1913-07-28 — Page 11

COMMERCIAL.

Coconuts in Malaya.

Mr H. Lake Coghlan, in an article on this subjeot in the "Financial News," writes :-The price as for coconut estates, in beating ranges from £30 to £80 A an eóre, and the majority of them

baye not cost more than 18 por

acre, if that, to bring to the fruit-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 28, 1913.

Entertainments

VICTORIA THEATRE.

GRAND CHANGE OF

FOR

PROGRAMME

SATURDAY · 26TH,

ing stage. Estates in good condi- SUNDAY 27TH & MONDAY 28TH

tion will no doubt command such prioss, but to inventora who are interested in the industry, apart from speculation and company promoting, the best advice that can be offered them is to start from the beginning. Land terms for coconuta ere more favourable tban those for rubber. The industy is populer with the real native of the country-the Malay

and he thorougly understands

INCLUDING SOME VERY COMIC FILMS,

AND

THE GREAT DRAMATIC FILM

"THE DEFEATED"

ONE OF THE BEST PRODUCTIONS" OF

MILAMO."

HUGE SUCCESS OF

it. Thus est labour is Kitty Raynor & Olga Montez

available where often for other agricultural potuite indentapad labour-Tam

or

Chine:3

world bave to be imported. The

THE GREAT DRAMATIC FILM

important enomic fen reg of ENTITLED THE RESTITUTION” WILL

vespical agricolture are rfcstly|

evident to the B.tish capitalist,

and it is for him to consider whe-

BE SCREENED ON

sher he will 1) carly in the Held TUESDAY 29TH JULY.

of this great commercial venture

by commencing planting of n

tions at one, and patiently await raturas, or allow his minontil opuent to do it

{

BIJOU

SCENIC THEATRE.

EVERY EVENING

GREAT SUCCESS OF

Miss NORA

for 9.15 P.M. bim. To one who has lived in

· Malaya upwards of 20 years, it is difficult to understand why any newe sion is no ided to enterpria- ng Britishers at home to ramove the capital from the unc. trinties of strikes and the ever-increasing cost of labore t> a land of lucra tive investment with perfcat Erity. We oerafolly note the efforts of Germany in her desire to cope with us in armaments, but do we follow herolsly in her scientific pursuits of tropical produca? As an festaar s may be

Banks

INTERNATIONAL' BANKING

CORPORATION.

Lead Office-do, Wall Sarwin, Nam Voch, London Dilica:ijo, Hinhopsgata, K.C.

BRANCHES {nović

Bombay:

Calcetta

Calon

Hooghoa

Banks

Buying

Exchange 30. Selling ..............1/11 11/16 4 mm 1/0 HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand

BANKING CORPORA 30 d.1/11 13/16

..................1/11944 m/s D/P TION.

60d/a

6 m/s. L/O

· 4 m/s

T/T: Singapore ............

zu roïpjamiiii...1/1136

Paid-up Capital .... ..$15,000,000 T/T. Shanghai

Kobe

Manis Marko

RESERVE FUNDS:

Panama

Sterling.

Palung

!Ban Francisco

£1,500,000 £ 2/

Shanghal Yokous

$15,000,000

Bilver

*17,200,000,

Capital and Raseebonnema|| 1,050,0de (Gold)

about $3:$10,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BARKING BUBI NESS tractad

CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened on the

ITS ARCHIVE it for

4X THE BEANSÇor for shortel perioda, az zaton, WEREN May be seçertained va application...

HILLS NEGOTIATED und COLLECTED,

Reserve Llability of

MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES.

made.

LETTERS OF CREDIT 144 DRAFTS KHAIM

THE HANKE CURDULAR, LETTERS OF CREDIT BEI Kvallakin sil one ha World,

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT PURCHARE and KALE of Biochi and Shares Eected

TRAVELLERS CHECKS soid and sashed,

ОВОЛОК ПО00

Manager.

9, Queen's Rosd, Hongkong Bongkeng, 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

."

