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Public Companies

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...

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

JARDINE, MATHESON &

CO., LTD.. General Agents."

Hongkong 5th May, 1918.

THE "STAR" FERRY CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

"OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

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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 12.30 p.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors to- gether with a statement of Ac- counts to 30th April, 1913.

The REGISTER UF SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY 15th to WED.. NE DAY, 21st inst. inclusive.

W. 8. BROWN,

Acting Secretary

Ho gkoog, 7th May, 1919.

NOTICE.

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PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.

NOTICE is hereby given that

the Ordinary Annual Meet-

THE

Entertainments

-HONGKONG →TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1913.

VICTORIA THEATRE.

TO-NIGHT 9 p.m.

"LES MISERABLES

LATE CAR TO THE PEAK.

BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S

SATURDAY, 17TH, 7.30 P.M.

GRAND MATINEE

LES MISERABLES

MATINEE, SUNDAY 18TH, 6 P.M.

NEW FILMS & Miss NORA MOORE.

Banks

"CORPORATION. ·-

Exchange

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORA-

TION,

Selling,

Buying

Hand Clica 2-do, Wall Street, War Võrk. London Office36, Bishopsgate, KC,

BRANCHES :-

Paid-up Capital

.$15,000,000

| T/T.

Domand 30 dis

4 m/s. L/C

19/16

4 m/s. D/P

Kabe

RESERVE BUNDS:

60 d/B

7/16

6 m/s L/C

....8/18/16: ! 2/4/15/16/

Manila

Africa

Sterling

4 m/s

Panama

£1,500,000 at 2/--

T/T. Shanghai

7814 | 30d/e. San Fco & New York, 150

Peking

San Francisco

phanghri

Silver

Yokes Fa

$15,000,000 17,200,000

T/T. Singapore '...........

864

m/s. Marka

£12

TT. Japan

situsmen

4 m/s. France

2.601

T.T. India

6 m/s. do

‚2.5%))

1511

BarSilver, ready

forward

189

Gold Leaf per tael......

Bombay Calcutta

Canton

Colon

Hongkong

HRD HOW Capital and Reser$7,060,vơn (Gold) -

about £1,130,000

EVARY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS Red.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS «pened on the astas

DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Ed for ons year as

#32,200,000 Demand. India..............

Demand, Manila

2-$0d/e8'ney & Melbourne 2/11/16

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors..... .815,000,000 T/T. San F'oo & New York...49% H. Dodwell, Esq., Chairman, TT. Marke COURT OF DIRECTORS. T/T. Java

Mr. D. Landale. Deputy T/T. Francs

And hangm, or for shorter periode, at rates, waka,

may be nacertained on application.

HILIS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED,

MAIL and 2.2LEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES Hon.

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS grazied on all the principal cities in the World, "

THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS or CREDIT 250 avaliable all over the World.

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF · CREDIT

wed.

PURCHASE and SALE of Excoke and EhareS factad,

TRAVELLERS CHECKE sold and cubed,

GEORGE HOGO,

Manager.

9. Queen's Road, Hongkong. Hongkong.. 11 Nov,, 1912 -

1912

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE, BANK,

LIMITED.

Ec ́ab1⁄4-* ›d 1880.

Authorised Cap al Yes 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital

Reserve Fund

Bombay

++

Chairman.

G. Friesland, Esq. 0.8. 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. Slabs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N, J. Stabb. MANAGER. Shanghai-A, G. Stephen. London Bankers-London County and Westminster

....... Limited.

30,000,000 Hongkong-Interest Allowed. ., 18,200,000

..................206 Bank of England rate .... imin...........2:55. Sovereign : ..............

Subsidiary Coins.

Malwa, Old

********* 3,100

Discount per $100

Chinese...20 ota. pieces...$8 1/16

Chinese ...10

Patna, New

...$81

3,350 per chie

Hongkong.20

Hongkong.10

...86) ...$816

Mar. 28.

Patna, Old..... 3,900

Opium. Quotation.

Malwa, New.....$3,000 perpic.

Benares, New..... 3,400 ..

Benares, Old................ 3,250.....

SHARE REPORT.

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

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months, 2 per cent. per

· E-BUYERS

→ LANK DIVIDEND AND DATE.

