COMMERCIAL.
Shanghai Buttion,
April 18, 1913.
Moxienn Dollars: market rate:
Opening. Tls,
73.7
Closing... Tix. 73.7
Dragon Dollars, ·
Native Bank
Rale
Shanghai
Gold
Tl. 73.68775
Bars: 978 touch Tla. 3014 Bur Silver ... T. 111.15 Copper Cash
...por tael. 1,700
Sovereigns: buy-
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, APRI 25,--|
Entertainments
THE EDISON
KINETOPHONE.
MARVEL
OF THE AGE!!!
Sound and action com-
ing rate, at28.5-8-Tia, 7.35.bined at Exch. 74-Mox. $9.94
Taking Bar
...Tls.
Native Interest...
in The
The 302 Delightful way.
Liquidation of St. Helena
· Rubber Co.
The liquidators of the St. Helena Rabber 'Company, Ltd.,| Javo issued their report to the shareholders, which states that in accordancsivith tho amalgamation greement, the landed property and growing orope, buildings,
furniture, tools and implements
the company were transferred to
MOST
You not only SEE but HEAR!!
If you wish to
yourselves, and we
satisfy advise
the Tapah Itubber Estatoa, Lu, you to do so,--apply to
ROBINSON & CO.,
as at Fammary 1, 1912, for a con sideration of $170,000 payable by the issue of 17,000 Fally paid shares of $10 each. Owing to f lack of each to meet the existing liabilities 5,000 of tho aboyo-montional shares *wags affyredto the shareholders, pro rata to their holdings, at a prics of $5 mach; 4,824 shares were applied for and the remain- ing 170 shares word sold in the markot and realised an average of $12.87 not par share. All liabilities have now been dis- sharged and the remaining A
12,000 Blares have boon die- tributor proportionately amongst | the sharoholders. The first and final cash dividend of 14 cents per share absorbs $1,400 'nud, there remains a balance of $29.68 undistributed and sharelicklers will be called upon to ictorine the manner in which this balance shall be disposed of. A meeting to receive the liquidator's report is fired for May 18;
9.15.
DES VIEUX ROAD, -
FOR INFORMATION.
BIJOU.
PROGRAMME.
Special" A B" Comie A JEALOUS HUSBAND
9.15
Study in Diplomacy (Comic)
Losing His Temper
A Trip on The Seine (Seunie) NEWS OF THE DAY
(Pathe Gazette &
Gaumont Graphic)
Miss VIOLET BONETTA (The Hola Soubrette)
MATINEES ON Sundays"6.09 (Satdays 4.45
Artistes at all Matlaces. Friday Mayend Complimentary Benefit To
Posted to Ceylon Command. Major U. B. Harvoy, R. E., of 7.15
Singapore has been posted to the
Ceylon Command for duty in
Mr. R. H. STEPHENSON
PICTURES ONLY 7.15
VICTORIA THEATRE.
FRIDAY, 25th. Inst. The Grand Drama 3000 ft. long. "The WOMAN OF STONE," "Les Miserables" (Expected Daily.) Saturday, 26th last. Matinee 4. p.m. Shakespeare's Great Work, 2000, ft. "TEMPEST” Sunday, 27th,
Matineo 6.p.n.
The Woman of Stone (3000 ft.) Dramatic Grand Film. NOTICE.
ON
the MATINEES will Cominenco From Saturday 3rd of May 1913,
WEDNESDAY & HOLIDAYS: 5.30 p.m. SATURDAYS 5.30 p.m. SUNDAYS 6. p.m.
Notices
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
LORPORATION.
Hem Office:do, Wall Street. New York,' London Vilice:-16, Bishopsgate, K.C
Banks
1913.
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA-
TION.
RESERVE FUNDS:
Exchange
2/-1/16
m's. D'P ̧.
6 In/a. L/C
2-14104/s. Suey & Melbourne....../-4
73437 ds. San Foo & New York. 49)
Selling.
Buying.