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA,

Branches Antung-Hsien

Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang

Now York

Pekin

Bombay Calcutta Changchun Dairen Fengtien Harbin

Osaka

Ryolun

Port

(Arthur)

9.15 P.M.

Hankow

San Francisco

Honolulu Kobe

Shanghai

Tiehling

Liao-Yang

Tientsin.

London

Tokyo

Lyons

Los Angeles

MOORE

THE POPULAR SOPRANO. LAST TWO NIGHTS OF

Tom Richards,

The Popular Comedian,

7.15 p.m.

PICTURES ONLY!.

A Polo Romance

New York, June 28th

Mr Daverev Milbron, Ameri-

7.15 p.m.

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

EISHI ONO,

Manager,

Public Companies Hongkong, 31st Mar, 1913.18

NOTICE.

COMPANY, LIMITED.

mentioned wolfram, another pic-n's interational polo player duct of Ma'aya, which is scurly who figured to prominen ly lately Toown in England, wherese Gar

at Meadowbrook, has just bome many bas e dial agents in the

engaged to Miss Nancy G. Strale, THE WEST POINT BUILDING 'Straits who buy. up every ounce that is offered them. The latest in the firm of J. 31. Morgan and daughter of one of the partners official statistics show that for 90

Co. A romantic story attaches to fans of this metal chip, sd, to the

the engagement, which, accord- United Kingdom, 220 tons were ent to Germany, and the ura ofing to the newspapers, is the out- this, in particular, is for the come of Mr. Milburn's prowess in hardening of steel simour plates.]

Rubber.

the international matches.

Messra. Ilbert & Ou. 1), the Public

Shanghai sc uretaries of the Gula- Kalumpong Rubber Estates, L., are in receipt of the following telegram from the London rec- reteries of "the

Company:-

Qrantity of the company's rubbar

sold at action, nil; average price

AN Interim Dividend of Two'

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.

L

HEAD OFFICE.—LONDON. Dollars per share for the six Paid-up Capital.........£1,200,000 months ending 30th June will be Reserve Fund... £1,700,000

Proprietors .....£1,200,000 payable on Monday 28th July on Reserve Liability of which date Dividend Warrants may be obtained on application at

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and the Company's office,

The Transfer Books of the Com-General Banking business trans- day the 19th July to Monday the CURRENT ACCOUNTS open- 28th July (both days inclusive) ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- during which period no transfer ceived for 1 year or shorter periods of shares can be registered.

at rates which will be quoted on By order of the Board of application. Directors.

Companies pay will be closed from Saturated.

NOTICE;

THE HONGKONG, LAND

for all grales offered at the public | INVESTMENT

auctions during the 'weak 2/7);

middle price for shares 23/9;

market pruve for Para 3/91,

Bullion.

& AGENCY, Company Limited.

N Interim Dividend of Three

ΑΝ

A. SHELTON HOOPER,

Secretary to the #HONGKONG LAND - INVESTMENT & AGENCY COMPANY, LIMITED. General Agents for the WEST POINT BUILDING COMPANY, LTD. 11th July, 1918:

Notices

(898

have much pleasure, la aunpuncing to our

& half Dollars per share Messrs. Moratta & Goldsmid's for the Six months. ending Chakpg. w.kly circuler dated London, June, will be payable on Monday Jald 4, states that "the silver 28th July, on which date Divid- merket has been quiet and end Warrants may be obtained on steady, only fluctuating bet- application at the Company's

office.

The Transfer Books of the won 26 13/18d.' and 27d., the latter tsing to-day's Company will be closed fro have opened quotation. Holidays in Shanghai Saturday the 19th July, to Mon- bave oloend the markets there for day the 25th July, (both days in- in the most up-to-date style and fashion at the large two days but China hau besn the clusive) during which period o Commodious Premises No. 38 & 40 chief support of the market, the transfer of shares can be regis- Indian bazaars being mora distored."

posed to all The ingom By order of the Board of

Directors India has no doubt been en- couraged by the increase of 2 orores of rupes shown in the Cauency Raturos this which are now esven crores more

wek

then they were last yo!"; this no doubt insiderably reduce the probability of the Anda Tavern msat buying silver for the pre- Beat, and he created a bealish feeling in that quarter."."

