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COMMERCIAL.

Shanghai Buktion.

July 24, 1913.

Mexican Dollars; market rate:

Opening ... Closing

***

Dragon Dollars:

tive bank rale

***

Tie Tla.

... Tls.

Shanghai Gold Bars:

978 touch

Bar Silver

***

"

...Tla. 363

Tls. 111 15

Copper Cash ... per teel..

Sovereign

buying rate at

28-5/3-TIR. 7,35

at exch 735-Mex. $9 65-

Peking Bar...

Native Interest

| Tla, 306-

Shanghai Exchange Market. Means Maitland and Fearon write as follow in their weekly Exchange Oircular dated July 23-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1913.

Entertainments

VICTORIA THEATRE.

THE GREAT PRODUCTION OF

ECLAIR" ENTITLED

THE RESTITUTION"

WILL BE SCREENED ON

Tues., 29th, Thur., 31st, & Fri., Ist

AUGUST.

BY SPECIAL REQUEST.

THE MODERN MILITARY PICTURE"

The Ladon price of Silver ON THE STEPS OF

after touching 27.1-44. las re caded. 1 27.1-16, and our local rate for TT on London which touched 2-8,1-8d. 18 2-8, at the close. The Market has been to. easy throughout the week, owing to the rumours of approaching hostilities between the northern and southern soldiers in the neigh bourhood of Shanghai. There

· rumours culminated in an attack

on the Arsenal (which is held by

THE THRONE

WILL BE SHOWN AGAIN

ON

WEDNESDAY 30th

HUGE SUCCESS OF

the northern troops for the Paking Olga Montez & Kitty Raynor

Government) at 3 a.ro, thirmorn-

ing; at 7.30 the Areonal was re- ported to be still in the banda' of

the northerners, but at the time.

BIJOU SCENIC THEATRE.

of writing another attack is in 9.15 P.M. EVERY EVENING

progress. The general fee'ing is

that the northerners will succeed

in bolding out against the att ck-

ing forces Menuwhile business

ie at a tandetill, and until we

hear the effect of the present pol ítical news on the Silver Market.it

ie difficult to give a tendency to

the Market: We are of the opinion

that the present troubles will prob ably hava a strengthening effect.

CHANGE OF PROGRAMME,

The KROMATS.

Banks

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

CORPORATION, A

Head OB-60. Wall Street, New York London Office;—16, Bishopsgate, KC,

BRANCHES

Hambay

Calcatta

Canton

Coba

Calos

Kapire

Honghong ankow

Capital and Réservo...

about

Banks

T/T. HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand..

BANKING CORPORA-30 d/s

60de 4 m/s

TION.

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

RESERVE FUNDS:

... $15,000,000

30 d/s.8'ney & Melbourne 2/9/16

Exchange

Selling.

Buying.

..1/11 4 | 4 m/s. L/C misi

2-5/16

1/11 11/16

1/11 15/16 6 m/e. L/C

1/11 4 m/e. D/P

.2/-7/16

12/

Kobe MALA Mexico

734 30 die. San Foo & New York, 19

T/T. Singapore

..85

Ралата

Sterling

4 m/s. Marke

2.08

T/T. Japan

*..97

Paking

£1,500,000 at 2/---

San Francisco,

T/T. India, ses

.148

4 m/s. France

Shanghal

Demand India

1496 m/s. do

.2.57)

Yokohama

Bilver 17,200,000

...$5,060,500 (Gold)"

Demand, Manila

87 BarSilver, ready

T/T. San F'co & New York 4818

forward

.27 9/16

$32,200,000

T/T. JAVA ***** T/T, Marke

.20%

2.50

Bank of England rate Sovereign

......10,0%

Subsidiary Colu's.

---July 18.

Discount per $100

Malwa, Old......... 3,308

¡.....

Chinese...20 ate.pieces $81.

"atna, New

4,050 perohe

Chinese...10 -

$874

Patná, Old....

9,975

Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10

8736

Bonarea; Now

·3,850

$8 13 16

EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKING BUSI

NESS transacted,

CURKANT ACCOUNTS opened on the

DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Exed for oee year at 42 1828 AZ000, or for shorter perioda, ut rates, which may be ascertainad on applicator.

