COMMERCIAL.
Deutsche Bank.
The forty-third yearly report of the Deutsche Bank shows that the bank's turnover in the past year amounted to £8,800,000,000 against $6,300,000,000 in the previous year, the increase boing due solely to the branches. Tho
'THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1913
Entertainments
KINETOPHONE
EDISON'S
LATES I
number of accounts kept with MOTION PICTURES.
the bank, including current and
deposit accounts, at the end of
the year was 208,812, against
254,174 at the end of 1911. The
INVENTION.
TALKING PICTURES
directors are in the happy posi TERRITORIAL RIGHTS
tion of being able to report that the bank's share in the inter- ohange of merchandise with foreign countries in Europe and oversea was more extensive than in any previous year,"
Chinese Bank for Paris. It is stated that a Chinese bank, bearing the name of the Banque Industrielle de Chine, is shortly to be established in Paris by a group of French, German, and Belgian capitalists, who, says "New York Herald" (Paris edition), lave obtained from the Chinese
the
AND
KINETOPHONES
ON LEASE ONLY.
SOLE RIGHTS FOR CHINA
INDIA, AND THE PHILIPPINES
Republie a concession to under- THE EDISON take all kinds of banking business in China, as well as to finance and operate certain industrial enterprises.
Public Auction.
HELD BY
KINETOPHONE
P.O. BOX 135.
THE MUSICAL EVENT [!
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'R.
PARTICULARS and CONDI TIONS of the letting by Public Auction Bale, to be held on Tues- day, the 13th day of May, 1913, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by
CITY HALL.
THURS
THEATRE POYÁL
TO-NIGHT
Banks
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
CORPORATION,
Caplial and Res. 1,750,000 (Gold)
about434965,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BASTING BUSI NESS transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the neus,
terms.
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, dead for cus your at Xper annum, or for shorter periodu, ut rates, which may be ascertained on application:
BILLE NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. HAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES mada.
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities to the World,
THE BANKS CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are Avaliable all over the World.
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
L
PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shera *Record.
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cashad,
GEORGE HOOG, Manager.
9. Queen's Road, Hongkong, Hongkong, las Nor., 1912 1912
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
£1,500,000 at 24-* $15,000,000 Silver 17,200,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors...
T.T. India
$32,200,000 Demand. India
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
D.
Demand, Mapila
S. H. Dodwell, Esq.,-Chairman. T/T. Marks Landale. Esq.,-Deputy T/T. Franos Chairman,
G. Friesland, Esq.
C. S. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Holyoak, Esq.
G. H. 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 Bankera-London County and Westminster. Limited.
Exchange
BANKING CORPORA-
TION,
Selling.
Buying.
Head Office:-do, Wall Street, New York, London Oficejo, Hlshopigate, K
BRANCHES :-
Paid-up Capital
T/T. Domand .$15,000,000 30 d's
.2/- 1/16 | 4 m/s, L/C
2/59
.2/-16
4 m/s. D/P
127-34
3/16
Bombay
Koba
Calcutta
Cifted
Blexico
RESERVE FUNDS:
Sterling
60 d/s
2/21/2 6 m/s. L/O
4 m/s
..2/- 5/16 | 30d/s.S'ney & Melbourne
21-36
Caba
Panama
Colon
Peking
T/T. Shanghai
.72430 d/a. San F'co & New York. 4096
Empire
San Francisco
Hongkong
Shangbai
T/T. Singapore
Han
Yakalame
TT. Japan
...864 m/s. Marks
.2111
.9814
4 m/s. Francs
...2.59
14034
6 m/s. do
.....2.6L".
.150
BarSilver. ready
.27 11/16
$15,000,000 T/T. San F'co &
T/T. Java
York...494
forward...........27 15/16
1211
Gold Loaf pertael.....
205
Bank of England rate........
2,59)
Sovereign
$9.67
Subsidiary Coine.
Malwa, Old
......... 3,100
Disccunt per $100
Chinese ...20 sta. pieces...$7 13/16
Chinese .10 ..
Hongkong.20
...$8 1/16 ...8656
Patna, New 3,350 por che.
Patna, Old
3,200
Hongkong.10.
...87 18/16
Opium Quotation.
Benares, Now
3,400
Malwa, New......
Mar. 28. .83,000 perpic. Benares, Okl.......
3,250
SHARE REPORT.
5-SELLERS
Stocks & Paid up Value, DANKS.
