+
COMMERCIAL.
The Takashima Collleries.
Two shafts have been sank on Shimofatago island, which is little more than a stone's throw from Takashima, the work marking an important development of the Takeshima Collieries, which are owned by the Mitau Bishi t'om- pony: The "Nagasaki Press" note that operations were commenced
on the islet in July, 1907, and in the cue of one shaft, the 18 feet БЕН Т of coal Wilt ranched on January 20th of this your and with the other où the 3rd nlt, the depth below sea level at the point of contact being 1,200 feet. This shafts are now 1,880 yards in length and both
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 5, 1918)}{2
Entertainments
THEATRE
ROYAL
Banks:
INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.
Head Office-de, Wall Street, New York, London Office-34, Bishopagusa, B.C.
BRANCHES-
Banks
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA-
TION.
$15,000,000 Demand
KINETOPHONE
EDISON'S LATEST INVENTION.
MOTION PICTURES.
TALKING PICTURES.
Under Patronage of H. E. The Governor CHANGE OF PROGRAMME
TO-NIGHT
PROGRAMME
are entered by inclines, the level Descriptive Lecture being reached at about 900 yards
from the opening. It is estimated The Politician
that 34,000 tons of coal will be Jack's Joke
obtained from the new shafts
this year, and that a monthly
The
output of 30,000 tora will be po sible when the preparatory work is complete." The culliory will be Known as Futagoshima, quality of the coil is equal to Takashima. The coal field tap- ped by the shafta is called. Naka-
The Old Guard The Chimes of
Normandy
Her Redemption
The Edison Minstrels.
Booking at Robinson's and Theatre' Box Office
$2.00 $1.00 & 50 cts.
THE EDISON KINETOPHONE AGENCY,
noshima and covers an area of Having sole rights for China, Philippines, The Straits and India
30,000 twɑho, contrining—acone-
ding to exports-11,520,000 tuna
of coal. The yield is relimited to last 34 years. Another u ul field lies between Nakonoshima and Takt- shima and will he reached in the near future. 1te area is fund greater than
the dimensionn
quoted above; and seventy years ure estimate. as necoswary to exhaust the atora of both fields. The daily outputs to Takashima and Hashima minas, which up to now have supplied all the famous Tukashima coul, are about 300 tons and 500 tons, respect vėly.
Public Auction,
4, Queen's Building. Hongkong.
THEATRE
ROYAL
6 NIGHTS.
COMMENCING
TO-MORROW NIGHT.
The one great theatrical event of the season MISS MAY ROBERTS
AND THE
› ANGLO-AMERICAN PLAYERS.
In a repertoire of up-to-date farces, comedies and plays.
PUESDAY MAY 6‹h!
"
The farciest of all furces,
Mrs. Temple's Telegram" Hilarious from start to finish. 16) laughs in 16 minutes.
WEDNESDAY, MAY TAŠK
Eugene Walter's thrilling play.
"PAID IN FULL "America's greatest succoss.
0. MR.
PARTICULARS and COND'. TIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Tues-THUR DAY, MAY 8th. day, the 13th day of May, 1913, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Go- vernor, of Two Lots of Crown Land at Leighton Hill, and Shou- kiwan Road respectively in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at Crown Rents to be, fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 yours.
PARTICLARS OF ME LOTS.
A romance of the South, "The Sweetest Qirl in Dixie," Introducing many typical and interesting American types.
8.40*74*44]
No. 1852 and 1857,
LOCILITY.
Boundary Manurement Approximate.
W
feet fee) wat
Square f
Annual
Upset F
Booking Now Open at PRICES: $3, $2 and $1,
9.15
BIJOU.
PROGRAMMĖ,
9.15
Special Wild West Drama BYAID OF THE LARIAT. Great Three Part Drama THE WEAKER VESSEL.
Liberty Hall (Comic). - NEWS OF THE WORLD (Pathé Unzette &
Gaumont Graphic)
Miss VIOLET BONETTA (a) Bolo Love" (b) "Wellcome in
MATINERS ON
about,
7.15
My Home Town" Sat'days 4.15 Sunday's 6.00
Artistes at all Matinees,
PICTURES ONLY 7.15
.
Public Companies
Public Companies UNION MARINE INSURANCE
PACIFIO MAILSTEAMSHIP:
-COMPANY
CO. OF LIVERPOOL,
PRIDAY, MAY 9th:
C. Haddon Chambers' great play,
"THE IDLER." From the St. James' Theatre, London.
