1913-04-23 — Page 11

COMMERCIAL.

London Rubber Market.

The East Asiatic Company's Daily Report for April 13 says: The market in London on Satur- day was work. The closing prices |

wero

Hard fine Para spot

DAR214

3/4.1-4

Hard fine Para forward... 3/4 First later crepe, delivery.

next three months..

3/3.3.4

F.M.S. Rubber Output. During March 1,737.33 tons of rubber were exported from the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1913:

Entertainments

THE EDISON

KINETOPHONE.

MARVEL

OF THE AGE!!!

.

Sound and action

in

Delightful way.

F.M.8., making the total exported bined this year 6,025.46 tons. This is an increase of 1,814.70 tone on the same period of 1912. The value of the export this year to the end of March was $20,025,501, sad the duty collected thereon $500,023.93.

Banque Sino-Belge. The managers of the Banque Sino-Belge state that at an extra. ordinary meeting of the share- holders hold on March 25th, 1913, it was decided to increase the capital of the bank to Fre: 30,-| |---

The

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION.

Hand Oy-do, Wall Street, New York London Office-16, Dishopsgate, EC.

Caba

Colon

Empire

Hongkong

Hankow

Banks

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA-

*TION.

Paid-up Capital........$15,000,000 30 d/e

Exchange

11.

- 3/16 | 30d/s.8'ney & Melbourne 2/- 11/16

Selling.

Buying

BRANCHES :-

T/T. Demand

15/16

m/s. L/C

....2/-

Bombay

Kobe

2/- 1/16

m/s. D/P.

Calcatio

Manila

Caston

Malco

RESERVE FUNDS:

60 dis

6 m/s. L/C

7/16 ....2/9/16 9/-5%

Pensms

Sterling

4 m/s

Peking

San Francisco):

£1,500,000 at 2}---

T/T. Shanghai

.73 30 d/a. San F'oo & New York: 493%

Shangha

Yokohama

$15,000,000

T/T, Singapore

.85% | 4 m/s. Marka

..210

Silver

TT. Japan

..98

T.T. India

.14894

4 m/s. Franca,

57

6 m/s. do

.149

.98

BarSilver. ready

.....27 11/16

forward

.87 19/16

$9.95

· Capital and Rmerrtunaimara: 2,0&o,cou (Gold)"

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS tracted!

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the

com-PEPOSITS RECEIVED, and for one year at

MOST

You not only SEE but HEAR!!

If you wish to

we

satisfy advise

yourselves, and

000,009. It was also decided you to do so,-apply to

that, on and after April 15th, the name of the bank shall be chang- ed to Banque Belge pour L'Etran- ger (Filiale de la Scoiete de Belgique.)

Borneo Customs.

The B. N. B.

Government

have added the following items to the free list of importe, and in consequence they aro

deleted

ROBINSON & CO.,

from the import duty tariff Medicino, pictures, cotton waste, | 9.15 disinfectants, literary publica tions, candles, rope and cordage, castor oil, cera wax, insecticides, soap, twino and string, Straite Settlements small silver coine. On kerosine oil the import duty per cuan of G5 lbs., is raised to 40 cents in lieu of 25 conts.

March Rubber Returns, Selangor Rabber Co.-43,485 lbs..

Broome (Selangor)-8,317 lbs. Jimal-3,013 lbs.

Sembrong.-1,147 lbs.

Manchester North Borneo."

8,195 lbs., twelve months date 63,171 lbs.

British Borneo Para Rubber.-

DES VEUX ROAD,

FOR INFORMATION:

BIJOU.

PROGRAMME, 9.15

A.B" Comic Special A JEALOUS HUSBAND

Study in Diplomacy (Comie)

Losing His Temper

A Trip on The Seine (Scenic) NEWS OF THE DAY (Pathe Gazette &

Gaumont Graphic)

Miss VIOLET BONETTA. (The Popular Soubrette)

Sat'days 4.15

MATINEES ON Sundays 6.00 ;

11,013 lbs., making for the three 7-15,

months 32,247 lbs.

1.

Artistes at all Matinees.

"Friday May and Complimantary Benefit

To

Mr.R. H. STEPHENSON PICTURES ONLY

7.15

VICTORIA THEATRE.

4% the annuin, or for shorter perioda, at rates, which may be ascertained on application,

madi.

... 17,200,000

Reserve Liability of

$32,200,000 Demand. India... Demand, Manila

Proprietors......$15,000,000 T/T. San F'co & New York...4814

COURT OF DIRECTORS. T/T. Java... Hon. Mr. G. H. Ross-Chairman T/T. Marke

H. Dodwell, Esq.-Deputy T/T. Francs.

Chairman.