Railway Mishap.

A railway mishap occurred

A. SHELTON HOOPER, Secretary. to-gkong, 11thaly, 1918. [854

HONGKONG, CANTON & ›

· MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., Ltd.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS

recently at Bridge-of-Allan, and AN INTERM DIVIDEND of

Of

One Dollar per Share for the

Waumerous patrous and customers that we A New SILK STORE

and

ני

Queen's Road Central, acety occupied by Messrs. H. Ruttonjes & San.

where we nia displaying an entirely new, handsome 'sad gorgeous stock of"

Silk Goods and Jewellery Ware of all descriptions in a variety of new, alegant and attractive designa sud patterns.

The stock includes a choice selection of

Turkish, Persian and India Silk, Carpets and Woollen Rugs

In abaste and elegant pattern.

Prica specially reduced for summer,

Cheapest store in the Colony,

An early visit earnoutly solicitad."

D. OHELLARAM. Hongkong. 26th July, 1913.

A. S. HEWETT,

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

Notices

1/11 15/163) d/s. 8'ney & Melbourne

$32,200,000 T/T. Java................ 1199 Gold Leaf pertael..

781430 d/e. San Foo & New York, 4876

T/T. Japan

.8434 m/s. Marks

2.0714

anatetus

.96

T/T. India *******

148

4 m/s. Frenos

Demand India

.1485 m/s. do

Demand, Manila

T/T, San F'co & Now York 48

96 BarBilzer. ready

forward

7/16

T/T. Marksmester 19th)

2012 Bank of England rate: emium 2.49' Sovereign. „inations

10,08

Bubsidiary Coins.

Oplum Quotations

July 18.

Discount per $100

Malwa, New

$3,200 porpis.

Malwa, Old

3,300

Jhinese...20 ots.plecss 88%

Patna, New

4,050 perche.

Chinese...10

$891

Patna, Old.

Hongkong.20

8736

Benares, New....... 3,850

Hongkong.10

$87/16"

Benares, Old...................

3,750

Proprietors....$15,000,000 T/T. Franos

COURT OF DIRECTORS,

H. Dodwell, Esq. Chairman, Hon. Mr. D. Landale,-Deputy

Chairman.

G. Friesland, Esq., G.9. Gubbay, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq. GR. Laurenz, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.

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.

SHARE REPORT.

SA-SALE.- B-BUYERS

S-SELLERS

Stocks & Paw OF VALON.

BANKS.

Hongkong & S'hai $125

3,975

£2/5/-at ex 2/-3 equal to

921.71 for

ending 31/12/12

#18 for 1912

year

Final of 1p.c, making" 20 p.o, for 1911. Final of $20 making 850 for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12mak. $15 for

1911 & Int.of$3 for 1912 f

$10 for 1911

CLOSING

LAST DIVIDEND AND DÅTE.

$800 nom.

£79/10/-

MARINE INSURANCEI, Cantons

$50

297

North China

£5 T137

$100 $790

£50 $195 b.

$20 $147 $50 $356 5.

827 for 1911.

$25 $10 nom.

Hongkong-Interest Allowed,

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

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

For 3 months. 2) per cent per Yangtzes

· Annum..

FIRE. INSURANCES)

For 6 months, 3 per cent per China Fires

Annum.

For 12 months, 4 per cent

Annum.

SRIPPING.

Hongkong Fires per China & Manilas

N. J; STABB, Chief Manager.

| HONGKONG SAVINGS BANE

THE

HE Bualness of the above Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Rules may be obtained on ap- plication.

INTEREST on deposite is al lowed on the minimum monthly

balances at $3 Per Cent. per an-

Dum

#

Douglas Steamship 850 8312 b. Steamboats Indo-Chinas

(Preferred) (Deferred)

$15 $27 b.

$81, ex div.

106/- b.

}

*£5

Shell" Transports £1

11

b.

$10 $543 6.

Star Ferry"

REFINERIES.

China Sugars Luzon Sugars

MINING.