ST RDAY, MAY 10th:
DIVORCONS.” Sardou's famous comedy,"
YONDAY, MAY 12th :
The laughable farce: FACING THE MUSIC."
MOUTRIE'S. Book Your Seats Without Delay.
VICTORIA THEATRE..
Electric Fans Throughout. TUESDAY. 20th inst. The Grand Dramatic Film 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 Dally.) NOTICE. 1.
From Saturday 3rd of May 1913, the MATINEES will Commence ON
Bombay
Calcutta'
Cantoo
Coba
Colca
Empire
Hoogkong
Bankom
ما اجمل
Paid-up Capital
Kobe
RESERVE TUNDS:
Marico
Sterling
PA
£1,500,000 at 2/=
Peking
SAD Freaclico
$15,000,000
Shanghai
Yokomma
Silver
17,200,000
Capital and Rai,obo (Ould)
abont............£190,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI
NESS Ascted,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opend on the mai
(„terns.
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Exod for one year si eX per magam, or for shorter periods, at rates, which macy be surertained on application...
BILLS NEGOTIATED 2 COLLECTED, "
Reserve Liability of
11
Exchange
1/16 4 M/L. LO
Selling.
24 Amle. DIP
9/16
5/1630d/s,Sney & Melbourne,
7216 | 80 d/s..8an Foo & New York. 49)
T/T.
[80 d/s
60 d/s
4m/s
T/T. Shanghai
TIT. Singapore
.864 m/s. Marks.
TT. Japan
T.T, India
14932
$32,200,000
6 m/s, do
Demand. India g...
.130
Demand, Manila
981 BarSilver, ready
forward
Gold Leaf per tael...
.205
Bank of England rate
Bovereign
Malwa, Old
3,100
Proprietors.....$15,000,000 T/T. 8an Fco & New York...4834
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
T/T. Java
Hon. Mr. C. H. Ross-Chairman T/T. Marks
MAIL NA SELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES 8. H. Dodwell, Esq.-Deputy T/T. Francs ................
made.
LETTERS OF CREDIT md DRAFTS granted
Do all the principal cities in the World.
THE BANK'B CIRCULAR LETTERS, Or CREDIT en avullable all over the World,
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
taxed.
PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shares sected,
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cubed,
GEORGE HOGG,"
Manager,
9, Queen's Road, Hongkong, Hongkong, 1st Nov., 1912
THE
YOKOHAM
1912
HAMA SPECIE BANK,
'LIMITED.
Established 1880.
Authorised Capital Yon 48,000,000 30,000,000 18,200,000
Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund .................
"+
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Chairman,
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.
Subsidiary Coins.
...2.53
.21114
..2.59
2.61
Patna, New........... 3,350 perche.
Discount per $100
Chinese...20 ots, pieces...3734
Chinese...10.
Hongkong.20
...$81/16 ...$638
Hongkong.10
...8734
Patna, Old
Opium Quotation.
Malwa, New
Mar. 28. .$3,000 per pic.
3,200
SHARE
SA-SALE
Benares, News.. 3,400.
Benares, Old........ 3,250
REPORT.
CLOSING
Q100
B-BUYERS
LAST DIVIDEND AND DATE.
£2/5/-atex 2/-1 equal to $21.71 for 3 year ending 31/12/12/
$18 for 1911 Interim of 10/- f 1911 Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12 msk. $15 for? 1911 & Int, of $3 for 19-12 f
of 2 per cent per Annum on the Hongkong & B'hai $125 daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 2 per cent per Cantons
Annum.
Annum.
N. J. STABB. Chief Manager
3-SELLERS
Hongkong-Interest Allowed,
On Current Account at the rate
Stocks & PamD UP, VALDE.
BANKS.
$805 sa...
MARINE INSURANCE..
Branches Antung-Hsien
Agencies at
„Nagasaki
North China
Bombay
"Newohwang
For 6 months, 33 per cent. per
Caloutta
Changchun
New York Osaka
Annum.
Unions
£81/10/-- 850 $31216 b
£5 T136 b..
$100 $795 .
For 12 months, 4 per cent per
Dairen Fengtien Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobe Liao-Yang London Lyons
Pekin
Ryoiun Port
Ya
angtzes
£50 $190
b.
(Arthur)
FIRE INSURANCES.
San Francisco
820 $149 $50 $356
A.
$10 för 1911
8.
$27 for 1911
b.
$15 $271⁄44 b.
(Preferred) (Deferred)
"Shell" Transports £1
}
£11
Shanghai,
Tiehling
Tiontsin
*Tokyo
Los Angeles
Interest Allowed on Current
Account.