BILLS NEGOTED and COLLECTED.

REMITTANCES.

· Mall and· LETTERS OF CREDIT sad DRAFTS granted as all the principal cities in the World.

BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT avaladie all over the Warid.

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT

Lasted

FURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Shares factać,

bad."

TRAVELLERS CHECKS sold and

GROKOR HOUG,

Manager.

9, Queen's Road, Bongbong Hoogkong, la Nov., 1912

THE

1912

YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

LIMITED.

Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yen 48,000,000 90,000,000 Paid-up Capital Reserve Fund. 18,200,000

Head Office.-YOKOHAMA

Branches Antung-Hsion Bombay. Calcutta " Changchun Dairen

Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang

New York Onaka

Pekin

Ryoiun Port

9.15 P.M.

Fengtion Harbin Hankow

(Arthur)

San Francisco

Honolulu

Shanghai

Kobe

Tiehling

Lino-Yang

Tientsin

Tokyo

Wiffle's Sad Mistake

COMIC PICTURE.

The way to Pay One's Debts.

THE BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED DRAMATIC FILM The BURDEN.

London

Lyons

Los Angeles

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

EISHI ONO,

Manager. Hongkong, 31st Mar, 1913.

The local stock of Sycee and Bar THE WEARY PREMIEP Public Companies application.

The Prime Minister, in the House of Commons, was defend- ing the Government's guillotine resolution on the three Parlia ment Act Bill-Home Rule, HONGKONG, CANTON & Welsh Disestablishment, and Scotiah Temperance when he declared-

MACAO, STEAMBOAT

Co. Ltd.

[18]

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, "AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853 V

HEAD OFFICE LONDON.

£1,200,000

"Sooner or labor the time will come for me and my colleaguen to criticise in this way. Pereon- ally, I do not care whether it is NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS Paid-up Capital...... sooner or later."

Reserve Fund..........£1,700,000 Reserve Elability | of

Proprietors..

Silver stands at Tls. 45,506,000.

Philippine Export to Hongkong.

That the 1912 irade year in the Philippines was an exceptional one, and the Hongkong-Philippine trade was the largest in the his tory of such relations is the state ment made by the Hongkong United States Consul General in his report to the State department Referring to abipping the consul states that the extraordinary de mand for tonnage the world over caused inoreased shipping activity in Hongkong and in the colony's

£1,200,000 trade territory, Touching upon

N INTERIM DIVIDEND of the angar market he states that

One Dollar per Share for the FOREIGN EXCHANGE and while 1912 was not a profitable "Well, I won't say that I will Six Months ending 30th June General Banking business trans-

say I should not ts sorry, if will be PAYABLE on TUESDAY acted. within a measurable distance of 5th AUGUST, on which date CURRENT ACCOUNTS. open- time, we have the opportunity to Dividend Warrants may be obed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- show them what we can do in tained on application at the Com-ceived for 1 year or shorter periode these fine Parliamentary nita."

pany's Office.

at rates which will be quoted on THE TRANSFER BOOKS application. of the

A.8. HEWETT, Company will be CLOSED from the 22nd July to

Acting Manager. 5th August, 1913, both days in Hongkong, 11th April, 1912. - 22 clusive.

By Order of the Board of

The Premier, noticing that bis supporters were astonished, ad- ded

year to Hongkong refineries be cause of losses due to the decline of sugar in the last half of the year, there was nevertheless notable increase in the total im- ports into Hopgkong over. 1010 and 1011: The importe from Jaya PRESIDENT POINCARE. were subtantially the same as-in previous year, 184 744 tons in The following is President 1912 as compared with 184,874 Poincare's message to the British in 1911 and 221,101 in 1910. A nation on the occasion of his heavy increase is noted in the present visit. import of Philippine sugar The visit I have come to pay to in, 1012 amounted his Majesty King George affords to 80,210 tons as compared with me a unique opportunity of festi 9,324 in the year before and fying to the unanimous sentiments 10,372 in 1910. Exports of re- of the French nation towards the fined sugar to the Philippines sonof the glorious Sovereign under were value: $207,654 in 1910, whose auspices the fruitful friend- $216,593 in 1011 and $334,365 ship between Great Britain and in 1012. The prospecta for 1913 France was established.

which

in the sugar trade are not bright, Not only in Europe, but: demand for sugar being com- throughout the world, the restless paratively weak with low prices.

