1913-07-30 — Page 9

COMMERCIAL.

Summer Hats for Chinese.

After the rivolution terminat- ed, the Chinese started to dock their queves, and adopt the occi- dental style of hair dressing. Thereby straw bata, for suminer wear, soon beetme moob in de- mand, consequently dealers in these lines were doing a roaring trade, and making ‘large "profits According to Japanese consolar reports from Shanghai, it wea anticipated that this year the demand for straw hats would be greater than ever, whereas con- trary to expectations the demand Je not no strong although the prices have fallen except in the case of a few special qualition. Panama Hats are not in demand apparently; some merchants have placed their stock in these linest under the tender mercy of thei auctioneer to be disposed of at a minimum. It is said those who are fortunate enough to dispro of their stock in trade at from 60-70% discount are doing a good thing indeed From these facts it will not be difficult to conceive the depression prevailing in this line of breiness, the supply, being greater than the demand is the apparent canse thereof. It will want another revolution or strong "anti-imperialistic

THE HONGKONG "TELEGRAP, AN

Entertainments

VICTORIA THEATRE.

THE GREAT PRODUCTION OF

· ECLAIR" ENTITLED

•

THE RESTITUTION "

WILL_BE_SCREENED ON

Thur., 31st, & Fri., Ist AUGUST.

BY SPECIAL REQUEST,"

THE MODERN MILITARY PICTURE

ON THE STEPS OF

44

Banks

WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 1918.

INTERNATIONAL BANKING

+

CORPORATION,

Hand Office 3-6%, Wall Street, New York, London Dfics (-26, Bishopsgate, B.C.

BRANCHES

Boobay

Calenta

Canton

Cabu

Calon

Empire

Hoogkong

Hankow

||

Banks

T/T.

HONGKONG & SHANGHAI Demand

BANKING CORPORA- 30 d/s .....

TION.

Paid-up Capital ......

Kobe

Manlia

Mica

PABLE

RESERVE FUNDS;

Sterling

Peking

San Francisco

Shanghai Yokotama

Capital and Reserve.........................$1,050,000 (Gold)

about $190,000 EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BANKINO BUSI NESS transacted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS bed on the

turma.

DEPOSITS RECEIVED, Éxod for one year as CX SRI Kanum, or for shorter perioda, st rates, wilch may be scertained on application.

BILLS NEGOTIATED and COLLECTED. MAIL and TELEGRAPHIC REMITTANCES

made.

LETTERS OF CREDIT and DRAFTS, granted on all the principal diies in the World. *THE BANK'S CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT are available all over the World,

COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT PURCHASE and SALE of Stocks and Škares efachd

TRAVELLERS CHECES sold and casand,

GEORGE HOLO, Manager.

9, Queen's Road, Hongkong Hongkong, la Nor., 1912

1912

THE

THE THRONE "YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK,

WILL BE SHOWN AGAIN ON

WEDNESDAY 30th

HUGE SUCCESS OF

LIMITED.

Established 1880. Authorised Capital Yan 48,000,000 || Paid-up Capital 30,000,000 Reserve Fund..... 18,200,000 Head Office-YOKOHAMA.

feelings to Olga Montez & Kitty Raynor is

revive it, the unstableness of the present government causes the people to water as to what style

of dress to adopt. On economic

BIJOU SCENIC THEATRE.

EVERY EVENING CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.

principles they refer to use up 9.15 P.M. their former bed gear pending the catablishment of a system of government more reliable. Ex- change.

Market Conditions of Figured Mattings.

In former years there has been a keen competition between Chinese and Japanese Figured Mattinge, but recently this indus try has shown a marked develop- ment in Japan, so much so,” that Chinese-made articles have Len' completely crushed out of the market, in fact it is now being exported to Chinn,

The KROMATS.

Antung-Hsien Bombay Calcutta

Harbin Hankow

"Agencies at Nagasaki Newchwang New York

Osaka

£1,500,000 at Y}»= | $15,000,000 Bilver 17,200,000

60d/s... 4 m/s

zuchange.