Deposita received for fixed
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
China Fires Hongkong Fires
SHIPPING.
THE Business of the above China & Manilas 825 8816
Bank is conducted by the Douglas Steamship 850 $42 s. HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
Steamboats BANKING CORPORATION,
Rules may be obtained on ap- Indo-Chinas plication.
INTEREST. on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly
periods at rates to be obtained on balances at $3 Per Cent. per an- application.
EISHI ONO,
Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar, 1913... 118
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853,
HEAD OFFICE.—LONDON. Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund........ Reserve Liability Proprietors
£1,200,000
num.
REFINERIES
Depositors may transfer at their Star Ferry option balances of 8100 or more to the Hongkong and Bhanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT t 4 Per Cent, per annum
For the Hongkong and Shang, hai. Banking Corporation,
N.J. STABB, Chlef Manager,
£5 $95 nominal
114/- middle
b.
810 $50 b.
China Sugara $100 $1061 b. Luzon Sugars $100 $3710 ea. & 8. Chinese Engineerings £132/6
HINING,
Tranobs.
£178/9-middle Rauba
£1 $3.60 DOCKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS,}
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE Kowloon Wharfe $50 $82
£1,700,000 Capital Fully
of ..£1,200,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.
BANK.
Paid-up...5h. Taals 7,500,000] Head Office-Shanghai, Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches:
Calcutta Canton Berlin Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.
ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- coived for 1 year or shorter periods
"
LONDON BANKERS:
$1 for 1906
5 p.o. for year end'g 30'6'12 Dividend of $1 for halft year ending $1′12′′12 "T: (6 p.o. for year 1910 on
preferred shares
Final of 2 making 20% for yearending 31*12*11 Int, of 1/- a/c, 1912 | 15 p.c. for year ending
30.4.12
$3 for 1912 $3 for 1897
1/6 per shares final 1911)
(Coupon No. 18)
Int. of 2/6 afo. 1913
t
1/2 for 1909
b.
$4.50 for year 1912
H.K.&W'pos Dooks $50 $71 Shanghai Docks T. 100. T:63 Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T.112.
$1 final dividend for
year 1911
b.
Tls. 3 for 1912
b.".
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS.
Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94
($115 b. Hongkong Hotels 850 Hongkong Lands $100 $110
at rates which will be quoted on Mesars. N. M. Rothschild & Bons. Humphreys Estates $10 $814 ́b. application.
The Union of London and Bmith's Kowloon Lands $30 $37 b.
Bank, Limited. * Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Shanghai Lands T, 30 T. 92 b.
Agency.
West Points $50 $62 b. Direction der Disconto Gesell- schaft.
A.S. HEWETT,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22
WEDNESDAYS, PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, & SATURDAYS THE
at 5.30 p.m. SUNDAYS 6. p.m.
ΤΗ
Notice
ITALIAN CONVENT.
1.
HE Superioress of the Italian. Convent begs to renew her THE undersigned having been
appointed Agents for the appeal to the ladies and gentle- above Company are prepared to men of Hongkong for, the usual
Notices
CHINA
PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE
.CO., LTD.
· (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.). Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- perty, &c.
COTTON MILLS.
4
INTEREST allowed on Current Manila M'pole Hotel P10 P. 8 Account. DEPOSITS received: on terms which may be learned Ewos on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange busi- nese transacted.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,
Manager.
Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.
12
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED...
-
MISCELLANEOUS China-Borneos
b.
Final of Tls. A making
Tis 7 for 1912:
Tis. 6 29'2'10
$3 on old shares, #1.50)
on newshares for half year 31 12 12
*
Final div. of $314 making
$7 for 1912.
50 cents for 1812
$2.80 for 1912
5 p. a. for half to 30812
& final of 6p.c. making
11 p.o. for 1912
Final of $2.25 making $4,25 for 1912
15 per cent. for 1910
T4for year ended 31:10:10?
T7 for year ended 20'12'10)
50 centa 31.7.08
85 cents for 1912
;
B
70 cents for 1912
T. 50 T. 136 Hongkong Cottons $10 894 nominal
$12 $104 b. Light and Powers $101
63 Do. (Spec. shares) $1 China Providents $10 48% B. Dairy Farma 86 $251 BB.* Green Islande $10 $44 Hongkong Electrios $10 $3134 b. Hongkong Toes 825 $170
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Authorised Capital. ......£1,500,000 Loans made on the. Provident Subscribed.
0. ..... 1,125,000
562,000 Hongkong Ropes: $10 $21 System.
Paid Up
"415,000| (Rates and Particulars on ap- Resorved Fund
plication).