£2/5/- at ex 2/4 equal to $21.71 for 14" "year" ending 31/12/12

$18 for 1911 Interim of 10/- f'r 1911 Final of $20 making 650 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12 mak. $15 for 1911 & Tat.of$) for 1912

S-JELLÉRS SA-SALE

Sucks & Pad Up Value.

BANKS.

CLOSING

QTOR

$805 4.

£81/-/-

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

MARINE INSURANCE®,

Cantons North China

$50

$925

£5

T1324 b.

Branches Antung-Hsien

Agencies at

Nagasaki Newohwang

Annum

Unions

$100 8780

For 6 months, 3 per cent

per

Calcutta

New York

Annum.

¿

Changchun

Osaka

For 12 months, 4 per cent

per

Yangizaś

b.

Dairen

Pekin

Annum,

Fengtien

Ryolun

Port

N. J. STABB, Chief Manager.

B.

$10 for 1911

Harbin

(Arthur)

6,

$27 for 1911

Hankow

San Francisco

INVENTION,

Honolulu Kobe

Shanghai

Tichling,

Liao-Yang

Tientsin

TALKING PICTURES

London Lyons

Tokyo.

KINETOPHONE

EDISON'S LATEST

ing of Shareholders of the above MOTION PICTURES, Company will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong on Thursday, 22nd day of May, 1913 at noon for the purpose of receiv- ing the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Ac- counts for the year ending 30th April 1913. The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 19th instant to the 26th instant, both days inclusive.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS.

& SON, General Managers.

Hongkong, 18th May, 1918.

Notices

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KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

TERRITORIAL RIGHTS

AND

KINETOPHONES

ON LEASE ONLY.

SOLE RIGHTS FOR CHINA,

INDIA, AND THE PHILIPPINES

An Invaluable Work of Reference THE EDISON KINETOPHONE

THE CHINA

YEAR BOOK 1918.

New Edition

$7.50

THE TRADE & ADMINIS-

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.

NOTICE.

I have this day taken over the eole charge of MICHAEL & Co., sole agents for San Miguel Draft Beer in Hongkong, and from this day, on 'no contract made or liabilities by S.L. Joseph will be recognised by my firm. V. W. DANIEL,

Manager, Hongkong, 14th May, 1918,

IT ie

NOTICE.

Tis proposed to form a POUL-

TRY ASSOOLATION

in

Hongkong and for this purposе a

Meeting is called for MONDAY

19th inst. at 5.30 p.m. to be held

HELD BY."

*P.Ó. BOX aas.

Cable Address: KINETOPHON.

BIJOU.

PROGRAMME. 9.13

The Fine Cinema-

9.15

Los Angeles

Interest Allowed on Current

Account. ·

Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.

EISHI ONO,

Manager, Hongkong, 31st Mar, 1913. [18

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1858.

21,200,000

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.: Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund....£1,700,000 AGENCY, Reserve Liability of

DO YOU KNOW THIS MANP

LEON KENDAI

the world famous

Coloured Drant Palmist and

NOBILITY NOBILITY

Biggles, The Millionaire (Comic)-

Astrologer

SAVED BY THE PONY EXPRESS has the honor to announce a

(A. B. Sensational Drama) NEWS OF THE WORLD,” (Pathe Gazette)

7.18

Miss VIOLET BONETTA (The Saucy Soubrette). PICTURES. ONLY

Notice

ITALIAN CONVENT.

Short Season Int

HONGKONG.

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

"He

"LE FIGARO" (Paris) Is The High Priest of These 7.15 Sciences,'

at No. 148. Des Voeux Road Cen- THE Superioress of the Italian

'THE STANDARD" (London) Says "He is. Without Equal."

Consultations Daily 9.30 a.m: "to 5:30 p.m.

tral, 1st Floor, above Weismann's. Convent begs to renew her Hongkong Hotel. All interested are earnestly appeal to the ladies and gentle-

invited to attend.

men of Hongkong for the usual

A. R. ELLIS, gifts of cast off garments and worn out clothes to the Convent.

Hon. Secretary,

Pro. Tem.

Hongkong, 28th May, 2013, 1388

Of late, there has been an ap preciable falling-off in the period-

ical collections of old and second- hand materials received at the

I

Notices

NOTICE.

