1913-05-15 — Page 9

COMMERCIAL.

Output of Coal in 1913.

According to an advance proof of the General Report on Mines and Quairies, issued by the Home Office, the out; ut, of coal in the United Kingdom during 1912, the year of the great strike, w38,

owners

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1913.

Entertainments

KINETOPHONE

EDISON'S LATEST

INVENTION.

TALKING PICTURES

TERRITORIAL RIGHTS

AND

KINETOPHONES

260,567.552 tona, ng compared MOTION PICTURES, with 271,878,124 tone in 1411. In a note to the tables it is explained that the actual falling- off in production is, however, mewhat less than the figures in dicate. In previous year some

have been in 川

the habit of returning the gross weight sent out of the pit includ ing dirt. This year the net out- put of coal has heen returned by there owners, who estimate that the amount of dirt which would bave been included if the returns- had been made in the same way as in previous years was 2,207,789 tops. The atual falling-f. therefore, of output is 9,012,783 tou. The number of persone employed at mines under the Coal

ON LEASE ONLY.

SOLE RIGHTS FOR CHINA.

INDIA AND THE PHILIPPINES

Mines Act was 1,089,185 an in- THE EDISON. c.oase of 21,05%.

Public Companies

HELD BY KINETOPHONE

P.O. BOX 235.

Cable Address: KINETOPHON.

VICTORIA THEATRE.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE To-Night & For

LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

THE

HE thirty second Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the under- Bigned on Wednesday the 21st instant, at 11.45 am.

The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from the 7th to the 21st instant, both days. inclusive.

JARDINE, NATHESON &

CO., LTD.. General Agente.

Hongkang 5th May, 1818.

THE "STAR" FERRY CO„ LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS No

a. Few Nights Only; "LES MISERABLES!

By Victor Hugo.

AGENCY,

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATION.

London Office ad, Bishopsgala, K.G.

If end Office, Wall Street, New York,

A

BRANCHES

Boubay

Calcutta

Canton

Cebu

Colon

Empire

Hosgiong

Henlow

Capital and Reary

Kabu

Manila

58-100

Panama

Peking

San Francisco

Shangbai

Yokohama, 1,060,000 (09/ú)

aboalan Menteso con

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS Ipstad.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS'opened on 'tha maum *DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Axad for one your at 4% per annum, or for shorter perioda, az races, which may be ascertaland on application.

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED.

MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCEs

made.

"LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS graded on all the principal cities in ice World.

"THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are availalia all over the World.

·COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

"FURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Share

TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and mashed,

GEORGE HOGG, Manager.

9, Queen's Road, Hongkong. Hongkong, 1st Nov., 1912

THE

1912

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1880...

Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000

Banks

Exchange

ONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING

CORPORA.

Selling.

T/TAN JA Demand.... 30 d/s)..

.. TION,

Paid-up Capital $15,000,000 60 d/s...

RESERVE FUNDS:

Sterling

£1,500,000 at 12/-÷¬ $15,000,000 Silver ... '17,200,000

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

4m/e

T/T.Shanghai

T/T. Singapore

TT. Japan

$15,000,000 T/T. Java

COURT OF DIRECTORS.

S. H. Dodwell. Eeq.Chalt.non, T/T. France Hon. Mr. D. Landale. Deputy

Chairman.

G. Friesland, Esq. C. B. Gubbay. Esq.

P. H. Holyok, Esq. G. R. Laurenz, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.

Subsidiary Coins. Discount per $100 ..

Chinese :..20 cts. pieces...58 Chinese...10

Hongkong.10 .....$8

pala. Lio

4 m/s. D/P

Buying

2/13/16 2/15/16

6 m/s L/C.....8/- 15/16 30d/a.S'noy&Melbourne: (2/11/18

724 30 d/s. San Eco & New York, 150

6 m/s. do

* "forward

212}

€60+

8644 m/e. Marks

T.T. India gatsby

9944 m/s. France

..151.

$32.200,000 Demand, Manila

Demand. India...

1991

BarSilver. ready...

T/T. San F'co & New York.

เง

Gold Leaf per teel..

T/T, Marks

................206

2,55

Bank of England rate Sovereign

|Malwa, Old

3,100

Patna, New

3,350 parole..

...814

Hongkong.20

*....86

Patns, Old

3,900

Opium Quotation.

Malwa, New

Benaros, New Mar, 28. ..$3,000 per plo. Benares, Old...

3,400

..... 3,250.

S-SELLERS

SA-SALE

Stocks PAID or Valur,

BANKS.

CLOSING

$805 B.

£81/-/-

MARINE INSURANCE Cantons

$50

$325 £5 T1321 b.

$100 $780

b.

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.