#100 [895 H. $100 $35

option balances of $100 or more

Depositors may transfer at their Chinese Engineerings £130/-

to the Hongkong and Shanghai Tronohe Bank to be placed on FIXED Raube DEPOSIT at 4 Per Cent, per annum.

For the Hongkong and Shang hai. Banking Corporation,

N.J. STABB, Chief Manager,

£157/6 £1634 *. DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNI Kowloon Wharfe $50

$97 H.K.&Wpoa Docks 850 $85 Shanghai Dooks T. 100 52 b. Hongkow Wharfs E. 100 T.110

DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS

Capital Fully

BANK.

Paid-up.8h. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin, Branches: Berlin: Calcutta Canton Hamburg Haukow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tainanfu Teingtau Yokohama

Anglo French Lands T,100 T,94 [#124 Hongkong Hotels $50

091 b. Hongkong Lands $100

Humphreys Estates $10 Kowloon Lands

Shanghai Lands T. 30

West Points.

8115 b. ex div.

881

b.

$30

$40

b.

T. 50

#1 for 1906

$1.50 for year end'g30'6'12- Dividend of $1 for half year ending 31°12′12

6 p.o. for years 1912 and .

1912 OD

preferred shares

[Final of 2/- making 20%

for year ending 31*12'11"

Int, of 1/- a/c. 1912

12 on 10,900 shares ist issue $3 on 10,000

2nd

$1 on 10,000 2. 3rd.. 要 for year ending 30*4*19

69 for 1912 $3 for 1897

Interim of 3 pio. 8 2/5d per share. Coupon No. 1 20- count year 30.6.13 Int. of 2/6 a/c, 1813 1/2 for 1909

$4.50 for year 1912 $1 final dividend for}

year 1911

Tiš. 3 for 1912 Final of Tis Tia 7 for 1912

Tls. 6 29′2′10

making

$3 on old shares, $1,50)

on newshares for half} year 31*12.12

$314 for year ending 30.6.13

50 cents for 1912

$2.80 for 1912.

5 p. o. for half to 30′6′′12)

& final of 6 p.e. making

11 p.c. for 1912

$50 97214 ex div.82 for 14 year ending

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8

COTTON MILLS,

LONDON BANKERS: Mesars: N. M. Rothschil. & Sons. The Union of London and Smith's Ewos

Bank, 'Limited.

Shanghai Cottons Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Laou Kung Mow

Agency.

Direction der Disconto Gesell-Kung Yik

THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE CO. LTD. (Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House perty, &c. Goods received on Storage.. Advances made on Merchandise: Loan made on the Providentness transacted.

System.

'T. 50 T. 185. . b.

30.8:12

15 per cent for 1910 7.9.0. for year ending)

31.10.12

T, 120 b. 196 H.

13

50 cents 31.7,0g

b.

85 cents for 1912

A.

70 corte for 1912

$1.25 for your end'g 31°7′12

Hongkong Cottons $10 891 Bchaft..

MISCELLANEOUS. INTEREST allowed on Current China-Borneos $12 $1012

DEPOSITS received Light and Powers 8107 Pro-Account.

44 on terms which may be learned Do. (Spec. shares) 81 f on application. Every description | China Providents $10 $9 of Banking and Exchange busi- Dairy Farms

#6 #2614 b. Green Islands $10 $7 Hongkong Eleotrios $10 $40 b. B, TIMMERSCHEIDT, Hongkong Ices $25 $180 s.

Manager. |Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911. [2

Hongkong Ropes

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Langkate

INDIA, LIMITED.

(Rates and Particulars on sp

plication).

The Office of

OF TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &o, Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co, General Managers.

32 Hongkong, 19th March, 1908

PEAK TRAMWAYS 00.uthorised Capital.

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

WEEK DAYS.

1:00 AM. 10 B.CO AM. Every 15 Max.

Subsoribed

Paid Up.

..6848

3.00 A3.10 10.00 AM,

#

10,00, 11.00

..

US Mar

Reserved Fund

11 30 A.M. to· THAS FM.

