1913-05-28 — Page 11

COMMERCIAL.

M.B.K. Gets Philipplae Military Coal Contract

The contract for supplying the quartermaster of the army in the Philippines with 80,000 tons of

coal has been awarded to the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1913,

Entertainments

VICTORIA THEATRE.

Commencing Wed. 28th May.

Mitsui Bussan Kaisha. This THE DALLAS

award was made at the depart- ment headquarters Manila, last wook and is for the fiscal year beginning July 1. There were, three competitive "bid-

ders for this contrnet, Macon- dray and Uompany, Madrigal and Company, and the above named successful firm, the respective bids being $7.70, (for Australian goal), $6.40 for Chinese coal, and for the Japanese product 20,000 tons at $6 20 and 60,000 at $5.85, according to quality and form of delivery. This is the largest coal, contract awarded for bal in the Philippines by 20,4%) tone, by reason of increased transpor work. Exchange."

London Rubber Market The East Asiatic Company's

Daily Report for May 21 anys:-

The market in London yester

COMEDY CO.

TO-NIGHT.

Sir George Alexander's

Great St. James Theatre London Success.

day was quiet. The closing prices Played

were →→

Hard Fine Para Spot 3/10

THE THIEF.'

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, 30TH AND 31ST "The Touch of Truth." From the Haymarket Theatre, London.

AND

Lydia and the Parson "

for 3 years in all the Leading Music Halls

of the United Kingdom

BOOKING AT MOUTRIES.

Forward 3/01

First latex crepe, "de-

H

livery

next,

three

months

3/11

Price $3. $2, and $1.

"The auctions were supported

at the following prices:

Firat latex crep ..... 3/4

Best sheote

1

... 3/2.1-2

Ribbed smokeil sheets... 3/2 1-2:

Pale blankét crepe 2/3 1-2

Shanghai Bullion,

May 22, 1013.

Mexican Dollars: market rate :

Opening

Closing...

... Tla. 73 55

...Tla. 73,55

Dragon Dollars; native »

bandk rate. Tlu. 73.5625

Shanghai Gold Bars..

978 touch ...Tia. 354.1-2 Bar Silver... ........Tis. 111.15 Copper Cash...

per tael. 17.78

Sovereigns': buying

rato, at 20.3 8-Tls. 7 10

at Exob. 738. Mox. $9.74

Peking Bar ...Tla. 355 Native Interest..........

Public Auction.

G.

R.

CITY HALL.

Commence. 9.15

RETURN VISIT

OF THE

CHERNIAVSKY TRIO

ONE NIGHT ONLY MONDAY, JUNE 2, AT 9.15,

PRICES: $3 & $2.

!

Public Companies

7

CANTON INSURANCE

OFFICE LTD.

Booking at ROBINSON'S

BIJOU.

0.15 TO-NIGHT-

9.15 -THURSDAY

Special Attraction

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION.

„Head Office:do, Wall Street, New York,

London Omena-36, Wishopsgato, EC.

Cebu

BRANCHES:-

Bombay

Catcntia

Canton

Colon

Emple

Houghong

Hankow

Banks

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORA- T/T

TION,

Domand 30 d/s 60 die

Paid-up Capital $15,000,000 4 m/s

RESERVE FUNDS:

Selling.

Exchange

..1/11 19/16|4 m/s, L/C ̈ 1/1138 | 4 m/s. D/P,

1/11 15/16

6 m/s. L/O ?

1/16 30d/s.9'ney&Melbourne,

721 30 d/s. San F'co & New York, 4996-

Кова

Manila

T/T. Shanghaf

Mexico

Sterling

Panama

Peking

£1,500,000 at 2/

T/T. Singapore

San Francisco

Shanghai

Yokohama

Silver

$15,000,000 17,200,000

TT. Japan

Demand. India

Demand, Manila

Raserve Liability of

Proprietors

T/T. Java

..$15,000,000

T/T. Marks

Capital and Reasremmannus$7,000,000 (Gold)

· EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS tracted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the

EOTIDE.

* DEPOSITS, RECEIVED, Exed for one your at 4% per annum, or for aborter perioda, at mains, which may be ascertained on suplicálon,

-HILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED.

MAILARES TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES

mada.

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

THE BANK'S GIRGULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT Navailable all over the World.

LETTERS OF CREDIT

COMMERCIAL

lenud.

PURCHASE and SALE of Stock and Sharai

facial.

TRAVELLERS CHECKS old and cashot,

GEORGE HOGO, Manager,

9, Queen's Road, Hongkong." Hongkong, lat Nov., 1912. · 1912

THE

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital 30,000,000 Reserve Fund .............. 18,200,000

Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang

New York

Osaka

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

Branches. Antung-Hsien Bombay Caloutta Changohun Dairen Fengtien Harbin Hankow Honolulu Kobe

Liao-Yang London Lyons

Pekin

San Francisco

Ryoiun Port

(Arthur)

Shanghai

Tiehling

Tientsin

Tokyo

Los Angeles

יגי

[18

Buying..

