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COMMERCIAL.

Shanghai Bullion.

May 15, 1913.

Mexican Dollare: market rate:

Opening

Oloning

...Tls. 74.

...Tis. 74

Dragon Dollars: native

bandk rato. Tie. 73.95

Shanghai Gold Bare:

per tael. 1,707-

978 touch

...Tls. 111.15

Copper Cash...

Sovereigns:

buying

i

rate, at 204-T. 7.11

at Exch. 74:2-Mex, $9.58

Peking Bar

...Tls. 349

Natiye Interest...

F.M.S. Tin.-Ten Millions Worth Produced.

In 1012 the mining department of the F. M. S. had à revenue of 11.1-2 million dollare, an increase of over two millions from the pre- ceding year, export duty realised $10,850,121. The high price of tin accounts for this, of course. The total output in 1912 was 813,472 pikul, as compared with 741,608 in the previous year, an increase of about ton per cent. Perak is the greatest producer, but Pahang shows the greatest

of increase. porcentage

The

value of the tin was 84 million dollars, say ten millions sterling. The highest price realised was $115.65, the lowest $1.75 per pikul. The average sterling prica was £202.9.4 against £181. 0.101. in 1911. The total labour force in the mince was 211,400 against 198,427. "There was no variation in the

.little.or

cost of labour as compared with 1911 and the supply was well maintained. The health of the mining population was good and the industry was not hampered by sickness, except in one or two instances, where small scale work- ings were carried on in the hill

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFI), FRIDAY, MAY-23, 1913.

Entertainments

VICTORIA THEATRE.

To-Night: The Grand

Dramatic New Film

On The Threshold of Life."

MATINEE

SATURDAY 24th, 5.30 p.m.

SAPPHO"

MATINEE, SUNDAY 25TH, 6 PM.

9.15

"ON THE THRESHOLD OF LIFE.”

BIJOU.

TO-NIGHT.

THE NABOB

THE NABOB

9.15

Fam us Novel)

A Pine Three-Part Drama.

country. Though the cost of liv (From Alphonse Daudet's ing is higher than it was some years ago, there is no doubt that the labour employed on mines carned a comfortable living. The dulang class have again done well, and the total weight of ore won by this class of labour was pikule 40,298. valued at $2,048,816, amounting to $181.85 per head, in the three Western States, as estimated from natuál sales."-- Exchange:

G.P.R. IN ATLANTIC RATE WAR.

7.15

'The Diving Girl (Comic) Conquering Carrie (,, ), NEWS OF THE DAY, (Pathe Gazette).

Miss VIOLET BONETTA (In All New Songs)

PICTURES ONLY

In consequence of the failure of Public Auction.

Q.

R.

7.45

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPO. ATION.

Head Office:—do, Wall Street, New York; London Osca ;—36, Bhkopignie, M.G.

BRANCHES :---

Banks

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORA-

TION.

Selling..

T/T. Domand

ཏྟཱ'‚"",",

Paid-up Capital .....................

$15,000,000 30 d/s

Kobe

RESERVE FUNDS:

60 d/e

Mails

Muzico

Sterling

4 m/s

Paname

T/T. Shanghai

Peking

1

Empire

•Ban Francisco

Hongkong

Shanghai

Hankow

Yokohama

Silver

$15,000,000 .17,200,000

TT. Japan...

T.T. India

Bombay Calcula CHILAR

Caba

Calon

Capital and: Ruarve,powolną 1,050, 000 (Gold)

about.......$410,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NHSS transscled.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opsad ch the usual

LandL

DEPOSITS RECEIVED, fixed for ona yaÉ NE 47 randum, or for shorter periods, at entas, whe may be certained on appliesues,

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED,

£1,500,000 at-2/

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors.....

T/T. Singapore

$32.200,000 Demand. India

Demand, Manila

Exchange

6 m/s.

Buying.

.1/11 15/16" 4 m/s. L/C

3-4 m/s..D/P

....2/- 1/16

9/9/16 30d/s.S'noy & Melbour.2/-4

72 30 d/s. San Fco & New York. 4996

.854 m/s. Marks,

4 m/s. Francs

$15,000,000 T/T. San F'co & New York...4814 COURT OF DIRECTORS.. T/T. Jays

8. H. Dodwell, Esq.-Chairman. T/T. Marks Mr. D. Landale. Deputy T/T. Francs Chairman,

MAIL and TELZORAPHIC REMITTANCES Hon.

mada,

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS gmajad on all the principal cities in the World

THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT as avaliable sil over the World.

COMMERCIAL LITTERS OF CREDIT

Isamed.

PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Thares. elected.

TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and cached.

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 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund...

+

G. Friesland, Esq.

BarSilver. ready

204 Bank of England rate ..................

210

.2.57)

.2.59

....98

.149

6 m/s. do

.98

forward

Gold Leaf por tae).....

.2.52 Sovereign

1

Malwa, Old

3,100

....$8.5/16

Patna, New ......... 3,350 perche.

W. L. Pattenden, Esq.

Hongkong.20

"

...8676

Hongkong.10

Patna, Old

...$86.

3,200

Opium Quotation.

Benares, New

3,400

Mar. 28.

3,250

C. S. Gubbay, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

G. H. Laurenz, Esq.

F. Lieb, Esq.

J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon, Mr. E. Shellim, H. A. Sieba, 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

On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent. per Annum on the daily balance.

Head Office.YOKOHAMA.

Branches Antung-Hsien Bombay. Calcutta

DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN? Changohun

LEON KENDAL

the world famous

Dairen Fengtien Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobo Liao-Yang

Palmist and London

Astrologer

has the honor to announce

Short Season in

HONGKONG.

а

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

"LE FIGARO" (Paris) "He is The High Priest of Those Sciences."

(London)

"THE STANDARD" Says He is Without Equal."

Consultations Daily

9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Hongkong Hotel.

Notices

Lyona

Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang New York Osaka £ Pekin

Ryoiun Port

(Arthur)

San Francisco Shanghai

Tiebling

Tientsin

Tokyo

Los Angeles

Interest Allowed on Current

Subsidiary Coins. Discount

per $100 Chinese...20 ots, pieces...$8 3/13 Chinese...10

Malwa, Now........$3,000 bernie. Benares, Old...

SHARE REPORT.

A-BUYERS

LAST DIVIDEND AND HATE.

£2/5)-at ex 2/-3_equal to) $21.71 for 1⁄2 : year,

ending 31/12/12

8-SELLERS

Stocks & PAID UP VALDE.

BANKS.

SA-SALE

CZOLINO

$810

b.

Hongkong & S'hai $125 -

MARINE INSURANCE,

£81/10/-

Cantons

850

North China

£5

304) 8a-ex div T13214b.

$18 for 1912

$100 $790 88,

b.

$10 for 1911.

$27 for 1911

ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 24 per cent per Unions

Annum-

For 6 months, 3 per cent. per

*Annum.

For 12 months, 4 per cent per

Annum.

N. J. STABB, Chief Manager.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, Rules may be obtained on ap plication.

Account. Deposits received for fixed

INTEREST on deposita is al- periods at rates to be obtained on balances at B5 Per Cént. per an- lowed on the minimum monthly application.

EISHI ONO,

Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar., 1919. 118

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND OHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853,

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund... Reserve Liability Proprietors

of

num.

Yangtzes

£50 $190 FIRE INSURANCKS. Chins Fires

$20 $147 b. Hongkong Fires $50 8356/nominal

SHIPPING. China & Manilas $25 $9 Douglas Steamship $50 $40 Steamboate Indo-Chinas

6.

$15 $2714 b..

(Preferred) (Deferred)

Shell" Transports £1

Star Ferry

£5 891 ex, div. 8..

116/- middle

£11 b. $10 $504b,ex div

REFINERIES.

MINING.

Depositors may transfer at their China Sugars $100 $105 option balances of $100 or more Luzon Sugara $100 $38 to the Hongkong and Shanghai Chinese Engineerings £135- Bank to be placed on FIXED | - DEPOSIT t 4 Per Cent, per Tronohe

annum.

For the Hongkong and Shang hai. Banking Corporation,

N.J. STABB, Chief Manager

DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE

BANK.

£1,200,000 ....£1,700,000 Capital Fully

Paid-up...Bh. Taele 7,500,000 £1,200,000 Head Office.-Shanghai.

Board of Directora-Berlin.

Branches:..

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Berlin. Calcutta Canton General Banking business trans- acted.

21 80- Raubs DOCKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS.

£1 $4.10 Kowloon Wharfs H.K. &W'poa Docks $50 $73 $50 $83.

Shanghai Dooks T. 100. T.62h.

Hongkow Wharfs T. 100

: ་ LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS

J

.b.'

T.113

Anglo French Lande T.100 T.94

$115 b, Hongkong Hotels $50-

$764 b. Hongkong Lands $100 $10936. b. Humphreys Estates $10 $84 b...

b.

