COMMERCIAL.
Antimony Works at Hankow.
It is antiopated that the new
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1918.
Entertainments.
& 3RD
Banks
INTERNATIONAL -- BANKING-
CORPORATION,
!
Head Office (~5, Wall Street, New York,
· London Office pregó, Bishopsgate, B.C
BRANCHES :-
HO
Banks
ONGKONG & SHANGHAITT
BANKING CORPORA-Demand..
Paid-up Capital
VICTORIA THEATRE.
Antimony smelting works at MONDAY. & TUESDAY 2ND
Seven Mile Creek, Hankow, will be completed by the end of this
month. The works have been
built to the order of the Pao Tai
LAST TWO › NIGHTS
OF
Mining & Smelting Co. of Wu THE DALLAS ehow, Kwangsi, and the construc-
tion superintended by Mr. Wang Chung-yu, a graduate from one
J
COMEDY CO.
of the American Universities. An Entirely New Programme.
The anitimony smelting business appears to be a profitable under- taking in spite of a drop in price of over 50 per cent. in two years and there is every probability of another smelting works being constructed in Changsha towards the end of the present year.
Rates from American Coast Ports
to Japan Cut
Seattle, May 2.-Reviutions of freight rates on flour and, wheat from North Pacific ports to Japan,
The Amusing Comedietta,
"The Peacemaker,'
The Screaming Farce
"A Sister to Assist 'Er.”
AND
THE LATEST COMEDY "Feed the Brute."
Originally played by Lawrence Irving at the Comedy Theatre, London
Obina and Manila were agreed to Price $3. $2. and $1.
to-day by representatives of the
transpacific steamship lines. The
BOOKING AT MOUTRIES.
reductions will become effective on LATE CAR TO PEAK.
June 1 and will remain in force
antil August 15 to encourage
shipments during the dull rea-
TUESDAY 3RD JUNE.
son, and, to enable American A GRAND MATINEE AT 5.30 PM.
merchants A MAGNET PROGRAMME. ALL NEW PICTURES.
flour and whoat
to compete with Australian dealore in the Oriental market. The reductions are to Japan, from $4.50 a ton to $3; to China, from $5.50 to $4; to Manila, from $8 to $5, gold The com panies agreeing to the reductions
Bre:
APRIVED!
THE
Frank Waterhouse and Co. CIRCUS
the Blue Funnel line, the Great Northern Steamship Company, the Hamburg-American line, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, tho Osaki Shosen Kaisha and the Canadian Pacific Steamship Company. The reductions meet the requests of the millers, who have been with- holding bookings after Juno 1 because they said the rates wor0| too high.
Public Auction.
R.
ARRIVED!!
HIPPODROME
&
Caba
Bombay
Calcutin
Canto
Colon
Empire
Hongkong
Hunkow
17 1
Mailo
Exchange
-Buying 1/1136 4 m/s. L/0/7/36 ་་ 15/16 4 m/s. D/P (2/9/10: 2/- 3/16
6 m/s, L/Oh.................B/- 9/18 || 9-16 30d/s. 8'ney & Melbourne / 11/16" 72 30 d/s. San Feo & New York 494
TION.
30 d/a
$15,000,000
60 d/s..
m/s
Manjis
RESERVE FUNDS:
Storling
T/T. Shanghai.
Panema
Paking
£1,500,000 at 2/--
T/T. Singapore perdiera
Jea Francisco
Shanghai
$15,000,000
TT. Japan.
9732
T.T. India
148
Yokoham⚫
Silver
17,200,000
Demand. India
.149
BarSilver, ready
forward
Capital and ELLEVO suami mi.#7,000,000 (Gold)
about.£450,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI NESS transacted,
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the
terus.
DEPOSITS RECEIVED, feed for one year a 4% per annum, or for shorter periods, at raiss, which
BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED.
be acortaions on application
MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES
LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS
on all the principelvities in the World,
THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are available all over the World.'
COMMERCIAL LETTERS or CREDIT
lasted.
PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shares skected.
TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and crabad,
QEORGE HOG0, Manager.