29/-36 2

196,

BarSilver, ready

forward

T.T. India

$32,200,000 T/T. San Foo & New York...48

.203 Bank of England rate

COURT OF DIRECTORS.

Hon. Mr. D. Landalo 8. H. Dodwell, Esq.,-Chairman. T/T. France

Chairman, ..

G. Friesland, Esq.

C. 8. Gubbay, Esq...

P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

G. R. Laurenz, Esq.

F. Lieb, Esq.

Deputy

W. L. Pattenden, Esq, J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. H. A. Siobs, Esq. CHIEF MANAGER: Hongkong-N. J. Stabb. MANAGER. Shanghai-A. G. Stephen.. London Bankers--London County and Westminster Limited.

Hongkong-Interest Allowed.

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

21..209

.......2.56.

2.58

.28.15/16.

..85 m/s. Marks

.14814

9734 m/s. Franos

14836

6 m/s. do.

..971

120 Gold Leaf per taal..

2.5034 Sovereign

Subsidiary Coins.

Opium Quotation.

Discount per $100

Malwa, New

Mar 28. $3,000 perpi5.

Malwa, Old

8,100

Hop.207

Patna, New....... 3,350 perchs.

...$834

Patna, Old...

3:00

...$7.

Benares, New

3,400

..$816

Benares, Old..

3,250

t

Chinese....20 ots. pieces...$84 Chinese ...10

SHARE REPORT.

S-SELLERS

Stocks & PAIN OF VALUR.

BANKS.

B-BUYERS

LAST DIVIDEND and date.

£2/3/- at ox 2/3 equal to

921.71 for 3/4.

ending 31/12/12

$18 for 1912

year

Final of 10 p.c, making

SA-SALE

CLOSIKO

JONE

Hongkong & S'hai $125

www.

$815 s.

£81/10/-

MARINE INSURANCES,

Cantons

$50

300

на

North China

£5

T13216 b.

Unions

$100

$790 b.

£50 $190

'b,

b.

$10 for 1911

$27 for 1911

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

Annum

For 6 months. 34 per cent. per

Annum.

For 12 months, 4 per cent. per

Annum.

N. J. STABB. Chief Manager.

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK

THE

HE Business of the above Bank is conducted by the

FIRE INSURANCES. China Fires Hongkong Fires

SHIPPING: China & Manilas

$20 $146 $50 $355 b'.

$25 $9 Douglas Steamship $50 $36 8. Steamboats" Indo-Chinas.

$15 $2714 b.

(Preferred) (Deferred)

£5 887) b.

£11

115/6 middle-

b.

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI "Shell" Transporte £1

BANKING

CORPORATION,

Rules may be obtained on ap- plication,

i.

INTEREST on deposita is al-"Star Ferry". { $10 850 b.

lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent per an-

REFINERIES. China Sugars Luzon Bugars

MINING.

30 p.c. for 1911 . Final of $20 making $50) for 1911 and Interim

of $30-for 1912

Final of $12 mak, $15 for 1 1911 & Int, of $3 for 9121.

$1 for 1906

$1,50 for year end'g30'5'12 Dividend of $1 for half year ending 31*12.12 (6 p.o., for years 1912 and 1912 00 preferred shares

(Final of making 20% *. for yearending3113 11

Int, of 1/- a/o.'1918, ---

$2 on 10,900 shares Ist istust?

$2 on 10,000, 2nd, 81 on 10,000 3rd

for year ending 30'4'13

$3 for 1912

$100 $105 $100 $38

b.

6.

$3. for:1897

Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed periods at rates to be obtained on application.

EISHI ONO,

дит Manager.

Depositors may transfer at their Hongkong, 31st Mar, 1913.

option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong, and Shanghai

FIXED Chinese Engineerings £192/- Bank to be placed on

4 Per Cent. per Tronohs DEPOSIT * annum.

£1 76/- For the Hongkong and Sheng-DocKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS,

Raubs

£1 $3.65 hai, Banking Corporation, Kowloon Wharfs $50 $83

N.J. STABB, Chief Manager,

H.K. &W'poa Docks $50 $74 b.

WILD WEST IN HONGKONG THE CHARTERED BANK OF

INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND

CHINA.