Paid-up Capital 30,000,000 Hongkong-Interest Allowed.,

#1

Reserve Fund...... 18,200,000

M

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.

Newchwang

New York Овака

Pekin

Ryolun Port

On Current Account at the rate Hongkong & S'hai $125 of 2 per cent. per Annum on thei daily balance

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

For 3 months. 21 per cent per North China

Annum.

For 6 months. 34 per. cont. per

Annum.

Annum.

Unions

For 12 months, 4 per cent per Yangtzes

...

SHARE REPORT.

B-BUYERS

LAST DIVIDEND AND DATE.

£2/5/-at ex 2/-1 equal to)

$21.71 for 14 year ending 31/12/12 37 f $18 for 1911 Interim of 10/-.fr 1911 Final of 820 making #50) for 1911 and Interim) of $30 for 1912 - 1999) Final of $12 mak, $15.fort 1911 & Int.of$3 for 1912) $10 for 1911

FIRE INSURANCES.

N. J. STABB. Chief Manager-Chins Fires

BIJOU.

Branches Antung-Heien

Agencies at Nagasaki

9.15

PROGRAMME,

9.15

The Fine Cinema-

Coloured Drama

Bombay Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fengtien

A

NOBILITY

NOBILITY

Harbin

·(Arthur)

Hankow

San Franciscu

Honolulu

Shanghai

Biggles, The Millionaire (Comic)

Kobo

Tiebling

Booking at MOUTRIES. SAVED BY THE PONY EXPRESS

Liao-Yang

Tientsin

London Lyons

THE

Tokyo

-Los Angeles

Notices

(9 p.m. Sharp.)

Late Car to the Peak. Late Ferry to Kowloon.

ITALIAN CONVENE

THE

“HE Superioress of the Italian Convent bogs to renew her appeal to the ladies and gentle 7.15 men of Hongkong for the usual gifts of cast off garments and

A. B. Sensational Drama)

NEWS OF THE WORLD,

(Pathe Gazette )

Miss VIOLET BONETTA (The Saucy Soubrette), PICTURES ONLY

7.15

worn out clothes to the Convent. DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the FIFTEENTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEET. Of late, there has been an ap- ING of this Company will be held prociable falling-off in the period. at the offices of Messrs. Jardine. ical collections of old and second- Matheson & Co., Ltd. on WED-hend materials received at the NESDAY, the 21st May at 13 Convent. The Superioress feels "p.m. for the purpose of receiving confident that she has but to the Report of the Directors to urge the prossing and daily in- gether with a stalement of Ac-creasing needs of the Convent in. counts to 30th April. 1913.

ED

The attila A "FSHR Sol the Company will be CLOSED from TiAY 15th to NE DA, 21st inst, inclusive.

W. SUWN,

Acting Secretary Ha akow. "th" Ma, 1935, [44

NOTICE.

THE HONGKONG, AND SOUTH CHINA STEAM FISHERIES CO., LTD.

NOTICE is hereby given that a

Final Call of $3 per share

has been made on the share capt

its provision for the poor, to re- coiva benevolent responses from local residents."

EON KENDA!

the world famous

Palmist and Astrologer

The change of season calls for change of garmente. for

the orphan children. If residents has the honor to announce &

will kindly realize the great help thoy can render by sending euch 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. il ngkon, han apoi, 19–8.

NOTICE.

.

(820

tal of the Company and that same I have this day taken over the sole charge of MICHAEL & is payable to the Company's Binkers (The Hongkong & Co., sule agents for San Miguel Shanghai Banking Corporation, Draft Beer in Hongkong, and Hongkong) TO-DAY.

".

BRADLEY & Co., Ltd. made or liabilities by S.L. Joseph

General Managers.' · Ponokn 14th, Way 19 3.

NOTICE."

(374

PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD. OTICE is hereby given that the Ordinary Annual Meet-

NOT

from this day on no contract

will be recognised by my firm. V. W. DANIEL,

Manager. nagkone. 14th M «y, z=18.

NOTICE.

ing of Shareholders of the above in proposed to form a POUL-

TRY ASSOCIATION Company will be held at the

in

Short Seas nia

HONGKONG.

Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed periode at rates to be obtained on 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 ...... .£1,200,000 Reserve Fund... -. £1,700,000 Reserve Liability of

Proprietore .£1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS ze osivad for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application.

A. 8. HEWETT.

Acting Manager.

THE GRAPHIC" (London) Says His Delineations Are No thing Short of Marvellous."

LE FIGARO (Paris) "He Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. (22 is The High Priest of These Sclences."

"THE STANDARD" (London)

|

Says" He is Without Equal,"

THE

Consultations Daily

9.30. a.m. to 5 30 p.m.