NT. A
„2/-} } in/s. 1/C
BRANCHES --
Bombay
Kaba
Paid-up Capital $15,000,000
Demand
Calcutta
Afsnila
30 d/s
- 1/16 .21-18
Canton
Nexico
Cabu
Paneme
Colso
Pakist
Storling
9-3/16
Earplus
San Francisco
£1,500,000 at 2/-**
i mis
Hangkerk
$15,000,000
T/T. Shanghai
Hakow
Silver
PT. Singapore
TT. Japan
$32.200,000
T.T. India
Demand. India.... Domand, Manila
-gt- Shanghai
Yokadams
Capital and Res kryptome§7,260,000 (Gold)
#bpal.1.450,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF LANKING BUSI NESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the coua,
!
17,200,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors...$15,000,000
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
DEPOSITS REGRIYED, Azad for dus yes? s 42 tier kanum, or for shortar perioda, ki ratus,” which may be ascertained on application.
ELLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANGEN | Hon. Mr. C. H. Ross-Chairman
REDO.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAYES ETS.
of all the principal cities in the World.
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are avaliable all over the World.
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
iamci
PURCHASE and, SALE of Stocka und Bersa *faced.
CHAVELLERS CHECKS »‡t and casbads /
BEORGE HOGO,
Mansgor.
9. Queen's Road, Hongkong. Goirkoag. 14 Non, 1939 1913
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED..
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital 30,000,000 Reserve Fund...... 18,200,000
H
Head Offico.-YOKOHAMA,
Branchos Antung-Hsion Bombay .Calcutta
Changchun Dairen Fengtien
Agencios at Nagasaki! Nowchwang New York
Osaka
,8594 - 4 n/a, Marks” “
.9834
4 m/s. Franed
1494
6 m/s, do
1494
98
BarSilver, toady
forward
T/T. San F'co & New York...4896 T/T. Java T/T. Marka
H. Dodwell, Esq.-Deputy T/T. Francs
Chairman,
G. Friesland, Esq.
O. 8. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
G. R. Laurenz, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.
W. L. Pattanden. 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 3 per cent. per Annum on the daily balance.
· {
ON FIXED DEPOSITS For 3 months, 2 per cent por
Annum.
.121 | Gold Leaf por tæel, .20412 Bank of England rate.
2.52 Sovereign
2109
9.58
..2.60
.277%
Subsidiary Coine.
Malwa, Old........ 3,100
Discount per $100
Chinese...20 'cts. pieces...8734
Patna, New
3,350 perche.
Chinese...10
...$816
Hongkong.20
...8094
Fatun, Old.
Hongkong.10
...$736
3,200
"
Opium Quotation.
Benaros, New
3,400
-Mar. 28. $3,000 përpic:
Benares, Oh............. „.' 3, 51
Malwa, New
SHARE REPORT.
For 6 months. 3 per cent. por Hongkong & S'hai $125
Annum
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
Los Angeles THE Business of the above Yangtzes
Bank is conducted by the FIRE INSURANCES, HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI China Fires BANKING CORPORATION. | Hongkong Fires SHIPPING. Rules may be obtained on ap-China & Manilas plication.
JJ
LANT WIND AND DATA,
£2/5/-utor 2-3 equal to)
$21.71 for 14
ending 31/12/12
VOBI
$18 for 1911 Intering of t r 1911 Final of $23 making $50 for 1909 and Interlin of $30 for 1911 $12 for 1909 ani Iut. of
$3 on account of 1910).
"S-SELLEKS
SA-SA) Z
BUYERS
Stock & Pain de Valok.
BANKS
CLOSIN
เกม $805 nominal
Pekin
Ryoiun
Port
£81/10)
Harbin Hankow Honolulu
(Arthur)
San Francisco,
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
Annum.
MARINE INSURANCE A Cantona
$50
$310
BJ.-
North China
£5
T136
b.
Shanghai
Kobe
Tishling
Unions
#100
6795 88.
Liao-Yang
Tientsin
London Lyons
Tokyo
£50
1200
b.