9, Queen's Road, Hongkong, 1912
Hongkong, 1st Nov., 1912
THE
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,
LIMITED.
Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 Paid-up Capital 30,000,000 Resorve, Fund
18,200,000
**
Agencies at Nagasaki Newohwang
New York Osaka
Head Office.-YOKOHAMA.
Branches Antung-Hsien Bombay Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fengtien Harbin Hankow Honolulu
MENAGERIE, obe
Acknowledged the Barnum of the East.
'GRAND OPENING
TO-NIGHT GRAND OPENING
TO-NIGHT AND EVERY EVENING AT 9.15
LOCATION
LOCATION
of Our Specially Erected Mat-Sheds, CAUSEWAY BAY
CAUSEWAY
BAY"
30
EUROPEAN
ARTISTS
30
Culled from the World's Greatest Shows"
Also our
Zoo of Performing "WILD ANIMALS
Liso-Yang London Lyons
Pekin
Ryoiun Port
(Arthur)
San Francisco Shanghai
Tiehling
Tiantain
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Interest Allowed on Current Account. Deposits received for fixed periode at rates to be obtained on application.
EISHI ONO,
Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar., 1913.
Demand, Manila
85744 m/s. Marks
132,200,000 T/T. San Foo & New York...4876
Reserve Liability of
Propriators............
COURT OF DIRECTORS.
.$15,000,000
S. H. Dodwell, Esq.,-Chairman. Hon., Mr. D. Landale-Deputy
Chairman.
G. Friesland, Esq.
O. S. Gubbay, Esq.
P. H. Halyoak, Esq.
G. R. Laurenz, Esq.
F: Lieb, Esq.
W. L. Pattenden, 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..
Hongkong-Interest Allowed.
On Current Account at the rate of 2 per cent per Annum daily balance.
on the
ON FIXED DEPOSITS. For 3 months. 2 per cent. per
Annum,
For 6 months, 3 por 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.
INTEREST on deposits is al lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Pér Cent per an-
num.
[18
CAUSEWAY THE CHARTERED BANK OF to the Hongkong and Shanghai
BAY
Trained and Performed by Dompteur G. URBAN. For full part culars See our Illustrated Circulars,
Matinees Matinees
Prices of admission
$15.00 Second Class... 3.00 Stalla Carpated
$1,00
2.00 Gallery 30 cents. (Natives only)
Evory Wednesday and Saturday at 4 p.m.
Children Half Price to Matinees only, Special Tram after each Performance. Box plan at ROBINSON PIANO Co., Ltd.: Opens on Saturday morning.
PARTICULARS and CONDI-Box of 6 Chairs TIONS of the letting by Public Single Chair in Box Auction Sale, to be held on Mon- First Class day, the 9th day of June, 1913, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Go- vernor, of One Lot of Crown Land at Kennedy Road, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at Crown Ront to be. fixed by. the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further! term of 75 years., “
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
LOCALITY.
Boundary
Mexsurement.
[Approximate.
N.
2,
feat feet feer fest
Squara
per sale plas 8,200 60
Notice
about,
CANTON INSURANCE
OFFICE LTD..
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
an
Extraordinary General Meeting of the Canton Insurance Office Limited will be
Notices
KELLY & WALSH, LTD,
An Invaluable Work of Reference THE CHINA
YEAR BOOK 1913.
$7.50
New Edition
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.
KOWLOON CANTON
··RAILWAY.
(British Section.)
NOTICE.
held at the Offices of the General NOTICE is hereby given that
COL. BOB LOVE,'
INDIA, AUSTRALIA' AND.
CHINA.
--Incorporated by Royal
Charter 1853.
HEAD OFFICE-LONDON.
annum.
For the Hongkong and Shang- hai. Banking Corporation,"
NJ. STABB Chief Manager.
T/T, Java T/T. Morks TIT. Francs
Subsidiary Coins.
Discount per $100.
4 m/s. Francs
6 m/s, do pal?!
12014 Gold Losf per tael.
Chinese ...20 ets. pieces...$84
Chinese...10
Hongkong.20
Hongkong.10
...$796
.$896
203 Bank of England rate ...
2.51 Sovereign
Optum Quotation.
