A
COMMERCIAL.
Coal in the F.M.S.
The "Malay Mail" hears that very strong local support has been given to the flotation of the Ra- wang Collieries, the prospectus of which has been in private circu- lation some little time.
Shanghai Bullion.
May 2, 1913.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, -FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1913.
Entertainments
KINETOPHONE
EDISON'S
LATES I
Mexican Dollars: market rate :
MOTION PIC] URES;
Opening ...TIs.
79.9
Olosing ....TIs.
.78.9
Dragon Dollars,
Native Bank
Rate
...Tla. 73.825
Gold
Shanghai
Bars: 978 touch Tls. 354
Bar Silver
...Tls. 111.15
Copper Cash...por tael. 1,768
Sovereigns: buy-
ing rata, at 29.1-4-Tls. 7,21
at Exoh. 74-Mox. $9.74.
Peking Bar
Native Interest...
...Tis.
355
Public Auction.
G.
R.
PARTICULARS and CONDI«, TIONS of the letting by Public Auction Sale, 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
INVENTION.
TALKING PICTURES
TERRITORIAL RIGHTS
AND
KINETOPHONES
ON LEASE ONLY.
SOLE RIGHTS FOR CHINA
INDIA, AND THE PHILIPPINES
THE EDISON
HELD BY KINETOPHONE
P.O. BOX 225.
Cable Address: KINETOPHON.
Order of His Excellency the Go- THE MUSICAL EVENT!!!
CITY HALL.
SATURDAY & TUESDAY:
10th.. MAY 13th.
vernor, of Two Lots of Crown Land at Leighton Hill, and Shau- kiwan Road respectively in the Colony of Hongkong," for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at Crown Reats to be fixed by the Surveyor of Hie. Majesty the King, for one furtherDirection of Mr. DAVID L. D., CÒREÝ,, term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
No. of Sala.
Between, Er'and
LOCALITY.
Bondary Mca..cmins: (Approximate.j
M
?.
Aanaa! Rent.
1.757
-Up et Price.
lati.
Leat Haut feat
19:520
100 aut. 70
230
J5 20 Abou
Public Companies
THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN
that the FIFTEENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEET- :ING of this Company will be held
By arrangement with G. F. Karaka, Proprietor, Royal Opera House. Buinbay -
The World Renowned Trib
*LEO
HERNIAVSKY
JAN
CHERNIAVSKY
MISCHEL
CHERNIAVSKY
THE ARTISTES W JO HAVE CREATED
TURORE IN
EUROPE
AMERICA
3
· AFRICA AUSTRALIA. NEW PROGRAMME NIGHTLY.
Box. Plan at ROBINSON'S.
Special Concessions To Students In Parties. JOSEPH COLYEN HOWARD EDIE, Advance Manager. General Manager Hongkong 8th May, 1918. (845
VICTORIA THEATRE.
TUESDAY. 6th lnst. Reappearance of
at the offices of Messrs. Jardine. The Charming
Matheson & Co., Ltd. on WED- NESDAY, the 21st May at 1430 p.m. for the purpose of rodeiving the Report of the Directors to- gether with a statement of Ac- counts to 30th April. 1918.
The REGISTER OF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY 15th to WED- NESDAY, 21st inst. inclusive.
W. §. BROWN,
Acting Secretary
[854
Hongkong, 7th May, 1913.
UNION MARINE INSURANCE
CO. OF LIVERPOOL,
·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
THE undersigned having been KELLY & WALSH, LTD.
appointed Agents for the An Invaluable Work of Reference above Company are prepared to THE CHINA accept Marine Risks at current
ratos.
THE BANK LINE Limited, Agents Hongkong. 28th April, 1918, 1986
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE
LIMITED.
NOTICE 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.
{THEATRE
AGENCY,
TO-NIGHT
Banks
Banks
INTERNATIONAL BANKING HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
CORPORATION.
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Hud CedaWall Street, New York, London Offer, Blahopsgate, C
BRANCHES:--
Bombay
Садов
Calcutta
Cabe
Colon
Kapire
Hongkong
Hankaw
Paid-up Capital $15,000,000 Demand RESERVE FUNDS:
Robe
Manila
Mexico
Sterling
Patutma
Vakar
San Francisco
Shanghal Yokohama.
Capital and Res€?,960,000 (Gold)
...1,450,000
EVERY DESC Doug's OF DANKING BUSI
NE99 transacted.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the manas
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fand for one year at 4% per manum, or for shorter perioda, at rates, which may be ascertained on application, person
BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED, MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES made....