ני

Selling,

Buying.

1/11 13/16} & m/s. L/O

1/11 7/8 4 m/s. D/P

15/16

3 m/s. L/C

.2/-9/16

15,000,000 T/T. Shanghai

Reserve Liability ofâm t

Proprietors

15,000,000 COURT OF DIRECTORS.

T/T. Bingapore

T/T. Japan

T/T. India...LANT

•1/16 30 d/e. S'ney & Melbourne /,56 30 d/s. San F'co & New York, 4936

Barßilver, ready

0,00

4 m/s. Marks

„2.08).

.149

4 m/s. France

2.56.

Demand India

14914 6 m/s do`

Demand, Manila

.97

127/36

$32,200,000

T/T. San F'co & New York 4814 T/T. Java ..... T/T. Marks ...................................20231⁄2 T/T. Francs

forward-

27 11/16-

12036

Gold Leaf pertael.........

2.501

Bank of England rate Sovereign..

·Subsidiary Coins.

Discount per $100

Chinese...20 ots. pieces $815/16

$94

Hongkong.20 Hongkong.10

$716

$9

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

Chairman,

G. Friesland, Esq. O. 8. Gubbày, Esq. P. H. Holyoak, Esq.

G. R. Laurenz, Esq. F. Lieb, Esq.

W. L. Pattenden, Esq. J. A. Plummer, Esq. Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. H. A. Siebe, 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

Chinese ...10

:: Oplum Quotation

Malwa, New

Malwa, Old

Patna, New...... Patna, Old.

Benares, New Benares, Old.....

SHARE REPORT.

3-SELLERS

Stocks & Pam' YALUR. BANKS.

Hongkong & hại 3125

MARINE INSURANCE, Cantons North China-

of 2 per cent. per Annum on the Unions daily balance.

ON FIXED DEPOSITS.

For 3 months. 2 per cent per

.

Annum.

For 6 months; 33 per cent par

N. J. STABB, Chief Manager.

Changchun Dairon Fengtien

Annum.

Pékin

For 12 months, 4 per cent

per

Ryolun Port

Annum.

9.15 P.M.

(Arthur)

San Francisco

Honolulu Kobe Liao-Yang

Shanghai

Tiebling

Tientsin

London

Tokyo...

Los Angeles

THE Business of the above

Wiffle's Sad Mistake

COMIC PICTURE.

The way to Pay One's Debts.

THE BEAUTIFULLY COLOURED DRAMATIC FILM

The BURDEN.

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ROYAL

L

THREE NIGHTS ONLY.

THURSDAY,

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY' July 31, August 1, & 2. ̈

THE WORLD-FAMOUS

Story of a "Snap" Division. Sir Thomas Robinsoo, the THEATRE Agent General for Queensland, who presided at tlie annual dinner of Queensland. Coloniste in Lon The Chinese favour the Jap-don sold his audience how a num anese productions on account of berof distinguished Colonial visi- their softness and quaint designs. tors 'wore responsible for ons of They are chiefly used by the upper the recent "ensp" divisions. middle classes, and began to be. On the occasion when the in demand after the lato revol-Colonial Premiers and Ministers tution. A considerable quantity of vore being entertained at the

Japanese Maltings is exported to Foreign Office,, he said, the, the United States, amounting to absence of several Ministers 8,000,000 yen annually.

from their places in the House of Commons was noted by a very: observant Opposition, It was only by an entire disregard of the ered limit on the part of taxi-cab. drivers, who were despatched int all directions to muster at any The Anglo-Japanese Bank.

risk a sufficient number of Recently some Tokyo papera Ministerial supportere, that a reported that at a shareholders' disaster to the Government was

Under the present conditions, if every effort is tantowed in the advancement of this industry there should be a great future for these lines..

meeting held in London. it was averted.

decided that the Anglo-Japanee

Bank should discontinue business

in July next, but the manager of

CHI

KWAN

LOK

Lyons

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

EISHI ONO

Manager, Hongkong, 31st Mar., 1913.