Malwa, New
Malwa, Old
Mar. 28.
83,000 perplo,
..... 3,100
Patna, New ........ 3,350 però
Patna, Old......... 3,300 Bonares, New .....3,400.
Benares, Old...
SHARE REPORT.
S-SELLERS
SLOCKE & PAID OF VALUR.
DANKS.
Hongkong & S'hai $125
MARINE INSURANCE«, Cantons North China
Unions
Yangtzes
SA-SALE
CLOSING QZONE
$805
£81/10/*
$50 300 8. £5.T13214 b.
شما
$100 $792 88,
FIRE INSURANCES, China Fires Hongkong Fires
B-BUYERS,
3;250
LASY DIYTREND AND PATE,
£2/5/-at ex 2/-3 equal to
$21.71 for
year
ending 31/12/12, 412
$18 for 1912-13 kg 199
Final of 10 p.cl raaking..
20 p.a. for 1911 -
Final of $20 making $60) **
for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912
Final of $12 mak. $15 for 1911 & Int, of$3 for 1912). $10 for 1911
£50 $190
b.
$20 $146) b. $50 $356 b.
$27 for 1917
SHIPPING. China & Manilas $25 $9.10 Douglas Steamship $50 636 Steamboate Indo-Chinas
-fI
b. 815 $2714 b.
(Preferred) (Deferred) Shell" Transports £1
Star Ferry
£5 $91 b.
(115/6 middle
{£11
b.
**
$10 $50
b.
$100 $106 b.- $100 $36
8.
."
REFINERIES. China Sugars Depositors may transfer at their Luzon Sugars option balances of $100 or more
MINING, Bank to be placed on FIXED Chinese Engineerings £133/ DEPOSIT 4 Per Cont. por-
Tronohe
£175 "ba DOCKS WHARVES, &'G'DOWNS. Raibs
£1 $3,80 b. Kowloon. Wharfs $50 $84 H.K.&W'poa Docks $50 $76 b. Shanghai Dooks T. 100, T.62 Hongkow Wharfa T, 100 T.110
Angio French Lands T.100 T.94 LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS
6121 Hongkong Hotele $50
1886 b. Hongkong Lands $100 $110
Kowloon Lands Humphreys Latates $10 $81 b. $30 $38 b,
D EUTSCH ASIATISCHE
50 cents Paid-up Capital £1,200,000
Reserve Fund...........£1,700,000 || Reserve Liability of
Proprietors.£1,200,000 Capital Fully FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business trans- acted.
BANK.
Paid-up...Sh. Taals 7,500,000 Head Office.Shanghai. Board of Directors Berlin.. Branches:
CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- Berlin- Calcutta Canton ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- Hamburg Hankow Kobe
|
A. S. HEWETT,
Acting Manager. Hongkong, 11th April, 1912.
具
ま
T.
Touring Manager.ceived for 1 year or shorter periods Peking Bingapore Tientsin
at rates which will be quoted on Tsinanfu Tsingtan Yokohama. application.
LONDON BANKERS: Megara N.M. Rothschild & Sone. The Union of London and Smith's [22
Bank, Limitēdiesel? Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency. Direction der Disconto Gosell-
Notices BIJOU.
NOTICE,
The Bijou Theatre will be CLOSED TEMPORARILY
P
FOR THE PURPOSE UNDERGOING A THOROUGH
RENOVATION
· Notices
THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)
All the latest appliances will be Loans on Mortgage of House Fro-
fitted and the premises are being made up-to-date. The BIJOU will be re-opened shortly under NEW MANAGEMENL R. F. BARRATT. Manager,
BOYS' OWN CLUB,'
perty, &o,
Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise: Loune made on the Provident
System.
(Rates and Particulars on ap-
plication). *.
OF
The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR
WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o., Undertaken and Executed.
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co. General Managers.
schaft.
Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 92. b. West Points $50 $73 Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8
COTTON MILLS.