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS granted on all the principal cities in the Worldayan
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT A avaliable til near the World
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT
insand.
„PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Bbaren affected,
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and embed.
GEORGE HOGG, Manager.
9. Quera's Road, Blongkong. 1912 Hongkong, lat Nov., 1912
THE
JOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880...
11
£1,500,000 at 2/-=1 $15,000,000 Silver 17,200,000
Reserve Liability of
Proprietors
815,000,000 Demand, Manila
Exchange
COURT OF DIRECTORS. T/T. San F'oo & New York...484
BANKING CORPORA
TION.
Selling.
Buying,
T/T,
30 d/s
21-3/16
1/18 | 4 m/s. L/C 2-78 4 m/s. D/P.
60 d/s
224
6 m/s. L/O
4 m/b
5/16 30d/s. S'ney & Melbourne
21-76
T/T. Shanghai
.721 30 d/s. San F'co & New York. 4994
T/T. Singapore.
86 4 m/s. Marks,
2111
TT.Japan ..*.
9814
$32.200,000 T.T. India
4 m/s. Franos
14934
Demand. India
6 m/s. do
.98)
.150 BarSilver. ready
.27 11/16
forward
.27 15/16
1212 Gold Leaf per'tael..
.50
.2085 | Bank of England rate ..2.53) Bovereign
$9.87
Subsidiary Coins.
Malwa, Old
3,100
Discount per 8100
Chinese...20 ots. pieces...$7.13/16
Patna, Now
3,350 per cha
Chinese ...10
$81%
Hongkong.20
$696
Patza, Old
3,200
Hongkong.10
.877%
Opium Quotation.
Benares, New
3,400
Malwa, New
Mar. 28. 283,000 per pir.
Benares, Old.
3,250
S. H. Dodwell, Esq., Chairman. T/T, Java
Landale. Esq.-Deputy T/T. Marke
T/T. France Chairman,
+
D.
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. Ahellim. H. A. Siebe, Esq.. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong N. J. Stabb,
MANAGER.
Shanghai-A.,G, Stephen. London Bankers London County and Westminster Limited.
Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000! Paid-up Capital 30,000,000 Hongkong-Interest Allowed. Reserve Fund...... 18,200,000
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on the daily balance.
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA
MISS MAY ROBERTS]Dairen
and the
Agencies at Nagasaki Newohwang New York Osaka
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 2 per cent. per
Annum.
SHARE REPORT...
S-SELLERS
STOCKS & PAaid ur ValuE.
BANKS.
Hongkong & S'hai #125.
SA-SALE
B-BUYERS
CLOSING Vเพ
$805 Ba
£81/-/- $50 $825
MARINE INSURANCE L Cantons
For 6 months, 3 per cent. per North China
Annum.
For 12 months, 4 per cent per Unions
Annum.
ROYAL
Branches Antung-Heien
Bombay
Calcutta Changchun
Fengtier Harbin
Pekin... Ryciun
Port
(Arthur)
Hankow
San Francisco
Honolulu
Shanghai
Kobe
Tichling
Liao-Yang
Tientsin
THE
London
Tokyo
Lyons
Los Angeles
ANGLO-AMERICAN
PLAYERS
In C. Haddon Chambers'
great play,
THE IDLER"
From the St. James Theatre,
London.
Booking at Moutrles. Prices $3, $2, $1,
Curtain at 9.15 p.m.
9.15
Doors open at 8.30 p.m SATURDAT
DIVORCONS,
MONDAY
"FACING, THE MUSİC."
BIJOU.
TO-NIGHT.
LAUGH & LEARN Cervantes'. Immortal
DON QUIXOTE DON QUIXOTE
DON QUIXOTE
ALBO
Interest Allowed on Current...
Account. Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO,
Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar., 1913.
118
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND
OHINA.
Incorporated by Royal
Charter 1853;:
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
Paid-up Capital
£1,200,000
N. J. STABB, Chief Manager. Yangtzes
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
HE Business of the above
SHIPPING.
£5 T1334
$100 $795 nominal
Bánk is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI Douglas Steamship 850 842 s. BANKING CORPORATION. Steamboats
Rules may be obtained on ap- plication.
INTEREST on, deposits is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Por Cent. per an-
num...
LAST DİVİDĮKƏ AKU DATE.