$20 $50 1356
$149
#.
$0 for 1911.
b.
$27 for 1912
$25
8814 b.
841 b. $15 6274. b.
(Preferred) (Deferred) Shell Transports €1
}
25
696 ".
(18)- middle
19
011
6.
$10 | 149
.b.
15 p.o, for year ending
30.4.12
$100
3106
$100 $38
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed perioda at rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO, Hongkong. 31st Mar., 1913.
Manager.
THE CHARTERED BANK OF option balances of $100 or more
INTEREST on deposits is al-Douglas Steamship $50 lowed on the minimum monthly Steamboats. balances at $3 Por Cent per an-Indo-Chinas (18 num.
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal· Charter 1853.
Depositors may transfer at their
to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT at Per Cent. per
annum.
"Star Ferry."
REFINERIES. China SugarS Luzon Bugars
For the Hongkong and Shang-2. hai. Banking Corporation,
N.J. STABB, Chief Manager.
lace of Major C. F. Rundall, Public Companies KELLY & WALSH, LTD. Reserve Fund... 1,700,000 DEL
E, who will proceed home
next trooping season, having
completed a torm of Barvice GRE N ISLAND CEMENT CO..
abroad.
Public Auction.
0.
B.
LIMITED.
THE TWENTY FOURTH OR-
SIXPENNY NOVELS,
30 cents each, 4 for $1.00 The Adventures of Montsleur.
HINING.
EUTSCH ASIATISCHE Chinese Engineerings £1
BANK
Capital Fully
Paid-up.8h. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office.--Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branohee: Calcutta Canton
HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON. Paid-up Capital .........£1,200,000
Reserve Liability of.
Proprietors..................£1,200,000
d'Haricot, Storer Clouston.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Young Mrs Jardine, Mrs Craik, | General Banking business trano-
As he was born. Tom Gallon acted.
The Unspoken Word,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Morice Gerarded and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Berlin Money, Marie Connor Leightonceived for 1 year or shorter perioda Hamburg Hankow Kobe The Silent touse, Louis Tracy at rates which will be quoted on Peking
Lady Jim of Curzon Street,
Fergus Humo.
A. 3. HEWETT, Catherine's Child,
Acting Manager. Mrs Bonry de la Pasture. Hongkong. 11th April, 1912. 122 Mystery of the Ravenspurs, Fred M. White. The Sin of Allson Dering,
L. G. Moberly The Gifts of Civilisation,
Dean Church
DINARY ANKUSH MBET- ING OF : HARFHOLDER" in the · Company will be held at the Office of the Company, St. Geor ge's Building, Victoria, Hong PARTICULARS and CONDIkong on Saturday the 26th day of TIONS of the latting by Pablicpril 1913, at 12 o'clock noon, for Auction Sale, to be held on Mon-the purpose of receiving a Stato day, the 28th day of April, 1913, ment of Accounts and the Report at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the of the Directors for the year end The Public Works Department, by ing 31st December, 1912.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of Order of His Excellency the Go- vornor, of One Lot of Crown Land the Company will be closed from at Tai Ping Shan in the Colony the 21st to the 20th April both of Hongkong, for a term of 75 day inclusive.
years, with the option of renowal By Order of the Board of Direc-
tors.
at a Crown Rent to be fixed hygkong, 17th Ap il, 1913, the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for ono further term of,75
yours.
BB
THE HONGKONG & SOUTH PARTICULARS, OF THE LOT (QUINA STEAM FISHERIES CJ.,
Upp
Tail LOCALITY
Bondary
Measurements,
(Approxímule.)
FN.E.
Fs.w
Esatents in
Annual Reni."
46
24
about
Upin Price
Public Companies
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC
CO., LTD.
ITALIAN CONVENT. THE Superioress of the Italian
application.
THE
Notice:
CUINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
£1 · 30/-. £1
13.60 b.