T. 50 T. 137
EWOB
INTEREST allowed on Current] Account. DEPOSITS received Shanghai Cottons, on terms which may be learned Laou Kung Mow on application. Every description Kung Yik
T, 130
8101
$144.
of Banking and Exchange busi-Hongkong Cottons $10 $934 b. ness transacted,
R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,
Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911., [2 THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED. Authorised Capital... Subscribed. Paid Up Reserved Fund
Agents of that Company No. 16. leave. Kowloon for Sheung Shui
an additional train will FOURTH ATHLETIC MEETING, Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 Pedder Street, Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, on Wednes (Fanling Gulf Links) at 8.35 a.m. day the 11th day of June 1913 at on Tuesday, 3rd., June 1913 call- noon when the subjoined Resoiu- ing at Taipo at 9.00 am, and FOURTH ATHLETIC PEAX TRAMWAYS CO., HOW
tions which were passed at the arriving Sheung Shui at 9:12 am. Extraordinary General Meeting
of the Company held on the 21st day of May 1913 will be submit-
By Order,
H. P. WINSLOW.
Manager.
[80
ted for confirmation as Special Kowloon, 38th May, 1913.
Resolutions:-
(1).
That the draft new Articles bo approved."·
Articles
(2). "That the new
LESSONS IN CHINESE.
already approved by this MRLI HON FAN, Obinere meeting which have for the gmdoste vered in literature, purpose of identification has been a teacher to European officials "been subscribed, by the and merchants in this Colony for over
Chairman of the Company ten years.
"HE
. MEETING of the above! Club will be held on "KING'S BIRTHDAY" 3rd June 1913, on the Race Course (by kind pormis- sion of the Stewards of the Jockey Club), under the Rules of the A, A.A., commencing at 2.30 p.m. The Band of the 8th Rajputs will be in attendance.
Mrs. D. LANDALE has kindly consented to present the Prizes. Ladies of the Colony are cor dially invited to attend.
A. R. ELLIS,
Hon. Secretary.
(306
"be and they are hereby He has a good method of training adopted as the Articles of Earopeans to pass in the Chinese X- the Company in substituamination, and is possessed of a first
BANK HOLIDAY. tion for and to the exclu-rate certificate as a Chinese teacher. sion of all the existing Arti- He has also a good knowledge of cles thereof."
Mandarin and Hakka.
IN accordance with Ordinance ASUJARDINE. MATHESON Those who intend learning the Chin- No. 5 of 1912 the EXCHAN
A&CO., LTD.
se language are requested to write care GE BANKS will be closed for the Genel Ag pin. of Honghong Telegraph offer or transaction of Public Business on CANTON INSURANCE dirset to 87 Hollywood Road, Infiny TUESDAY the 3rd June.
OFFICE LTD. 1 Hosghong, 90th J»n, 1914 | {1-9|| Mongkung 80th, May 1918, (897
บ
LIMITED.
ETABLE
WEEK.DAYS.
7.09 A.M. to 8.00 AOL EVERY 15 MIN. 8.00 AM, to 20.00 AM
20.00 AM, 10 TE 30 AM 10 20:45 8:24. 26 5.75 M. LO 4.3. ta 3.15 .. to 5.00 PM to
10
13.00 A He
ir
1 MIN
10
to MIN.
125 8.5 1
15 MIN.
11. Min.
10 MIN.
„MAS MAGA
30
3.13 Pal.
O
10 bi
40;
MISCELLANEOUS
China-Borneos $12 $11 Light and Powers $101
Do. (Spec. shares) $14 China Providents $10-$8.70 Dairy Farme
86.4876 Green Islands $10 15.65 Hongkong Electrics $10 $371⁄2 Hongkong Ices $25 $182 b.
bi
$1 for 1906
$1.50 for year end'g30'6'18, Dividend of $1 for half year ending 31'1319
[6 p.c. for years 1912 and "
1912 on
preferred:
shares at wha Final of making 20% for year ending 31*12!11
Int, of 1/- a/c. 1912
32 on 10,000 shares 1st issue
$2 on 10,000 2nd
Son 10,000
3rd
for year ending 30'4'13
$3 for 1912
$3 for 1897
Interim of Shp,o. 8 3/5d per
share. Coupon No. 1 as count year 30.6,13
Int. of 2/68/c:1913 19 1/2 for 1909
$4.50 for year 1912
$1 final dividend, for
year 1911 ag
8.
