Pro- duce Estates Limited in respect of their holding in the Toerangie Rubber Company, Limited, must reach the Liquidator, before the 17th day of April, 1913.

A Xmas Problem (Coloured Art) NEWS OF THE DAY (Pathe Gazette and

Gaumont Graphic),

Miss CECILE STEPHANO (a) The Garden of Love" (b) We'd better Bide & Wee"

Miss VIOLET BONETTA

(a)" Call me up Some Rainy Afternoon" (b) "Hands up!"

7.15

PICTURES ONLY

7.15

VICTORIA THEATRE.

To-Night A Grand Dramatic Flim 4000 ft. long. "The Iron Master," & Secret of the Sea"

Watch 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 MI FREDA ARDEA,

Notices

KELL

WALSH, LTD. CAMBRIDGE MANUALS,

Pekin

Ryolun Port;

(Arthur)

San Francisco

Shanghai

Tiehling

Tientsin

Tokyo Los Angeles

London Lyons

Interest Allowed on Current Account Deposits 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.

1

:

Incorporated by Royal" Charter.1853.

£1,200,000

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

Proprietors.....£1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.

Hon. Mr. O. H. Ross-Chairman T/T. Franos

8.

H. Dodwell, Esq.-Deputy Chairman..

G. Friesland, Esq.

C. 8. Gubbay, Esq. P.H. Holyoak, Esq.

G. R. Laurenz, Esq, F. Lieb; Eaq.

WL. Pattondon, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon, Mr. E. Ahellim, 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 cent per

Annum

For 6 months. 3 per cent per

Annum.

For 12 months, 4 per cent por

Annum..

Opium Quotation.

Malwa, New.........$3,000 per pic. Benares, Old.....

NJ STABB, Chiof Manager. Unions

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the BONGKONG AND SUANGUAL BANKING LORPORATION..

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 optian balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 Per Cent. per

annum

SHARE REPORT.

B-BUYERS

B-SELLERS

SA-SALE

Stocks & PAID UP VALUE.

BANKS.

CLOSING

Hongkong & S'hai 4125

MAHINE INSURANCE-, - Cantons North China

$805

£81/-/-

$50 $295 să.

£5 T136 b.

TOWA

8.

$100 $845

£50 $200

.b.

FIRE INSURANCES;

$20 $150

b.

b.

$27 for 1912

b.

88.

$15 $2814.b

117/

£5 896 "b.

117

SHIPPING.

Yangtzes.

China Fires Hongkong Fires" 850 $355 China & Manilas $25 1816 Douglas Steamship $50 $39 Steamboats Indo-Chinas

(Preferred) (Deferred)

"Shell" Transports £1

£11 Star Ferry" $10 8452

KEYINENIES, China Sugars $100 $109 For the Bongkong and Shang-Luzon Sugare $100 $38 hai Banking. Corporation,

HINING, -NJ-STABB, Chief Manager, Chinese Engineerings £132/6

DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE Tronohe,

BANK.

Capital Fully

Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head OfoeShanghai, CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-

Board of Directora Berlin, Branches: ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re-

Berlin Calcutta Canton ceived for 1 year or aborter periods Hamburg Hankow Kobe at rates which will be quoted on Peking Singapore Tientsin application.

(A. 8. HEWETT,

Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912, 122

THE

Notices

Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.. LONDON BANKERS:

Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agenev.

CBINA PROVIDENT Direction der Disconto Geroll- LOAN AND MORTGAGE INTEREST allowed on Current

schaft,,..

Account, DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned

CO, LTD.

(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange busi- perty, &c.

nesa, transacted.

Goods received on Storage..

480 cents each, ́ Brewing, A.Lhuston Chapman, The Individual in the animal Kindom, Julian, Huxley.

The Psychology of Insanity,

Bernard Cart. The Work of Rain' &-Rivers, (Rates and Particulars ou ap

"

T. G. Bonusy House Files & How they spread Disease, U. G. Hewitt,

The Origin of Earthquaes,

U. LIND. Early Religious Poetry of the Hebrews, E. G. Kisg.,

Brasses, J.-S. M. Ward The Boglish Puritans, Jobas p

..Hmwa. The Natural History of Coal,

K.A. N. Arle

Europeans to pass in the Chinese ex-

He has a good method if training HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB. amination, and is possessed of first

NOTICE:

rate certifonte as a Chinese teacher. THE HALF-YEARLY MEET- Claims received after the last Mandarin and Hakks.

ING of the above Club will He has also good knowledge of

be held on SATURDAY, the 19th mentioned date can be satisfied

Those who intend learning the Obin-April 1913, at 12.30. p.m., at the only by the allotment to the

Offices of the Hongkong Jockey Liquidator of shares in the Toor langage are reied to waiter Club, on the Ground Floor of the of Hongkong Tel-graph" otfine or angie (Sumatra) Rubber and Pro-direct to 37 Hollywood Road, 1st floor. Hongkong Club Annexe, Chater duce Estates Limited, which

Hongkong, Zum Jen, 1912. [147 | Road. shares will be registered in tho name of the Liquidator of this Company,

Shares not claimed before the receipt in Hongkong of the certi- ficatos for shares in the Toer angie (Sumatra) Rubber and Pro duce Estates Limited, will be sold and the net proceeds of such sale! will be paid to the Registrar of Companies for credit of the Com- panies Liquidation Account.

AR LOWE, CA Attorney for the Liquidator New Government Building, Hongkong, $191 March, 1913,

MARTIN'S

SAPIOL&STEEL

RETEMPILLS

A Push Benadr guy alfrescalaysian MAPKOWPI) Eda som hoven (that on the lead

- Ionly down may be smislaborada Thom who vas kamenommend them, beton. That mor

MARTIN'S

By Order,

T.F. HOUGH,

Clerk of the Course. Hongkong, 5th April, 1913, · [279 THE HONGKONG LAND IN- VESTMENT & AGENCY. CO., LIMITED.