Tronohs Raube DOCKS, WHARVER, & DOWNE Kowloon Wharfs $50 78 H.K.&W'pos Docks $50 69 b. Shanghai Docks T. 100.6011⁄2 Hongkow Wharfa T. 100 T.108 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDING! Singapore Tientsin Anglo French Lands T.109 T.94 Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.
$115 b. LONDON BANKERS:
Hongkong Hotele $50 Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Bons.
$76 b. The Union of London and Smith's Hongkong Lands $100 $110 ·
Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Humphreys Estates $10 $84 b
Agenov.
Kowloon Lands $30 $37 b.. Direction der Disconto Gesell-Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 92 b.
West Points $50 862 b.
Manila M'polo Hotel P.10 P. 8
schaft. INTEREST allowed on Current Account. DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned
Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-on application. Every description Convent begs to renow her perty, &c.
of Banking and Exchange busi- appoal to the ladies and gentle- Goods received on Storage.
ness transacted. men of Hongkong for the usual Advances made on Merchandise: gifts of cast off garments and Loans made on the Provident NOTICE is hereby given that a worn out clothes to the Convent System.
Final Call of $3.99 por sharo Of late, thero has been an ap- (Rates and Particulars on ap-
LMITED..
has been made on the share capi-preciable falling-off in the period- tal of the Company, and that jeal collections of old and second- same is payable to the Company's hand materials received at the Bankers (Tho Hongkong & Shang- Convent. The Superioress feels hai Banking Corporation, "Hong- confident that she has but to kong) on or before 15th May, 1913. urge the pressing and daily in- BRADLEY & CO., LTD. creasing needs of the Convent in General Managers. its provision for the poor, to re- Hongkong 3rd April 1918.. [310ceive benevolent responses from
local residents.
THE NOR ICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY, LO. MARINE DEPARTMENT.
Notice
plication).
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32
THE FAMINE IN CHINS.
Fine Districts with se ares of 30,000 aquam miles.
facing stravation.
[820 Task xx. 961k Jaanaye 10 pe
LESSONS IN CHINESE. GREEN ISLAND UEMENT
MP
"COMPANY, “LIMITED.
The change of season calls for change of garmente for the orphan children. If residents will kindly realizo the great help TWO and ball on popis they can render by sending such THE UNDERSIGNED having longer any use to them, the little
of their dress materials as are no PLEASE SEND YOUR CON EI
BUTION TO-DAY. been appointed Agents for children will be suitable provided .I WILL HELP TO SAVE ISE the Marino business of the above with clothes they are so much n NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Society are prepared to accept need of
Treasurer, B. C. GULLAND, SĄ that the TWENTY risks at ourront rates,
Manager, International Braço, C6, ITALIAN CONVENT. FOURTH ORDINARY GEN- DAVID SASS00N & CO., LD.
oration, Shangkal ERAL MEETING of the Hongkong, 28rd April 1918,
Hongkong, 18th April, 1918. [329
·SHAREHOLDERS - will be held at the Company's Offices. St- George's Building, on SATUR- DAY, the 3rd May, 1913, at 12 o'clock, NOON, for the purpose of presenting the Roport of the Directors together with a state- ment of Accounts to 28th Febru ary, 1913, and electing Directore and Auditors.
A PAPER will be read by The TRANSFER, BOOKS, of Engineer Commander G. W. the Company will be closed from Roome, R.N. (member) on Friday, the 19th April to the 3rd May, 25th April, 1913, in tho Instituto 1913, both days inclusive.
at 9.15 p.m. By Order of the Board of Direc tors. Ni
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.
Agents. Hongkong, 16tle April, 1915, 1912
INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS, BONGKONG,
Subject. "The Diesel Engine." Members and their friends are invited to attend. BAR B. WOOD, Secretary, Hongkong, 22nd April, 1913, 1826
IR LI HUN FAN, Ohineso graduate Teraod in literature, and merchants in this Colony for ever has been a teacher to European officials
ton years
He has a good method of training Europeans to pass in the Chinese ex- amination, and, in possessed of a Gret rate corticato as a Ohiness test. Haba alena good knowledge of
Mandarin and Hall a..