A large quantity of hata was im ported from Java, and the Phil. ippines as a result of cutting of

ΑΝ

Directors.

THE

Secretary

W. E. CLARKE.

Hongkong, 22nd July, 1913.

Notices

billows of the ocean draw together LESSONS IN CHINESE. and unite the hores of the two

great colonial Powers in a constant

Notices

1

C

Reserve Liability of

Proprietors...$15,000,000 T/T. Franes -COURT OF DIRECTORS.

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

Chairman,

G. Friesland, Esq. C. 8. Gubbay, Esq.

P. H. Holyoak, Eaq.

G. R. Laurenz, Esq.

F. Lieb, Esq.

W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim," H. A. Siebe, Esq. OHIEF 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 on the daily balance.

119 Gold Leaf portael.....

Opium->Quotation.'

Malwa, Now :$3,200 perbic.

Benares, Old........ 3,730

SHARE REPORT.

S-SELLERS

SLOGRA & PAID ur Value

·BANKS

Hongkong & B'hai $125

SA-SALE

CLOSING Q10 1

$800 Bl.

£79/10/-

$50

297 £5 T137

$100 $790

-------- MARINE INSURANCE4— Cantona

North China

Unions

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

Annum.

FIRE INSURANCES.

For 6 months, 3 per cent. per China Fires

Annúm.

Annum,

£50 $195 b.

$20 $147 by

Hongkong Fires $50 $356 L... For 12 months, 4 per cent per China & Manilas

SHIPPING.

$25 $10 nom, N.J. STABB. Chief Manager. Douglas Steamship $50, 831

Steamboats HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Indo-Chinag

THE

HE Business of the "aboye 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 Per Cent per an-

Dum.

nomi.

$15 $27

b.

(Preferred) (Deferred)

"Shell" Transports £1

£5 $80

98.

108/-

£11

b.

$10 $54) b.

REFINERIES.

$100 $95 $100 635

"Star Ferry

China Sugars Luzon Bugars

MYNING,

Depositors may transfer at their Chinese Engineerings £130/-b. option balances of $100 or more to the Hongkong and Shanghai Tronohs Bank to be placed on FIXED Raubs DEPOSIT t 4 Per. Cent, per

annum.

For the Hongkong and Shang: hai Banking Corporation,

N.J. STABB, Chief Manager.

£1 57/61 £1 $34 DOCKS, WHARVES, & G'DOWNS. Kowloon Wharfs $50 $95 H.K.&W'poa Docks $50 {5831⁄2 8. Shanghai Döcke T. 100 · 52 b. Hongkow Wharfe T, 100 T. 109

DEUTSCH ASIAFISCHE LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDIN

Capital Fully

BANK.

7.

Paid-up...Sh. Taels 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai. Board of Directors-Berlin, Branches: Berlin Calcutta Canton Hamburg Hankow Kobe Peking Singapore Tientsin Tsinanfu Tsingtau Yokohama.

H

b.

*T. 12.

b.

96

B.

13

Anglo French Lands T.100 T.94 $124 Hongkong Hotela $50

1891 b Hongkong Lands $100 $115 ex div.b.

Humphreys Estates $10 881 b. Kowloon Lande $30 40

Shanghai Landa T. 30 r. 90

West Points $50 $72% ex div.

LONDON BANKERS:

Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P.8.

COTTON MILLS.. Messrs. N. M. Rothschil & Sona.

T. 50 T. 125 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

schaft.

Hongkong Cottons $10 $94

MISCELLANEOUS INTEREST allowed on Current China-Borneos

$12-$1014 Loans on Mortgage of House Pro-Accounts which mir eceived Light and Powers 3101414

may be learned Do. (Spec. shares) $1} perty, &c.

on application. Every description China Providents $10 $9 Goods received on Storage.”. Advances made on Merchandise: of Banking and Brohange busi-Dairy Farms

$6 $2614 b Loans made on the Providentness transacted.