Tis. 3 for 1912
Final of Tls. 4 ma
bi
b.
b.
£1,500,000 1,125,000 562,000 415,000
Hongkong Ropes $10 $21
b.
Langka
g. 10 56
Moraing Post
$25 $22
$10 $10
HEAD OFFICE: });"Threadneedle Street,
London, E.U. BRANCHES:
32 Bombay. Kandy,
Calcutta Galle. Howrah. Singapore.
Penang. Madras. Kota Bahm, Kelantan. Karachi. Kuala Lumpur, FM,S. Rangoon. Hongkong, Colombo. Shanghai.co.*
AGENTSIN JAPAN: Messrs. Jardine, Matheson
& Co., Ltd.,., BANKERS Bank of England,
35/Mzw. 17
$.10 PM 11 NIGHT CARS. 3,50 7.1 and 19. Pit., 9:30 PM, to
13.00 3.3vary,half hour. »
+27 (122.00 7.3 10 11.45 5M,
every quarter of an hour. BUNDAYS.
8.00 10 10.30 AM. EVERY 10.30 AM. 10 '18,00 AM, Farid All to fisso Noon
con Noun tỏ ràng Fulfo * và
1.00 7.1. to 5.00 PM
5.00 PK, to 15. Ó 10, 130
London Joint Stock Bank, Ltd,
Peak Tramway
$181 8
Do. (now) Hongkong Electric Trams 7/2
Philippines i
HL Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6
Fre Societe des forred
Pulpenst 350 820 Papierteriespaid
du Tonkin
up 350 Benefit) 8200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150 Steam Laundry $5 $4.70. Oriental Agency, $10 $914 United Asbestos).
Ld............
VERY description of Banking and Exchange, business transacted. Stooke and Sharos bought and sold on account of United Asbestos ) Constituents. Letters of Credit Founders Shares granted on Agents and Correst Union Waterboat $10 $18
EV
19 Alts.
To Mom:
* MM
'10 MIN.
15 MIN
20 STEM
35 MIN
7.00 10 10 10
NIGHT CARS on Week Dam...
SATURDAYS.
Extra Care at is midnight
SPECIAL CARBA
By Arrangement at the Company's Office,
Alexandra Bulldogs, Das Vane Road,
Interest allowed on Current Ac: Weismann, Ltd counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balange and on Fired Watson Deposita at rates which pony be William Powell ascertained on application.
R.LINTON.
pondents all over the world.
$10 $300
b.
Tls 7 for 1912
Tls. 6 29'2 10:
$3 on old shares, $1.50)
on' new shares for half
year 31°12′18
Final div. of 83% making
$7 for 1912.
5 p. c. for half to 30'6*12.
50 cents for 1918
$2.80 for 1912
& final of 8 p.c. making
11
Pi
for 1912.
-Final of $2,25 making.
$4,25 for 1912
15 per cent. for 1910 7p.o, for year ending.
31.10.12
50 cents 31.7.08
85 cents for 1912
70 cents for 1912
$1.25 for year end'g 31°7′18 40 cents for 1911 T $1.60 per share for 1912 Final of 88 making $10)});
for 1912 pad enn
$1 interim & final of $117 $2 for 1912
JTls. 1 account 1913
None
80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents on 81 paid shares for year ending 30.4.13 Final of $3 making
p.p. for 1912. None Ligh $1.50 for 1910
None
No dividend this year, 50 cts. for year end g 315.119. (20 per centi per ordinary share for year ended 315 1912
$10 818
$1 per share for year ending 31 12 1912 19 25 per cent. for year 110-687 4.62 div. 60 conta for 1922)
ending 3171177) 6101% b.)):40 dte, yearending 30'6'18-—-—-—- Convicted to tago pm, jancary by WRIGHT AND HORNBY, "General Brokers ́4, D4: Vorna Rand Drum). Til address Resultado, Tsingraph dood est quid tunelt suau sustula,far way of theshors QUYSALÍSKAL”,
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