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL, and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted S. on all the principal clike in the World, Wh *THE BANK'S CIRCULAR, LETTERS OF CREDIT Kisavsläbi at over the World, BOOKMERCIAL LITTERS OF CREDIT

Issued.

"PURCHASE and SALE of Stocke nad Bharni

flected.

TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cubed,

GEOROR HOGO, Manager.

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

THE

1912

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital ... 30,000,000 Reserva Fund...... 18,200,000

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

Branches Antung-Haien Bombay Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fengtion

Agencies at Nagasaki Newohwang New York Osaka

Pekin

Ryolun Port

(Arthur)

San Francisco

Shanghai

Tiehling

Tientsin

Tokyo

During the Week, the Magnifi- | Harbin

cent New Pictures

Hankow "Woman of Stone," in 2 parts. Honolulu A Magnificont Eclair Film of the Kobe play that Olga Nethereale mado Liao-Yang famous the Whole World over; London

it is the rage where-over Lyone

Los Angeles screened.

Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed SAPHO," 5000 ft., in a couple of periods at rates to be obtained on

application.

"TEMPEST," Dramatic film

full of interesting and exciting_scenes.

Weeks.

Miss FREDA' ARDEA, Serio Dancer,

րո

"Les Miserables" Expected Daily.

Notices

Hayoep.-9,805 lbs., total for Public Companies The Adventures of Monsieur

three months 25,457 lbs.

Beaufort Borneo. -8,300 lbs. Kaala Sawah.-1,847 Iba.

Public Auction.

0.

R,

GRE:N ISLAND CEMENT CO., LIMITED.

THE TWENTY FOURTH OR-

DINALY ANNUAL MEET- ING OF HAREHOLDERS in the Company will be held at the Office of the Company, St. Geor- ge's Building, Victoria, Hong- kong.on Saturday the 26th day of PARTICULARS and CONDI- April 1913, at 12 o'clock noon, for TIONS of the letting by Public the purpose of receiving a State- Auction Sale, to be. held on Mon- ment of Accounts and the Report day, the 28th day of April, 1913, of the Directors for the year end at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the ing31st December, 1912. Public Works Department; by THE TRANSFER BOOKS of Order of His Excellency the Go- the Company will be closed from vernor, of One Lot of Crown Land the 21st to the 26th April both at Tai Ping Shan in the Colony day inclusive. of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with, the option of renewal tors.

By Order of the Board of Direc-

"[$18

at a Crown Rent to be fixed by H ngkong. 17th April, 1913, the Surveyor of His Majesty the THE HONGKONG & SJUTH King, for one further term of 75 quINA STEAM FISHERIES CO., PARTICULARS OF THE LON

years.

LOCALITY"

Nou dary Measurements. (Approxiante)

ມ ານສາວົງ

Annual Rent

45 4,500

74

alaut

Upset Price

|11,500

L MITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that a Final Call of $3.00 per share has been made on the share capi- tal of the Company, and that same is payable to the Company's Bankers(The Hongkong & Shang hai Banking Corporation, Hong kong) on or before 15th May, 1913. BRADLEY & CO., LTD.

General Managers.

1.0 Hongkong 3rd April 1318.

Notices UNION INJUBANOE BOOIETY

KELLY & WALSH, LTD, SIXPENNY NOVELS, 30 cents each, 4 for $1.00

d'Haricot, Storor Clouston. Young Mrs Jardine, Mrs Craik, As he was born, Tom Gallon

The Unspoken Word,

.

G. Friesland, Esq.

C. 8. Gubbay, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

G. R. Laurenz, Esq.

F. Lieb, Esq.

W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A, Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Ahəllim, H. A. Siebs, Esq. OHIEF 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 Anguni on the daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS: For 3 months. 24 per cent, per

Annum.

For 6 months. 3 per cent per

Annum.

Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100

1205 Gold Leaf per tael....

..204 Bank of England rate...................

2.52 Sovereign

Chinese...20 cts, pieces...8734 Chinese...10

Hongkong.20

Hongkong.10.

...88 ...6634 ...87 15/16

Mar. 28.

Opium Quotation.

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

5-SELLERS

Malwa, Old 3,100

"

Patna, Newjies

3,950 per ohe

Patna, Oldri 3,900 is

9,400

Benares, New

Bonaros, Old......... 3,250

SHARE REPORT.

Stocks & PAID UF VALUE,

BANKS.

SA-SALE

Hongkong & Shai $125

MARINE INSURANCE4, Cantons

For 12 months, 4 per cent por North China

Annum.

N. J. STABB, Chiof Manager. Unions

CLOSIND

Q

B-BUYERS

$805 nominal

LART DIVIDEND AND DATE.