Green Islands

$10 $6.80 Syetem

Hongkong Electrica $10.401. (Rates and Particulars, on.ap-

Hongkong Ices $25 $180 B- plication).

Hongkong Ropes

Langkata

Morning Post Peak Tramway

CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE LO., LTD.

(Capital Paid up...$1,250,000.)

R. TIMMERSCHEIDT,

Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct. 1911.

*18

OF

exchange of ideas and interests. MR LI UON FAN, Chloe WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c.,

queues. Shipments of rice to the Does not the very nature of

graduate yered in literature,

over ten Jeais.

Philippines in spite of reported things will it that the two bas been a teacher to Europeen officials of Great Britain and merchants in this Colony for over good orops there in 1912, in peoples creased from a value of $1.715,- and France should be

He has a good method of imining| 126 in 1910, and $2,638,582 in associated for the progress of 1911 and to $3,881,341 in 1812, civilisation and and the maintain Europeans to pass in the Chinese ex- ance of peace in the world?amination, and is possessed of first rate certificate as a Chinese teacher.

Mandarin and Hakka.

LIFT COLLAPSE.

Never perhaps bave the necessity and benefits of that solidarity in good made themselves more strongly felt than in the course of recent events.

At the inquest at Park Hall, Oswestry, on Mrs. Wynne Corrie, wife of Mr. Alfred Wynne Corrie,

Never could the President of former High Sheriff for Shrop- the French Republic be given a chire, it was stated that she was about to descend in the hall lift happier moment to bring the when the rope snapped, and the cordial greetings of the friendly nation to the Sovereign who son- gage, with Mrs. Uorrie inside, tinues with so much wisdom and An examination revealed the loyalty the noble traditions of his fuot that the hempen rope had race. been much frayed, and a repres

crashed to the bottom..

Another H.A. L. Order, entative of the lift makers ex- The " Kolnische Zeitung" an- pressed the view that this should nounces from New York that the have len observable to these Hamburg-Amerika Company haa using it for three months. just placed an order amounting The lift was put up three yeara to £4,000,000 with a couple of ogo, and was partially overhauled American ship-builders for a fleet of six vessels flying the twelve months ago,

A verdict of Accidental American dag. for inter-oceanio death” was returned.

Cargo

bas also good knowledge of

Those who intend learning the Chin- ese language are requested to write care of "Hongkong Telegraph" office ‚or. direct to 87 Hollywood Road, Irk Boor

Hongkong. 29th Jun. 1918. [91.

MARTIN'S SAPIOL & STEEL RDKAPILLS

*French Remedy for all Irregularitids, Thousands of kædion såvare Koop & hot of Marvin's kills in a house, 30 thai on to a first of disa mytimek # Those who The Mausamend theur, à

All Cheruleia and Blores esli thems hroughost The World or poss the U MANZIN, Chemiet, Boatkkie plan, #ige

MARTIN'S APIOLÖSTEEL

The Office of TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

Undertaken and Executed.

SHEWAN, TOMES &.Co.! General Managers..

32 Hongkong, 19th March, 1908

THE MERCANTILE BANK OF

INDIA, LIMITED.

EAK TEAMWAY800.uthorised Capital£1,500,000

LIMITED.

TIME TABLE

WEEK DAYS

Subscribed

Paid Up

M.

to Mix.

Reserved Fund.

"

45 213 P..

43 MEN.

16

TO MIN

1.23 r.st. to

1.45 2.M.

to

213 PM

77

4.15 PM 103.00 r.k.

中国

as Mix,

30 MEN.

7.00 A340 Boo am. “Evok 1.00 A‚M; to -30.00 8.3. 10.00 AM, to 31.00 A.5. 12 30 AM 10 19.45 7.3. 10

of '44' x

4.MM.

Robax.

5.00 P.M. to 4.10 Pu

NIGHT CARS

1.goʻrie; and "9 Pan, diga'am,'to

„£100 km2,"everythalboat.