£2/5/- at ex 2-4 equal to
921.71 for 16 ending 31/12/12
$18 for 1911
year
· Interim of 10/- f ̧r 1911 Final of $20 making $50 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Final' of $12 mak. #15 för]
· 1911& Int, of83 for 1918-
5. p.o. for year end'g30612 Dividend of $1 för half) -year ending 31′12′′12 - } (6 p.o. for year 1910 ób
preferred shares
£50 $190
FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires
: $20 $148
$10 for 1911
Hongkong Fires
$50 3356
8.
$27 for 1911
China & Manilas
$25 $9
b.
$1 for 1906
$15
Indo-Chines
(Preferred) (Deferred) Shell" Transports £1
$274 b.
£5 $95 nominal
b'
[Final of 2/- making 20%
for year ending 31°12′
Star Ferry"
£11 $10 $52
$100 $105 $100 $3734
b.
15 p.o. for year endin”
b.
$3 for 1912
Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more" to the Hongkong and Shanghai |:
RETINERIES. Bank to be placed on FIXED China Bugare DEPOSIT et 4 Per Cont. per Luzon Sugara
1.
MINING.
For the Hongkong and Shang-Chinese Engineerings £1 35/- hai. Banking Corporation,
NJ. STABB, Chief Manager, Tronohs
Raubs Kowloon Wharfs
£1 80/-
DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE DOCKS WHARVES, & DOWNE
Reserve Fund..........£1,700,000 Capital Fully Reserve Liability of
Proprietor............£1,200,000
9.15 FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.
The Indian Mald's Sacrificé Pathe Gazette &
|
BANK,
£133.60 850 1851 HK, & Wpos Dooks 850 871 Paid-up...Sh. Tasis 7,500,000 Shanghai Docks T. 100. T.83
Hongkow Wharfs. 100 T.1134 Head Offion.--Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin.
LANDS, "HOTELS & BUILDINGS Branches: ..
Anglo French Lands T,100 T.94 Caloutta Canton
$115 b. Berlin Hamburg Hankow Kobe
Hongkong Hotels $50 Teinanfu, Tsingtau Yokohams. Hongkong Lands $100 $110 Peking Singapore Tientsin
$78 h.
LONDON BANKERS: Mesers. N. M. Rothschild & Sone. Humphreya Estates $10 1814 b. The Union of London and Smith's Kowloon Lands
$30, $88 Bank, Limited.
"
b.
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.
A. S. HEWETT,
Acting Manager. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 92 b. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. [22
Direction der Disconto Gesell-West Points $50 $63 b.
Gaumont Graphic, AND Miss VIOLET BONETTA (The Merry, Soubrette)
Sat'days 4.15 MATINEES ON
Sundays 6.00 THE
PICTURES ONLY 7.15
7.15
Notice
YEAR BOOK 1918.
$7.50
ITALIAN CONVENT.
New Edition
Notices
CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE 00., LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- perty, &e.
Goods received on Storage.→ Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident
System.
(Rates and Particulars on ap-
plication).
THE TRADE & ADMINIS- THE Superioress of the Italian TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
"TRATION OF CHINA.
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:
2
NOTICE.
Convent begs 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
Agency.
schaft.
Fi
INTEREST allowed on Current Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8 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
COTTON MILLS.
wos
MISCELLANEOUS.
T. 50 T. 136 Hongkong Cottons $10 8934 China-Borneos $12 $101 b. Light and Powers $101
$3 8, Do. (Spec. shares) $1] China Providents $10 $8 08,
$6 $26 a. Green Islands $10 $490° Dairy Farme Hongkong Electrics $10 $33 1,500,000 Hongkong Icse $25 1,125,000
562,000 Hongkong Ropés $10 $21 415,000
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Authorised Capital Subscribed
Paid Up Reserved Fund
HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C. 'BRANCHES:
The Office of
WILLS, ATTORNEY, & Bombay. Kandy.
Undertakon and Executed.
Calcutta. Galle.. SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Howrah. Singapore.
General Managers.
Ponang, Delhi. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32 Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.8. Rangoon. Hongkong. Colombo. Shanghai.
THE FAMINE IN CHINA. EGET Faune Durtricts with a
stes of 10,000 square miles. TWO and ball million people facing atravation. PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI-,]
BUTION: TO-DAY.
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! The Transfer Books of the Com- GONZALEZ DE BERNconfident that she has but to pany, will be closed from the 7th EDO, manager of the Vicurga the pressing and daily in- to the 21st instant, both days toria Theatre, Hongkong, will creasing needs of the Convent in Inclusive.
sover my connection with the its provision for the poor, to re- IT WILL HELP TO SAVE LIF ¿ JARDINE, MATHESON & firm of Ramos, Ramos & Com- osive benevolent responses from Tirsarai. B.C. GULLAND, Roqr
pany on May 31, 1913.