Hamburg Hankow Kobe CURRENT ACCOUNTS open-Tianfu Tsingtau Yokohama. ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods LONDON BANKERS:

Kowloon Lands $30 $38 Peking Bingapore Tientsin

th negotiations at Hamburg be- tween the Canadian Pacific Com- pany and the Atlantic "Pool,” the Canadian Pacific has decided to reduce its Continental third- class rate to Canada to the oqui- valont of 00 marks (£4 10s.). This PARTICULARS and CONDI- reduction is in accordance with TIONS of the letting by Public that from 120 marks (60) which Auction Bale, to be held on Mon- the German lines announced they at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the KELLY & WALSH, LTD, at rates which will be quoted on Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons. would make as from May 1 if the Public Works Department, by negotiations then pending proved Order of His Excellency the Go- An Invaluable Work of Reference abortive. The reduction by the vernor, of Two Lots of Crown THE CHINA Canadian Pacific applies to the Land at Conduit Road, in the weekly service from Antwerp as Colony of Hongkong, for a term well as to the newly-instituted of 75 years, with the option of monthly service from Trieste. renewal at Crown Rents to be New Edition

39

day, the 26th day of May, 1913,

term of 75 years.

E

YEAR BOOK 1918.

application,

A. §. HEWETT

Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.

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$7.50

www...

Notices

PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS. Send For Our List of 1,000

Reftiti

LOCALITY

M

Boundary Measurement. Approximate.

feet feet feet feat

Contents

arrabe

Asoual Rent.

110 100 150 150 16,400 112

Ups Price

THE

OBINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-

COLONIAL NOVELS REDUCED from $1.75 to do cents. KELLY & WALSH LTD.perty, &c.

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY,

(British Section.)

NOTICE.

This new service from Trieste fixed by the Surveyor of His THE TRADE & ADMINIS-

TRATION OF CHINA. is, it is maintained, the single Majesty, the King, for one further bone of contention between the

By H. B. Morse $6.00 Canadian Pacific and the Austro- Americana, backed by the Ger- man lines; but it continues to be avory formidable one. The Canadian Pacific is under con- tract with the Austrian Govern- mont to maintain the new service and it insists upon the impos- aibility of modifying the arrangement

the Austro- Americana. and the German companies desire The Canadian Pacific Company's Tyrolia which loft Trieste last month had a full complement of first, second, and third olsas passengers, and the company's attitude is that a re- duction in the osoan rate is a matter of comparative indifference to it, since the lower the rate the greater the incentive to travel. and the greater the revenue to the railway in Canada. The emigrants from Trieste consist largely of Russians, Bulgarians, Greeks, and Montenegrins, and with the conclusion of the Balkan War a great rash to Canada may he expected of the reservists who were brought back to take part in the war.

Buddha's Birthday, Kweigang, May 15.-The officials yesterday commemorated Buddha's birthday at the Chien-

N... «M» } MW,

feet feet feel fest

170

105 100 100 10,500, 14

Notice

NOTICE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that an additional train

will leave Kowloon for Bheung Shui (Fanling Golf Links) at 8.35 a.m. on Saturday, 24th instant calling at Taipo at 9 a.m. and arriving Sheung Shui at 9.12 a.m.

By Order,

H. P. WINSLOW.

Manager. Kowloon, 20th May, 1913.

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

System.

The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Disconto Gosoll- schaft, INTEREST allowed on Current Account.

Shanghai Lands, T. 30 T. 92 b.

وا

West Pointi $50 $70 b.

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8

COTTON MILLS.

T. 50 T. 14214 b.

T.135. B. $106

EWOB

$14

b.

DEPOSITS resolved Shanghai Cottons on terms which may be learned Laou Kung Mow. on application. Every description Hongkong Cottons $10 691

Kung Yik of Banking and Exchange busi- ness transacted.

$12 8114

GER. TIMMERSCHEIDT,

Manager.

MISCELLANEOUS.

China-Borneos. Light and Powern 810 Do. (Spec. shares) $1

12

Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911. China Providents $10 $86«

Dairy Farme

$6 $26 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Green Islands $10 85.10

INDIA, LIMITED.

Hongkong Electrics $10. #36 Authorised Capital....£1,500,000 Hongkong Ices $25 $178

...... 1,125,000 ...... 562,000 Hongkong Ropes

415,000 HEAD OFFICE: 40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C. BRANCHES:

Subscribed (Rates and Particulars on a Paid Up

Reserved Fund

plication).

The Office of

TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

.OF

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c, Undertaken and Executed.

Hongkong, 19th March, 1808

S

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#

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. Bombay, Kandy, General Managers. Calcutta. Galle..