·GONZALEZ DE BERN-

LESSONS IN CHINESE. Convent. The Superioress feels EDO, manager of the Vic-

MR

Chinese

Proprietors.£1,200,000

£50 8190 VIRE INSURANCES1 China Fires $20 B148 Hongkong Fires $50 $356 China & Manilas $25 - $914 Douglas Steamship 850 84112 1. Steambosta

SHIPPING.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI | Indo-Chinas BANKING CORPORATION. (Preferred)

Rules may be obtained on ap- (Deferred) plication.

$15 82734 b.

£5 895 nominal

117/-

"Star Ferry"

211 $10 852

b.

REFINERIES. China Sugare

"MINING.

$100 $1062

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

num

Depositors may transfer at their option balances of $100 or more

to the Hongkong and Shanghai Luzon Sugars $100 $36 Bank to be placed on FIXED Chinese Engineerings £1 (35)- DEPOSIT 4 Per Cent. per

annum

Capital Fully

BANK,

21 80-

b.

DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNL}

Tronoh For the Hongkong and Shang-Raubs hai. Banking Corporation,

N.J. STABB, Chief Manager. Kowloon Wharfs $50 - $34 DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE H.K.&W poaDock $50 $713 Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T.63 Hongkew Wharfs T, 100 T.113h

Fald-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Head Office-Shanghai. Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94

$115 b. Board of Directore-Berlin, Branches:

· FOREIGN EXCHANGE and

Hongkong Hotela $50

$73 b. General Banking business trans- Hamburg Hankow Kebe

Berlin Calcutta Canton

Hongkong Lande $100 $110- soted.

Peking Singapore Tientsin CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-anfa Teingtau Yokohama. Humphreys Estates $10-384b. ed and FIXED DEPOSITS 15-

LONDON BANKERS; Kowloon Lands $30 $38, b. ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. at rates which will be quoted on The Union of London and Smith's Shanghai Lands T. 30 T02 ́b. application. ".

A. 8. HEWETT

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

Notices

CHINA

Bank, Limited.

F

2

Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London West Points #50 888 'b.

Agency, Direction der Diaconto Gesell- Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8

COTION MILLS, T schaft, INTEREST £llowed on Current Ewas Account. DEPOSITS received

on terms which may be learned Shanghal Cottons Laou Kung Mow. on application. Every description PROVIDENT of Banking and Exchange busi-Kung ik LOAN AND MORTGAGE

ness transacted, CO., LTD,

THE

(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro. perty, &c.

$1 for 1906:

5 po for year end'g30′6′12: Dividend of $1 for, half)" year ending 811212,7 (6 p.e. for year 1910 ou

preferred sharee

Final of 2-making 20% for yearending81′13'11

Int. of 1/- a/c, 1919 54 15 p.c.for year ending

30.4.12

→ 33 for 1912

$3 for 1897 ··

1/8 per shares final 1 (Coupon No. 18) Int. of 2/6 a/c. 1918 1/2 for 1909

$4.50 for year 1912 81. final dividend

year 1911

Tls, 3 för 1918,

Final of Tis. 4 making)

Tls 7 for 1919 J

Tls. 6-29'8:10

$3 on old sheron, (#1:50)

on new shares for half year 31*12*19

Final div. of $32 making

$7 for 1912

50 cents for 1912

$2.80 for 19121302

5 p. c. for half to 30°6′12′′)

& final of 6 po. making 11.p.c. for 1012. ;:

Final of$2.25 making - $425 for 1912

15 per cent for

A

T. 50 T. 14211⁄2 b.

T.135 b. 8107 $14 b.

Tafor yesnenied 31-1101: Tfor year ended. 201

Hongkong Cottons $10 $932

MISCELLANEOUS RTIMMERSCHEIDT, China-Borneos €12 01134 B. Manager.! Light and Powers ::$101 83)

12 Do., (Spec. shares) $1) Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.

China Providents $10 881. Goods received on Storage..

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Dairy Farma $5 626

KINDIA, LIMITED, Green Telande Advances made on Merchandise:

$10, $4.80 Hongkong Eleotrios $10 $34 Loans made on the Provident |/

System

Authorised Capital

£1,500,000 Hongkong Ices (Rates and Particulars on ap- Paid Up

625 8177 Bubscribed plication).