Notices

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE

"LO, LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)

£50 $190

$20 $148 Hongkong Fires $50 $356

SHIPPING. HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK China & Manilae $25 $914

HE Business of the above Douglas Steamship $50 $4128

Bank is conducted by the Steamboats BONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

Indo-Chinas BANKING CORPORATION.

Rules may be obtained on sp-' plication.

INTEREST on deposits is al flowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent per ans num.

+

For the Hongkong and Shang hai Banking Corporation,"

N.J STABB, Chief Manager EUTSCH ASIATISCHE

D

Capital Fully

BANK.

J

8.

$27 for 1911

$1 for 1906

£5 $95 nominal

$15 $2714 b.

(Preferred) (Deferred)

}

:

117/-

Shell" Transports £1

{$10 $52

REFINERIES.

"Star Ferry'

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more China Sugars $100 $106 to the Hongkong and Shanghai Luzon Sugars $100 $36 Bank to be placed on FIXED BR MINING. DEPOSIT 4 Per Cent. per Chinese Engineerings £135)- annum.

£1 80/- Tronobs Rauba

£1 $3 DOCKS, WHARVÉS, & O'DOWNS. Kowloon Wharfe $50 $84 H.K. & W'poa Docks850, 871) Shanghai, Docks: T: 100T.63 Hongkow Wharfs F. 100 T:113)

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94

$115 6. Hongkong Hoteld: $50 20

$70h. Hongkong Lands $100 $110 Humphreys Estates $10 8814 Kowloon Lands 830 838 b Shanghai Lande T. 30 .92 b. West Points. $50 $65 b.. Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8

Paid-up. Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin..

Branches: Calcutta, Canton. Berlin Hamburg Hankow" Kobe Peking Singapore, Tientsin Teinanfu Taingtau Yokohama

LONDON HANKERS: Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Bank Limited.

Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agenov. Direction der Disconto Gesell Achaft. INTEREST allowed on Current Account. DEPOSITS received on terms which may be learned on application. Every description of Banking and Exchange bus ness transacted..."

R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,

Manager.

Hongkong Hotel. Loans on Mortgage of Bouse Pro- Hongkong, 8th Ort 1911.

Notices

perty, &c.

t

Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loans made on the Provident

System.

KELLY & WALSH, LTD. (Rates and Particulars on ap-

An Invaluable Work of Reference THE CHINA

YEAR BOOK 1918.

-57.50

THE TRADE & ADMINIS-

Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong on Hongkong and for this purpose a New Edition Thursday, 22nd day of May, 1913 Meeting is called for MONDAY at noon for the purpose of receiv-19th inst. at 5.30 pm. to be held ing the Report of the Directors at No. 14a. Des Voeux Road Cen- together with a Statement of Actral, 1st Floor, above Weismann's. counts for the year ending 30th All Interested April 1913. The Transfer Books invited to attend. of the Company will be closed from the 19th instant to the 26th instant, both days inclusive,

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS

& SON,

General Managers,

are earnestly

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. Pro. Tem. KELLY & WALSH LTD.

NOTICE. GONZALEZ DE

A, R. ELLIS,

Hon. Secretary.

Hongkar. 18th May, 1×13,

plication).

OF

The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers, Hongkong, 19th March, 1008 32

THE FAMINE IN CHINA.

.*r

ET Famos Districts with an

sins of 80,100 square mile. TWO and a halt llion people dne dravation, PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRI {"BUMON-TO-DAY, DECE BERN. IT WILL HELP TO‘BAVE-LIFE- EDO, manager of the VicTn womey, EL. Q. GULLAND, Esqı loria Theatre, Hongkong, will Manager, Inserts Brak ng Co.. over my connection with the portion Bhangbet any on May 31, 1913. firm of Ramos, Ramos & Com Hongkong. 6th May, 1918.

Had kong, 13th Mög, 1918. [37) LESSONS IN Chinese 1,

MARTIN'S

PAPIOL &STEEL BELINPILLS

Remedy Forail Irregularitian,

xvila in tan hetzen, so khašīnu 126 Br

of any iraqnianity of the bra Lim617 down Y. be administered. Thom whe

All Chommaa Bioeng phi ( Throughout the world a postres Bin

Chemist Southampton,

LE: SEO Coronaal them, hartóm viselte

MARTIN'S

APIOLESTE

MB LI FON FAN, 4 Chines

graduate, voted in

has Fees teacher to Ear pasa officiels and marchants in this Colony for over ten yes 15.

He has good method of training Europeans to pass in the Chinese ex- amination, and is possessed of a Brst rate certificate as a Chiness teacher, He has also a good knowledge of Mandarin and Hakku.

CREAM ALPACA

LUSTRES,

12:19.