GENUINE COW BOYS GENUINE COW BOYS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in The Original Frontier Playlet

that

Extraordinary

General Meeting of the Canton Insurance Office Limited will be held at the Offices of the General Agents of that Company No. 16,

AFTER THE ROUND-UP

ALSO

The World Famous Picture, CUSTER'S LAST FIGHT

PARTICULARS AND CONDI-Pedder Street, Victorin in the (U.S. Cavalry overpowered TIONS of the letting by Public Celony of Hongkong, on Wednes- Auctions Sale, to be held on Monday the 11th day of June, 1913 at day, the 2nd day of June, 1913, at noon when the subjoined Resolu

tions which were passed at the

by Indians)

AND The Picture of Pictures

3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Extraordinary. General Meeting The Thing You All want to see, Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor, of of the Company hold on the 21st THE CHARGE OF THE One Lot of Crown Land at May day of May 1913 will be submit

ted for confirmation as Special

Road, in the Colony of Hongkong. Resolutions:-

for a term of 75 years, commen-

oing from 21st February, 1912, (1). "That the draft new Articles

with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the

King, for one further term of 75

Surveyor of His Majesty the (2)

years.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

No. of Sale.

Registry Ho

LOCALITE

認

Baulidsty

Mesareness.

Contents in

i į Annual Rest

Upset - Priza

As per sale plan. 9,367 66.874

Public Companies

NOTICE.

A. 8. WATSON & Co., Ltd.

NOTICE is hereby given that

the Twenty-eighth Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the Company (since its registration) will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong on Saturday, the 31st day of May, 1913 at 12.15 p.m for the purpose of receiving

1912.

I

be approved." "That the

14

LIGHT BRIGADE

Prices $1.50, $1.00, 50.cente.

Notices

Articles DEW already approved by this meeting which have for the KELLY & WALSH, LTD.

An Invaluable Work of Reference THE CHINA “

YEAR BOOK 1913.

$7.50

purpose of identification "been subscribed by the "Chairman of the Company "be and they are hereby

adopted as the Articles of "the Company, in substitu- New Edition "tion for and to the exclu- "sion of all the existing Arti-

cles thereof."

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO, LTD.

General Agents.

CANTON INSURANCE

OFFICE LTD.

Notice.

CHINESE POSTAL

ADMINISTRATION.

NOTIFICATION.

FRAUDULENT SUR- CHARGED STAMPS,

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.

LESSONS IN CHINESE. MB

R LI HON FAN, a Chinee graduate vered in literature, has been a teacher to European officials and merchants in this Colony for over ten years.

Incorporated by Royal' Charter 1853.

HEAD OFFICE.-LONDON.EUTSCH. ASIATISCHE Shanghai Dooks T. 100 T.62)

Paid-up Capital £1,200,000 Reserve Fund... ....€1,700,000 Reserve Liability of

Proprietors

.£1,200,000

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and

acted.

Capital Fully

BANK.

Paid-up...Sh. Taele 7,500,000 Head Offlon-Shanghai, Board of Directors-Berlin, Branches:

General Banking business trans- Berlin Calcutta Canton

Hamburg Hankow Kobe

Singapore Tientsin

CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Feking

A. S. HEWETT,

Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. . (22,

Notices

Hongkow WharfeT. 100 T.112 b.

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS

8.

b.

b.

Interim of 3p.o. 8 2/5d per

ehare. Coupon No. 1 ac

count year 30.6,13

Int. of 2/6 a/c. 1913

1/2 for 1909

$4.50 for year 1912.

31 final dividend for

year 1911

Tla. 3 for 1912

Final of The making,

Tla 7 for 1912

Tls, 6 2′9′2′10 >

$3 on old shares, $1.50)

on new shares for half

year 31:12'12 **

Final div. of $331⁄2 making

$7 for 1912 50 cents for 1912 $2.80 for 1912

5p.o.for half to 30:6′12) &final of 6 p.ơ, making

11 p.o. for 1912. *-

Final of $2,25 making' $4,25 for 1912 ›

15 per cent, for 1910

7 p.c. for year ending

31.10.12

50 cents 31.7.08

"

EWOB

Anglo French Landa T.100 T.94 ($120 Hongkong Hotels 850

1883 b. Hongkong Lands $100 $10916

Kowloon Lands Humphreys Latatos $10 884 :b. $30 $38 b. Shanghai Lands T, 30

West Points

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P: 8

COTTON MILLS.

T..50 T. 137

FT. 132 $10142

b.

T. 92 b.

850 972 b.

6.

Hongkong Cottons $10 China-Borneo8 $12 $11 Light and Powers $10)

Do. (Spec. shares) $1 $4

$144 $914 8.

85 cents for 1912

su.

12

China Providents $10 $8 Dairy Farme.. $6 $26 Green Islands 810 $5.70 Hongkong Electrios 810 £37 Hongkong Ioas 625 $182. b.

b.

8.

b.

Hongkong Ropes $10 $21

b.