19

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

11:44 PM, to

Ky

sa Mne

12

15.

が

1.5 2.M. 10.

10 Ki

10 M

H

16 passengers were jujured. The Six Months ending 30th Jane MRLI HON FAN Chinese graduato versed in literature, holiday traffic was beavy, and a will be PAYABLE on TUESDAY special train was made up at 5th AUGUT, on which date has been a teacher to European officials Blicking for despatch to Perth, an Dividend Warrants may be ob and merchants in this Colony for over engine being placed in the rear to tained on application at the Com-ton reais,

He has a good method of tmining nesist at a gradient. For some pany's Office.

THE TRANSFER BOOKS Haropeana to pass in the Chinese ex- reason the engine lost touch with

the Company will balaation, and is possessed of a first the train, and there was a gap between them until Bridge-of- OLOSED from the 22nd July to mis certificate, an Chinese teacher, Allan, when the engine dashed 5th August, 1913, both days in these good knowledge of

clusive..

By Order of the Board of

Directors. | sus language are sequested to write sare W. E. OLARKE of "Hongkong Telegraph" office or Secretary direal to $7 Hollywood Road, 1st floor Hongkong, 22nd July, 1918,

"Hongkong, Shih-Jan, 1918; ~ [914.

The

into the rear of the train, with considerable"forað. passengers injured suffered from shook or were hurt by broken glass or falling luggage,

Mandarin and 'Hakka. "

Those who intend learning the Chin-

1.15 h.to 1.43 7.M.

At 3.4. to*

5.00 7.M. to

2.11 7.17

1,00 730)

10 7.M. NIGHT CARS. Kara: and ratą 9:30ʻra, to 31.00valet, everyshalChour. 11.00.0145 7,50. overy"quarter pfanhour. SUNDAYS.

·wao bilo 10.30 AM, EVERY 15, to MLN. 10.30 AM, 10: 25.00 € M.

**** Noom 11 JE MIN. '17,45 AM, to 11.00 NOON SO 1.00 FX, 1,00 7.M; to 5.00 7.

H

N

18 MIN.

1.00 F.M. to

4.00 1 M.

ty Mr.

3 00 74, 14 *7.00 7,50*10

7:00 PM. N

130, 13 + NIGHT CARS as "on Wesk Days:

SATURDAYS,

Extra Cars at midnight.

By Arrangement st the Company'"Chica,

Alamanda Bulidings, Du Yuu' Rods

BANKERS:

$10 $25

g. 10 35

$25 $22

Morning Post Peak Tramway $10 $10

.£1,500,000 Do. (new). $1 921

Hongkong Electric Tram/42% 8. 1,125,000

Philippines

$10 135 562,500 H. Price & Co., Ld. $10 $6

Pro 865,000 Böciete desferred

Bank of England.

London Joint Stock Bank,

Limited..

Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fized Deposits at zaton which may be ascertained on application.

ARLINTON

Pulpeset 880 |||$20 Papierteries paid.

du Tonkin

up $50

لڑکو

Benefit $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20T.150 Steam Laundrý $5 83.90 b. United Asbestos]

Oriental Agency, - 810 . 8916 b. Ind United Asbestost

$10 $300 Founders Bhares). Union Waterbost $10 18

Welsmann, Lt $10 $30

$10 $794

Watson William Powell

Jet Corvacted to targo pime paly 25 2014 2

40 cents for 1911

$1.60 per share for 1912 Final of $8 making $10

for 1912'

sa. $1 interim & final of $11

'$2 for 1912

M

Tls. '1 account 1913

None

80 cents on fully paid shares and 8 cents on $1 paid shares for year ending 30.4.13

Final of 65 p.o making)

7p.a. for 1912.

None

$1.50 for 1910

None

No dividend this year

50 cts, for year end'g 31.5.1

(20 per cent, per ordinary share for year ended 31'5'1912:

1 per share for year)

ending 31*12*1912-

25 per cent. for year

ending 31711-

60 cents for 1912/

40 ots, yesrending 30′&12 WRIGHT AND HORNBY, sure and

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