I have THIS DAY resumed CHAM of the COMP&NYS

By. Order of the Board of Direc- tora

HELTON HOOPER-

Secretary Topgkong, 10th Apill; 1918. - - [#81

| Advances made on Merchandise:

Loans made on the Provident

System.o

The Office of

plication). TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed,

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

General Manager Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32 THE FAMINE IN UHINA,

R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,

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

}

12

INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised Capital£1,500,000 Subscribed 1125,000 Paid Up 562,000 Reserved Eund (2,415,000 HEAD OFFICE:

40, Threadneedle Street,

London, E.0.19 WYBRANGĦTS:

!;it

vitie

N

IGHT Famine Distrina with an Bombay. Kandy-d

are of su:000 square miles.

Calcutta. Gallo, 15 draga TWU and a half million people Howrah, Singapore

Delhi Penang pinaka PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTki- Madras, Kota Bahm, Kelantan. BUTION TU-UAV Karachi Kuala Lumpur, F.M.8.

Rangoon. Hongkong, bike Colombo, Shanghai,

AGENTS IN JAPANTA Mesure Jardine, Matheson int & Co., Ltd.

BANKERS:

Bank of England.

£1 77/6 Raubs

$1 $3:60 DOCKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS. Kowloon Wharfe $50 $78 H.K.&W'pos Docks 850 $70 Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T.63 Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T.112 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS 1. Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94

Ewos

$115 b.

b.

b.

AND DATE.

LAST DIVIDEND AND £2/5/-ut ex 2/-3 equal to $21.71 for 16 year anding 31/12/12

$18 for 1911

Interim of 10/- fr 1911 Final of $20 making 850) for 1909 and Interlm of $30 for 1911

$12 for 1909 ant Int. of $3 on account of 1910

87 & b'a of $2 for 1910

$1 for 1906

5 pc. for year end'g30'6'18 Dividend of $1 for half?

year ending 31′12′′18 ] : (6 p.o. for year 1810 on preferred shares ́¡'

11/- per share Coupon No

15 p.o. for year ending

30:4.12

b.

$3 for 1913

$3 for 1897

Hongkong Hotels 850 185

876 b. Hongkong Lands $100 $109 Humphreys Estates $10 8814 b Kowloon Landa $80 $36 b Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 92 b, West Points: 850 $62 b.

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. B

COTION MILLS.

T. 50 T. 143 Hongkong Cottons $10 $10 China-Borneos.. $12 $9. b. ex. div. Light and Powers 8101

$3 China Providents $10 $83 Dairy Farms

$6 $252 Green Islands ⠀⠀**

$10 84 Hongkong Electron 810 832

Hongkong Icos $25 $170 Hongkong Ropes $10-$1934

MISCELLANEOUS.

Do. (Speo, shares) $11. ...bi

Langkats

Morning Post Peak Tramway

g/10 T.62

$25 $22

$10 31134

1/6 per shares final 1911)

(Coupon No. 18).

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

$4.50 for year 1912.

81 Anal dividend for

year 1912

Tis. 3 for 1912 Interim of Tis. 3, for 1012 Tie. 6 29'2'10

#3 on old shares, $150) on newshares for half)

** your 31'12'12

Final div. of $314 making

$7 for 1912

40 vente for 1912.

$2.80 for-1912 19

5 p. o. for half to 30'6*125 Final of $2,25 making' $4,25 for 1912

15 per cent. for 1910 Titoryear ended 31°10′10) T7 for year ended 2012′10] .50 cents 81:7.08: ¦ A

85 cents for 1912

70 cents for 1912

200

$1.25 for year end'g 31714 40 cents for 1911 $140 per sharə

Final of $8 for 1912

$1 interim accoun

with riduce નવ STACK TIL 434 for 1912 months as

$1 $1b. 3.

Do. (new) Hongkong Electric Trams 69 H. Price &t Co., Ld. $10 16 Philippines

#1065

Pro Soolete des ferred.

Pulpeset Papierteries

du Tonkin

450 4380 paid (?) up $50 Benefit $150 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150

IT WILL HELP TO SAVE LIFE |

Tronatione, ti. U. GULLAND, inq: Menges, International Banking (Go joramos, Brangiai, Casaboks, Ráth Jerngry, 1919

GREEN ISLAND UEMENT COMPANY LIMITED,

PORTLAND, CEMENT (IBA,

In Casks of 375 lbs: net.

transacted. Stocks and Shares United Anboston In Bags of 250 lbs. net-

bought and sold on account of Founders, Bhares SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. Constituents. Letters of Credit Union Waterboat

General Managers. granted' on Agents and Corres Hongkong, 16th August, 1901 13 pondents all over the world. Welsmann, Lu.

London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd, Steam Laundry

If you happen to be late your meala will be Courteously, Fromptly served just the Same, Only~ áf› The ALEXANDRA CAFA

EVERY description of Banking

United Asbestos

Oriental Agency, $10" $934| L........

Interest allowed on Current Ao-Bé

nte at 2 per cent per annum Watson Daily Balance and on Fixed William Powell Bonita at rates which may be ascertained on applications

TAOR LACDONALD)

$10 $300

$10 $1712

$10 $18

None

80 cents on full fiskivai shares and 8 cents anasio'r #1paidallards prysaldov ending 50'4'12

None o consi Nonellen zeeta nili enijo, kind $250 for 1910427 kufy broug

Noneous o

No dividend thi

50 ots for year end'g 30′5′15

720 per cent, per ordinar,

share for year: 31-51912