1913-05-03 — Page 9

COMMERCIAL.

Shanghai Buillos,

Mexican Dollare: market rate :

Opening

April 25, 1913.

Tia

73.7

Closing

...Tls.

73.7

Dragon Dollars,

Native Bank

Rate

...Tls. 73.875

Shanghai Gold

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY

Entertainments

THEATRE

ROYAL

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.

Head Ofice, Wall Street, New York. London Us:-35, Bishopsgate, L.C.

BRANCHES.---

Banks

1913.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

KINETOPHONE

EDISON'S

LATEST INVENTION.

Bars: 978 touch Tla. 3491 MOTION PICTURES.

Bor Silver" ...Tla. 111.15

Copper Cash

...per tael. 1,768

Sovereigns: buy-

ing rate, at 29.1-2-Tle. 7.16

at Exch. 73.0-Mex. $9.89

... Tla.

Peking Bar

Native Interest...

Singapore Exchange,

350

April 24, 1913.

On London-Bank 4 m/s 2/4.5-16

TALKING PICTURES.

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF NESS Wansted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened

Under Patroring of 11. E. The Governor

CHANGE OF PROGRAMME

TO-NIGHT

PROGRAMME

Capital and Rev₤1,000,000 (Gold)

about a mák,000 TEISI

Çarmık.

DEPOSITS RECHIVED, áxed for one year at 4X ser annum, or for shorter periods, at rates, which may be ascertained on application

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED.

MAIL NG TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES Hon. Mr. CO. H. Ross-Chairman T/T. Marks H. Dodwell, Esq.-Deputy TT. Fratios

mada.

LETTERS OF CREDITW34 DRAFTS granted

on all the principal cities in the World.

THE LINKS CIRCULAR LATTERS OF CREDIT available all over the World,

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CRÉDIT

· FURCHASE Cod BALE of Stocks and Shre efected.

TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and

Exchange

BANKING CORPORA

TION.

Selling,

Buying

Bombay

Calcu

Cartou

Cala

Colon

Empics

Hongkong

Haplow

Kobe

Paid-up Capital

T/T. Domand

4 m/s. L/C

91-9/15

.........$15,000,000 30 dis

1/16 4 m/s. D/P

Manila Monica

RESERVE. FUNDS:

2/416

Parazar

Sterling

60 d/s

2/-3/16

6, m/s. L/C

...2/- 11016 2/-/11/16

~Peking

San Franciaco

£1,500,000 at 2/

4 m/s

Shangha

Yokohama

Bilver

$15,000,000 17,200,000

T/T. Shanghai

...21430d/o.'noy & Melbourne 2/- 13/16

(72) 30 d/e. Săn F'eo&New York; 249)

T/T. Singapore

38594' 4 m/s, Marks

TT, Japan...........

9812

T.T. India

4: m/s. Frands

$32,200,000

8 m/s, do

.........21014

.::2.58

260

kst

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors... 15,000,000

COURT OF DIRECTORS.

Demand. India Deinand, Manila

149

.081

Bar Silver, ready

91/11/26*

T/T. San F'oo & New York...4834 T/T. Java Akman

forward

·Gold Leaf-per-tael:!!

8.

..2041

Bank of England rate

Chairman,

·

G. Friesland, Esq.

2,52+ Bovèreign

On

Demand

2/4.1-16

Descriptive Lecture

Private 6 m/s 2/4.3-4

The Politician

3 m/s 2/4.15-32

Germany-Bank dd 238.1-2 Jack's Joke

Private 3 m/s 242.1-2

On Franco-Bank did 204

Private 3 m/s

On India-Bank T.T.

299 174.1-4 Private 30 de 175.1-25 On Hongkong-Bank dd Private 33 dia

On Shanghai-Bank did

Private 33 d/s

131-2

84.3-4

shed,

The Old Guard The Chimes of

GEORGE HOGG, Manager.

Normandy

9. Quest'a Road, Rongkong. Boogkorg, 1st Nov,, 1919;

1913

Her Redemption

THE

The Edison Minstrels.