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

CREAM ALPACA

LUSTRES,

UITABLE for making Ladies aud Gentlemen's Dresses and Costs, 30 inches wide, Price $10.00 per piade of 50 yde. Cash only. Subject to being unsold- LESSONS IN CHINESE. Apply ALEX ROBS & Co., next

MR

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door to Hongkong & Shanghai IR LI HON FAN;

Bank, Chiuse Hongkong, 8th May, 1918. gradante verand in literature, has been a teacher to European offcinda and merchants in thle Colony for over ton yeats.

He has a good method of tmining Europesas to pass in the Chinese SI- amination, and is possessed of first rste certificate as a Chinese teacher,

lingshan temple. In former years I, GONZALEZ DE BERN-He has also good knowledge of

about ten thousand people used

EDO, manager of the Vio-

to attend. Last year it was toria. Theatro, Hongkong, will

sover my connection with the

entirely prohibited. This year firm of Ramos, Ramos & Com women are being allowed to attend pany on May 31, 1913, to-day, and men to-morrow. Hongkong, 6th May, 1918,

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Mandarin and Hakka.

das language are requested to write cate

Those who inland learning the Chin-

direct to 37 Hollywood Road, 1st 1637 of Hodgkong Talezraph" ofica or

Hongkong, ftb Jas; 1918,

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GREEN

ISLAND CEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND, CEMENT

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

Bank of England,

London Joint Stook Bank, Ltd,

$10 $21

LangkataTM

g. 10 58

Morning Post

Peak Tramway

$25 $22 $10-$114

$1 $18.

Do. (now) Hongkong Electric Trams7/- Philippines

$10-$5

H. Prise & Co. Ld. $10 $6

Pre-

...

Sbolete des [ferred

Pulpora $50 $20 Papiertories--paid

du Tonkin up $50

Benefit $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150 Steam Laundry 85 18494 b. United Asbestos】

EVERY description of Banking Oriental Agenoy, 810 801 5.

and Exchange business ........ transected. Stooks and Shares

bought and sold on account of United Asbestos) Constituents. Letters of Credit Founders Shares $10 $300 granted on Agents and Corres-Union Waterboat |pondents all over the world.

Interest allowed on Current Ac Weismann, Ltd. counts at 2 per cent per annum

on Dally Balance and on-Fired Watson CO-ascertained on application.

Deposita, st rates which may be William Fowell

In Casks of 375 lbs.: not. In Bags of 250 lbs, net. SHEWAN, TOMES & General Managers. Hongkong, 16th August, 1901 [3

AR. LINTON,

$10 $18

#10: $18 - $10.88,60%

...

b.

bi

Interim of 10/-

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 f

$1 for 1906

5 p.c. for year end'g'30'6'12 Dividend of $1 for half

year ending 31'12'12} p.c. for year 1910 on preferred sharea

(Final of 2/- making 20% for year ending 31'12"11

Int, of 1/- a/c. 1912 15 p.s. for year ending.

30.4.12

$3 for 1912

$3 for 1897

1/6 per shares final (Coupon No. 18) Int. of 2/6 a/c. 1913 1/2 for 1909

$4.50 for year 1912 $1 final dividend

year 1911, 2

Tl. 3 for 1912 Final of Tla, 4 Tis 7 for 1912

Tis. 6'29'2′10

for}

making

$8 on old shares, $1,50)

on new shares for half year 3112′12

Final div. of $33% making

$7 for 1912

50 cents for 1912

$2.80 for 1912

5p. o. for half to 30°6′12)

& final of 6 p.o. making) 11 p.o. for 1912

Final of $2.25 making $4.25 for 1912

15 per cent. for 1910 als T4 for year ended 31°10′10" T7 for year ended 20°12′10)

*50 cents 31.7.08

85 cents for 1912

10 cents for 1912 $1.25 for year end'g 31°7′12 40 cents för 1911 · ·

$1.60 per share for 1918) Final of 18. making $10

for 1912 ~/

#1 Interim & finál of $1°1 $2 for 1912

Tla. 1 account 1313

None

80 cents on fully paid]

shares and 8 canta on 61. paid shares for year ending 30'4'12 Int. of $1 and final of

$3 per share None

$1.50 for

None

No dividend this year 50 ots. for year end'g 80

(20 per cent, per ordinary share for year ended 31.5*1912

$1 per éhere for year 40

ending 31°12′1912

95 per cent. for year)

ending 81*7*11

30 cents for 1910

40 at. yearending 30612.

- Parsotad Leʻmigo, Kan köy (no sigly by ? WRIGHT AND HORNBY,

Broken De Vorte Rand Cement Mila Adderne Restitude, Welegraph. does not kold 'issell wesponsible for any of the shove quotations)