12,0027MMOD143 KM.

overy quarter of an hour,

.. SUNDAYS.

A 10

19.30 A... to 21:45 A.M. to

10.30 Am. Every 15 MIN.

11.00 AM

ja M.

21.00 NOM

17

1.

12.00 NOON to 100 Y..

"

.so fix.

-7.00 7. LO · 5.00 PM:

4.00 7.1. to

It 25 MIN,

6.00 PM.

10 MIN.

300 FM, KO 1:00 PM, to

7:00 PM ETO P.N

14 1 Moon

to Min!

• NIGHT, CARS **" on Week Days:

SATURDAYS...

Extra Cars at midnight. SPECIAL CARS.

By Arrangement at the Company' COMice, Alexandre › Bulidings,

BANKERS:

Bank of England.

1,125,000

$10 $25

8. 10 35

$25

aa.

$10 $10

$1 92 a. Do. (now) Hongkong Electric Trams/7/436 sa.

$10 $5 Philippines 562,500

H. Price & Co., Ld. $10. $6

Pro- 365,000 Societe den ferred

Pulpeset

$50 $20 Paplertories paid·

London Joint Btook Bank,

Limited.

du Tonkin

up.850

Benefit,] $200 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 20 T.150 Steam Laundry ⠀ #5133,90 United Asbestos

Oriental Agency, $10 891 b. Led. ............ United AsbestonTM

810 $300 Founders Sharea] Union Waterboat $10 $1794

810 30. $108734

$11

Weismann, Ltd.

Interest allowed on Current Ao- counts at 2 per cent per annum on Daily Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be Watson' ascertained on application. William Powell

Corrected to 18:30 gum. july 29 z

B-BUYERS

LAST DIVIDEND AND DATE.

£2/5/- at ex 2/4 equal to

$21.71 for 3

ending 31/12/12

$18 for 1912

year

Final of 10 p.o, making

zu pic. for 1911 Final of $20 making $50

for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912 Final of $12 mak: $15 forĮ 1911 & Int, of$3 for 1912 f

$10 for 1911.

$27 for 1911-

$1 for 1906

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

p.c. for years 1912 and 1912 on preferred shares

Final of 2 making 20%

for yearending 31*12'11

Int, of 1/-a/o, 1912

$2 on 10,100 shares lat issue $ on 10,0ng $1 on 10,000

31

2nd 3rd for year ending 30413 **

$3 for 1912

$3 for 1897

Interim of 3) p.c. 8 2/5d per

share, Coupon No. 1 so count year 30.6.13 Int. of 3/6 a/c. 1919 1/2 for 1909

•

$4.50 for year 1912 $1 final dividend f

yoar 1911

Tis. 3 for 1912.

Final of Tls, 4 makingĮ Tls 7 for 1812

Tis. 6 29'2'10-

$5 on old shares,

on new shares for he

year 31°12′12

$8 for year ending 30 6.13

50 cents for 1912

$2.80 for 1912

5pc. for half to 30°6′12}

& final of 6 p.o. making -11 p.c. for 1912

$2 for 12 year ending -30.6 12

15 per cent. for 1910

7 p.c. for year ending?

31.10.12

50 cents.31.7.08

85 cents for 1972

70 cents for 1912-

$1.25 for year end'g 31:7'19 40 cents for 1911

$1.60 per share for 1912. Final of 88 making $10)

for 1912

$1 interim & final of $11 $2 for 1912

Tie, l'account 1913

None

80 bents on fully paid?

shares and 8 gents on $1.paidshares for year ending 304.13 Final of $5 p.cmaking

Tpo. for 1912, None $1.50 for 1910

None

No dividend this year

50 cts. for year end g 1.5.1.

L

20 per cent, per ordinary share for year ended 3151912

$1 per share for year? ending 31*12*19127

25

5 per cent, for year?

ending 31711

60 cents for 1912.

40 ots, yearending 80°6′12

WRIGHT AND HORNBY, 9 ate

AR LINTON | General Broken 4 De Vorse Road Cntral" Wal- address Realtade."