YOKOHAM

Booking at Robinson's and Theatre Box Office

$2.00 $1.00 & 50 cts.

14 1-2 THE EDISON KINETOPHONE AGENCY, 85.34 Having sole rights for China, Philippines, The Straits and India.

On Java-Bank T.T. 140.1-2

.

Private 30 dia 142.1-2

On Japan-Bank dkl 1147-8

Sovereigns-buying rate $8.54

India Council Bille last

India Council T.T. Inst.

işЯuo

1/4.1-37

issue

1/4.1-10

Discount

3ms.

3.5-8

Bank of England rate...

41 p...

27.3-4.

4. Queen's Building, Hongkong.

THEATRE

ROYAL

VOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1880, ' Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital i. 30,000,000 18,200,000 Reserve Fund............... TI

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA..

Agencies at

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, Shellim. H. A. Slebs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb. MANAGER. Shanghai-A. G. Stephen. London Bankere-London County and Westminster Limited.

Hongkong-Interest Allowed.

On Current Account at the rate

of 2 per cent per Annum on the Hongkong & S'hai $125) daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPÓSITS.

For 3 months, 2 per cent. per Cantons'

For 6 months, 3 per cent per

Subsidiary Coins.

Malwa, Old

3,100

Discount per $100 -

Chinese...20 cts. pieces...$7 13/18

Patna, New

3,350 perc

Chinese...10

.8816

Hongkong:20

...$65%

Patna, Old

3,200

Hongkong.10

...$794

Oplum Quotation.

Benares, Now

3:400

Mar. 28.

Malwa, New ...

.$3,000 perpit. Benaroa, Old...

$3,250

SHARE REPORT.

S-SELLERS, BA-SALE

Stocks & PAID UP VALUE.

BANKS.

$805

Branches Antung-Hsien Bombay

Nagasaki

£81/10/-

Newchwang

MARINE INSURANCE,

New York

Oaska

Annum.

North Chino

$50

£5 T136.

$308 aa, &' b

b.

Pekin

Ryolun Port

Andum.

Unions

$100 $795-88.

(Arthur)

For 12 months, 4 per cent

per|||

San Francisco

Shanghai

Tiehling

Tientsin

"Tokyo

Los Angeles

*CLOUNG

B-BUYERS

LAIT DYSKHU 'AND HATE-

£2/5/-atex 2/3:oqual tail $2171 (for 3ý-voar. ending.31/12/12.

$18 for 1921

Interim of 10/1911 Final of $20 making $50 · for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912

Final of $12 mak. $15 for)

19 & Iut, of $3 for 1912]

:

Bar silver in London

Public Companies.

HONGKONG FIRE INSUR-

ANCE.CO., LTD.

NOTICE,

NOTICE is horoby given that

Scrip Certificate with res- pect to 8 Shares numbered 4813/ 4820 in the above-named Com- pany standing in the name of Messrs, WING KEE & Co. of Hongkong, has been last and should the same not be produced before the 9th proximo, a new . Scrip Certificate will be issued to the said Messrs. WING KEE & Co., and no transaction taking place under the old Scrip Certifi cate will be recognised by the Company.

JARDINE, MATHESON &

CO., LTD.. General Managers, Hongkong 25th April, 1918.

I 82

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

6 NIGHTS.

COMMENCING

TUESDAY, MAY 6TH.

The one great theatrical event of the season MISS MAY ROBERTS

AND THE

ANGLO-AMERICAN PLAYERS.

In a repertoire of up-to-date forces, comedies and plays.

TUESDAY, MAY 61.

· The farciest of all farces. "Mrs. Temple's Telegram” Hilarious from start to finish. 160 laughs in 16 minutes.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7th:

Eugene Walter's thrilling play.

"PAID. IN FULL America's greatest success." THURSDAY, MAY 8th.

A romance of the South, "The Sweetest Girl in Dixie." Introducing many typical and interesting American types.

Booking Now Open at PRICES: 83, $2 and $1.

BIJOU.

PROGRAMME.