SA-SALE
CLOSING
B-BUYERS
✔ TONS
($805 Ba.
£81/-/-
MARINE INSURANCE,
Cantons
$50
North China
Unions
$825 £5 T1331
$100
$795 nominal
Yangtzes.
£50 $190
820 $148 $50 $356
$25 €9
$42 B. $15 $274 b.
b.
8.
$10 for 1911
B.
$27 for 1911
b.
$1 for 1906
(Preferred) (Deferred)
}
£5 $95 nominal
117/-
b
Final of 2/-making 20%
44
Shell" Transports £1
for yearending 31 12 11
U£11
b.
Int, of 1/- a/c. 1912
Star Ferry"
{$10 $51
b.
15 p.o. for year ending
30.4.12
b.
$3 for 1912
30,000,000 Hongkong-Interest Allowed, 18,200,000
AGENCY,
Established 1880.
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000
Cable Address: KINETOPHON
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund ....
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Branches Antung-Hsien Bombay Calcutta
Agencies at
Nagasaki Newchwang New York.
Osaka
Pekin
Ryolun
Port
(Arthur)
San Francisco
Shanghai
Tiebling
Lino-Yang London Lyona
Tientein
Tokyo
Los Angeles
TO-NICHT:
and
8th.
SATURDAY, and MONDAY,
10th MAY
Order of His Excellency the Go-Passion of Mr. DAVID £ 19.
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 years.
PARTIDULARS OF THE LOTS.
Boundary Measurement. (App:o:mate.)
5,
Lock fat foct
Fort
12th.
COHEN.
By arrangement with fi, P. Koraka, Proprietor. Royal Opera Houis, Bombay.
The World Renowned Trio .LEO
CHERNIAVSKY
JAN
CHERNIAVSKY
MISCHEL
MISS MAY ROBERTS
and the
ANGLO-AMERICAN PLAYERS
in a Romance of the South,
"The Sweetest
Girl In Dixie
39
Changchun
Dairen Fengtien Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobe
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposita received for axed
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. par Annum on the Hongkong & S'hai $125 daily balance.
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 21 per cent. per
Annum.
For 6 months, 3 per cent. per
Annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent. per
Annum.
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager-
FIRE INSURANCES, Chins Firos Hongkong Fires SHIPPING HE Business of the above
China & Manilas Bank is conducted by the Douglas Steamship $50 HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Steamboats BANKING CORPORATION.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
THE
Rules may be obtained on ap- plication.
INTEREST on deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly
Introducing many typical and periods at rates to be obtained on balances at $3 Per.Cont. per an-
interesting American types.
Booking at Moutries.
Prices $3, $2, $1.
CHERNIAVSKY Curtain' at 9.15 p.m.
THE ARTISTES WHO HAVE CREATED
370
$3097
17.520
100 about, 70.
EUROPE AMERICA
Jabust
Public Companies
THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD,
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the FIFTEENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEET- ING of this Company will be held at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. on WED- NESDAY, the 21st May at 1.30 p.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to- gether with a statement of Ac- counts to 30th April. 1919.
A FURORE IN
application.
EISHI ONO,
Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar, 1913.
118
OF
Doors open at 8.30 p.mTHE CHARTERED BANK
FRIDAY
INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.
THE IDLER."
AFRICA AUSTRALIA.
SATURDAY
NEW PROGRAMME"NIGHTLY.
Box Plan at ROBINSON'S.
Special Concessions To Students in Parsion,
JOSEPH COLVEN
HOWARD EDIR,
Advance Manager. General Manager. 9.15 Hongkong 8th May, 1918. (345
VICTORIA THEATRE.
TUESDAY, 6th inst. Reappearance of
The Charming
HOWARD SISTERS, The Hongkong Favourites, Rag Times Dancers. WEDNESDAY, Grand Matinee at 5.30 p.m. "THE USURER" Grand Dramatic Film. FRIDAY
The Grand. Dramatic Film "A Race for Inheritance."
Notices
KELLY & WALSH," LTD.
An Invaluable Work of Reference The REGISTER OF SHARES of THE CHINA the Company will be CLOSED
YEAR BOOK 1918. from THURSDAY 15th to WED-
$7.50 New Edition THE TRADE & ADMINIS- TRATION OF CHINA.
NESDAY, 21st inst. inclusive.
W. B. BROWN,
Acting Secretary Hongkong, 7th May, 1918,
UNION MABINE INSURANCE CO. OF LIVERPOOL,
1854
THE undersigned having been
appointed Agents for the above Company are prepared to accept Marine Risks at current ratea.