18

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

£1,200,000

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853,

HEAD OFFICE-LONDON. Paid-up Capital ...... Reserve Fund...................£1,700,000 Reserve Liability of

•

£1,200,000 Proprietors

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business 'trans- acted.

CURRENT ACCOUNTS' open- ed and FIXED DEPOSITS re- ceived for 1 year or shorter periods at rates which will be quoted on application..

A.S. HEWETT,

Asting Manager.

Yangtzen

SA-SALE

Closu o

401 H

$800 sa.

£79/10/ $50 297

£5 T137

$100 $790

BBUYERS

July 18, ......$3,200 perpic.

***... 3,300

4,050 perolie. 3,975 .... 3.850:

3,750

LANT DIVIDEND AND DATE:

£9/5/- at ex 2/-3 equal to $21.71 for 2 year ending 31/12/1231 $18 for 1912

Final of 10 p.c. making

20 p.c. for 1911 Final of $20 making $50,

for 1911 and Interim of $30 for 1912. Final of $12 mak. $15 for

1941 & Int, of $3 for1912f

b.

$10 for 1911

$27 for 1911

£50 $195 b. FIRE INSURANCES; China Fires

$20 $147 Hongkong Fires $50 $356 b China & Manilas $25 $10 nom, Douglas Steamship $50 $31 Steamboats

BIPPING.

|HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK Indo-Chinas

nom.

$15 $27

bi

(Preferred) £5 $80 (Deferred)

50.

108/-

Shell" Transports £1

£11

{ $10 $5412 b.

$100 $95 $100 $35

MINING.

11

Bank is conducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION." Star Ferry"

Rules may be obtained on aр- plication.

INTEREST on deposite is al- lowed on the minimum monthly balances at $3 Per Cent. per an

num

་་་

Է.

REFINERIES.

China Sugars Luzon Sugars

w

#

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, Uhief Manager.

DEUTSCH ASIATISCHE

Capital Fully

BANK

Paid-up...Sh. Taela 7,500,000 Head Office-Shanghai.. Board of Directore-Berlin. Branches: Berlin. Calcutta Canton. Hamburg Hankow Kobe Feking Singapore Tientsin

£1 357/6" £1 834 8. DOCKS, WHARVES, & O'DOWNS. Kowloon Wharfs $50 8951 H.K. & Wpoa Docks $50 8833% e. Shanghai Docks T. 100 52. Hongkow Wharfs T. 100 T. 109-

b.

8.

LANDS, HOTELS & BUILDINGS Anglo Franch Lands T.100 T.94-

4 ||$124 b. Hongkong Hotels $50-

891 b. Hongkong Lands $100 $115 ex div.b.] Humphreys Hatates 310 8 b. Kowloon Lands $30. $40

Shanghai Lands T. 30 T. 90

West Points

b.

$1 for 1906

$1,50 for year end'g30'6'12- Dividend of $1 for half! year ending 31°12′12 ƒ 16 p.c. for yenis 1912 and 1912 on preferred shares

Final of 2-making 20%

for year ending 31'12'11

Int. of 1/- a/c. 1912 $2 on 10,000 shares lat issue $2 on 1,000

2nd

$1 on 10,000

i, 3rd for year ending 30°4′13

$3 for 1912-

$3 for 1897-

Interim of 3 p.o. 8 2/5à per

share, Coupon No. 1 se

count year 30.6.13 Int. of 2/6 a/c, 1913

1/2 for 1909

$4.50 for year 1912

forg

$1 final dividend for?

year 1911

Tia. 3 for 1912

Final of Tle. 4 makingĮ Tla 7 for 1912

Tis. 6 29-2:10

$3 on old shares, $150)

on new shares for half

year 31*12*12

$316 for year endi 30 6.13

50 cents for 1912

$2.80 for 1912

5 p. c. for half to 30°6′12)

& final of 6 pc, making

11 p.a. for 1912-

$50 $721⁄2 ex div. for 4 year ending

HING Hongking, 11th April, 1912. (22 Tsinanfa Teingian Yokohama. Manila M'pole Hotel P.10 P. 8

the Tokyo Branch denies the Public Companies Company of Magicians

statement, although, some dis content was shown by a number of shareholders, owing to the absence of dividends caused by the slackness of business, yet there was no decision arrived at for closing up the bank.