9.15

- Special Wild West Drama BYAID OF THE LARIAT. Great Three Part Drama THE WEAKER VESSEL.

NOTICE is hereby given that 9.15. effective this date, thd un- dersigned has assumed charge of the Hongkong Agency of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and all communications should be addressed to him, likewise all documents to be of effect must bear his signature as bolow.

O. H. RITTER,

Acting Agent. Hongkong 1st May, 1018, 1 342 THE NORWICH UNION FIRE

INSURANCE SOCIETY,

LIMITED... MARINE DEPARTMENT.

THE

"HE UNDERSIGNED having been appointed Agents for the Marine business of the above Society are prepared to accept risks at current rates,

DAVID SASSOON & CO.. LD. Hongkong, 33rd April. 1918, [8°0 UNION MARINE INSURANCE CO. OF LIVERPOOL.

THE undersigned having been appointed Agents for the' above Company are prepared to eccept Marine Risks at current rates.

THE BANK LINE Limited, i Agents Hongkong, 28th April, 1913.

Notice

THE ROYAL HONGKONG

GOLF CLUB.

Liberty Hall (Comic). NEWS OF THE WORLD (Pathe Gazette &

Gaumont Graphic)

Miss VIOLET BONETTA (a)" Bolo Love" (b) "Wellcome in

MATINEES ON

7.15

My Home Town" Sat'days 4.15 Sundays 6.00

Artistes at all Matinees. .

PICTURES ONLY

7:15

Notice

ITALIAN CONVENT.

HE Superioress of the Italian THE

Convent begs to renew her appeal to the ladies and gentle men of Hongkong for the usual gifts of east off garments and worn out clothes to the Convent

Of late, there has been an ap presiable falling-off in the period- joal collections of old and second-

NOTICE is hereby given that hand materials received at the an Extraordinary General Convent. The Superioress feels Meeting of the Royal Hongkong confident that she has but to Golf Club will be hold at the Club urge the pressing and daily in- House on Wednesday, the 7th of creasing needs of the Convent in May, 1913, at 5.30 o'clock in the its provision for the poor, to re- afternoon, when the Extra-ceive benevolent responses from ordinary Resolutions which were local residents.

FRIDAY, MAY 9th:

C. Baddon Chambers' great play, "THE IDLER."· From the St. James' Theatre, London.

SATURDAY, MAY 10th:

DIVORCONS." Sardou's famous comedy;

MONDAY. MAY 12th;

:

The laughable farse: "FACING THE MUSIC."

MOUTRIE'S.

Book Your Beats Without Delay.

the

passed at the Extraordinary. The change of season calls for General Meeting held on the 16th change of garments for day of April, 1913, will be sub- orphan children. If residenta mitted for confirmation as Special will kindly realize the great help they can render by sending such Resolutione.

of their dress materials as are no longer any use to them, the little children will be suitable providen

A print of the Resolutions will be found posted on the Board at

the Happy Valley Club House.

By Order with clothes they are so much d

KM. CUMMING,meed of

Hon. Secretary ITALIAN CONVENT. Hongkong 28th April, 1918. 1889 Hongkong, 18th April, 1918,

[620

VICTORIA THEATRE.

Electric Fans Throughout. TUESDAY, 29th inst. The Grand Dramatic Flim 2000 ft. long. "THE" TEMPEST," Shakespeare's Great Work THE CELEBRATED ARTIST

Miss ARDEA. · Matinee: Wednesday 5. p.m. The Woman of Stone.3000 ft. long. "Les Miserables" ' (Expected Daily.) NOTICE.

From Saturday 3rd of May 1913, the MATINEES will Commence ON

WEDNESDAYS, PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, & SATURDAYS st 5.30 p.m. SUNDAYS 6. p.m.