Manager, Internatioal Banking Go.. Hongkong. 6th May. 1918. "
The change of season calls for
poratina. Bbarba). change of garments for the Campkede, 84th Jassure 1019 orphan children. If residents
CO., LTD.. General Agents,
Hongkong 5th May, 1919.
[346
Notice
BANK HOLIDAY.
· CREAM ALPACA
·LUSTRES,
local residents.
F849
87
AG,
AGENTS IN JAPAN: Masera. Jardine, Matheson
& Co., Ltd. BANKERS:
Bank of England.
Langkata
Morning Post Peak Tramway,
g. 10 T.61
$25 $22
·༄'
5 b.
$10 $112
81 81.8.
Do.. (now) Hongkong Electric Trams 7/1 $10.85 Philippines HL. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6
1 Pro Scoleta des forred
Pulpeset
Benefit 18200
London Joint Stock Bank, Ltt, Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 TA150
will kindly realize the great help they can render by sending such GREEN ISLAND CEMENT bought and sold on account of
of their dress materials as are no
SUITABLE for making Ladies longer any use to them, the little Gentlemen'e Dresses children will be suitable provided
IN accordance with Ordinance and Coats, 30 inches wide. Price with clothes they are so much in
No. 5 of 1912 the EXCHAN$10.00 per plece of 30 yds. Cash need of. GE BANKS will be closed for the only. Subject to being unsold. transaction of Public Business on Apply ALEX, ROSS & Co. next MONDAY the 12th instant, Whit door to Hongkong & Shanghai Monday, pl
Bank,
Hongkong, 7th May, 1918, [854 Hongkong, 85, May, 1915.
ITALIAN CONVENT.
[857 | Hongkong, 18th April, 1918,
COMPANY, LIMITED.
PORTLAND, CEMENT
In Casks of 375 lbs, net. In Bags of 250 lbs, net.
BHEWAN, TOMES & CO, Mu· General Managers. [820 Hongkong, 16th August, 1001
EVERY description of Banking and Exchange businGES transacted. Stooks, and Shares Constituents. Letters of Credit granted on Agents and Corres- pondents all over the world.
Interest allowed on Current Act counts at & per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fired Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application.
T. C. MAUDONALD;
Manager,
b,
فة
9.
Int, of 1/- a/c, 1912
30.4.12
$3 for 1897
1/6
per shares Anal 1911) (Coupon No. 1311911)
Int. of 3/6 a/c. 1918
1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1012
for
$1 *final dividend· for]
year 1911
Tie, 3 for 1812
- Final of Tis. 4 making
Tla 7 for 1912
Tle. 6 29'2'10
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on new shares for half. yes: 81'12-12
Final div. of $331⁄2 making
$7 for 1912
50 cents for 1912
$2.80 for 1912
5 p. o. for half to 30,812)
& finel of 6.p.s, making
11 p.o. for 1912
Final of $2,25 making
$4.25 for 1912
15 per cent for 1910
T4for year ended 3110101 T7for year ended 20°12′10
50 cents 31.7.08
85 cents for 1912
70 cents for 1912
$1.25 for year end'g 31′′7 40 cents for 1911 -
$1.60 per share for`1919 Finalof 88 making #101
for 1912
$1 interim &c.apal of $13.
$2 for 1912
(Tis. 1 account 1913,
None
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cente on $1paid shares for year onding 30'4'122 Int. of 81 per share None $1.50 for 1910
None
50 dts, for year end'g 30:51
Papierteries
du Tonkin
850 820 paid up 850
68
No dividend this year,
Steam Laundry 65843 United Asbestos
b.
Oriental Agency, $108916 b Ld.
$10% 8500
United AsbestosĮ Founders Shares Union Waterboat
Weismann, Ltd. Watson William Powell
$10 $16
$10, $18
: $10 88.60
20 per cent. per
share for
3151912
ended
per share for year. ending 31′12′′1918":
25 per cent. for your}
ending $1711
80 cents for 1910 /
40 ots, yesrending 37613
-- Corrected to ta go poll. May 8 tyyty by Growl Brokely 4 De Vorta Road Centesi! Wal, söderes ResLSE",
The Talegraph dôve not bold itself responsible for any of thisbori quocationis
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