Agents
By H. B. Morse $6,00 Send For Our List of 1,000 COLONIAL NOVELS REDUCED
from $1.75 to 60 cents. KELLY & WALSH LTD:
NOTICE,
DIVORCONS."
MONDAY
"FACING THE MUSIC."
BIJOU.
TO-NIGHT. LAUGH & LEARN Cervantes' Immortal DON QUIXOTE DON QUIXOTE
DON QUIXOTE
ALBO
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
num...
Depositors may transfor at their option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank to be placed on FIXED DEPOSIT For Dent. per annum
For the Hongkong and Shang- hal. Banking Corporation,
N.J. STABB, Chief Manager.
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE
£1,200,000 £1,700,000 Capital Fully
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund...
Reserve Liability of
9.15
The Indian Maid's Sacrifice Pathe Gazette &
Gaumont Graphic, AND
Miss VIOLET BONEÏTA · (The Merry Soubrette)
MATINEES ON
7.15
BANK.
Paid-up Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office.-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin. Branches:
Proprietors ...£1,200,000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE 'and General Banking business trans-Berlin Calcutta Canton/
Hamburg Hankow Kobe
acted..
I
LONDON BANKERS:
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Peking Singapore Tientsin ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Teinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama, ceived for 1 year or shorter periode at rates which will be quoted on application.
"A. S. HEWETT,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22
Notices
*
(Sat'days 4.15
Sundays 6.00 THE CHINA PROVIDENT
LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD.
PICTURES ONLY
7.15
Notice
ITALIAN CONVENT.
THE
HE Superioress of the Italian Convent begs to renew her appeal to the ladies and gentle- mon of Hongkong for the usual gifts of cast off garments and worn out olothes to the Convent.
(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Bone. The Union of London and Smith's Bank. Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Disconto Gesell- schaft.
INTEREST allowed on Current Account. DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange busi- | ness transacted.
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911. (2
Loana on Mortgage of House Pro-THE MERCANTILE BANK OF perty, &c.
Goods received on Storage, Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
Bystem. (Rates and Particulars on ap-
plication).
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1008
32
Of late, there has been an ap- preciable falling-off in the period- THE FAMINE IN CHINA, Ical collections of old and second- THE BANK LINE Limited, I GONZALEZ DE BERN- band materials received at the FIGHT Famine Districts with a EDO, manager of the Vic Convent. The Superioress feels Hongkong, 28th April, 1918. 1886 toria Theatre, Hongkong, will confident that she has but to fading stavation.
sever my connection with the urge the pressing and daily in- CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE firm of Ramos, Ramos & Com-creasing needs of the Convent in
pany on May 31, 1913. Hongkong, 6th May. 1918.
`LIMITED.
NOMOR TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE thirty second Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under- signed on Wednesday the 21st instant, at 11:45 a.m.
The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 7th to the 21st instant, both days. Linclusiva. MINDEN
JABDINE, MATHESON. &
CO., LTD.. General Agenta.
Hongkong Bib May, 1918.
MARTIN'S
APIOL 8STEEL HELPILLS
X Franah Mamady for all teragalasiiias, Startin'"Pille (w the Ziones, Methakam the T
MARTIN'S APIOLAS
thily or
sres of 30,000 square miles. TWO and half million propla PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI- BUTION TO-DAY.
Its provision for the poor, to re- IT WILL HELP TO SAVE LIFE. 549 ceive benevolent responses from
local residents.
Tresearer, H. O. GULLAND, Esqr Manager, International Banking Co. The change of season calls for portion, Shanghal change of garments for the darkene. 24th Juonare 1019 orphan children. If residente
will kindly realize the great help they can render by sending such GREEN
of their dress materials as are no longer any use to them, the little children will be suitable provided with clothes they are so much in need of
ITALIAN CONVENT. Hongkong, 18th Apdi, 1918,
[920
87
ISLAND CEMENT
"COMPANY, LIMITED, PORTLAND, CEMENT
Indo-Chinas,
A
REFINERIES
China Sugars Luzon Sugars
$100 $105 $100 83736 Chinese Engineerings £1 (35)-
MINING.
£1 80/-
LAJT DIVIDE.ID AND DATE.
£2/5/- at ex 2/-3 equal to $21.71 for . yoar ending 31/12/12
ea $18 for 1911.