Notice

KELLY & WALSH, LTD, SIXPENNY NOVELS,

30 cents each, 4 for $1.00 The Adventures of Monsieur

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

The Unspoken Word,

Morice Gerard Money, Marie Connor Leighton: The Silent House, Louis Tracy Lady Jim of Curzon Street,

Forgus Hume,

Catherine's Child,

Mra Henry de la Pasture, The Mystery of the Ravenspurs Fred M. White. The Sin of Allson Dering,

LG. Moberly The Gifts of Civilisation,

Dean Church

MARTIN'S

SAPIOL &STEEL usamon PAZALS

Panch Rusady ImpalJe MENJATILION Mersin' In the house, agy kis ià on the Bri g of any Irtsmarts of kin iyatOGS Keely dos may be admofalow Thomwhe

MARZIN,

MARTIN'S

APIOLETY

Caloutta Changchun Dairen Fengtien Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobe Liao-Yang London

Lyons

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

BISHI ONO,

Manager. Hongkong. 31st Mar. 1913. 118 THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND OHINA.

Annum.

N. J. STABB, Chief Manager.

£50 $190 Yangtzee

FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires

$20 $149 Hongkong Firea $50 $356

SHIPPING. Chine & Manilas$25 $81-6

HÒNGKONG SAVINGS BANK HE Business of the above HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Steamboats BANKING CORPORATION.

Rules may be obtained on ap- Indo-Chinas plication.

B

8:0 för-1911

627 for 1911

$1 for 1906

8.

$15 $2714b.

(Preferred) (Deferred)

£5 $95. nominal

'114ƒ- middle 1147-

b.

$10 $50 b.

INTEREST on, deposits is ai- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent. per an-"Shell" Transports £1-- num.

Depositors may transfer at their option balancen of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT Per Cent. per annum...

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

HEAD OFFICE, LONDON, Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund... Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

£1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and... General Banking business trans! acted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS' Open! ed and FIXED, DEPOSITS ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

A. §. HEWETT,

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

THE

Notices

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE

CO., LTD,

(Capital Paid-up.:81,250,000.)

Capital Fully

BANK.

Paid-up...8h. Tasis 7,500,000| Head Office-Shanghai.

"Star Ferry"

REFINERIES.

الو

China Sugars 8100 8106% b.

$100 $3734 BB. & S. Luzon Sugars

KINING. Chinese Engineerings: £ 132/6.

311

Tronohs

£178/9 middle Raubs.

£1 $3.60 b. DOCKS, WHÁRVES, '& @DOWNS,

1

For the Hongkong and Shang- hai. Banking Corporation,

NJ. STABB, Chief Manager. DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE Kowloon Wharfs! #80 $81

H.K.&W'poaDocke$50 $70% b. Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T.63 Hongkew Wharfs T. 100 T.112

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS | | Angio French Lands T.100 T.94

Hongkong Hotels $50

$73b Hongkong Lands $100 $110. Humphreys Estates $10 $8.35 Kowloon Lands $30 $37 b.

· Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches: Calcutta Canton Berlin Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tsinanfu Teingiau Yokohama.

b.

b.

$115 b.

b.

LONDON BANKERS: Mesars. N. M. Rothschild & Sons, The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 92 b

Direction der Disconto Gesell-West Points

Ακοπόν..

schaft.

$50 1882

INTEREST allowed on Current Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8 Account. DEPOSITS received

on terms which may be learned Ewos

Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- on application. Every description perty, &c,

Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loads, made on the Provident

System.

of Banking and Exchange busi- ness transacted.

R. TIMMERSOHEIDT,

Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911.

(Rates and Particulars on ap- THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

OF

plication),

The Office of

INDIA, LIMITED.

TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

Subscribed

Reserved Fund

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c.,Authorised Capital.....£1,500,000

Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Paid Up

General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 100882

THE FAMINE-IN CHINA,

FIGHT Farine District

MILLS

T. 50 T. 136

Hongkong Cottons 810 894 nominat

MISCELLANEOUS

China-Bornand!» 81281014 b. Light and Powers $101 $3

Do. (8peo, shares) $1}

$10 84.80 Hongkong Electrios $10 $331

5 p.o for year end ₫30′6′12' Dividend of $1' för half]' year ending 31°19′12 (6 p.o. for year 1910-án

preferred shares

Final of 2/ making 20% for year ending 31 4211 Int, of 1/- a/c. 1917: 15 p.e. for year ending

30.4.12

$3 for 1912 $3 for 1897

1/6 per shares final 1921

(Coupon No. 18) Int. of 2/6 a/c. 1913 1/2 for 1909

44.50 for year 1912

$1 final dividend for】

year 1911

Tla. 3 for 1912

Fins) of Tls, 4 making:

Tle 7 for 1912kg

Tia, 6:29*2*10

$3 on old sharos, $1,501

-on new shares for half

year 31:12:12.