Langkata

Morning Post

g. 10 58

Peak Tramway

$25 1822 $10 $10

.b.:

$1 $1 5.

b.

MISCELLANEOUS,

ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re-Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.

LONDON BANKERS: ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on Messrs. N. M. Rothschild & Sons, application.

The Union of London and Smith's Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Disconto Gesell- schaft. INTEREST allowed on Uurrent Account. DEPOSITS received Shanghai Cottons on terms which may be learned Laou Kung Mow on application. Every description, Kung Yik of Banking and Exchange bust- CHINA PROVIDENT ness transacted.

R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, LOAN AND MORTGAGE

Manager. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911. Loana on Mortgage of House Pro- THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED. perty, &c. Goods received on Storage: Advances made on Merchandise Authorised Capital .....£1,500,000 Loans made on the Provident | Subscribed

1,125,000 System.

Paid Up

562,000 (Rates and Particulars on ap- Reserved Fund

415,000 plication).

·HEAD OFFICE: # 40, Threadneedle Street, London, E.C. BRANOH59:

THE

CO., LTD,

*

j

OF

The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

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

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers. Hongkong, 19th March, 1908

He has a good method of training Europeans to pass in the Chinese ex- amination, and in possessed of a first rate corticate as a Chinese teacher. GREEN He has ako a good knowledge of

| Mandarin and Hakka,

Those who intend learning the Chin-

ese language are requested to write care

of "Hongkong Telegraph" office or direct to 87 Hollywood Road, 1st floor

Hongkong. 29th Jun. 1911

WING KEE & CO;

47-49, Connaught Rd,

the Report of the General Mana-THIS is to notify the public gers together with a Statement of that any stamps of this Ad- Accounts to the 31st December, ministration boaring a surcharge differing from those enumerated The Register of Shares of the in the Annual Report on the Company will be closed from working of the Post Office for the Wednesday the 28th May to Mon- 3rd year of Houan Tung (1911) day the 2nd June, 1913, both days are false, and are not recognised SHIPCHANDLFES, inclusive, during which perfod by this Administration,

no transfer of shares will be re-

Bisterod.

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS

& SON, General Managers,

Hunkgong, 98rd May-1918, P

19

PR-VISION & COAL

MERCHANTS

¿.

BY ORDER.

Chinese Post Office, Canton, 24th May, 1918,

1898

uykoogi

T

COLLATORS M

Bombay. Kandy. Caloutta. Galle, Howrah. Singapore. 32 Delhi. Penang.

Madras, Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, F.M.8. Rangoon: Hongkong. Colombo. Shanghai.

ISLAND UEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED.

PORTLAND, CEMENT,

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

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO General Managers. Tongkong, 16th August, 1901 13

NOTICE

THE CHILIAN CONSUL, GONZALEZ DE BEWK- EDO, has removed, to" "No: 1 Prince's Building, top floor.

**" AGENTS IN JAPAN: Messrs.. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. BANKERS Bank of England. London Joint Stook Bank, Ltd,

Do. (new) Hongkong Electric Trams 7/2 Philippines

810 $5 H.Price & Co., La. $10 $6

N Pre- Bopiete desferred"

Pulpeset

get

t

Papierteries

$50 $20 paid

da Tonkin up 350

Benefit 200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T 150 Steam Laundry $5 $4.80 s. United Asbestos

EVERY description of Banking

and Exchange business Ld.......... transacted. Stocks and Shares United Asbastos bought and sold on account of Founders Shares f Constituents. Letters of Credit

Oriental Agency, $10 8914 b.

·$10 $300.

granted on Agents and Corres-Union Waterboat $10 $18 pondents all over the world.

Interest allowed on Current Ac-Welsmann, Ltd. counte at 2 per cent per annum Watson on Daily Balance and on Fired William Powell Deposits at rates, which may be ascertained on application

$10

18

810 89.75

2. Corrected to’rajo p.m. að 1931

70 cents for 1912 ·

$1.25 for year end'g 31'7′12

40 cents for 1911

$1.60 per share for 1919% Final of $8 making 8101

for 1912.

$1 interim & final of $13 $2 for 912

TTls. 1 account 1913

Tis.

None

80 cents on fully paid) shares and 8 cents on 81 paiishares for year ending 30.4.13

Final of $3 making

p.c. for 1912.

Nonella Dani Birlik,

$1.50 for 1910

None

No dividend this year 80 cts. for year end'g 31.5.11

(20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended 91*5*1912:

$1 per share for year

ending 31′12′1912

25 per cent for year

ending 817*11 ··

60 cents for 1918-

40 ots, yearending 30'618

A BILINTON: Chiral Embers or by and by WRIGHT AND HORNBY,

Telegraph don not hold land respensāta for our of the above qen