Interim of 10-fr 1911 Final of $20 making 850 | for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12 mak. $15 for 1911 & Int, of $3 for 19 12
£1 $3.60 b.
Tronohs Raube Kowloon Wharfe 850 $3512 H.K. &W'pos Dooks 850 $714 Shanghai Docka T. 100 T.63 Hongkow Wharfe T. 100 T.113
DOCKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS,
LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94
f $115 b. Hongkong Hotels $50
$76 b. Hongkong Lands $100 $110 Humphreys Est tos $10 $84 b. Kowloon Lands $30 $38 b. Shanghai Landa T. 30 T. 92 b.
$50 $63 b.
COTTON MILLS.
West Points Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
Ewos
T. 50 T 136 Hongkong Cottons $10 $9 China-Borneo# $12 $10 b
MISCELLANEOUS.
6.
Light and Powers $101 $3 8.
Do. (Spec. shares) $1 China Providents $10 881 Dairy Farma...... $6 $26 Green Islands $10 64 90 Hongkong Electrics $10 $33 INDIA, LIMITED.
$25. Hongkong Icos Authorised Capital.....£1,500,000 | Subscribed
1,125,000 Paid Up.
562,000 Hongkong Ropes Reserved Fund
415,000 HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C.. BRANCHES:
ALMEN
Bombay. Kandy. Calcutta Galle, Howrah, Singapore. Delhi Penang. Madras, Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi Kuala Lumpur, F.M.8. Rangoon. Hongkong. Colombo. Shanghai.
AGENTS IN JAPAN: Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.: BANKERS:
$10 1321
Langkats
Morning Post Peak Tramway
g. 10 ·T.61
$25 $22 $10 $1116
Do. (new) $1 $1 6. Hongkong Electric Trams7/1 Philippines H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 86 $10 $5
Pre-
Societe desferred
Pulpeset Papierteries
$50 $20 paid du Tonkin
up $50 Beneft] $200 Bank of England.
Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T.150 London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd, Steam Laundry $5842
United Asbestos
Oriental Agency, $10 $911⁄2 bi Ld... United Asbestos Founders Shares
Weismann,
VERY description of Banking: and Exchange business transacted. Stooks and Shares bought and sold on account of Constituents. Letters of Credit Union Waterboat granted on Agents and Corres~ |||| pondents all over the world.
Interest allowed on Current Ac-} counts at 2 per cent per annum Watson, on Daily Balanos and on Fixed SHEWAN, TOMES & 00. ascertained on application.
Deposits at rates which may be General Managers Hongkong, 16th August, 1901-
V. O. MAUDONAL]);}
In Caaks of 375 lbs, net.
In Bags of 250 lbs, not,
William Powell
$10 8300 $10 $16
810 818
$10 88.60
$932
Comiclad to go gim. hay 3 1gr by
b.
8,
b.
b.
b.
5 p.e. for yoar end'g 30'6'12 Dividend of $1 for half) year ending 31°12′12 ƒ f6 p.a. for year 1910 on
preferred shares
$3 for 1897
1/6 per shares final 19111
(Coupon No. 18)
Int, of 7/6 s/o.-1913
1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912
$1 final dividend
year 1911
Tls. 3 for 1912
[ox}
B}
Final of Tls. 4 making
Tis 7 for 1912
Tis. 6 29'2'10
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on new shares for half
-year 31'12'12
Final div. of 8314 making.
$7 for 1912
50 cents for 1912
$2.80 for 1912
5 p. o. for half to 30°6′12
& final of 6ip.o. making
11 p.e. for 1912
Final of $2,25 making $4.25 for 1912
15 per cent. for 1910 T4 for year ended 31'10'10) T7 for year ended 20:12:10/
50 cents 31.7.08
85 cents for 1912
70 cents for 1912.
$1.25 for year end'g $1'7'12 40 cents for 1911
*$1.60 per share for 1912
Final of $8 inaking $10
for 1912
$1 interim & final of $11
$2 for 1912
Tls. 1 account 1913 ̧ ̈·
None
80 cents on fully paid)
shares and 8 conta on
$1 paidabares for year ending 304-12
Int. of $1 per share None
b.
B.
$1.50 for 1910
b.
Мопо
88.
No dividend this year 50 ote, for year end'g 30'5'1
20 per cent. per ordinary
share for year ended.. 31'5'1912
$1 per share for year
onding 31′12*1912
25 per cent. for year
ending 31711
30 cents for 1910
40 cts, yearending 80'612 WRIGHT AND HORNBY, and
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