Panama Exposition and the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce,

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., Ltd.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS!

AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of

One Dollar per Share for the

A meeting was held of the Six Months ending 30th Jnne will be PAYABLE on TUESDAY

the

other

day

to

Tokyo Chamber of Commerce 5th AUGUST, on which date delibe- Dividend Warrants may be ob- rate upon some matter relative to tained on application at the Com. the Panama Fiposition. Those pany's Office. who were present on the occasion

וי

from Peking.

Commencing at 9 p.m. SHARP;

Booking at MOUTRIE. Prices: Circle $3.00, Stalls $2.00, Pit $1.00,

THE TRANSFER BOOKS | IN were President Nakano, Mesare, of. the. Company will .be Nezu, Ohushi, Fujiyama, Sugi- CLOSED from the 22nd July to hara, Magoshi, Hamamoto and 5th August, 1913, both days in- several others, Mr. Nakano, made clusive.

with Mr. Makino, the Minister for

By Order of the Board of

Directors. W. E. CLARKE.

Secretary

issue. When this passed off, the Hongkong, 22nd July, 1913.

a report concerning his interview

Foreign Affairs, on the subject at

officials present discussed the

participators at the expositioni would adopt.

attitude the Japanese prospective

Notice

The Prince of Wales in an Airship. LESSONS IN CHINESE.

The Prince of Wales made his

Notice

THE MATT-R OF THE

COMPANIES ORDINANCE

No. 1 of 1865

and

IN THE MATTER OF GEO.

FENWICK & Co., Ltd.,

(IN LIQUIDATION.)

NOTICE is hereby given, in

pursuance of Section 176 of

graduate varsel is literature, of 1865, that the Second Annual Oxford University Contingent of uns boen a teacher to European officials general meeting of members of the Officers Training Corps and merchants in this Colony for over

The following announcement the yaİR.

first trip in an airship while in R training at Alderekos with the MB LI HON FAN, Chinees the Companies Ordinance, No. 1

appears in the diary of work of He has a good mathod of training the Royal Flying Corps (Military Europeans to pass in the Chinese: ex-

the abovenamed Company will

be held at the offices of the Liquidators, No. 5, Queen's Rond Central, Hongkong, at 12 o'clock Noon on Wednesday the Sixth

Notices

THE OHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND MORTGAGE

CO., LTD... (Capital Paid up::.81,250,000.) Loans on Mortgage of House Pro- perty, &o.

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

System.

(Rates and Particulars on ap

plication)

The Office of

TRUSTEE, EXECUTOR

OF

WILLS, ATTORNEY, &oi,

SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.

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

Bank, Limited. Deutsche Bank (Berlin), London Agency.

Direction der Disconto Gesell

MILLS,

T. 50 T. 125

T. 12 ) 196 13

· ს.

Shanghai Cottons. Laou Kung Mow Kung Yik Hongkong Cottons $10 $93

$12 $101

MISCELLANKOUS.

Bi

schaft. INTEREST allowed on Current China-Borneos Account. DEPOSITS received Light and Fowers $10 on terms which may be learned. Do. (Spec.shares) $144 on application. Every description China Providents. $10 $9 of Banking and Exchange busi Dairy Farma

$6.32614 b. Green Islands ness transacted.

$10 86,80 Hongkong Electrice $10 $40 R. TIMMERSCHEIDT, | Hongkong Ices

$25 $180 a Manager. Hongkong, 9th Oct., 1911. [2

Hongkong Ropos $10 $25.

g. 10 35

Undertaken and Executed. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF Langkats

General Managers.

Hongkong, 19th March, 1908 32

EAK TRAMWAYS00.