PORTLAND, CEMENT
In Casks of 375 lbe, net. In Bage of 250 lbs, net.
SHEWAN, TOYES & CO. General Managers. Hongkong, 16th August, 1901
[3
Those who intend learning the Chin- If you happen to be late your angnage aru regi tested to write are meals will be Courteously & Hongkong Telegraph" offes or Promptly served just the Bame, d'et to 87 Hollywod & Boad, Les floor,
Hongkong; 2945. 3-4, 1918 145 Only at The ALEXANDRA
CAFE,
of
COTTON MILLS.
$1 for 1906
5 p.c. for year end' 30'6'12 Dividend of $1 for half
year ending 31*1212 }
6 pc. for year 1910 on
preferred shares
1/ per share Couron No
83 for 1913
$3 for 1897
1/6 per shares finai 1911)
(Coupon No. 18)-
7/6 per share on 130,000 1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912
for?
$1 final dividend for
Year 1912
Tis. 3 for 1912
Interim of Tls. 3, for 1912
b.
Tla. 6.29'2'10
b.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED, Authorised Capital ......£1,500,000 1,125,000
562,000 Hongkong Ices $25 $170 415,000 Hongkong Ropes $10 $2016
Ewos
. T. 50 E. 140
Hongkong Cottons $10 1810
RISCELLANEOUS. China-Borneos $12 89 b Light and Powers $101
183 Do. (Spec. shares) $1 j Dairy Farms China Providents $10 384 nouimal $6 125 nonimal Green Islands -$10 $5 Hongkong Electrics 310 $33
"
Subscribed
Paid Up Reserved Fund
HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C.
.. BRANCHES; Bombay. Kandy. Calcutta. Galle. į
Howrah, Singapore. Delhi. Penang. Madras, Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. Rangoon. Hongkong.
Colombo, Shanghai,
AGENTS IN JAPAN: Mesars. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. BANKERS:
z. 10 | T.60
$25 $22 $11-$11
$1 $1 b.
Langkats
Morning Post Peak Amway (new) Hongkong Electrio Trame 7 Philippines
$10 $3 H. Price &Co., Ld. $10 $6
Pre- Societe desferred
Pulpeset Papierteriespaid du Tonkin' up $50
Benefit $150 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T.150 Steam Laundry $5 United Asbestos
Bank of England. ' London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd,|| 4.
15
$50 $30
EVERY description of Banking Oriental Agency, $10 $972 b.
and Exchange business Ld. transacted. Stocks and Shares bought and sold on account of United Asbestos? Constituents. Letters of Credit Founders Sharos/
$10 $300 granted on Agents and Corres-Union Waterboat $10 $17 pondents all over the world.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- Weismann, Ltd. counts at 2 per cent per annum
$3 on old shares, $1.50'
on now shares for half
year 31'12′12
Final div. of $331⁄2 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
Téfor year ended 31'10'101 T7 for year andəd 20°12′10 )
50 cents 31.7.08
85 cents for 1012
*
70 cents for 1912
$1.25 for yearend'g 31712
40 centa for 1911
..b.
b...
$1.40 par share.
b.
Final of $8 for 1912
$1 interim account 1912
Tla 414 for 1912.
None
80 cents on fully paid Risares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30°4*12 None None
$1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year. 50 cts. for year end'g 30'5'1'
20 per cent, per ordinary share for year ended 31'5'1912
$1 per share for year.
ønding 31*12-1912
25 per cant. for year
ending 31711
30 cents for
10
$10 $18 on Daily Balance and on Fired Watson
$10 $814 Depdelts at rates which may be William Powell
$9 ascertained on application.
Corrected in tnye pim. Apeli na "xoty by WRIGHT AND HORNBY, tha 8.0. MACDONALD, Dori Mo
Manager.
40 ota, yastanding 306'12
Can Telegraph does not hald kemik responsible for any of the share qugiallonas
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