Reserved Fund

HEAD OFFICE: Threadneedle Street,

London, EC. BRANOHES:

L

The Office of TRUSTEE, : EXECUTOR OF WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Executed.

H

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Bombay, Kandy.

General Managers.......

Hongkong, 19ta arch, 1908.32

THE FAMINE IN CHINA.. EIGHT Famine Districts with a

ates of 30,000 square miles. TWO and half million people Eating giravation PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRÏ

BUTION TO DAY, MINI IT WILL HELP TO SAVE LIFE- sangar, International Banking Co., Treasurer, H. G. GULLANO, Esqr

confident that she has but to toria Theatre, Hongkong, will urge the pressing and daily in-sever my connection, with the portion. Bosschal BLI HON FAN,

crossing needs of the Convent in firm of Ramos, Ramos & Comauskase, 96th Jarnom 1919 -- 1'87 graduate versed in literature. Its provision for the poor, to re-pany on May 31, 1913. has been ther to Europesa officials ceive benevolent responses from Flongkong. 6th May, 1918. and merchants in this Colony for over local residents. ten year

CREAM ALPACA

LUSTRES,

The change of season calls for

F849:

He has a good method of training change of garments for the Ergopesas to pres in the Chin e orphan children If residents amination, and is possessed of a first will kindly realize the great help SUITABLE for making Ladies de certificate as a Chinese encher. they can render by sending such and Gentlemen's Dresses He has also a good knowled zeof of their dress materials as are no and Coats, 30 inches wide. Price Mandarin and Hakkajo A

Those who intend learning the thin longer any use to them, the little $10.00 per pièce of 30 yds. Cash

children will be suitable provided only. Subject to being unsold,

ane language an requested to write care with clothes they are so much in Apply ALEX ROSS & Co., next of "Hongkong Telegraph': offic or need of

door to Hongkong & Shanghai direct to 67-Hollywood Road, Intraor ITALIAN CONVENT.

Bank, Vegeta Hongkong, 29th Jan, 1916 1993 Hongkong, 18th April, 1918, ir: (620) | Hongkong, 8th May, 1918.

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GREEN ISLAND UEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND, CEMENT

In Casks of 375 lbs, not. In Bags of 250 lbs, net,

SHEWAN, TOMES & 00; General Mariezers. T Hongkong, 16th August, 1901 [3

1,185,000

562,000 Ta

415,000 Hongkong Ropes $10 821

Caloutta, Galle, Howrah Singapore. Delhi, Penang. Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan, F.M.B. Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, Rangoon. Hongkong. Colombo, Shangha

AGENTS IN JAPAN: Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co, LAL BANKERS:

*** Bank of England.

Langkate

g. 10 - T.6014 ma.

Morning Post Peak Tramway

$25 $22

$10 $1116

Do. (new)... $1 $1 Hongkong Electric Trama7/- Philippines $10 $5 Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6

Boolete" dés [ferred

Pulpéset21830 ||$20 Papierieties paid du Tonkin up $50

Benefit) $200 London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd, Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20/1.150

Steam Laundry $5 8434 b. Unitad Asbestos

EVERY description of Business

Oriental Agency, $10

United Asbestos Founders Shares Union Waterboat. Weismann, Ltd.

transacted. Stooks and Shares bought and sold on account of Constituents, Letters of Credit granted onAgents and Corres pondents all over the world.

Interest allowed on Current Ac counts at 2 per cent, par annum on Daily Balance and on Fired Watson Deposits at rates which may be William Powell ascertained on application,

STTO, MACDONALD | Ossical Beskme

Corrected or

| "Eetegtáji÷dres not höld

$10

50 cents 317,08

85 cents for 1912 -

70 cents for 1912 $1.25 for year end g417713. 40 cents for 1911., $1.60 per share for 1912

Final of 88, making $103.

for 1912

$1 interim & finstof $1); ot $2 for 1912

Tim. 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 $th per

None

$1.50 for 1910

None

share

No dividend this year. 30 ota for year end'g'30'5'li

20 per cent par brdlusry share for year ended 18151019 WOME

$1 per share for year Bemending $119 1910

25 per cent. for year

ending 31711_

30 denta for 1910

40 ots, yearending:30#:12.

WRIGHT AND HORNEY AMBE

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