SUITABLE for making Ladies

and Gentlemen's Dresses and Coats, 30 inches wide. Price $10.00 per piece of 30 yds. Cash Those who latend learning the Chin only Bubject to being ungold pno, inngrange are requested to write care- Apply ALEX.ROSS & Co., next

of "Honglong Telegraph." offas or door to Hongkong & Shanghai lirsen to 87 Hollywood Band, les Bar Bank,

Hongkong, 451h Jan, 1P11, [1/9 Hongkong, 4th May, 1018,

1957

: ་

'87

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED

PORTLAND, CEMENT

Casks of 375 lbs, net.

In Bags of 250 lbs. not.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO General Managers. Hongkong, 16th August, 1901 19

COTTON MILIS.

b.

b.

T. 50 T. 1421% b.

T, 135

$107

$14

Ewos, Shanghai Cottone: Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik Hongkong Cottons $10 $934 China-Borneos*

MISCELLANEOUS.

$12 $113 B..

(2

Green Islanda'.

Light and Powers $101"

Do.(Spec. shares) $1 Chins Providente 010 $8, $6 $26 Dairy Farms

$104.80

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

FINDIA, LIMITED, AF.

Authorised Capital £1,500,000 Hongkong Electrice $10 $34 Subsoribed

....1,125,000 Hongkong Ices

562,000 Paid Up Reserved Fund 415,000 Hongkong Ropes

HEAD OFFICE:

40, Threadneedle Street, ViLondon, E.O. BRANDHR9:

Bombay. Kandy. Calcutta. Galle.

Howrah. Singapore. Delhi. Penang. Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.S. Rangoon. Hongkong, Colombo. Shanghai.

AGENTS IN JAPANT: Mesure. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. BANKERS:

Bank of England.

London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd,

$9513177.

310 $21

Langkats

Morning Post P

g. 10. T.6012

$25 $22 -$10 $11%

Peak Tramway

Do.. (now) $1, $1; 6.

Bongkong Electric Trame7 Philippines

$1085

H. Price & Co...Ld. #10 - $6

Pros?

Societe des [ferred op

Pulpenet: $50 Li$20. Paplerteriespaidi

du Tonkin

up $50! Benefit $200. Shanghai-Sumatras T. 30F.150- Steam Laundry $5 $49 United Asbestos)

EVERY description of Banking Oriental Agency, $10 $911⁄2 b,

and Exchange business La transacted. Stocks and Shareg

bought and sold on account of United AsbestosĮ Constituents. Letters of Credit Founders Shares granted on Agents and Corres-Union Waterbost pondents all over the world,

$10 $300

8.60 b.

b.

5 p.c. for year end'g 30'6'12 Dividend of $1 for half) year ending 31′12′′12 (6 pic. for year 1910 on

preferred shares

(Final of 2/- making 20% for yearending 31:12*11 Int. of 1/a/o. 1912 15 p.o. for year ending

30.4.12

$3 for 1912

$8 for 1897

i

1/6 per shares final 1911)

(Coupon No. 18)

Int. of 2/6 a/o, 1913

1/2 for 1909

$4.50 for year 1912

for

$1 hal dividendo

year 1911

TIS. 3 for 1912 Final of Tis. 4 Tls 7 for 1912.

Tla. 6.29:270

making

$3 on old shares, $1.50 on now shares for half year 31*12*12

Final div. of 8914 making $7 for 1912

50 cents for 1912

$2.80 for 19124 inboun 5 p.o. for half to⋅ 30'6:12:) & final of 6 p.o. making 11 p.c. for 1912 AWA 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 2018*10]

́50'cents 31.7.08.

85 cents for 1912

70 cents for 1912.

$1.25 for year ondg 317,13

40 cents for 1811

$1.60 per share for 1919 Final of $8 making $10,

for 1912

b1interira'& final of $1L

$2 for 1912 Barinmed The 1'account 1913

Nove

80 cents on fully paid)

shares and 8 cents on $1paid shares for year ending 30°2 1LAZE Tit, of 61) per share? None: 16" WAS QUE MONK $1.50 for 1910

None

No dividend this year 50 ots, for year end g 30′5′′1

(20 per coot, por ordinary panahami for,year, onded

3131912

$1 per (share for year

ending 8113:1918

25 percent. for, yearl

ending 317114

30 cents for 1910

Interest allowed on Current As- Welsmann, Lid. 1810 18 counts at 2, per haut per annum (loopindadelana jean pan

$10 on Pally, Balance, and on Fixed Watson Deposita at ran which may be William Powell

40 ots. yearending 30812 sscertained on application.

Corrected to tayo ga. Biay mt by WRIGHT AND HORNBY, YMY HI F. C. MACDONALD., Gmus) kakun 4 De Torja Käid Goazeni deli adderes Krattaču,

Elanan dan man koll åteuf, responsible for sag of the abura quotations