£2/5/- atex 2/1 equal to .821.71 for 11⁄2 year

ending 31/12/12

818 for 1911

Interim of 10/- fr 1911 Final of 820 making 650 for 1909 and Interim of $30 for 1911 $12 for 1909 and Int. ofl $3 on account of 1910]

£81/10/

$50

£5 T136

$310 ва.

b.

$100 $795 .

£50 3200

b.

FIRE INSURANCES:

$20 $119 A.. $50 $356

$25 $814

$10 for 1911

b.

$27 for 1912.

b.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Yangtzes

THE Business of the above China Fires

Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Hongkong Fires

STTIPPING.. CORPORATION. China & Manilas

BANKING

Rules may be obtained on ap-Douglas Steamship 850 84014 b. plication.

INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent. per an- [18 num.

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'.........£1,200,000 Reserve Fund.....£1,700,000 Reserve Liability of

Proprietors.......£1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.

Depositors may transfor 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

annum.

For the Hongkong and Shang- hal Banking Corporation,

N.J. STABB, Chief Manager.

EUTSCH ASIATISCHE

DE

Capital Fully

BANK.

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

Morice Gerard Money, Marie Connor Leighton The Silent House, Louis Tracy

Lady Jim of Curzon Street, CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-

Fergus Hume.ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re-Berlin Catherine's Child,

ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Hamburg Hankow Kobe. Mrs Henry de la Pasture. at rates which will be quoted on Peking Singapore Tientsin The Mystery of the Ravenspurs, application.

Fred M. White. The Sin of Allson Dering,

L. G. Moberly The Gifts of Civilisation,

Dean Church

ITALIAN CONVENT.

THE Superioress of the Italian 1 Convent bags to renew her appeal to the ladies and gentle- men of Hongkong for the usual gifts of cast off garments and worn out clothes to the Convent " Of late, there has been an ap. preciable falling-off in the period ical collections of old and second- hand materials received at the Convent. The Superioress feels confident that she has but to urge the pressing and daily in- creasing needs of the Convent in its provision for the poor, to re- ceive benevolent responses from local residents.

The change of season calls for change of garments for the orphan children. If residents will kindly realize the great help they can render by sending such OF CANTON, LIMITED.

of their dress materials as are NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

longer any use to them, the lino Public Companies

Final "Dividend of Twenty children will be suitable provided A Dollars per share for the, with clothes they are so much THE HONGKONG ELEOTRIO year 1911 and an Interim Di- need of.

vidend of Thirty Dollars per

CO., LTD.

ITALIAN CONVENT. Share for the year 1912 will be Hongkon, 18th April, 19.3. | OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN | payable on Wednesday the 16th

that the TWENTY instant.

No

FOURTH ORDINARY GEN- Warrants may be had on appli. ERAL

in

[380

MEETING of the cation at the Office of the Society LESSONS IN CHINESE. SHAREHOLDERS will be held on and after that date.

at the Company's Offices, St- By Order of the Board, George's Building, on SATUR-

DAY the 3rd May, 1913, at 12

C. MONTAGUE EDE

Secretary:

o'clock, NOON, for the purpose Hongkong 17th Apríl, 1918, [473 of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a state-

ment of Accounts to 28th Febru ary, 1913; and eleating Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from the 19th April to the 3rd May, 1019, both days inclusive.

INSTITUTION OF ENGLEERS

AND SHIPBUILDER), BONGKONG,

M graduato versed in literatare, and merchants in this Colony, for aver

FR LI HON FAN, ■' Oblasse

has been a teacher to Europese officials

ten years.

He has a good method of training

[A. S. HEWETT,

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

THE

Notices

PROVIDENT OHINA LOAN AND MORTGAGE

CO., LTD,.. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro party, &c.

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

System. (Rates and Particulars on ap

plication).

The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers.

32 Hongkong, 19th March, 1908

Calcutta Canton

|

Steamboats Indo-Chinaa

}

815 82734 b*-

(Preferred) (Deferred)

Shell" Transports £1

"

REFINERIES.

£5 396 B.

118/- middle

£11.

b.

יי

"Star Ferry

610 34834 China Sugars $100 $107 Luzon Sugars $100 $38

MINING,

Chinese Engineerings £132/6

£180/-

Tronoha Raubs NOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNS.) Kowloon Wharfs

£1 $3.60 b 850 $7736 H.K&W'poa Dooks $50 868) 61.

Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T.6011⁄2 Hongkew Wharfs T. 100 T,108 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Anglo French Lands T.100,T,94

#115 b. Hongkong Hotels $50

270 b. Hongkong Lands $100 8110

Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama. LONDON BANKERS: Messrs, N. M. Rothschild & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited..

Humphreys Estates $10,7 281⁄4. b. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Kowloon Lands $30 $37 b.

Agenov.

Shanghal Lando T. 30 T. 92 b.