-HEAD OFFICE:
8. 10 T.61 40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C. BRANCHES:
་ ་
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR :OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &co., Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co, General Managers/"
NOTICE is hereby given that accept Marine Risks at current worn out clot of garments and Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 582
effective this date, thd un-
dersigned has assumed charge of
rates.
THE BANK 'LINE Limite!, Agents
F-880
the Hongkong Agency of the Hongkong. 28th April 1948.
Pacifo Mail Steamship Company, and all communications should be addressed to him, likewise' all documents to be of effect must bear his signature as below.
.O. H. RITTER,
Acting Agent.
342
·Hongkong, 1st Mar, 1213,
THE NORWICH UNION FIRE
· INSURANCE SOCIETY, LIMITED
MARINE DEPARTMENT,
THE
'HE UNDERSIGNED having been appointed Agents for
"Notice
clothes to Convent..
Of lato, there has been an, ap- THE FAMINE IN CHINA FIGHT Faune Dutricts with
area of 30,000 square miles. · · TWO and a half million people facing stravation, PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI-
BUTION TO-DAY,
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- IT WILL HELF TO SAVE LIFE KELLY & WALSH, LTD. local residents.
ceive benevolent responses from Treasurer, H. O, GULLAND, Eggs, Manager, Intematinas! Banking Dỡ.. An Invaluable Work of Reference The change of season calls forporation Shuur' ni
change of garments for Cocukrar 94th Jamrare 1987
the THE CHINA
YEAR BOOK 1913. orphan children. If residents
will kindly realize the great help GREEN $7.50
they can render by sending such of their dress materials as are no
New Edition. THE TRADE & ADMINIS- TRATION OF CHINA. By H. B. Morxe $6.00 Society are prepared to accept: Send For Our List of 1,000 risks at current rater COLONIAL NOVELS REDUCED
the Marine-business of tho-above-
HA DAVID SASBUUN & CO., I D. from $1,78 to do conts," Hongkong, 181d April 1918,
[ KELLY & WALSH LTD.
longer any use to them, the little children will be suitable providen with clothes they are so much d noed of.
ITALIAN CONVENT Hagkon, 18:6 Apx', 1959. [880
Bombay. Kandy, Caloutta, Galle, Howrah. Singapore.
Delhi.
Редаря Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. Rangoon, Hongkong, Colombo. Shanghai.
AGENTS IN JAPAN: Messrs. Jardine, Matheson ***** & Co.Ltd, BANKERE
Langkats
Morning Post Peak Tramway
$25 $22
$10 $114
8.
Do. (new) $1 $1 Hongkong Electric Trams 7/3 Philippines $10 $5 H. Price & Co., Ld. 810 $6.
ELO
انے
Bóciate. desferred
Pulpeset003350 ||$30 Papierteriespaid Edu Tonkin up 850
Benefit 8150 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T:150 London Joint Stock Bank, Lid, Steam. Laundry, $5 184
Bank of England"
88.
ga,
b.
**
United Asbestos]
Oriental Agency, > $10, 1891 b. VERY description of Banking Ld.........
and Exchange business United Asbestos? transacted. Stocks and Shares Founders Shares $10 $300 18LAND CEMENT bought and sold on account of COMPANY, LIMITED.. Constituents. Letters of Credit Union Waterboat $10 $163 B
granted on "Agents and Corres- pondents all over the world.
Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent per annum
PORTLAND, CEMENT,
In Osaka of 375 lbs. net.
· In Bage of 250 lbs. net."
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
Welsmann, Ltd.
Watson
$100 $18 $10:188.60 b
$94
on Daily Balanne and on Fixed William Powell Deposits at rates which may be
$1.25 for year end':
40 cents for 1911'
$1.60 per share for 1912
Final of 38 making $10)
for 1912 -
$1 interim & fined of $1 $2 for 1912
(Tis. 1 account 1913
None
80 cents on fully paid
shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30*4*12
Int, of $1 per share None...
$1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year
4 80 ctg for year end'g'30:51
(20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended 31'5'1912
$1 per share for year
"ending 31′121913
25 per cent, for year?
ending S1711
30 cents for 1910
40 cts, yearending 50°6′12
Corrected et rayo pa, May 5 WRIGHT AND HORNBY, PRES
General Managers, ascertained on application Oral Brokmi" 6 Du Vorer Hand Coven? Wel, adders Katkendaraan
Bengkong, 16th August, 1901 (8
F. C. MAUDONALD," The Talagraph done mot haid itself responsible for any of the pliere quotationer
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