LIMITED.

РЕАК

TIME TABLE

WEEK DAYS.

INDIA, LIMITED.

Futhorised Capital ..............£1,500,000

Subscribed

Paid Up

15 MH.

Reserved Fund

7.00 A, to .00 A. EVERY 15-Mck, 0.002.01.10. 10.00

*

110 MR.

100 4.4. to 11.00 AM.

10.45 7.31. 17 ·LES P..

ts.MIN.

* .. to..' 8.75 P«M:

IA M

25 MIN

10 MIN

was van tour

3. PM, to

5:00 Fát,

NIGHT CARS.

8.30 . and59 7-9, 9-30°2,20, to

125,000mg, everyskaliņbour. 50.00 1,1040 22:45 Pai avery own plan hour SUNDAYS.

“Lan náci 15, 1099`kim. Eveer 15 Min."

10.30 A., „25000 A M

.20 MIN. (11,45 AM. 16. read Noon ri

* 2,00 2.7: to amination, and is possessed of a first

Wing) for the week ended June te certificate as Chinese teacher, day of August 1915, for the pur 21, issued by the War Office

No. 1 (Airship) Squadron e basso a good knowledge of poses provided for in the said

Mandarin and Hakka...

(Farnborough),-On the 20th the Those who intend learning the Chin- Prince of Wales paid a visit to language are requested to write oxra the sheds and was taken up for at Hongkong Telseraph" affios or half an hour's orning in Beta" by direct so 87 Hollywood Beach, ler do it Major Mailand."

Seation.

PERCY, SMITH, SETH & FLEMING, Liquidators. Houp2008, 894 Jan, 1939 (014 Hongkong, 8th July, 1918,

5.00 73: to 2 dop 1.00 13. 10. 2.00 23 7.00 P.4.10 £70 MIN 110 Bisn NIGHT, CARS MTan Werk Days:

BATURDAYS. Estra Cars "midaficát. SPECIAL CAREF

"Dyrene gewent in the Com

Du - Tauf-Bondi

Η

"...... 1,125,000

BANKERS:

Morning Post. Peak Tramway

$25 $22

$10 $10

Do. (new)

$1 8236.

Hongkong Electrio Trams7/41⁄2 sa. Philippines $10 $5 562,500 H. Price & Co., Ld $10 $6

Pro- 365,000 Boblete des ferred

Bank of England. London, Joint Stook Bank,

Limited.

Interest allowed on Current Ac- counts at 2 por rent per annum on Dally Balance and on Fixed Deposits at rates which may be ascertained on application,

R. LINTON

Pulpeset Papierteries

du Tonkin

WWW $50 $20 paid

up $50

Benefit $300 Shanghai-Sumatras T. 80 T.150 Steam-Laundry $5-$3.90 b.

$10 $300

$10 $178

$10 1830

68.

90.6.12

15 per cent, for 1910

7. p.c. for year ending}

31.10.13

50 gente 31.7.08

85 cents for 19

70 dents for 1912

$1.25 for year end'g 31'7′12 40 cents for 1911

$1.60 per share for 1919 Final of 88 making $101

for 1912

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

None

1 account 1913TM.

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

Final of $5 p.c. making

7 p.o. for 1912, None

$1.50 for 1910

None

No dividend this year 50 ots, for year end g $1.5.1

(20 per cent. per ordinary share for year ended $151912 ***

United Asbestos

Oriental Agency, $10 $91 b. Ed........ United Asbestos) Founders Shares Union Waterboat

Weismann, Ltd. Watson William Powell'

40 cts/yearending 30°014 Corrected to 12:30 pm, July 39 sys WRIGHT AND HORNBY; nuts mé Gangjal Broker # #4. Yeraz Bond Centralt Eat iddress Kotakudo, "Therist" linaw na lud cognatie sträf the mazeo jenenatis

$10 18794 bu

$1 per share for year ending 31*12*1912” -- 35 per cent, for year? ・ending $1′′711" ( 60 cents for 1912