$50 $62 b. Direction der Disconto Gesell-West Points

MISCELLANEOUS.

i

b.

b.

b.

$1 for 1906

5 p.o. for year end g30'6'18 Dividend of $1 for half year ending 31-12-12

(6 p.a. 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 19111

(Coupon No.:18)

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

$4.50 for year 1912 81 final dividend for

year 1912

Tle. 3 for 1912

Interim of Tie. 9, for 1918 TIs. 6 29'2'10

$3 on old shares, $1.50)

on now shares for half year 31*12*12

Final div. of $31g 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

T4for year ended 31:16:101 T7 for year ended 20*12*10]

50 cents 91.708

COTTON MILLS.

T. 50 T. 140

8.

85 cents for 1912

8.

70 cents for 1912

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

schaft. INTEREST allowed on Current Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8

DEPOSITS received Account. on terms which may be learned Ewoo on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange bust-Hongkong Cottons $10 $10 ness transacted..

China-Borneos. $12 $93 b. R. TIMMERSCHEIDT; Light and Powers $101

83 Manager.

Do. (Spec, sharss) (1) Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911. [2 China Providents $10 $84 nonimal Dairy Farms $6 $25 nonimal THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Green Islands. $10 84.90.- b. INDIA, LIMITED. Hongkong Electrios $10 $32) b. Authorized Capital.....£1,500,000

Hongkong Toes $25 $170 Subscribed

1,125,000

562,000 Hongkong Ropes Paid Up

$1081914 Reserved Fund

415,000

13

+

HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C. BRANCHES:

A

Langkats

Morning Post Peak Tramway

THE FAMINE IN CHINA. EIGHT Fame Districts with a Bombay. Kandy.

ares of 80,000 square miles. Calcutta, Galle, TWO and a half million people Howrah. Singapore. facing stravation.

Dolhi. Penang. PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTBI Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan.

Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S.H. KABUTION : TO-DAY.

Rangoon, Hongkong. Colombo, Shanghai.

IT WILL HELP TO SAVE LIFE. Truer, H. O. GULLAND, Egr Manager, International Banking Co., poration. Bhongbal. Honokaus. Idih Jamiro 1912 f'87

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED. PORTLAND, CEMENT

In Casks of 375 lbs, net.

In Baun 250 lbs; note

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

•

Bank of England.

8.

b.

g. '10 T.60

325822 $10 $114

#1 $1 b.

Do. (new) Bongkong Electric Trams 7/- Philippines $10 $5

Price & Co., Ld. 410 46

Pro-

Societe des ferred

Pulpeseti $50 $30 Papierteries

pald du Tonkin

up $50 Benefit) $150 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T.150

London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd, Steam Laundry

Exchange

::

$5 $4 United Asbestos]

Oriental Agency, $10 $91 b.

EVERY description of Bushess..................

and transnoted. Stooks and Shares United Asbestos? bought and sold on account of Founders Shares SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. Constituents. Letters of Credit Union Waterboat $10 $17

General Managers. granted on Agents and Corres Hongkong, 18th August, 1901 13 pondents all over the world. Wolsmann, Ltd.

40 cents for 1911

$1.40 per share

Final of $8 for 1912

$1 interim account 1912

Tis. 43% for 1912

None

80-cents on fully paid)

shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30'4'12 None Nono

$1.50 for 1910

None

No dividend this year 50 ots. for year end'g:30′5′1

(20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended +315′1019

$10 $300

$10 $18 $108

3934

$1 per share for year

ending $1181912 384 for year

mts for 1910

80617

Corrected to 42-20 1-19, April 03, 1901 by

Europeans to pass in the Chinese ex- amination, and. is possessed of a first mats certificate Chined teacher. Be Las aboa good knowledge of *** Mandarin and Haika, jard

Those who intend learning the Chin-If you happen to be late your on Daily Balance and on Fixed William Fowell

language are requested to write care meals will be Courteously & Deposits at rates which may be

Winterest allowed on Current Aos, E

counts at 2 per cent per annum | Watson wa

A PAPER will be read by Engineer Commander G. W. Roomie, R.N. (member) on Friday, 25th April, 1919, in the Institute at 9.15 p.m.

Subject. The Diesel Engine," Members and their friends are

61* Hongkong Taleg mph office or Promptly served just the Same, ascertained on applicationers Bookcases: # De Vares Rood Cesen GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co. invited to attend.. phum Agents,

R. B. WOOD, Secretary, Gral to 87 Holywood Band, 1st Boot. Only af he ALEXANDRA

7. ON MACDONALD, au Tay Telegraph dem not bald (niski -Hongkong, 16th April, 1913. [912 Hongkong, 22nd April, 1918, (820 | | Brugkong, 29th Won, 191], [149 0A3 2.

By Order of the Board of Direc-

tore

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