Final diy, of $311⁄2 making

$7 for, 1912.

50 cents for 1912 $2.80 for 1912

5p.c.for half to 306′12′′

&final of 6p.c.making 11 pot for 1912

Final of $2,25 making

$4.25 for 1912

15 per cent. for 1910.

Tlfor year ended 31′10 TOY

TV for year ended 20*18*10)

50 cents 31.7.08:

85 cents for 1912

1

70 cents for 1912

$1.25 for year end'g 31′′7'17

$1.40 per share

12

China Providente $10 $84 nonfmal Dairy Farme

$6 $250,

Green Islands

B

40 cents for 1911

b.

Hongkong Loos

$25 $165

b.

Final of $8 making

for 1912

$101

$10 1831

Langkats

·10

Morning Post Peak Tramway

1,125,000 ...... 568,000 Hongkong Ropes

415,000

HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle Street, London/E.C. BRANOHRS:

Bombay. Randy.

As of 20,000 square miles. Caloutta. Gallo. TWO and -u half million pople Howrah. Bingapore.

Penang Delhi. facing stravation. PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI Madras. Kota Bahn, Kelantan,

BUTION, TO-DAY. Karachi. Küa Lumpur, F.M.8.

Rangoon, Hongkong. Colombo, Shanghai.

ET WILL HELP TO SAVE LIFE Tranter, H. O. GULLAND, Pig Manager, International Banking Ou coration, Bhengkäl,

24th Janmaro 1919 --F187

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED. PORTLAND, CEMENT

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

SELWAN, TOMES & CO.

: General Managòrs. Bongkong, 16th August, 1901 [3

AGENTS IN JAPAN: Moser, Jardine, Matheson

$1 $1

Do. (new) Hongkong Electric Trams?

$10 Philippines H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $8

Pre

Societe desferred

Pulperet Papierteries

$50 $30 paid du Tonkin

up $50 BANKERS:

Benefit $180 Shanghai Sumatras T. 20 T.150 Bank of England.

$5 $114 London Joint Stook Bank, Ltd, Steam Laundry

United Asbestos】

Oriental Agency, $10 $934 b. Ld.

E

VERY description of Banking and Exchange business transacted. Stooks and Share bought and sold on account of Constituents.Letters of Credit granted on Agents and Corres pondents all over the world.

Interest allowed on Current Ach counter at 3 per ut per annum If you happen to be late your on Daily Baland and on Fixed meals will be Courteously & Diposite at Tates which may be Promptly served just the Same,carteised on spplication.

F. 0/ÁVÁCDONALD, Only at SALEXANDRA.

The CAFE

United Asbestos] $10 $300

Founders Shares Union Waterboat $10 $17.

$10818 Weismann, Ltd.

Watson

William Powell

$10 188.60 b.

#1 interim & final of BE, $2 for 1912

Tia. 1 account 1913 i

None

80 centa on fullyinald)

shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year onding 30*4*12 Int. of $1 per share None

31 $1.50 for 1910

None

No dividend this year 50 cta,for year endig "451

(20 per cent per djdinary.

share for year ended. ́31′5′′1918 · ́

81 per share for year)

ending $1'12*1912

25 per cent. for year)

ending 31711-

30 conte for 1910

40 cte, yearendíng 30°6′18

Corrected to 189o pia, May;s.. W: WRIGHT AND HORNBY, tumi sad

The Walegraph - dous not hold imelf responsible Ga way of the above quotations